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By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald It was thanks to the mercy rule, the Lethbridge Jr. Bulls 14U baseball team made quick work of the Calgary based Team Alberta by a score of 17-5 in five innings during Junior Canadian Little League Championship action on Friday at Spitz Stadium. “It was a great bounce back day,” [...] Read More »

By Nathan Reiter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald  The Lethbridge Elks couldn’t complete a comeback for the second straight day, falling 5-0 to the Missoula Mavericks in “AA” American Legion action at Lloyd Nolan Yard on Friday afternoon. Head coach Scott Oikawa says one off inning proved to be the difference for the Elks. [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Junior Canadian Little League Championship has been ongoing this week in Lethbridge and on Friday had friendly competition off the baseball field to promote local business. Lethbridge’s Best Pizza contest was happening at Spitz Stadium near the lunch hour on Friday and participating teams had pizza slices  from strictly [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls hung on to beat the Regina Red Sox 5-4 on Thursday night during Western Canadian Baseball League action at Spitz Stadium. Jack Kalisky drove in Brennan McTavish with a two-out single to open the scoring for the Bulls in the bottom of the first inning. Kalisky then [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly Inside the CFL Having reached the one-third point in the 2025 CFL season, it’s time to evaluate what has transpired so far. When I made my predictions, I thought Saskatchewan would be the best team in the league, enough baling wire could be applied to Winnipeg’s aging fleet to finish second. I thought [...] Read More »

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Buccaneers rookie linebacker David Walker tore an ACL and likely will miss the rest of the season. Walker, a fourth-round draft pick out of Central Arkansas, sustained the knee injury in Friday’s practice. He had 10 1/2 sacks last season and was expected to bolster Tampa Bay’s pass rush. The Buccaneers [...] Read More »

GAVLE, Sweden (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom is resuming his hockey career back in his native Sweden with Brynas IF after missing all of last NHL season because of a nagging hip injury. The Swedish club announced Monday that Backstrom was signing there to play this coming season. The 37-year-old center’s NHL contract with the Washington [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jayden Struble has signed a two-year, one-way contract extension through the 2026-27 season, the club announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of just over $1.41 million. Struble played 56 games last season, posting two goals and 11 assists. He ranked fifth on the Canadiens with 124 hits. [...] Read More »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski already has won matchups with Paul Skenes and Clayton Kershaw and has pitched in the All-Star Game since reaching the major leagues six weeks ago. So forgive the 23-year-old if he isn’t getting overly caught up in the atmosphere surrounding his first matchup with the NL Central-rival [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (AP) — Two days. Two gold medals. Summer McIntosh is off to a perfect start at the swimming world championships in her attempt to win five individual gold medals, a feat only achieved by American legend Michael Phelps. The 18-year-old Canadian took the 200-meter individual medley on Monday, clocking 2:06.69. The victory matched the [...] Read More »