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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb No better way to start a busy week than on a winning note. The Tigers kicked off their four-game week with a big 6-2 win Wednesday at Calgary over the Hitmen, the start of four games in five nights and the first of three against the Hitmen this week. “It was a huge one, [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have the second half of the HJHL season to continue growing. The Cubs head into a two-game weekend that will be the halfway point of the season, sitting fourth in the South division with a 10-6-1 record. They’re just a point back of the Okotoks Bisons (10-6-2) and Strathmore Wheatland [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the sixth time the Professional Bull Riders Canada’s Elite Cup Series will buck its way back to Medicine Hat. The PBR Medicine Hat Classic will be held at Co-op Place on Oct. 17, 2026 marking the sixth appearance by PBR in the Gas City. The Cup Series was in Medicine Hat in October, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews arly in the third quarter of the 112th Grey Cup after Saskatchewan scored a touchdown to go up 22-7 and the Alouettes went two and out, I made a note to myself, “They should be able to cruise home now.” Yeah, right. Who was I kidding? It’s just not part of Roughrider DNA to [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The U19 Mustangs were in action in Calgary over the weekend, picking up a pair of games. The Mustangs faced two Calgary ringette teams, South Calgary 3 and South Calgary 2, winning both matchups. In the first contest, they toppled South Calgary 3 by a score of 10-3. The offence was led by Ava [...] Read More »

CALGARY — The fastest ice in the world that’s on borrowed time may have a lifeline. Calgary’s Olympic Oval, a legacy of the 1988 Winter Games in the city, will soon lose its ability to make ice because of brine leaks among 400 pipe connections under its 38-year-old floor. The Oval has been a hub [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea forward Cole Palmer sustained a broken toe in an accident at home this week and will be sidelined for the next three games, manager Enzo Maresca said Friday. After Saturday’s match at Burnley, the Blues host Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday followed by Premier League-leading Arsenal’s visit to Stamford [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — If South Africa received a first-half red card against Ireland in Dublin this Saturday, could it win? The Springboks have been incredibly resilient to soak up first-half reds and still beat France 32-17 in Paris and Italy 32-14 in Turin over the last two weekends. The chance of a red card for [...] Read More »

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Ski star Lara Gut-Behrami has damaged her left knee during training in the United States, the Swiss team said Friday, in what could potentially be a career-ending injury. The 34-year-old Olympic champion in super-G and two-time overall World Cup winner has targeted the Winter Games in February in what she has [...] Read More »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Darnell Washington wants to be clear about something. Nothing the Pittsburgh Steelers tight end does on the football field is premeditated. Not the hurdling. Not the stiff arm. None of it. It’s all instinct, like just about everyone else out there on the field. Even if there’s no one else out there [...] Read More »