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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Dawson Seitz started his WHL career on the highest note. He’s looking to wrap his tenure the same way. The Medicine Hat product captured a WHL Championship as a 16-year-old in 2022 with the Edmonton Oil Kings, an experience he continues to lean on with the Prince George Cougars in his fifth and final [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers title defence started on the right note Friday night. The No. 2 seed Tigers rattled off five unanswered goals to beat the No. 7 seed Regina Pats 6-2 and take a 1-0 lead in the first-round series. Medicine Hat associate coach Joe Frazer liked the Tigers push back after trailing [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers have had their fair share of success against the Regina Pats over the past few seasons. The defending WHL Champions have won 11 straight games over the Regina Pats, dating back to the 2023-24 season, with the last loss a 5-4 overtime defeat to the East division foe on Jan. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Andrew Basha has done a lot of reminiscing as of late. The Calgary Flames prospect says the Medicine Hat Tigers’ last game of the regular season, with 6,084 in attendance, brought back a lot of memories from his five seasons in the orange and black. “I remember the older guys talking to me when [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The WHL’s mid-season player survey tabbed Co-op Place as the fifth-hardest rink to play in as a road team. Having seen both sides of the ice, it’s a low ranking according to Luke Cozens. The former Lethbridge Hurricane was in the lineup for the Eastern Conference Finals series last year, getting to see the [...] Read More »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It took Ashlon Jackson a long time to get to bed after hitting the latest memorable buzzer-beater in March Madness, a 3-pointer in the women’s NCAA Tournament that kept Duke’s season alive. There were hundreds of text and social media messages to respond to, including one from Kevin Durant. Jackson laughed [...] Read More »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Magnitude beat race favorite Forever Young to win the Dubai Gold Cup on Saturday in the first major outdoors sporting event since the outbreak of the Iran War. The 4-year-old American horse, ridden by Jose Ortiz and trained by Steven Asmussen, successfully resisted a determined effort from Japan’s Forever [...] Read More »

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins placed infielder Christopher Morel on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of a left oblique strain. Morel was in the starting lineup for Miami’s season opener against Colorado on Friday before he became a late scratch. The 26-year-old Morel was expected to provide a power bat when the Marlins [...] Read More »

Mikaël Kingsbury has always credited those around him for his success. Now as his career winds down, it’s his turn to receive some praise for his impact on freestyle skiing. Before the Canadian championships, the 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., paid tribute to many people while reflecting on his career. Near the top of that list [...] Read More »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Texas Rangers scratched two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom from his scheduled start Saturday against the Phillies because of neck stiffness. The Rangers gave left-hander Jacob Latz the start. Latz failed to win a spot in the rotation out of spring training. He’s pitched mostly out of the bullpen in [...] Read More »