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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Few coaches like chaos in the game of baseball, opting for more control. Medicine Hat Mavericks head coach Jonathon Thornhill likes a little chaos, especially on the base paths. The first-year WCBL head coach hasn’t been afraid to throw signs around with runners on base, calling for bunts to move runners or get batters [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Mavericks didn’t have a David in the lineup Friday night but they topped the Giants of Fort McMurray anyways. The Mavs saw a 5-1 lead dissipate before scoring twice in the top of the ninth to beat the Giants 7-5, recording the third win on their west division road [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club celebrated Canada Day with its annual tournament on the holiday. The local lawn bowling club hosted a mixed triples tournament, with the Burniston Family Trophy on the line. Four teams vied for the tournament win and the right to lift the Burniston Trophy. The competitors played a round-robin [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks are bringing back their all-star clinics for a second year. The Mavs debuted last year and will return again their all-star baseball clinic, a pair of camps designed for advanced, all-star calibre players aged 9-18 who are looking to sharpen their skills and take their play to the next level. [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Knights of Columbus Knights took both games of a mid-week doubleheader. The Knights hosted the Fort Macleod Royals for two games at Athletic Park on a stifling Wednesday night, picking up two wins. They scored 14 runs in the fourth inning to take the first game 19-5. Liam Cunningham had three hits, three [...] Read More »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ranger Suárez has piled up enough pitches and innings this season for the reigning NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies to fit the modern definition of a workhorse. On Saturday, it was time for a break. Or at least time to shorten the left-hander’s outing against Cincinnati to give him some rest and [...] Read More »

CLEVELAND (AP) — Detroit All-Star second baseman Gleyber Torres left Saturday’s game against Cleveland in the middle of the first inning after he took an elbow to the head while sliding into second base. Torres got on base after drawing a walk with one out. On Riley Greene’s ground ball, Cleveland second baseman Johnathan Rodriguez [...] Read More »

ATLANTA (AP) — Ramón Laureano’s double in the 10th inning gave Baltimore the lead and the Orioles hit three home runs in 9-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Laureano’s double down the third-base line off Rafael Montero (0-1) drove in Jordan Westburg from third base. Jacob Stallings added a two-run double in the [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in five runs, Brandon Nimmo hit his second grand slam in four days and the New York Mets battered the reeling New York Yankees 12-6 on Saturday. Carlos Rodón (9-6) was roughed up as the Yankees equaled a season high with their sixth consecutive defeat. [...] Read More »

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women’s 100 meters Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic celebrated its 50th anniversary. Kipyegon finished the 1,500 in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds, besting her own record of 3:49.04 in the event set last year. Chebet became [...] Read More »