January 27th, 2026

Sports

Local Sports

  • Tigers need a regroup coming off one-point weekend

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After winning all their games across a two-month stretch, the Medicine Hat Tigers are getting a refresher course on playing their best. The Tigers came out of a two-game road trip through Saskatchewan with one point, picked up in a 3-2 shootout loss Friday to the Saskatoon Blades. They lost 5-1 Saturday to the [...] Read More »

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  • Infielder Blake Dale returning to Mavs for 2026 season

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks announced a fourth returnee for the 2026 roster. On Monday the Mavs announced infielder Blake Dale will don the red and white for a third summer in the WCBL. The Riverton, Wyoming product played 36 games last season with 33 hits, two home runs and 18 RBIs with a .260 [...] Read More »

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  • Cubs clinch first division title since 2002 with weekend split

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs are division champions for the first time in 20-plus years. The Cubs’ split weekend helped them clinch the South division, their first South division title since the 2001-02 season, their debut season in the HJHL. They lost 7-2 Saturday to the North division leading Red Deer Vipers (25-7-2) before they [...] Read More »

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  • U13AAA South East Tigers tally nine goals in weekend win

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U13AAA South East Tigers won their lone game of the weekend. The Tigers beat the West Central Tigers 9-5 on Saturday. Shawn Mrowil had three goals and five points in the win. Fischer Sprunger had a pair of goals and a pair of assists, Tyson Nguyen had two goals and both [...] Read More »

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  • Rattler Roundup: Rattler indoor track runners set trio of school records

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The MHC Rattlers indoor track team opened the 2026 season with a record-setting weekend in Edmonton. The Rattlers raced at the Concordia Open on Saturday, the ACAC’s first meet of the winter semester. Rookie runner Daniel Friesen led the way for MHC in the men’s 50m, holding off NAIT’s Malachi Muir, last year’s Canadian [...] Read More »

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National Sports

  • Texas Southern earns 96-64 victory over Alabama State

    HOUSTON (AP) — Zaire Hayes had 17 points in Texas Southern’s 96-64 win against Alabama State on Tuesday. Hayes shot 6 for 11, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Tigers (6-13, 4-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Alex Anderson scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Jaylen Wysinger shot 4 for 7 from [...] Read More »

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  • New Orleans wins 80-62 against Nicholls State

    THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Churchill Abass scored 20 points as New Orleans beat Nicholls State 80-62 on Tuesday. Abass also contributed eight rebounds and three blocks for the Privateers (9-13, 6-6 Southland Conference). MJ Thomas scored 16 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 6 for 8 from the line and added [...] Read More »

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  • Alabama A&M secures 80-60 win against Prairie View A&M

    PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Kintavious Dozier’s 19 points helped Alabama A&M defeat Prairie View A&M 80-60 on Tuesday. Dozier shot 7 for 11 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (11-9, 4-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Koron Davis scored 16 points while going 5 of [...] Read More »

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  • Omari Witherspoon makes go-ahead shot in OT and Pittsburgh tops Wake Forest 80-76 to end 3-game skid

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Barry Dunning Jr. and Roman Siulepa each scored 15 points, Omari Witherspoon made a step-back jumper with 15 seconds left in overtime, and Pittsburgh beat Wake Forest 80-76 on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak. Siulepa stole an inbounds pass along the sideline and raced the other way for a [...] Read More »

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  • Mariners acquire catcher Jhonny Pereda from Twins for cash

    SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have acquired catcher Jhonny Pereda from the Minnesota Twins for cash. The Mariners announced Tuesday they had acquired Pereda and designated right-handed pitcher Jackson Kowar for assignment. Minnesota designated Pereda for assignment on Friday. The 29-year-old Pereda batted .246 with a .325 on-base percentage, no homers and four RBIs [...] Read More »

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