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  • CBC

    Family support has young jiu-jitsu brothers chasing their dreams

    Two young Halifax brothers are returning to Nova Scotia with their parents after winning gold medals at a jiu-jitsu championship in Ontario on Saturday.Noah King, 7, and his brother Christian King, 8, took part in the Ontario Open International Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Oshawa.They can now add the gold medals they won in their respective competitions to more than 60 medals they have already amassed between them.The boys live with their mother, April King. who shares parenting duties with their

  • Associated Press

    Uncertain plans for 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, others leave questions for Preakness

    The second jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown could be missing 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other co-stars, quashing hopes for a rematch after the thrilling three-wide photo finish in the milestone race. Trainer Kenny McPeek and the horse's ownership wouldn't commit to whether the colt would race in the 149th Preakness on May 18 in Baltimore, which requires a quick two-week turnaround. Mystik Dan will travel to Saratoga, New York, before they decide whether to enter him in the 1 3/16 mile Preakness.

  • Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio

    Tipp City's Salyer wins second straight Flying Pig Marathon

    May 5—Back-to-back. Tipp City's Jason Salyer won his second straight Flying Pig Marathon in hot and humid conditions Sunday in Cincinnati. The 33-year-old's winning time was 2 hours, 26 minutes and 1 second. "I'm so exhausted," Salyer told WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. "The heat and humidity is rough." Salyer, who runs for Dayton Track Club, competed in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando in ...