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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Despite their best effort, the Lethbridge Hurricanes couldn’t find a way to knock off the Prince Albert Raiders falling 3-1 at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Friday night. Hurricane head coach Matt Anholt says he saw some positives despite the final result on the scoreboard. “I think you’ve got to kind of [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Oli Chenier won’t have to wait long to face his former team for the first time. The Lethbridge Hurricanes acquired Chenier back on Jan. 5 ahead of the WHL trade deadline from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a fourth round pick in the upcoming 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.  Lethbridge [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald For the final time this season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns will take to home court. The Horns will complete their home basketball schedule this weekend as they welcome the University of Saskatchewan Huskies to the Co-op Centre for Sports & Wellness. Lethbridge will be on the road for the final [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns has a new name in their women’s basketball record book. Following the Pronghorns 63-53 win over the MacEwan Griffins on Saturday, Dave Waknuk became the winningest head coach in program history with his 66th career Canada West victory and 87th U SPORTS win. Waknuk received a [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It’s not often that the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Medicine Hat Tigers link up for a trade, but that’s what happened ahead of the WHL trade deadline last week. On Wednesday Jan. 8, the Hurricanes shipped 19-year-old forward Luke Cozens to the Tigers in exchange for 18-year-old defenceman Kyle Heger. The teams [...] Read More »

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka admitted she was a little bit nervous with Rod Laver and Roger Federer in the crowd for her first-round win at the Australian Open on Sunday. The top-ranked Sabalenka, who won the Australian title in 2023 and ’24 and was runner-up last year to Madison Keys, lost the first [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — With sniper Leon Draisaitl out of the lineup, the Edmonton Oilers knew they’d need other players to step up. Kasperi Kapanen and Jack Roslovic emphatically answered the call Saturday. Each put up a pair of goals as the Oilers (24-17-8) blanked the struggling Canucks 6-0 in Vancouver. “When you’re missing a key player, [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — When the Toronto Maple Leafs arrived in Winnipeg Friday night, the temperature was cold but a sight warmed them up. Leafs fans greeted them at the team hotel, followed up by plenty of fans cheering for them at Canada Life Centre on Saturday. The out-of-town foes rewarded them with a 4-3 overtime victory [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators did so many things right on Saturday, but once again they didn’t get the goaltending needed to record the win. It’s been a far too familiar refrain for the team this year and a significant reason they find themselves struggling to get out of the bottom half of the Eastern [...] Read More »

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath led the opening run of a World Cup slalom Sunday as he attempts to win the Wengen race in consecutive years. The United States-born McGrath finished 0.40 seconds ahead of world champion Loic Meillard and teammate Henrik Kristoffersen, who were tied for second. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, [...] Read More »