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• Maier, UC Davis light up N. Colorado 49-36

  06-10-2018 23:58
  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Jake Maier threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns and UC Davis overwhelmed Northern Colorado 49-36 on Saturday.
  UC Davis (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky) entered the fourth quarter with a 42-10 lead. On in relief of Maier, Brock Johnson threw a 16-yard score to Gabe Martinez for his first career touchdown to make it 49-10 with 9:15 remaining.
  For the second time in his career, the Aggies’ Wesley Preece caught three touchdowns, with just four receptions, while Keelan Doss cau
  
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• Campbell continues best start, rolls over Wagner 49-3

  06-10-2018 23:54
  BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Smith ran for three touchdowns and threw for a fourth as Campbell dismantled Wagner, 49-3 in the Camels final nonconference game Saturday.
  With five wins in its first six games, the Fighting Camels are off to their best start since 2008.
  Wagner fumbled on its first possession and Smith led Campbell on a three-play, 32-yard drive for the score, dashing in from 16-yards out.
  Wagner (1-5) got its lone score less than four minutes into the game when Eric Silvest
  
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• Williams leads, Hampton beats Division-II Lane College 41-8

  06-10-2018 23:52
  HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Delmon Williams threw for four touchdowns and Hampton beat Division-II Lane College 41-8 on Saturday.
  Williams had 321 yards passing for the Pirates (2-3). He also led the ground game with 115 rushing yards on 11 carries. William Robinson added 98 rushing yards and Ronald Bell had 137 yards receiving with a score.
  Hampton had taken a 10-0 lead on an Evan Lomax field goal followed by Kapri Doucet’s 60-yard fumble recovery score when Williams hit Bell on first down
  
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• Defense shines in Bryant’s 21-20 win over Duquesne

  06-10-2018 23:52
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Price Wilson threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Alex Rasmussen to give Bryant the lead and an opportunistic defense helped the Bulldogs edge Duquesne 21-20 on Saturday.
  Wilson found Rasmussen alone in the end zone with a minute left in the third quarter for his 14th TD pass this season. It was the first TD catch for Rasmussen, a junior. Bryant (4-1, 2-0 Northeast) had a nearly six-minute drive in the fourth quarter that left the Dukes at their own 20 where they managed onl
  
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• Spurs say rookie guard Lonnie Walker IV needs surgery

  06-10-2018 23:50
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Rookie guard Lonnie Walker IV of the San Antonio Spurs will miss the start of the regular season because of surgery to repair a torn right meniscus.
  Walker was hurt in the Spurs’ preseason win over Detroit on Friday night.
  The Spurs say he will have surgery on Monday, and that a timeline for his return will be determined after that procedure. The rehab for meniscus surgery is often in the range of six weeks.
  The 19-year-old Walker was the 18th overall pick in the d
  
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• Bale, Benzema join Real Madrid’s list of injured players

  06-10-2018 23:50
  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid’s injuries keep mounting after Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema had to be substituted on Saturday in the 1-0 loss at Alaves.
  Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui says both forwards needed to leave the match because of unspecified injuries.
  Benzema did not start the second half, while Bale was replaced late after appearing to ask to be substituted.
  Lopetegui says “the injuries to Karim and Gareth greatly limited what we could do.”
  Madrid was already without
  
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• Trump praises confirmation of Kavanaugh, criticizes Democrats for “horrible, horrible attack”

  06-10-2018 23:45
  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — Trump praises confirmation of Kavanaugh, criticizes Democrats for “horrible, horrible attack”
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• Taider has goal, 2 assists in Impact’s 3-0 win over Crew

  06-10-2018 23:41
  MONTREAL (AP) — Saphir Taider scored on a penalty kick and had assists to help the Montreal Impact beat the Columbus Crew 3-0 on Saturday.
  Alejandro Silva and Ignacio Piatti also scored, and Evan Bush made nine saves for his ninth shutout of the season. The Impact (13-15-4) remained alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
  Columbus (13-10-9) remained fourth in the East, need one point in its last two matches to secure a playoff spot.
  Taider opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, firin
  
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• Hodges throws for 6 TDs, Samford swamps Western Carolina

  06-10-2018 23:39
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Devlin Hodges set three school records, including six touchdown passes, leading Samford to a 66-28 win over Western Carolina on Saturday.
  Hodges, who had eight carries for 24 yards and a score, was 44 of 60 for 562 yards, setting Samford records for passing yards and total offense. His touchdown passes went to six different players. The 586 yards of total offense is a Southern Conference record.
  The senior, who is approaching a number of school and conference record
  
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• Newcomb to start Game 3 for Braves instead of Gausman

  06-10-2018 23:36
  ATLANTA (AP) — Left-hander Sean Newcomb will start Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and not Kevin Gausman.
  With the Braves trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five series, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker made the announcement Saturday.
  Snitker said he discussed the idea with general manager Alex Anthopolos on the flight home after Atlanta’s 3-0 loss Friday.
  The 25-year-old Newcomb was 12-9 with a 3.90 ERA in his first full big league season. He pitc
  
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• Eek! Non-native venomous spider found living in Oregon

  06-10-2018 23:35
  OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — The types of venomous spiders residing in Oregon have doubled.
  State officials confirm that a brown widow spider — usually found in South Africa, Florida and Southern California — has recently been found living in Oregon City, in the northwestern part of the state.
  It’s not clear how it arrived or if there are more.
  Tom Valente of the Oregon Department of Agriculture tells The Oregonian/OregonLive there’s no reason to panic, but residents sh
  
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• Scarnecchia’s 3 TDs lead Gamecocks to 37-35 win vs. Missouri

  06-10-2018 23:33
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Backup quarterback Michael Scarnecchia threw for three touchdowns in his first college start and Parker White hit the game-winning 33-yard field goal with two seconds left in South Carolina’s 37-35 victory over Missouri on Saturday.
  The Tigers (3-2, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) had gone ahead 35-34 on Tucker McCann’s career-long 57-yard field goal with 1:18 remaining. But the Gamecocks, behind Scarnecchia, drove to the Missouri 16 where White nailed his th
  
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• Pitt survives delay, rallies past Syracuse 44-37 in overtime

  06-10-2018 23:30
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Darrin Hall ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in overtime, as the Panthers rallied past Syracuse 44-37 on Saturday.
  Hall’s 3-yard burst on the opening possession of the extra period put the Panthers up and Pitt sophomore defensive back Therran Coleman picked off Syracuse’s Eric Dungey in the end zone on the Orange’s first offensive snap to give the Panthers a stirring victory.
  Qadree Ollison ran for 192
  
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• Bell sets Xfinity rookie record at Dover with 6th victory

  06-10-2018 23:30
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Christopher Bell has won his sixth Xfinity Series race this season, the most for a rookie driver in NASCAR’s second-tier series.
  Bell won the first Xfinity playoff cutoff race Saturday at Dover International Speedway and passed Greg Biffle (five, 2001) for most rookie wins. Bell has won races at Kentucky, New Hampshire, Iowa and twice at Richmond.
  The 2017 Truck Series champion, Bell won the first stage and was never in any serious trouble driving the No. 20 Toyota
  
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• Elon upsets No. 2 James Madison, ends 20-game CAA win streak

  06-10-2018 23:24
  HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Davis Cheek connected with Avery Jones on a 15-yard touchdown pass with 1:17 to play and Elon upset FCS second-ranked James Madison 27-24 on Saturday, ending the Dukes’ record 20-game Colonial Athletic Association winning streak.
  It was James Madison’s first conference loss since October 31, 2015.
  Set up by Gregg Liggs Jr.’s fumble recovery, Cheek engineered a 10-play, 74-yard drive and found Jones in the corner of the end zone. Connor Christianso
  
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• Quotes from the $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2)

  06-10-2018 23:23
  Brad Cox (winning trainer of Golden Mischief)
  “I thought the Winning Colors (a Grade 3 race in May at Churchill Downs where she ran fifth) was where she could get some graded black type. She was the heavy favorite there but had a really rough trip first quarter of a mile, and she just kind of packed it in that day.
  “We thought we’d try to get her confidence back and shipped to Prairie Meadows and Mountaineer (where she won the Saylorville and West Virginia Secretary of State, r
  
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• Cornell rallies late to turn back Harvard 28-24

  06-10-2018 23:22
  ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Harold Coles ran 34 yards for a touchdown and Dalton Banks connected with Owen Peters for a 33-yard score, both in the final 7:03, to rally Cornell for 28-24 victory over Harvard in Ivy League play on Saturday.
  Jake McIntyre’s 42-yard field goal late in the third quarter and a 29-yard TD toss from Tom Stewart to Henry Taylor with 10:13 remaining in the game gave the Crimson (2-2, 1-1) a 24-14 lead.
  But Banks went to work for the Big Red (2-2, 1-1), directing a sev
  
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• Abortion rights group seeks rehearing on Louisiana law

  06-10-2018 23:21
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A group that supports abortion rights wants a federal appeals court to revisit its split decision upholding a Louisiana law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
  The Center for Reproductive Rights asked in documents filed Friday that the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rehear the case. The appellate court, in a split 2-1 decision last month, upheld the law.
  The Center says it asked the court to rehear the case because t
  
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• Lions move CB LeBlanc to active roster, waive TE Valles

  06-10-2018 23:20
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed cornerback Cre’Von LeBlanc to the active roster from the practice squad and waived tight end Hakeem Valles.
  The Lions also announced Saturday that they have signed cornerback Dee Virgin to the practice squad and released safety Rolan Milligan.
  LeBlanc started nine games in 2016 and one last season for the Chicago Bears.
  Virgin returns to Detroit after being waived earlier in the week. He appeared in three of the Lions’ firs
  
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• Quotes from the $200,000 Woodford (G2) Presented by Keeneland Select

  06-10-2018 23:16
  Tim Glyshaw (winning trainer of Bucchero)
  “He’s just an iron horse. He’s very special to us. To have an Indiana-bred come in here for the second year in a row and win on the national stage, that’s something we are very proud of. He just became the all-time money-earning (leader) in Indiana history – something that’s important to me as well. I just can’t thank (owner) Ironhorse (Racing Stable) for allowing me the opportunity to train him.”
  On whethe
  
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• Burks rushes for 4 more scores in Kennesaw State’s 56-0 win

  06-10-2018 23:16
  KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Chandler Burks continued to churn out touchdowns, rushing for four scores and passing for another, to lead Kennesaw State to a its fifth straight win, 56-0 over Presbyterian in both teams’ Big South opener on Saturday.
  Burks came in with 10 rushing TDs to lead the FCS. Saturday marked the 11th time he rushed for multiple scores and the fifth straight time this season. It’s his second game with four rushing TDs.
  The Owls (5-1, 1-0), ranked third in the FCS c
  
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• Broncos place punter Marquette King on injured reserve

  06-10-2018 23:06
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Punter Colby Wadman was promoted by the Broncos from their practice squad after Denver put scuffling punter Marquette King on injured reserve with a thigh injury.
  King has had a poor first month in Denver after signing a three-year, $7 million deal following his release from the Oakland Raiders last spring.
  The Broncos brought in Wadman last week to push King, but he had another bad outing against Kansas City on Monday night and his 35-yard punt gave the Chiefs grea
  
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• Detroit freeway could be renamed for Aretha Franklin

  06-10-2018 23:05
  DETROIT (AP) — Officials in Detroit are considering another way to remember legendary Motown singer Aretha Franklin.
  Detroit Democratic Rep. Fred Durhal III has proposed renaming a portion of M-10 for the Queen of Soul. The stretch would be from 8 Mile to Interstate 94.
  Franklin died in August at age 76 after battling pancreatic cancer.
  The road is now known by various names such as Lodge Freeway for a former Detroit mayor. Durhal says the section is near Franklin’s father’s ch
  
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• Ex-doctor pleads guilty to drug charges over patient deaths

  06-10-2018 23:00
  SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A former North Texas pain management doctor accused of prescribing painkillers that contributed to the deaths of at least seven people in two states has pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution charges.
  Federal prosecutors say 57-year-old Howard Gregg Diamond pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and other charges. Diamond will serve 20 years in federal prison. A federal grand jury alleged last year that Diam
  
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• Palmieri, Zajac help Devils beat Oilers in Sweden

  06-10-2018 22:58
  GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac scored two goals each to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in their season-opening game Saturday night.
  The game at Scandinavium was part of the NHL Global Series.
  Despite the presence of Connor McDavid and Taylor Hall, the last two Hart Trophy winners, Palmieri and Zajac stole the show.
  Stefan Noesen also scored and Miles Wood had two assists for New Jersey and Keith Kinkaid made 17 saves. Edmonton
  
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• CCSU pulls away from Robert Morris for 56-35 win

  06-10-2018 22:58
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Jacob Dolegala passed for 341 yards and two touchdowns and Drew Jean-Guillaume ran for 157 yards and three scores as Central Connecticut State pulled away in the second half for a 56-35 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday.
  Courtney Rush finished with six receptions for 167 yards and two TDs for the Blue Devils (3-3, 1-0), who picked up a win in their Northeast Conference opener. It was the first road win for CCSU in the series since 2004 and just its second roa
  
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• Bean leads Columbia to 34-24 win over Marist

  06-10-2018 22:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Bean threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns and Columbia defeated Marist 34-24 on Saturday.
  Jacob Hallenbeck threw an 84-yard touchdown to Juston Christian early in the third quarter to give Marist its last lead of the game at 21-17.
  Columbia (3-1) responded with touchdowns on its next two drives with a 1-yard run by Ty Lenhart and Bean’s 24-yard scoring pass to Casey Mariucci to make it 31-21 before the end of the third. Marist managed just three yards of offens
  
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• Lovett with 4 TDs leads Princeton over Lehigh 66-7

  06-10-2018 22:51
  PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — John Lovett threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and Princeton scored eight unanswered touchdowns, burying Lehigh 66-7 on Saturday.
  Lovett threw for 288 yards and led the ground attack with 111 rushing yards on 12 carries. Ryan Quigley and Charlie Volker each ran for two touchdowns for the Tigers (3-0).
  Volker broke for a 52-yard touchdown run five plays into Princeton’s first drive. Lehigh’s Brad Mayes threw an 11-yard scoring pass with 6:50 le
  
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• John Glenn’s suburban Maryland house sells for $1.3 million

  06-10-2018 22:51
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The suburban Maryland home of the late John Glenn has been sold for $1.3 million.
  WTOP in Washington reported Saturday that the dwelling that belonged to the former astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio had been on the market for five months.
  The Bethesda house sold at the end of August. It was custom built for John Glenn and his wife in the 1990s. It’s said to have some of the best views in the area. It overlooks the 11th hole of a golf course.
  Glenn became the f
  
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• 49ers add Bolden, Delaire to 53-man roster

  06-10-2018 22:48
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have activated receiver Victor Bolden Jr. from the suspended list and promoted defensive lineman Ryan Delaire from the practice squad.
  The 49ers also waived defensive back Tyvis Powell and offensive lineman Najee Toran on Saturday to make room for Bolden and Delaire on the 53-man roster.
  Bolden was suspended for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. He played nine games as a rookie last year, returning 19
  
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• Georgetown wins Pioneer opener, beats Fordham 23-11

  06-10-2018 22:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Herman Moultrie III scored the go-ahead touchdown in the final minute of the third and added a second as Georgetown pulled away from Fordham for a 23-11 Patriot League win Saturday.
  The Hoyas snapped a four-game losing streak with the win in the conference opener. It was the 63rd meeting in a rivalry that dates to a 6-6 tie in 1890.
  Gunther Johnson hit Cameron Crayton with an 18-yard scoring pass in the first quarter and Khristian Tate ran in for the two-point conversion to
  
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• Red Sox replace Wright with Hembree on roster vs Yankees

  06-10-2018 22:41
  BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright has been replaced on the AL Division Series roster with reliever Heath Hembree.
  Wright has inflammation in his left knee and a loose body. He is ineligible for the rest of the best-of-five series and also cannot play in the AL Championship Series. He could be active for the World Series.
  Wright told manager Alex Cora before Game 1 on Friday that his knee was bothering him.
  Hembree was 4-1 with a 4.20 ERA in 67 games this season. Boston anno
  
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• GOP leader McConnell says Senate ‘stood up for presumption of innocence’ by confirming Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

  06-10-2018 22:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP leader McConnell says Senate ‘stood up for presumption of innocence’ by confirming Kavanaugh to Supreme Court.
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• No. 15 Michigan starts slow, rebounds to beat Maryland 42-21

  06-10-2018 22:38
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Shea Patterson threw for a season-high 282 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 15 Michigan brushed off a sloppy start to beat Maryland 42-21 Saturday.
  The Wolverines (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) fell behind late in the first quarter and didn’t take the lead again until midway through the second quarter. They scored 24 straight points to take control and added another TD and 2-point conversion with 6:37 remaining to seal their fifth straight victory.
  The Terrapins (3-
  
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• Portugal PM defends Ronaldo amid rape accusation

  06-10-2018 22:30
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has spoken out in defense of soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been embroiled in a rape accusation.
  Speaking to television on the Spanish island of Lanzarote on Saturday, Costa made an appeal to the presumption of innocence, as well as Ronaldo’s successful career.
  “People need to understand one and for all that there’s one thing that is presumption of innocence,” Costa said. “It is not enough
  
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• Nick leads South Carolina St. past Morgan St. 21-18

  06-10-2018 22:26
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyrece Nick’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Omar Cummings with 70 seconds remaining sent South Carolina State past Morgan State, 21-18 on Saturday.
  Morgan State led 18-14 with 2:24 left and missed an opportunity to extend the lead when Alex Raya’s 27-yard field goal was off to the left. Nick then proceeded to lead a 7-play, 80-yard drive for the game-winning score.
  The Bears took the ensuing kickoff and marched to South Carolina State’s 22-yard line with 20 s
  
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• Kavanaugh to be sworn in later Saturday by Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

  06-10-2018 22:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kavanaugh to be sworn in later Saturday by Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
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• Warfield runs for 3 TDs, Dayton beats Valparaiso 53-20

  06-10-2018 22:24
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Richie Warfield ran for three touchdowns and Dayton kept Valparaiso winless with a 53-20 victory on Saturday.
  Warfield had 41 yards rushing on eight carries for the Flyers (3-3, 2-1 Pioneer League). Jack Cook threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns.
  Ryan Skibinski ran for a 9-yard score following Dante Stefanini’s interception of Chris Duncan two plays into Valparaiso’s first drive. The Flyers followed that with two more touchdowns early in the second quarter
  
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• Teachers bring moving trucks, vow to ‘move out’ lawmakers

  06-10-2018 21:36
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Teachers and state workers drove moving trucks to the Kentucky Capitol and vowed to oust some state lawmakers come November, in the latest demonstration against legislators who backed a contentious public pension law.
  The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 14 U-Haul and Budget trucks drove to the Capitol with horns blaring Saturday. Roughly 100 people attended the “Vote ‘Em Out, Move ‘Em Out” rally, sponsored by the Kentucky Public Pension Coaliti
  
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• After United recovers to win, Mourinho lashes out at critics

  06-10-2018 20:55
  LONDON (AP) — Just when Jose Mourinho needed it most, Manchester United dug deep to pull off a gutsy victory.
  The under-fire manager still managed to lash out at detractors after the 3-2 victory over Newcastle on Saturday, claiming he would even be blamed for the weather and the progress of Brexit negotiations.
  Following a newspaper report that he could be fired because of poor results and frequent criticism of his players, Mourinho was a picture of abject misery on the touchline as United
  
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• Band halftime show depicts police at gunpoint, stirs anger

  06-10-2018 20:39
  BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A high school band’s halftime performance depicting police being held at gunpoint is fueling anger in a Mississippi city dealing with the recent killings of two officers.
  Pictures of the Forest Hill High School band’s performance that circulated on social media Saturday show students dressed as medical personnel holding SWAT team members at gunpoint as the band played.
  The performance took place Friday at a football game between Forest Hill and Brookhav
  
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• How many squirrels in Central Park? Count aims to find out

  06-10-2018 20:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s one of the enduring mysteries of life in New York City: Just how many squirrels live in Central Park?
  There could soon be an answer.
  Counters started roaming the 840-acre park on Saturday for its first ever Squirrel Census .
  Organizers of the two-week count tell The New York Times they’re looking to learn more about squirrel behavior and urban green space.
  Jamie Allen led similar censuses of Atlanta’s Inman Park in 2012 and 2016. He says the projects
  
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• Cowboys Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick off active roster

  06-10-2018 20:29
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Four-time Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick has been placed on the non-football illness list by the Dallas Cowboys because of a nerve condition that has kept him from playing this season.
  The team also placed receiver Terrance Williams on injured reserve because of a foot injury.
  Those moves Saturday cleared two spots on the active roster before Sunday’s game at Houston. One will be filled when defensive tackle David Irving returns from a four-game suspension for
  
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• Former Georgia cocaine dealer telling youth to avoid drugs

  06-10-2018 20:21
  MACON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man sent to prison for dealing cocaine in 1991 says he now works at a chicken plant and spends his time off telling teenagers: “You’re never going to win selling drugs.”
  Jerry Anderson of Macon told WMAZ-TV that his drug business was so lucrative in the late 1980s that he had 40 employees and made nearly $1.25 million each week.
  That all got taken away when Anderson was sentenced to life in prison. He spent nearly three decades locked up before
  
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• Ronaldo goal helps Juventus extend perfect start in Serie A

  06-10-2018 20:20
  UDINE, Italy (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s form doesn’t appear affected by a lawsuit accusing him of rape.
  Ronaldo scored Juventus’ second goal in a 2-0 win at Udinese to extend the Bianconeri’s perfect start in Serie A on Saturday.
  Shortly before the break, Ronaldo blasted a powerful shot from 10 yards past Udinese goalkeeper Simone Scuffet.
  Immediately after scoring, Ronaldo signaled for his teammates to give him some space so he could go celebrate in front of a TV c
  
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• Dolphins’ Wake ruled out of Bengals game with knee injury

  06-10-2018 20:17
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at Cincinnati because a knee injury.
  Wake sat out practice this week and didn’t travel with the team Saturday. The game will be the first he has missed since 2016.
  Andre Branch, listed behind Wake on the depth chart, is questionable with a knee injury that forced him to miss last week’s game. If Branch doesn’t play, Charles Harris will likely make his third career start.
  
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• Black man acquitted of killing white man after race dispute

  06-10-2018 20:12
  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — A black man has been acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of a white man outside a Pennsylvania bar in a case his attorney said stemmed from “ugly racism.”
  Thirty-one-year-old Stephen Spencer had been accused of killing 32-year-old Christopher Williams in July 2017 outside the Pittston in July 2017 after someone refused to shake hands to settle a dispute over a game of pool.
  Spencer testified he fired in self-defense as a group of would-be att
  
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• Summer Heat and a Few T-Showers

  06-10-2018 20:02
  The weekend started nicely with mostly clear skies, but as the heat of the day continues, we’re seeing more cumulus than blue up there. Due to this (and the abundant moisture) showers are starting to develop. We’re tracking mostly isolated rain showers with a few t-showers mixed in. Heavy rain and a few strong wind gusts are possible.
  The summer weather pattern continues as temperatures flare up into the mid-80s. Dew point temperatures in the upper 60s low 70s is making it a bit unco
  
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• Kim Kardashian West sues former guard over Paris robbery

  06-10-2018 19:54
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is suing a former security guard over an incident in Paris in which she was bound and robbed of jewelry that was worth millions of dollars.
  The News Journal reported Friday that West and an insurance company filed the suit in New Castle County Superior Court in Wilmington, Delaware. It alleges negligence and misconduct and demands $6.1 million.
  Court documents name Pascal Duvier and his company Protect Security Inc. as the defenda
  
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• Long Stretch In the 80s

  06-10-2018 19:53
  October started with a summer flare as temperatures have reached 80 degrees for the 6th consecutive day. Temperatures will continue to be hot through the middle of the upcoming work week, so now we start looking at records.The 6th consecutive day with temperatures at or above 80 degrees occurred on Saturday. As of that afternoon, the amount was half of the record for consecutive 80 degree days in the month of October. The forecast over the next several days show that we continue to reach at leas
  
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