January 17th, 2026
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  • Hurricanes fall short in loss to Prince Albert

    Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Despite their best effort, the Lethbridge Hurricanes couldn’t find a way to knock off the Prince Albert Raiders falling 3-1 at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Friday night. Hurricane head coach Matt Anholt says he saw some positives despite the final result on the scoreboard. “I think you’ve got to kind of [...] Read More »

    19 hours ago
  • Chenier excited to face former team

    Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Oli Chenier won’t have to wait long to face his former team for the first time. The Lethbridge Hurricanes acquired Chenier back on Jan. 5 ahead of the WHL trade deadline from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a fourth round pick in the upcoming 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.  Lethbridge [...] Read More »

    1 day ago
  • Pronghorns preparing to host Saskatchewan in final home weekend

    Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald For the final time this season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns will take to home court. The Horns will complete their home basketball schedule this weekend as they welcome the University of Saskatchewan Huskies to the Co-op Centre for Sports & Wellness. Lethbridge will be on the road for the final [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Waknuk becomes winningest coach in Pronghorn women’s basketball history

    Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns has a new name in their women’s basketball record book. Following the Pronghorns 63-53 win over the MacEwan Griffins on Saturday, Dave Waknuk became the winningest head coach in program history with his 66th career Canada West victory and 87th U SPORTS win. Waknuk received a [...] Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Heger looking to prove himself with Hurricanes

    Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It’s not often that the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Medicine Hat Tigers link up for a trade, but that’s what happened ahead of the WHL trade deadline last week. On Wednesday Jan. 8, the Hurricanes shipped 19-year-old forward Luke Cozens to the Tigers in exchange for 18-year-old defenceman Kyle Heger. The teams [...] Read More »

    3 days ago

National Sports

  • Nate Schmidt scores twice to help Mammoth beat Kraken 6-3

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nate Schmidt scored two goals and assisted on two others to lead the Utah Mammoth to a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Lawson Crouse added a goal and two assists to help Utah win its third straight and for the sixth time in seven games. Kevin Stenlund, [...] Read More »

    18 minutes ago
  • Packers and coach Matt LaFleur agree to contract extension, AP source says

    Matt LaFleur has agreed to terms on a contract extension to remain the Packers’ coach, a week after Green Bay’s season ended with a wild-card playoff loss to the Chicago Bears, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced. ESPN and [...] Read More »

    19 minutes ago
  • Wofford beats Furman 74-70

    GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Nils Machowski and Kahmare Holmes scored 20 points each in Wofford’s 74-70 victory over Furman on Saturday. Machowski added nine rebounds for the Terriers (12-7, 4-2 Southern Conference). shot 7 for 15 and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line. Chace Watley had 15 points and went 6 of 11 from [...] Read More »

    20 minutes ago
  • Nurse returns from eight-week absence, impacts in Goldeneyes loss to former team

    TORONTO — It took Sarah Nurse a couple of shifts but she was able to turn in an impactful performance. The star forward scored in her first game back from injury — just her second game of the season — giving the Vancouver Goldeneyes a chance to win before falling to her former team, the [...] Read More »

    30 minutes ago
  • South Dakota State defeats Kansas City 90-62

    BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Joe Sayler had 22 points in South Dakota State’s 90-62 win over Kansas City on Saturday. Sayler shot 7 of 10 from the field, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 of 4 from the line for the Jackrabbits (10-10, 3-2 Summit League). Alec Squires added 14 points [...] Read More »

    32 minutes ago