January 28th, 2026

Sports

Local Sports

  • Ringette Roundup: U16 Mustangs sweep doubleheader Saturday

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U16 Mustangs took care of business in doubleheader ringette action this weekend. The Mustangs hosted the Lethbridge Rattlers at the Moose Rec Centre on Saturday. They won the first game 8-4, led by four goals from Breanna Lanuk. Margot Kerr, Lacey Gibney and Kassidy Etienne each scored, and assists came from [...] Read More »

    15 hours ago
  • Med Hat Boxing Club hosts annual Nieman/Page Memorial tournament

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club was well represented at the annual Nieman/Page Memorial tournament. The local boxing club held the memorial tournament, also an Alberta Silver Gloves event, at the Lodge over the weekend with teams from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia stepping into the ring. The Medicine Hat Boxing Club captured five [...] Read More »

    15 hours ago
  • Full-team effort propels Tigers over Blades 4-1

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers needed their full lineup to pull out a win Tuesday night. The Tigers held onto a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes, tallying an empty netter late, for a 4-1 win at Co-op Place over the Saskatoon Blades. It’s a victory that gets the Tigers back in the win column after [...] Read More »

    20 hours ago
  • 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 »

    2 days ago
  • 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 »

    2 days ago

National Sports

  • Raheem Sterling leaves Chelsea by mutual consent after a disappointing stint

    LONDON (AP) — Raheem Sterling left Chelsea by mutual consent on Wednesday, bringing a premature end to his time at the Premier League club three-and-a-half years after a $56.5 million move that failed to live up to expectations. Sterling, whose contract was due to expire in 2027, joined from Manchester City in 2022 as a [...] Read More »

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  • Todd Monken hired as the Cleveland Browns head coach

    CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have hired one of their former coordinators to be the team’s head coach. However, it is not the one some people expected. The Browns hired Todd Monken as the franchise’s 19th full-time head coach on Wednesday, wrapping up a three-week search. He replaces Kevin Stefanski, who was fired on [...] Read More »

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  • Flyers activate Czech goaltender Dan Vladar off injured reserve 2 weeks before the Olympics

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers activated goaltender Dan Vladar off injured reserve Wednesday, clearing him to return at night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Vladar missed the past two weeks after leaving a game at Buffalo with what the team called a lower-body injury. The Flyers have lost four of six games since. [...] Read More »

    8 hours ago
  • Seifert leads New Zealand past India for T20 win despite Dube’s 65 off 23

    VISAKHAPATNAM, India (AP) — Shivam Dube struck 65 runs off 23 balls but his effort went in vain as New Zealand beat India by 50 runs in the fourth T20 on Wednesday. Dube raced to a 15-ball 50, hitting seven sixes and three fours in all, but he didn’t find much support from the Indian [...] Read More »

    8 hours ago
  • Capitals’ Brandon Duhaime fined for poking Kraken’s Jacob Melanson from the bench

    NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Capitals forward Brandon Duhaime was fined $2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct for poking Seattle’s Jacob Melanson while on the bench. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the supplemental discipline Wednesday. The department, led by retired enforcer George Parros, recently took over control of all the league’s in-arena disciplinary decisions, some [...] Read More »

    8 hours ago