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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 »

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 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 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 »

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 »

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will start rookie Max Brosmer at quarterback on Sunday at Seattle after J.J. McCarthy’s practice time was limited all week by the concussion protocol. Coach Kevin O’Connell made the announcement after practice on Friday that McCarthy is out against the Seahawks. Journeyman John Wolford, who is on the [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — Rachel Homan strikes first in the women’s final at the Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials. Her Ottawa-based team held on for a 5-4 victory over Christina Black’s side from Halifax in the opener of the best-of-three final at Scotiabank Centre. Black had a chance for a multi-point end with her final throw in the [...] Read More »

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jones’ 18 points helped SE Louisiana defeat Gardner-Webb 76-68 on Friday in the three-day Holiday Classic. Jones also added three steals for the Lions (2-5). Makhi Myles scored 13 points while shooting 3 for 6 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. Ethan [...] Read More »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — There are many, many things Mike Tomlin loves about coaching football. The urgency created by the limited number of chances to compete is near the top of the list. “You get 17 opportunities to state a case for yourself,” the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach said. And 11 of them are already gone [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) — Solo Ball scored 15 points and fifth-ranked UConn never trailed in beating No. 13 Illinois 74-61 on Friday at Madison Square Garden. The Huskies (6-1) did not dominate Illinois like in the previous meeting when they scored 30 straight points in the Elite Eight on their way to the 2024 national [...] Read More »