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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 »

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas received two big blows on its way to the College Football Playoff last season, both at the hands of Georgia. But if those two losses provide incentive for the 10th-ranked Longhorns (7-2, 4-1 SEC) as they prepare to meet No. 5 Georgia (8-1, 6-1) for the third time in two [...] Read More »

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the season aiming for more than a division title. Nine games in, the four-time defending NFC South champions are still trying to figure out how to go from being a good team to a great one. They’re leading the division again, but aren’t playing like a [...] Read More »

CALGARY — Former CFL star and current Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton has undergone surgery for testicular cancer and says he expects to return to the football field this season. Singleton played three seasons for the Calgary Stampeders. He won a Grey Cup in 2018 and earned the CFL’s most outstanding defensive player award in [...] Read More »

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — This season for Minnesota was bound to test Kevin O’Connell, trying to strike the tricky balance between developing a starting quarterback who’d never played in the NFL and coaching a roster designed for a contender. From injury absences to international travel to the glaring inexperience at the game’s most important position, [...] Read More »

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys were back at work Monday coming off their open week, absent the usual media presence as the club starts the process of returning to the field following the death of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland. Executive vice president Stephen Jones said the Cowboys were still working with Kneeland’s family [...] Read More »