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• No. 6 Georgia tops No. 11 Kentucky 34-17 to clinch SEC East

  03-11-2018 23:59
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — D’Andre Swift ran for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries against Kentucky’s vaunted defense and No. 6 Georgia beat the No. 11 Wildcats 34-17 on Saturday to wrap up its second straight Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title.
  Swift had an 83-yard breakaway in the third quarter that gave Georgia (8-1, 6-1, No. 6 College Football Playoff) a 28-3 lead. He also had a nifty 20-yard scoring run in the second period when the game was c
  
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• Prescott Valley police: Bodies of 2 men found in residence

  03-11-2018 23:58
  PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Prescott Valley police say dead bodies of two 19-year-old men were found in a residence Saturday.
  No identities or information about possible causes of death was released.
  However, a brief statement released by police said police, a multi-agency narcotics trafficking task force and the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office are conducting an investigation.
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• Kane’s TD run with 18 seconds left gives Delaware 21-16 win

  03-11-2018 23:58
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kani Kane scored on a 4-yard run with 18 seconds left and Delaware avoided an upset with a 21-16 victory over Albany on Saturday night.
  The Blue Hens (7-2, 5-1 Colonial Athletic Association), ranked 16th in the FCS coaches poll, won their fifth straight game, their first five-game win streak since the start of the 2010 season and the first streak of five CAA straight victories since 2004.
  Delaware had averaged over 37 points in its previous four wins but found itself tr
  
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• Jones throws Texas State past Georgia State 40-31

  03-11-2018 23:58
  ATLANTA (AP) — Willie Jones III completed 21 of 26 passes for 325 yards and two touchdowns and Texas Southern created enough distance to hold off Georgia State for a 40-31 win on Saturday.
  Texas State (3-6, 1-4 Sun Belt) led 13-10 at halftime before Jones took over. He threw an 11-yard score to Javen Banks to increase the lead to 10. The 18-yard scoring drive was set up when the Bobcats recovered Penny Hart’s fumble of a punt early in the second half.
  After forcing Georgia State (2-7
  
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• 8 children hurt in inflatable slide collapse at UK funfair

  03-11-2018 23:58
  LONDON (AP) — British emergency services say eight children have been hurt when an inflatable slide collapsed at a fireworks display in southern England.
  The accident happened as thousands gathered Saturday to watch Bonfire Night fireworks in Woking, 25 miles (40 kms) southwest of London.
  Journalist Andy Datson said he saw up to 40 children playing on the slide, which he estimated was about 30 feet tall and “looked pretty flimsy.”
  Witnesses say an air ambulance arrived and fami
  
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• Smith throws 3 TDs in 38-20 Gardner-Webb win

  03-11-2018 23:53
  BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Smith threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score and Gardner-Webb scored on its opening three drives to beat Presbyterian 38-20 on Saturday.
  Smith hit Kyle Horton on passes of 74 and 10 yards and the Runnin’ Bulldogs (3-6, 1-1 Big South Conference) led 21-0 after he connected with Izaiah Gathings for an 8-yard score.
  Gardner-Webb held the Blue Hose to 47 first-half yards rushing and finished with 479 total yards to Presbyterian’s 350.
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• Evans has 4 TDs, Louisiana-Monroe upsets Georgia Southern

  03-11-2018 23:48
  MONROE, La. (AP) — Caleb Evans threw two touchdown passes to Marcus Green and ran for two scores and Louisiana-Monroe beat Georgia Southern 44-25 on Saturday one week after the Eagles upset No. 25 Appalachian State.
  Evans scored on a 5-yard keeper on the opening Warhawks drive, then connected with Green for an 80-yard TD on a slant pattern after a missed Georgia Southern field goal. Evans hit Green on another slant in the second quarter for a 69-yard score and a 20-0 lead.
  Evans was 13 of
  
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• Chargers place linebacker Kyzir White on injured reserve

  03-11-2018 23:47
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers placed linebacker Kyzir White on injured reserve on Saturday due to a knee injury and promoted cornerback Jeff Richards from the practice squad.
  White was selected by the Chargers in the fourth round in last April’s draft and played in the first three games. He had 19 tackles, an interception and three passes defensed.
  Richards has had stints on Los Angeles’ practice squad the past two seasons. The Chargers (5-2) have won four
  
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• Rockets James Harden to return against Bulls

  03-11-2018 23:46
  CHICAGO (AP) — James Harden returned to the Houston Rockets’ starting lineup Saturday night against the Chicago Bulls after missing three games because of a strained left hamstring.
  The NBA MVP last season, Harden has appeared in four games and leads Houston with an average of 28.5 points. He was injured near the end of the loss to Utah on Oct. 24, and Houston was routed in the next two games.
  The Rockets beat the Nets in Brooklyn 119-111 on Friday night as Harden got an extra day of
  
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• Burnett carried out of ring after hurting hip vs Donaire

  03-11-2018 23:44
  GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Ryan Burnett needed oxygen after being carried out of the ring with an apparent hip injury in his World Boxing Super Series bantamweight quarterfinal against Nonito Donaire on Saturday.
  Burnett, from Northern Ireland, took a count of seven in the fourth round after being injured. He looked in distress when he returned to his corner, and failed to come out for the fifth round as he lost for the first time in 20 fights.
  Donaire, a 35-year-old former world champion at
  
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• Hodges accounts for 5 TDs, Samford upsets Wofford 35-20

  03-11-2018 23:43
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Devlin Hodges passed for 399 yards and accounted for five touchdowns to help Samford upset Wofford 35-20 on its Homecoming Saturday.
  Samford won its fourth straight in knocking off Wofford, which entered the game ranked eighth in the FCS coaches’ poll.
  Hodges threw an 8-yard TD pass to DeMarcus Ware with 11:25 left in the fourth quarter and added a 1-yard keeper for a score less than four minutes later, giving the Bulldogs (5-4, 4-2 Southern Conference) a 15-p
  
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• 3 Girl Scouts, 1 adult killed in Wisconsin hit-and-run crash

  03-11-2018 23:42
  LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (AP) — A driver of a pickup truck lurched off a road in western Wisconsin Saturday and hit a group of Girl Scouts picking up trash in the ditch, leaving three girls and one adult dead and critically injuring a fourth girl, police said.
  Sgt. Daniel Sokup of the Lake Hallie Police Department said the driver of the black Ford F-150 pickup truck fled the scene but later turned himself in.
  The crash happened late Saturday morning as the girls were picking up litter in a ditch
  
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• 2 girls, 1 adult killed in Wisconsin hit-and-run crash

  03-11-2018 23:42
  LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say two girls and one adult walking near a county road were killed in a hit-and-run crash in western Wisconsin.
  WEAU-TV reports that the crash happened at 11:41 a.m. Saturday in Lake Hallie, a village located about 95 miles (153 kilometers) east of Minneapolis. Officials say two girls and one adult were killed and two other children were injured. Lake Hallie Police Sgt. Dan Sokup says one victim was airlifted to a hospital and one victim was taken by am
  
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• Holmes’ 3 TDs leads ETSU past Mercer 21-18

  03-11-2018 23:39
  MACON, Ga. (AP) — Quay Holmes ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a pass for a score as East Tennessee State continued to win close games with a 21-18 victory over Mercer in Southern Conference action on Saturday.
  The Buccaneers (8-2, 6-1), ranked 23rd in the FCS coaches poll, posted their sixth conference win by a combined 16 points. Randy Sanders set a school record for a first-year coach with his eighth win of the season. ETSU is 8-2 overall for the first time since 199
  
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• AP Source: Suns buying out Tyson Chandler

  03-11-2018 23:37
  A person familiar with the negotiations says Tyson Chandler is getting his contract bought out by the Phoenix Suns, and plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers once he clears waivers.
  The person who spoke Saturday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Suns had not announced the deal.
  The 36-year-old center appeared in seven games this season for the Suns, backing up No. 1 overall draft pick Deandre Ayton. Chandler is in the last year of his four-year contract with the S
  
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• South Dakota St. has no trouble with Missouri St., wins 59-7

  03-11-2018 23:35
  BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Taryn Christion threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead South Dakota State to a 59-7 rout of Missouri State on Saturday.
  Christion was 15-of-28 passing for 259 yards. His 32-yard touchdown run made it 38-7 late in the second quarter.
  Pierre Strong Jr. had touchdowns runs from 54 and 55 yards and finished with 136 yards rushing on nine carries for South Dakota State (6-2, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference).Cade Johnson had two touchdown receptions a
  
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• Hickbottom’s 3 TD passes lift Grambling past MVSU 24-19

  03-11-2018 23:35
  GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Geremy Hickbottom threw touchdown passes to three different receivers and Grambling State held on to defeat Mississippi Valley State 24-19 on Saturday.
  Hickbottom, who was 12 of 24 for 208 yards, connected with Darrell Clark for 35 yards and Devante Davis for 15 to help the Tigers (5-4, 4-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) take a 17-13 lead at the half.
  His 47-yard hookup with Kobe Ross on the opening drive of the third quarter proved to be the difference.
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• Errthum’s 4 FGs spark Northern Iowa past Illinois St, 26-16

  03-11-2018 23:34
  CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Austin Errthum kicked four consecutive first-half field goals, the longest from 43-yards out, to stake Northern Iowa to a 19-3 halftime lead and spark the Panthers to a 26-16 win over Illinois State in a Missouri Valley Conference showdown Saturday.
  After JT Bohlken converted from 27-yards out on the Redbirds opening possession, Errthum capped three of UNI’s next four drives with field goals, hitting from 30, 30, 27 and 43 yards.
  Duncan Ferch picked off a Jak
  
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• Li Haotong shoots 63, takes 3-shot lead in Turkey

  03-11-2018 23:31
  ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Li Haotong shot an 8-under 63 on Saturday in the Turkish Airlines Open to take a three-shot lead over defending champion Justin Rose and Alexander Levy into the final round.
  Li had a 17-under 196 total at Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort. The Chinese player eagled the par-4 10th and had six birdies — all on the first 12 holes. He won the Dubai Desert Classic in January for his second European Tour title.
  The second-ranked Rose had a 69, and Levy shot 66. Rose w
  
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• Arkansas State tops South Alabama 38-14 behind Hansen

  03-11-2018 23:29
  JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Justice Hansen ran for a score and threw three touchdown passes, including a 78-yarder to Justin McInnis, and Arkansas State beat South Alabama 38-14 on Saturday.
  Hansen hit Kirk Merritt on a 5-yard TD pass, but the Jaguars’ Evan Orth tied it up on the next possession with a 17-yard strike to Malik Stanley.
  Warren Wand’s 1-yard TD run put the Red Wolves (5-4, 2-3 Sun Belt) up 14-7 at halftime. Hansen had an 11-yard TD pass to Javonis Isaac on the opening
  
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• Tennessee Tech snaps 11-game skid, beats Murray State 27-24

  03-11-2018 23:03
  COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bailey Fisher passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to help Tennessee Tech snap an 11-game losing streak with a 27-24 victory over Murray State on Saturday.
  The Golden Eagles’ last victory was against Tennessee State on Oct. 28, 2017, before closing the year with three losses and opening this season with eight straight.
  Fisher was 21-of-34 passing for 228 yards and ran 16 times for 76 yards. Darrius Stafford had six catches for 102 yards and a score a
  
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• Jacksonville scores with 5 seconds left, beats Butler 48-44

  03-11-2018 23:01
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Calvin Turner Jr. accounted for three touchdowns and scored with five seconds left to push Jacksonville past Butler 48-44 on Saturday to snap a six-game losing streak.
  Turner, who entered the game with an FCS-leading 164 yards rushing per game, ran for 194 yards and two touchdowns. He was 1-of-2 passing, completing a 57-yard touchdown pass to Prince Gray.
  Irvin Riley ran for three touchdowns and 114 yards for Jacksonville (2-6, 1-5 Pioneer League). Garnett Nicolas
  
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• Cooper rallies Jacksonville St. past UT-Martin 21-14

  03-11-2018 22:57
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Zerrick Cooper’s 43-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Hester with 29 seconds left gave Jacksonville State a 21-14 win over Tennessee-Martin on Saturday in the Gamecocks’ final home game of the season.
  Jacksonville State (7-2, 6-1 Ohio Valley Conference) had a 13-6 lead before Joe Hudson threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Jaylon Moore with 66 seconds remaining that finished a three-play, 57-yard drive which took just 63 seconds to complete. That set up Coope
  
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• Udinski accounts for 2 TDs as VMI ends skid with 20-11 win

  03-11-2018 22:56
  LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Reece Udinski passed for one touchdown and ran for another as VMI defeated Division II Tuluscum College 20-11 on Saturday, winning for the first time this season.
  Alex Ramsey accounted for 133 of the VMI’s 173 yards rushing, carrying the ball 23 times. Udinski completed 17 of 32 passes for 172 yards, including an 11-yard TD pass to Devone Humphrey for the Keydets (1-8). VMI returns to Southern Conference play hosting Furman next week.
  Udinski capped an 83-yard,
  
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• Suarez scores 2 as Barca rallies late to beat Rayo 3-2

  03-11-2018 22:56
  MADRID (AP) — Luis Suarez netted his second goal of a 3-2 comeback win at Rayo Vallecano in the 90th minute on Saturday, extending his scoring run with Lionel Messi injured.
  Rayo was winning the Spanish league match 2-1 until the 87th when substitute Ousmane Dembele drilled in a headed back pass by defender Gerard Pique, who joined the attack.
  Suarez then scored his second goal to complete the fightback when he was left unmarked to stab in Sergi Roberto’s cross at the far post.
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• WR Geronimo Allison out for Packers against Patriots

  03-11-2018 22:52
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers receiver Geronimo Allison will miss Green Bay’s game against the New England Patriots on Sunday night with multiple injuries.
  The Packers downgraded Allison from doubtful on Saturday, when the team had a light practice. Allison did not travel to New England.
  He was a key contributor in the passing game before missing two weeks with a hamstring injury. He had one catch for 14 yards in returning against the Rams last week, then hurt his groin this week in
  
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• Stetson finally tops Morehead State, wins Homecoming 48-24

  03-11-2018 22:49
  DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Colin McGovern threw for 390 yards and four touchdowns, and Stetson got its first win over Morehead State since football was reinstated in 2013, earning its first Homecoming victory in three seasons, 48-24 on Saturday.
  The last time the schools met in DeLand was in 1953.
  Lawson Page opened the scoring by hitting Chris Nelson with a 55-yard touchdown pass to put the Eagles up, 7-0, but McGovern answered by finding Steven Burdette with a 96-yard touchdown pass, the longes
  
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• Pats’ Edelman fined $26,739 by NFL for unnecessary roughness

  03-11-2018 22:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has fined Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman $26,739 for an unnecessary roughness penalty in New England’s win over Buffalo on Monday night.
  Edelman was called for an illegal block after a fair catch signal, but before the ball was touched on a Bills punt in the third quarter.
  Giants safety Sean Chandler was fined $20,054 for unnecessary roughness for a horse-collar tackle in the fourth quarter of their 20-13 loss to Washington on Sunday.
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• Cardinals release QB Sam Bradford

  03-11-2018 22:45
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have released quarterback Sam Bradford.
  Bradford, whose eight NFL seasons have been plagued by injuries, signed a one-year, $20 million contract — with $15 million guaranteed — in the offseason. He started the first three games before being replaced by rookie Josh Rosen.
  Bradford had been inactive for every game since.
  The former No. 1 overall pick out of Oklahoma has 83 career starts with St. Louis, Philadelphia, Minnesota and Arizona.
  
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• Lawrence guides San Diego past Drake 27-10

  03-11-2018 22:39
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Anthony Lawrence passed for 227 yards and a touchdown and added two short TD runs to propel San Diego to a 27-10 victory over Drake in Pioneer Football League play on Saturday.
  San Diego has now won a FCS-best 21 straight home games. The Toreros also have a 27-game win streak in PFL play and a 36-game win streak in conference home games.
  Lawrence ran it in from 2 yards out and scored on a 1-yard plunge to give the Toreros (7-2, 6-0) a 13-0 first-quarter lead. The Bu
  
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• Princeton wins battle of Ivy unbeatens, tops Dartmouth 14-9

  03-11-2018 22:36
  PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — John Lovett ran for two touchdowns and Princeton held off Dartmouth to claim first place in the Ivy League with a 14-9 victory Saturday in a showdown between ranked Football Championship Subdivision squads and the first time two unbeaten conference teams have met in November since 2001.
  The No. 1-ranked offense in the FCS needed to come from behind to run its win streak to eight games for just the second time in the last 23 seasons. Ironically, Dartmouth ended that s
  
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• 3 NCCU running backs over 100 yards in 52-12 victory

  03-11-2018 22:34
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Isaiah Totten and Tyquan Watson both ran for two touchdowns as three North Carolina Central running backs went over 100 yards in the Eagles’ 52-12 win over Edward Waters 52-12 on Saturday.
  Totten rushed for 133 yards, Watson 109 and Mashion Powell added 101 and a touchdown for a running game that piled up 379 yards with an average gain of 7.9 yards.
  North Carolina Central (4-4) led 17-0 at halftime before breaking the game open with 21 points that included a 56-ya
  
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• Boyle’s 7 TDs help Indiana St. past S. Dakota 51-48 in 3 OT

  03-11-2018 22:33
  TERRA HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Ryan Boyle had seven touchdowns on Saturday, including a 3-yard scoring pass to Dante Hendrix in triple overtime that gave Indiana State a 51-48 win over South Dakota.
  South Dakota took a 48-45 edge in the third overtime on a Mason Lorber 27-yard field goal before Boyle started his team off with a 15-yard rush, then hit Hendrix three plays later for the winning touchdown.
  Boyle finished with 193 yards and five touchdowns passing and 187 yards and two scores rushing
  
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• Barriere runs for 2, passes for 2, E. Washington rolls 48-13

  03-11-2018 22:33
  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Eric Barriere ran for two touchdowns and passed for two and Eastern Washington rolled to a 48-13 win over Northern Colorado on Saturday.
  Barriere scored on runs of 9 and 15 yards and finished with 64 yards on the ground to help the Eagles (7-2, 5-1 Big Sky Conference) pile up 292 of their 562 yards on the ground. Antoine Custer Jr. led the way with 122 yards on 16 attempts.
  Barriere was 24-of-36 passing for 245 yards with an interception and second-half touchdowns to
  
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• Tuttle, Constantine lift Weber State to 26-14 win

  03-11-2018 22:29
  OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Jake Constantine passed for two touchdowns and Trey Tuttle added a pair of field goals and Weber State defeated Sacramento State 26-14 on Saturday to win its fourth straight and remain bunched among Big Sky Conference leaders.
  Tuttle kicked field goals of 42 and 35 yards in the first half, and Constantine threw a 20-yard scoring pass to Darryl Denby wide open in the end zone as the Wildcats (7-2, 5-1) built a 13-0 lead after a half.
  Weber State, ranked No. 5 in the FCS c
  
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• Anxious about caravan Militia members scout US border town

  03-11-2018 22:26
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Militia members concerned about a migrant caravan traveling through Mexico toward the United States have traveled to Columbus, New Mexico, but the mayor of the border town of 1,600 residents says he sees no reason to be fearful.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that a few militia members were in Columbus in the past week offering help but that Mayor Salas Ezequiel said many people from elsewhere “hear things that are not true.”
  Jim Peyton, a militia memb
  
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• Pima County Sheriff’s Department searches for missing girl last seen in Northwest Tucson

  03-11-2018 22:22
  Courtesy: Pima County Sheriff’s Department
  TUCSON — The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a missing girl, who went missing in Northwest Tucson.
  According to officials, 11-year-old Morina Johnson was last seen in the 6000 block of N. Corona Rd., which is near the intersection of La Cholla and Orange Grove.
  She is is about 4 feet tall and weighs about 80lbs. Morina was last seen wearing black shorts, a black Spider-Man shirt, and black and red Converse tennis shoe
  
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• Henry’s struggling Monaco side loses 1-0 at Reims

  03-11-2018 22:22
  PARIS (AP) — Thierry Henry must be wondering what he signed up for as Monaco’s new coach.
  After four matches, the France great has yet to win one, and his side is languishing in 19th place in the French league after losing at Reims 1-0.
  Even with Colombia striker Radamel Falcao back from injury and coming off the bench for the entire second half, Monaco failed to score after Reims midfielder Alaixys Romao was sent off after 50 minutes. Monaco midfielder Pele was red-carded with 20 mi
  
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• High school football player incurs serious neck injury

  03-11-2018 22:18
  GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Delta high school football player has been seriously injured in a game.
  Greenville High School Coach Sherrod Gideon tells WLBT-TV that Jeremiah Williams was injured Friday night while trying to make a tackle in a game in Greenville against Madison Central High School.
  Williams is listed as a junior defensive back on the Greenville roster.
  Gideon says Williams fractured two vertebrae in his neck. The coach says Williams received CPR on the field before
  
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• The Latest: Jimmy Buffett takes musical digs at Republicans

  03-11-2018 22:16
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the final weekend campaign rallies in Florida (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  Famed Florida singer Jimmy Buffett took some musical shots at President Donald Trump and Gov. Rick Scott as he campaigned for the state’s Democratic candidates.
  Performing Saturday at a West Palm Beach campaign rally for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who is being challenged by Scott, and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is running for governor, Buffett urged his fans to
  
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• Evans, Chambers lead Wyoming in snowy 24-9 win

  03-11-2018 22:07
  LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Nico Evans rushed for 187 yards, including a 58-yard score, and Sean Chambers added 129 yards to lead Wyoming to a 24-9 win over San Jose State on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
  It was the third straight game in which the running back and quarterback each rushed for over 100 yards. Wyoming’s 424 yards rushing was the team’s highest since a 430-yard attack Sept. 12, 2015, against Eastern Michigan.
  The Cowboys’ Antonio Hull broke up a fourth-down pass at t
  
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• Pliskova out of Fed Cup final, Krejcikova in for Czechs

  03-11-2018 22:05
  PRAGUE (AP) — World No. 8 Karolina Pliskova has been ruled out of the Czech Republic team in the Fed Cup final against the defending champion United States next weekend due to calf muscle and wrist injuries.
  The Czech team says Pliskova was injured last week during the WTA Finals in Singapore, where she lost to Sloane Stephens of the United States in the semifinals.
  She was replaced by rookie Barbora Krejcikova. Krejcikova and the already selected Katerina Siniakova form the world No. 1-ra
  
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• Bentley rallies South Carolina past Ole Miss 48-44

  03-11-2018 22:00
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jake Bentley passed for two touchdowns and scored the
  game-winning touchdown on a 4-yard run with 5:50 left to lift South
  Carolina to a 48-44 comeback win over Mississippi on Saturday.
  South Carolina (5-3, 4-3) erased a 44-34 deficit in the fourth quarter to
  win consecutive games for the first time this season. The Gamecocks
  covered 47 and 73 yards in fourth-quarter scoring drives, capped by a
  3-yard run from A.J. Turner and Bentley’s decisive score, respectively
  
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• O’Connor throws 4 TDs, Yale defense shuts down Brown 46-16

  03-11-2018 21:59
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Griffin O’Connor threw for 436 yards and four touchdowns as Yale dominated Brown 46-16 on Saturday afternoon.
  Yale (5-3, 3-2 Ivy League), which fell to Columbia by one touchdown last week, has won three of its last four games. The Bulldogs accumulated 598 total yards while limiting Brown (1-7, 0-5) to 331. Yale rushed for 162 yards while holding the Bears to minus-27 yards on the ground.
  Deonte Henson, with eight solo tackles and Ryan Burke with two sacks and
  
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• Skinner, Pominville lead Sabres to 9-2 win over Senators

  03-11-2018 21:55
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner and Jason Pominville each had two goals and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 9-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
  Conor Sheary, Casey Mittlestadt, Patrik Berglund and Zemgus Girgensons added a goal and an assist apiece, Kyle Okposo also scored, Jack Eichel had three assists and Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for the Sabres, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
  Pominville extended his point streak to seven games, his longest since 2014, af
  
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• Pominville tribute lifts Sabres to 9-2 win over Senators

  03-11-2018 21:55
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An emotional tribute to Jason Pominville inspired the Buffalo Sabres to their biggest home win in a decade.
  After being honored on the ice in a pregame ceremony for playing his 1,000 NHL game earlier this week, Pominville had two goals and an assist to lead the Sabres in a 9-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
  “I feel very fortunate to call this home and have the support of the fans that I have,” said Pominville, who has played 674 of his 1,001
  
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• Freshman Thomas runs for 222, Elon edges Rhode Island 24-21

  03-11-2018 21:51
  ELON, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Jaylan Thomas ran for 222 yards — the eighth-biggest game in Elon history — and scored a touchdown to help the Phoenix turn back Rhode Island 24-21 on Saturday.
  Thomas scored on an 86-yard run, going untouched up the middle before outrunning the defense for the fifth-longest run in school history, late in the second quarter. Just 90 seconds later Warren Messer returned a deflected pass 86 yards — the seventh-longest interception return in school
  
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• Parson helps lead Howard to 31-23 lead over FAMU

  03-11-2018 21:45
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Dedrick Parsonhad 26 carries for 149 yards and a touchdown and Howard beat Florida A&M 31-23 on Saturday and snapped the Rattlers’ five-game win streak.
  Florida A&M took an early 7-0 lead when Azende Rey ran it in from 3-yards out after a brief three-play, 15-yard drive that was set up when Elijah Watkins intercepted Caylin Newton on the game’s first play.
  Newton responded and led a six-play, 65-yard drive that ended with his 22-yard touchdown pa
  
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• Wilson’s kick return leads NC A&T past Norfolk State 37-20

  03-11-2018 21:41
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Malik Wilson had a kickoff-return touchdown to spark North Carolina A&T to a 37-20 victory over Norfolk State in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action on Saturday.
  With NC A&T (7-2, 4-1) clinging to a one-point lead, Wilson took a kickoff 99 yards for a TD and a 27-20 lead with 2:05 left in the third quarter. It was Wilson’s third kickoff return score of the season. Wilson, a senior wide receiver, also had a 98-yard return in a 20-17 win over Jacksonv
  
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• Lehigh beats Bucknell, finally gets first Patriot win, 45-17

  03-11-2018 21:41
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Brad Mayes threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third and Marquis Wilson returned an interception 65 yards for a score as Lehigh shut down Bucknell as the Mountain Hawks broke into the win column with a Patriot League victory Saturday.
  Lehigh (2-7, 1-3) snapped a string of seven straight losses, including a first-ever 0-3 start in conference. The Mountain Hawks now have beaten Bucknell in 19 of the last 21 meetings, including the four straight.
  Dom Bragalone, Lehigh
  
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