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• Sam Houston St. takes early lead, holds off SE La. 28-25

  27-10-2018 23:57
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Ty Brock threw for 320 yards with Dee Bowens hauling in eight passes for 155 yards and a score and Kyran Jackson ran for three touchdowns as Sam Houston State got past Southeastern Louisiana 28-25 on Saturday afternoon.
  The victory keeps the Bearkats (5-3, 4-2) in the hunt for the Southland Conference title as every team has dropped at least one game.
  SHSU struck early when Brock hit Bowens on a 64-yard scoring strike on the third play of the game. Jackson then ran
  
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• Florida man sentenced for plot to bomb Target stores

  27-10-2018 23:57
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who plotted to blow up Target stores along the East Coast has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.
  Authorities said Mark Charles Barnett of Ocala thought the explosions would cause the company’s stock to plunge, allowing him to cheaply acquire shares.
  Court records show Barnett was sentenced earlier this month in federal court in Ocala. The 50-year-old was convicted in July of attempted arson, possession of an unregistered firearm and making
  
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• McGuire, LeSure lead Western Illinois past N. Iowa 37-17

  27-10-2018 23:56
  MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Sean McGuire threw for two touchdowns, both to Isaiah LeSure, and Western Illinois beat Northern Iowa 37-17 on Saturday.
  McGuire had 300 yards passing for the Leathernecks (4-4, 3-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference). LeSure finished with 164 yards receiving. Max Norris had two rushing touchdowns and Steve McShane ran for a score.
  Norris ran for his first touchdown from the 1 early in the second quarter to give Western Illinois a 7-3 lead. The Panthers (4-4, 3-2) went
  
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• Bucs’ Whitehead fined $26,739 for hit on Mayfield

  27-10-2018 23:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has fined Tampa Bay safety Jordan Whitehead $26,739 for unnecessary roughness against Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield.
  The league had said Friday that Whitehead should have been penalized for striking Mayfield in the side of the helmet during last Sunday’s 26-23 overtime win for Tampa Bay.
  Mayfield was sliding at the end of a 35-yard scramble when he got hit by Whitehead, who was initially penalized before the officials conferred and decided to pick up the f
  
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• Cameron Champ shoots 64, takes 4-stroke lead in Jackson

  27-10-2018 23:44
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Cameron Champ shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to open a four-stroke lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship.
  Champ has held at least a share of the lead all three days at Country Club of Jackson, opening with a 65 and shooting a 70 on Friday. Averaging a field-best 306.7 yards off the tee, the 23-year-old PGA Tour rookie has hit 44 of 54 greens in regulation. On Saturday, he hit 15 of 18 and had just 25 putts.
  Corey Conners was second, matching Champ with a 64 to get
  
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• Many of bomb suspect’s conspiracy theories tracked Trump’s

  27-10-2018 23:41
  LONDON (AP) — Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc appears to have lived in a hallucinatory world populated by monstrous reptiles and malevolent billionaires.
  But the paranoid stew of ideas he posted online gives a taste of how conspiracy theories are finding both an increased salience in American public sphere and a sometime-eager purveyor in the White House.
  Sayoc’s Twitter feeds included references to bogus allegations that passenger aircraft were spraying the atmosphere with brain-alter
  
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• Big plays dominate in Coastal Carolina’s 37-34 victory

  27-10-2018 23:40
  ATLANTA (AP) — In a game full of big-play touchdowns, it was Alex James’ 3-yard run and Massimo Biscardi’s 23-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that rallied Coastal Carolina to a 37-34 win over Georgia State on Saturday.
  James’ TD run capped a 12-play, 57-yard drive with 9:46 remaining. Biscardi’s tiebreaking field goal came with just under three minutes left and was set up by a 48-yard, Fred Payton-to-CJ Marable completion.
  The Chanticleers (5-3, 2-2 Sun Belt)
  
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• Fumble return for a TD seals Furman’s defeat of The Citadel

  27-10-2018 23:28
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Freshman JeMar Lincoln scored three touchdowns on keepers, and a strip sack leading to a touchdown in the final minutes put the game out of reach as Furman defeated The Citadel 28-17 Saturday.
  The Citadel was driving, trailing 21-17 with just under three minutes remaining. Furman slammed the door on any rally when Adrian Hope — the Southern Conference leader in sacks — brought down Jordan Black for an eight-yard loss and a fumble. Donavan Perryman return
  
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• Shoma Uno of Japan wins Skate Canada International

  27-10-2018 23:26
  LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — Olympic bronze medalist Shoma Uno of Japan won Skate Canada International on Saturday, rallying in the free skate to edge Canada’s Keegan Messing.
  Uno finished with a total of 277.25 points. Messing, the leader Friday after the short program, was second at 265.17. South Korea’s Cha Jun-Hwan of South Korea took bronze with 254.77.
  France’s Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres won the pair title, scoring a personal-best 147.30 in the short program for a tota
  
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• Dartmouth beats Harvard 24-17 to stay unbeaten

  27-10-2018 23:17
  HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Quarterback Jared Gerbino had 24 rushes for 183 yards and a touchdown and Rashaad Cooper added 117 yards and a score on just 11 carries as Dartmouth remained undefeated with a 24-17 victory over Harvard in Ivy League play on Saturday.
  The Big Green (7-0, 4-0) used just two plays and 18 seconds to grab a 7-0 lead when Cooper raced 82 yards for a touchdown, the 8th longest run in Dartmouth history. Dartmouth stretched its lead to 14-0 in the first quarter on D.J. Terry&r
  
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• Young’s TD run leads to 17-10 for Columbia over Yale

  27-10-2018 23:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Young ran 30 yards for a tiebreaking, fourth-quarter touchdown and Columbia picked up its first Ivy League win this season with a 17-10 victory over defending conference champion Yale on Saturday.
  Young found a hole up the middle to score with 14:12 remaining. Ryan Suitt, who saw his first action of the season last week against Dartmouth after two other quarterbacks were injured during that game, was just 3-of-16 passing for 32 yards but one of those throws was a 16-ya
  
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• Christion, Daniel help S. Dakota St. beat Illinois St. 38-28

  27-10-2018 23:14
  NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Taryn Christion passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns and Mikey Daniel scored two rushing touchdowns to help South Dakota State beat Illinois State 38-28 on Saturday.
  Christion was 18-of-28 passing with one interception and moved into first on South Dakota State’s career completions list with 740. Daniel finished with 84 yards rushing on 20 carries.
  Adam Anderson’s 64-yard catch-and-run gave South Dakota State (5-2, 3-2 Missouri Valley) a 7-0 lead 93 sec
  
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• Sessions says feds will file hate crime, other charges against synagogue gunman that ‘could lead to death penalty’

  27-10-2018 23:13
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sessions says feds will file hate crime, other charges against synagogue gunman that ‘could lead to death penalty’
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• Army bowl eligible again, tops E Michigan 37-22

  27-10-2018 23:12
  YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — After battling through a 2-10 season as a freshman, Jordan Asberry knows the depth of where the Army football program was when coach Jeff Monken took over in 2014.
  Now bowl eligible after Saturday’s rainy 37-22 win at Eastern Michigan, the senior running back should close his career in the postseason for a third straight year.
  “Coach Monken and the staff have turned this program around,” said Asberry, who caught a touchdown and ran for another. &ld
  
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• Ferguson leads Maine past Albany 28-9

  27-10-2018 23:08
  ORONO, Maine (AP) — Chris Ferguson threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Maine took an early lead and held it, defeating Albany 28-9 on Saturday.
  Ferguson was 21-of-30 passing for 244 yards for the Black Bears (5-3, 4-1 Colonial Athletic Association). Ramon Jefferson ran for 93 yards and a score and Earnest Edwards had 114 yards and a touchdown receiving.
  Ferguson threw a 77-yard touchdown to Edwards on the first play from scrimmage. Albany’s opening drive stalled when defe
  
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• Stuffed on sports: 5 leagues playing in Los Angeles on 1 day

  27-10-2018 23:06
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Call it a sports eclipse.
  All five major U.S. sports leagues will play in Los Angeles on Sunday. According to Elias Sports Bureau, it’s the first time that’s happened in the same metropolitan area on the same day.
  The NFL, MLB, MLS, NHL and NBA will all be in action within miles of each other.
  The Los Angeles Kings start the sports feast at 12:30 p.m. local time when they play the New York Rangers at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. A few miles away, t
  
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• Meachum sets rushing record, Sacred Heart beats Bryant 47-27

  27-10-2018 23:05
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Jordan Meachum rushed for a school-record 318 yards and three touchdowns, Julius Chestnut ran for 162 yards and three scores, and Sacred Heart beat Bryant 47-27 on Saturday to remain the only undefeated team in Northeast Conference play.
  Meachum surpassed Marvin Royal’s 302-yard record set in 2000. Meachum had 23 carries and scored on runs of 40, 70, and 99 yards.
  Chestnut ran untouched 75 yards to tie the game at 14, scored the go-ahead touchdown with a 10-ya
  
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• Luther, Stoddard help Wofford to 42-21 win over Mercer

  27-10-2018 23:00
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — T.J. Luther had just two catches Saturday afternoon, but both went for long touchdowns as Wofford dominated Mercer 42-21 in Southern Conference play on Saturday afternoon.
  Luther caught touchdown tosses of 71 and 50 yards to help Wofford to a 28-7 advantage going into the final quarter.
  Andre Stoddard rushed for 119 yards and two scores, Lennox McAfee ran for 92 yards on eight carries and Nathan Walker added 58 yards and another score as Wofford (6-2, 5-1) totaled
  
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• Police boost patrols around Phoenix-area houses of worship

  27-10-2018 22:59
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police departments in several Phoenix-suburbs are stepping up visibility and patrols around houses of worship in their communities in the wake of a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue in which 11 people were killed.
  Television stations KTVK/KPHO report that cities where police said Saturday they’re stepping up patrols and taking other steps include Chandler, Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale and that several police departments’ spokesmen said synagogues will get special
  
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• Eastern Kentucky comeback tops Eastern Illinois, 31-23

  27-10-2018 22:58
  RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — LJ Scott ran 48 yards for a touchdown to tie the game in the third quarter and Jaelin Carter scored twice in the fourth to lift Eastern Kentucky to a 31-23 Ohio Valley Conference victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday.
  Eastern Illinois (2-7, 2-4), which has allowed opponents at least 38 points in every game this season, held a 17-10 halftime lead after Isaiah Johnson punched in from a yard out just before intermission.
  With his team ranked second in the conference i
  
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• The Latest: Viewership down for marathon Game 3

  27-10-2018 22:57
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 4 of the World Series (all times local):
  3 p.m.
  Viewership for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 18-inning win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the World Series dropped 15 percent from last year, hurt by a game that ended at 12:30 a.m. PDT.
  The Dodgers’ 3-2 win, which took a Series-record 7 hours, 20 minutes, averaged 13,251,000 on Fox, the network said Saturday. That was down from an average of 15,483,000 for Houston’s 5-3 win over the Do
  
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• The Latest: Red Sox take commanding 3-1 Series lead over LA

  27-10-2018 22:57
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 4 of the World Series (all times local):
  10:20 p.m.
  Steve Pearce hit a tying homer in the eighth and a three-run double in the ninth, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit in the seventh inning for a 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night and a 3-1 World Series lead.
  The improbable surge all started with pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland’s three-run homer in the seventh, shortly after Yasiel Puig’s three-run homer
  
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• The Latest: Kershaw: ‘I don’t really care about legacy’

  27-10-2018 22:57
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 4 of the World Series (all times local):
  3:45 p.m.
  A three-time Cy Young Award winner with a 2.39 career ERA in the regular season, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is just 9-9 with a 4.28 ERA in 23 postseason starts and six relief appearances.
  Trying to improve his image as a less-than-stellar postseason pitcher is not a concern.
  “I don’t really care about legacy. I don’t really care what people think of me or perceive of me,” he sa
  
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• The Latest: Dodgers break through, take 4-0 lead in the 6th

  27-10-2018 22:57
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 4 of the World Series (all times local):
  7:24 p.m.
  The Dodgers have taken a 4-0 lead in Game 4 of the World Series with a big sixth-inning rally capped by Yasiel Puig’s three-run homer.
  Los Angeles finally got to Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez, who threw five outstanding innings before losing control. His defense also didn’t help him, with catcher Christian Vazquez making a throwing error while attempting to turn a bases-loaded double pla
  
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• Princeton runs win streak to seven, crushes Cornell, 66-0

  27-10-2018 22:56
  PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — John Lovett spearheaded a Princeton offense that gained more than 500 total yards and the Tigers matched their season high point total in a 66-0 rout of Cornell in an Ivy League showdown Saturday.
  A year ago, Princeton rolled into this game with a 5-1 record, having scoring 50 points in three straight games only to have Cornell eke out a 29-28 victory. The Tigers did not win another game.
  This time Princeton improved to 7-0 for the first time since 1995 and extended
  
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• PSU’s McSorley misses 2 series vs Iowa after getting sacked

  27-10-2018 22:55
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley missed two series against No. 18 Iowa with an apparent right leg injury after being sacked in the second quarter Saturday.
  McSorley was sandwiched by two Hawkeyes defenders as he tried to scramble on a third down and stayed down, grabbing his right leg. The Beaver Stadium crowd fell silent as athletic trainers attended to the senior. He got up with assistance and had help to take a few steps before walking off on his own with
  
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• The Latest: Saipan airport reopens for limited service

  27-10-2018 22:48
  SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — The Latest on Super Typhoon Yutu that ravaged the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (all times local):
  7:30 a.m.
  Saipan International Airport has been reopened with limited service after the Northern Mariana Islands were hit by Super Typhoon Yutu.
  A statement posted on the Facebook page of Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph Torres says the airport is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is limited to receiving six international flights per
  
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• 2 bound bodies found in NYC were missing Virginia sisters

  27-10-2018 22:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two bound-together bodies that washed up on shore along the Hudson River in New York City have been identified as missing sisters from Virginia.
  The New York Police Department says the bodies that were found Wednesday lying on rocks along the river were 22-year-old Rotana Farea and her 16-year-old sister, Tala Farea, both of Fairfax, Virginia.
  Tala was last seen Aug, 24, according to a posting on the website of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The ale
  
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• TPD: North Greasewood shutdown after single car collision

  27-10-2018 22:44
  TUCSON — Tucson police have shutdown North Greasewood, at West Drachman after a car crash.
  According to officers, the roadway will be closed until further notice.Road Closure North Greasewood Rd is shutdown in both directions at West Drachman Street until further advised. Single Vehicle collision with serious injury. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/ccqByqghup
  — Tucson Police Dept (@Tucson_Police) October 27, 2018Only one vehicle was involved in the crash, and the driver was ta
  
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• TPD: North Greasewood shut down after single car collision

  27-10-2018 22:44
  TUCSON — Tucson police have shut down North Greasewood, at West Drachman after a car crash.
  According to officers, the roadway will be closed until further notice.Road Closure North Greasewood Rd is shutdown in both directions at West Drachman Street until further advised. Single Vehicle collision with serious injury. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/ccqByqghup
  — Tucson Police Dept (@Tucson_Police) October 27, 2018Only one vehicle was involved in the crash, and the driver was t
  
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• Last body in Jordan flash flood identified, final toll at 21

  27-10-2018 22:44
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A pathologist says the last of 21 victims of a recent flash flood in Jordan has been identified after DNA testing showed that one family inadvertently buried the wrong child.
  The flood, caused by heavy rains, had swept away middle school students and their teachers while they were visiting hot springs near the Dead Sea on Thursday.
  Twenty victims were swiftly buried, but the body of one girl could not immediately be identified.
  Dr. Ahmed Bani Hani, director of the Nati
  
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• Wrongly accused Louisiana man honored at New York benefit

  27-10-2018 22:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Louisiana man jailed after he was wrongly accused of shooting at a police officer has been honored at a criminal justice reform concert in New York.
  The Advocate reports 22-year-old Raheem Howard, of Baton Rouge, was flown up to New York for Tuesday’s fourth annual Tidal X Brooklyn concert as an honorary guest. Entertainment company Roc Nation paid for the trip. Roc Nation and Tidal, the subscription-based music streaming service that puts on and broadcasts the conc
  
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• University of Arizona bans electric scooters

  27-10-2018 22:38
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The University of Arizona has banned dockless electric scooters from its campus effective immediately.
  University of Arizona Parking and Transportation Services Interim Executive Director Gail Nazarenko says the decision for the ban is “based on the experience of ASU (Arizona State University),” which also recently banned the scooters.
  Nazarenko, citing safety concerns, says the scooters “have the potential to block access to entryways, doorways, walk
  
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• Johnson runs for 3 TDs as Marist beats Morehead St. 48-21

  27-10-2018 22:38
  MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Mekhai Johnson ran 170 yards and three touchdowns — both career highs — to help Marist beat Morehead State 48-21 on Saturday.
  Austin Day was 14-of-20 passing for 144 yards and two touchdowns and added a short scoring run for Marist (4-4, 4-1 Pioneer League). Darryn Jordan added 101 yards rushing on 15 carries.
  Johnson fumbled the opening kickoff and six plays later Jovan Smith’s 2-yard touchdown run gave Morehead State (3-5, 2-3) a 7-0 lead fewer than
  
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• Wade with 4 TDS, Holy Cross shuts out Lehigh 56-0

  27-10-2018 22:35
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Geoff Wade threw for four touchdowns and Holy Cross picked up its first conference win, shutting out Lehigh 56-0 on Saturday.
  Wade had 135 yards passing for the Crusaders (2-6, 1-2 Patriot League). Domenic Cozier ran for a career-high 208 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries and Miles Alexander added 118 rushing yards and a score.
  The Crusaders scored touchdowns on their first three drives, on a 22-yard pass from Wade to Derek Mountain, on a 2-yard run by Peter Olive
  
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• South Carolina State beats Howard 27-21

  27-10-2018 22:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyrece Nick threw for 154 yards and rushed for 69 yards with two touchdowns and South Carolina State beat Howard 27-21 on Saturday.
  Nick’s 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter extended South Carolina State’s lead to 27-7. But Howard answered with a 65-yard touchdown and got within a score with 1:53 remaining on Dedrick Parson’s 2-yard run.
  Nick was 10-of-18 passing for South Carolina State (3-5, 3-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). He carried it 19 ti
  
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• Old court practices revived in Florida because of hurricane

  27-10-2018 22:34
  PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Michael has forced a Florida Panhandle county to revive old court practices, as inmates are making initial court appearances in person for the first time in years.
  The Panama City News Herald reports that damage following the catastrophic hurricane that hit Oct. 10 left Bay County’s jail and courthouses unable to hold first appearances and bond hearings by video, which has become standard practice.
  Judge Thomas Welch held some hearings in flip-flops
  
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• Amill, Simpson lead Lafayette over Fordham 21-13

  27-10-2018 22:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — C.J. Amill and Selwyn Simpson combined to rush for 245 yards and three touchdowns and Lafayette held Fordham to minus-20 yards on the ground in a 21-13 victory on Saturday.
  Tim DeMorat staked Fordham to a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter when he connected with Isaiah Searight for an 8-yard score. The Leopards (3-5, 2-2 Patriot League) pulled even on Simpson’s 38-yard TD run.
  DeMorat put the Rams (1-7, 1-2) back on top with a 4-yard TD toss to Austin Longi. A 2-poi
  
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• Search for Idaho woman unsuccessful after dog reappears

  27-10-2018 22:33
  GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (AP) — A dog that unexpectedly showed up three weeks after disappearing with his 76-year-old owner in an Idaho forest has failed to lead searchers to her.
  The Lewiston Tribune reports that a searcher on Friday took the border collie named Ace back to the area, but he didn’t lead the searcher to Connie Johnson.
  Nicole Saylor, Johnson’s daughter, says Ace was skinny but in good shape when he emerged from the forest on Wednesday in an area where privately hired
  
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• Maryland billboard seeks clues to twin’s death in 1996

  27-10-2018 22:30
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A woman whose twin sister was killed 22 years ago in Maryland is looking to uncover more information to find her killer by posting a billboard near where the crime occurred.
  Jennifer Carrieri tells The Baltimore Sun she’s hopeful the billboard going up Monday in Baltimore County will reach people who don’t watch news or television.
  The red billboard has a photo of Jody LeCornu that reads “find my killer” and offers a reward.
  LeCornu was 23 years old
  
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• Police: Jeep hits parked SUV as woman takes photo of sunset

  27-10-2018 22:29
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottsdale police say a 70-year-old man was arrested after his Jeep rammed into a SUV, seriously injuring the second vehicle’s driver who had parked on a road’s dirt shoulder so his wife could take a sunset photo.
  Police say the wife was uninjured in the crash Friday evening and that their juvenile son suffered minor injuries.
  According to police, Michael DiFoggio ran from the scene after his Jeep crashed into the SUV but was found and arrested after a
  
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• Vaughn’s 3 touchdowns spark Vandy past Arkansas, 45-31

  27-10-2018 22:28
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ke’Shawn Vaughn rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns to help Vanderbilt earn its first Southeastern Conference victory of the season with a 45-31 win over Arkansas on Saturday.
  Kyle Shurmur added a pair of touchdown passes to Jared Pinkney for the Commodores (4-5, 1-4), who earned their first SEC win since a victory over Tennessee to end last season.
  Vaughn ran 26 times in his return after missing last week’s loss to Kentucky with an injury, inclu
  
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• FBI official: No indication suspect was known to law enforcement before synagogue shooting

  27-10-2018 22:20
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — FBI official: No indication suspect was known to law enforcement before synagogue shooting.
  The post FBI official: No indication suspect was known to law enforcement before synagogue shooting appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Freshman Westcott’s 5 TDs lift Stetson over Davidson 56-53

  27-10-2018 22:19
  DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Jareem Westcott rushed for 213 yards and five touchdowns — the last score coming on a 2-yard plunge with 1:57 left — to rally Stetson to a 56-53 victory over Davidson in Pioneer Football League action on Saturday.
  The Hatters (6-1, 4-1) trailed 53-49 when Colin McGovern directed a 12-play, 74-yard drive that took 4:34 off the clock and ended with Westcott’s final score. Stetson sealed the victory when Reggie Gantt picked off a pass from Tyle
  
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• Red Sox to start lefty Rodriguez against Dodgers in Game 4

  27-10-2018 22:18
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will start Game 4 for the Boston Red Sox against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
  The Red Sox announced the decision on Twitter about four hours before Saturday’s game at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers have yet to confirm their starter.
  Boston leads the best-of-seven Series 2-1.
  The Dodgers won 3-2 early Saturday after Max Muncy’s homer leading off the 18th inning ended the longest game in Series history.
  Rodriguez retur
  
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• Pearce rallies Red Sox past Dodgers 9-6 for 3-1 Series lead

  27-10-2018 22:18
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Pearce hit a tying homer in the eighth inning and a three-run double in the ninth, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit for a 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night and a 3-1 World Series lead.
  The late surge all started with pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland’s three-run homer in the seventh, shortly after Yasiel Puig’s three-run homer in the sixth put the Dodgers up 4-0.
  Pinch-hitter Rafael Devers singled home Brock Holt wit
  
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• Brooks runs for 246 yards, leads Penn to 13-7 win over Brown

  27-10-2018 22:17
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Karekin Brooks rushed for 246 yards and the Penn defense shut down Brown to take a 13-7 victory on Saturday afternoon.
  Penn (5-2, 2-2 Ivy League) scored its only points in the first half on its way to sending the Bears to their 12th straight conference loss, dating back to the 2016 season.
  After being stymied for most of the game Brown marched 65 yards in five plays to cut the lead six when Michael McGovern hit Jakob Prall on a 20-yard TD toss with 27 seconds left i
  
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• City official says 11 killed, six injured in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue

  27-10-2018 22:16
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — City official says 11 killed, six injured in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue.
  The post City official says 11 killed, six injured in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Police say dealing with incident outside Leicester’s stadium

  27-10-2018 22:15
  LEICESTER, England (AP) — Police say they are dealing with an incident at English Premier League club Leicester after flames were filmed outside the stadium.
  British broadcaster Sky Sports says a helicopter crashed in the carpark soon after taking off, after Leicester drew with West Ham 1-1.
  Leicester won the Premier League in 2016.
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• Last day to mail in your ballot for early voting October 31st

  27-10-2018 22:09
  The last day to send off your mail in ballot in Pima County is Wednesday, October 31st.
  According to the Pima County Recorders Office they have verified signatures and completed processing and turned over 164,334 ballots to the Department of Elections.
  You have three options when returning your ballot by mail.  You can mail your ballot by mail on or before Wednesday, October 31st to make sure your ballot reaches the recorders office by election day.
  You can drop off your ballot by mail at a
  
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