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Ducks' Wisniewski suspended for eight games for Seabrook hit
Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski has been suspended for eight games without pay on Thursday for delivering a hit to the head area of Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook.
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Ducks' Wisniewski suspended for 8 games
Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski was suspended for eight games without pay Thursday for knocking Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook out of a game at Anaheim.
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Ducks' Wisniewski suspended for 8 games
Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski was suspended for eight games without pay Thursday for knocking Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook out of a game at Anaheim. The incident occurred at 2:22 of the second period during the Blackhawks' 4-2 loss on Wednesday. Seabrook's head struck the glass with such force that it left him with a dazed expression a couple of seconds before he...
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First-round games in Spokane, Wash.
Previewing the first-round Midwest and South Regional NCAA tournament games Friday in Spokane, Wash.
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Men's NCAA first-round games in Buffalo
Capsule previews of Friday's first-round games in Buffalo in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
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NCAA tournament capsules: Milwaukee games
Preview capsules of Friday's men's NCAA tournament games in Milwaukee:
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Russian rhetoric on Arctic 'playing games:' Canada FM
Canada's foreign minister Thursday dismissed Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's claim that fellow Arctic nations were sidelining Moscow in a race to tap the region's resources, as "playing games."
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Wisniewski suspended 8 games for hit
Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski has been suspended eight games for his hit on the Blackhawks' Brent Seabrook during Wednesday night's game, the NHL has announced.
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World Bank OKs record $1.05 billion for Indian schools
The World Bank on Thursday approved a record $1.05 billion credit line to help get more children into schools in India, the largest ever investment in education by the poverty-fighting institution.
Putin 'the engine' driving Russia's World Cup bid
Russia's sports minister says Vladimir Putin is "the engine" driving forward his country's bid to host football's World Cup in 2018. Vitaly Mutko said Thursday that the prime minister could help make Russia's final presentation to FIFA before the vote in December. Putin is a proven winner in sports politics.
World Bank lends billion dollars to India for education
The World Bank on Thursday said it was providing India with 1.05 billion dollars in credit to improve education, the development lender's largest investment in education to date.
Winners in 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest
The 2010 World Cheese Championship Cheese Contest concluded Thursday with the crowning of the world champion in Madison, Wis. Here's a list of the top three finishers, along with the winning cheese producer in each of the 79 categories judged. The list includes the state or country of origin.
Swiss gruyere named world's best cheese in Wis.
Europeans are still the world's big cheeses — a gruyere (groo-YEHR') from Switzerland has been named the world's best cheese at the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison.
Algeria's Belhadj suspended for World Cup match
Algeria wing back Nadir Belhadj will miss their opening World Cup game against Slovenia after being given a two-match ban for his red card in the African Nations Cup finals, the Confederation of African Football said on Thursday.
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