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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Mavericks scored in bunches Saturday night. A pair of eight-run innings with a ‘lowly’ seven run inning propelled the Mavs to a 24-4 win at Athletic Park over the Swift Current 57’s. The Mavs’ win is tied for the third-highest scoring game in the WCBL this season. It caps off a [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Knights of Columbus Knights couldn’t carry on with their recent success against the Havre Northstars. The Knights lost 10-4 Friday to the No. 1 seed Northstars in the second game of the Districts tournament held in Lewiston, Mnt. They beat Havre in three of four games in the regular season, including [...] Read More »

The Medicine Hat Mavericks took care of business Friday, with a pair of wins at Athletic Park. The Mavs beat the Regina Red Sox 3-0 in the first game and topped them 7-3 in the second game, reaching the 30 win mark with the pair of wins. The two wins against Regina give the Mavs [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks kicked off the second-half of the week in high fashion. The Mavs scored 17 runs on 21 hits Wednesday night for a 17-6 win at Moose Jaw over the Miller Express. The win opens up a stretch of five games in seven nights for the Mavs, with a game Thursday [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Success on the mound, at the plate and around the horn was the recipe for a District-opening win for the Medicine Hat Knights of Columbus Knights. The Knights scored four times in the first inning Thursday to beat the Fort MacLeod Royals 9-3, an opening win for the No. 5 seed, taking down the [...] Read More »

GAVLE, Sweden (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom is resuming his hockey career back in his native Sweden with Brynas IF after missing all of last NHL season because of a nagging hip injury. The Swedish club announced Monday that Backstrom was signing there to play this coming season. The 37-year-old center’s NHL contract with the Washington [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jayden Struble has signed a two-year, one-way contract extension through the 2026-27 season, the club announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of just over $1.41 million. Struble played 56 games last season, posting two goals and 11 assists. He ranked fifth on the Canadiens with 124 hits. [...] Read More »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski already has won matchups with Paul Skenes and Clayton Kershaw and has pitched in the All-Star Game since reaching the major leagues six weeks ago. So forgive the 23-year-old if he isn’t getting overly caught up in the atmosphere surrounding his first matchup with the NL Central-rival [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (AP) — Two days. Two gold medals. Summer McIntosh is off to a perfect start at the swimming world championships in her attempt to win five individual gold medals, a feat only achieved by American legend Michael Phelps. The 18-year-old Canadian took the 200-meter individual medley on Monday, clocking 2:06.69. The victory matched the [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE — Canada’s Summer McIntosh has won her second gold medal at the world swimming championships, taking the women’s 200-metre individual medley on Monday. The 18-year-old Toronto native touched the wall in two minutes 6.69 seconds — nearly two seconds ahead of American Alex Walsh, who claimed silver in 2:08.58. Fellow Canadian Mary-Sophie Harvey, of [...] Read More »