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Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) is congratulated teammates center Sebastian Aho (20), left wing Teuvo Teravainen (86) and defenseman Sami Vatanen (45) after scoring goal against the New York Rangers during the first period of an NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey game in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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FILE - In this May 18, 2019, file photo, horses in the day's eleventh horse race pass part of a closed grandstand at Pimlico Race Course ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race in Baltimore. A measure in Maryland to redevelop Pimlico Race Course to keep the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown in Baltimore is scheduled for a hearing before state lawmakers. The “Racing and Community Development Act of 2020” is set for a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
The Latest: NCAA suspends infraction hearings, arguments

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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, Houston Astros' Carlos Correa reacts to his RBI-single during the fifth inning of Game 7 of the baseball World Series against the Washington Nationals in Houston. In May, Correa fractured a rib while he was having a massage in his home. At the time, the injury was expected to sideline him from four to six weeks. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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