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By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes ended a four-game homestand on the right side of an 8-7 score against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “That team can score like crazy,” said Matt Anholt, Canes head coach. “They’re an extremely skilled group. We’re fortunate, obviously, to score more than [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Catholic Central Cougars varsity football team hits the gridiron this afternoon to battle against their cross-town rival Chinook Coyotes for the School Sport  Alberta 4A South Zone banner. Catholic Central is coming off a 38-28  win over McCoy High School and Chinook is coming off a nail-biting 43-42 overtime [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge Pronghorn swim team members and coach and a representative from Pronghorn Athletics hyped up what the experience will be like hosting the Canada West Swimming Championships at the end of the month during a media availability on Wednesday morning. “We’ve got probably the best on-campus pool maybe [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Try as they might, the equalizer proved to be elusive for the Lethbridge Hurricanes in a 2-1 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Wednesday. Hurricane assistant captain Shane Smith says Lethbridge played well despite falling short of recording a point in the contest. “It’s a great [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly Inside the CFL As Jerry Reed wrote. “When you’re hot, you’re hot; when you’re not you’re not” Saturday’s Western Final features red hot BC vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders. While the Lions have won seven in a row, the Green are on a two game losing streak, because they gave some of their stars [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — For the first time in their history, Atlético Ottawa have won the North Star Cup, albeit it took four hours to record a 2-1 win in a snowstorm showdown against the defending champions Cavalry FC of Calgary. It took extra time for Ottawa’s David Rodriguez to score the deciding goal, his second of [...] Read More »

Sacramento coach Doug Christie was born and raised in Seattle. The SuperSonics meant everything to him as a kid. And when he heard the news about the death of Lenny Wilkens, who meant the world to basketball fans in that city, Christie couldn’t hold back the tears. “Without him,” Christie said, “I’m not here.” The [...] Read More »

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, and Derrick White and Jordan Walsh hit 3-pointers in the final minute to send the Boston Celtics to a 111-107 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night. White, who finished with 21 points, hit a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left to give the Celtics a [...] Read More »

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — No. 25 North Carolina senior guard Seth Trimble is out indefinitely after suffering a broken left forearm during a workout on Sunday. The school said a timetable for Trimble’s return will be determined following surgery this week. “So sad for Seth,” North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said in a statement. [...] Read More »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, including a nine-point outburst in the fourth quarter, to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-100 on Sunday. Memphis was still within single digits with just more than four minutes left when Gilgeous-Alexander converted consecutive 3-pointers and completed a three-point play to stretch [...] Read More »