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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com With the help of an old friend, the Medicine Hat Tigers announced their leadership group Saturday ahead of the season opener. Graduating captain Oasiz Wiesblatt told the team via video conference ahead of morning skate that defenceman Bryce Pickford would don the ‘C’ as the 42nd captain in franchise history. “To have it announced [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A trip around the sun brings a year, complete with birthdays, celebrations and other stops along the way in the Earth’s annual orbit. This latest whirl around that bright, shining star has been doozy for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The past year brought ups and downs, franchise-altering changes to junior hockey, the summit of [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A year ago the Ruck twins were looking to just stick in the WHL, soak up the rookie experience and try to contribute on a stacked Medicine Hat Tigers team. Entering their second season, with championship rings earned for their identical hands, they’re looking to run the show. Markus and Liam Ruck come into [...] Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers roster, like all Western Hockey League clubs, has been built through multiple methods. Whether players were acquired in trades, free-agent signings, the WHL Prospects and U.S. Draft or the CHL Import, they all have made it to the same level of junior hockey. Here is how the Tigers’ 2025-26 roster was [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ offseason saw the signing of seven U.S.-born players, with five still in the mix to make the opening night roster. It’s a change of pace for the Tigers but not so dissimilar to associate coach Joe Frazer’s first season in the WHL. The Brainerd, Minn. product was one of four [...] Read More »

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Backup quarterback Will Hammond stepped into a stagnant Texas Tech offense in the third quarter and put together four scoring drives to lead the 17th-ranked Red Raiders to a 34-10 win over No. 16 Utah on Saturday. Hammond threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 61 yards. [...] Read More »

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Qwentin Brown ran for two touchdowns, James Murphy threw for two, and Brown rolled over Georgetown 46-0 on Saturday in the season opener for the Bears. The Bears got the 100th season of football at Brown Stadium off to a great start, with three first-half takeaways by the defense. Qwentin Brown [...] Read More »

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Byrum Brown threw four touchdown passes, South Florida scored five touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Bulls blew past FCS-opponent South Carolina State 63-14 on Saturday. Brown completed 14 of 20 passes for 236 yards, Chas Nimrod caught four passes for 119 yards with two TDs, and Sam Franklin ran [...] Read More »

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Adam Criter rushed for three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead score with 1:04 remaining, and San Diego rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat Princeton 42-35 on Saturday. San Diego trailed 21-0 after the first quarter and 35-14 late in the second. Criter’s late 8-yard touchdown run capped [...] Read More »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Sutton Smith rushed for a career-high 147 yards, including a 64-yard scoring run with 4:51 left to lead Memphis to a 32-31 victory over Arkansas on Saturday. Arkansas’ closing effort was thwarted when Razorbacks runner Mike Washington Jr. fumbled deep in Memphis territory. The fumbled was caused by Marcello Bussey, who [...] Read More »