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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Living up to his NHL club’s name, Andrew Basha has been red hot since returning to the WHL. The Calgary Flames prospect has recorded points in all but two of his 25 games with the Medicine Hat Tigers since returning in January. He enters play tonight, as the Tigers host the Red Deer Rebels, [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com For the first time in franchise history, the Medicine Hat Cubs are off to the HJHL Finals. The Cubs beat the Cochrane Generals 7-1 Thursday night to sweep the South Division Finals 3-0, claiming their first division title. They won an IJHL championship in 2001 before joining the HJHL the next season, where they [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club swam in Moose Jaw at provincials over the weekend. The local swim club sent 15 swimmers to the Saskatchewan short course junior provincials, setting four new club records and one swimmer recording a qualifying time. Wesley Henderson (Girls, 9) set club records in the 50m Free, 200m Breast [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers sure ate their Wheaties Wednesday. Captain Bryce Pickford recorded his third hat trick of the season, reaching the 40-goal mark, as the Tigers won 6-3 in Brandon over the Wheat Kings. Wednesday’s victory was the eighth straight for the Tigers who are tied with the Prince Albert Raiders for first [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19B Mustangs opened playdowns with a trio of wins. They started playdowns on Saturday, facing the undefeated Calgary Bow View-4. It was their lone loss of the weekend, falling 5-1. Kensie Provost had the lone goal, Kendall Smith had an assist. In their second game, the Mustangs bounced back in a [...] Read More »

CALGARY — Rising across the street from the Scotiabank Saddledome is the partially built future home of the Calgary Flames. As construction continues ahead of the scheduled opening of Scotia Place in the fall of 2027, general manager Craig Conroy continued his reconstruction of the club’s roster on Friday, making three deals ahead of the [...] Read More »

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings center Ryan Kelly has retired after a concussion-marred final season in his 10-year NFL career, the team announced on Friday. Kelly played in only eight games in his lone season with the Vikings after he was part of the team’s push to invest heavily in an offensive line upgrade, [...] Read More »

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Tajianna Roberts scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Mackenly Randolph had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 12 Louisville beat Syracuse 87-61 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Second-seeded Louisville (26-6) plays the winner between No. 3 seed North Carolina and sixth-seeded Virginia Tech in the semifinals [...] Read More »

Nick Foligno enjoyed a big jump in the Central Division standings with his move from Chicago to Minnesota at the trade deadline. Even better? A family reunion. Finally, after 19 years in the NHL, Foligno is getting the chance to revisit a foundational piece of his childhood: playing with his younger brother. The Blackhawks sent [...] Read More »

DUBLIN (AP) — Another game, another loss for Wales. But after restricting Ireland to a hard-fought, 10-point win in the Six Nations on Friday, Wales captain Dewi Lake was feeling upbeat. “The win is coming, I can feel it,” Lake said. Wales hasn’t won in the Six Nations for three years. The record losing streak [...] Read More »