LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – One Motherwell Rugby Football Club player is dead and five are missing, following beach training Sunday. Motherwell Rugby Club confirms news that one of its players has fatally drowned. As many as twenty-one people were pulled out to sea by a strong rip current. The men were training for an upcoming competition in the Saru Easter Tournament in Cape Town.

In a news statement today, SA Rugby Union (Saru) confirmed the tragic drowning. Saru president Oregan Hoskins tells news “I have spoken to the president of Eastern Province Kings rugby union and members of the community… and this is a devastating tragedy.” He added “These young men were preparing to compete in a Saru Easter Tournament in Cape Town in a fortnight and were enjoying a care-free day on the beach with their teammates… To have their afternoon turned into a day of tragedy is shocking for the whole rugby community and our thoughts and prayers go out to their families.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – An ice rink roof collapsed last weekend in Slovakia. Now shocking video of the roof falling has been released to news. No persons were injured during the terror.

Video was recording the final moments indise the Námestovo, Slovakia last Sunday. Young hockey players were near the rink moments for the roof collapsed. Also alongside them was Richard Zednik, a former Washington Capitals forward.

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CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo has been murdered in Medellin. Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo, a Colombian sports official, was murdered during a shooting Friday as he traveled by car.

Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo was instrumental in the Pan American Games in Havana in 1991, and in Beijing in 2008. He was also president of the Pan American Squash Federation.

Local news says that Rodriguez Jaramillo was traveling in a car with a guide when he was ambushed and murdered Friday. He was immediately rushed to Medellin General Hospital where he later died. The shooting occurred at 7 pm local time last night.

Secretary of Government of Medellín, Juan Felipe Palau Angel, issued a news statement Saturday indicating that Jaramillo “was killed a good person, very special and highly appreciated in the Municipal administration and business and sports areas.”

No arrests have been made.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Derek Boogaard’s cause of death is pending autopsy results, report officials to news today. Derek Boogaard’s cause of death remains unknown currently. But the Hennepin County Medical Examiner told news Saturday it will commence an autopsy on Boogaard today. The autopsy results, however, could take upwards of two weeks.

Hennepin County spokeswoman Carol Allis in a news briefing Saturday said that New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard did not die of physical trauma. No foul play was found. Allis tells news that laboratory testing will take upwards of two weeks to determine why the 6′7” former Minnesota Wild player was found dead on Friday.

Boogaard had inked a deal with the Rangers just last year.

Joining the Rangers from the Wild (2005 to 2010), Boogaard was set to make $6.5 million. Rangers’ president Glen Sather in a news statement Friday called Boogaard exceptionally kind and considerate.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Derek Boogaard is dead at 28; Derek Boogaard was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment today. Boogaard’s cause of death is currently unknown. The New York Rangers issued a news statement confirming Boogard’s death today. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner told news that it is investigating.

Initial unconfirmed reports claimed that Derek Boogaard was found dead by his family on Friday.

Last year, Boogaard joined the Rangers under a four-year, $6.5 million contract. He previously played two hundred fifty five games with the Minnesota Wild from 2005 to 2010.

Rangers’ president and general manager Glen Sather issued the following news statement Friday. “Derek was an extremely kind and caring individual”. Sather added “He was a very thoughtful person, who will be dearly missed by all those who knew him. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and teammates during this difficult time.”

Minnesota Wild said of Boogaard today that he “will be greatly missed here in Minnesota and throughout the NHL. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Boogaard family during this tragic time of loss.”

Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

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