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Lethbridge Herald Staff The Lethbridge Hurricanes failed to record a point over the weekend. Lethbridge fell 3-1 to the East Division leading Prince Albert Raiders on home ice on Friday.  The Raiders led early with a pair of goals in the first period from Jonah Sivertson and Alisher Sarkenov. Lethbridge would play a strong middle [...] Read More »

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 »

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres signed Josh Doan to a seven-year, $48.65 million contract extension in a deal announced Wednesday that secures the third-year forward as a key fixture of the team’s core group. The signing was the first completed by newly promoted general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and rewards a player enjoying a [...] Read More »

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Aiyuk won’t be part of the 2026 San Francisco 49ers with the only remaining question about when he will be off the Niners’ roster. General manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan held their season-ending news conference on Wednesday, four days after the team was eliminated in a 41-6 [...] Read More »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Naroditsky, an influential American chess grandmaster who was found dead at his North Carolina home in October at age 29, had multiple drugs in his system at the time and was killed by an abnormal heartbeat caused by an accidental overdose, according to a toxicology report. Released Tuesday by the [...] Read More »

PRAGUE (AP) — Robert Lewandowski’s second-half strike for Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday made it 15 consecutive seasons in which he’s scored in Europe’s elite club competition. The 37-year-old Poland international sealed Barcelona’s 4-2 win at Slavia Prague with a 71st-minute goal. His own-goal in the 44th had left the game tied 2-2 [...] Read More »

CALGARY — A couple of rookies and one veteran comprise Canada’s skeleton team for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Hallie Clarke is a rookie, but the 21-year-old from Brighton, Ont., brings international success from winning a world women’s championship in 2024 and a women’s world junior title in 2025. Her Olympic aspirations began when she [...] Read More »