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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 »

Senegal has an unlikely new hero, and he did not even play in the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final won by his country. In a bizarre turn of events, Senegal’s second-choice goalkeeper Yéhvann Diouf spent long spells of Sunday’s match protecting the towels used by starting keeper Edouard Mendy from repeated attempts by ball [...] Read More »

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iga Świątek knows she has plenty to work on in her bid for a first Australian Open title and a career Grand Slam. The No. 2-ranked Świątek never got comfortable in a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over No. 130-ranked Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue in the first-round on Monday night. After winning [...] Read More »

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Getting a chance to play in the Coretta Scott King Classic has special meaning for Ohio State senior Chance Gray. Her great grandfather Benjamin Hooks worked with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr and was onetime executive director of the NAACP. Gray remembered when she was young hearing stories from Hooks, who [...] Read More »

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Take a long-downtrodden team that happens to have the world’s largest alumni base and another playing a home game while in search of its first national title in 25 years and the math is simple. This is the toughest ticket in town. And, in fact, Monday night’s title game between [...] Read More »

Bo Nix’s broken ankle has placed Jarrett Stidham into most unusual territory. After throwing no passes and taking four offensive snaps all season, Stidham will now take over as starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos in the AFC title game against New England on Sunday. Stidham hasn’t thrown a pass in a regular season or [...] Read More »