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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb No better way to start a busy week than on a winning note. The Tigers kicked off their four-game week with a big 6-2 win Wednesday at Calgary over the Hitmen, the start of four games in five nights and the first of three against the Hitmen this week. “It was a huge one, [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have the second half of the HJHL season to continue growing. The Cubs head into a two-game weekend that will be the halfway point of the season, sitting fourth in the South division with a 10-6-1 record. They’re just a point back of the Okotoks Bisons (10-6-2) and Strathmore Wheatland [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the sixth time the Professional Bull Riders Canada’s Elite Cup Series will buck its way back to Medicine Hat. The PBR Medicine Hat Classic will be held at Co-op Place on Oct. 17, 2026 marking the sixth appearance by PBR in the Gas City. The Cup Series was in Medicine Hat in October, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two Hatters will be vying for the Vanier Cup this weekend. A former Monsignor McCoy Colt and a Medicine Hat High Hawk are part of the Saskatchewan Huskies who will face the Montreal Carabins in the 60th Vanier Cup on Saturday at Mosiac Stadium in Regina. Freshman defensive lineman Kai Kukurudza has played three [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The U19 Mustangs were in action in Calgary over the weekend, picking up a pair of games. The Mustangs faced two Calgary ringette teams, South Calgary 3 and South Calgary 2, winning both matchups. In the first contest, they toppled South Calgary 3 by a score of 10-3. The offence was led by Ava [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic doesn’t like to get ahead of himself, instead having his players just focus on the game in front of them. They made one small exception on Friday night. As they prepared to play the Washington Wizards, the Raptors spoke about how a win — coupled with an [...] Read More »

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs added Phil Maton to their bullpen on Friday, agreeing to a two-year contract with the veteran right-hander. The deal includes a club option, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical. Maton played for St. Louis and [...] Read More »

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Marcus Millender hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and Georgia beat Xavier 78-77 on Friday in the nightcap of the Palmetto bracket at the Charleston Classic. Millender’s game-winner for the unbeaten Bulldogs (6-0) came after All Wright hit a 3-pointer to give Xavier a two-point lead with 1:38 remaining. [...] Read More »

DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg scored a career-high 29 points, Naji Marshall hit the go-ahead 3-pointer against his former team with 30.7 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-115 on Friday night in NBA Cup play. The 3-pointer by Marshall, who played four seasons with New Orleans before signing with [...] Read More »

HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — The West Indies’ bold decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired Saturday when the Caribbean side was bowled out by New Zealand for 161 in the third one-day international. First through Matt Henry with the new ball, then with effective use of the short ball and later with [...] Read More »