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Medicine Hat News Minutes and seconds, inches and moments, the Medicine Hat Tigers were bits away from pulling out a win Friday night. The Tigers, in Saskatoon for the first of a two-game road trip, led the Blades 1-0 with a little over 10 minutes left in the third. They grabbed another lead and were [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are taking the battle for the Eastern conference on the road this weekend. The Tigers have a pair of games in Saskatchewan starting tonight in Saskatoon against the Blades before they face the Eastern conference and East division-leading Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre. “It’s exciting, [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Tuesday was a night of rebounds for the Medicine Hat Tigers. They got back in the win column, beating the Calgary Hitmen 4-3 at Co-op Place, answering their team record win streak snapped Saturday with an 8-5 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders. The Tigers trailed 1-0 in the first before rattling off four [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers will send four players to the WHL’s showcase game for NHL Draft eligible talent. Forwards Markus an Liam Ruck, Yaroslav Bryzgalov and goaltender Carter Casey will represent Team East at the Prospects Game held Feb. 18 in Langley, B.C. The rosters were selected based on NHL Central Scouting’s [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Open B Smash returned from Edmonton this weekend golden. The Smash won the Silver Ring Jamboree, sweeping their weekend slate. The Smash went undefeated through round-robin play. They played the Adrenaline on Friday night, winning 3-2. The Adrenaline goalie kept the game close. Hannah Thompson scored twice and Abby Haney scored [...] Read More »

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open before her scheduled third-round match against Australian qualifier Maddison Inglis, ending a campaign noted for fashion and friction. The two-time Australian Open champion announced it on social media without divulging her injury, posting on Instagram that she had to withdraw “to address something my [...] Read More »

Los Angeles Kings (20-16-13, in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (19-24-8, in the Central Division) St. Louis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues enter a matchup against the Los Angeles Kings as losers of three straight games. St. Louis is 19-24-8 overall and 12-9-5 at home. The Blues have [...] Read More »

New Jersey Devils (27-22-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (22-19-9, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Seattle Kraken after Cody Glass’ two-goal game against the Vancouver Canucks in the Devils’ 5-4 win. Seattle is 22-19-9 overall and 11-9-5 in home games. The [...] Read More »

Tampa Bay Lightning (32-13-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (23-20-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to keep a three-game win streak alive when they play the Columbus Blue Jackets. Columbus has a 23-20-7 record overall and a 12-8-4 record [...] Read More »

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won his second successive toss and elected to bat against England in the second one-day international on Saturday. England top-order batters struggled against Sri Lanka spinners and lost the first game of the three-match series by 19 runs despite Jamie Overton and Rehan Ahmed showing [...] Read More »