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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Noah Davidson is ready to prove himself in his first season in the WHL. The 16-year-old Irvine, Calif. product is one of the seven signings the Medicine Hat Tigers made this offseason. He’s one of six to sign from the U.S., playing last season with Shattuck St. Mary’s U18 prep team. The signing, announced [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb From rookies to the top six, the Medicine Hat Tigers’ young line from last season have catapulted up the depth chart. The forward trio of Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and twins Markus and Liam Ruck were relied upon to produce at times en route to the franchise’s sixth Ed Chynoweth Cup. The Rucks played over 60 [...] Read More »

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 »

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jelani Woods’ football comeback will continue with the New York Jets. The tight end, who hasn’t played in a regular-season game since 2022 because of injuries, was one of three players claimed on waivers by the Jets on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Woods was among Indianapolis’ final cuts Tuesday after he [...] Read More »

ZURICH — Sarah Mitton had her winning throw Wednesday in the women’s shot put at the Diamond League final overturned after a protest, knocking the Canadian down to third. The Brooklyn, N.S., native appeared to have won her second straight Diamond League Trophy with a top throw of 20.67 metres, just a centimetre short of [...] Read More »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans used their top spot on the NFL waiver wire to claim four defensive players, and they also signed defensive tackle Shy Tuttle. The Titans acquired a pair of cornerbacks in Jalyn Armour-Davis and Samuel Womack III, linebacker Dorian Mausi and defensive end C.J. Ravenell. They released center Corey [...] Read More »

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina will start South Alabama transfer Gio Lopez at quarterback against TCU on Monday in Bill Belichick’s college coaching debut. Belichick announced that Lopez would start during a news conference Wednesday. The Tar Heels secured Lopez’s commitment after spring drills and he joined formal team workouts in preseason camp [...] Read More »

CALGARY — Connor McDavid sounds like a man who wants to continue to be an Edmonton Oiler. The Oilers captain has a year remaining on his contract with the NHL club and the burning question with training camp less than a month away is whether he’ll sign an extension. McDavid says he wants to win [...] Read More »