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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17
HKN_WOMEN IN HOCKEY
The only issue Sabres president Kim Pegula has with Hayley Wickenheiser becoming the first female hired to an NHL hockey operations job in Toronto is how the Maple Leafs beat Buffalo to the punch. Wickenheiser's hiring last summer and Pegula taking over as hockey's first female team president in May are clear signs women are finally making inroads into what has predominantly been a men-only league. By Hockey Writer John Wawrow. UPCOMING: 950 words, photos by 5 a.m. Wednesday.
HKO--EXPECTING OLYMPIANS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Everything about 2018 is going almost exactly to plan for Monique Lamoureux-Morando and twin sister Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson. First, the sisters helped the United States end a 20-year championship drought at the Olympics by scoring the final goals to clinch gold. Now the twins from North Dakota are expecting their first children and enjoying the maternity leave benefits that are still new for some of the nation's top women's national teams. By Teresa M. Walker. UPCOMING: 820 words, photos, video by 5 a.m. Wednesday.
FBC--Colorado-Shenault's Alter Ego
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. is a shy, soft-spoken person. That is, until he steps onto the field and transforms into an alter ego he's nicknamed "Viska 2Live," becoming an electric playmaker who's vaulted into the conversation for the Heisman Trophy. It's just his way of honoring his father, who died while getting out of the car to change drivers in 2009, when the family was returning home from a pool party. Shenault Jr. was only 10. Ever since, he's kept his dreadlock hair long as a tribute to his dad. By Pat Graham. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by noon Wednesday.
FRIDAY, Oct. 19
SOC--GROBBELAR'S JOURNEY
LIVERPOOL, England — Bruce Grobbelaar talks to the AP about fighting in the civil war in the future Zimbabwe before embarking on a soccer career that saw him win every major honor with Liverpool and then fighting high-profile court battles over match-fixing charges. Despite being eventually cleared of wrongdoing, Grobbelaar at 60 is trying to rebuild his reputation. And with Robert Mugabe a year out of power in Zimbabwe, Grobbelaar is not only hoping to regain his passport but get a job in soccer in the country. By Rob Harris. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 3 a.m. Friday.
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