Sports

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Two local-area  high school football teams are moving on to School Sport Alberta provincial semifinals after their quarterfinal wins,  while two other local teams others were sent packing on Saturday. The Raymond Comets defeated the St. Francis Browns 29-10 on home turf, while the LCI Rams were sent packing after [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald A local ringette tournament came through in a big way with its generosity in a time of need over the weekend. The Lethbridge Ringette Association hosted its annual Bridge Battle Fall tournament at Cavendish Farms Centre over the weekend, and it was between initiative lead and LRA parent Cara Parks, [...] Read More »

Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Kai Anderson scored with 46 seconds to go in overtime to lift the Lethbridge Hurricanes to a 5-4 win over the Kelowna Rockets on Friday night at Prospera Place. Owen Berge and Nathan Maloney assisted on the overtime winner. Easton Daneault scored his first of the season from Maloney halfway through [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Western Hockey League handed down disciplinary action on Friday  after two separate  investigations were completed that involved  breaches of the WHL Standards of Conduct. One suspension was given to  Lethbridge Hurricanes GM Peter Anholt. “The investigation found that Anholt breached the WHL Standards of Conduct through use of intimidating [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly  Inside the CFL Most of Rider nation can remember the heart-breaking 13th Man moment in Saskatchewan sports history in 2009 when their beloved Roughriders lost the Grey Cup because of a too many men on the field call when the Als missed a field-goal. Given another attempt Montreal made it. The Als quarterback [...] Read More »

TORONTO — When Peter Flagler leaves his job at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night he’ll be able to look down Bremner Boulevard to the CN Tower and know that he’s valued. Flagler, who lives with an intellectual disability, is an assistant to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ equipment staff and motionball’s honorary athlete of the year. [...] Read More »

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele was on the sideline on a recruiting visit for the Big Game a year ago, hobnobbing with former California football stars like Aaron Rodgers and Marshawn Lynch. Sagapolutele will be on center stage for this season’s meeting between the Golden Bears (6-4, 3-3 ACC) and Stanford (3-7,2-5) on Saturday [...] Read More »

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shedeur Sanders’ uneven performance in his NFL debut wasn’t the only bad thing to happen to him on Sunday. The Browns rookie quarterback discovered Sunday night that his home in Granger Township, a Cleveland suburb, had been burglarized during the game, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Associated [...] Read More »

REGINA — The Grey Cup champions Saskatchewan Roughriders paraded down the streets of Regina with cheering fans, bringing the CFL’s top prize all the way to the legislature. The crowd, wearing their green and white attire, hooted and rang bells as the players took turns hoisting the cup on the premier’s balcony. They led all [...] Read More »

SEATTLE (AP) — Whether it was teammates, coaches, kitchen crew or clubhouse managers, Josh Naylor felt abundantly comfortable across his three months with the Seattle Mariners. And thanks to a furry friend, Naylor felt right at home. A day removed from signing a $92.5 million, five-year contract, Naylor credited Seattle’s clubhouse Labrador retriever, Tucker, for [...] Read More »