Sports

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 »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald In a one game winner-take-all , the Chinook Coyotes varsity girls volleyball team captured the  School Sport Alberta 5A South Zone banner after they defeated the LCI Clippers three sets to two  (25-20 (Chinook), 21-25 (LCI), 25-19 (Chinook ), 18-25 (LCI ) and 15-11 (Chinook),in front of packed gym at [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald High-end talent will be on display at the  CHL USA Prospects Challenge in Calgary and Lethbridge  next week and a player to watch from the WHL is Kamloops Blazers forward JP Hurlbert, as he and Team CHL will play the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) Under-18 team. The [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes were doubled up 6-3 by the Vancouver Giants in their sixth game of a seven-game road trip on Wednesday night at the Langley Events Centre. The Giants came out hot as they found themselves up 3-0 in the first 5:49 of the game. Marek Howell’s shot from [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly Inside the CFL Early in the third quarter of the 112th Grey Cup after Saskatchewan scored a touchdown to go up 22-7 and the Alouettes went two and out, I made a note to myself, “They should be able to cruise home now.” Yeah, right. Who was I kidding? It’s just not part [...] Read More »

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers had a productive offense under coach Kyle Shanahan for a while when the team made the big deal to acquire Christian McCaffrey from Carolina three years ago. The addition of one of the NFL’s best dual-threat backs ever elevated that offense to another level that will [...] Read More »

BOLOGNA — Canada will host Brazil in February in a first-round Davis Cup tennis qualifier. The qualifying tie will be held either Feb. 6-7 or Feb. 7-8. Tennis Canada will confirm details _ including the playing surface and venue _ at a later date. The draw for the first round of ’26 Davis Cup qualifiers [...] Read More »

BERLIN (AP) — Assan Ouedraogo added to his burgeoning reputation with a brilliant strike in Leipzig’s 2-0 win over Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The 19-year-old Ouedraogo, who made his Germany debut in World Cup qualifying last week, let fly with his left boot to open the scoring from around 20 meters (yards) [...] Read More »

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs will miss Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings as he recovers from a bruised left knee. Jacobs was hurt while getting knocked out of bounds in the first quarter of the Packers’ 27-20 victory over the New York Giants last week. The three-time [...] Read More »

Week 13 in college football play muddled the picture for the Atlantic Coast Conference, while other teams in the AP Top 25 inched closer to securing spots in the College Football Playoff. No. 15 Georgia Tech lost a chance to clinch a spot in the ACC championship game, falling 42-28 to Pittsburgh. The results benefit [...] Read More »