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Richard Butler, seen here batting with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1999, is facing fraud charges in Durham region. A former Toronto Blue Jays player and his wife are accused of siphoning money from a youth baseball training program into their own accounts before feigning bankruptcy, police say. Richard Butler, a Toronto-born outfielder who played with the Blue Jays in 1997, is charged with taking funds from an Ontario Devil Rays baseball program that never delivered on the services it promised, Durham police said.

In a scary announcement from the Pittsburgh Penguins, forward Benjamin Kindel has been taken to a hospital following a medical episode on the team’s plane. Specifically, the team said: “The Pittsburgh Penguins team plane returned to the Salt Lake City International Airport today shortly after takeoff due to a medical episode involving forward Ben Kindel. Team physician, Dr. Dharmesh Vyas of UPMC, as well as the team’s medical staff were on board and immediately attended to Ben. An ambulance was waiting upon arrival, and he was taken to the University of Utah Hospital for further evaluation. Ben is conscious, alert and in stable condition.

The Pittsburgh Penguins said that their team plane had to return to Salt Lake City on Tuesday due to a medical episode involving forward Ben Kindel. The Penguins said the plane returned to Salt Lake City International Aiport shortly after takeoff.