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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Liam Ruck will get a second chance to showcase himself against some of the best prospects for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward was one of four WHLers named to two rosters for the inaugural WHL Prospects Game. The showcase game, to be held in Vancouver on Feb. 18, will [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb When it comes to fight-mode, Riley Steen enters a flow state. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman has shown he’s not afraid of the gritty parts of hockey, dropping the gloves four times in his rookie season in the WHL. Two of his combatants stood 6-foot-5 or taller and weighed more than 200 pounds, a [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb In Bryce Pickford’s eyes, everything happens for a reason. Getting snubbed by Hockey Canada for a spot at their World Juniors camp is just another bump to move on from for the Medicine Hat Tigers’ captain. “It was obviously in the back of my head, but it’s team first for me,” Pickford said. “I [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U18AA Hounds won the first game of their weekend. They beat the Central Alberta Selects 4-2 on Friday ahead of a 6-3 loss Saturday to the Olds Grizzlys. Jaxon Bohrn scored twice, Mavric Ward had a goal and an assist and Jon tackle had a solo tally. Hudson Corbett made 55 [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U18 women’s team took care of business with their lone game of the week. They beat the Edge School 5-3 on Saturday to win the season series 3-2. Maria Facca had a pair of goals and each of Kailey Karpan, Riley Bourque and Sara Stefanic found [...] Read More »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 36 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the Denver Nuggets breezed past the Sacramento Kings 136-105 on Thursday night for their franchise-record 11th straight road win. Peyton Watson scored 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting for the Nuggets (18-6), who shot 59% from the field and completed a [...] Read More »

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 22 points in his return from a left quadriceps injury that sidelined him for 18 games, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 143-120 victory over the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. Trey Murphy III had 24 points and Bryce McGowens [...] Read More »

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Marcell McCreary had 14 points in UT Arlington’s 58-50 win over UT Rio Grande Valley on Thursday. McCreary added seven rebounds for the Mavericks (7-3). Raysean Seamster scored 12 points while going 5 of 7 from the field and added seven rebounds. Marcus Rigsby Jr. shot 5 for 7, including 2 [...] Read More »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 36 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the Denver Nuggets cruised to a 136-105 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. Peyton Watson scored 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting for the Nuggets (18-6). Cameron Johnson added 16 and Jonas Valanciunas had [...] Read More »

The National Women’s Soccer League could soon adopt a roster mechanism that would allow teams to sign certain players over current salary cap rules, a person with knowledge of the proposal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to publicly disclose discussions, first reported by ESPN. [...] Read More »