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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Knights of Columbus Knights’ season came to a close over the weekend. The Knights lost 12-8 Saturday to the Tri-County Cardinals at the ‘A’ District tournament hosted in Lewiston, Mont. They led the Cardinals 8-3 heading into the seventh inning before allowing 12 runs to fall in their third game of [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The penultimate week of the WCBL regular season was one of ultimate success for the Medicine Hat Mavericks. They clinched their spot in the WCBL playoffs Monday ahead of their lone loss of the week, a 12-6 defeat to the last-place Swift Current 57’s. After that, they rattled off five straight wins, outscoring their [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Mavericks put on a show Monday for their final home game of the regular season. The Mavs beat the Swift Current 57’s 2-1 with a 10th inning, walkoff single from centre fielder Jeremy Freeman Jr. to win the last game at Athletic Park before the WCBL playoffs. Monday’s win gives the [...] Read More »

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 »

PARIS (AP) — Four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar has decided against taking part in the Spanish Vuelta next month as he recovers after winning cycling’s biggest race. “After such a demanding Tour, we decided it was best to take a break,” Pogačar said. “The Vuelta is of course a race I would dearly [...] Read More »

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks hired Ethan Casson in a new role as president Tuesday, giving CEO Rick Welts someone to handle daily operations on the business side while he focuses on the franchise’s plans for a new arena. Casson was most recently CEO of the Minnesota Timberwolves along with the WNBA’s Lynx and [...] Read More »

The Women’s Scottish Open wasn’t the first time Lottie Woad made an immediate impression. Florida State coach Amy Bond had been recruiting the English girl with a strong work ethic, limited to chatting online and studying the swings Woad posted on social media because of the COVID-19 pandemic. When travel restrictions loosened, Bond headed to [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled left-hander Easton Lucas from triple-A Buffalo. Lucas will also start the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles. In a corresponding move, Toronto optioned left-hander Justin Bruihl to Buffalo. Lucas has gone 3-2 in five games and four starts for the Jays this season with [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Woodbine Oaks winner No Time will run in the $1-million King’s Plate next month. Trainer Mark Casse said Tuesday that No Time had emerged well from her Oaks win July 20 at Woodbine and the filly would run in the Plate, which is scheduled for Aug. 16, also at Woodbine. No Time earned [...] Read More »