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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 »

ZURICH (AP) — Days after Panama qualified for the 2026 World Cup, FIFA banned the country’s soccer federation president for failing to respect a previous ban imposed for fat-shaming a women’s national team star. FIFA said Manuel Arias was “banned from all football-related activity for six months,” which will expire about four weeks before the [...] Read More »

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Matteo Berrettini beat Raphael Collignon 6-3, 6-4 to give two-time defending champion Italy the lead against Belgium in their Davis Cup semifinal on Friday. The No. 56-ranked Berrettini, a 2021 Wimbledon runner-up with 10 singles titles on the tour, clinched the first set on serve against No. 86 Collignon. Collignon dropped [...] Read More »

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The first official test race on the controversial sliding track being rebuilt for the Milan Cortina Olympics was won by skeleton world champion Matt Weston of Britain on Friday. Weston beat European champion Samuel Maier of Austria by 0.15 seconds after two runs in the head-first discipline down the Eugenio [...] Read More »

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s top-ranked defense found another level Thursday night to lead the Texans to their third straight win. The Texans sacked Josh Allen a career-high eight times and Calen Bullock forced three turnovers, including an interception in the final seconds, to seal the 23-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills. “The defense is playing [...] Read More »

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The sounds of college football have changed over the years, with pop culture songs becoming part of the show at stadiums across the country. Fight songs, though, have withstood the test of time and still ring true. From “Rocky Top” at Tennessee to “Fight On” at USC, school bands cranking [...] Read More »