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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs picked up all but one point from a two-game weekend. The Cubs lost 3-2 in overtime Saturday at Strathmore to the Wheatland Kings before rebounding on home ice, blanking the Cochrane Generals 5-0 on Sunday. Josiah Jackson and Blake Girard scored in the first period of Saturday’s loss, Austin Derzaph [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Rattlers men’s and women’s basketball teams each picked up a win over the weekend. Both teams were at Olds College over the weekend, with the men losing 101-95 on Saturday before winning 97-78 on Saturday. On Friday, Jordan Biggar had 19 points and nine rebounds, Kieran Isnor had 18 points and nine rebounds. [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U17AAA South East Tigers opened a two-game weekend with a win. They blanked the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-0 on Friday. Jake Druar stopped all 26 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season. Dane Friedt had two goals and an assist, Illya Khazov had a goal and two assists. Rhyder [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers were oh so close to pushing their win streak to the 20-game mark. After a 7-3 win Friday over the Edmonton Oil Kings, their 2,000th regular season win as a franchise, the Tigers faced the East division-leading Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday. A pair of goals from Liam Ruck (shorthanded, [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers suffered a heart breaking and streak-snapping loss Saturday night at Co-op Place. They overcame a 4-2 deficit in the third period and tied the game up a second time in the final frame before ultimately falling 8-5 to the Prince Albert Raiders. The loss to the East division leaders snaps [...] Read More »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bo Bichette spurning the Phillies for the NL East rival New York Mets was akin to a gut punch for the NL East champions. A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto Blue Jays, Bichette agreed last week with the Mets to a $126 million, three-year contract that left the Phillies reeling. Philadelphia [...] Read More »

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — American winger Griffin Yow returned to Major League Soccer on Tuesday, joining the New England Revolution after 3 1/2 seasons with Belgium’s Westerlo. New England said the 23-year-old agreed to a 2 1/2-season contract that includes team options for 2028-29 and 2029-30. The Revolution acquired his discovery priority from Vancouver for [...] Read More »

The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 11 of the season: Hannah Stuelke, Iowa The senior forward had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the Hawkeyes’ win over then-No. 15 Michigan State to keep the team unbeaten in Big Ten play. It was her fourth 20-plus point [...] Read More »

Sean McDermott went down fighting for Buffalo, both at the postgame lectern in the Mile High City and from 35,000 feet on the flight home, insisting that it was a catch and the Bills should be the ones moving on. Denver coach Sean Payton, however, contends the Broncos’ 33-30 overtime divisional playoff victory should have [...] Read More »

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The triumphant Senegal team received a heroes welcome during its parade in the capital Dakar on Tuesday following their victory in a tense Africa Cup of Nations final that saw the players briefly walk off the pitch to protest a penalty decision deep into second-half stoppage time. The team rolled slowly [...] Read More »