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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com CALGARY Team CHL got a surprise visit from one of the NHL’s most recognizable alumni ahead of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge opener. Medicine Hats Tigers alumni and Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald visited the CHL team before morning skate today ahead of the opening game of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge against [...] Read More »

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 »

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@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 »

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Mikale Stevenson had 29 points and Corey Hadnot II added 28 in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 90-77 win over Chicago State on Tuesday. Stevenson and Hadnot added three steals apiece for the Mastodons (3-5). Darius Duffy shot 3 of 5 from the field to finish with seven points, while adding five [...] Read More »

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) — Josh Ogundele’s 17 points helped Hampton defeat Maryland-Eastern Shore 74-68 on Tuesday. Ogundele shot 4 of 6 from the field and 9 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Pirates (3-5). Michael Eley scored 13 points, going 4 of 8 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Jalyke [...] Read More »

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After cutting him loose last week, the Tampa Bay Rays signed outfielder Jake Fraley to a $3 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. Fraley can earn $400,000 in roster bonuses: $100,000 each for 85, 115, 145, 175 active days on the major league roster. The 30-year-old Fraley batted a combined .241 [...] Read More »

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Basketball Australia and its men’s and women’s professional leagues announced on Wednesday an online safety platform to help athletes and teams protect themselves from social media abuse. The move couldn’t come any sooner for Scott Roth, a former NBA player and assistant coach with several teams including the Toronto Raptors and [...] Read More »

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Foumena came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points and grab seven rebounds as UCF rallied in the second half to beat Quinnipiac 102-91 on Tuesday night. Trailing by 10 early in the second half, the Knights (6-1) outscored the Bobcats 23-4 over seven minutes to lead 82-70 [...] Read More »