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Medicine Hat News Saskatoon berries may be sweet but they left a sour notes in Medicine Hat Saturday night. The Medicine Hat Mavericks surrendered nine runs in the first inning to the WCBL-leading Berries, falling 13-1. The Mavs came into the contest off a 9-7, comeback win Friday at home over the Regina Red Sox. [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News Saskatoon berries may be sweet but they left a sour notes in Medicine Hat Saturday night. The Medicine Hat Mavericks surrendered nine runs in the first inning to the WCBL-leading Berries, falling 13-1. The Mavs came into the contest off a 9-7, comeback win Friday at home over the Regina Red Sox. [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s Ryan Miller has been selected in the fifth round, 130th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Portland Winterhawks forward is the 17th Hatter to be drafted into the NHL, the first since Marc McNulty was selected 169th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 2013. The South Alberta Hockey Academy [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News A year after going un-drafted in his first shot at the NHL Draft, Bryce Pickford heard his name called Saturday. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman was selected in the third round, 81st overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Pickford finished his regular season with 20 goals and 47 points in 48 games, scoring [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The province’s best amateur ball hockey talent is on display this weekend in Medicine Hat. The Gas City Ball Hockey League is holding a four-day tournament that got underway Friday with 40 teams divided across four age divisions – U9, U11, U13, U15 and U18. Games are being played at both rinks at the [...] Read More »

MADRID (AP) — Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí left hospital on Sunday and is expected to rejoin the squad in the next few days to try to play in the Women’s European Championship, the Spanish soccer federation said. The two-time Ballon d’Or winner was hospitalized after falling ill with a fever late Friday. She tested positive [...] Read More »

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — The Austrian Grand Prix is set to stay on the Formula 1 schedule until 2041 after a long-term extension was announced Sunday for the race at the Red Bull Ring. Austria already had a contract through 2030, agreed two years ago, and the new extension sees it match the Miami Grand [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz’s first match on a grass court came just six years ago. He’s obviously a quick study. When Wimbledon gets started Monday, the 22-year-old from Spain will play in the first Centre Court match of this fortnight, an honor reserved for the previous year’s men’s champion. The contest against Fabio Fognini [...] Read More »

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s final preparations for the Women’s European Championship have been upended. Again. Three years ago, Alexia Putellas tore an ACL days before the competition. This time, a different Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder’s tournament is in question after Aitana Bonmatí was hospitalized with viral meningitis. Bonmatí came down with a fever during practice Friday [...] Read More »

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has unfinished business at the Women’s European Championship after losing the final of the previous edition and following up with a shock group-stage exit at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Inspirational captain Alexandra Popp has left since those disappointments, leaving it up to a new generation of young stars to restore [...] Read More »