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• Duquesne Holds Off Cleveland St. Rally In 78-71 Win

  27-11-2016 23:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Mike Lewis II scored 20 points while Darius Lewis and Josh Steel each scored 13 and Duquesne held off Cleveland State for a 78-71 win on Sunday to conclude the Bluegrass Showcase.
  Eric James made a pair of free throws to put Duquesne up 61-43 with 9:40 to go before Cleveland State scored 18 straight to tie it. Kasheem Thomas was 6-for-7 shooting from the free throw line and made a pair of layups during the run.
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• Man fatally stabbed in Rankin identified

  27-11-2016 22:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 51-year-old man was fatally stabbed Sunday in Rankin, Allegheny County police said. 
  
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• Man dies after being stabbed in Rankin

  27-11-2016 22:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 51-year-old man was fatally stabbed today in Rankin, Allegheny County police said. 
  
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• One Dead After Stabbing In Rankin

  27-11-2016 22:24
  
  RANKIN (KDKA) — Police are investigating a fatal stabbing in Rankin that took place Sunday afternoon.
  The incident happened just before 12:30 p.m. at a home in the 100-block of 3rd Avenue.
  Officers responded to the residence after a 911 caller reported a man had been stabbed.
  Police say they found a 51-year-old man suffering from a stab wound at the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  According to police, a second man was also at the home. He
  
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• 1 Dead After Stabbing In Rankin

  27-11-2016 22:24
  
  RANKIN (KDKA) — Police are investigating a fatal stabbing in Rankin that took place Sunday afternoon.
  The incident happened just before 12:30 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of 3rd Avenue.
  Officers responded to the residence after a 911 caller reported a man had been stabbed.
  Police say they found a 51-year-old man suffering from a stab wound at the scene. He has been identified as Trenton Campbell. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  According to police,
  
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• Ohio Troopers Find Drugs Wrapped As Christmas Gifts In SUV

  27-11-2016 21:39
  
  BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) – The State Highway Patrol says troopers found 71 pounds of marijuana and other drugs wrapped as Christmas gifts in a vehicle that was stopped for a driving violation in northwest Ohio.
  The patrol says the drugs seized Monday on Interstate 80 in Wood County, south of Toledo, have an estimated street value of $330,000.
  A trooper stopped the rented sport utility vehicle for following another vehicle too closely, and that led to a search of the SUV with help from a K-
  
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• USF, Pitt Among 6 Teams To Enter Rankings

  27-11-2016 20:36
  
  UNDATED (AP) – South Florida and Pittsburgh were among six teams to enter The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, matching a record for the Top 25 era.
  USF and Pitt are tied for No. 24. No. 17 Stanford, No. 19 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Navy and No. 22 Iowa also entered the rankings in the second-to-last regular-season poll.
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  This is the fourth time six teams entered the rankings in one week sin
  
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• 8-Month-Old Ejected From Car During Crash Found Uninjured In Storm Grate

  27-11-2016 18:55
  
  TEXARKANA, Ar. (KDKA) —  An 8-month-old child miraculously survived being ejected from a vehicle during a Texarkana crash.
  According to CBS affiliate KSLA, the infant was tossed about 35 feet when the vehicle flipped. She landed uninjured in a storm grate.
  Five people in total were hurt, and four of them have been released from the hospital.
  The grate sits in the middle of the interstate median, about 35 feet from the roadway.
  Firefighters have said it was a miracle that the infa
  
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• Pathologist Disbands Foundation Fueled By ‘Concussion’ Film

  27-11-2016 18:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The pathologist at the center of the Will Smith movie “Concussion” is abandoning his self-named nonprofit foundation, citing undue demands on his life and family due to publicity from the film.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports The Bennet Omalu Foundation is finished 11 months after it was founded.
  Omalu discovered Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a former NFL football player, which led the league to adopt new safety rules designed to prevent concussions,
  
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• Delta Sorry For Not Booting Pro-Trump Pennsylvania Passenger

  27-11-2016 17:39
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Delta Air Lines is apologizing for not removing a passenger from a flight to Pennsylvania who rudely professed his support for President-elect Donald Trump and insulted those who didn’t.
  The (Allentown) Morning Call first reported on a video posted on Facebook by a fellow passenger on the Tuesday flight from Atlanta to Allentown. The video shows the man standing in the aisle, yelling and insulting Hillary Clinton supporters.
  In the video, the man asks loudly: &l
  
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• Trump Tower Becomes ‘Dump Tower’ On Google Maps

  27-11-2016 17:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Someone renamed Donald Trump’s midtown Manhattan building on Google Maps, and the new moniker isn’t very flattering.
  Instead of Trump Tower, it was briefly renamed “Dump Tower.”
  WPIX-TV reports that users of the mapping service began noticing the new name for the Fifth Avenue building on Saturday and some took to social media to report it.
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• Sheriff On Pipeline Protests: ‘My Job Is To Enforce The Law’

  27-11-2016 17:21
  
  MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Don’t look for apologies from the North Dakota sheriff leading the response to the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests, especially for the recent – and, in some circles, controversial – action against demonstrators who he believes have become increasingly aggressive.
  “We are just not going to allow people to become unlawful,” said Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, a veteran of the North Dakota Highway Patrol and National Guard who was
  
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• Police investigating early morning robbery at LeMont Restraurant

  27-11-2016 17:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Mount Washington landmark restaurant will be open as usual today despite a burglary this morning.
  
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• Police investigating early morning robbery at LeMont Restaurant

  27-11-2016 17:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Mount Washington landmark restaurant will be open as usual today despite a burglary this morning.
  
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• Masked Men Tie Up Workers, Rob LeMont Restaurant

  27-11-2016 17:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two masked men robbed a Mt. Washington restaurant Sunday morning.
  According to police officials, it happened around 5:40 a.m. at LeMont Restaurant on Grandview Avenue.
  Two armed, masked men entered the building and tied up two people who were cleaning.
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  The suspects, described as tall, thin, believed to be African-American, escaped with and undetermined amount of money.
   
  
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• Pa. Firefighter OK Despite Falling Through Floor Of Vacant Home

  27-11-2016 16:54
  
  HANOVER, Pa. (AP) – A firefighter has escaped serious injury despite falling through the floor of a burning, vacant home in south-central Pennsylvania.
  The name of the firefighter hasn’t been released, but officials say the incident happened about 11 p.m. Saturday in Hanover. That’s about 35 miles south of Harrisburg, not far from the Maryland border.
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• State Police Investigating Pedestrian’s Highway Death As Suspicious

  27-11-2016 15:47
  
  INDUSTRY BOROUGH (KDKA/AP) — State police are investigating the death of a pedestrian on a western Pennsylvania highway as suspicious.
  Beaver County emergency officials said Sunday that a male pedestrian was hit by a vehicle around 2 a.m. Sunday on State Route 68 in Industry Borough.
  The male was in his 20s. He was found in the middle of the road and pronounced dead at the scene.
  Officers are looking for a white Honda that may have been involved in the incident.
  No further information was
  
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• Police warning about burglary-by-distraction incident

  27-11-2016 15:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania state police at Belle Vernon are warning residents of a burglary-by-distraction incident that occurred last week in Fayette County.
  
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• Death Toll From Freak ‘Thunderstorm Asthma’ In Australia Reaches 6

  27-11-2016 15:14
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Six people have died and five remained on life support after a rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma struck Australia’s second-largest city, officials said on Sunday.
  The sixth victim died in a hospital on Saturday night from medical complications stemming from a wild thunderstorm that struck Melbourne on Monday night, a Health Department statement said.
  Five patients remained in intensive care units and three of those were in critical condition, the
  
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• Police: Off-Duty Officer Shot Jail Guard After Drinking 10 Beers

  27-11-2016 15:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An off-duty Aliquippa officer is accused of shooting an Allegheny County Jail guard in Pittsburgh after an argument in a nearby bar.
  According to a criminal complaint, the incident began at the Milestone Bar in Brentwood and spilled into the Carrick neighborhood shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday.
  Responding officers found Kevin Miller suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach on Stewart Avenue. When they asked if he knew who shot him, he said:
  
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• Pickle-Flavored Candy Canes Here For The Holidays

  27-11-2016 14:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — While the classic candy cane delights people who enjoy sweets, there are new flavors for those who enjoy the savory.
  Behold the pickle-flavored candy cane! The dill-flavored treat is still green, which will work with the holiday color scheme. Check them out on Amazon.com.
  There are more unusual flavors making the round this season.
  Check out the spicy Siracha-flavored candy canes or the Wasabi-flavored candy canes. Not so interested in heat? Bacon and gravy flavored are
  
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• 14-Year-Old Missing In Westmoreland County

  27-11-2016 13:19
  
  UNITY TWP. (KDKA) — State police are searching for a missing teen in Westmoreland County.
  14-year-old Robert Joseph Bremer was last seen Saturday in the 100 block of Whyle Row in Unity Township.
  He was wearing a black, long-sleeved hoodie and blue jeans. He is described as standing 6’4”, weighing 220 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes and black frame glasses.
  Anyone who has information on Bremer’s whereabouts should contact PSP Greensburg at 724-832-3288. 
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• Autistic Nephew Of Ex-NBA Player Found Dead On Texas Property

  27-11-2016 13:02
  
  PEARLAND, Texas (AP) – Police in Texas have found the body of the 9-year-old autistic nephew of former NBA player Marcus Camby who went missing during the family’s Thanksgiving celebration on Camby’s property.
  Pearland Police Lt. Onesimo Lopez told the Houston Chronicle that the body of Marcus McGhee was found in a lake on Camby’s Houston-area property on Saturday morning.
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• 3 California Mosques Receive Letters Threatening Muslims

  27-11-2016 12:52
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – A civil rights group has called for more police protection of mosques after several in California received letters that praised President-elect Donald Trump and threatened Muslim genocide.
  The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, said the same handwritten, photocopied letter was sent last week to the Islamic Center of Long Beach, the Islamic Center of Claremont and the Evergreen Islamic Center in San Jose, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
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• Community Remembers Fallen St. Clair Twp. Officer One Year Later

  27-11-2016 12:46
  
  NEW FLORENCE, Pa. (KDKA) — A community gathered Saturday evening to remember a police officer who was shot and killed on Nov. 28, 2015.
  A candlelight vigil marking the upcoming 1-year anniversary of Officer Lloyd Reed’s death was held at Memory Park at 7 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA/Officer Down The Blue Line)
  St. Clair Township Police officer Lloyd Reed was shot when responding to a domestic dispute in New Florence and later died at the hospital.
  He was 54.
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• 1 Dead, 9 Injured In Shooting On New Orleans’ Bourbon Street

  27-11-2016 12:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) – New Orleans Police say one man is dead and nine others injured following a shooting in the French Quarter.
  Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said during a news conference that officers responded about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the shooting at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.Photo from scene: #NOPD gathers shell casings after 1 dead, 9 wounded in shooting on Bourbon Street in #NewOrleans pic.twitter.com/bp95UT4hsV
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• Will mom and dad be deported?

  27-11-2016 07:01
  
  Back in Mexico, Maria Antonio and her husband owned a grocery store. Here, because they crossed the border illegally 13 years ago, they can't even get driver's licenses.
  
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• Mother of three is happy to have the help of a few more Santas

  27-11-2016 06:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  How does Santa deliver presents to children in a high-rise apartment building? 
  
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• Dirty Dozen race honors co-founder Danny Chew

  27-11-2016 06:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stefanie Sydlik had just accomplished a rare feat Saturday afternoon, winning the women’s division of Dirty Dozen bike race for the second time in a row.
  
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• New Pennsylvania law gives hunters the option for semiautomatics

  27-11-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  It isn’t a sense of power in his hands, or the thrill of having the ability to kill. It’s not even the ear bursting BANG, BANG, BANG at the shooting range.
  
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• Diagnosis: Rural areas lacking doctors may be due to distribution issues

  27-11-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  As far as Barbara Kuhl is concerned, there’s no doctor shortage in Marienville, Forest County. People mistakenly think her town is in the middle of nowhere.
  
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• Know The Score: Nov. 26, 2016

  27-11-2016 05:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — It doesn’t get any bigger than high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
  We’re committed to bringing you the best team coverage in the region.
  After the games, you can find all the latest scores right here! Also, check out our Game of the Week here!
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  PIAA Class AAAAAA State Championship
  QuarterfinalPittsburgh Central Catholic 62, Williamsport 21
  St. Joseph’s Prep 38, Parkland 17
  West Lawn Wilson 28, Cumberland
  
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• Aliquippa police officer charged in Carrick shooting

  27-11-2016 05:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities have charged a man who identified himself as an Aliquippa police officer in a shooting in Carrick on Thursday that injured an Allegheny County Jail corrections officer.
  
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• Robert Morris Finishes Comeback In 67-66 Win Over Towson

  27-11-2016 05:25
  
  TOWSON, Md. (AP) – Isaiah Still scored 16 points and Billy Giles’ jumper with 1:35 remaining gave Robert Morris the lead for good, completing the Colonials’ second-half comeback to beat Towson 67-66 on Saturday night.
  Giles’ shot put Robert Morris (2-5) on top 62-61 after trailing by 11 with 10:19 to play. Kavon Stewart had a steal then buried a 3 to put the Colonials up 65-61 with 58 seconds remaining.
  Mike Morsell’s 3 with six seconds left reduced the deficit to a
  
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• Crosby Ties It Late, Penguins Top Devils In Shootout 4-3

  27-11-2016 05:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby tied it with 14 seconds left in regulation and Kris Letang scored the only goal of a shootout, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
  Crosby pounced on a loose puck and fired it by Keith Kinkaid for his NHL-leading 15th goal as Pittsburgh bounced back from an ugly loss in Minnesota on Friday by rallying past the Devils.
  Penguins rookie Jake Guentzel picked up his third goal in six days, and Tom Kuhnhack
  
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• 90-Year-Old Woman Walking Across County To Make Juneteenth Official Holiday

  27-11-2016 04:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 90-year-old woman was in Pittsburgh on Saturday as she walks across the country to gather support for a petition to make Juneteenth an official holiday.
  Opal Lee, of Fort Worth, Texas, wants to petition Congress and President Obama to make Juneteenth, the day marking the abolition of slavery, a National Day of Recognition before Obama leaves office.
  To gather support, Lee is walking across the country and collecting signatures on a petition.
  “I walk wherever I&r
  
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• Local Cuban-Americans React To Death Of Fidel Castro

  27-11-2016 04:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fidel Castro died Friday night at the age of 90. His death sent shockwaves of surprise and celebration across the world.
  Here in Pittsburgh, Cuban-Americans are looking back at an era they’ve struggled to forget.
  A revolutionary of the socialist cause, or a cold-blooded, murderous dictator. However you view him, Fidel Castro is no more. Now what?
  “I always say that Cuba is unpredictable,” said Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Ph.D., a professor of Latin-American eco
  
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• Man walks into Mount Oliver McDonald's with gunshot wound

  27-11-2016 03:03
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• Ron Glass, Co-Star Of TV’s ‘Barney Miller,’ Dead At 71

  27-11-2016 02:57
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ron Glass, the handsome, prolific character actor best known for his role as the gregarious, sometimes sardonic detective Ron Harris in the long-running cop comedy “Barney Miller,” has died at age 71.
  Glass died Friday of respiratory failure, his agent, Jeffrey Leavett, told The Associated Press on Saturday.
  “Ron was a private, gentle and caring man,” said Leavett, a longtime friend of the actor. “He was an absolute delight to watch on scree
  
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• Annual Dirty Dozen Race Continues After Founder’s Injury

  27-11-2016 02:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Saturday marked the 34th year for the Dirty Dozen race, and this year, people were there to support the founder of the annual event.
  Danny Chew, who started the bike-riding event in 1983, was seriously injured in an accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down back in September, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  Chew said he wanted the race to continue even though he could not participate in it himself this year.
  “I’m feeling very, very proud
  
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• Penn State Beats Michigan State To Reach Big Ten Title Game

  27-11-2016 01:50
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Trace McSorley completed 17 of 23 passes for 376 yards and four touchdowns and No. 8 Penn State beat Michigan State 45-12 to win the Big Ten East on Saturday.
  Penn State (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten, No. 7 CFP) edged No. 2 Ohio State for the East title, setting up a conference championship game against West winner Wisconsin next week in Indianapolis. The Nittany Lions beat Ohio State 24-20 at home Oct. 22.
  McSorley set single-season school record for total offense and spark
  
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• No. 19 West Virginia Rolls Past Iowa State 49-19

  27-11-2016 01:44
  
  AMES, Iowa (AP) – Skyler Howard threw for 330 yards and tied a career high with five touchdowns and No. 19 West Virginia rolled past Iowa State 49-19 on Saturday.
  Freshman Martell Pettaway burned his redshirt and ran for 181 yards in his debut for the Mountaineers (9-2, 6-2 Big 12), who outscored Iowa State 28-3 in the second half.
  Howard’s 71-yard TD toss to Shelton Gibson and Pettaway’s 4-yard touchdown run, the first of his career, made it 35-19 late in the third quarter. Gi
  
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• Parkway West Lanes Shut Down Due To Car Fire

  27-11-2016 01:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A section of the Parkway West closed early Saturday evening after a car caught fire.
  It happened near south Green Tree around 6 p.m.
  The cause of the fire is unclear. It is unknown if anyone was injured.
  Outbound lanes are shut down between Exit 67 and Exit 65.
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• Man, 21, shot in arm in Mount Oliver

  27-11-2016 01:24 via post-gazette.com
  A 21-year-old man was shot in the arm Saturday afternoon in Mount Oliver, Allegheny County officials said.
  
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• At 25, Monongahelaa s Main Street Antiques keeps the memories spinning along

  27-11-2016 00:49
  
  The Observer-Reporter is excited to announce new digital offerings, including our new e-Edition apps, available for download in the iTunes & Google Play stores.
  
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• Watkins Scores 20, Penn State Beats George Washington 74-68

  27-11-2016 00:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Redshirt freshman Mike Watkins scored a career-high 20 points and added eight rebounds and four blocks to lead Penn State to a 74-68 victory at George Washington on Saturday.
  Fellow freshman Lamar Stevens had 18 points for the Nittany Lions (4-3), who erased a nine-point halftime deficit. Freshman Tony Carr had 12 points and junior Shep Garner added 10 points for Penn State, which shot 50 percent in the second half.
  George Washington committed 15 turnovers, leading to 14
  
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