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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love returned to practice Monday less than a week after undergoing thumb surgery on his non-throwing hand. He had his thumb, which had ligament damage, wrapped while going through a series of passing drills. The injury occurred, coach Matt LaFleur previously said, when he was [...] Read More »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs placed defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah on injured reserve Monday, ending the season for the 2023 first-round pick, who has struggled to live up to expectations following a standout career at Kansas State. The Chiefs also waived running back Elijah Young and signed defensive end Owen Carney [...] Read More »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals scratched catcher Salvador Perez from the starting lineup of their series opener against the Texas Rangers on Monday night because of an illness. Perez was supposed to catch for starter Michael Wacha and bat fifth in the opener of an important four-game set between teams clinging [...] Read More »

Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowned Saturday in a Utah reservoir, police said. Herriman police said Mayar died at Blackridge Reservoir after going underwater about 35 yards from shore. Mayar, 22, was a graduate student who joined the Mavericks after playing two seasons for Summit League rival North Dakota. Mayar, from Salt Lake City, started [...] Read More »

ELCHE, Spain (AP) — Elche needed a late goal at home against Real Betis to salvage a 1-1 draw in its return to La Liga on Monday after a two-year absence. Germán Valera scored the 81st-minute equalizer from inside the area for the host after Aitor Ruibal put Betis ahead in a breakaway in the [...] Read More »