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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Regina Pats head home Saturday night with a win under their belt in the first-round series with the defending WHL Champions. The No. 7 seed Pats led 3-1 early in the third period at Co-op Place, holding on to beat the No. 2 seed Medicine Hat Tigers 4-2 to take Game 2 and [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Dawson Seitz started his WHL career on the highest note. He’s looking to wrap his tenure the same way. The Medicine Hat product captured a WHL Championship as a 16-year-old in 2022 with the Edmonton Oil Kings, an experience he continues to lean on with the Prince George Cougars in his fifth and final [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers title defence started on the right note Friday night. The No. 2 seed Tigers rattled off five unanswered goals to beat the No. 7 seed Regina Pats 6-2 and take a 1-0 lead in the first-round series. Medicine Hat associate coach Joe Frazer liked the Tigers push back after trailing [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers have had their fair share of success against the Regina Pats over the past few seasons. The defending WHL Champions have won 11 straight games over the Regina Pats, dating back to the 2023-24 season, with the last loss a 5-4 overtime defeat to the East division foe on Jan. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Andrew Basha has done a lot of reminiscing as of late. The Calgary Flames prospect says the Medicine Hat Tigers’ last game of the regular season, with 6,084 in attendance, brought back a lot of memories from his five seasons in the orange and black. “I remember the older guys talking to me when [...] Read More »

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Véron Mosengo-Omba has stepped down as general secretary of the Confederation of African Football after five years as the deputy head of African soccer’s governing body. The Swiss-Congolese official, who left FIFA to take over as CAF general secretary in 2021, said Sunday he was stepping down “to devote myself to [...] Read More »

CAPE TOWN (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya on Sunday expressed her disappointment with International Committee President Kirsty Coventry over the decision to ban transgender athletes from competing at the Olympics. Semenya, who is South African, said she expected more from a woman leader like Coventry, who is from Zimbabwe and a fellow [...] Read More »

Replacement officials, potential rule changes, artificial intelligence, health and safety issues, international growth and flag football will be among many topics discussed when NFL owners, executives and coaches gather for their annual meeting this week in Arizona. One topic that dominated the conversation this time last year — the tush push — isn’t on the [...] Read More »

CALGARY — It has been a staggering turnaround for veteran defenceman Olli Maatta. The resurgent 31-year-old Finn had two more points Saturday, including the game-winning goal to lead the Calgary Flames to a 7-3 romp over the Vancouver Canucks. “It’s been a lot of fun,” said Maatta, who was part of the return when Calgary [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are once again ramping it up at the right time after two consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup final. Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists to regain the NHL scoring lead as the Oilers made a big move up the Pacific Division standings, holding on to defeat Anaheim [...] Read More »