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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League’s championship will spend the offseason in a new city. The Regina Red Sox and Sylvan Lake Gulls meet in the WCBL finals starting tonight in Regina, with both clubs vying for the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy. It’s the first season since 2021 when the Lethbridge Bulls were crowned champions, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews he Game of the Year, at least at the halfway point of the season, features the division leaders, Hamilton and Saskatchewan, Saturday at Mosaic Stadium. Billed as a Grey Cup preview, a showdown for bragging rights in the CFL. It’s THE BIG GAME. Both teams future Hall of Fame-level quarterbacks in Bo Levi Mitchell [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The semifinals of the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup may have Medicine Hat Tigers fans divided. Team Canada with Tigers forwards Markus and Liam Ruck will face the United States with Tabbies’ forwards Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Noah Davidson on Friday at 11 a.m. MST with a spot in the gold medal final on the line. [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers picked up the rights to an unsigned forward Wednesday. The Tigers swung their first trade of the offseason, acquiring the rights to 2007-born forward Landon Hafele from the Spokane Chiefs. Medicine Hat sent a 2026 eighth-round pick and a conditional second-round pick in either 2026 or 2027 in the trade. [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Big League Association handed out season awards on Monday. Each of the Big League Association’s three teams honoured their MVPs, top pitcher, hardest worker, best rookie and unsung hero from the 2025 season. Moose Monarchs MVP Kaleb Bozek Top Pitcher Kaleb Bozek Hardest Worker Cade Moch Best Rookie Dylan Amundson Unsung [...] Read More »

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Alexander Isak remains unavailable for selection for Newcastle heading into the start of the Premier League season amid ongoing uncertainty over the Sweden striker’s future at the club. Isak was the subject of a bid from Liverpool during the offseason and has been training away from the Newcastle squad, having indicated [...] Read More »

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hooker Julian Montoya will captain Argentina in his 109th test on Saturday when the Pumas play New Zealand in the home side’s first test in Cordoba in 11 years. In the teams’ Rugby Championship opener, fulback Juan Cruz Mallia and veteran backrower Pablo Matera have been named as vice-captains. Pedro [...] Read More »

Philadelphia Phillies (69-52, first in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (49-72, fifth in the NL East) Washington; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (10-5, 2.68 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 189 strikeouts); Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (5-12, 4.09 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 158 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -178, Nationals +148; over/under is 8 runs [...] Read More »

Los Angeles Angels (59-62, fourth in the AL West) vs. Athletics (54-69, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Friday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (6-7, 3.37 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 146 strikeouts); Athletics: Jack Perkins (1-2, 4.08 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -113, Athletics -106; over/under is [...] Read More »

Milwaukee Brewers (76-44, first in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (64-58, third in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: TBD; Reds: Nick Martinez (10-9, 4.49 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 97 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -138, Reds +118; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers aim to keep [...] Read More »