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Check that check; PWHL players may have to rein in physicality at world championship

Check that check; PWHL players may have to rein in physicality at world championship

UTICA, N.Y. — Coaches and players in the Professional Women's Hockey League don't expect the new league's brand of hard-hitting hockey to continue into the world championship. The PWHL rule book released Jan.
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Woodbine jockey Kimura earns second straight Kentucky Derby mount

Woodbine jockey Kimura earns second straight Kentucky Derby mount

Woodbine jockey Kazushi Kimura will be riding in the Kentucky Derby for a second straight year. Kimura, who won a third straight Woodbine riding title last year, will be aboard T O Password, a Japanese colt that has won both lifetime starts.
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Anger and anxiety in Newfoundland after abrupt end to Growlers hockey team

Anger and anxiety in Newfoundland after abrupt end to Growlers hockey team

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The sudden end of the Newfoundland Growlers has left sports fans crushed and business owners anxious in a capital city spurned before by professional hockey teams.
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Tigers and Mets postponed by rain for 2nd straight day, will play doubleheader Thursday

Tigers and Mets postponed by rain for 2nd straight day, will play doubleheader Thursday

NEW YORK (AP) — For the second consecutive day, the scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets was postponed because of rain. Wednesday night's game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader beginning at 12:10 p.m.
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NHLers on the evolution of power plays and penalty killing

NHLers on the evolution of power plays and penalty killing

Mark Giordano has witnessed the NHL's power-play evolution up close. The league's oldest player this season at age 40, the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman quarterbacked the Calgary Flames' No. 1 unit in his Norris Trophy-winning 2018-19 season.
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One-handed Calgary fighter Jake Peacock ready to entertain on One Championship stage

One-handed Calgary fighter Jake Peacock ready to entertain on One Championship stage

Calgary's Jake (The One) Peacock is looking forward to putting on a show Friday in his Muay Thai debut in the One Championship promotion.
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Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife gives birth to stillborn baby, the couple says

Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife gives birth to stillborn baby, the couple says

COLUMBIS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner’s wife, Maggie, delivered a stillborn baby on Sunday, the couple said in a statement released by the club.
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Jim Hopson, who helped Roughriders win two titles from the boardroom, dead at age 73

Jim Hopson, who helped Roughriders win two titles from the boardroom, dead at age 73

He played four seasons with his hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders, but Jim Hopson's greatest contribution to the storied franchise came in the boardroom.
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Toronto Raptors sign centre Malik Williams to 10-day contract

Toronto Raptors sign centre Malik Williams to 10-day contract

TORONTO — Centre Malik Williams has signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The six-foot-11 Williams averaged 11.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 23.
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Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics

Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics

PARIS (AP) — French police on Wednesday removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start of the Olympic Games.
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