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Violence against women is a Canadian, not an Alberta problem
Eight per cent of Alberta men believe it’s OK to physically assault a woman who makes him angry. Four per cent think it’s acceptable to hurt a woman who withholds sex. And if tested, these attitudes...
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MMA Crossfire – Arianny Celeste kicked boyfriend in the nose: arrest report
UFC octagon girl Arianny Celeste kicked her boyfriend in the nose after a heated argument in a Wynn Hotel room according to an arrest report. Celeste, 26, and her boyfriend Praveen Chandra were...
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Child abuse accusations against Vikings star create new crisis for NFL
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson’s booking on a child abuse charge Saturday has created another crisis for the embattled NFL, already derided for not responding...
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Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam wants NFL to focus on domestic violence, not image
Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam said that questions surrounding the National Football League’s handling of domestic violence ignore the “culture of denial” about the...
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Police say Cardinals RB Jonathan Dwyer head-butted wife after she refused...
PHOENIX — Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer head-butted his wife and broke her nose after she refused his sexual advances, and punched her in the face the next day, police said Thursday....
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Brian Burke speaks out against domestic violence by pro athletes, calling it...
CALGARY — Players who take aggression from the ice into their personal lives don’t deserve to earn pro-athlete wages, said Calgary Flames president Brian Burke. Burke was asked at the Global Business...
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Former Ray Rice fans line up at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium to exchange jerseys
In the wake of the Ray Rice domestic violence debacle, the Baltimore Ravens engaged in a little damage control Friday morning. The NFL team – in an attempt to bleach away the stain caused by their...
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Procter & Gamble cancels on-field breast cancer awareness promotion with NFL
NEW YORK — Procter & Gamble is cancelling an on-field breast cancer awareness promotion it had been planning with the National Football League, the latest sponsor to respond to the league’s growing...
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell breaks silence, says ‘same mistakes can never...
NEW YORK — More defiant than contrite, Roger Goodell announced no sweeping changes in his first public statements in more than a week of turmoil surrounding the NFL’s handling of players accused of...
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Tucker’s field goal lifts Ravens over Browns 23-21
CLEVELAND — The Baltimore Ravens aren’t letting anything distract them from winning. While there are still questions about how their handling of Ray Rice’s case, it’s clear the Ravens haven’t changed —...
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Gary Bettman on scandal, the NFL, and NHL expansion
TORONTO — Gary Bettman understands the intense scrutiny NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is under. Goodell has been harshly criticized for being too lenient or not acting quickly enough to punish Ray...
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Brett Favre hopes NFL’s domestic violence issues raise awareness
By David Brandt JACKSON, Miss. — Three-time NFL Most Valuable Player Brett Favre says he believes domestic violence issues are “few and far between” in the league, but he hopes that the league’s recent...
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Dallas Cowboys special teams player C.J. Spillman investigated over reported...
IRVING, Texas — With his coach’s backing, C.J. Spillman returned to the Cowboys practice field Thursday as he awaits the results of a police investigation into his role in an alleged sexual assault...
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Colombia-bound Prince will be friendly face of the war on drugs
By Gordon Rayner The Prince of Wales will become the Government’s unlikely new weapon in the war on drugs when he and the Duchess of Cornwall visit Colombia later this month. The Foreign Office asked...
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Personal conduct policy, Bills sale on docket at NFL owners’ meetings
NEW YORK – NFL owners will meet Wednesday to discuss the league’s personal conduct policy, vote on the sale of the Buffalo Bills and look at further international play. These are critical meetings for...
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Former NFL GM says teams often didn’t discipline players in domestic violence...
Former Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said NFL teams didn’t discipline players in “hundreds and hundreds” of domestic violence incidents during his 30-year career, USA Today reported...
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NHL suspends Los Angeles Kings’ Slava Voynov after arrest on domestic...
LOS ANGELES – The NHL suspended Los Angeles Kings defenceman Slava Voynov indefinitely Monday following the two-time Stanley Cup winner’s arrest on domestic violence accusations. Police in the Los...
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Cam Cole: NHL owes debt of gratitude to TMZ
A better test of the National Hockey League’s staunch commitment to fight domestic violence would be to see how it would have handled the Slava Voynov case before the Ray Rice video turned the sports...
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Scott Stinson: Voynov, Peterson suspensions show pro sports’ shift toward...
MINNEAPOLIS — Ask people around here about Adrian Peterson, and the response invariably contains some element of a grimace or a wince. “You want to be mad at the NFL,” says Paul, a vendor at the Target...
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San Francisco 49ers DL Ray McDonald won’t face charges in domestic violence case
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Santa Clara County district attorney’s office declined to file charges against San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald in a domestic violence investigation stemming...
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