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TORONTO — The women’s hockey world gathered Tuesday for the unveiling of a new exhibit at the Hockey Hall of Fame celebrating the sport’s history.

Hall of Famers Angela James and Jayna Hefford put the finishing touches on the exhibit, placing trophies named after them into a display case at the shrine to hockey in downtown Toronto.

James and Hefford hoped the Hall of Fame’s new exhibit would inspire young girls to start playing hockey.

“We have so much history in our game that people don’t know about and we’re still making history,” Hefford said. “As people learn more about the sport and get excited about the history of the sport, that’s how you bring more people in and people get engaged and want to be a part of it.”

James agreed.

“The Hockey Hall of Fame is so inclusive and to be able to capture every league, every association, all of women’s hockey from the 1930s right up to the current times and celebrate that is pretty phenomenal,” James said. “We’re all enrolling in women’s hockey to elevate our game and this is pretty special, I think.”

James, one of the first two women inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010, is now the general manager of the Premier Hockey Federation’s Toronto Six. Hefford is an operations consultant with the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.

The exhibit includes nearly 100 artifacts from over 130 years of women’s hockey history. Some highlights include the Clarkson Cup, Abby Hoffman Trophy, Jayna Hefford CWHL MVP Trophy and Angela James Bowl for CWHL top scorer.

A spokeswoman for the Hockey Hall of Fame said that it had planned to add the exhibit in early 2020 but those plans were derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Once public health restrictions were eased, the exhibit’s debut was timed to coincide with this week’s women’s world hockey championship in nearby Brampton, Ontario.

Players representing Canada, Germany, Sweden, and Czechia were in attendance as the tournament begins Wednesday.

“I came to Hockey Hall of Fame with my all-boys team when I was 10 and it was always about the NHL players in the Stanley Cup,” said Sarah Fillier, a forward with Canada’s women’s team who grew up in Georgetown, Ontario. “So I can’t imagine being a young girl now playing hockey, coming here and seeing the history of the women’s game and being really inspired.”

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Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State‘s leading receiver, is expected to return from a hamstring injury and play Saturday when the Sun Devils visit the Colorado Buffaloes, sources tell ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Tyson is expected to participate in pregame warmups, and barring any setbacks, he’ll be cleared to play against his former team.

Tyson suffered the injury Oct. 18 in Arizona State’s upset win over then-undefeated Texas Tech. He finished that game with 10 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown but has not played since.

Despite missing the past three games, Tyson leads the Sun Devils in catches (57) and yards receiving (628), and he is the team leader with eight touchdowns.

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UAB: Player arrested after stabbing 2 teammates

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A UAB football player stabbed two of his teammates Saturday morning at the football facility ahead of the Blazers’ home game against USF, a university spokesperson told ESPN.

The suspect has been arrested, and both injured players are in stable condition after being taken to UAB hospital. The school has not released the names of any of the players involved.

UAB’s game against USF began as scheduled at 3 p.m. ET.

A UAB official said an investigation is ongoing.

“UAB’s top priority remains the safety and well-being of all of our students,” the school said in a statement.

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Sources: Ohio St. to be without WRs Tate, Smith

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Ohio State wide receivers Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith are not expected to play against Rutgers on Saturday due to lower-body injuries, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Tate will miss his third straight game. Smith played in last week’s win over UCLA but missed the second half after being seen limping before halftime. Both are considered day-to-day, sources said, ahead of a potential return next week against rival Michigan.

On Tuesday, coach Ryan Day would not rule out either wide receiver but also did not want to go into specifics on their availability.

“Our policy is we don’t discuss specifics on injuries, and once you start going down a little bit here, a little bit there, you can create a problem,” Day said. “So for a number of reasons, we don’t discuss those things.”

Smith leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the nation with 10 touchdown catches while ranking third in the conference in receiving yards per game (90.2) and second in catches per game (6.9). Tate is fifth in the Big Ten with 88.9 receiving yards per game.

Brandon Inniss started in place of Tate against UCLA and led No. 1 Ohio State with six catches for 30 yards during a 48-10 win.

The 5-5 Scarlet Knights are looking to beat Ohio State for the first time in their 11th try since joining the Big Ten in 2014.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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