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Medicine Hat News A back and forth affair Friday night in Red Deer ended on the side of the Rebels. The Medicine Hat Tigers scored two quick goals in the first and played comeback the rest of the way, ultimately falling 4-3 in the shootout. They came into the contest off a 6-2 win Wednesday [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb No better way to start a busy week than on a winning note. The Tigers kicked off their four-game week with a big 6-2 win Wednesday at Calgary over the Hitmen, the start of four games in five nights and the first of three against the Hitmen this week. “It was a huge one, [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have the second half of the HJHL season to continue growing. The Cubs head into a two-game weekend that will be the halfway point of the season, sitting fourth in the South division with a 10-6-1 record. They’re just a point back of the Okotoks Bisons (10-6-2) and Strathmore Wheatland [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the sixth time the Professional Bull Riders Canada’s Elite Cup Series will buck its way back to Medicine Hat. The PBR Medicine Hat Classic will be held at Co-op Place on Oct. 17, 2026 marking the sixth appearance by PBR in the Gas City. The Cup Series was in Medicine Hat in October, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two Hatters will be vying for the Vanier Cup this weekend. A former Monsignor McCoy Colt and a Medicine Hat High Hawk are part of the Saskatchewan Huskies who will face the Montreal Carabins in the 60th Vanier Cup on Saturday at Mosiac Stadium in Regina. Freshman defensive lineman Kai Kukurudza has played three [...] Read More »

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Christian Hammond had 19 points in unbeaten Santa Clara’s 80-43 victory against Louisiana on Friday night. Hammond went 7 of 12 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Broncos (6-0). Bukky Oboye scored 13 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field and 1 for [...] Read More »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Anthony Colandrea threw three touchdown passes and UNLV breezed to a 38-10 victory over Hawaii on Friday night. UNLV (9-2, 5-2 Mountain West Conference) turned the game-opening drive into a 44-yard field goal by Ramon Villela, but Hawaii (7-4, 4-3) answered with Micah Alejado’s 70-yard scoring strike to Jackson Harris on [...] Read More »

Atlanta Hawks (9-7, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2-14, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans heads into the matchup with Atlanta as losers of eight games in a row. The Pelicans have gone 1-7 in home games. New Orleans gives up 121.8 [...] Read More »

Brooklyn Nets (3-12, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (11-5, second in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Toronto hosts Brooklyn looking to extend its four-game home winning streak. The Raptors have gone 2-1 against division opponents. Toronto has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 [...] Read More »

Los Angeles Lakers (11-4, third in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (5-10, 10th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will attempt to build upon its three-game win streak with a victory against Utah. The Jazz are 2-7 in conference games. Utah averages 29.6 assists per [...] Read More »