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• Black Friday sales don’t mean you have to buy anything. It’s actually better if you don’t.

  23-11-2018 23:58
  Black Friday is upon us, the day on which millions of American consumers jam themselves into every mall and retail establishment to do battle over DVD players, flat-screen TVs and other “doorbuster” items meant to draw in shoppers for what is one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
  Not everyone looks forward to black Friday, especially the people who work in those retail stores who will be there well before 6 a.m. — or at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day — to unlock the d
  
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• North Carolina women knock off No. 25 South Florida, 71-69

  23-11-2018 23:57
  ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Stephanie Watts scored 24 points and the North Carolina women handed No. 17 South Florida its second straight loss at the Paradise Jam, 71-69 on Friday.
  The Tar Heels backed up a Thanksgiving Day beat down of UCLA, 83-49 in the opener, and avenged a stinging loss to South Florida the 2016 Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas, 83-55. Watts is one of four members of the UNC rotation to have played in that loss.
  Shayla Bennett hit a jumper with 5:36 remaining to
  
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• Lock leads Missouri in rout of Arkansas

  23-11-2018 23:55
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — In his final home game, Missouri quarterback Drew Lock rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more as the Tigers beat Arkansas 38-0 on a damp and dreary Friday.
  Lock completed 16 of 25 passes for 221 yards, surpassing the 3,000-yard mark for the third straight season. Emanuel Hall caught both touchdown passes and finished with six receptions for 153 yards. Larry Rountree rushed 29 times for 119 yards to exceed 1,000 yards for the season.
  The Tigers (8-4, 4-4 South
  
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• Arkansas-Pine Bluff outlasts Cal Baptist, 115-107 in 3OT

  23-11-2018 23:55
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Martaveous McKnight scored nine of his 40 points in the third overtime as Arkansas-Pine Bluff beat Cal Baptist 115-107 on Friday.
  McKnight had three points and Charles Jackson made a 3-pointer as part of a 10-2 surge to open the third extra period, and the Golden Lions led 108-100 with 1:25 left. Cal Baptist cut the deficit to 109-105 but didn’t get closer.
  McKnight was 13 of 27 from the field and made 13 of 18 free throws. He made the second of two free-thro
  
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• Bad air from California’s Camp Fire makes people sick, but for how long?

  23-11-2018 23:50
  Wind and rain arrived in Northern California this week, providing welcome relief to a region buffeted by the state’s deadliest wildfire and then besieged for nearly two weeks by a dome of thick, noxious smoke.
  A high-pressure system had stalled over the Sacramento Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, leaving residents up to 200 miles south of the Camp Fire coughing, wheezing and tearing up from the acrid fumes.People wear masks while walking through the Financial District in th
  
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• The Latest: Trump lawyer confident he’ll win in charity suit

  23-11-2018 23:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a judge’s ruling allowing a lawsuit to proceed against President Donald Trump over the management of his charity (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  Donald Trump’s lawyer says he’s confident the president’s side will prevail in a lawsuit alleging that he used his charitable foundation to further his business and political interests.
  Trump’s lawyer Alan Futerfas said a judge’s decision to reject his bid to have the lawsuit thrown ou
  
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• Emergency crews rescue 67-year-old man on Finger Rock Canyon Trail

  23-11-2018 23:47
  TUCSON — Pima County Sheriff’s Department is working to rescue a 67-year-old man who was injured on Finger Rock Canyon Trail.
  According to officials, the man was in the are with his daughter when he injured his leg.
  Rural Metro Fire search and rescue crews were sent up the trail to find the man.
  This is a developing story. Stay with News 4 Tucson as more information becomes available.
   
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• Mompremier has double-double in No. 24 Miami women’s win

  23-11-2018 23:41
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Beatrice Mompremier scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 24 Miami defeated Nebraska 82-68 on Friday.
  Mompremier was 8-of-11 shooting, while Laura Cornelius made four 3-pointers and added 23 points. Kelsey Marshall made four from distance and scored 18 for the Hurricanes (5-1).
  The Hurricanes used 9-0 run early in the first quarter for a lead they would not lose. Cornelius hit two 3-pointers in scoring the final 10 points of the first half as Miami went
  
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• UCF QB Milton carted off in first half against South Florida

  23-11-2018 23:39
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton was carted off field after injuring his right leg in the second quarter against South Florida on Friday.
  There was no immediate announcement on the nature or severity of the injury that occurred when the junior from Kapolei, Hawaii, was tackled at the end of a 5-yard run in front of the South Florida bench with 11:17 remaining in the opening half.
  Players on both teams kneeled on one knee while the cart rolled onto the field and Milton rec
  
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• Alaves loses, misses chance to take Spanish league lead

  23-11-2018 23:32
  MADRID (AP) — Alaves lost to relegation-threatened Leganes 1-0 on Friday, missing an opportunity to take the Spanish league lead.
  Alaves could have passed Barcelona for the lead with a victory, but the host secured the three points with a goal by Youssef En-Nesyri shortly before halftime at Butarque Stadium.
  It was the first win in six matches for Leganes, allowing it to move out of the relegation zone ahead of the weekend matches.
  It was the second loss in three matches for Alaves, which
  
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• Lyon boosted by derby win ahead of Man City match

  23-11-2018 23:31
  LYON, France (AP) — Lyon climbed to second in the French league after beating local rival Saint-Etienne 1-0 on Friday but lost captain Nabil Fekir to a thigh muscle problem before a Champions League match next week against Manchester City.
  After the first half where he clearly struggled for mobility in driving rain, playmaker Fekir was taken off.
  Hoping to build confidence before hosting City on Tuesday, Lyon was far from convincing, lacking ambition and aggression in the first half where
  
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• Seattle tops Denver to open the Elgin Baylor Classic, 82-63

  23-11-2018 23:30
  SEATTLE (AP) — Morgan Means knocked down six 3-pointers and Terrell Brown was a field goal shy of a triple double and Seattle cruised to an opening-round win in its own Elgin Baylor Classic, posting an 82-63 victory over Denver Friday afternoon.
  The Redhawks face Fairfield Saturday and Longwood on Sunday.
  Seattle had a three-game win streak snapped with a 73-70 loss to unbeaten Southern Utah.
  Means, who scored 15 of his 26 points in the second half, hit 8 of 13 shots from the field, includ
  
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• The Latest: Ole Miss beats Baylor in Emerald Coast semis

  23-11-2018 23:22
  NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Emerald Coast Classic (all times local):
  12:45 a.m.
  Breein Tyree led Mississippi with a career-high 28 points as the Rebels held off Baylor 78-70 to earn a spot in the Emerald Coast Classic title game despite blowing a 13-point lead Friday night.
  The Rebels will try to become the first two-time tournament champions when they meet Cincinnati, a 71-55 winner over George Mason earlier in the day, on Saturday. It will be a rematch of the title game from
  
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• The Latest: Jefferson, Johnson lead Nicholls State to win

  23-11-2018 23:22
  NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Emerald Coast Classic (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  Jeremiah Jefferson scored 22 points, Kevin Johnson added 20 and Nicholls State defeated North Carolina Central 77-63 on Friday at the Emerald Coast Classic.
  Nicholls State will play Western Michigan for the championship of the Visitors Bracket on Saturday while North Carolina Central plays Southern University for third place.
  Jefferson was 9-of-17 shooting with four 3-pointers and six rebounds while Jo
  
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• The Latest: Cincinnati advances at Emerald Coast Classic

  23-11-2018 23:22
  NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Emerald Coast Classic (all times local):
  9:45 p.m.
  Cane Broome came off the bench to pace Cincinnati with 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting as the Bearcats advanced to the title game of the Emerald Coast Classic with a 71-55 win over George Mason on Friday night.
  Tre Scott made 7 of 9 from the field and finished with 14 points while Jarron Cumberland and Rashawn Fredericks each added 11 points for Cincinnati (4-1).
  Javon Greene led the Patriots (2-4) wi
  
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• Real Madrid denies Ramos breached anti-doping rules

  23-11-2018 23:18
  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has denied Sergio Ramos broke anti-doping rules as suggested by German magazine Der Spiegel in the latest “Football Leaks” revelations.
  The magazine reported Ramos failed a doping test after the Champions League final against Juventus in 2017, and that the Madrid captain did not follow proper procedures when asked to take a test after a Spanish league match in April this year.
  Madrid said in a statement on Friday “Ramos has never breached anti-do
  
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• Houston Baptist rallies late, shocks Wake Forest 93-91 in OT

  23-11-2018 23:16
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Ian DuBose scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds remaining in regulation, and Houston Baptist rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit and beat Wake Forest 93-91 in overtime on Friday.
  Jalon Gates had 20 points to lead Houston Baptist (2-2).Brandon Childress scored a career-high 27 points and Jaylen Hoard added 22 for Wake Forest (3-2).
  The Huskies trailed 71-57 with 8:58 to play after Wake Forest’s Sharone Wright, Jr. scored a layup,
  
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• Arizona’s Humphries, Williams, Bucannon out against Chargers

  23-11-2018 23:16
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals left tackle D.J. Humphries, wide receiver Chad Williams and linebacker Deone Bucannon have been declared out of Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers due to injuries.
  Humphries has an ongoing knee issue, Williams an ankle injury and Bucannon a chest injury. Safety Rudy Ford (heel) also won’t play against the Chargers.
  Kicker Phil Dawson (right hip) is listed as questionable after missing last weekend’s loss to Oakland. If Dawson c
  
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• It started as a Thanksgiving mix-up, now it’s a yearly tradition

  23-11-2018 23:13
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — In 2016, Valley resident Wanda Dench accidentally invited Jamal Hinton, a total stranger, to her Thanksgiving dinner.
  She was trying to invite her grandchildren to dinner but sent the text message to Hinton instead.
  And when Hinton accepted Dench’s accidental invite, the mix-up moment quickly went viral.
  Three years later, the newfound tradition is still going strong.
  On Thanksgiving Day, Hinton tweeted out that his new Turkey Day tradition continues i
  
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• Secret Service cracks down on credit card skimming at gas pumps nationwide

  23-11-2018 23:09
  EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written by Didi Martinez, Amy Calvin and Cydney Weiner, NBC News
  Credit card skimmers beware.
  The U.S. Secret Service said it is kicking off the holiday season with a nationwide initiative to crack down on credit card skimming devices installed at gas stations. The operation, called “Operation Deep Impact,” was launched on Thanksgiving Day and is set to coincide with an increased demand for fuel over the holidays.
  “An estimated 54 million Ame
  
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• Omoruyi’s 20 points, 17 rebounds paces Rutgers past BU

  23-11-2018 23:08
  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — The college basketball season is still in its infant stages, but maybe Rutgers is gaining a reputation as being a tough, hard-nosed defensive-minded team.
  Just five days after holding Eastern Michigan to 36 points in a big win, the Scarlet Knights (4-1) came through defensively again Friday, holding Boston University to just 44 points in a 54-44 victory, the team’s fourth win in five games this season.
  Eugene Omoruyi had 20 points and 17 rebounds – the h
  
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• Toy grenade causes scare at Indiana store

  23-11-2018 23:07
  HIGHLAND, Ind. (AP) — Black Friday excitement briefly turned into panic after a customer at a northwestern Indiana Meijer store mistook a toy grenade for a real one. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, police, firefighters and a bomb squad were called shortly after noon Friday to the store in Highland, near the Illinois border.
  Shoppers and employers were evacuated until authorities determined the toy grenade posed no threat. Th
  
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• Miami downs Fresno State behind Johnson’s 24 points

  23-11-2018 23:05
  FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Senior guard Zach Johnson scored 24 points, including a follow-up dunk with 0.2 seconds remaining, as Miami pulled out a 78-76 victory over Fresno State on Friday in the semifinals of the Wooden Legacy Tournament at Cal State Fullerton.
  Sophomore guard Chris Lykes added 17 points and junior guard Dejan Vasiljevic added 12 as the Hurricanes (5-0) broke a 76-76 tie when Johnson rebounded a Lykes miss and slammed home the winning basket all in one motion.
  Lykes and Va
  
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• Memphis wins, will face UCF in AAC title rematch

  23-11-2018 23:03
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Junior Darrell Henderson rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns — setting a conference rushing record — and Memphis rallied past Houston 52-31 on Friday to set up a rematch of last season’s American Athletic Conference championship game with No. 8 UCF.
  Henderson set the single-season rushing record, passing the previous mark of 1,629 by Tulsa’s James Flanders in 2016.
  Memphis (8-4, 5-3) trailed Houston 21-17 at halftime, but rushed for five to
  
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• No. 3 Oregon rolls past UC Riverside 94-44

  23-11-2018 22:55
  MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Ruthy Hebard scored 19 points, and No. 3 Oregon coasted to a 94-44 victory over UC Riverside on Friday in the opener of the Saint Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic.
  The Ducks (5-0) led 52-18 at halftime on their way to another lopsided win. They entered with a 33-point average margin of victory, their closest game being a two-point victory over then-No. 18 Syracuse on Nov. 10.
  Hebard went 8 for 9 from the field while playing just 18 minutes. Most of Oregon’s sta
  
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• Canada qualifies for 2019 Rugby World Cup, completes lineup

  23-11-2018 22:54
  MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Canada upheld its record of appearing in every Rugby World Cup by claiming the 20th and last berth in the 2019 championship on Friday.
  The Canadians qualified by defeating Hong Kong 27-10 in the rain on a chewed-up field in Marseille, with two brilliant tries by record try-scorer DTH van der Merwe.
  As the unbeaten winner of the four-team repechage, Canada filled out Pool B in Japan, where it will play past champions New Zealand and South Africa, Italy, and Namibia
  
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• Brechting propels Oakland to 77-69 win over James Madison

  23-11-2018 22:53
  AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Brad Brechting had 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals to propel Oakland to a 77-69 victory over James Madison on Friday.
  Brechting buried half of his 10 shots, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, for the Golden Grizzlies (3-3). Xavier Hill-Mais added 16 points and five boards, freshman Braden Norris contributed 12 points, five assists and three steals and Jordan Nobles pitched in with 10 points and five assists for Oakland, which picked up i
  
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• 190 sea turtles found frozen to death along Cape Cod

  23-11-2018 22:50
  Courtesy: Mass Audubons Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
  EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written by Didi Martinez & Julmary Zambrano, NBC News
  Close to 190 dead sea turtles were found frozen off the coast of Cape Cod Friday after low temperatures stifled their ability to make it safely to shore.
  The Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuary said a “once in a lifetime weather system” of “gale force winds,” cold temperatures and high tide caused the migrating turtle
  
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• Ruling in genital mutilation case shocks women’s advocates

  23-11-2018 22:49
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Women’s rights advocates say they’re shocked after a federal judge in Michigan ruled this week that a law protecting girls from genital mutilation was unconstitutional.
  Dr. Jumana Nagarwala was among eight people charged in federal court in connection with the genital mutilation of nine girls from Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois.
  Most of the case was thrown out Tuesday, as Judge Bernard Friedman ruled that a law banning the practice was unconstitutional. He
  
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• Some families split up at border still detained months later

  23-11-2018 22:44
  PHOENIX (AP) — Half a dozen families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border and then reunited are still detained in Texas.
  Immigrant advocates say the government is violating a longstanding legal agreement that bars it from detaining kids past 20 days. They say families with young children who already endured the trauma of separation should not also be held for so many months.
  Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the average length of families’ stay at the South Texas Famil
  
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• UMass Lowell trio too much for D-III UMass Boston

  23-11-2018 22:42
  LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Obadiah Noel and Josh Gantz combined to score 38 points and Christian Lutete added a double-double to propel UMass Lowell to an 88-59 victory over Division III-member Massachusetts-Boston on Friday.
  Noel made half of his 12 shots and all eight of his free throws to score a season-high 20 for the River Hawks (4-3), while Gantz added 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Lutete pitched in with 10 points and 11 rebounds for his second straight double-doubl
  
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• School district: Free-speech protects those in viral photo

  23-11-2018 22:41
  BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — Officials with a Wisconsin school district say free-speech rights would make it difficult to discipline students who appeared in a photograph that showed several high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute.
  The State Journal reports that Baraboo Superintendent Lori Mueller said in a letter to parents Wednesday that officials cannot know the “intentions in the hearts” of those involved. She also said the district isn’t in a position to pun
  
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• CONMEBOL changes Copa America arenas in Sao Paulo

  23-11-2018 22:40
  SAO PAULO (AP) — The Arena Corinthians where the 2014 World Cup opened in Brazil has replaced another Sao Paulo stadium Allianz Parque for the Copa America next year.
  CONMEBOL said on Friday the decision was for commercial reasons involving the 55,000-seat Allianz Parque.
  Brazil’s biggest city will still have two stadia in the Copa America, the other being Sao Paulo FC’s Morumbi Stadium.
  The capacity of Arena Corinthians is 49,000. Four years ago for the World Cup, two bleacher
  
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• Volland lifts Leverkusen to win over struggling Stuttgart

  23-11-2018 22:33
  LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Kevin Volland recovered from a bad miss to score both of Bayer Leverkusen’s goals in a 2-0 win over the Bundesliga’s bottom-placed club Stuttgart on Friday.
  In a meeting between teams who have performed well below expectations, Leverkusen missed good chances, particularly when Volland failed to hit the unguarded net on a counterattack in the 60th minute.
  However, 16 minutes later he headed in the opening goal off Kai Havertz’s chip in a well-wor
  
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• Edwards scores 19 as No. 24 Purdue beats Robert Morris 84-46

  23-11-2018 22:29
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Carsen Edwards scored 19 points, Ryan Cline had 17 and No. 24 Purdue routed Robert Morris 84-46 on Friday.
  The Boilermakers (5-1) bounced back nicely from their first loss of the season Sunday night against No. 13 Virginia Tech. Edwards was 5 for 17 from the field against the Colonials, but also contributed five assists, four steals and a blocked shot.
  Purdue used an 11-0 run to open a 59-28 lead with 10:47 left in the second half. The Boilermakers led by as man
  
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• Warriors star Steph Curry not injured after multicar wreck

  23-11-2018 22:28
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors say star Stephen Curry wasn’t injured after two drivers hit his car on an Oakland freeway.
  Authorities say Curry was driving a black Porsche on Friday when the driver of a Lexus lost control and struck his car.
  California Highway Patrol Officer Herman Baza said Curry stopped in the center median and as he waited for officers to arrive, another sedan lost control and rear-ended his Porsche.
  Baza said no one was injured or arrested and t
  
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• Poor visibility scraps downhill training in Lake Louise

  23-11-2018 22:27
  LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Training for Saturday’s season-opening World Cup men’s downhill has been canceled. Snow and fog Friday reduced visibility at the top of the Lake Louise course.
  Defending champion Beat Feuz of Switzerland was the fastest in training Thursday. Italy’s Christof Innerhofer was the quickest Wednesday.
  Saturday’s downhill will be followed by a super-G on Sunday.
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• Couturier, Konecny lead Flyers over Rangers 4-0

  23-11-2018 22:21
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Couturier scored a pair of goals, Calvin Pickard made 31 saves in his 12th career shutout and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers 4-0 Friday to stop a four-game losing streak.
  Travis Konecny had a goal, two assists and got into fight, Jordan Weal scored an empty-net goal and Claude Giroux had three assists for Philadelphia, which entered tied for last in the Metropolitan conference. The Flyers scored three goals in the final five minutes, 21 seconds.
  
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• Eriksen carries Eastern Michigan past Kent State 28-20

  23-11-2018 22:19
  KENT, Ohio (AP) — Senior Ian Eriksen rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns to power Eastern Michigan to a 28-20 victory over Kent State on Friday.
  Eastern Michigan (7-5, 5-3 Mid-American Conference) posted its first five-game conference winning streak since 1989, clinching a bowl berth for the second time in three seasons.
  EMU trailed 10-0 in the first quarter when Eriksen, who came into the game with 219 yards and one touchdown this season, bulled his way in from a yard out. Issac Sti
  
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• Omoruyi’s scores 20, Rutgers beats Boston University 54-44

  23-11-2018 22:16
  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Eugene Omoruyi scored 20 points, including 13 in the second half, and grabbed 17 rebounds, leading Rutgers to a 54-44 victory over a stubborn Boston University team Friday afternoon at the Rutgers Athletic Center.
  Geo Baker added 19 points for the Scarlet Knights (4-1), 15 of which came during a first half where Rutgers gained a 29-19 lead.
  The victory was the fourth in five games for the Scarlet Knights, who once again displayed a tenacious defensive approach.Rutge
  
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• Police: Bullet-ridden NYPD car on road is stolen movie prop

  23-11-2018 22:15
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say they were startled to spot a bullet-ridden New York City police cruiser with a broken windshield on a city expressway early Thanksgiving morning.
  Police say they tried to stop the car only to have the driver flee.
  They say the cruiser was later found abandoned and proved to be a stolen prop from a movie being shot in Philadelphia.
  The car had been used for the police drama, “17 Bridges,” which stars Black Panther’s Chadwick Bose
  
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• VMI pulls away on 14-1 run in overtime, beats Stetson 87-79

  23-11-2018 22:12
  DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Parham scored 30 points, Myles Lewis had six of his 15 in overtime and VMI beat Stetson 87-79 on Friday.
  Parham was 9-of-24 shooting, made five 3-pointers and had nine rebounds and five assists. Lewis made 6 of 10 shots and grabbed nine boards. Greg Parham added 13 points and Sarju Patel 11 for VMI (5-2).
  Leo Goodman scored 13 points and Abayomi Iyiola had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Stetson (1-5).
  The Keydets used a 14-1 run to help outscore Stetson 18-10 i
  
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• Senators owner sues partner in Ottawa in development deal

  23-11-2018 22:12
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is suing his business partner for $700 million in a development deal meant to bring a new NHL arena to downtown Ottawa’s downtown.
  Capital Sports Management Inc., a group controlled by Melnyk, said in a statement Friday it has started legal proceedings against John Ruddy, the chair of Trinity Development Group Inc. Melnyk is “seeking damages arising out of a failed joint venture.”
  Melnyk’s group contends the compan
  
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• The Latest: No. 14 Florida State beats No. 19 LSU in OT

  23-11-2018 22:10
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the AdvoCare Invitational (all times local):
  7 p.m.
  Mfiondu Kabengele hit a 3-pointer with a half-second left in overtime, and No. 14 Florida State advanced to the championship game of the AdvoCare Invitational with a 79-76 win over No. 19 LSU on Saturday.
  The Seminoles (5-0) will play defending national champion Villanova on Sunday.
  Tremont Waters made three free throws to pull LSU even at 76 with 11.5 seconds to go in overtime before Kabengele&
  
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• The Latest: Davenport leads Memphis past Canisius, 71-63

  23-11-2018 22:10
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the AdvoCare Invitational (all times local):
  4 p.m.
  Kyvon Davenport scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his 10th career double-double, and Memphis beat Canisius 71-63 in a consolation-round game at the AdvoCare Invitational on Friday.
  Mike Parks and Antwann Jones both had 14 points for Memphis (3-2), which will play the winner of UAB-Charleston in the fifth-place game Sunday. The Tigers lost 84-64 to Oklahoma State Thursday.
  Canisius (1-
  
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• The Latest: Charleston beats UAB at AdvoCare Invitational

  23-11-2018 22:10
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the AdvoCare Invitational (all times local):
  9 p.m.
  Orlando-area product Grant Riller had 33 points and six assists as Charleston beat UAB 74-51 in the consolation round of the AdvoCare Invitational on Friday.
  It’s the second-highest point total ever at the tournament. Marquette’s Matt Carlino scored 38 against Georgia Tech in 2014.
  Riller, who entered averaging 16 points and four assists, has six career 30-or-more-point games.
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• No. 11 Texas beats Kansas 24-17, heads to Big 12 title game

  23-11-2018 22:09
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Sam Ehlinger threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score, and No. 11 Texas held off Kansas 24-17 on Friday to clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game.
  The Longhorns opened a 24-7 lead on Cameron Dicker’s 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, but the lowly Jayhawks responded with Peyton Bender’s 31-yard touchdown pass to Daylon Charlot and recovered the ensuing onside kick.
  After Gabriel Rui made it a one-score game with a 45-yard field goal with 1:37 r
  
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• Former CIA chief Michael Hayden hospitalized after stroke

  23-11-2018 22:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former CIA Director Michael Hayden has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke earlier this week.
  A statement released Friday by Hayden’s family says he is “receiving expert medical care.”
  Hayden, who is 73 and a retired Air Force general, led the CIA under President George W. Bush from 2006 to early 2009. He was also director of the National Security Agency from 1999 to 2005.
  He is currently a visiting professor at Virginia’s George Mason Unive
  
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• Liberty beats Alcorn State 76-54

  23-11-2018 22:06
  LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Elijah Cuffee scored a career-high 15 points — all in the first half — and Keenan Gumbs added 11 points to pace Liberty past Alcorn State 76-54 on Friday in the Commodore Classic.
  Liberty opened the game making 5 of 8 3-pointers and leading 29-16. Cuffee made all six of his first-half shots and Liberty had a 37-25 lead at the break after shooting 62 percent. He attempted two shots in the second half as the Flames’ defense held the Braves to 29 points
  
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• FIFA’s Infantino gets election support from CONMEBOL

  23-11-2018 22:02
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The 10-member South American soccer governing body says it is backing FIFA President Gianni Infantino for re-election.
  The CONMEBOL executive committee unanimously agreed on Friday to ratify its support for Infantino for the 2019 election.
  Infantino was present during CONMEBOL’s meeting in Buenos Aires. He will also attend the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate on Saturday.
  Infantino is seeking a full four-year term from 211 FI
  
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