Sports

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Coyotes varsity boys rugby team came into this season knowing they would have to integrate a lot of new players into the sport and they  will look to  combine that with the promising  up-and-coming  junior varsity players at the senior level in  hopes of finding success this season. [...] Read More »

The Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs didn’t have much go their way in  terms of the win column as they were only able to take one of three games off the TRU Wolfpack over the weekend at home. PBA opened Saturday’s triple header with a 5-2 loss, followed by a 9-3 win in the second game [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes staved off elimination and forced Game 7 with a 5-1 win  over the Calgary Hitmen in Game 6 on Saturday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “I think we were a pretty resilient group,” said Canes forward Miguel Marques. “I think we know what we’re capable of and we’re [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Calgary Hitmen scored four answered goals to beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-5 in overtime in Game 5  and take a 3-2 series lead on Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. “We just completely got away from our game,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach. “Lots of really bad [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald   The Calgary Hitmen scored four answered goals to beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-5 in overtime in Game 5  and take a 3-2 series lead on Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. “We just completely got away from our game,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach. “Lots of really [...] Read More »

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mark Gronowski was on the losing side of what he jokingly calls “the greatest offensive game of all time.” Gronowski was South Dakota State’s quarterback when the Jackrabbits lost 7-3 at Iowa in the 2022 season opener, when the Hawkeyes’ points came from two safeties and a field goal. Now [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — Leicester Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs, who made a record 127 test appearances for England, will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 35-year-old Youngs had his 332nd appearance for Leicester at the weekend. He made his senior debut in 2007 and went on to win five Premiership titles [...] Read More »

MADRID (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s clay-court season started with a loss in the first round of the Madrid Open against Lucia Bronzetti on Tuesday. Japan’s four-time Grand Slam champion stumbled on match point as Bronzetti completed a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win before checking Osaka was OK as they approached the net for a post-match handshake. [...] Read More »

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Billy Edwards’ offseason bonding activities with his new teammates included accompanying a few offensive linemen on an ice-fishing trip to nearby Monona Bay. They apparently got there just in time. “There were like three inches of ice and it was like 50 degrees outside, so it was a little [...] Read More »

ROME (AP) — The Italian national Olympic committee has asked for sports events to be suspended on Saturday, the day of Pope Francis’ funeral. After the government declared five days of national mourning, the Olympic committee, known by its Italian initials CONI, requested Tuesday for Saturday’s events to be suspended and for a minute of [...] Read More »