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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat Tigers fans will get their lone look at the preseason roster this weekend. The Tigers host the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Saturday, the only home game of the preseason calendar. They’ll finish the exhibition season next weekend in Whitehorse, Yuk. with a two-game set against the Kelowna Rockets as part of the Whitehorse [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Koray Bozkaya has no other plans for where he wants to play this season but with the Medicine Hat Tigers. The 17-year-old defenceman made an early impression this preseason, notching four assists in the Tigers’ 7-4 win Tuesday at Lethbridge over the Hurricanes. He’s happy to contribute and help the group in a win. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Colts and Vikings look to continue their hot starts while honouring a legend of local football. Monsignor McCoy and Crescent Heights meet Friday at the Methanex Bowl for the fifth annual Rick Boksteyn Bowl to honour former football coach Rick Boksteyn. Boksteyn, who passed in 2020, helped coach the Colts and the Vikings [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A young Medicine Hat Tigers lineup was shown the ropes in the preseason opener. Forward Kadon McCann, in his third full season with the Tigers and fourth preseason, tallied a hat trick and an assist to lead the way in a 7-4 exhibition win Tuesday at Lethbridge over the Hurricanes. McCann was the lone [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews ou’re from Lethbridge, aren’t you,” I asked Edmonton Elks head coach Mark Kilam. “I sure am,” he enthusiastically replied. He attended LCI, playing for the Rams. His sweater is on display at the Bridge City’s fabled football power. He credits high school coaches Cliff Walters and Ian Lowe for setting him on the right [...] Read More »

The third week of the AP Top 25 college football poll showed Ohio State, Penn State and LSU retaining their slots as the top three teams as Oregon slid into No. 4 and No. 18 South Florida ranked for the first time in seven years. The Bulls, who were eight spots out of the Top [...] Read More »

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Micah Parsons is set to make his Green Bay Packers debut after they acquired the superstar edge rusher from the Dallas Cowboys in a blockbuster trade. The Packers have declared Parsons active for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions after a back issue had limited him in practice all week [...] Read More »

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The game between Carolina and Jacksonville was delayed roughly 75 minutes because of severe weather and lightning in the area. Players and coaches headed to locker rooms with 8:32 remaining in the second quarter and with the Jaguars leading 10-3. Fans in open areas were asked to move to “protected areas” [...] Read More »

STRAFFAN, Ireland (AP) — It turned out to be a perfect homecoming for Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman made a 28-foot eagle putt on the final hole to force a playoff, then sealed his second Irish Open win with a birdie on the third hole of the playoffs against Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren on Sunday. “I [...] Read More »

In the NFL season’s first Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts took on the Miami Dolphins, the New York Jets played the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jacksonville Jaguars battled the Carolina Panthers, the New Orleans Saints took on the Arizona Cardinals, the Washington Commanders hosted the New York Giants, the Atlanta Falcons played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the [...] Read More »