Sports

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes have returned from a respectable two-week,seven-game road trip, six of which were in the B.C. Division, with a 3-4 record in what was considered a team building trek. “Yeah, gotta be happy with the results for sure,” said Ryan Aasman, Hurricanes assistant coach. “I thought all-in-all the [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Catholic Central Cougars varsity boys volleyball team continued  their consistent strong play over the weekend as they took home the School Sport Alberta 4A South Zone Championship after sweeping Winston Churchill High School (25-15,25-14, 25-21) in the final on Saturday at Medicine Hat High School. The Cougars have been [...] Read More »

By Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald -Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  Shannon Clark was never supposed to be a top level Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) fighter. The 33-year-old Lethbridge woman only got into combat sports as a way to train in the offseason during her post secondary days when she was a soccer player for the University [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns basketball teams had close games against the Mount Royal University Cougars in Calgary over the weekend but failed to find the win column in any of them. The Pronghorn men (3-7) opened the weekend with a narrow 82-80 loss on Friday. Kymani Pollard drained 25 [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Dmitri Yakutsenak scored a hat trick to lead the Prince George Cougars to a 6-2 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday night at the CN Centre. The Cougars scored four goals by the 4:27 mark of the first period to get out to a 4-0 lead. Yakutsenak opened the [...] Read More »

MADRID (AP) — Hansi Flick says his Barcelona team must play with “greater aggression” now that it finds itself in a Champions League mini-slump. Barcelona’s 3-0 loss to Chelsea on Tuesday left the team in 15th place ahead of Wednesday’s games, and it followed a 3-3 draw at Club Brugge. In both matches, defensive mistakes [...] Read More »

Denver (9-2) at Washington (3-8) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC. BetMGM line: Broncos by 6 1/2. Against the spread: Denver 5-5-1; Washington 3-8 Series record: Broncos lead 8-7. Last meeting: Commanders beat Broncos 35-33 in Denver on Sept. 17, 2023 Last week: Both teams had their bye week. Broncos offense: overall (14), rush (10), pass [...] Read More »

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — JT Toppin scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as No. 20 Texas Tech rebounded from a lopsided loss to beat New Orleans 82-50 on Wednesday. Christian Anderson added 23 points with six 3-pointers and five assists for the Red Raiders (5-2), who were coming off a 30-point loss to No. [...] Read More »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 24 points to lead No. 15 Iowa State to a 95-64 win over Syracuse in the final day of the Players Era Championship on Wednesday. The Cyclones (7-0) won all three of their games at the tournament but were playing in the consolation round because of a point [...] Read More »

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros have the final pieces of their coaching staff in place for next season after hiring Ethan Katz as an assistant pitching coach and Tim Cossins as catching instructor on Wednesday. Katz joins the Astros after serving as the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox since 2021. During his [...] Read More »