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Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time

Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A father in Missouri was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday for shooting and wounding a St. Louis youth football coach over his son’s playing time while 9- and 10-year-olds practiced nearby.
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Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays

Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays withdrew Thursday from a $1.3 billion project to construct a new ballpark adjacent to Tropicana Field, citing a hurricane and delays that likely drove up the proposal's cost.
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Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton out for the rest of the regular season because of injury

Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton out for the rest of the regular season because of injury

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton is expected to miss the rest of the NHL regular season with an undisclosed lower-body injury, the team said Thursday. Hamilton has been out since getting hurt March 4 at Dallas.
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Ogden City, Utah, to host 2026 world men's curling championship

Ogden City, Utah, to host 2026 world men's curling championship

PERTH — The 2026 LGT world men's curling championship will be held in Ogden City, Utah, at the Weber County Ice Sheet, World Curling said Thursday.
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Three more Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in cheating scandal

Three more Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in cheating scandal

Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport.
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Three more Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in cheating scandal

Three more Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in cheating scandal

Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport.
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Flames' Zary to have hearing with NHL Department of Player Safety for Pettersson hit

Flames' Zary to have hearing with NHL Department of Player Safety for Pettersson hit

NEW YORK — Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary is set to have a hearing Thursday for a hit against Vancouver Canucks defenceman Elias Pettersson, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.
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Marino, Stakusic to lead Canada into Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in April

Marino, Stakusic to lead Canada into Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in April

The Canadian team headed for the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers has been set. Vancouver's Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., Toronto's Victoria Mboko, Kayla Cross of London, Ont., and Ariana Arseneault of Richmond Hill, Ont.
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Canada's Rachel Homan on a roll as she looks to defend world women's curling title

Canada's Rachel Homan on a roll as she looks to defend world women's curling title

Rachel Homan and her juggernaut Canadian championship team know their No. 1 world ranking doesn't guarantee success at the 2025 world women's curling championship.
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The Thunder swept Boston in the season series. Their next meeting would be in the NBA Finals

The Thunder swept Boston in the season series. Their next meeting would be in the NBA Finals

BOSTON (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the playoffs, and they did it against the team they could face when the NBA postseason reaches its peak. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, of Hamilton, Ont.
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