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MINNEAPOLIS -- Former Minnesota Vikings cornerback A.J. Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Hennepin County prosecutors charged Jefferson on Wednesday with one count of felony domestic assault by strangulation. Jefferson is accused of assaulting his girlfriend at their Eden Prairie home Monday. According to the complaint, Jefferson and his girlfriend began arguing after an evening out. Jefferson left and she went to sleep in the guest bedroom. The complaint says she awoke to Jefferson yelling at her for ignoring his text messages, and he grabbed her neck. The Vikings released Jefferson a few hours after his arrest. He remains in jail and is due in court Monday. Online court records do not list a defence attorney. Jeffersons agent did not immediately return a phone message and an email. . The CFL will help tackle womens cancers by playing four special "CFL PINK" games this weekend. .com) - Jahlil Okafor had 21 points, Tyus Jones scored 16 with 10 assists and No. . -- Chris Crawford hit a 3-pointer with 1:36 left to put Memphis ahead to stay, and the 21st-ranked Tigers beat seventh-ranked Louisville 72-66 Saturday, sweeping the season series from the Cardinals. . He says he will have the operation Wednesday and be ready in time for training camp in September. Bernier missed five games in March due to the injury. . Carcillo was a little of both for New York in Game 3. Derek Stepan, Martin St. Louis, Dan Girardi and Carcillo scored goals, leading the Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.SAINT JOHN, N.B. -- Canadas Rachel Homan is going for gold at the Ford Womens World Curling Championship. Her Ottawa Curling Club team booked their ticket to Sundays final with an 8-3 win over Switzerlands Binia Feltscher in a playoff game between the top two seeds. The Canadians stole a point in the third, scored two in the fifth and scored three in the ninth when the Swiss shook hands. The Swiss drop to Saturday aafternoons semifinal and meet the winner of a morning playoff game between Russias Anna Sidorova and Ji-sun Kim of South Korea.dddddddddddd Homan will attempt to win Canadas first womens curling title since 2008 when Winnipegs Jennifer Jones won gold in Vernon, B.C. The South Koreans claimed the fourth and final playoff berth earlier with a 7-5 win over Swedens Margaretha Sigfridsson in a tiebreaker. ' ' '
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