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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 »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis returned to Los Angeles on the same night he came back from a 14-game injury absence, and he received loud pregame cheers from Lakers fans who were thrilled to see a longtime favorite healthy and hooping. “The fans, obviously they’re great,” Davis said. “Their reaction, even my first time [...] Read More »

HONOLULU (AP) — Dre Bullock and Gytis Nemeiksa scored 15 points apiece to guide Hawaii to a 92-55 victory over North Dakota on Friday night. Bullock made 7 of 11 shots and Nemeiksa connected on 5 of 7 for the Rainbow Warriors (6-2). Isaac Johnson, Isaac Finlinson and Isaiah Kerr all scored 14 in Hawaii’s [...] Read More »

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Adam Scott and Marc Leishman were two strokes off the lead heading into Sunday’s final round of the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland. The Australian veterans rarely play back home due to Scott’s reduced PGA schedule and Leishman’s tenure on the LIV Tour. And there are only two high-level pro [...] Read More »

Dallas Mavericks (5-15, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (5-14, 12th in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas looks to stop its three-game losing streak with a win over Los Angeles. The Clippers have gone 4-8 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is 2-10 against opponents [...] Read More »

Brooklyn Nets (3-15, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (8-12, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee enters the matchup against Brooklyn as losers of seven in a row. The Bucks are 6-8 in Eastern Conference games. Milwaukee ranks third in the league averaging 15.5 made 3-pointers [...] Read More »