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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat’s bid to host the 2026 Memorial Cup is officially out of the local committee’s hands. The committee, led by chair Brent Sauer, sat down virtually with the Canadian Hockey league on Oct. 30 for a 90-minute meeting, the final in the process before the winner is to be announced in late November, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews It’s been a long time since a team ventured into Winnipeg for the Western Final without fear in their hearts, believing they can win. But that is the situation Saturday when the Saskatchewan Roughriders set up camp by the Red River, even if they haven’t won there in six years. They beat the Bombers [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club raced in B.C. over the weekend. The local swim club sent over 40 swimmers to the Re/Max Elk Valley Fall Blast at the Fernie, B.C. Aquatic Center, racing against seven other teams from B.C. and Alberta the first meet of the season. Tyne Bainbridge (10) had three best times, [...] Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers walked a long and lonely road to the penalty box Wednesday night. The Tigers surrendered three power play goals on seven penalties, squandering a 6-3 lead to fall 7-6 at Lethbridge to the Hurricanes. Wednesday’s loss wraps a four-game road streak for the Tigers who had a 2-2 record in the [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s Rowynn Biffart raced for Swim Alberta over the weekend. The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club swimmer and head coach Jordan Harper were selected by Swim Alberta to join the Aspire Team 2024, based on top World Aquatics Points. Swim Alberta selected eight swimmers, four boys and four girls, to attend the event at [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps are one win away from moving on to the next round of the Major League Soccer playoffs. To get there, however, the Whitecaps will need to pull off the improbable by defeating the powerhouse Los Angeles FC for a second straight game. Vancouver blanked the visitors 3-0 on Sunday to [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Cameron Norrie knocked in the game-winning goal at 12:14 of the third period to lift the Leftbridge Hurricanes to a 7-6 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action. Leo Braillard, with two goals, Kash Andresen, Brayden Edwards, Logan Wormald and Logan McCutcheon provided the rest of [...] Read More »

Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Vegas 4 Edmonton 2 Washington 3 Nashville 2 Detroit 4 Chicago 1 — AHL Calgary 4 Bakersfield 0 Ontario 8 Abbotsford 4 Springfield 5 Bridgeport 3 Rochester 4 Cleveland 2 Hartford 2 Syracuse 1 (OT) WB/Scranton 2 Lehigh Valley 1 (OT) Coachella Valley 3 Colorado 2 — NBA Sacramento 122 Toronto 107 [...] Read More »

NISKU, Alta. – Canada’s Brad Gushue improved to 2-0 with an 8-2 victory over Kevin Koe on Wednesday at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open. Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., started out hot, jumping out to a 5-0 lead after just two ends. Koe, from Calgary, conceded the final two ends, closing the [...] Read More »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points in a record-setting performance and the Sacramento Kings beat the Toronto Raptors 122-107 on Wednesday night. Domantas Sabonis added 17 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his third triple-double of the season for Sacramento. He shot 6 for 6 from the field and 5 for [...] Read More »