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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U16 Mustangs took care of business in doubleheader ringette action this weekend. The Mustangs hosted the Lethbridge Rattlers at the Moose Rec Centre on Saturday. They won the first game 8-4, led by four goals from Breanna Lanuk. Margot Kerr, Lacey Gibney and Kassidy Etienne each scored, and assists came from [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club was well represented at the annual Nieman/Page Memorial tournament. The local boxing club held the memorial tournament, also an Alberta Silver Gloves event, at the Lodge over the weekend with teams from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia stepping into the ring. The Medicine Hat Boxing Club captured five [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers needed their full lineup to pull out a win Tuesday night. The Tigers held onto a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes, tallying an empty netter late, for a 4-1 win at Co-op Place over the Saskatoon Blades. It’s a victory that gets the Tigers back in the win column after [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After winning all their games across a two-month stretch, the Medicine Hat Tigers are getting a refresher course on playing their best. The Tigers came out of a two-game road trip through Saskatchewan with one point, picked up in a 3-2 shootout loss Friday to the Saskatoon Blades. They lost 5-1 Saturday to the [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks announced a fourth returnee for the 2026 roster. On Monday the Mavs announced infielder Blake Dale will don the red and white for a third summer in the WCBL. The Riverton, Wyoming product played 36 games last season with 33 hits, two home runs and 18 RBIs with a .260 [...] Read More »

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Senegal coach Pape Thiaw has been banned for five games and fined $100,000 and Senegalese and Moroccan players also received suspensions following a walk-off during a chaotic African Cup of Nations final. The sanctions announced Wednesday by the Confederation of African Football included fines totaling $615,000 for the Senegalese [...] Read More »

China banned 73 persons from soccer for life on Thursday and deducted points from nine top-tier clubs in its latest anti-corruption campaign. Former national team coach and Everton player Li Tie and Chen Xuyuan, former president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), were among those banned. “For 73 industry personnel, including Chen Xuyuan and Li [...] Read More »

Memphis Grizzlies (18-27, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (12-37, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis hits the road against New Orleans looking to end its five-game road skid. The Pelicans are 6-26 against Western Conference opponents. New Orleans is seventh in the Western [...] Read More »

Charlotte Hornets (20-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (19-28, 11th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte is looking to keep its four-game win streak intact when the Hornets take on Dallas. The Mavericks are 14-13 on their home court. Dallas has a 5-5 record in one-possession [...] Read More »

Houston Rockets (28-17, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (24-25, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta heads into a matchup against Houston as winners of four straight games. The Hawks have gone 9-13 at home. Atlanta is seventh in the NBA averaging 117.7 points and is [...] Read More »