January 22nd, 2026

Sports

Local Sports

  • Orange and black back on track

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Tuesday was a night of rebounds for the Medicine Hat Tigers. They got back in the win column, beating the Calgary Hitmen 4-3 at Co-op Place, answering their team record win streak snapped Saturday with an 8-5 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders. The Tigers trailed 1-0 in the first before rattling off four [...] Read More »

    20 hours ago
  • Four Tigers named to WHL Prospects Game

    Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers will send four players to the WHL’s showcase game for NHL Draft eligible talent. Forwards Markus an Liam Ruck, Yaroslav Bryzgalov and goaltender Carter Casey will represent Team East at the Prospects Game held Feb. 18 in Langley, B.C. The rosters were selected based on NHL Central Scouting’s [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Holding franchise record an honour for Pickford

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Bryce Pickford has further etched himself into Tigers history. The Medicine Hat captain scored his 33rd goal of the season in the second period of a 7-3 win at Co-op Place over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Jan. 16. The goal, his CHL-leading tally, set a new franchise record for goals by a defenceman [...] Read More »

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  • Ringette Roundup: Open B Smash take gold at Silver Ring Jamboree

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Open B Smash returned from Edmonton this weekend golden. The Smash won the Silver Ring Jamboree, sweeping their weekend slate. The Smash went undefeated through round-robin play. They played the Adrenaline on Friday night, winning 3-2. The Adrenaline goalie kept the game close. Hannah Thompson scored twice and Abby Haney scored [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Right-handed pitcher Diego Centella returning to Mavs for 2026 season

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks have announced the first member of their pitching staff for the 2026 season. The Mavs announced right-handed pitcher Diego Centella will return to the bump this summer, his second campaign in the red and white. Centella threw 31.1 innings for the Mavs last season , tallying 31 strikeouts with an [...] Read More »

    2 days ago

National Sports

  • Asman’s 18 help Lipscomb down Stetson 79-74 in OT

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grant Asman scored 18 points to help Lipscomb defeat Stetson 79-74 in overtime on Thursday. Titas Sargiunas sank a long 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 68-all for Lipscomb. Ethan Duncan added a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime. Asman also added six rebounds and four steals for [...] Read More »

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  • Springer’s hat trick helps West Indies avoid T20 series sweep against Afghanistan

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shamar Springer’s hat trick in the 19th over helped the West Indies secure a 15-run win to deny Afghanistan a T20 series sweep on Thursday. Afghanistan, which had taken the first two matches to clinch the series, restricted the West Indies to 151-7 in 20 overs after winning the [...] Read More »

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  • Forward Trinity Rodman agrees to new 3-year deal with the Washington Spirit of the NWSL

    Forward Trinity Rodman has agreed to a three-year contract to remain with the Washington Spirit, ending months of speculation about the Olympic gold medalist’s future in the National Women’s Soccer League. “I think I’ve always had a vision and an idea of what I wanted my legacy to be,” Rodman said at an event announcing [...] Read More »

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  • Hurdler, sprint star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone announces she’s pregnant

    Olympic champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone announced Thursday she is pregnant. In an Instagram post, she said “made a human with my favorite human,” next to a picture of husband Andre Levrone Jr. McLaughlin-Levrone won the last two Olympic titles in the 400-meter hurdles, setting world records both times. It currently stands at 50.37 seconds. Last [...] Read More »

    8 hours ago
  • Skier buried up to waist after triggering backcountry avalanche in Alberta Rockies

    LAKE LOUISE — Video from Parks Canada shows a downhill skier in Alberta swept up in an avalanche that sent the person tumbling down a slope and buried waist-deep in snow. Parks Canada says the skier, who ended up being OK, triggered the avalanche Tuesday on a backcountry slope called the “Vortex” outside the Lake [...] Read More »

    8 hours ago