Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, May 27th

CHL: Memorial Cup tournament in Rimouski, Quebec.

Medicine Hat Tigers  3  Moncton Wildcats  1

The game summary is here.

The WHL champion Tigers are 2-0 and will play the OHL champion London Knights tonight (Tuesday 4:00 PT) in the round robin with the winner to advance to Sunday’s final and the loser to play in Friday’s semifinal.

The Knights have also won their first two games.

The tournament results are here.

2025 Memorial Cup schedule:  (All times PT)
May 23 – Game 1: Medicine Hat  5   Rimouski  4
May 24 – Game 2: London  3  Moncton  2  (OT)
May 25 – Game 3: London  3  Rimouski 1
May 26 – Game 4: Medicine Hat  3  Moncton  1
May 27 – Game 5: London vs. Medicine Hat — 4:00pm
May 28 – Game 6: Rimouski vs. Moncton — 4:00pm
May 29 – Tie-breaker (if necessary) — 4:00pm
May 30 – Semi-final — 4:00pm
June 1 – Final — 4:00pm

NBA: (Game 4 in the Western Conference Final)

Oklahoma City Thunder  128  Minnesota Timberwolves  126

The game summary is here.

The Thunder leads 3-1 with Game 5 Wednesday (5:30) in Oklahoma City.

The NBA Eastern Final continues tonight (Tuesday 5:00) in Indiana with the Pacers ahead of the New York Knicks 2-1.

The NBA playoff schedule and results are here.

Karate:

17-year-old Duchess Park student Anika Hollybow captured the Gold medal in the U-21 age group in her weight class at the Karate Canada National Championships in Vancouver.

Details can be found here.