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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Mavericks will hit the road Thursday with the season on the line. The Mavs scattered 12 hits Wednesday night at Athletic Park but were held to just two runs as they lost Game 1 of the first-round series, falling 6-2 to the Regina Red Sox. It’s a fifth straight loss for [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat U17 Thunder Red look to cap of their season atop Western Canada. The Thunder head to Westerns in Regina starting Thursday, looking to play through until Sunday and earn themselves a Western Canadian championship. “It’s what we worked all year for, from the start of the season our goal was to [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Playoffs in name only, is the Medicine Hat Mavericks focus heading into the WCBL postseason. The Mavs meet the Regina Red Sox in the first round of the playoffs, the third time in four years they’ve faced off in the first round, with Medicine Hat winning the first two matchups. Game 1 is tonight [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League playoffs get underway tonight with eight teams vying for the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy. West Division Okotoks vs. Brooks The Okotoks Dawgs enter the playoffs looking for a fourth straight championships win, they lead the WCBL with eight title seasons. The Dawgs (40-16), top seed in the West division, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Manta Rays had five swimmers compete at the provincial level this weekend in Edmonton. The local swim club raced at the 2025 ASSA provincial championship meet held Friday to Sunday. 7-8 girls Arianna Mori: Finished fifth in 100m individual medley, seventh in 50m breast, 10th in 25m breast and 12th in [...] Read More »

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt has signed Japanese winger Ritsu Doan to strengthen a squad depleted by the sale of Hugo Ekitiké as it prepares to return to the Champions League. Doan joins on a five-year contract from fellow German club Freiburg, where he was top scorer with 10 goals as the team placed [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Victoria Mboko will take centre court once again in tonight’s National Bank Open final. The Canadian tennis sensation faces four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the WTA 1000 tournament’s title game at IGA Stadium after rallying for a thrilling comeback in last night’s semifinal. Mboko saved a match point, battled from one [...] Read More »

New York Liberty (19-10, 11-3 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (8-22, 3-12 Western Conference) Arlington, Texas; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings aims to stop its three-game losing streak when the Wings play New York Liberty. The Wings have gone 5-10 in home games. Dallas ranks seventh in the WNBA with 25.6 defensive [...] Read More »

Seattle Storm (16-14, 9-8 Western Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (16-14, 10-8 Western Conference) Las Vegas; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Seattle Storm is looking to stop its three-game slide with a win against Las Vegas Aces. The Aces have gone 10-8 against Western Conference opponents. Las Vegas is 8-9 in games decided by [...] Read More »

Washington Mystics (13-16, 7-7 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (25-5, 17-2 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx will try to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory over Washington Mystics. The Lynx have gone 15-1 at home. Minnesota is sixth in the WNBA with 8.5 offensive rebounds per game [...] Read More »