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By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald High-end talent will be on display at the  CHL USA Prospects Challenge in Calgary and Lethbridge  next week and a player to watch from the WHL is Kamloops Blazers forward JP Hurlbert, as he and Team CHL will play the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) Under-18 team. The [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes were doubled up 6-3 by the Vancouver Giants in their sixth game of a seven-game road trip on Wednesday night at the Langley Events Centre. The Giants came out hot as they found themselves up 3-0 in the first 5:49 of the game. Marek Howell’s shot from [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly Inside the CFL Early in the third quarter of the 112th Grey Cup after Saskatchewan scored a touchdown to go up 22-7 and the Alouettes went two and out, I made a note to myself, “They should be able to cruise home now.” Yeah, right. Who was I kidding? It’s just not part [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Prince Albert Raiders defenceman and Lacombe, Alta., product  Daxon Rudolph is showing why he is a top player in the WHL through his offensive prowess and two-way capabilities. For those qualities, the sophomore rearguard will be playing for Team CHL along  with other top prospects who are eligible for the [...] Read More »

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 »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Lange agreed to a $900,000. one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, two days after the 30-year-old right-hander was released by the Detroit Tigers. Lange can earn an additional $100,000 in performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 25 and 30 games. Lange was on the injured list from [...] Read More »

PERTH, Australia (AP) — In a chaotic opening day of the Ashes, Ben Stokes won the toss and watched his team skittled for 172 before taking a five-wicket haul to give England a first-innings advantage Friday in the first cricket test. Day 1 lived up to the pre-series hype, with pace bowlers dominating on a [...] Read More »

AURICH, Germany (AP) — A robot lawnmower has left an amateur soccer club in northwestern Germany without a playing field after biting off more than it could mow. The robotic mower, named “Robby” by members of the SG Egels-Poppens club, got stuck in wet ground and dug up the playing surface, local broadcaster NDR reported [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Head coach Adam Foote liked what he saw from his Vancouver Canucks on Thursday — even if the team came out on the wrong end of the score line. Vancouver’s rough stretch continued with a 4-2 loss to the visiting Dallas Stars, yet Foote praised his group afterward. “It was probably our best [...] Read More »

Northern Illinois Huskies (2-3) at Loyola Chicago Ramblers (1-4) Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Chicago heads into the matchup against Northern Illinois after losing four in a row. The Ramblers have gone 1-2 at home. Loyola Chicago is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Huskies have gone 0-3 [...] Read More »