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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Monsignor McCoy Colts senior football team heads into the fall looking to continue taking strides. The Colts had a resurgence in 2024, finishing with an 8-3 record and falling one drive short of a South Zone title. They graduated a large class from that team but aren’t looking to rest on last year’s [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat High Hawks senior football team will turn to some youth this fall. The Hawks graduated 19 seniors last season, leaving a lot of open spots for younger players to step up and perform in, head coach Quinn Skelton says. “We graduated some great kids last year but we have also been [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Crescent Heights Vikings senior football team didn’t need to do a lot of team building to get their season underway. The Vikings enter the 2025 season as a cohesive group, head coach Anthony Anderson says. It’s his third season with the Sr. Vikings but he’s worked with his now senior players since they [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews ast Saturday, the cream of the CFL crop met at McMahon Stadium with the Calgary Stampeders defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 32-15. Except for five minutes in the second quarter when the visitors scored two majors to take a 15-14 lead, the locals thoroughly dominated the Green and White for the second time. The defence [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A mere three months removed from hoisting the Ed Chynoweth Cup and falling in the Memorial Cup final, the Medicine Hat Tigers are back on the ice beginning preparations for the title defence. Training camp gets underway today for the Tigers ahead of their 56th season as they look to add to the trophy [...] Read More »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers (5-12) Expectations General manager Dan Morgan is taking a patient approach to building the Panthers into a winner even as the pressure of not having been to the postseason since the 2017 season hangs over the franchise. Morgan believes this is not an overnight process and he knows the [...] Read More »

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Even through a rough start to the 1990 season and the highly debated “fifth-down” controversy, there the Colorado Buffaloes were in the closing seconds of the Orange Bowl, one stop away from a potential national title. Defensive back Deon Figures intercepted a Notre Dame pass and ran around long enough for [...] Read More »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Antonio Epps’ childhood growing up in Pittsburgh’s southern suburbs was dotted with Saturday afternoons spent at what is now Acrisure Stadium watching the Panthers. There was a brief stretch during Epps’ junior year at South Allegheny High when it looked like the defensive back might have a chance to follow in the [...] Read More »

Fordham vs. Boston College, Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT. BetMGM College Football Odds: Boston College by 37 1/2. How to watch: ACC Network Key stats Fordham (2024) Overall offense: 295 yards per game (107th in FCS) Passing: 167.8 yards per game (98th) Rushing: 127.2 yards per game (89th) Scoring: 17.8 points per game (110th) Overall defense: [...] Read More »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers (10-8) Expectations The quarterbacks seem to change in Pittsburgh at an alarming rate, but the expectations do not. The Steelers opted not to retain Russell Wilson or Justin Fields after ending 2024 on a five-game skid, taking a flyer on Aaron Rodgers with the belief the four-time MVP gives them [...] Read More »