Sports

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald   The Lethbridge Hurricanes improved to 3-2 on their season-high seven-game road trip after edging the Victoria Royals 4-3 on Tuesday night in B.C.’s capital city. Victoria got the scoring going 50 seconds into the contest when Seth Fryer scored his first of the year from Roan Woodward and Reggie [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Next week’s 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge will see top prospects that are eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft  from the Canadian Hockey League compete against the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) Under-18 Team in a two-game format. “It’s an absolute premier showcase for the NHL draft,” said [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiak women’s basketball won their third game in a row on Saturday with a 65-59 victory over Keyano College at Val Matteotti Gymnasium. The win also meant a weekend sweep on home court after they beat Lakeland 59-42 on Friday and a  four-way tie for first place [...] Read More »

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 »

SYDNEY (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam singles champion Lleyton Hewitt’s return from retirement was short-lived on Wednesday in doubles with his son Cruz, but only in the best possible way. Former No. 1- ranked Hewitt, 44, who won the U.S. Open in 2001 and Wimbledon in 2002 and officially retired from singles in 2016, combined [...] Read More »

NAPIER, New Zealand (AP) — Shai Hope made a century from 67 balls and led West Indies to 247-9 as they batted first Wednesday in the second international against New Zealand, shortened by rain to 34 overs per side. Hope surpassed 6,000 ODI runs early in his innings and with his first century against New [...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James certainly didn’t look like he had been away from an NBA court for nearly seven months when he began his unprecedented 23rd season Tuesday night — even if his burning lungs told him otherwise. After reaching another landmark in what is now officially the longest career in league history, [...] Read More »

Los Angeles Clippers (4-10, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (8-7, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Orlando hosts Los Angeles aiming to prolong its three-game home winning streak. The Magic are 5-3 in home games. Orlando is fourth in the league with 18.1 fast break [...] Read More »

Chicago Bulls (7-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (6-7, ninth in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers take on Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls in non-conference play. The Trail Blazers have gone 3-2 at home. Portland has a [...] Read More »