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Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Elks finished their home tournament off on a winning note and in no-hit fashion. Finally getting a bit of sunny weather, the Elks took full advantage with a 10-0 win over the Calgary Junior Dinos in the final game of the Mary Oikawa Memorial Tournament Sunday afternoon at Spitz Stadium as [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls took two of three games off the Edmonton Prospects. Wrapping up three games in as many days, the Bulls topped the Prospects 9-4 in Western Major Baseball League play Sunday afternoon in Edmonton. The win, which improves the Bulls to 5-9 and gives them three wins in their last four [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Barracudas Tier I Junior B lacrosse team went 0-2 during Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League play on the weekend. The Barracudas were downed 18-4 by the Calgary Shamrocks Saturday and lost a close 10-9 decision to the Okotoks Marauders Sunday afternoon at Nicholas Sheran Arena. With the losses, the Barracudas are 3-10 [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald Two members of the Lethbridge Hurricanes and one alumus are being treated in hospital in Calgary following a fire and explosion at a bachelor party near Cochrane Friday night. Current Hurricanes Ryan Vandervlis and Jordy Bellerive and alumnus Matt Alfaro sustained burn injuries when the firepit they were standing near exploded. A source [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald Torrential rain washed away some play at the Mary Oikawa Memorial Tournament Saturday afternoon at Spitz Stadium. The host Lethbridge Elks were slated to play the Calgary Redbirds Saturday afternoon before the skies opened up. Weather permitting, the Elks are scheduled to play today at 2:30 p.m. The Elks managed to get in [...] Read More »

TORONTO – Johan Camargo hit his first career grand slam and drove in five runs as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 on Tuesday in the opener of a two-game interleague series. The nine-hole hitter was 4 for 5 with the homer – that was crushed to the third deck at Rogers [...] Read More »

LAS VEGAS – Nathan MacKinnon felt a little out of place at last season’s NHL Awards. Coming off a miserable 30th-place finish for his Colorado Avalanche, he made a Sin City pit stop to see fellow Cole Harbour, N.S., native Sidney Crosby on the way to a California golf trip. “I felt like a loser [...] Read More »

LAS VEGAS – Kaleb Dahlgren pushes Ryan Straschnitzki’s wheelchair up a ramp and onto a riser. Tyler Smith follows right behind and takes his spot in front of a sea of cameras and microphones inside a vast luxury hotel ballroom. It’s not how they wanted it to be, but the Humboldt Broncos, some of them [...] Read More »

Halifax Regional Council received a private briefing Tuesday from the company hoping to bring a CFL team to the Maritimes. Mayor Mike Savage confirmed councillors met with representatives of Maritime Football Ltd., but would not discuss the nature of the talks. It took place behind closed doors as a last-minute addition to Tuesday’s council agenda, [...] Read More »

CALGARY – The door opened a crack on arena talks in Calgary as the city and the Flames have re-established contact. A city council committee struck in May to revive the arena issue and Calgary Sport and Entertainment have exchanged what’s described as cordial, noncommittal letters, according to the committee chair. Councillor Jeff Davison says [...] Read More »