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Erasing Evo: Bolivian bid to remove his image draws backlash
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A man with a sledgehammer pounded at the bust of his country's former leader adorning a huge sports stadium that his government had built and named after the then long-reigning president. Ministers from the current government applauded as the head came down. It was a scene...
Renovations modernize Vermont ice skating rink
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — You had to be rugged to play at the Hartford Board of Recreation’s rink during its first decade of existence. Built in 1975, the structure was originally no more than a pitched metal roof with chain-link fencing along the sides and above the dasher boards and a...
California police investigating gun report at soccer brawl
TEMECULA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are investigating reports that a spectator pulled a gun during a brawl among players and spectators and caused a panic at a youth soccer tournament in California. The altercation began during the Albion Development Showcase tournament in Temecula on Sunday, KGTV-TV...
Girls wrestling team blazes trail for sport's future
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — On one side of the wall, a Rock Hill High School wrestling practice seems to look and sound like it always has. A whiteboard details the afternoon’s practice plan to the minute. A small but mighty amplifier plays John Mayer. Pairs of boys’ wrestlers, wearing baggy...
Contractor charged with cheating youth soccer club of $17K
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut contractor has been charged with failing to reimburse a youth soccer club the $17,000 it paid him for an artificial turf field that he never installed. Robert Malloy, 45, of South Windsor turned himself in Wednesday on a warrant charging him with second-degree...
Ex-teacher sent to prison for sexually abusing 6 students
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A former high school teacher and coach was sentenced to six to 12 years in state prison for sexually abusing six students over a period of more than 10 years. Christian Willman, 40, of Coopersburg, was sentenced Tuesday in Bucks County after pleading guilty to several charges,...
Sentencing of ex-Atlantic City mayor moved to Feb. 27
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The sentencing of former Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr. has been pushed back until the end of February. The former mayor had been due to appear next week in U.S. District Court in Camden to be sentenced following a guilty plea in October to wire fraud. The new sentencing...
Wisconsin bill makes harassing sports officials a crime
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Harassing sports officials in Wisconsin would be a crime punishable by up to a $10,000 fine and nine months in jail under a bipartisan proposal introduced this week in the Legislature. The bill, which is supported by various sports organizations, is designed to protect referees and...
2 charged with embezzling $50K from youth soccer club
ALDIE, Va. (AP) — A former youth soccer club coach in northern Virginia and his wife are accused of embezzling more than $50,000 from the club. Jeffrey J. Kern, 40, and Berkeley C. Kern, 46, surrendered to authorities this month, news outlets report. They have since posted bail and been released from...
Finally, Fields vs Lawrence: 'This is the future of the NFL'
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence went to high school about 20 miles from each other in the suburbs northwest of Atlanta. They have worked out since middle school with the same quarterback trainer, a former Pac-12 QB and full-time firefighter who is more well-respected than...
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