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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Veeti Väisänen’s second run with Finland at the World Juniors was a vastly different experience than his first. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman and Finland finished fourth in the U20 tournament, losing 6-3 to Canada on Jan. 9 in the bronze medal final. He played in all seven of Finland’s games, held off the [...] Read More »

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 »

The Indiana Hoosiers took one last stroll from Assembly Hall to Memorial Stadium on Saturday, waving to the crowd, signing autographs and trading fist bumps with the fans who lined the way. Then the Hoosiers walked onto their home field for the first time as national champions. This was a scene even the most loyal [...] Read More »

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Greedy Williams’ 19 points helped UNC Wilmington defeat Hampton 75-67 on Saturday. Williams also contributed seven assists for the Seahawks (18-3, 7-1 Coastal Athletic Association). Patrick Wessler scored 16 points while going 6 of 10 and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds. Nolan Hodge shot 4 [...] Read More »

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — NBA postpones Warriors-Timberwolves game at the Target Center ‘to prioritize the safety and security’ of the community. The Associated Press[...] Read More »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 21 points as the Charlotte Hornets beat Washington 119-115 Saturday, sending the Wizards to their ninth straight loss. Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball each scored 20 points, Kon Knueppel added 16 and Moussa Diabate 11 as the Hornets won consecutive games for the first time since January 3-5 [...] Read More »

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Lewis Walker scored 33 points as N.C. A&T beat Towson 80-73 on Saturday. Walker added seven rebounds for the Aggies (9-10, 2-6 Coastal Athletic Association). Dwayne Pierce scored 12 points while shooting 5 for 7, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc. Zamoku Weluche-Ume recorded a double-double with 11 points [...] Read More »