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The house that was once full of boisterous energy has now gone eerily silent. Eighteen year olds Cameron Casorso, JJ Wright and 17-year-old Caden Fine were the three Southern Alberta Mustangs players who lost their lives in a car accident near Stavely on Feb. 2. Casorso and Wright are from Kamloops, B.C. while Fine is [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s Team Miller competed at the 36th annual Ray Kingsmith Bonspiel this weekend. The local curling team travelled to Airdrie and found early success, sweeping the round robin 4-0 to enter playoffs in first place. Team Miller, featuring skip Ryker Miller, third Colby Sherwick, second Emmett Cook, lead Lyndon Sherwick and coach Terry [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A pair of Medicine Hat Mustangs teams won gold at a ringette tournament in Saskatoon this weekend. The U12B and U16B Mustangs went undefeated to take first place at the City of Bridges tournament. The U12B Mustangs opened the tournament with a 7-1 victory over Sherwood Park. Charlie Lowe led the way with four [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks will see a familiar catcher behind the plate this summer. Jamel Chabot is returning to Medicine Hat and the WCBL this summer after debuting for the Mavs last year. The Cheney, Wash. product played in 23 games last summer, tallying 20 hits, 10 RBIs and scored 15 times with a [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College’s women’s hockey team will play in the ACAC playoffs for the first time in the program’s history. The Rattlers recorded a pair of wins over the SAIT Trojans, winning 3-2 Friday at home before securing a playoff spot with a 5-3 victory Saturday on the road. In the first game, [...] Read More »

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz brought in Jaren Jackson Jr. with an eye on accelerating the franchise’s rebuilding process. When the Jazz acquired the two-time All-Star in a trade with Memphis on Feb. 3rd, it sent a clear signal Utah is serious about moving closer to playoff contention next season. The Jazz [...] Read More »

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two-time and defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson has signed a five-year extension with Hendrick Motorsports, putting the 33-year-old driver under contract through 2031. Hendrick also announced Wednesday a five-year extension with primary sponsor HendrickCars.com and a multi-year deal with Larson’s crew chief, Cliff Daniels. Since being paired in [...] Read More »

The Kansas City Current have acquired former NWSL Rookie of the Year Croix Bethune from the Washington Spirit for $1 million in transfer fees. The deal, announced Wednesday, included $100,000 in allocation money and $900,000 in intra-league transfer funds. The 24-year-old midfielder’s contract with the Current runs through the 2027 NWSL season. Bethune has also [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed Canadian linebackers A.J. Allen and Michael Brodrique and American quarterback Jake Maier on Wednesday. Allen’s deal covers two years, while Maier and Brodrique signed a one-year contracts. All three players became free agents Tuesday. Allen, a Guelph, Ont., native, set career highs last season with Grey Cup-champion Saskatchewan in [...] Read More »

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers’ days as the biggest losers in professional sports are long gone, and this NBA All-Star weekend was supposed to be a time to celebrate it. The team that spent its first four decades of existence as a punch line and a purgatory has now had 14 consecutive [...] Read More »