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By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes are in the midst of their exhibition schedule and head coach Matt Anholt wants to see the preseason roster gain more comfortability and seeing what some unsigned players have for potential. “You want to just see those guys probably build a little bit of confidence going into [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly  Inside the CFL “You’re from Lethbridge, aren’t you? I asked Edmonton Elks head coach Mark Kilam. “I sure am,” he enthusiastically replied. He attended LCI, playing for the Rams. His sweater is on display at the Bridge city’s fabled football power. He credits high school coaches Cliff Walters and Ian Lowe for setting [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes signed multiple prospects  in recent days. Defenceman Liam McFadden and forwards Luka Samu and Graham Gard were all signed to WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements and are all from the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft. The 14-year-old McFadden was the Canes 54th overall pick in the 2025 WHL [...] Read More »

BY Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Coyotes varsity football team feel they are having a great couple of weeks of preparation ahead of a new season. “We’ve had a great first couple of weeks here,” said Nick Straat, Coyotes head coach. “We had our first exhibition game last week against a Calgary team and [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Three of the four top signed Lethbridge Hurricane prospects from the 2024 WHL draft talked about their rookie camp experience from the last two days at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Those players are forwards  Cohen Pentney and Tyden Lafournaise and defenceman Reid Soper, who were all a part of large the  2009-born [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) — Felix Auger-Aliassime got past Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the U.S. Open across 4 hours, 10 minutes on Wednesday to reach his second Grand Slam semifinal — and second at Flushing Meadows. The No. 25-seeded Auger-Aliassime’s only other trip to the final four at a major [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner returned to the U.S. Open semifinals by beating No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday night in the first all-Italian matchup in a men’s major quarterfinal. The No. 1 seed continued what’s been an easy title defense and on Friday will face No. 25 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, [...] Read More »

TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AP) — Australia captain Harry Wilson will return from a knee injury to lead the Wallabies against Argentina on Saturday while 22-year-old flyhalf Tom Lynagh also comes back into the side for the Rugby Championship match. Andrew Kellaway was named at fullback on Thursday by head coach Joe Schmidt as Kellaway edges closer [...] Read More »

The Koch family has agreed to purchase a 10% stake of the NFL’s New York Giants, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the deal must be approved by owners. That could come as soon as their next meeting in [...] Read More »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich was a late scratch from Wednesday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with lower back soreness, but is not expected to be out of the lineup long. Yelich, originally in the lineup in the cleanup spot, is hitting .268 with a team-high 27 homers and 92 [...] Read More »