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Kids play ball hockey at an NHL Street event in Boston, Mass., on Saturday, June 17, 2023. The league launched a street hockey program earlier this year aimed at getting more people interested in the sport. (AP Photo/Jimmy Golen)

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Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup Final shows the value of street hockey in many US markets
By STEPHEN WHYNO - AP Hockey Writer
Mon,06/19/23-12:19PM , 128 Reads
Music blared from speakers outside the Vegas Golden Knights' practice facility while kids ran around with hockey sticks, batting a ball into a couple of nets. Pizza was available nearby.
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Jockey Mike Smith tips his helmet to the crowd as he rides Justify to the winner's circle after winning the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race and Triple Crown on June 9, 2018, in Elmont, N.Y. Earlier in 2023, horse racing was rocked by the deaths less than six weeks apart of two young jockeys, 23-year-old Avery Whisman and 29-year-old Alex Canchari, each of whom killed himself. A friend of Whisman's, Triple Crown-winning rider Mike Smith has over three decades seen similar tragedies unfold. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

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Jockey suicides shadow horse racing, bring attention to stress and mental health concerns of the job
By STEPHEN WHYNO - AP Sports Writer
Tue,05/23/23-7:42AM , 161 Reads
BALTIMORE (AP) — Eurico Rosa da Silva was in a dark place.

On the track, the jockey in his early 30s was winning races and making money. At home, he was fighting suicidal thoughts every day.
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FILE -Mississippi State defensive back Emmanuel Forbes runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 3, 2023. The Washington Commanders have selected Mississippi State cornerback Emmanuel Forbes with the 16th pick in the NFL draft, Thursday, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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Commanders take CB Emmanuel Forbes at No. 16 in NFL draft
By STEPHEN WHYNO - AP Sports Writer
Thu,04/27/23-9:11PM , 393 Reads
ASHBURN, Va.
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Rich Strike, with Sonny Leon aboard, crosses the finish line to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Rich Strike not entering Preakness after Kentucky Derby win
By STEPHEN WHYNO - AP Sports Writer
Thu,05/12/22-12:58PM , 144 Reads
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness.

Owner Rich Dawson made the stunning announcement Thursday, 10 days before the race in Maryland. It means there will not be a Triple Crown winner for a fourth consecutive year.
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