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ASU parts ways with hockey coach following player collapse

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Arizona State University announced Thursday that it has reached a "mutual agreement to part ways" with hockey coach Greg Powers, nearly two months after 21-year-old sophomore Matthew Mayich collapsed during a workout and had to be put on life support.

"The university and Sun Devil Athletics are grateful for Coach Powers' work to establish ASU as a Division I hockey program and for his service over the past nearly two decades," ASU said in a statement.

The school said it has hired Dave Hakstol as head hockey coach. Hakstol had previously been an assistant coach for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL.

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Texas sued after glitch delays almost 600,000 voter registrations

Voting registration organizations accuse Texas officials of failing to ensure eligible voters can register properly Texas election officials are struggling to process a massive backlog of nearly 600,000 voter registration applications after a major state computer system failure, just days before early voting is set to open on Monday and amid concerns about widespread voter suppression. The disruption has raised serious concerns about the state’s voter registration system, with voting rights organizations accusing Texas officials of failing to ensure…

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