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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Cubs had themselves quite a weekend. The Cubs beat the Okotoks Bisons on the road Saturday before beating the co-North division leader Red Deer Vipers on Sunday at the Kinplex. The pair of weekend wins give the Cubs a five-game win streak through the middle of November. On Saturday they beat [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat College Women’s hockey team recorded a pair of wins over the weekend – the first back-to-back wins in the young program’s history. The Rattlers had a two-game home-and-home set against the SAIT Trojans, winning 4-3 on the road Friday before blanking the Trojans 2-0 on Saturday. Zayda Summach scored twice in [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ weekend slate would satisfy even the Rolling Stones. The Tigers capped off a stretch of four games in five days and a three-in-three with a 3-2 overtime win Sunday at Calgary over the Hitmen. That win came after the Tigers rattled off three straight goals Saturday to force overtime at [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Crescent Heights Vikings varsity girls volleyball team will head to provincials after a nail-biter of a Zones win. The Vikings beat the Monsignor McCoy Colts in a five-set South Zone final on Saturday at McCoy school, capturing a second straight 3A South Zone championship. They’ll head to provincials in Grande Prairie on Nov. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com CALGARY The CHL USA Prospects Challenge got underway Monday with the teams lone practice before the pair of games begin. Both Team CHL and the U.S. National Under-18 Team practised Monday at Calgary’s Winsport Arena ahead of the first of the two-game series, Tuesday at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. Medicine Hat Tigers head coach Willie [...] Read More »

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — After a week of highlights including scoring on his Germany debut, Leipzig teenager Assan Ouédraogo has been ruled out with a knee injury. The 19-year-old Ouédraogo suffered a tendon injury in his left knee during Leipzig’s win over Werder Bremen on Sunday, the Bundesliga club said Tuesday. It said he will [...] Read More »

The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 3 of the season: P.J. Haggerty, Kansas State The 6-foot-4 junior guard had a huge week, averaging 31.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists in three games. The Big 12 player of the week started with 31 points and 10 rebounds [...] Read More »

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Idrissa Gueye’s sending-off for Everton for slapping his teammate in the face during a Premier League game joins the list of soccer’s most bizarre red cards. Here are a few others: Zidane’s headbutt Arguably the most famous red card in soccer happened in the World Cup final and to one of [...] Read More »

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Sunday at Sea Island was supposed to be looked upon as doomsday for so many PGA Tour players who left the final event of the PGA Tour season without a full card. This was the year the tour eliminated 25 cards, lowering the bar to No. 100 in the [...] Read More »

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Defending champion India will play against Pakistan in Colombo after South Asian archrivals were drawn in the same group of T20 World Cup on Tuesday. The ICC announced the groups and schedule of the mega event with 20 nations split into four groups of five teams each. Italy will be making [...] Read More »