Sports

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Super Bowl Sunday has a way of sneaking extra responsibilities onto the calendar. There’s food to prep, screens to arrange, guests to wrangle, and a kitchen that somehow needs cleaning just as the fourth quarter gets interesting. Or, you can let someone else handle it. Across Lethbridge, community pubs and [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Coming off a bye week, the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiak volleyball teams are hoping to defend home court. Lethbridge will play host to the Olds College Broncos tonight and Saturday afternoon at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium. The Kodiaks had an idle weekend after traveling to Caronport, Sask. for a set with the [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It’s incredible the difference a year can make in junior hockey. At this time last year, Oli Chenier and Hudson Kibblewhite were on the opposite end of one of the fiercest rivalries in all of junior hockey, now the two are teammates with the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Kibblewhite was acquired from the [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald When the Lethbridge Hurricanes head to Saskatchewan this week, it will be an opportunity for Carsen Adair to play in front of family and friends. The 18-year-old blueliner is from the village of Clavet, Sask. which is located just southeast of Saskatoon on Highway 16. In an interview with the Herald, [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The first Wednesday in February is always a special one.  Every year, National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) takes place to honour the achievement of female athletes, coaches and leaders in the world of sports.  For Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks women’s volleyball head coach Anna Schwark, the day provides a [...] Read More »

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Lokesh Bam’s sensational 39 not out off 20 balls went in vain as England survived a massive scare against Nepal in Group C to kick off its T20 World Cup campaign with a 4-run win at Mumbai on Sunday. Sam Curran held his nerve at cricket’s iconic Wankhede Stadium and defended [...] Read More »

Houston’s Alperen Sengun was added to the roster for this season’s NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, being selected as a replacement pick for Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Sengun — who becomes Turkey’s first two-time All-Star, after also being picked last season — will take Gilgeous-Alexander’s place on the World team in the Feb. 15 event [...] Read More »

BERLIN (AP) — Christoph Baumgartner scored twice and Leipzig held on to beat Cologne 2-1 on Sunday to move fourth in the Bundesliga, a boost for its hopes of Champions League qualification. Cologne made the better start with Said El Mala having two good chances, while Romulo struck the post at the other end. Baumgartner [...] Read More »

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The shots haven’t been falling consistently for Louisville’s Mikel Brown Jr. since his return from a lengthy injury absence. The good news? Confidence isn’t a problem. The freshman considered a high-end NBA prospect enters Monday’s visit from N.C. State still working his way back to full speed for the 24th-ranked Cardinals [...] Read More »

Crystal Palace ended a 12-game winless run in all competitions by beating rival Brighton 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday. Ismaila Sarr scored the only goal of the match at the Amex Stadium to move Palace nine points clear of the relegation zone and leapfrog Brighton into 13th place. “It was an unbelievable atmosphere [...] Read More »