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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Ringette Association will be well represented at the 2026 Alberta Winter Games. Four Mustangs have been named to zone rosters for the 2026 provincial games hosted Feb. 13-16 in the Lakeland Region. The four Mustangs selected are goaltenders Emma Pinnell (Zone 4) and Jacqueline LeBlanc (Zone 6), forward Breanna Lanuk (Zone [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Manners maketh the man – but a new mask for a goaltender? That just completes the look. The Medicine Hat Tigers goaltenders got their new painted masks on Tuesday, allowing Jordan Switzer and Carter Casey to ditch the stark white masks for masks with personal designs. “They turned out really good, I really like [...] Read More »

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 »

Australia needed a volunteer to replace an injured opening batter in the most hostile of scenarios. Enter Travis Head. What ensued is already Ashes folklore. Given it’s the oldest and most storied international rivalry in cricket, Head’s hundred was a truly extraordinary achievement. “Travis was like ‘I want to do it.’ So I was like: [...] Read More »

DALIAN, China (AP) — Shanghai Port won its third straight Chinese Super League title Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Dalian Yingbo. “The team has overcome many difficulties, and the final victory came from everyone’s unity and hard work,” said Brazilian winger Gabrielzinho, who scored in the fourth minute. City rival Shanghai Shenhua won 3-1 [...] Read More »

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav picked 3-48 as South Africa finished at 247-6 in 81.5 overs on the first day of the second cricket test against India on Saturday. Tristan Stubbs top-scored with 49 off 112 balls, as the Proteas lost four wickets in the final session to concede and advantage gained [...] Read More »

GURGL, Austria (AP) — Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath led the second men’s World Cup slalom of the Olympic season after the opening run Saturday, with Finnish prodigy Eduard Hallberg looming in second place. Hallberg earned Finland’s first World Cup podium result in nearly 18 years last week by finishing third in his home race [...] Read More »

Long Island Sharks (3-2) at Illinois Fighting Illini (4-1) Champaign, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Illinois faces LIU after Andrej Stojakovic scored 26 points in Illinois’ 90-86 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Fighting Illini have gone 4-0 in home games. Illinois leads the Big Ten in rebounding, averaging 43.8 [...] Read More »