Penton: Is it next-year country for Blue Jays?
The Major League Baseball season has just passed the quarter pole, and it might already be next-year country for the Toronto Blue Jays.
SPORTS TALK: McDavid is running out of time in Edmonton
As the Edmonton Oilers battle the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final, its pretty clear Oilers' superstar Connor McDavid needs to win now, as the window to win is closing.
Penton: McDavid the worthiest Hart Trophy finalist
What criteria should be used to determine the winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as Most Valuable Player in the National Hockey League?
HIGH SCHOOL RODEO SHOOTING CHAMPS!
Hailey Muenchrath of Rockyford won the Junior High Light Rifle competition. Whip Gertner of Stettler won the HS Trap Shooting.
Brock MacDougall drafted to the Seattle Thunderbirds
Grandson of Dwight and Wendy Meers and son of Candice and Jeffery MacDougall, Brock MacDougall has achieved a significant milestone in his hockey experience.
High School Rodeo athletes pack the Crossroads Centre
Big Country High School Rodeo Club hosted one of the seven weekends of Alberta High School Rodeo for District 2 held this spring.
SPORTS TALK: What does the future hold for the AJHL?
The future of the Alberta Junior Hockey League will have one of its biggest tests this off-season.
Penton: Personnel moves rampant in curling
Well, it might not be as intriguing and dramatic as the television soap opera As The World Turns, but the Canadian curling scene continues to draw gasps of surprise…
Sports Talk: Same predictable results for Maple Leafs
Immediately after losing in overtime the Toronto Maple Leafs’ main guys clocked in for their second jobs.
Penton: It’s time to ditch the whiteout in Winnipeg
Hey, Winnipeg Jets fans, it’s time to lose the ‘whiteout’ approach to your team’s National Hockey League playoffs. It’s not working.
SPORTS TALK: Tribute to a wagon racing legend
The sport of wagon racing defines Lloydminster and area with its passion to race, and one of the legends was lost to us 2 weeks ago.
Penton: Golf needs a Scheffler Grand Slam run
Televised golf is losing viewers. That is a fact, offered up after every tournament. Theories are varied: Fans are turned off by the fight between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
The NHL’s best family affair: the Hughes brothers
There have been some tremendously talented family combinations over the years in the National Hockey League — the Richards, the Sutters, the Tkachuks, the Hulls…
SPORTS TALK: Dallas Stars will win the Stanley Cup
As the NHL playoffs kick off one team many here in Western Canada know very little about are the boys from Broadway.
SPORTS TALK: Talk of NHL expansion
There has been a decisive uptick in discussion about National Hockey League expansion in recent weeks. And we aren’t merely talking affiliate expansion and the push towards a 34-team league.
Penton: One word for Caitlin Clark: Dominating
She was born on the 22nd day of January, 2002, wears No. 22 for the Iowa Hawkeyes and her team finished No. 2 in the NCAA women’s basketball championship…
BCAS GYMKHANA WINNERS!
Fifty-nine equine enthusiasts participated in six Gymkhanas hosted by the Big Country Agricultural Society between October 29, 2023 and March 24, 2024.
SPORTS TALK: Potential rule changes for junior hockey
On Sportsnet’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast, Elliotte Friedman leaked potential rule changes for junior hockey. If enacted, the rule changes…
Penton: Run for Stanley Cup is wide open
Now that the 1,312-game preliminaries are almost over, the 16 National Hockey League playoff teams get down to serious business.
South Central Senior Boys Basketball: Scorps capture Provincial Bronze Medal
The South Central High Scorpions senior basketball team capped off an amazing season by winning the bronze medal at the Alberta Schools Athletic Association 1A Basketball Provincial Championship.