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Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers will send four players to the WHL’s showcase game for NHL Draft eligible talent. Forwards Markus an Liam Ruck, Yaroslav Bryzgalov and goaltender Carter Casey will represent Team East at the Prospects Game held Feb. 18 in Langley, B.C. The rosters were selected based on NHL Central Scouting’s [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Open B Smash returned from Edmonton this weekend golden. The Smash won the Silver Ring Jamboree, sweeping their weekend slate. The Smash went undefeated through round-robin play. They played the Adrenaline on Friday night, winning 3-2. The Adrenaline goalie kept the game close. Hannah Thompson scored twice and Abby Haney scored [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Bryce Pickford has further etched himself into Tigers history. The Medicine Hat captain scored his 33rd goal of the season in the second period of a 7-3 win at Co-op Place over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Jan. 16. The goal, his CHL-leading tally, set a new franchise record for goals by a defenceman [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks have announced the first member of their pitching staff for the 2026 season. The Mavs announced right-handed pitcher Diego Centella will return to the bump this summer, his second campaign in the red and white. Centella threw 31.1 innings for the Mavs last season , tallying 31 strikeouts with an [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Curling Centre hosted a 16-team bonspiel over the weekend. The local curling club welcomed teams from Alberta and Saskatchewan for the AG Bonspiel. The winner of the A Event was Moch Ranching, defeating Jeff Bodin’s team in a close, back-and-forth final. Moch Ranching featured Leon Moch, Robert Jensen, Jackie Schell and [...] Read More »

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stan Wawrinka had to dig deep to edge Arthur Gea in a 4 1/2-hour, five-set epic to become the first man 40 or older to reach the third round of a Grand Slam since the 1978 Australian Open. Fittingly, it was the longest match at the 2026 Australian Open, Wawrinka’s last [...] Read More »

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Europa League returns after a break with a leading trio of Aston Villa, Lyon and Midtjylland seeking away wins to close on automatic qualification to the round of 16 on Thursday. The three are tied on points from five wins and a loss with two games to go in the league [...] Read More »

Ohio State Buckeyes (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) at Michigan Wolverines (17-1, 7-1 Big Ten) Ann Arbor, Michigan; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State visits No. 3 Michigan after John Mobley Jr. scored 26 points in Ohio State’s 82-74 overtime victory against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Wolverines are 8-1 on their home court. [...] Read More »

Furman Paladins (13-7, 4-3 SoCon) at UNC Greensboro Spartans (8-12, 4-3 SoCon) Greensboro, North Carolina; Friday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Greensboro faces Furman after Justin Neely scored 22 points in UNC Greensboro’s 85-78 win against the VMI Keydets. The Spartans have gone 5-4 at home. UNC Greensboro has a 1-1 record in one-possession [...] Read More »

Akron Zips (15-4, 6-1 MAC) at Ohio Bobcats (11-9, 5-3 MAC) Athens, Ohio; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ohio hosts Akron after Jackson Paveletzke scored 23 points in Ohio’s 80-77 win against the Northern Illinois Huskies. The Bobcats are 8-3 in home games. Ohio is eighth in the MAC in team defense, allowing 77.2 [...] Read More »