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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League Playoffs got underway Wednesday with different results on tap. Sylvan Lake vs. Lethbridge Only one of the four series was unable to get started as rain in Sylvan Lake postponed Game 1 between the Gulls and the Lethbridge Bulls. They will face a modified schedule, with Game 1 rescheduled [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks have prided themselves on an ability to bounce back throughout the season. They’ll need to embrace that identity as they try to stretch the summer a little longer. The Mavs dropped Game 1 of their first-round series with the Regina Red Sox, falling 6-2 on Wednesday at Athletic Park. They [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The 2025 season came to a close for the Medicine Hat Mavericks Thursday night. The Mavs lost 13-7 at Regina, dropping Game 2 of the first-round series with the Red Sox. It’s the first time the Mavs have been swept in the first round of the best-of-three format playoffs. A four-run first inning propelled [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews uring Jay McNeil’s 14-year career (1994-2007) as an offensive lineman with the Calgary Stampeders, he played in four Grey Cups, winning two, was a CFL all-star three times and made the Western Division dream team six times. In 2005 and 2006 his teammates awarded him the President’s Ring, which is presented annually to the [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It’s a bittersweet time of year for the oldest players on WCBL teams. With the playoffs getting underway Wednesday, those graduated or too old for next season get ready for their final games of school/summer ball before the next steps begin. The feeling of excitement and also savouring the moment is embraced in the [...] Read More »

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Vitesse Arnhem lost a last-ditch bid Friday to get back its license to play in the Dutch professional leagues, possibly signalling an end to one of the oldest soccer clubs in the Netherlands. A Dutch court rejected an injunction request by Vitesse Arnhem that sought to halt a decision by [...] Read More »

Jerry Jones is known for dragging contract negotiations so it’s no surprise Micah Parsons is just the latest Dallas Cowboys star player to have to wait on a new deal. Dak Prescott had to play on the franchise tag in 2020 after being unable to reach agreement on an extension, and he didn’t get another [...] Read More »

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich signaled Friday it will cut down on “Visit Rwanda” branding as it moves “away from a commercial sponsorship” with the African nation facing a backlash over alleged support for rebels in neighboring Congo. Bayern dismissed allegations of “sportswashing” when it signed a five-year Rwanda deal in 2023. It included advertisements [...] Read More »

LENS, France (AP) — Lens signed former France winger Florian Thauvin from Italian side Udinese on a three-year contract on Friday. The 32-year-old Thauvin captained Udinese in Serie A last season, scoring eight league goals, and he was under contract for another year. Lens did not give financial details but French sports daily L’Équipe said [...] Read More »

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robert Lewandowski will miss Barcelona’s friendly match on Sunday because of a hamstring problem, the Catalan club said Friday. Barcelona will host Italian club Como in the traditional curtain-raising Joan Gamper Trophy game before its La Liga campaign starts Aug. 16 against Mallorca. “The striker is unavailable for Sunday’s game and [...] Read More »