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SEATTLE -- An assistant football coach who was fired from a Washington state high school for praying on the field after games sued the school district Tuesday, saying officials violated his religious rights.The lawsuit filed by the First Liberty Institute, a Texas-based legal organization that focuses on religious freedom cases, wants Joe Kennedy restored to his coaching job with the varsity team at Bremerton High School, and it asks the U.S. District Court in Tacoma to rule that his postgame prayers are allowed.Kennedy had prayed before and after games, sometimes joined by students, since 2008. The Bremerton School District said it did not want to be seen as endorsing religious activity and asked him to stop when the practice came to its attention last year. But he persisted by silently taking a knee and praying.His case drew national attention. Dozens of lawmakers in the Congressional Prayer Caucus sent a letter to the superintendent expressing their support, and members of the Satanic Temple of Seattle caused an uproar when they arrived at a game clad in robes, makeup and rams horns after being invited by students and teachers.Coach Kennedy is not motivated to engage in private religious expression in order to proselytize or attract others to his religious faith, the lawsuit said. Instead, he offers a brief prayer of thanksgiving as part of a covenant he made with God before he started coaching at BHS.Because Kennedys prayers were about the players, their hard work and sportsmanship, his sincerely held religious beliefs require him to pray on the field where the game was played, it added.The school district said in an emailed statement Tuesday that it was reviewing the complaint and declined to comment on its merits. But it previously argued that students could feel coerced to participate in religious activity when they see their coaches lead or endorse it.Officials said Kennedy was free to engage in religious activity that did not interfere with his public duties and was separate from students or non-demonstrative.Last fall, the district praised Kennedys contributions to football program but said his prayer posed a risk it would be held liable for violating the constitutional rights of students or others.Kennedys lawyers insist that the school district has misinterpreted prior court rulings concerning the religious rights of public employees. They also argued that it has taken no action against another football coach who has performed a Buddhist chant at the 50-yard line after games.The schools blanket ban on any demonstrative religious expression by Coach Kennedy violates the First Amendment, as does its decision to take adverse employment action against him because of such expression, the lawsuit said. Bobby Okereke Jersey . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. Reggie Wayne Jersey . 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BALTIMORE -- Baltimore second baseman Jonathan Schoop vowed his team is not getting frustrated about a string of tough losses over the past month.However, he admitted the Orioles are going to have to play better to keep their postseason hopes alive.Jose Bautista homered on the games first pitch and Russell Martin went deep four batters later in support of Aaron Sanchez, leading the Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the Orioles on Wednesday night.Toronto took two of the three games in the pivotal American League East series. The fading Orioles are four games behind the first-place Blue Jays and are tied with Detroit for the second wild card spot.Its tough because were chasing them, and they take two out of three, said Schoop, who had three hits, including his 21st homer. But weve just got to learn from it, and get a good off day tomorrow and come back stronger than we were. Weve just got to compete and play hard and try to win as many games as we can.Sanchez (13-2) was recalled from Class-A Dunedin to make the start. He spent 10 days in the minors to limit his innings and he took advantage of the extra rest. Sanchez allowed an unearned run and five hits with two strikeouts over six innings and a season-high 112 pitches.Michael Saunders hit his 23rd homer, a solo shot in the eighth that made it 5-1. Schoop cut the margin to 5-3 with his two-run homer in the ninth off Roberto Osuna.Its never easy when you play these guys, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. This time of year, I mean this is a team were locked in it with. Its always big to beat them.The game was delayed for about 15 minutes when home plate umpire Jerry Layne was hit in the mask on a pitch by Sanchez. Layne had to leave and was replaced by second base umpire Alan Porter.After Bautista drilled Yovani Gallardos first pitch over the wall in center field, Martin followed with a two-run shot. 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It was the third game this season he walked three or more times.MOVESBlue Jays: RHP Bo Schultz was optioned to Buffalo to make room for Sanchez.Orioles: OF Drew Stubbs was claimed off release waivers from Texas. To make room, Baltimore cut Kyle Lobstein just two hours after getting the left-handed pitcher in a trade with Pittsburgh. ... The Orioles acquired another outfielder, Michael Bourn, from the Diamondbacks for minor league outfielder Jason Heinrich.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: INF Darwin Barney was placed on the Family Medical Emergency List. Gibbons did not disclose further details. INF Ryan Goins was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo.Orioles: RHP Darren ODay (right shoulder rotator cuff strain) is progressing well but there is still no timetable for his return to the bullpen, Showalter said.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Gibbons has not named a starter for the game Friday in Tampa Bay.Orioles: Dylan Bundy (7-5. 3.71 ERA) pitches the series opener against the New York Yankees on Friday in another battle of playoff contenders. Bundy has struggled in three appearances against New York this season, going 0-1 with 9.39 ERA over three appearances (8 runs in 7 2/3 innings). ' ' '