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 »

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy had surgery Wednesday to repair facial injuries and will be sidelined indefinitely. McAvoy was hit in the mouth by Noah Dobson’s slap shot Saturday in the second period of Boston’s 3-2 victory in Montreal. “He’s doing good,” Bruins coach Marco Sturm said before Boston’s game against [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Goldeneyes have dealt veteran Denisa Krizova back to the Minnesota Frost in exchange for forward Anna Segedi. The Goldeneyes announced the deal Wednesday, with general manager Cara Gardner Morey saying in a release that the move wasn’t an easy decision because Krizova is a “strong forward” and “high-quality individual.” Vancouver picked [...] Read More »

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson returned to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets after missing eight games with a strained left hamstring. The Pelicans won two games without him but have since lost six straight to fall to 2-12 this season. Williamson, who also missed a game earlier this [...] Read More »

Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga won the National Women’s Soccer League’s Most Valuable Player Award for the second straight year Wednesday after leading the league’s top team in goals this season. Chawinga is the first player to win MVP in consecutive seasons. Although she was sidelined following adductor injury to her right leg in [...] Read More »

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints waived receiver Brandin Cooks on Wednesday, honoring the 12-year NFL veteran’s request to be let go. When pressed about why Cooks wanted out, Saints coach Kellen Moore avoided going into detail beyond saying, “He’ll have his plan moving forward. … He’ll have opportunities in the future that [...] Read More »