Sports

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Some of the world’s top curling talent will be on display in Medicine Hat this fall. The Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters event will be held at Co-op Place from Nov. 3-8, announced Tuesday morning at Co-op Place. The six-day event will feature 16 of the men’s and 16 of the women’s top teams [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Rattlers men’s relay team hit the podium twice at the ACAC Indoor Track Championship this weekend. MHC, led by Askia Tahrou, Christian Panagay, and twins Daniel and Joshua Friesen, raced to a pair of podium-worthy finishes at the championships in Edmonton. The men’s 4 x 200m team finished second in a school record [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U17AAA South East Tigers enter the AEHL playoffs on a high note The Tigers beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-1 Saturday before winning 3-2 in overtime Sunday at home over the Calgary Flames. Hayden MacNeil led the offence in Saturday’s win with two goals and an assist. Illya Khazov had two goals, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Four Medicine Hat female minor hockey teams took home banners this weekend. The Medicine Hat Wildcats captured four banners across three age groups. The U13A Wildcats beat Red Deer in a best-of-three series for the Rocky Mountain Female Hockey League Championship. They captured the title with a 7-0 win Saturday at the Hockey Hounds [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Heritage Junior Hockey League has announced the game times and dates for the league finals. The South Division champion Medicine Hat Cubs will take on the North Division and regular season champion Red Deer Vipers in the best-of-five league finals. Red Deer holds home ice advantage in the final, hosting Games 1, 3 [...] Read More »

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tobe Awaka barrels through opponents as if they’re not there, using his massive frame and relentlessness to bull his way to rebounds at a higher rate than any player in the country. The Arizona big man balances it with an intellectual side, a need to understand the world, basketball and his [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — William Dandjinou won’t dance around it. The Canadian short-track speedskating star knows he fell short at last month’s Milan Cortina Olympics, returning home with one medal out of a possible — and coveted — five, but he says his passion for the sport hasn’t wavered. “It’s obviously a disappointment. I had all the [...] Read More »

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers agreed to terms on a contract extension with offensive lineman Trevor Penning on Tuesday. He started four of seven regular-season games — at both tackle and guard —for the Bolts last season after being acquired at the trade deadline from New Orleans. Penning was taken 19th [...] Read More »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley did not dismiss reports that his time with the Sun Devils is coming to a close. In fact, he more or less acknowledged them. But that doesn’t mean Hurley or the Sun Devils are ready to give up on this season, and his career in [...] Read More »

The AFC champion New England Patriots used Day 2 of free agency to get quarterback Drake Maye some added protection and another wide receiver. The Patriots bolstered their offensive line by agreeing with guard Alijah Vera-Tucker on a 3-year, $42 million contract. They also picked up wide receiver Romeo Doubs on a four-year, $70 million [...] Read More »