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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews If the Blue Jays fade away, there will be disappointment but also a comforting feeling that the universe is unfolding as it should. Same as the Maple Leafs losing in the playoffs. Some sorrow, yes, but also a sense that there are some things in life you can depend on. The Leafs have won [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb With the WHL’s regular season a few days away, the Medicine Hat Tigers roster is still influx. The Tigers will have three skaters at NHL camps to start the WHL season, with defencemen Niilopekka Muhonen (Dallas) and Veeti Vaisanen (Utah) attending their respective camps and forward Kadon McCann getting an invite to the Calgary [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Beautiful sights and a pair of wins wrapped up the Medicine Hat Tigers preseason. The Tigers returned Sunday from the WHL’s Whitehorse Showcase, beating the Kelowna Rockets to sweep the preseason and capture the Northern Lights Cup. Head coach Willie Desjardins says they were treated well and he enjoyed the trip to the Yukon. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers deepened their forward core Tuesday. The Tigers acquired 19-year-old forward Max Sullivan in a trade with the Kamloops Blazers, sending a conditional 2029 eighth-round pick the other way. Sullivan had seven goals and 23 points in 61 games with the Blazers last season. In 106 career WHL regular season games, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A pair of the city’s senior high school football teams look to get back in the win column this week. The Medicine Hat High Hawks and Monsignor McCoy Colts lost their Week 3 matchups on Friday. Hat High was shutout 44-0 on the road by the L.C.I. Rams, McCoy lost 25-18 to the Catholic [...] Read More »

Detroit (1-1) at Baltimore (1-1) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, ESPN. BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 5. Against the spread: Lions 1-1, Ravens 1-1. Series record: Ravens lead 6-1. Last meeting: Ravens beat Lions 38-6 on Oct. 22, 2023, in Baltimore. Last week: Lions beat Bears 52-21; Ravens beat Browns 41-17. Lions offense: overall (5), rush [...] Read More »

Houston (0-2) at Jacksonville (1-1) Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Jaguars by 2. Against the spread: Texans 0-2, Jaguars 1-1. Series record: Texans lead 31-15. Last week: Texans lost to Buccaneers 20-19, Jaguars lost to Bengals 31-27. Last meeting: Texans beat Jaguars 23-20 on Dec. 1, 2024, in Jacksonville. Texans offense: overall (28), [...] Read More »

CALGARY — An offence running hot clashes with one of the CFL’s stoutest defences Friday when the Calgary Stampeders face the B.C. Lions for the first time this season. The Stampeders (8-4-0), in pursuit of the division-leading Saskatchewan Roughriders (10-3-0), are coming off a bye week. The Lions (6-7-0) are duelling with the Winnipeg Blue [...] Read More »

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton announced a $300,000 facilities project Thursday that will encompass 11 new or upgraded buildings and outdoor spaces covering 12 blocks on the east side of campus. The donor-funded Fly Together initiative received a $100 million lead gift from the Heider Family Foundation, the largest in university history. “Fly Together will [...] Read More »

Cincinnati (2-0) at Minnesota (1-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Vikings by 3. Against the spread: Bengals 1-1, Vikings 1-1. Series record: Bengals lead 8-7. Last meeting: Bengals beat Vikings 27-24 on Dec. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. Last week: Bengals beat Jaguars 31-27, Vikings lost to Falcons 22-6. Bengals offense: overall (30), [...] Read More »