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A lineup shakeup and a player stepping up played a big role for the Medicine Hat Tigers Saturday night. Coming off a 5-4 loss Friday at Co-op Place to the Edmonton Oil Kings, the Tigers changed up their forward lines and saw forward Marcus Pacheco step up by dropping back, slotting in on defence. The [...] Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers couldn’t complete the comeback Friday night. The Tigers scored with six minutes left to being themselves with one, ultimately falling 5-4 to the Edmonton Oil Kings at Co-op Place. Medicine Hat came into the game with a four-gane win streak, beating the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-1 on Monday. Tigers forward Gavin McKenna [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers get set for their last three-game weekend of the season. With 11 games left on the schedule, the Tigers will scratch three off the slate with a trio of contests, starting tonight at Co-op Place against the Edmonton Oil Kings. They’ll host the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday before heading to [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb No one has played more games for the Medicine Hat Cubs than Callen Prosofsky. Entering his final HJHL playoffs, he hopes to bring the Cubs a title for the first time since 2001. The Cubs’ captain holds the franchise record for games played in the orange and black with 145, surpassing former teammate Cooper [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs are starting their HJHL playoffs with a new-look compared to the last three seasons. The Cubs, who earned a first-round bye for the fourth year in a row, will start their push for the 14th title in franchise history, not at the friendly confines of the Kinplex, but instead on [...] Read More »

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Texas Rangers prospect Alejandro Rosario has an elbow injury that will likely cause the right-handed pitcher to miss the upcoming season. Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young told MLB.com on Sunday that Rosario likely needs Tommy John surgery. “He’s going to require surgery,” Young said. “As with all these things, [...] Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-102 on Sunday. The Warriors have won five of six and improved to 5-1 since trading for Jimmy Butler, who made his home debut and finished with 18 points. Golden State jumped out to a double-digit lead [...] Read More »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — All-Star Damian Lillard returned to the lineup for the injury-riddled Milwaukee Bucks for Sunday night’s game against Miami but remained on a minutes restriction, as did fellow All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Lillard missed Friday night’s win at Washington with a right hamstring strain. Antetokounmpo, who missed five games before the All-Star break with [...] Read More »

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Arizona State’s leading scorer BJ Freeman is no longer with the program because of conduct detrimental to the team, a team spokesman confirmed on Sunday. The dismissal follows a turbulent stretch for Freeman, who was ejected in games against Colorado and Arizona during conference play. He was also suspended for the [...] Read More »

Paris Saint-Germain has no serious rival in France this season and will soon find out if its crushing domestic dominance can translate into the team thriving on European soccer’s biggest stage. Still unbeaten in the French league after 23 matches, PSG extended its massive lead at the top of the standings to 13 points on [...] Read More »