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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald While a trip to CCAA nationals is not in the cards for the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiak men’s volleyball team, it was still a very successful weekend at the ACAC championships in Red Deer over the weekend. Lethbridge finished with a bronze medal. The Kodiaks defeated the NAIT Ooks in their quarterfinal [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald One game short. That was the story of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team in 2025-26, as they finished just short of a Canada West playoff spot.  Lethbridge finished with a 7-13 record, good enough for eighth place in the Prairie Division just behind the Brandon Bobcats for a [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald While major leaguers are just beginning spring training in Florida and Arizona, it’s officially go time for the Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs. PBA will hit the road to Twin Falls, Idaho this weekend for non-conference games against the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) Golden Eagles to begin their season starting on [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Steel are hoping for a few more players to have a team take the gridiron. The Under-16 program is short a few players and are looking to recruit a few more interested athletes to help field a team in the Southern Alberta Female Football League (SAFFL) this season. Akira [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Some of the best of the best in the Lethbridge sporting community are finally getting the call they’ve been waiting for. The Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame announced their 2026 induction class during a media event at the Cavendish Farms Centre on Wednesday morning. Toby Boulet, the president of the Lethbridge [...] Read More »

CALGARY — Calgary is throwing its hat in the ring to host the World Cup of Hockey in 2028. Valerie Ball, the senior communications manager for Tourism Calgary, confirmed the news Wednesday in an email. “We can confirm Calgary has submitted a bid to host the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, reflecting our city’s passion [...] Read More »

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Right-hander Hunter Greene has left the Cincinnati Reds’ spring training camp due to right elbow stiffness. Manager Terry Francona and president of baseball operations Nick Krall told reporters on Wednesday that Greene will have an MRI in Cincinnati and be examined by team orthopedic consultant Dr. Timothy Kremchek. Greene also will [...] Read More »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Speiser, Nastja Claessens and Taryn Sides led 12th-seeded Kansas State to a program-tying and Big 12 Tournament-record 17 3-pointers and the Wildcats beat 13th-seeded Cincinnati 91-66 in a first-round game on Wednesday. The Wildcats will play fifth-seeded Texas Tech in Thursday’s second round. Speiser made six 3-pointers and Sides [...] Read More »

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks signed forward Kiefer Sherwood on Wednesday to a five-year, $28.75 million extension six weeks after acquiring him in a trade from Vancouver. The Sharks dealt 2026 and ’27 second-round draft picks and minor league defenseman Cole Clayton to Vancouver for the 30-year-old Sherwood on Jan. 19 [...] Read More »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Robert Vilahamn was announced Wednesday as the new coach of the Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League. Vilahamn, 43, most recently served as coach of the Tottenham Hotspur women’s team. Before joining the Women’s Super League club in 2023, Vilahamn was with BK Häcken in his native Sweden. “Robert [...] Read More »