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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com CALGARY After holding down the hatches on Saturday night, Carter Casey kept the Tigers in the fight Sunday. The 17-year-old net minder made 34 saves to backstop Medicine Hat to a 3-2, overtime win at Calgary over the Hitmen. The win caps off a three-in-three weekend and a stretch of four games in five [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Saturday’s Medicine Hat Tigers win was a shootout in many a way. The Tigers scored three straight goals to comeback and tie the game at 6-6 before beating the Calgary Hitmen 7-6 in the shootout at Co-op Place. “That was a tough one, we’re down 6-3 and Calgary was playing well,” head coach Willie [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Ringette Association will be well represented at the 2026 Alberta Winter Games. Four Mustangs have been named to zone rosters for the 2026 provincial games hosted Feb. 13-16 in the Lakeland Region. The four Mustangs selected are goaltenders Emma Pinnell (Zone 4) and Jacqueline LeBlanc (Zone 6), forward Breanna Lanuk (Zone [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Manners maketh the man – but a new mask for a goaltender? That just completes the look. The Medicine Hat Tigers goaltenders got their new painted masks on Tuesday, allowing Jordan Switzer and Carter Casey to ditch the stark white masks for masks with personal designs. “They turned out really good, I really like [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News A back and forth affair Friday night in Red Deer ended on the side of the Rebels. The Medicine Hat Tigers scored two quick goals in the first and played comeback the rest of the way, ultimately falling 4-3 in the shootout. They came into the contest off a 6-2 win Wednesday [...] Read More »

Ohio has become the 45th state to allow high school athletes to enter into name, image and likeness agreements. Member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association voted 447-121 to approve the referendum, which was moved up six months after a lawsuit by a standout wide receiver forced the issue. Franklin County Common Pleas [...] Read More »

Canada has dropped one place to No. 25 in World Rugby’s new rankings after November losses to Romania, Georgia and most recently Portugal. Overtaken by Zimbabwe, the Canadian men are now the lowest-ranked team in the field of 24 for the 2025 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Stephen Meehan’s side will learn its World Cup [...] Read More »

PHOENIX (AP) — One of the WNBA’s most recognizable franchises is modernizing its look. The three-time WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury — who also made a surprise run to the Finals this season — released their new logos for the upcoming season on Monday, continuing an aggressive financial push by team owner Mat Ishbia. Team president [...] Read More »

Georgia offensive lineman Nyier Daniels remained in a Jackson County, Georgia, jail Monday morning following his arrest on multiple charges resulting from a high-speed police chase in Commerce. According to the Jackson County jail log, Daniels was booked at 10 a.m. Sunday on three felony charges, including fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other former NBA player. The five-time All Star, who won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, was arraigned in [...] Read More »