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Canadian Joshua Palmer feeling very much at home after joining Buffalo Bills

Canadian Joshua Palmer feeling very much at home after joining Buffalo Bills

ORCHARD PARK — It might not be Toronto but it definitely feels like home for Joshua Palmer.
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NHL hands Flames forward Zary a two-game suspension for elbowing Pettersson

NHL hands Flames forward Zary a two-game suspension for elbowing Pettersson

NEW YORK — Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary has been given a two-game suspension for elbowing Vancouver Canucks defenceman Elias Pettersson, the NHL said Thursday.
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Varsho hits two-run homer as Blue Jays top Orioles 6-4 in pre-season play

Varsho hits two-run homer as Blue Jays top Orioles 6-4 in pre-season play

DUNEDIN — Daulton Varsho hit a two-run homer to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles in pre-season play Thursday at TD Ballpark.
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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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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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BMO Field playing surface 'looking good' ahead of Toronto FC home opener Saturday

BMO Field playing surface 'looking good' ahead of Toronto FC home opener Saturday

TORONTO — Two days before Toronto FC's home opener Saturday against the Chicago Fire, BMO Field was very much a work in progress.
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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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