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Canada Selects look to help showcase rugby league as Australia's NRL visits Sin City

Canada Selects look to help showcase rugby league as Australia's NRL visits Sin City

Nicholas Mew is renewing his wedding vows with Carrie, his wife of 30 years, on Friday in Las Vegas in front of an Elvis impersonator in an intimate rugby-themed ceremony. Then the 55-year-old elementary school teacher from Barrie, Ont.
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Only 32 per cent of Proline bettors picked Raptors to down Pacers

Only 32 per cent of Proline bettors picked Raptors to down Pacers

It seems many Proline players are having some difficulty jumping on the Toronto Raptors' bandwagon.
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Canada to host 2024 WXV 1 tournament with top women's rugby teams converging on B.C.

Canada to host 2024 WXV 1 tournament with top women's rugby teams converging on B.C.

British Columbia will host the 2024 edition of WXV 1, the elite division of a three-tiered women's 15s rugby competition that debuted last year.
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Paris City Hall says no Olympic Games policing plans were lost in theft of a worker's computer gear

Paris City Hall says no Olympic Games policing plans were lost in theft of a worker's computer gear

PARIS (AP) — Paris City Hall said Wednesday that no policing plans for the upcoming Olympic Games were lost in the theft of computer gear reported by one of its employees.
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MLB wants to make starting pitching more prominent, but it's a tough task in today's game

MLB wants to make starting pitching more prominent, but it's a tough task in today's game

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Max Scherzer logged at least 179 innings in 10 of his first 16 years in the majors. And the three-time Cy Young Award winner learned some tough lessons on the road to pitching deep into games.
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Steve Yzerman's patient plan paying off for the rolling Red Wings, who may end NHL playoff drought

Steve Yzerman's patient plan paying off for the rolling Red Wings, who may end NHL playoff drought

DETROIT (AP) — Steve Yzerman’s patient plan to turn around the Detroit Red Wings looks like it may be paying off.
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Canucks frustrated as Penguins outlast for 4-3 OT victory for third straight win

Canucks frustrated as Penguins outlast for 4-3 OT victory for third straight win

VANCOUVER — The head coach of the Vancouver Canucks was blunt in his assessment of his team's performance in the 4-3 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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WHL: Rebels topple league-leading Blades 5-0

WHL: Rebels topple league-leading Blades 5-0

SASKATOON — Chase Wutzke earned a 36-save shutout in helping lift the Red Deer Rebels to a 5-0 win over the Saskatoon Blades in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday.
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Flames top Kings 4-2 to stay hot with fourth consecutive victory

Flames top Kings 4-2 to stay hot with fourth consecutive victory

CALGARY — It had been a while for Yegor Sharangovich but he finally snapped out of his goal-scoring drought on Tuesday.
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Nurse scores 2 goals, including overtime winner, as Toronto beats Minnesota for 6th straight win

Nurse scores 2 goals, including overtime winner, as Toronto beats Minnesota for 6th straight win

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sarah Nurse scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and Toronto beat Minnesota 4-3 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight victory.
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