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The Canadian Press
‘A heart of gold’: Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon dead at age 52
Chris Simon, once one of hockey’s most feared enforcers, has died. He was 52. The NHL Players’ Association confirmed the news via Simon’s family that he died Monday night. The cause of death wasn’t provided. The six-foot-three, 232-pound forward from Wawa, Ont., compiled 1,824 penalty minutes in 782 games with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Calgary Flames, New York Islanders and Minnesota Wild. The NHLPA said in an email Tuesda
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The Canadian Press
Two-win day puts Homan at 8-0 and in a playoff spot in women’s world curling
SYDNEY, N.S. — Canada’s team has embraced the grind of an unforgiving schedule at the world women’s curling championship. The wins keep on coming no matter when the Ottawa-based foursome is playing. Rachel Homan skipped the host side to a 7-2 victory over Japan’s Miyu Ueno in the morning and a 9-5 win over Turkey’s Dilsat Yildiz at night Wednesday to remain unbeaten at 8-0 and secure a playoff spot. The morning victory came after a win over Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni the previous night. Tha
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The Daily Beast
Former NHL Player and Tennis Star’s Boyfriend Dies by ‘Apparent Suicide’
Richard Wolowicz/Getty ImagesKonstantin Koltsov, a former NHL player from Belarus, and the boyfriend of tennis champ Aryna Sabalenka, has died by “an apparent suicide.”At 12:39 a.m. on Monday morning, Bal Harbour Police and Fire Rescue were dispatched to the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami Beach, “in reference to a male that jumped from a balcony,” the Miami-Dade Police Department told The Daily Beast.“The Miami-Dade Police Department, Homicide Bureau, responded and has taken over the inve
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The Canadian Press
Blue Jays trade infielder Santiago Espinal to Reds for pitcher Chris McElvain
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-handed pitcher Chris McElvain from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for infielder Santiago Espinal. The deal was announced Wednesday by Toronto. The 23-year-old McElvain from Columbia, Tenn., split the 2023 season between the Red’s single-A team and high-A squad going 5-5 with a 3.74 earned-run average and a 1.31 walks and hits per innings pitched in 23 game appearances. The six-foot, 205-pound pitcher was an eighth-round pick of the Reds in the
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The Canadian Press
Jimmy Garoppolo discloses reason for PED suspension, expresses excitement at fresh start with Rams
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After seven seasons of success and setbacks as a starting NFL quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo decided it was time to take a step back to recharge his career. He couldn’t think of a better place to do it than with Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams. “I’m excited to start this new journey,” Garoppolo said Tuesday after the Rams officially announced their signing of the longtime San Francisco starter. “I don’t know exactly what’s in store for me — but maybe reset, reinvent, whateve
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The Canadian Press
NFL competition committee proposes a ban on hip-drop tackles and a radical change to kickoffs
The NFL competition committee is proposing a rule to penalize so-called “hip-drop” tackles and a radical change to kickoffs to add more returns without compromising safety. The proposals will be presented to owners at the league meetings later this month, with 24 out of 32 votes needed for approval. The committee didn’t propose any rule changes to limit the use of the “tush push” quarterback sneak that has been so successful for the Philadelphia Eagles the past few seasons, or any change to the
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