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The Calgary Hitmen hired Dustin Friesen as their next head coach Friday.

Jose Maltos received a hero’s welcome from his teammates after kicking the longest field goal of his CFL career.

At the fan festival leading up to WrestleMania X8, World Wrestling Federation chairman Vince McMahon wanted to get a sense of who the audience would be pulling for in the anticipated match between Hulk Hogan and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson.

The Toronto Raptors will be holding their training camp at the University of Calgary, the first time in franchise history the team will hold camp in Alberta.

The Okotoks Dawgs waited until late Thursday night, coming from behind to defeat the Regina Red Sox 9-3.

The Calgary Flames have resigned centre Rory Kerins and defencemen Yan Kuznetsov and Jeremie Poirier, the NHL club announced Thursday.

Defending Rangeland Derby champion Jason Glass is very much in the conversation to repeat as the chuckwagon racing champion in 2025 after winning the day money Thursday night at the Calgary Stampede.

Chanse Vigen jumped the gun Wednesday night but even a one-second penalty couldn’t slow him down as Vigen claimed the day money at the 2025 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby.

Led by Even Gilyard’s 37 points, the Calgary Surge withstood a slow start to defeat the Montreal Alliance to a 107-91 victory Wednesday in front of close to 7,000 rowdy fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Calgary (3-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-0)—the CFL’s lone remaining unbeaten squad—on Friday night.

Gavin McKenna, the 17-year-old hockey superstar of the Medicine Hat Tigers, has committed to Penn State for next season.

Obrey Motowylo won Saturday night at the chucks by about as long as it takes to blink.

The Okotoks Dawgs settled for a split of a two-game series in Swift Current, dropping a tight 4-3 decision to the 57s Friday night.

The Calgary Surge withstood a furious charge by the Brampton Honey Bears Thursday to pull out a 94-85 victory.