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By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes begin the B.C. Division leg of their seven-game road trip tomorrow and know they will have to stick to a simple game plan if they want to find the win column. “It’s playing a simple, organized game, … having good structure defensively, making sure that we’re managing [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald For the first time since 2018, the Catholic Central Cougars varsity football team captured the 4A South Zone banner after defeating the Chinook Coyotes 27-23 on Saturday afternoon at University of Lethbridge Community Sports Stadium. “It was a really big win because we haven’t played Chinook in a zone final,” [...] Read More »

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 »

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Lionel Messi and the world champion Argentina soccer team are expected to be special guests this week as the southern African nation of Angola celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal. The events began Wednesday. Angola has organized an exhibition game between its national team and Argentina [...] Read More »

Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians players were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers. MLB said Monday the limits were agreed to by sportsbook operators representing more than 98% [...] Read More »

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Chelsea-bound Strasbourg forward Emmanuel Emegha got his first call-up from the Netherlands on Tuesday as a replacement for the injured Wout Weghorst ahead of decisive 2026 World Cup qualifying games. The 22-year-old Emegha is cover for Ajax veteran Weghorst who will likely not be fit to face Poland on Friday. A draw [...] Read More »

BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation (DFB) wants compensation when players opt to represent other countries after representing Germany at youth levels. “It simply makes no sense to me why a player who has been coached primarily at his club for five years but also by the federation as a junior partner should be [...] Read More »

MADRID (AP) — Spain dropped Lamine Yamal on Tuesday before two World Cup qualifiers after the star forward underwent more treatment on a nagging groin injury. The Spanish soccer federation said it received notification from Barcelona that Yamal underwent “invasive radiofrequency treatment for discomfort in his pubis.” The federation said the treatment will sideline the [...] Read More »