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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Ryan Reed is already giddy looking toward his next summer in Medicine Hat. The Medicine Hat Mavericks assistant coach was promoted to head coach for the summer of 2026, an opportunity he says he jumped at. “I’m looking forward to being back up in Med Hat and hopefully bringing back a majority of the [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tennis Club held its annual open tournament over the weekend. The weekend tournament saw open and doubles competition spread across 11 divisions with men’s and women’s action. There were two new winners crowned in the men’s and ladies’ division. In the Men’s Open singles, Brent Meyer defeated Thomas Fentabil (6-1,6-0). Geoff [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Markus and Liam Ruck have been racking up the passport stamps in their young career. The twin Medicine Hat Tigers forwards are coming off a third-place finish with Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup held in Czechia and Slovakia. In 2024 they donned the red and white at the Youth Winter Olympics in South [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The United States captured their first gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup since 2003, just the second in the country’s history. There was no other goal for the two Medicine Hat Tigers in the U.S. lineup. “We knew that stat but it’s kind of hard to kind of wrap your head around it, how [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The new commissioner of the CFL is Stewart Johnston , the former senior vice president, content and sales, Bell Media. After graduating from Queen’s University in 1997, he began his career with TSN, progressing through the ranks until he became president of that organization. In 2024, he became senior vice president, content and sales, [...] Read More »

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mitch Brown finally had enough as he watched unfolding coverage of yet another case of homophobic abuse in the Australian Football League, and decided it was time to change the narrative. Brown contacted the Daily Aus with a message that the online news site published Wednesday: “I played in the AFL [...] Read More »

Washington Mystics (16-22, 8-9 Eastern Conference) at New York Liberty (23-15, 12-5 Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Washington Mystics visits the New York Liberty after Shakira Austin scored 30 points in the Mystics’ 84-82 loss to the Seattle Storm. The Liberty are 12-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York ranks [...] Read More »

Seattle Storm (20-19, 10-11 Western Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (30-7, 17-2 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx plays the Seattle Storm after Napheesa Collier scored 32 points in the Minnesota Lynx’s 97-84 win against the Indiana Fever. The Lynx’s record in Western Conference play is 17-2. Minnesota ranks fifth in [...] Read More »

Chicago Sky (9-28, 3-15 Eastern Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (23-14, 13-9 Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky takes on the Phoenix Mercury after Ariel Atkins scored 30 points in the Sky’s 79-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces. The Mercury are 12-6 in home games. Phoenix is fifth in the [...] Read More »

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Darell Hernaiz walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Athletics beat the American League-leading Detroit Tigers 7-6 on Tuesday night. Jacob Wilson homered and had a career-high four RBIs, Tyler Soderstrom had two hits and two RBIs, and Shea Langeliers doubled among his [...] Read More »