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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ offseason saw the signing of seven U.S.-born players, with five still in the mix to make the opening night roster. It’s a change of pace for the Tigers but not so dissimilar to associate coach Joe Frazer’s first season in the WHL. The Brainerd, Minn. product was one of four [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The 60th Western Hockey League season gets underway tonight and throughout the season, there are a number of dates that stand out for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers’ 56th season gets started Saturday at Co-op Place when they host the Regina Pats and raise the banner for the franchise’s sixth championship. Their WHL [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Defence is important to all team sports, some like to say it even wins championships. For the Medicine Hat Tigers, defence will be the early backbone of the team. The Tigers, unlike most defending WHL champions, return five of their six defencemen from last season’s title-winning core. Overager Josh Van Mulligen and 19-year-olds Bryce [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews As the 2025-26 WHL season gets underway this weekend, milestone watch can begin for some Medicine Hat Tigers. Overage forward Misha Volotovskii enters the year 36 games away from 250 in his WHL career and 53 points from 100 career. Forward Ethan Neutens, also in his overage season, is 18 games from 200 in [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat Tigers fans will get an early look at the future of the WHL at Saturday’s season opener. The Regina Pats will ice the first and third overall picks in the 2025 WHL Draft with forwards Maddox Schultz and Liam Pue slated to make their WHL debuts this weekend. Regina opens its season [...] Read More »

HAMILTON — With the Hamilton Tiger-Cats still processing the death of general manager Ted Goveia, head coach Scott Milanovich says he won’t use Goveia’s memory as a rallying cry for his team. Goveia died last Friday of esophageal cancer. The 55-year-old native of Burlington, Ont., was hired as Ticats general manager Dec. 5, 2024. Plans [...] Read More »

TOKYO (AP) — Noah Lyles pulled ahead of Kenny Bednarek heading into the straightaway then held him off down the stretch to capture his fourth title in a much-awaited 200 meters at world championships Friday night. Lyles finished in 19.52 seconds for a .06-second margin over Bednarek, who led the final at the halfway point, [...] Read More »

Manchester City star Rodri still is not fully comfortable on his return from a serious knee injury and might not be risked against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday at the end of an intense week of games, Pep Guardiola said. Rodri, the reigning Ballon d’Or winner, was out for eight months last season [...] Read More »

TOKYO (AP) — American Rai Benjamin was declared the winner of the 400-meter hurdles at world championships Friday night after officials overrode an initial disqualification for slightly dislodging a hurdle in the lane next to him when he knocked over his own. Benjamin was cruising to victory when he clipped the 10th and final hurdle. [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — Enzo Maresca’s dad would take Raheem Sterling’s training hours any day of the week. The Chelsea manager cited his father’s grueling workdays as a fisherman to put into perspective the difficulties facing players Sterling and Axel Disasi, who have been isolated from the first team. “My father is 75 years old and [...] Read More »