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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 »

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mick Schumacher is coming to America to jump-start his racing career. The son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher will compete in the IndyCar Series next season for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, team officials announced Monday, less than two months after he drove for the team at an open test on Indianapolis [...] Read More »

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos returned from their bye refreshed, refocused and, at least in the case of kicker Wil Lutz, richer. Lutz signed a three-year contract extension over the break, securing his role on the Broncos through 2028. “First off, he’s earned it,” coach Sean Payton said Monday after the Broncos (9-2) [...] Read More »

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have placed quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the concussion protocol, putting his availability for the upcoming game at Seattle in question. McCarthy first reported symptoms during the team’s travel home from the 23-6 loss at Green Bay, coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday. The medical staff made the decision to [...] Read More »

Carissa Norsten, named U-Sports’ women’s rugby player of the year last month, will captain Canada in the opening events of the HSBC SVNS season in Dubai and Cape Town. The 22-year-old from Waldheim, Sask., is one of seven returning players from the Canadian side that won bronze at last season’s HSBC SVNS World Championship. The [...] Read More »

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 9 Notre Dame will be without linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and cornerback Chance Tucker for the rest of the season after they were both hurt in Saturday’s 70-7 win over Syracuse. Viliamu-Asa injured his left knee while Tucker suffered a broken bone in his lower left leg. Neither were starters [...] Read More »