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• Lepichev’s putback lifts Florida Atlantic over UCF 80-79

  11-11-2018 23:52
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Adger hit four 3-pointers on his way to 19 points and Simeon Lepichev scored on a putback with less than a second to play to lift Florida Atlantic over Central Florida 80-79 on Sunday.
  Florida Atlantic (2-0), which trailed the Knights (1-1) 37-31 at halftime, pulled even and then took a 53-51 lead on back-to-back rebound baskets by Xavian Stapleton and Lepichev. It was Lepichev’s only other bucket in the game.
  The two teams traded leads until UCF went on
  
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• Granlund scores in third to lift Wild over Blues 3-2.

  11-11-2018 23:52
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored his 10th goal of the season in the third period to lift the Minnesota Wild over the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Sunday.
  Devan Dubnyk made 29 saves, and the Wild got their fifth win in six games and 10th in their past 12. They completed a franchise-record seven-game road trip at 5-2.
  Zach Parise and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for Minnesota.
  Oskar Sundqvist and Alex Pietrangelo scored for St. Louis, which also lost at home to Minnesota 5-1 on Nov. 3.
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• Mississippi senator praises man with ‘public hanging’ remark

  11-11-2018 23:50
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A newly published video shows a white Republican U.S. senator in Mississippi praising someone by saying: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.”
  Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said Sunday her Nov. 2 remark was “exaggerated expression of regard” for someone who invited her to speak and “any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous.”
  Hyde-Smith faces a black Democratic challenger, Mike Espy,
  
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• Sporting KC advances to face Portland in conference finals

  11-11-2018 23:45
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Daniel Salloi scored two goals and Kansas City beat Real Salt Lake 4-2 on Sunday for Sporting’s first playoff win in five years.
  It gave Sporting a 5-3 series win on aggregate to advance to face the Portland Timbers in the Western Conference finals, also a two-game series.
  Sporting KC scored two early goals in the first half for a 3-1 aggregate lead. Diego Rubio opened the scoring in the 14th minute with an easy finish of Felipe Gutierrez’s unselfish pa
  
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• S. Mississippi distances itself late from SMU for 74-64 win

  11-11-2018 23:44
  DALLAS (AP) — Tyree Griffin scored 21 points and distributed seven assists and Southern Mississippi beat SMU 74-64 on Sunday.
  The Mustangs sped to a 10-2 lead before Southern Miss went on a 7-0 spurt to get back in it. Nat Dixon’s 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run for a 29-22 Mustangs lead, but Southern Miss closed out the last 3:20 of the first half with a 13-6 run and reduced their deficit to 36-35 at intermission.
  The game stayed even through most of the second half, and in a 60-second
  
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• Pabst and MillerCoors beer companies headed to court

  11-11-2018 23:42
  MILWAUKEE (AP) – Pabst Brewing Company and MillerCoors are heading to trial to settle a contract dispute in which Pabst accuses the brewing giant of trying to undermine its competitor by breaking a contract to make their products.
  Pabst’s lawyers argue the company’s very existence relies on its business relationship with Chicago-based MillerCoors, which has made and shipped nearly all of Pabst’s beers since 1999.
  MillerCoors argues it’s not obligated to continue bre
  
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• Anigwe’s 20-20 game leads No. 24 California women to win

  11-11-2018 23:42
  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Kristine Anigwe scored 24 points and grabbed 22 points for her second career 20-20 game, and No. 24 California beat Penn State 75-58 on Sunday.
  Anigwe, who had 37 points and 13 rebounds on Tuesday, was 9 of 18 from the field with eight offensive rebounds in just 23 minutes. It was her 43rd career double-double.
  Last November, Anigwe had 28 points and a career-high 25 rebounds at Brown, one rebound shy of tying Cal’s single-game record, to become the only D
  
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• Madrid wins 4-2 at Celta for 4th straight win under Solari

  11-11-2018 23:39
  VIGO, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema scored a superb opening goal in Real Madrid’s 4-2 win at Celta Vigo in the Spanish league on Sunday, boosting interim coach Santiago Solari’s chances of staying in charge of the European champions.
  Benzema displayed exquisite control to get Madrid rolling in the 23rd minute. Spinning away from the goal, the French striker used his right foot to cushion a forward lob by Luka Modric. He then continued his turn and coolly slotted the ball in.
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• Feds investigating multiple horse deaths

  11-11-2018 23:30
  PHOENIX (AP) – Federal authorities are investigating the deaths of two free-roaming horses found shot on national forest land in eastern Arizona.
  The Arizona Republic reports U.S. Forest Service investigators discovered the dead horses near Heber-Overgaard in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests after receiving a tip last month.
  Jean Nelson-Dean, a representative of the Forest Service Southwest region, says the horses could not be confirmed as belonging to the federally protected Heber h
  
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• Iowa comes alive in 2nd half, sneaks past Green Bay, 93-82

  11-11-2018 23:28
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 17 points, Tyler Cook added 17 and Iowa overcame a sluggish start in a 93-82 win over Green Bay on Sunday.
  The Phoenix (1-2) jumped out to an early 20-12 lead in the first half and hung around in the second. The Hawkeyes (2-0) took control in the final half, however, outscoring Green Bay by 10 points. Cook and point guard Jordan Bohannon combined for 27 second-half points.
  The Hawkeyes took advantage of their size, scoring 42 points in the paint and
  
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• Omoruyi, Baker lead Rutgers past Drexel 95-67

  11-11-2018 23:17
  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Eugene Omoruyi had his second-straight double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Geo Baker scored 20 points to lead Rutgers past Drexel 95-66 on Sunday.
  After an offensive outpouring to open the season that saw six players score in double figures, Rutgers struggled to get in a rhythm offensively against the Dragons, turning the ball over nine times in the first half before taking a 44-37 halftime lead, thanks in large part to Baker. The sophomore was 7-of-10
  
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• Officer fatally shoots man in Mississippi

  11-11-2018 23:14
  CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi are investigating the circumstances that led to a police officer fatally shooting a man.
  Capt. Johnny Poulos said in an emailed statement that the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been asked to investigate the shooting, which happened Saturday night in Clarksdale.
  The statement says Clarksdale police officers responding around 9:10 p.m. to a report of a prowler encountered 41-year-old Patrick Bryant. The statement says Bryan was fa
  
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• Wade taking more time to be with wife and their new daughter

  11-11-2018 23:09
  MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade says he is going to miss at least another week before returning to the Miami Heat, while ensuring that his wife and newborn daughter are doing well enough for him to resume playing.
  Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union-Wade, became parents of a daughter born via a surrogate on Wednesday.
  The couple and the baby are now at home in Los Angeles. The baby, whose name has not been publicly announced, was born about three weeks early. In an interview Sunday with Th
  
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• Ward and Geu mirror effort to boost N. Dakota St past UCSB

  11-11-2018 23:07
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Tyson Ward and Deng Geu each scored 16 points with six rebounds and North Dakota State beat UC Santa Barbara 82-63 on Sunday.
  Vinnie Shahid’s 3-pointer with 9:26 before halftime put the Bison up 15-13 and North Dakota (1-1) never trailed again. North Dakota led 36-28 at intermission, and after the break, Rocky Kreuser hit a 3 and threw down a dunk and the lead stretched to 13. The teams traded free throws, and the Gauchos trimmed the deficit to five points, but Jar
  
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• Elmore, Pemberton key rally, Marshall beats Hofstra 76-72

  11-11-2018 22:58
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jon Elmore scored 30 points for his 66th straight game in double figures, C.J. Burks added 23 points and Marshall rallied to beat Hofstra 76-72 on Sunday.
  Trailing 45-42 at halftime, Elmore’s 3 capped a 12-0 run for a 54-45 lead early in the second half, but Justin Wright-Foreman and Eli Pemberton each hit 3s for a 69-66 Pride lead with 3:40 left. Burks scored five straight, Elmore added a jumper and Marshall (1-1) led 73-69 with 1:32 left before Elmore seale
  
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• No. 19 Marquette women beat Northern Iowa in preseason WNIT

  11-11-2018 22:51
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Allazia Blockton led five Marquette starters in double figures with 22 points and the Golden Eagles beat Northern Iowa 102-61 on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the preseason WNIT.
  Marquette will face No. 25 Miami on Thursday.
  Blockton scored 12 points in the opening quarter as Marquette had a 30-12 lead. She added three more points in the second quarter and the Golden Eagles led by 20 at the break.
  Marquette (3-0) had six players in double figures for the second straight g
  
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• Trubisky throws 3 TDs, Bears beat Lions 34-22

  11-11-2018 22:38
  CHICAGO (AP) — Mitchell Trubisky threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns, and the NFC North-leading Chicago Bears beat the Detroit Lions 34-22 to snap a 10-game losing streak against division opponents on Sunday.
  The Bears (6-3) had dropped nine of 10 against Detroit (3-6) and were seeking their first victory over a division opponent since Oct. 31, 2016, against Minnesota.
  Chicago jumped out to a 26-7 halftime lead with Trubisky and Allen Robinson leading the way. And the Bears surpassed
  
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• The Latest: Venetian-style gondoliers race in contest

  11-11-2018 22:36
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Gondola Nationals, a convention for gondoliers in Providence (all times local):
  4:33 p.m.
  Gondoliers from across the country showed off their skills this weekend on the Providence River.
  The U.S. Gondola Nationals, a convention for the small community of gondoliers, began Friday and was wrapping up Sunday with races and an awards presentation.
  Matthew “Marcello” Haynes, owner of La Gondola Providence, says the competition including
  
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• Luck, Ebron lead Colts past struggling Jaguars 29-26

  11-11-2018 22:34
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck threw three touchdown passes in the first half and the Indianapolis Colts’ defense forced a late turnover Sunday to preserve a 29-26 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  Indy (4-5) has won three straight. Tight end Eric Ebron had a career-high three touchdowns, including one on a 2-yard run, all in the first half.
  Blake Bortles threw for 319 yards and two TDs but the Jaguars (3-6) came up short when Kenny Moore III stripped the ball from Rashad Green
  
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• No. 11 Lady Vols trounce Presbyterian 97-49 without Davis

  11-11-2018 22:31
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee didn’t need Rennia Davis in the lineup to overwhelm Presbyterian in the season opener for both teams.
  Evina Westbrook had 20 points and seven steals for career highs in both categories Sunday as the 11th-ranked Lady Volunteers rolled to a 97-49 victory without their top returning scorer and rebounder.
  Davis, who averaged 12 points and 7.6 rebounds last season, wore a walking boot on her left foot as she watched Sunday’s game from the bench. Coa
  
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• Bowman’s 26 points carries BC past St. Francis Brooklyn

  11-11-2018 22:30
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston College coach Jim Christian knows it’ll take a while for his team to learn to play without last year’s star — Jerome Robinson, who left after his junior year for the NBA draft.
  He’s just glad his team is scoring when not shooting well.
  Ky Bowman scored 26 points, Jordan Chatman had four key free throws and finished with 18 points and Boston College pulled away from pesky St. Francis Brooklyn for a 74-69 victory on Sunday afternoon.
  “We hav
  
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• Smith throws for 178 yards, TD; Redskins beat Bucs 16-3

  11-11-2018 22:26
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Smith threw for 178 yards and one touchdown to lead the Washington Redskins to a 16-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
  Dustin Hopkins kicked three field goals for the Redskins (6-3), who forced four turnovers and rebounded from a lopsided loss to Atlanta despite playing with a makeshift offensive line because of mounting injuries.
  Smith, who was 19 of 27 with no interceptions, threw 6 yards to Josh Doctson for the game’s only touchdown early in
  
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• Verstappen, Ocon clash on and off track at Brazilian GP

  11-11-2018 22:19
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Max Verstappen pushed Force India’s Esteban Ocon after the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday following a collision on the track when the Red Bull driver was leading the race. Verstappen was later ordered to perform two days of public service at the direction of motorsport governing body FIA within six months.
  Verstappen finished second in the race, which was won by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.
  The collision happened on lap 44 at Interlagos when Verstappen was buildin
  
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• Barkley, Bills light up listless Jets in 41-10 laugher

  11-11-2018 22:15
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Matt Barkley stunningly sparked Buffalo’s bumbling offense with two touchdown passes, including one to offensive tackle Dion Dawkins. LeSean McCoy broke out of a season-long slump with 113 yards rushing and a pair of TD runs, and the Bills embarrassed the New York Jets 41-10 on Sunday.
  Barkley made his first start in nearly two years, and looked the best of any of the four quarterbacks the Bills (3-7) have trotted out this season. The 28-year-old journeym
  
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• Mahomes throws 2 TD passes as Chiefs beat Cardinals 26-14

  11-11-2018 22:14
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns, outplaying Arizona counterpart Josh Rosen in a matchup of two of the NFL’s bright young quarterbacks, and the Kansas City Chiefs rolled past the Cardinals 26-14 on Sunday.
  Mahomes threw both TD passes to Tyreek Hill, the second giving the Chiefs’ first-year starter 31 for the season. That broke the franchise record set by Len Dawson in 1964 — with plenty of games to go.
  Not to mention the play
  
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• Chubb has 92-yard TD run in Browns’ 28-16 win over Falcons

  11-11-2018 22:12
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Baker Mayfield threw a season-high three touchdown passes and rookie Nick Chubb streaked 92 yards for a TD and the Cleveland Browns ended a four-game losing streak with a stunning 28-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
  The Browns (3-6-1) played their most complete game this season under interim coach Gregg Williams, their defensive coordinator who improved to 1-1 since replacing the fired Hue Jackson.
  Mayfield outplayed Falcons star quarterback Matt Ryan with
  
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• Hunter, Konig lead No. 17 NC State past Kent State 78-61

  11-11-2018 22:06
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Grace Hunter and Aislinn Konig scored 15 points apiece and No. 17 North Carolina State used a strong start to defeat Kent State 78-61 on Sunday.
  Kiara Leslie had 12 points and 10 rebounds for her sixth career double-double as the Wolfpack started 2-0 for the ninth-straight season. Konig was 5 of 6 from 3-point range, where the Wolfpack went 13 of 23 (56.5 percent) and shot 55 percent (29 of 53) overall.
  Megan Carter led the Golden Flashes (0-2) with 22 points and seven
  
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• Creighton closes on 24-6 run, rallies past ETSU 75-69

  11-11-2018 22:06
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ty-Shon Alexander scored a career-high 20 points and Creighton closed on a 24-6 run to rally past East Tennessee State 75-69 on Sunday.
  Alexander made a long 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down for a 69-65 lead. ETSU turned it over with 40.5 seconds left and elected not to foul, down 71-67, and Martin Krampelj had a baseline dunk at the end of the shot clock to seal it.
  ETSU guards Tray Boyd and Patrick Good took over midway through the fourth quarter, scoring 18
  
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• Rayman’s 16 leads Colgate over state rival Cornell 73-57

  11-11-2018 22:05
  ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Will Rayman led a balanced attack with 16 points and Colgate used a big run in the second half en route to a 73-57 win over Colgate on Sunday, the Raiders’ third straight victory over their rivals in the Central New York Hoops Classic.
  Dana Batt and Jordan Burns added 14 points apiece and reserve Malcolm Regisford, who matched Batt’s 6-for-8 shooting, added 12 for the Raiders (2-1).
  Matt Morgan had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Big Red (2-1), who were go
  
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• Guy, Jerome lead No. 5 Virginia past GW, 76-57

  11-11-2018 22:05
  CHARLOTTESVILLE., Va. (AP) — Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome scored 20 points each and No. 5 Virginia rolled over George Washington 76-57 on Sunday.
  Guy scored 17 in the first half, matching the Colonials’ total, as Virginia (2-0) opened a 42-17 lead at the break. He and Jerome had outscored the Colonials 27-26 when they both got an extended break midway through the second half with Virginia comfortably ahead.
  The Colonials (0-3) attempted to make a run in the second half, making six of their
  
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• Duke safety Singleton out with broken ankle

  11-11-2018 22:01
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke says safety Dylan Singleton is out indefinitely with a broken left ankle.
  Team spokesman Art Chase said Singleton had surgery Sunday to repair the injury suffered a day earlier in a 42-35 victory over North Carolina .
  He’s the 15th player with starting experience to miss at least one game this season due to injury. The junior had started all 10 games and had 73 tackles, and had four games with at least 10 tackles.
  Duke (7-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) vis
  
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• Brees passes Favre with 3 TDs, Saints crush Bengals 51-14

  11-11-2018 21:59
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes in the first half, moving ahead of Brett Favre for second place on the career list, and the New Orleans Saints rolled to their eighth straight victory Sunday, 51-14 over the Cincinnati Bengals.
  Brees led the Saints to touchdowns on all five first-half possessions with a nearly perfect performance — only two incompletions. His 17-yard TD to Michael Thomas with 2 seconds left in the half gave him 509 career touchdown passes, one
  
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• 6 killed, 6 wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza fighting

  11-11-2018 21:59
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip say six militants have been killed and six have been wounded by Israeli fire in a sudden, late-night burst of fighting.
  Sunday’s exchange of fire came as Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers appeared to be making progress toward an unofficial cease-fire.
  Israel last week allowed Qatar to deliver $15 million to Hamas, while Hamas scaled back its weekly demonstration along the Israeli border.
  It was not immedia
  
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• Kuchar holds on to win Mayakoba Classic

  11-11-2018 21:57
  PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Matt Kuchar ended more than four years without a PGA Tour victory Sunday by closing with a 2-under 69 and holding up through a few nervous moments down the stretch to win the Mayakoba Golf Classic.
  Kuchar had a four-shot lead going into the final round. But after making two bogeys over the first 67 holes in the tournament, he made two bogeys in two holes on Nos. 14 and 15, and his lead shrunk to one shot when Danny Lee made a 20-foot birdie putt from the fri
  
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• Man City surges clear of United but EPL title race wide open

  11-11-2018 21:56
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — However strong Manchester City looks in its title defense, Pep Guardiola’s leaders are facing more competition than anticipated in the Premier League.
  It’s not coming from Manchester United, which was beaten 3-1 by City in the derby on Sunday and is 12 points adrift in eighth place.
  For the first time in 130 years of the English top flight, three teams are unbeaten after 12 games. Liverpool remains two points behind City after beating Fulham 2-0 on Su
  
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• Archdiocese: Abuse claim against dead priest deemed credible

  11-11-2018 21:53
  DETROIT (AP) — The Archdiocese of Detroit says an allegation that a priest who died in 1994 sexually abused a child at some point has been found to be credible.
  The archdiocese said in a news release Sunday that the complaint against Monsignor Thaddeus Ozog was brought to a review board and shared with prosecutors.
  It says Ozog was ordained in 1956 and served as pastor or associate pastor at parishes in Detroit, Birmingham, Wayne, Waterford, Flat Rock and Hamtramck.
  Ozog also served from 1
  
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• Aerosmith’s Perry hospitalized after jamming with Billy Joel

  11-11-2018 21:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has been hospitalized with breathing problems that began after a guest performance with Billy Joel in New York.
  Perry’s publicists said in a statement Sunday that the musician is alert and responsive in the hospital and is expected to return to the road later this month.
  The statement says Perry felt short of breath after the performance at Madison Square Garden. It adds paramedics backstage gave Perry oxygen and used a tracheal tube to c
  
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• Palestinian Health Ministry: 5 militants killed by Israeli fire in Gaza fighting

  11-11-2018 21:49
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian Health Ministry: 5 militants killed by Israeli fire in Gaza fighting.
  The post Palestinian Health Ministry: 5 militants killed by Israeli fire in Gaza fighting appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• One perosn dead, another injured after late night crash on River Rd.

  11-11-2018 21:49
  TUCSON –Tucson Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened at the intersection of River and Samantha Grove, late Saturday night.
  Officers say a Pima County Sheriff’s Deputy discovered a 1993 Honda Accord had crashed into a tree, just before midnight. Detectives have determined that the driver driving down River, when the vehicle left the roadway and hit the tree on the front passenger side.
  Emergency crews were able to take the unconscious driver to the hospital wi
  
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• The Latest: Logano crashes out of final championship warmup

  11-11-2018 21:27
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR’s elimination race at ISM Raceway outside of Phoenix (all times local):
  1:25 p.m.
  Championship contender Joey Logano has crashed out of the final warmup race.
  Logano is the only driver already qualified for next week’s championship race. He earned his berth by winning at Martinsville three races ago and it allowed him to relax at ISM Raceway. He had nothing on the line and is already looking ahead to the finale at Homestead-Miami Spee
  
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• The Latest: Kyle Busch ties Harvick with 8 wins this season

  11-11-2018 21:27
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR’s elimination race at ISM Raceway outside of Phoenix (all times local):
  4:05 p.m.
  Kyle Busch has won for the eighth time this season and set up a head-to-head showdown with Kevin Harvick for NASCAR’s championship.
  Busch’s win Sunday at ISM Raceway outside of Phoenix tied him with Harvick for most this year in the Cup Series. The two were the most dominant drivers this season and will race next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway fo
  
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• The Latest: Harvick gets flat tire while leading at Phoenix

  11-11-2018 21:27
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR’s elimination race at ISM Raceway outside of Phoenix (all times local):
  1:15 p.m.
  A flat tire may have derailed Kevin Harvick’s run to another championship.
  Harvick was dominating Sunday’s race and had led every lap until he ducked onto pit road with a sudden flat tire. Harvick led the first 72 laps but dropped to 30th in the field after the issue. He also went down one lap from the leaders.
  Chase Elliott won the first stage aft
  
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• Hard Freeze Warning issued November 11 at 1:15PM MST expiring November 13 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  11-11-2018 21:15
  * IMPACTS…These temperatures will damage sensitive andunprotected plants.
  * TEMPERATURES…Morning lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s onMonday, followed by morning lows in the mid to upper 20s Tuesdaymorning.
  * TIMING…The first freezing temperatures possible by 2 AM MST insome locations, with minimum temperatures between 5 AM and 7 AMboth Monday and Tuesday mornings.
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area…visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards IconA
  
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• Freeze Warning issued November 11 at 1:15PM MST expiring November 12 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  11-11-2018 21:15
  * IMPACTS…These temperatures will damage sensitive andunprotected plants.
  * TEMPERATURES…Morning lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s onMonday, followed by morning lows in the mid to upper 20s Tuesdaymorning.
  * TIMING…The first freezing temperatures possible by 2 AM MST insome locations, with minimum temperatures between 5 AM and 7 AMboth Monday and Tuesday mornings.
  * For a detailed view of the hazard area…visitweather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards IconA
  
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• The shape of Azteca a concern ahead of Mexico game

  11-11-2018 21:07
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The abused hybrid grass of Azteca Stadium is generating concerns for its poor condition a week before it hosts an NFL regular-season game between the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs.
  Last May, stadium authorities changed the surface from natural to hybrid. But the intense activity in the last few months has prevented the grass from reaching an optimum state.
  “The field is not in the best condition and that concerns me for the next tournament,” said Cr
  
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• No. 25 Miami women beat Hartford 75-62 to reach WNIT semis

  11-11-2018 21:06
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Emese Hof scored 21 points, Beatrice Mompremier had 19 points and 13 rebounds and No. 25 Miami beat Hartford 75-62 on Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the preseason WNIT.
  Miami used a 27-point third quarter to take control, with Endia Banks scoring the first five points of a 10-3 run to close the quarter for a 56-46 lead. Hartford was within seven points with four minutes left in the fourth, but Mompremier scored six straight to seal it.
  Banks had 11 points,
  
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• Williamson, No. 4 Duke pull away from Army, 94-72

  11-11-2018 21:02
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Zion Williamson had 27 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke pulled away to beat Army 94-72 on Sunday.
  Cameron Reddish finished with 25 points and a third freshman — RJ Barrett — had 23 while Williamson added six blocked shots and four assists for the Blue Devils (2-0).
  Playing five days after routing No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic , they shot 49 percent but couldn’t shake the Black Knights until the final 10 minutes, finally pulling away wit
  
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• Guest leads hot-shooting Boston University in 94-57 win

  11-11-2018 20:56
  BOSTON (AP) — Jordan Guest scored 15 points, Jack Hemphill added 14 with 12 rebounds and Boston University shot 70 percent from the field in the first half to run away from Division III Emerson College 94-57 on Sunday.
  Fletcher Tynen’s layup capped Boston University’s 11-2 opening run and the Terriers (2-1) hit 23 of 36 field goals and 9 of 14 3-pointers (64 percent) en route to a 57-30 halftime lead in which all 10 players scored at least three points.
  Hemphill’s layup c
  
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• Rural Metro Fire, Tucson Fire extinguish structure fire on Benson Highway

  11-11-2018 20:54
  TUCSON — Rural Metro Fire and the Tucson Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the area of Benson Highway and Alvernon.
  Emergency crews found a vacant building fully involved with flames, that spread to a second building.
  Crews from both departments were able to put out both fires within 15 minutes.
  There were no injuries and the cause is still under investigation.
  The post Rural Metro Fire, Tucson Fire extinguish structure fire on Benson Highway appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Parham scores 19, VMI rolls D-III Goucher 98-34

  11-11-2018 20:54
  LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Bubba Parham scored 19 points, Garrett Gilkeson had 18 and VMI cruised to a 98-34 win over Division III Goucher on Sunday.
  Parham hit four 3-pointers and Gilkeson hit all three of his in going 6 of 7 from the field. Greg Parham and Jake Stephens added 14 points apiece and Myles Lewis and Connor Arnold had 12.
  The Keydets (2-1) shot 48 percent overall and even better from distance, going 15 of 30. Arnold was 4 of 6 off the bench. VMI forced 24 turnovers for 28 points w
  
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