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By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls edged the Energy City Cactus Rats 6-5 to split their two-game series   on Friday night during Western Canadian Baseball League at Spitz Stadium. The Cactus Rats won the opener of the series 11-6 on Thursday night. The Cactus Rats got on the board in the top of [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Six Lethbridge Bulls will make their way up the highway for the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game next weekend in Okotoks to represent the West Division All-Star team . For pitchers, the Bulls will be sending local Levi Abbott, Medicine Hat product Brett Getz and Australian Maxim Mrakovcic. Abbott [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald   The Energy City Cactus Rats broke a 5-5 tie in the ninth innings by scoring six runs to knock off the Lethbridge Bulls 11-6 on Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. Bernie Socarras scored on a two-out double by Jack Kalisky to open the scoring for the Bulls in the [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly Inside the CFL The late Don Matthews, second in career wins to Wally Buono, owner of 10 Grey Cup rings, took exception to a reporter’s observation that the upcoming contest was really a big game. “Why,” the coach asked. “Are they awarding more than two points for the win?” Who am I to [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge baseball player Ty Mabin is not letting his career end after his last  American Legion season this summer and after graduating from high school baseball at Chinook last month, as he is attending post-secondary in Montana beginning this fall. Mabin began exploring the option of playing college ball down [...] Read More »

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Indiana Vassilev and Bruno Damiani scored in the first half and the Philadelphia Union went on to defeat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night. In the ninth minute, Philadelphia cashed in on a corner kick. Kai Wagner’s corner found Olwethu Makhanya, whose shot from the center of the [...] Read More »

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Paul Peterson had a one-stroke lead with three holes to play Saturday night when third-round play in the lightning-delayed ISCO Championship was suspended because of darkness. Play at Hurstbourne Country Club was suspended twice for a total of about three hours during the afternoon in the opposite-field PGA Tour event also [...] Read More »

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm left Saturday’s game at San Diego with a bruise on his left rib cage two innings after he was hit by a pitch from Padres starter Yu Darvish. Bohm was hit on the lower left back leading off the second inning. He advanced on a [...] Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The addition of Milwaukee Brewers rookie phenom pitcher Jacob Misiorowski to the National League All-Star team drew mixed reactions around Major League Baseball. Some players and fans quickly took to social media to express their frustrations over a player with only five starts in the majors being added to the NL [...] Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The addition of Milwaukee Brewers rookie phenom pitcher Jacob Misiorowski to the National League All-Star team drew mixed reactions around Major League Baseball. Some players and fans quickly took to social media to express their frustrations over a player with only five starts in the majors being added to the NL [...] Read More »