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The Medicine Hat Tigers roster, like all Western Hockey League clubs, has been built through multiple methods. Whether players were acquired in trades, free-agent signings, the WHL Prospects and U.S. Draft or the CHL Import, they all have made it to the same level of junior hockey. Here is how the Tigers’ 2025-26 roster was [...] Read More »

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 »

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad’s miserable start to La Liga continued at Real Betis after a 3-1 defeat that extended its winless run to five league games on Friday. The last time Sociedad started without a win in five games was 2006 when it ended up being relegated. The alarm bells are ringing for [...] Read More »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes is not thinking about the Cy Young speech he’ll likely be asked to make the week before Thanksgiving. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace isn’t thinking about the elite company he’s kept through his first two big league seasons either. The 23-year-old doesn’t pitch to win awards, but games. And neither Skenes [...] Read More »

DECINES, France (AP) — Lyon moved atop Ligue 1 after beating Angers 1-0 with the goal from American midfielder Tanner Tessmann on Friday. Tessmann converted from close range after Angers goalkeeper Hervé Koffi stopped Martin Satriano’s header in the 65th minute. Tessmann’s second goal for the club since joining from Venezia last year will serve [...] Read More »

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have turned to kicker Parker Romo on a full-time basis. The Falcons released Younghoe Koo on Friday and signed Romo to the active roster, presumably for the foreseeable future. The Peachtree City, Georgia, native was elevated from the practice squad last week and hit all five of [...] Read More »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The 14 former N.C. State male athletes who filed a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine are also suing the school for negligence. The group filed a second lawsuit this week with the North Carolina Industrial Commission against the school [...] Read More »