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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News Portland Winterhawks defenceman Tyson Jugnauth took homes WHL honours for the top defenceman of the year. The WHL announced Tuesday the 21-year-old blue liner is the recipient of the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy. He is the eighth Winterhawks skater and the first since Derrick Pouliot in 2014 to earn the honours. [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Monsignor McCoy High School track and field team will host a student-led mini-meet for K-6 students this week. It’s the second year for the event, featuring students from St. Louis, St. Francis Xavier and St. Michael’s schools. It’s fully planned and led by the McCoy students under the guidance of track and field [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews “Everything will be different this year, every aspect of the team will change. New coaches, new players, a new fresh approach. The team will have a different personality.” So said Calgary Stampeder coach and general manager Dave Dickenson while preparing for the 2025 CFL campaign. No wonder a major overhaul is in the works. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ scouting staff get a few unique opportunities with the WHL Draft starting tonight. The group will be navigating the 2025 WHL U.S. Priority Draft and the Prospects Draft, while the coaching staff and team get set for the WHL Championship series against the Spokane Chiefs. The first round of the [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are on the verge of potentially seeing their full lineup as the WHL Finals loom. Forwards Andrew Basha and Cayden Lindstrom were full participants in practice Tuesday at Co-op Place ahead of Game 1 of the WHL Championship series against the Spokane Chiefs. It’s the first time the pair have [...] Read More »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers appear to be running out of patience with wide receiver George Pickens. The team is working on a trade that will send the talented but mercurial 24-year-old to Dallas. The deal, which was still not complete as of Wednesday morning, would send Pickens to the Cowboys for draft compensation, [...] Read More »

MADRID (AP) — It was a heartbreaking elimination for Barcelona, having come minutes away from returning to the Champions League final for the first time in a decade. The disappointment was significant, considering how close it got to advancing and how well the team had been playing led by teenage sensation Lamine Yamal. Still, Barcelona [...] Read More »

MILAN (AP) — It is rare that a goalkeeper is named player of the match, even rarer when he has conceded three goals. But Inter Milan’s Yann Sommer was given that honor following an astonishing 4-3 victory over Barcelona on Tuesday that sent the Italian team through to the Champions League final 7-6 on aggregate [...] Read More »

The $2.8 billion NCAA settlement awaiting final approval from a federal judge is touted as a solution for thousands of athletes to finally get the money they deserve and provide some clarity to recruiting. For some, it’s too late. Sophomore distance runner Jake Rimmel says he was one of five walk-ons cut from Virginia Tech’s [...] Read More »

Just a few days after winning the Kentucky Derby, Sovereignty was ruled out of running in the Preakness Stakes. It is the second time in four years the owner and trainer of the Derby champion opted to skip the Preakness in favor of the Belmont Stakes in June. Rich Strike also bypassed the Preakness in [...] Read More »