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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 »

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 »

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had two goals in regulation, Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, and the Minnesota Wild extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. Minnesota, a league-best 11-1-1 in November, got 39 saves from Jesper Wallstedt, who [...] Read More »

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points and eight assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-119 on Friday night to reach the knockout round of the NBA Cup. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in the final seven minutes on 4-of-5 shooting to help the defending champion Thunder [...] Read More »

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Keyonte George scored 31 points and Lauri Markkanen added 28 to help the Utah Jazz snap a four-game skid with a 128-119 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Brice Sensabaugh had 20 points for the Jazz, who finished 1-3 in NBA Cup group play. Russell Westbrook, the NBA [...] Read More »

DENVER (AP) — Devin Vassell scored a season-high 33 points on the strength of 7-of-9 shooting from 3-point range and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the NBA Cup quarterfinals with a 139-136 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Julian Champagnie added a season-best 25 points to help the Spurs roar back from [...] Read More »

SEATTLE (AP) — Sayvia Sellers scored 17 points to lead No. 22 Washington to a 67-50 win over UC San Diego on Friday night. Sellers was 5-of-13 shooting and 3 of 7 behind the arc with five rebounds and four assists for the Huskies (7-0). Avery Howell scored 15 points, shooting 4 of 8 from [...] Read More »