August 4th, 2025

Sports

Local Sports

  • Mavs drop multiple leads in I0th inning loss, Saskatoon sets WCBL record

    Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Mavericks were on the wrong side of history Sunday in Saskatoon. The Berries scored seven runs in the 10th inning to beat the Mavs 14-10, winning their 45th game of the season, a new single season WCBL record. Medicine Hat came into the contest off a 14-7 loss at [...] Read More »

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  • Seven-run eighth inning sinks Mavs in Saturday night loss to Weyburn

    Medicine Hat News A back-and-forth bout Saturday in Weyburn saw the Beavers throw the final punch on the Medicine Hat Mavericks. The Beavers scored seven runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Mavs 14-7, a second straight loss for the Mavs at Weyburn. Medicine Hat lost 7- 6 Friday. The Beavers [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Helena Senators suffer first loss, AA State Tournament down to four teams

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The No. 1 seed Helena Senators recorded their first loss of the American Legion AA State Tournament hosted in Medicine Hat. The Senators entered play Friday with a 2-0 record through the first two days of play in the eight-team tournament, opening play with a 7-2 win Wednesday over the host Moose Monarchs. They [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Rucks named to Canada’s roster for Hlinka Gretzky Cup

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers’ twin dynamic duo will represent Canada next week. Forwards Markus and Liam Ruck were among 11 WHLers named to Canada’s U18 roster for the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Brno, Czechia and Trencin, Slovakia, from Aug. 11-16. Liam led all WHL rookies in goals last season, the lone rookie to [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Mavs surpass 2024 win total heading into final weekend of regular season

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks have an easy goal for the final weekend, just make it through. The Mavs have four road games left to finish the 2025 regular season, starting Friday at Weyburn against the Beavers. They face the Beavers again on Saturday before a two-game set of 1 p.m. starts in Saskatoon against [...] Read More »

    2 days ago

National Sports

  • SafeSport Center to offer free training courses this week

    DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport is offering free training this week to 500 people as part of International Safe Sport Day, which takes place Friday. The center’s “SafeSport Trained Course” is part of a series that teaches about recognizing factors that make athletes more vulnerable to abuse and knowing when and how [...] Read More »

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  • Bayer Leverkusen extends Patrik Schick’s contract until 2030

    LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has extended a contract for Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick until 2030, the German Bundesliga club said on Monday. Schick’s original deal was to expire in 2027. The announcement came after a string of key players left the club this off-season. They include midfielder Granit Xhaka, attacking midfielder Florian [...] Read More »

    8 hours ago
  • Dutch foundation launches class action lawsuit against FIFA over transfer rules after Diarra ruling

    A Dutch group seeking compensation on behalf of soccer players who might have lost income due to transfer regulations has filed a class action lawsuit against the sport’s governing body FIFA and five other football associations. The Justice for Players foundation said in a statement Monday that men and women across the world who have [...] Read More »

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  • India draws test series against England after winning at the Oval by six runs

    LONDON (AP) — India won the fifth test from England by just six runs at the Oval after taking the last four wickets in a thrilling hour on Monday. India drew the series 2-2. England began a drizzly morning needing 35 runs to win to reach the target of 374, but Mohammed Siraj took three [...] Read More »

    10 hours ago
  • Canadian women to face Japan in Nagasaki in FIFA November international window

    The Canadian women’s soccer team will play two matches against Japan in Nagasaki during the November FIFA international window. Canada, ranked ninth in the world, will face No. 8 Japan on Nov. 29 and Dec. 2. The first game will take place at Nagasaki Stadium City (Peace Stadium) and the second at Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki [...] Read More »

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