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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs will be well represented at the HJHL’s first all-star game since 2018. Five Cubs’ skaters and goaltender Marlo DeRosa have been named to the South Division roster for the Dec. 6 all-star game hosted in Strathmore. The South Division will be led by Medicine Hat head coach Trent Derzaph and [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Canadian Hockey League swept the inaugural CHL USA Prospects Challenge last year in Ontario. Any CHL-branded brooms will be kept in the closet for the 2025 tournament. The USA Hockey National Team Development Program won the opening game of the 2025 series, beating the CHL 4-2 Tuesday at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. It’s their [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat U19B Mustangs went to Edmonton over the weekend looking for a medal – and they accomplished their goal. The Mustangs finished second at the Edmonton Silver Ring tournament, their first tournament action of the season. They opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Sherwood Park-2, outshooting their opponent 44-15. Kasey [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com LETHBRIDGE After getting swept in the 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, the U.S. NTDP took revenge this year. Team CHL won the second game of the Prospects Challenge 4-3, forcing a sudden death overtime Wednesday in Lethbridge that the U.S. won 5:53 into the extra frame. In the second rendition of the tournament it’s [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U18 men’s team picked up a pair of weekend wins. SAHA beat the Edge School 3-2 on Saturday before blanking Rink Academy Winnipeg 4-0 on Sunday. Kutcher Aquila scored the game winner Saturday, adding an assist to his tally. Damen Vanderberg and Dylan Sherban each scored, Medicine Hat Tigers’ [...] Read More »

New Orleans Pelicans (3-16, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (10-10, eighth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will look to stop its three-game road slide when the Pelicans face Golden State. The Warriors have gone 9-6 against Western Conference opponents. Golden State is [...] Read More »

Boston Celtics (10-8, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (10-8, seventh in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota comes into the matchup against Boston as losers of three straight games. The Timberwolves are 5-3 in home games. Minnesota has a 0-2 record in one-possession games. The Celtics are [...] Read More »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — UCLA coach Cori Close was uncertain how long the Bruins might be without AP preseason All-American Lauren Betts, who missed Thursday night’s 89-59 victory over Duke in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship. Betts sat out with a left arm injury. One night earlier, Texas’ Madison Booker stripped the [...] Read More »

BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Burrow returned to the field and delivered a poised performance despite not playing since Week 2. Lamar Jackson, on the other hand, looked erratic and uncertain. Burrow threw two second-half touchdown passes for Cincinnati, and the Bengals snapped Baltimore’s five-game winning streak with a 32-14 victory over the fumble-prone Ravens on [...] Read More »

CHICAGO (AP) — Jaylen Curry scored 18 points, Anthony Roy had all of his 16 points in the final eight-plus minutes, and Oklahoma State beat Northwestern 86-81 on Thursday night at the Thanksgiving Classic. Vyctorius Miller added 17 points for Oklahoma State (7-0) and Parsa Fallah had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Christian Coleman scored [...] Read More »