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Neon Sets Nationwide One-Night-Only Screening Event For Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’Neon announced on Tuesday that it will bring Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed drama Origin back to 500 U.S. theaters on February 28, for a one-night-only special screening event, featuring an exclusive pre-recorded introduction and post-screening Q&A with DuVernay. Released wide on January 19, Origin has recently been awarded Best Drama, Best Director and …
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Former NYU finance director pleads guilty to $3 million fraud schemeNEW YORK (AP) — A former finance director at New York University has pleaded guilty to a more than $3 million fraud scheme that authorities say helped fund renovations to her home in Connecticut. Cindy Tappe, 57, of Westport, Connecticut, used her position at the Manhattan school to divert money intended for minority and women owned businesses, the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a joint statement Monday. Tappe pleaded guilty Monda
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Former NHL fighter Donald Brashear is still playing hockey at 52 and doing it his wayDonald Brashear fought in the NHL because that was his job, not because he wanted to drop the gloves — which he did more than all but seven players to ever play in the league. “Fighting was never the most important thing in my life,” Brashear said. “But I did it anyway and I found a role in that.” Brashear picked the fight that started the 2004 brawl between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Ottawa Senators, which still holds the NHL record for the most penalty minutes in a game (419). A generatio
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Relive the biggest modern NHL brawl through the words of those who were involvedPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 2004 brawl between the Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators still holds the NHL record for the most penalty minutes in a game in NHL history with 419. It ended with 21 fighting majors, 20 ejections and a handful more misconduct penalties. Only one suspension was doled out. Twenty years later, those who were there recall how it all went down. WHAT LED TO IT On Feb. 26, Ottawa's Martin Havlat high-sticked Philadelphia's Mark Recchi in the head. He was suspended for two g
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Son of Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson hit by car, in critical condition in hospitalLAKELAND, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson has left the team to be with his family after his son, Toby, suffered serious injuries after he was hit by a car on Sunday. The four-year-old boy remained in critical condition at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., Clearwater Police said Tuesday in a news release. "Thanks to the incredible work from Clearwater first responders, Toby is on the road to recovery and is surrounded by his family," Blue Jays manager J
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Rachel Homan back on top at Hearts, wins Canadian women's curling championshipCALGARY — Rachel Homan reclaimed the Canadian women's curling championship seven years after her last one with a 5-4 win over Jennifer Jones on Sunday. Homan and longtime teammate Emma Miskew won their fourth titles and lead Sarah Wilkes her second. It was the first for Homan's third Tracy Fleury. "Unbelievable," Homan said. "Tracy Fleury is an unbelievable competitor and so happy we can win it with her. "Phenomenal to be able to do it with my kids here. One's missing back at home because he doe
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Cristiano Ronaldo Slammed for Making NSFW Gesture at Saudi Soccer FansYazeed Aldhawaihi/ReutersSoccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with an angry backlash in Saudi Arabia after he appeared to make an extremely lewd gesture at the supporters of his team’s rivals on Sunday.The 39-year-old scored the opener for Al-Nassr in their 3-2 win over their Saudi Pro League competitors Al-Shabab. After the game, Ronaldo seemed to gloat to the Al-Shabab fans by cupping his ear and then making a pumping gesture in his groin area.Cristiano Ronaldo’s Statue Will Give You N
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Rare case containing coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for $3.7MREGINA — A case of old hockey cards containing the game's Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was uncovered in a Regina home. Heritage Auctions says the winning bidder bought the case of 16 sealed boxes of O-Pee-Chee's 1979 hockey card collection, amounting to more than 10,000 cards. The auctioneer says the case could include 25 or more highly coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards. A man in Regina had kept the case in a packed storage room. The auctioneer says the longtime collect
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Heat's Jimmy Butler likens NBA suspension to jail sentenceMiami Heat star Jimmy Butler, who was one of five players suspended for a fight that broke out during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans, took to Instagram where he joked that the ban was akin to a jail sentence.
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Maple Leafs recall goaltender Woll after successful conditioning stint with MarliesTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from his conditioning stint with the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies, the NHL club announced Monday. Woll stopped 36 of 37 shots in the Marlies' 4-1 win at Laval on Friday. It was the 25-year-old's first game action since he sustained a high ankle sprain in the Maple Leafs' 4-3 win at Ottawa on Dec. 7. Woll had an 8-5-1 record with a 2.80 goals-against average and .916 save percentage before the injury. The Leafs hav
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Parents raise concerns about sleeping conditions at N.L. Winter GamesArch Pardy, a resident of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, is one of the parents who heard from their children participating in the N.L. Winter Games about sleeping on the floor. His son, who plays for Team Indigenous, wasn't given a cot or an air mattress, but a thin foam mattress. (Cherie Wheeler/CBC)Some parents of athletes at the N.L. Winter Games in Gander are raising concerns about the accommodations for their children. Some Labrador athletes on Team Indigenous, a team that represents Indigenous at
