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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The CHL USA Prospects Challenge provided NHL scouts an opportunity to learn more about the CHL’s top draft-eligible players. It also gave those players an opportunity to pick up some lessons of their own. The second rendition of the two-game series saw the U.S. NTDP capture the challenge crown for the first time, winning [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Team Miller defenced the home-ice territory last weekend at the Curling Centre. The Medicine Hat curling team of Lyndon Sherwick, Emmett Cook, Colby Sherwick and Ryker Miller won the men’s event at the U18 Bonspiel held at the Medicine Hat Curling Centre. They won their game 7-5. Team Roa of Calgary won the women’s [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After their busiest week of the season, the Medicine Hat Tigers face another tough test this weekend. The Tigers kick off a two-game road trip tonight in Saskatoon against the Blades before they face the East division-leading Prince Albert Raiders. They hit the road four days removed from a week of four games in [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club was represented in Vancouver last weekend. The local club sent Jacob Walne and Nate Vossler to B.C. for a pair of bouts. Vossler lost what coach Kerry Fahlman called an unpopular split decision to Griffyn Gooch from Quintet Boxing in the open 69 kg. elite category. Jacob Walne also [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs are putting things together at the right time of year. The Cubs enter a two-game home stand this weekend on a five-game win streak after beating their South division rival Okotoks Bisons and the North division co-leader Red Deer Vipers last weekend. They host the Strathmore Wheatland Kings tonight, sitting [...] Read More »

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State on Friday announced the hiring of Alabama assistant JaMarcus Shephard as its head coach, replacing Trent Bray, who was fired following the Beavers’ 0-7 start. The 42-year-old Shephard has been on Kalen DeBoer’s staff for two years and most recently has served as assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and [...] Read More »

LAS VEGAS — The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Mike Matheson to a five-year, US$30-million contract extension. The Canadiens made the announcement in Las Vegas before a game against the Golden Knights. Matheson’s extension starts next season and runs through to 2030-31. The 31-year-old from Pointe-Claire, Que., has four goals and 10 assists in 22 [...] Read More »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the U.S. denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Friday. The agency quoted Iranian soccer federation spokesman Amir-Mahdi Alavi as saying that officials faced visa obstacles that [...] Read More »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are .500 through 12 games for the first time since the 2017 season. They squeaked into the playoffs as a wild-card team that year. They have a whole lot of work to do, and need a whole lot of help, if they want to pull off [...] Read More »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the U.S. denied visas to several members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Friday. The agency quoted Iranian soccer federation spokesman Amir-Mahdi Alavi as saying that officials faced visa obstacles [...] Read More »