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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 »

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Clara Strack had 18 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks, Tonie Morgan tied a program record with 16 assists to go with 11 points, and No. 23 Kentucky routed South Carolina Upstate 90-30 on Wednesday night. Morgan found Amelia Hassett for a 3-pointer with 1:34 left in the fourth quarter to [...] Read More »

Paul Skenes’ meteoric rise to the top is complete. The young Pittsburgh Pirates ace was a unanimous choice for the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, becoming the first pitcher in 40 years to win Rookie of the Year one season and baseball’s top pitching prize the next. Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal [...] Read More »

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Four-hundred-plus pound defensive tackle Desmond Watson was released from Tampa Bay’s practice squad Wednesday. Watson, who weighed 464 pounds at the University of Florida’s pro day and was considered the heaviest player in NFL history, hasn’t been on the active roster. He was originally signed by the Buccaneers after going undrafted [...] Read More »

Shubman Gill’s India lineup faces a stern challenge against World Test Championship winner South Africa in a two-match series starting Friday at the historic Eden Gardens. As well as a change of the initially scheduled venue to avoid the serious air pollution in New Delhi, the series will feature a change of sessions times to [...] Read More »

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former Rangers players Rod Barajas and Travis Jankowski will be part of the coaching staff for new Texas manager Skip Schumaker, whose pitching and hitting coaches will be returning staff members. The Rangers on Wednesday announced 10 members of Schumaker’s staff for the 2026 season, and said one more major league [...] Read More »