Penton: Lousy prognosticator picks U.S. to win hockey gold
Canada’s men’s Olympic hockey team begins its quest for gold Feb. 12 vs. Czechia and, of course, this calls for a bold prediction: Canada will not win gold.
Keith Mitchell Memorial Bonspiel
The 5th annual Keith Mitchell Memorial has come and gone, and what a weekend it was. Saturday evening’s draw was standing room only, with great curling, even better company…
Biggar’s Garrett Hawkins closing in on Major Leagues
From a small west-central Saskatchewan community better known for grain elevators than radar guns, Garrett Hawkins is steadily pitching his way toward baseball’s biggest stage.
Hockey Awards: SWHL, CRHL release award winners
Friday was a busy day for both the Sask West Hockey League and the Cross Roads Hockey Leagues as they both revealed award winners.
Penton: Koepka alone in return to PGA Tour
What could have been a mad dash by some of the greatest golfers in the world from the upstart LIV tour back to the PGA Tour turned out to be hardly a trickle.
New Year’s Eve bull riding event packs Crossroads Centre for third straight year
OYEN — The Crossroads Centre rode into 2026 with a sold-out night of bull riding, live music and community fundraising as the Third Annual New Year’s Eve Bull Riding event…
Penton: Jets’ downward slide shocks ’Peg fans
Winnipeg Jets fans got quite a shock in January when an 11-game winless streak during the middle of what had been a mediocre National Hockey League season dumped the Jets into 32nd…
Penton: Jays having championship-style off-season
Mid-January is not normally the time of year for baseball-related sports columns, but what the Toronto Blue Jays are doing this off-season can’t wait for spring.
Dodsland and area rallies to rebuild Sports Centre
Dodsland and surrounding communities have launched a major fundraising initiative to construct a new, modern, and safe facility after a devastating fire destroyed…
Penton: Olympic hockey team solid, but hardly perfect
When Team Canada announced last summer its six locked-in player selections for this country’s entry in the Olympic Games, one of the choices today stands out as a pretty big mistake.
Penton: Among 2026 winners: Rory, Avs and Riders
Almost guaranteed to happen in 2026: January — National Football League playoffs occupy the weekend spotlights this month…
Penton: Looking back at the best from 2025 (Part 2)
The best of 2025’s notes, quotes and anecdotes (Part 2 — July through December)…
Penton: Looking back at the best from 2025
The best quips, quotes and anecdotes from January through June, 2025 (Part 1).
Michael Noah Smigelski 3rd Annual Basketball Tournament
Michael Noah Smigelski peacefully entered heaven on March 20, 2023. He was born in Medicine Hat, Alta., on March 11, 2003, the only son of Neil and Anne Marie Smigelski…
Penton: Recognizing Canada’s best in 2025
It’s been a great year for Canadians on the world’s athletic stages. As 2025 winds down, it’s time for the year-end awards in the top three categories — male and female athlete and top team.
Penton: Young superstars belong on Olympic team
In hockey-mad Canada, fans spend their time watching hockey, thinking about hockey, talking about hockey and mentally planning Canada’s roster for the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy.
Penton: Would McKenna spark a Flames’ revival?
The big prize in next summer’s National Hockey League amateur draft is expected to be Gavin McKenna, the pride of Whitehorse, Yukon, a former Medicine Hat Tiger superstar…
Penton: Harris, Ouellette key to Riders’ Cup victory
Now, just like the rabid fan base that lives and dies with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Canadian Football League fans across the land are green — with envy.
Investing $7M to boost sport and recreation infrastructure
Alberta’s government is investing $7 million to support sport and recreation infrastructure projects across the province, officials announced Wednesday.
Penton: Gambling advertising getting out of control
Data about cigarettes causing cancer eventually resulted in tobacco advertisements being banned from print and electronic media, but will the data about lives being ruined…