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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 »

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos coach Sean Payton said Thursday that All-Pro kick returner and wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. checked out fine after leaving practice a day earlier so doctors could see if he had a groin injury. “Marvin, good news,” Payton said following practice ahead of the team’s kickoff luncheon. “We have a [...] Read More »

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals signed veteran offensive guard Dalton Risner on Thursday, and coach Zac Taylor said that there’s “absolutely” a chance that Risner will be active when the Bengals face the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 7. ”(He’s) another veteran player who has performed well during his time in the league,” Taylor said. “The [...] Read More »

Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager has been diagnosed with appendicitis after experiencing abdominal pain during a game. Chris Young, the team’s president of baseball operations, said Thursday that Seager was having an appendectomy in Texas after the team had traveled to California for the start of a series against the Athletics on Friday night. Young [...] Read More »

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Coach Pete Carroll’s first Raiders roster is made up of players, he said, who have something to prove, who carry the proverbial chips on their shoulders. One of the newest Las Vegas players, backup quarterback Kenny Pickett, is the epitome of that kind of attitude. “Well, anybody that’s been traded as [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams insists she is not a good doubles player. The 14 major championships she and Serena won together tell a different story. Without her younger sister by her side, Williams showed Thursday she’s still got it. Williams won a women’s doubles match at the U.S. Open for the first time [...] Read More »