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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There is no other road the Medicine Hat Cubs want to take to continue their historic season. They want to go through Okotoks. The South division champions get set to face the Bisons in the second round of the HJHL Playoffs, starting Friday with Game 1 at the Kinplex, for the fourth time in [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb While the 2009-born Draft class are trying to take a step in the final month of their first seasons in the Western Hockey League, Landon DuPont is already looking to round out his game. The Everett Silvertips defenceman is in his second WHL season, coming off an historic exceptional status season where he put [...] Read More »

The house that was once full of boisterous energy has now gone eerily silent. Eighteen year olds Cameron Casorso, JJ Wright and 17-year-old Caden Fine were the three Southern Alberta Mustangs players who lost their lives in a car accident near Stavely on Feb. 2. Casorso and Wright are from Kamloops, B.C. while Fine is [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s Team Miller competed at the 36th annual Ray Kingsmith Bonspiel this weekend. The local curling team travelled to Airdrie and found early success, sweeping the round robin 4-0 to enter playoffs in first place. Team Miller, featuring skip Ryker Miller, third Colby Sherwick, second Emmett Cook, lead Lyndon Sherwick and coach Terry [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A pair of Medicine Hat Mustangs teams won gold at a ringette tournament in Saskatoon this weekend. The U12B and U16B Mustangs went undefeated to take first place at the City of Bridges tournament. The U12B Mustangs opened the tournament with a 7-1 victory over Sherwood Park. Charlie Lowe led the way with four [...] Read More »

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Jesse Minter’s father Rick is part of his new staff in Baltimore. The Ravens announced their full coaching staff on Thursday. Jesse Minter was hired as the coach after John Harbaugh was fired. Minter hired Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator, Anthony Weaver as defensive coordinator and Anthony Levine as special [...] Read More »

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies finalized a $6 million, one-year contract with veteran left-hander José Quintana on Thursday. Quintana, who turned 37 last month, went 11-7 with a 3.96 ERA last year in 24 starts for the Milwaukee Brewers. He’s also pitched for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco [...] Read More »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh’s staff includes general manager Mike Borgonzi’s brother as linebackers coach. The Titans released a finalized coaching staff Thursday. Dave Borgonzi coached the Dallas Cowboys’ linebackers this season and has 15 years of NFL coaching experience, which includes stints with Tampa Bay, Indianapolis and Chicago. Saleh [...] Read More »

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Justin Verlander’s return to the Detroit Tigers is a testament to his own longevity and the team’s increased relevance over the past couple of years. Verlander said Thursday he knew he might someday come back, but it’s been a long road for both him and the franchise. Verlander agreed to a [...] Read More »

MIAMI (AP) — Chris Paddack and the Miami Marlins finalized their $4 million, one-year contract Thursday. The right-hander can earn an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. Miami appears likely to slot Paddack into its rotation after trading Edward Cabrera to the Chicago Cubs and Ryan Weathers to the New York Yankees. Paddack, who turned 30 [...] Read More »