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Despite a recently-announced strike, the Canadian women will participate in the upcoming matches.

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After releasing a statement on Friday announcing a strike in protest of Canada Soccer’s “significant cuts” to the national team program, the Canada women’s national soccer team said it will play in the SheBelieves Cup as it continues to prepare for the 2023 World Cup.

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Dan Arvizu confirmed the University is investigating allegations of hazing on Saturday.
Editors’ note: This story contains details of gun violence.
New Mexico State University chancellor Dan Arvizu released a statement on Saturday acknowledging the hazing allegations associated with the school’s men’s basketball program and confirming that he made the decision to suspend the team’s operations until further notice.
“Late yesterday, at my direction, New Mexico State University suspended operations for our men’s basketball program until further notice,” the statement began.

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Johnson channeled his inner Shaq with a backboard-shattering slam on Saturday.

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It’s not often nowadays that you see basketball hoops get broken.
The baskets are sturdier. The rims are tighter and the glass on the backboard is stronger.
So backboard-shattering slams like when Shaq dunked the ball too hard as a member of the Magic in 1993 don’t come around with frequency.

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Saturday’s Division-III basketball game between the Elmhurst Blue Jays and North Park Vikings was one for the books. Not only did it take double overtime to determine a winner, but the double overtime period took more than an hour to complete after an unexpected dunk delay.
Elmhurst guard Ocean Johnson shattered the backboard.
Both Elmhurst and North Park are private Christian schools located just outside of Chicago. The latter entered the game at 17-5, while the former entered at 15-7 on the heels of a four-game winning streak.

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