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Switzerland is heading back to the ice hockey world championship final for the third consecutive year, and they did not mess around getting there. The Swiss dismantled Norway six-nothing in Zurich, with goaltender Leonardo Genoni turning aside twenty shots for the clean sheet. Switzerland is still chasing its first-ever world title, and they'll find out Sunday whether Canada or Finland stands in their way.
Across the Atlantic, there's a developing storyline in Scotland as Lawrence Shankland and Ben Curtis are forcing the national team conversation wide open ahead of World Cup qualifying. Shankland spent much of the Hampden match operating out of position, sacrificing his natural game to support George Hirst up front — and the question now is whether manager Steve Clarke makes a change before it costs Scotland something they can't get back.
And in Chicago, the White Sox took a real punch to the gut with news that Munetaka Murakami is heading to the injured list with a hamstring injury that could sideline him for weeks. Murakami had been a legitimate bright spot in what's been a surprisingly competitive White Sox lineup, and his absence leaves a hole that a promising rookie will now be asked to fill on the fly.
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