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Mooibroek joins Epping, Howard as favourites in deep Ontario curling playdowns field

Mooibroek joins Epping, Howard as favourites in deep Ontario curling playdowns field

Glenn Howard and John Epping are usually the skips to beat at the Ontario men's curling championship. Add another name to that list for this week's playdowns in Dorchester, Ont. Sam Mooibroek's young Whitby, Ont.
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Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor's veto

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor's veto

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling over how best to care for them.
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British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty in insider trading case

British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty in insider trading case

NEW YORK (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club , pleaded guilty Wednesday to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York, saying he knew that sharing nonpublic information about publicl
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So you want to go cliff diving. The ins and outs of the Red Bull World Series

So you want to go cliff diving. The ins and outs of the Red Bull World Series

A look at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series: ORIGINS: Cliff diving as a sport is believed to have originated in the 1700s when Hawaiian chief King Kahekili first jumped from the holy cliffs of Kaunolo SERIES HISTORY: The Red Bull men's competiti
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Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson set to make the leap in Auckland in season finale

Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson set to make the leap in Auckland in season finale

Canadian Molly Carlson goes into this weekend's final stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in New Zealand in second place and with a smile in her face.
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Jazz owner requests for NHL to initiate expansion process to bring franchise to Utah

Jazz owner requests for NHL to initiate expansion process to bring franchise to Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — The owners of the NBA's Utah Jazz have requested the NHL initiate an expansion process to bring a franchise to Utah.
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Blackhawks agree to new 2-year contract with veteran goaltender Petr Mrazek

Blackhawks agree to new 2-year contract with veteran goaltender Petr Mrazek

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks announced another two-year contract on Wednesday, agreeing to an extension with goaltender Petr Mrazek. Mrazek's new deal runs through the 2025-26 season and carries a salary-cap hit of $4.25 million.
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Canadian athletes to receive financial reward for medals won at Paralympic Games

Canadian athletes to receive financial reward for medals won at Paralympic Games

GATINEAU, Que. — Canadian Paralympians will receive the same financial reward for medals as the country's Olympians starting with this year's Paris Paralympics.
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Raonic to replace Shapovalov on Canada roster for Davis Cup tie against South Korea

Raonic to replace Shapovalov on Canada roster for Davis Cup tie against South Korea

MONTREAL — The Canadian men's tennis team is making a significant roster change just over a week before a Davis Cup qualifier tie against South Korea. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., will replace Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont.
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Majority of Proline bettors picked Mahomes earning first NFL playoff road win

Majority of Proline bettors picked Mahomes earning first NFL playoff road win

He's twice been named the NFL's top player and led the Kansas City Chiefs to a pair of Super Bowl titles but Patrick Mahomes earned another career first Sunday night.
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