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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 »

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder set league and team records in a 149-106 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night that tied the Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece. Oklahoma City set an NBA playoff record for first-half points with [...] Read More »

BOSTON (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored all of his 14 points in the fourth quarter before making his second straight game-clinching steal, and the New York Knicks overcame a 20-point deficit again to beat the Boston Celtics 91-90 on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jalen Brunson scored 17 points [...] Read More »

DENVER (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the stumbling Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Wednesday night to give A.J. Hinch his 900th win as a big league manager. Torkelson hit a liner to right-center off Zach Agnos (0-1) that brought in Riley Greene, who began [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Julia Gosling saved her first PWHL even-strength goal for the post-season. The rookie scored twice in her playoff debut as the Toronto Sceptres defeated the Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series. All four of Gosling’s regular-season goals came on the power play. “It was really exciting [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs avoided targeting Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett on Wednesday after he elbowed goalie Anthony Stolarz in the opener of their second-round playoff series. Victory proved to be the sweetest revenge. The reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers, meanwhile, left Scotiabank Arena unfazed and confident despite dropping a 4-3 decision that [...] Read More »