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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 »

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 »

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Je’Shawn Stevenson scored a career-high 26 points, including 11 in the overtime, and North Texas knocked off Eastern Washington 79-71 on Tuesday. Stevenson had six rebounds for the Mean Green (5-2). Reece Robinson scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 8. Dylan Arnett shot 5 of 9 from the field to [...] Read More »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anthony Black scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the first half, Franz Wagner added 21 points and the Orlando Magic routed the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers 144-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night. Orlando’s Jalen Suggs was ejected with 27 seconds left in the first half after receiving two [...] Read More »

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Javon Jackson scored the game-winning layup with 1.2 seconds remaining and racked up 24 points to lead Murray State past George Washington 96-95 on Tuesday in the Cayman Islands Classic. Jackson shot 10 for 20 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line [...] Read More »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points and made all six of his free throws in the final 35 seconds to lift No. 17 Tennessee to a 76-73 victory over No. 3 Houston in the Players Era Championship on Tuesday. Jaylen Carey added 13 points for the Volunteers (7-0) and Bishop Boswell scored [...] Read More »

Western Michigan beat Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night to wrap up a spot in the Mid-American Conference title game. The Broncos are the second team to clinch a spot in an FBS league championship game, along with James Madison in the Sun Belt. Here’s a look at where each league stands. (All records are in-conference [...] Read More »