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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 Two Hatters will be vying for the Vanier Cup this weekend. A former Monsignor McCoy Colt and a Medicine Hat High Hawk are part of the Saskatchewan Huskies who will face the Montreal Carabins in the 60th Vanier Cup on Saturday at Mosiac Stadium in Regina. Freshman defensive lineman Kai Kukurudza has played three [...] 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 »

ADELAIDE — Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were knocked out in the quarterfinals at the beach volleyball world championships on Friday. The Olympic silver medallists lost 2-1 (17-21, 21-18, 9-15) to Brazil’s Rebecca Cavalcante and Carol Solberg. The Canadians entered the elimination round undefeated and hadn’t dropped a set all week. Brazil held the [...] Read More »

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Raphinha and goalkeeper Joan García have recovered from injury in time for Barcelona’s first game at Camp Nou in over two years. Coach Hansi Flick said García will start against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday while Raphinha will begin the game on the bench. Barcelona will aim for a win to keep [...] Read More »

BARCELONA (AP) — The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team has found a new name and will race as the NSN Cycling Team from next year onward. The team had said last month it would rebrand and move away from its Israeli identity after being repeatedly targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters during the Spanish Vuelta and later excluded [...] Read More »

The Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials begin Saturday and run through Nov. 30 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. The winning teams will represent Canada at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Here’s a look at the eight women’s and eight men’s teams in the field (teams in alphabetical order with athletes from skip to lead, followed [...] Read More »

Brad Gushue reached the pinnacle of his sport almost 20 years ago when he stood on the top step of the Olympic podium at the Turin Games. The last hurdle in his quest to return to Italy for the Winter Olympics starts Saturday in Halifax. Gushue will skip one of eight men’s team entries at [...] Read More »