August 17th, 2025

Sports

Local Sports

  • Gordon-Carroll, Davidson win Hlinka Gretzky Gold with U.S., Rucks and Canada take bronze

    Medicine Hat News The final day of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup saw four Medicine Hat Tigers don medals. Forwards Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Noah Davidson captured gold Saturday with the United States, beating Sweden 5-3 for the U.S.’ second ever gold medal at the U18 tournament. Davidson scored in the first period to put the U.S. [...] Read More »

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  • Gulls one win away from WCBL title after 11th inning win

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Sylvan Lake Gulls need just one more win for their first championship in franchise history. The Gulls opened up the 2025 WCBL finals with a 3-2, 11th inning win Thursday at Regina over the Red Sox to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. It’s the first trip to the finals for [...] Read More »

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  • U.S. beats Canada in shootout, advances to Hlinka Gretzky Cup gold final

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Tigers fans still have a reason to tune into the finals of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Saturday. The United States defeated Canada 4-3 in a shootout Friday morning, punching their ticket to the gold medal game against Sweden, the first finals appearance for the U.S. since 2016. Canada’s three straight gold [...] Read More »

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  • Thornhill enjoys first summer in Hat, WCBL

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There was a lot to love about Medicine Hat Mavericks’ head coach Jonathon Thornhill’s debut summer in the WCBL. The Mavs tallied 34 wins to their third best record since 2010 and the most wins since 2019, as they navigated a rainy summer and the dog days it brings. A summer of successes ultimately [...] Read More »

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  • WCBL finals underway

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League championship is one day closer to being awarded. The WBCL finals kicked off Thursday night with the Regina Red Sox hosting the Sylvan Lake Gulls for Game 1 of the best-of-three championship series. Game 1 was not complete by press time. The rest of the series, Game 2 and [...] Read More »

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National Sports

  • Sunderland signs defender Mukiele from PSG

    SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Sunderland completed the signing of defender Nordi Mukiele from Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday. The 27-year-old Mukiele spent last season on loan at Bayer Leverkusen, where he was a teammate of Granit Xhaka — another player signed by Sunderland in this transfer window. Mukiele, who has penned a four-year deal, was at [...] Read More »

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  • Brewers seek to extend win streak, play the Reds

    Milwaukee Brewers (78-44, first in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (64-60, third in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Jose Quintana (10-4, 3.44 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 69 strikeouts); Reds: Andrew Abbott (8-3, 2.41 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 105 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -111, Reds -108; over/under is 9 1/2 [...] Read More »

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  • Angels take road skid into matchup against the Athletics

    Los Angeles Angels (59-64, fourth in the AL West) vs. Athletics (56-69, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jose Soriano (8-9, 3.84 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 125 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (10-8, 4.19 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 109 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -112, Athletics -107; over/under is [...] Read More »

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  • White Sox enter matchup against the Royals on losing streak

    Chicago White Sox (44-79, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (62-61, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (4-9, 4.17 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Royals: Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.87 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -167, White [...] Read More »

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  • Cubs and Pirates meet in series rubber match

    Pittsburgh Pirates (52-72, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (69-53, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Sunday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (2-7, 4.20 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Cubs: Javier Assad (0-1, 9.00 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, two strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -199, Pirates +164; over/under is 8 runs [...] Read More »

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