Miller Express get back in the win column against Fort McMurray

The Moose Jaw Miller Express snapped a five-game losing skid after defeating the Fort McMurray Giants 3–0 on Thursday night.

The Miller Express played a doubleheader in Fort McMurray on Thursday, dropping the first game 3–1 to the Energy City Cactus Rats from Spruce Grove.

All of the scoring in that game happened in the third inning. Austin Gurney gave Moose Jaw a 1–0 lead in the top half of the inning, but a three-run home run by Drew Ambercrombie scored the winning runs for the Cactus Rats. The loss extended Moose Jaw’s losing streak to five games.

Calgary's Chanse Vigen sets new chuckwagon track record at the Ponoka Stampede

Chanse Vigen, who now calls Calgary home, lit up the track Thursday night at the prestigious Ponoka Stampede.

Vigen and his wagon crossed the finish line in a time of 1.11.75, breaking Luke Tournier's 2011 time of 1.12.19.

High River's Jason Glass finished in 13th, Dayton Sutherland from DeWinton came in 24th while Blackie's Jordie Fike came in 36th out of 36th after suffering a 10 second penalty for his wagon missing a barrel.

Holy Crowson! The Dawgs destroyed the Lethbridge Bulls scoring over 20 runs

The Okotoks Dawgs unleashed their scoring prowess last night in Lethbridge, absolutely destroying the Bulls 24-2.

Yes, 24 to 2 was the final score.

Connor Crowson led the charge, going 4 for 4 at the plate. He drove in 7 RBIs, crossed the plate five times, and was walked twice.

Austin Eaton got the win on the mound, going 6 innings while striking out 4 players and giving up 3 hits.

With the win, the Dawgs moved back into first place in the WCBL West Division, just a half game up on the Bulls.

57's can't hold late lead against Energy City

In the WCBL, the Swift Current 57's took three late leads, but fell 9-8 to the Energy City Cactus Rats yesterday.

Down 3-0, the 57's came back to lead 4-3, 7-6, and 8-7, before losing 9-8 in 8 innings.

Gus Koehn went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored to lead the way for Swift Current.

David Jinks went 2 for 3 with a walk, a run scored, and an RBI.

Shunta Furuya took the loss in relief.

The 57's have lost their first three games on their Alberta road swing.

They play Energy City again this afternoon in Fort McMurray.

Collaros cooks as Bombers blitz Elks for 3-0 start

Submitted by mike.thom on Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:13

They make for an interesting concoction, these ever-evolving Winnipeg Blue Bombers now just three games into their 2025 Canadian Football League schedule.

Some, not all, of the familiar faces still remain in place from a crew that has appeared in five straight Grey Cup games, with championships in 2019 and 2021 and the early indicators are they have been mixed with a tasty crew of newcomers and second-year pros who are bringing their own magic to the potion.

Roughriders hosting BC Saturday to retain top spot in the west

The Saskatchewan Roughriders enter Saturday’s Week 4 matchup against the BC Lions with a perfect 3-0 record good for first place in the CFL West — but they’ll need a win to stay ahead of the surging Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who moved to 3-0 with a 36-23 win over Edmonton on Thursday night.

The Roughriders have a big question mark entering the game. Quarterback Trevor Harris was once again listed as questionable on Thursday's team injury report with a head/illness issue. Seven Roughriders are already listed as out for the game, including receiver Samuel Emilus. 

More than a game: Goldeyes bring big league joy to a small Arctic town

The Winnipeg Goldeyes have gone above and beyond to bring the love of baseball to kids in remote areas this year. 

"This professional baseball team just hosted a camp more than 1,400 km away from their stadium," said the American Association on Instagram. "What's even crazier is where the camp was hosted."

The Winnipeg Goldeyes are the only Canadian team in the American Association of Professional Baseball. 

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