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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.

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.

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.

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.

Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport.

Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport.

NEW YORK — Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary is set to have a hearing Thursday for a hit against Vancouver Canucks defenceman Elias Pettersson, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.

The Canadian team headed for the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers has been set. Vancouver's Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., Toronto's Victoria Mboko, Kayla Cross of London, Ont., and Ariana Arseneault of Richmond Hill, Ont.

Rachel Homan and her juggernaut Canadian championship team know their No. 1 world ranking doesn't guarantee success at the 2025 world women's curling championship.

BOSTON (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the playoffs, and they did it against the team they could face when the NBA postseason reaches its peak. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, of Hamilton, Ont.