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• Macedonia opposition leader urges PM to drop renaming deal

  07-10-2018 23:56
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — The leader of Macedonia’s opposition has urged the left-wing government to call early elections and to give up on a deal that would change the country’s name in exchange for the chance to fulfill its NATO ambitions.
  Hristijan Mickoski, head of the conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, also called on Sunday for a caretaker government to be installed until after the elections, which would take place in late November.
  An overwhelming majority of Macedonians who v
  
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• 27 Cuban migrants jump from boat and run to Florida shore

  07-10-2018 23:46
  MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says more than two dozen Cuban migrants jumped from a boat and swam to shore in South Florida.
  The Miami Herald reports that once the 27 migrants made it to land on Sunday, they ran and hid. Officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, aided by Miami police officers, were searching for them on a barrier island of Miami, and reports say some were found.
  Some roads in Miami’s Virginia Key were shut down during the search.
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• Pro-Russian Serb leader Milorad Dodik declares victory in vote for Bosnia’s three-member presidency

  07-10-2018 23:43
  BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Pro-Russian Serb leader Milorad Dodik declares victory in vote for Bosnia’s three-member presidency.
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• Mbappe scores 4 and earns penalty as PSG beats Lyon 5-0

  07-10-2018 23:29
  PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappe scored four goals, earned a penalty and also hit the post in a memorable performance for Paris Saint-Germain in a 5-0 league rout of Lyon on Sunday.
  PSG became the first team ever to win its first nine games of a season in Ligue 1.
  A foul on Mbappe set up Neymar’s early penalty before Mbappe scored four times over a 13-minute span of the second half.
  Mbappe hit the post shortly after the break and then scored in the 61st, 66th, 69th and 74th minutes —
  
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• Injured McKennie to miss US games vs Colombia, Peru

  07-10-2018 23:25
  CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Weston McKennie injured his right adductor muscle and will miss the United States’ exhibition games against Colombia and Peru.
  McKennie, a 20-year-old Texan, scored his first two professional goals in the past week for Schalke, against Lokomotiv Moscow in the Champions League and Fortuna Duesseldorf in the Bundesliga.
  He has been replaced on the 23-man roster by Toronto midfielder Marky Delgado.
  The U.S. also is missing midfielders Christian Pulisic (torn ca
  
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• Limousine crash ranks among deadliest US traffic accidents

  07-10-2018 23:24
  A limousine carrying 18 people crashed over the weekend in upstate New York, killing all the occupants and two pedestrians, making it among the nation’s deadliest ground-traffic accidents. A look at some others:
  — Sept. 23, 2005: A bus ferrying nursing home residents away from Hurricane Rita caught fire and exploded while stuck on a gridlocked highway south of Dallas, killing 23 people.
  — May 9, 1999: A bus heading to a casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, ran off a highway on
  
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• Vietnam veteran gifted new bike after hit and run accident

  07-10-2018 23:19
  TUCSON- A Vietnam veteran has fully recovered after being hit by a car while on his bike. News 4 Tucson first shared his story at the beginning of this year.
  Tommy Mcdonald, 73, is lucky to be alive after suffering five fractures and breaking his collar bone. He spent 40 days in the VA hospital where learned to walk again.
  “I was partially dead for awhile but I came back and I feel I came back for a reason,” Mcdonald said.
  After the accident Mcdonald was left with no bike and a long
  
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• Eovaldi to start Game 3 instead of Porcello

  07-10-2018 23:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — Boston will start former Yankee Nathan Eovaldi rather than Rick Porcello against New York in Game 3 of the AL Division Series on Monday.
  Red Sox manager Alex Cora says he made the decision because Porcello pitched two-thirds of an inning of relief in Friday’s opener and he wanted to give him an extra day of rest. Porcello is scheduled to pitch Game 4 on Tuesday.
  Eovaldi was 3-3 with a 3.33 in 11 starts and one relief appearance for the Red Sox, who acquired him from T
  
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• Mormon leader: Nicknames for faith are ‘victory for Satan’

  07-10-2018 22:58
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of the Mormon church wants members, the media and others to use the faith’s full name, saying nicknames are “a major victory for Satan.”
  Addressing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ twice-yearly conference Sunday in Salt Lake City, Russell M. Nelson says the church’s name “is not negotiable.”
  The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Nelson rejects what he calls “worldly arguments,” including
  
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• Dodgers tweak lineup to adjust to Braves left-hander Newcomb

  07-10-2018 22:57
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers put left fielder Chris Taylor in the leadoff position as manager Dave Roberts adjusted his lineup to face Atlanta Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb in Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
  The right-handed hitting Taylor is taking the spot of the left-handed hitting Joc Pederson in Sunday night’s lineup.
  Another right-handed hitter, David Freese, is playing first base instead of Max Muncy and hitting third. Also, Matt Kemp is taking the p
  
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• Browns edge Ravens 12-9 in overtime on knuckleball FG

  07-10-2018 22:56
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Greg Joseph’s 37-yard field goal — a knuckleball that barely cleared the crossbar — with two seconds left in overtime gave the Cleveland Browns a 12-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
  After rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield drove the Browns (2-2-1) into position, Joseph, who was signed after Week 2 following Zane Gonzalez’s release, lined his kick through the uprights to give Cleveland its first AFC North win in 19 tries.
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• Chiefs get pick-6, march all over Jags in soggy 30-14 romp

  07-10-2018 22:52
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Turns out the Kansas City Chiefs can play a little defense, too.
  The Chiefs’ beleaguered bunch forced Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles into five turnovers, including a pick-6 by defensive tackle Chris Jones, and Kansas City merely had to supplement with the NFL’s highest-scoring offense in a 30-14 romp over the Jaguars on Sunday.
  Patrick Mahomes threw for 313 yards and ran for a touchdown, though he also threw his first two picks of the season, and
  
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• USGS: 5.2-magnitude aftershock rattles northern Haiti, day after quake kills at least 12

  07-10-2018 22:51
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — USGS: 5.2-magnitude aftershock rattles northern Haiti, day after quake kills at least 12.
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• Gano’s 63-yard field goal lifts Panthers over Giants 33-31

  07-10-2018 22:50
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Graham Gano connected on a career-long 63-yard field goal with 1 second remaining to lift the Carolina Panthers to a wild 33-31 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.
  Gano’s winning kick came after the Giants erased a 14-point deficit. Eli Manning hooked up with Saquon Barkley on a 15-yard touchdown pass down the right sideline — the rookie made a long dive into the end zone — to put the Giants in front 31-30 with 1:08 remaining.
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• Lions take advantage of mistakes in 31-23 win over Packers

  07-10-2018 22:39
  DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and LeGarrette Blount ran for two scores, lifting the Detroit Lions to a 31-23 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
  Detroit (2-3) earned a win it desperately needed under first-year coach Matt Patricia, going into its bye week.
  Green Bay (2-2-1) could not overcome uncharacteristic mistakes by veteran kicker Mason Crosby and two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, who lost two fumbles for just the third time in his 14-year career.
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• Rivaldo joins Ronaldinho in support of far-right candidate

  07-10-2018 22:34
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazil and Barcelona soccer star Rivaldo has endorsed a far-right candidate in Sunday’s first round of presidential elections in Brazil.
  Rivaldo used his social media channels to support Jair Bolsonaro, the front-runner in the polls.
  The 46-year-old 2002 World Cup winner joined his former teammate Ronaldinho, who announced his endorsement on Saturday.
  Rivaldo said in his post that Brazil needed more jobs, rather than focusing on issues like sexism and racism.
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 7 at 1:32PM MST expiring October 7 at 2:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  07-10-2018 22:32
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…South central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 215 PM MST.
  * At 131 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles south ofArizona City, moving northeast at 10 mph.
  HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
  SOURCE…Radar indicated.
  IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damageto roofs, siding, and trees.
  * Locations impacted include&helli
  
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• Brown scores twice, Steelers roll past reeling Falcons 41-17

  07-10-2018 22:21
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown connected on two second-half touchdowns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled away from the Atlanta Falcons for a 41-17 victory on Sunday.
  Roethlisberger finished 19 of 29 for 250 yards and three scores in all, including a 9-yard strike to Brown in the third quarter and a 47-yard dart to the All-Pro wide receiver early in the fourth as Pittsburgh (2-2-1) put together its most complete performance of the season.
  Brown caught six passes fo
  
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• Bengals score 27 straight points for 27-17 win over Dolphins

  07-10-2018 22:20
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Michael Johnson returned an interception for the tying score, and Sam Hubbard went 19 yards with a fumble for the clinching touchdown Sunday, rallying the Cincinnati Bengals from a 17-point deficit to a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins.
  With Joe Mixon back from knee surgery, the defense making more game-turning plays in the fourth quarter, Cincinnati (4-1) pulled off its biggest comeback of the season and extended its best start since its 2015 playoff season.
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• Boy, 2, dies after being shot in neck in Chicago

  07-10-2018 22:15
  CHICAGO (AP) — A 2-year-old boy has been fatally shot after someone fired into a crowd outside a party in Chicago.
  The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office identified the boy as Julien Gonzalez. Police say he was on the sidewalk outside a home on Chicago’s northwest side around 10:15 p.m. Saturday when shots were fired. He was with an 18-year-old man who was shot in the leg and survived.
  Authorities say a fight between two females had spilled out of the house and to an alley w
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued October 7 at 1:06PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  07-10-2018 22:06
  At 105 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19miles south of Arizona City, or 28 miles south of Casa Grande, movingeast at 25 mph.
  Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible withthis storm.
  Locations impacted include…Avra Valley and Friendly Corners.Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safeshelter inside a building or vehicle.
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• Aunt of victim in crash that killed 20 says limousine was on its way to a birthday party

  07-10-2018 22:01
  SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — Aunt of victim in crash that killed 20 says limousine was on its way to a birthday party.
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• Former England captain John Terry announces his retirement

  07-10-2018 21:59
  LONDON (AP) — Former Chelsea and England captain John Terry has announced his retirement.
  “After 23 incredible years as a footballer, I have decided now is the right time to retire from playing,” Terry said on his official Instagram account on Sunday.
  The 37-year-old center half captained Aston Villa in the second tier of English football last season, but left the club in the summer.
  Villa fired manager Steve Bruce last week and media reports have linked Terry with a job on the
  
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• Crews stop progress of wildland fire near Portal at 15 acres

  07-10-2018 21:53
  PORTAL, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say forward progress has been stopped on a 15-acre wildland fire in southeastern Arizona, but a hiking group has been asked to leave the area as a precaution.
  Cochise County Sheriff’s officials say the fire was spotted Sunday morning in the Portal area.
  They say one cabin was threatened before state and federal fire crews responded.
  It’s not immediately clear how the fire started.
  Authorities say staff the Southwest Research Center also were ask
  
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• 2 runners die after completing Cardiff half marathon

  07-10-2018 21:43
  CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Two male competitors have died following cardiac arrests after completing Sunday’s Cardiff half marathon, organizers said.
  “This is a terrible tragedy. Our deepest sympathies go out to their family and friends,” Run 4 Wales chief executive Matt Newman was quoted as saying by the BBC. “Everyone connected with the race is devastated.”
  The victims have not yet been named.
  Australian runner Jack Rayner won the men’s race in the Welsh ca
  
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• Romanian officials say low voter turnout has voided a referendum that sought to keep same-sex marriage out of reach

  07-10-2018 21:42
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian officials say low voter turnout has voided a referendum that sought to keep same-sex marriage out of reach.
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• Emergency crews respond to Rock House Fire in Portal area

  07-10-2018 21:39
  PORTAL — A wildfire has been reported in the Portal area, with one structure in an area of concern.
  Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and Portal rescue crews, with the help of US Forest Service and the Douglas Fire Department, are battling what has now been named the Rock House Fire.
  Officials say the fire is estimated at 15 acres. Forward progress has been stopped at this time.
  A hiking group and the Southwest Research Center has been asked to leave the area as a precaution.
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• Rooney’s 2 goals raise total to 9 as DC United tops Fire 2-1

  07-10-2018 21:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wayne Rooney scored twice in the second half to raise his season total to nine goals in 16 matches, and D.C. United rallied to beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Sunday.
  A former England captain who made his Major League Soccer debut in July, the 32-year-old striker has five goals in his last three games.
  Rooney tied the score in the 62nd minute when his slight deflection of Paul Arriola’s cross caused goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland to bobble the ball, and Rooney tapped home
  
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• The Latest: Harvick wins 2nd stage of NASCAR race at Dover

  07-10-2018 21:23
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway (all times local):
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  Kevin Harvick has swept the first two stages of the NASCAR playoff race at Dover.
  Harvick has 14 stage wins this season and is storming toward a Dover sweep in the No. 4 Ford.
  Stewart-Haas Racing has four drivers in the 12-driver playoff field and all four were in the top 10 through the first two stages at Dover. Clint Bowyer was second, Aric Almirola was fifth and Kurt Busch w
  
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• The Latest: Elliott wins NASCAR playoff race at Dover

  07-10-2018 21:23
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway (all times local):
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  Chase Elliott pulled away in overtime and earned an automatic berth into the next round of NASCAR playoffs with a win Sunday at Dover International Speedway.
  Elliott was the surprise winner in a race that had been dominated by Stewart-Haas Racing drivers. But when a slew of issues took Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola and Clint Bowyer late, Elliott was there in the No. 9 Chevrolet
  
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• Neck injury ends playing career of Miami WR Ahmmon Richards

  07-10-2018 21:12
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami wide receiver Ahmmon Richards will no longer be allowed to play football because of a disabling neck injury.
  The 16th-ranked Hurricanes made the announcement on Sunday. Richards will remain enrolled at Miami and the university will honor his scholarship.
  Richards says he is “extremely appreciative of the university’s athletic training and medical staffs for diagnosing this injury.” School officials did not reveal specifics of the injury, or
  
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• State police: Limousine in fatal NY crash failed to stop at intersection, all 20 victims were adults

  07-10-2018 21:06
  LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) — State police: Limousine in fatal NY crash failed to stop at intersection, all 20 victims were adults.
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• Sharks place Joe Thornton on injured reserve

  07-10-2018 21:05
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have placed forward Joe Thornton on injured reserve.
  Thornton has returned to San Jose after experiencing swelling in his surgically repaired right knee. He won’t be available until at least next Sunday. The Sharks recalled center Dylan Gambrell from the AHL on Sunday to take Thornton’s place.
  San Jose plays Monday against the New York Islanders.
  The 39-year-old Thornton is coming off his second straight year undergoing reconstructive
  
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• ‘It was like a bomb’: Lightning bolt sparks house fire in Scottsdale

  07-10-2018 20:57
  Barb and Don Extrand were asleep in their bedroom when they heard a boom. Don, an army veteran, says his instincts kicked in and knew that something was wrong.https://s3.amazonaws.com/cordillera-network/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2018/10/07114232/sotrm-1.mp4
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Scottsdale couple is not sure where they are sleeping tonight, or for the next six months for that matter, after a lightning bolt tore through their home Sunday as powerful overnight storms raged on.
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• AP Interview: Jerusalem mayor wants UN agency out of city

  07-10-2018 20:42
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s outgoing mayor is calling on the international community to consider his proposal to end the local operations of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, saying there is “no such thing” as a refugee in the city.
  In an interview, Barkat, who is leaving office after elections later this month, said Sunday he was inspired to make his proposal after the U.S. cut off $300 million in funding to the agency last month.
  The proposal by Nir Barkat mark
  
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• Ancelotti making all the right moves at Napoli

  07-10-2018 20:40
  ROME (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti’s constant lineup changes are paying off.
  Napoli has fielded a different starting 11 for each of its 10 matches in all competitions this season.
  Adam Ounas, the latest player to crack the lineup, made an immediate impact Sunday by scoring the first goal in Napoli’s 2-0 win over Sassuolo on Sunday.
  Lorenzo Insigne, who replaced Ounas in the second half, scored Napoli’s second.
  The variations are a reversal of how former Napoli coach Maurizio Sar
  
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• Interpol says Chinese official reported missing has resigned as agency’s president amid Beijing probe

  07-10-2018 20:38
  LYON, France (AP) — Interpol says Chinese official reported missing has resigned as agency’s president amid Beijing probe.
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• Mahrez penalty miss costs City victory at Liverpool

  07-10-2018 20:28
  LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Riyad Mahrez missed an 85th-minute penalty as Manchester City wasted a chance to move clear of Premier League title rival Liverpool following a 0-0 draw at Anfield on Sunday.
  The two teams started the highly anticipated encounter locked together at the top of the standings and City looked set to beat Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool when Mahrez ballooned his spot kick way over the crossbar, after substitute Leroy Sane had been brought down by Virgil van Dijk.
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• Aldrin attorney withdraws from moonwalker’s fight with kids

  07-10-2018 20:18
  VIERA, Fla. (AP) — One of former astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s attorneys in a legal fight with two of his children and a business manager is withdrawing, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
  Attorney Steven Selz last week filed court papers in state court in Florida seeking to withdraw from the case.
  The lawyer says he and Aldrin have “irreconcilable differences” that have made it improper for him to represent the Apollo 11 moonwalker.
  Court documents show that two
  
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• Leipzig routs promoted Nuremberg 6-0 despite missed penalty

  07-10-2018 20:06
  BERLIN (AP) — Nuremberg goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow saved a penalty but that didn’t make up for the six goals he had already conceded as his team lost 6-0 at Leipzig in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
  With more than an hour gone, Tim Leibold was sent off as the last defender for bringing down Timo Werner. But Werner, who had scored twice already for Leipzig, saw his spot kick saved in a rare moment of success for the visitors.
  Leipzig, aware that Borussia Dortmund scored seven past the promo
  
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• AP Top 25: Notre Dame into top 5; Texas top 10; 8 SEC teams

  07-10-2018 20:04
  Notre Dame moved into the top five, Texas and UCF reached the top 10 and the Southeastern Conference placed a season-high eight teams in the latest Associated Press college football poll.
  After three teams in the top eight and eight ranked teams overall lost on Saturday, there was significant movement throughout the AP Top 25 , except in the first four spots.
  Alabama stayed No. 1, with 59 first-place votes and Georgia remained No. 2. No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Clemson each received a first-place
  
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• Coaches face gun charges after fight at youth football game

  07-10-2018 20:03
  ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Two Illinois youth football coaches are facing felony charges after police say a fight broke out between coaches and parents following a game and one coach displayed a gun.
  Forty-three-year-old Terrance Morris and 39-year-old Devorah Clark, both of Indiana, were being held Sunday in the Winnebago County Jail.
  Police say Morris and Clark are coaches for the Calumet City Thunderbolts. The team played the Rockford Renegades Saturday afternoon in Rockford.
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• Average US price of gas spikes 7 cents per gallon to $2.97

  07-10-2018 20:02
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has spiked 7 cents a gallon over the past two weeks, costing $2.97.
  Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says that’s 41 cents a gallon higher than at this time last year.
  Lundberg said Sunday that rising crude oil prices are the main reason for the increase at the pump.
  The highest average price in the contiguous 48 states is $3.82 a gallon in Los Angeles. The lowest average is $2.58 in Houst
  
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• AP POLL ALERT: Notre Dame rises to No. 5; No. 9 Texas, No. 10 UCF into top 10; 8 SEC teams ranked in Top 25

  07-10-2018 20:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — AP POLL ALERT: Notre Dame rises to No. 5; No. 9 Texas, No. 10 UCF into top 10; 8 SEC teams ranked in Top 25.
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• Rockies OF Holliday in lineup for Game 3 against Milwaukee

  07-10-2018 19:57
  DENVER (AP) — Rockies left fielder Matt Holliday returned to the starting lineup for Game 3 of the NL Division Series against Milwaukee.
  Colorado tries to avoid elimination Sunday at Coors Field after dropping two straight in Milwaukee.
  Holliday started for the first time in the series with left-hander Wade Miley throwing for Milwaukee. Holliday has a hit and a strikeout as a pinch-hitter in the NLDS.
  The 38-year-old Holliday was signed to a minor league deal July 29 and called up from Tri
  
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• Kyle Busch, Harvick start NASCAR race at Dover on front row

  07-10-2018 19:46
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are on the front row for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Dover International Speedway.
  Busch and Harvick lead NASCAR with seven wins as the series shifts into the second round of the playoffs.
  Stewart-Haas Racing holds four of the 12 playoff spots with Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch and Aric Almirola. Team Penske is right behind SHR with Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski. Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman are in the field for Hend
  
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• Cosby lawyers ask court to void conviction, prison sentence

  07-10-2018 19:45
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for Bill Cosby want a court to overturn the actor’s conviction and three- to 10-year sentence in his Pennsylvania sex assault case because of what they call a string of trial errors.
  The defense motion argues that trial Judge Steven O’Neill erred in declaring Cosby a sexually violent predator who should be imprisoned to protect the community.
  They called the sentence more punitive than necessary, given the standard two- to three-year guideline ran
  
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• Boys rescued from Thai cave play friendly match in Argentina

  07-10-2018 19:45
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The 12 boys and soccer coach from Thailand who were found in a partially flooded cave are again capturing the media’s attention.
  The team is playing a friendly match Sunday against the River Plate youth soccer team of Argentina.
  The Wild Boars soccer team participated a day prior in the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games, which are taking place from Oct. 6 to 18 in the South American country.
  The boys became well-known after they were trapped i
  
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• Kings’ Jonathan Quick sustains lower-body injury in practice

  07-10-2018 19:40
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick will not start against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night because of a lower-body injury.
  Quick sustained the injury in practice Saturday and is day to day.
  Jack Campbell will start against Detroit. Campbell went 2-0-2 with a 2.48 goals-against average and .924 save percentage in four starts for Los Angeles last season.
  Quick, the 2012 Conn Smythe winner during the Kings’ first Stanley Cup-winning season and two-tim
  
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• Comedian Katt Williams jailed on assault charges in Oregon

  07-10-2018 19:37
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a hired driver during an argument about taking him and his dog from the Portland, Oregon, airport to a performance in the city.
  Williams is in jail Sunday. He had come to Portland to perform in Nick Cannon’s “Wild ‘N Out” comedy improv show Friday night.
  Port of Portland police say the town car driver had swelling and cuts on his face. The 47-year-old Williams left in another v
  
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