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By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls edged the Energy City Cactus Rats 6-5 to split their two-game series   on Friday night during Western Canadian Baseball League at Spitz Stadium. The Cactus Rats won the opener of the series 11-6 on Thursday night. The Cactus Rats got on the board in the top of [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Six Lethbridge Bulls will make their way up the highway for the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game next weekend in Okotoks to represent the West Division All-Star team . For pitchers, the Bulls will be sending local Levi Abbott, Medicine Hat product Brett Getz and Australian Maxim Mrakovcic. Abbott [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald   The Energy City Cactus Rats broke a 5-5 tie in the ninth innings by scoring six runs to knock off the Lethbridge Bulls 11-6 on Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. Bernie Socarras scored on a two-out double by Jack Kalisky to open the scoring for the Bulls in the [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly Inside the CFL The late Don Matthews, second in career wins to Wally Buono, owner of 10 Grey Cup rings, took exception to a reporter’s observation that the upcoming contest was really a big game. “Why,” the coach asked. “Are they awarding more than two points for the win?” Who am I to [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge baseball player Ty Mabin is not letting his career end after his last  American Legion season this summer and after graduating from high school baseball at Chinook last month, as he is attending post-secondary in Montana beginning this fall. Mabin began exploring the option of playing college ball down [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Sunday’s game is as close to a must-win as you can get for the Ottawa Redblacks. Losers of their last three, the Redblacks (1-5) sit last in the East Division and seek to avenge last week’s 23-20 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-2) in Sunday’s rematch at TD Place. Ottawa is still looking [...] Read More »

ROVIGO, Italy (AP) — South Africa won the under-20 world championship for the first time in 13 years after beating New Zealand 23-15 in the final on Saturday. The teams scored two tries each in a physical contest in sweltering conditions. South Africa had the best scrum and New Zealand the better lineout. But South [...] Read More »

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Tee times for the final round Sunday in the British Open at Royal Portrush (all times EDT): 3:30 a.m. — Matti Schmid, Ricki Kawamoto 3:40 a.m. — Dean Burmester, Phil Mickelson 3:50 a.m. — Sebastian Soderberg, Andrew Novak 4 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Jacob Skov Olesen 4:10 a.m. — Antoine [...] Read More »

BRNO — Canada fell 87-75 to Australia in a semifinal of the under-19 women’s basketball World Cup on Saturday. The Canadians will play Spain for the bronze medal Sunday. The United States, a 70-58 winner over the Spaniards, will meet the Australians for gold. Jasmine Bascoe of Milton, Ont., led Canada with a game-high 29 [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Defending champion Colton Herta has earned pole position at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto. He did the 11-turn, 2.874-kilometre course around Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto in 59.8320 seconds. IndyCar Series points leader Alex Palou was second, 0.2758 seconds behind Herta. Marcus Armstrong and Will Power were third and fourth respectively. Scott [...] Read More »