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• Cumberland, Hill-Mais rally Oakland past Oral Roberts, 87-76

  24-11-2018 23:51
  ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Jaevin Cumberland and Xavier Hill-Mais combined for 59 points as Oakland rallied in the second half to beat Oral Roberts 87-76 on Saturday.
  Cumberland had a career-best 31 points, hitting 7 of 12 from the floor and making 15 of 15 free throws. Hill-Mais was 10-of-20 from the floor, making 8 of 9 free-throw attempts for 28 points as Oakland was 26 of 28 from the line. Oral Roberts made 11 of 15 free-throw attempts.
  Braden Norris also had a career-high 14 points for O
  
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• Louisville routs Hartford 86-69 in women’s basketball

  24-11-2018 23:50
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Asia Durr scored a team-high 20 points, Dana Evans added 11 points and six assists and No. 5 Louisville rallied from a sluggish start to rout Hartford 86-69 in the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout on Saturday.
  Durr, the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, made a pair of 3-pointers and finished 5 of 11 from the field for the Cardinals (5-0), who rallied from a 18-16 first-quarter deficit against Hartford (2-5).
  A day after overcoming a late deficit to beat 19th-r
  
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• Liberty holds off New Mexico State 28-21

  24-11-2018 23:50
  LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Stephen Calvert threw two touchdown passes, Solomon Ajayi returned an interception 26 yards for a score and Liberty jumped out to a big lead and held on for a 28-21 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday.
  The Flames (5-6) took a 7-0 lead on Calvert’s 5-yard TD toss to Antonio Gandy-Golden. Alex Probert kicked a 25-yard field goal and Ajayi had his pick-6 on the Aggies’ ensuing possession just 8:51 into the game.
  New Mexico State got on the scoreboard on
  
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• Watson’s 4th quarter scores send NC Central past SC St.

  24-11-2018 23:47
  ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A pair of Tyquan Watson touchdowns in the fourth quarter was the difference as North Carolina Central rallied to beat South Carolina State 21-17 on Saturday.
  The game was originally scheduled to be played on Sept. 15 but was postponed due to Hurricane Florence.
  Watson’s 19-yard run with 10:36 left put North Carolina Central (5-6, 3-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) ahead for good, 14-10. Four minutes later, Dominique Shoffner threw a 41-yard score to Watson t
  
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• Congressmen decry detention of immigrant who left church

  24-11-2018 23:45
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina congressmen are slamming the Trump administration as “callous” and “cruel” after an immigrant who sought refuge from deportation in a church was arrested after arriving at an appointment with immigration officials.
  Democratic Reps. David Price and G.K. Butterfield said Mexican national Samuel Oliver-Bruno appeared to have been entrapped by federal officials when was detained Friday at a Raleigh-area immigration office.
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• Chiefs’ Hill fined $10K by NFL for peace sign gesture

  24-11-2018 23:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill has been fined $10,026 by the NFL for taunting after he flashed a peace sign at the end of a touchdown catch.
  Hill was running into the end zone during a 73-yard reception in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs’ 54-51 loss to the Los Angeles Rams last Monday night when he turned back at a pursuing defender and raised two fingers at him — a gesture he has done previously without being fined. He was assessed a 15-yard pena
  
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• Wyoming runs over New Mexico 31-3 to become bowl eligible

  24-11-2018 23:36
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Xazavian Valladay and Nico Evans combined for more than 300 yards rushing and three touchdowns for Wyoming as the Cowboys became bowl eligible Saturday with a 31-3 win over New Mexico.
  Valladay had 192 yards and two scores, and Evans went for 142 yards and a one touchdown.
  The Wyoming (6-6, 4-4 Mountain West) ground game helped overcome a lackluster passing attack as Tyler Vander Waal completed just four passes for 41 yards.
  But the Lobos (3-9, 1-7) were even worse
  
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• The Latest: Mississippi reports brisk absentee voting

  24-11-2018 23:33
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a U.S. Senate runoff election in Mississippi (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  More than 43,000 absentee ballots have been requested ahead of a Mississippi runoff election, which includes a hard-fought U.S. Senate race.
  The secretary of state’s office says Saturday that the number could increase as circuit clerks continue compiling information. The total includes absentee ballots that were requested by mail and absentee ballots that were cast at circuit
  
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• Rockets to rest Chris Paul against Cavaliers

  24-11-2018 23:32
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is being rested against Cleveland on the second of games on consecutive days.
  Houston (9-8) visited the Cavaliers on Saturday, a day after Paul scored 20 points in 37 minutes in an overtime loss at Detroit that ended the Rockets’ five-game winning streak.
  A nine-time All-Star, Paul is second on the team with an average 17.9 points in 15 games. He leads the Rockets in assists with a 7.7 average. Paul, 33, is in 14th season.
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• McCowan, No. 6 Miss. St. overwhelm Jackson St., 105-38

  24-11-2018 23:29
  STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Teaira McCowan scored 19 points in 19 minutes to lead five Mississippi State players in double figures, and the sixth-ranked Bulldogs beat Jackson State 105-38 on Saturday.
  McCowan finished 8 of 9 from the field and had made 22 consecutive shots over three games before a third-quarter miss against the Tigers (1-4).
  The Bulldogs (6-0) did the bulk of their damage in the first half. They led 29-11 after one quarter and 61-22 at halftime with three players in double f
  
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• Wofford gets to 2nd round of playoffs for 3rd straight year

  24-11-2018 23:28
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Nathan Walker rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown, helping Wofford beat Elon 19-7 on Saturday to advance to the second round of the FCS playoffs for the third season in a row.
  Wofford (9-3) will face No. 4-seed Kennesaw State (10-1) next week.
  Wofford rushed it 59 times for 344 yards — with a long of 56 — and a score. The Terriers forced turnovers on Elon’s first two drives of the second half on Mason Alstatt’s interception and Jire
  
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• Morton takes control as Prairie View crushes Texas Southern

  24-11-2018 23:28
  PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Jalen Morton ran for three touchdowns and threw for another and Prairie View beat Texas Southern 60-14 on Saturday.
  Prairie View (5-6, 4-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) was coming off a 66-13 win over Alabama State last week. On Sept. 22, the Panthers beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62-13.
  Morton completed 18 of 26 passes for 185 yards and an interception. He ran 10 times for 111 yards. Backup quarterback Trazon Connley finished off the win completing all 12 of his
  
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• CONMEBOL has postponed the Copa Libertadores final to Sunday after Boca Juniors bus attacked.

  24-11-2018 23:27
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — CONMEBOL has postponed the Copa Libertadores final to Sunday after Boca Juniors bus attacked.
  The post CONMEBOL has postponed the Copa Libertadores final to Sunday after Boca Juniors bus attacked. appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Marathon bombing case reveals new connection to 2011 murders

  24-11-2018 23:22
  BOSTON (AP) — Newly disclosed documents in the Boston Marathon bombing case are revealing new insights into an unsolved murder of three men in 2011.
  The Boston Globe reports that recently unsealed case files show that Dias Kadyrbayev (DY’-us kah-dur-BY’-ehv) had offered to testify that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) knew his older brother, Tamerlan, was involved in the murders in Waltham.
  Among the three men killed on Sept. 12, 2011 was 25-yea
  
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• Wake Forest bowl eligible with 59-7 win over Duke

  24-11-2018 23:20
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest’s roster was decimated by injuries before the 2018 season began, and things only got worse as the games came and went. So it was easy to understand the jubilant cheers of “We goin’ bowling!” that echoed from their locker room after they knocked off another in-state opponent on the road to earn bowl eligibility.
  Cade Carney rushed for a career-high 223 yards, the Demon Deacon defense forced four turnovers, and Wake Forest dominated Duk
  
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• Hansen, Dotson lead Savannah St past Alcorn St 80-75

  24-11-2018 23:18
  LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Romani Hansen came off the bench to score 19 points and Jaquan Dotson hit three 3-pointers and scored 18 to power Savannah State to an 80-75 victory over Alcorn State on Saturday.
  Jahlin Smith finished with 14 points and nine rebounds and reserve Tyrell Harper added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (3-4), who outscored the Braves (1-5) at the foul line 18-8.
  DeShaw Andrews paced Alcorn State with 21 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.
  
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• Yeboah, Garcia lead Stony Brook to 68-58 win over RI

  24-11-2018 23:14
  KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Akwasi Yeboah had 19 points and Andrew Garcia added 14 and Stony Brook won its third straight game, beating Rhode Island 68-58 on Saturday afternoon.
  Stony Brook (5-1) is off to its best start since the 2009-10 season.
  The Seawolves took the lead for good 20-19 after Yeboah dropped in two free throws with 7:03 remaining in the first half. Garcia followed with a trey and Yeboah added his own from distance for a 28-21 lead on the way to a 35-30 halftime advantage. Stony
  
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• Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty surprises wedding party

  24-11-2018 23:14
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — What better way to surprise a Philadelphia wedding party than with the instant sensation Gritty?
  KYW-TV reports newlyweds were shocked when the 7-foot (2-meter) mascot for the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers showed up Friday night and started dancing with the bride.
  A video taken by a relative and posted to Twitter captures the orange monster hugging Heather Grossmuller and Karl Schwemlein during their reception. The video shows Gritty and Grossmuller getting down on th
  
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• UMKC gets first win, 94-58 over Avila

  24-11-2018 23:13
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Xavier Bishop scored 18 points, Danny Dixon had 14 with 10 rebounds, and UMKC won its first game of the season Saturday, beating NAIA-member Avila 94-58.
  Rob Whitfield hit five 3-pointers for 15 points, Jamel Allen scored 15 with four 3s and Brandon McKissic had 13 for the Kangaroos (1-6), who made 12 of 26 3-pointers and held the Eagles to 32-percent shooting.
  Allen’s 3 sparked an 11-0 run for a 64-42 UMKC lead early in the second half and the Kangaroos pulle
  
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• Gibson leads Western Carolina past Jacksonville 77-65

  24-11-2018 23:09
  CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Kameron Gibson scored 19 points with a trio of 3-pointers to lead five players into double-figure scoring and Western Carolina defeated Jacksonville 77-65 on Saturday.
  Matt Halvorsen and Carlos Dotson scored 13 each, Marcus Thomas 11 and Onno Steger 10 for Western Carolina, which ended a two-game slide.
  The Catamounts (2-5) shot 53 percent from the floor (29-for-55) while Jacksonville was at 37 percent (22-59). Western Carolina also hit nine 3-pointers to 3 for Jacks
  
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• Scerbinskis scores 20, Winthrop beats Warren Wilson 116-76

  24-11-2018 22:59
  ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Raivis Scerbinskis scored 20 points, Nych Smith had 19 points and seven assists, and Winthrop beat Warren Wilson 116-76 on Saturday.
  Smith led all scorers with 14 first-half points and Scerbinskis’ 3-pointer with nine minutes left put Winthrop at the century mark for a 45-point lead. The Eagles led by as many as 49, made 16 3-pointers and outrebounded Warren Wilson 63-35.
  Josh Ferguson had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Winthrop (4-3). Kyle Zunic, Keondre Schuma
  
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• No. 11 Tennessee women outlast UAB 73-69 in overtime

  24-11-2018 22:59
  BIMINI, Bahamas (AP) — Rennia Davis scored 18 points, Evina Westbrook added 16 and Kasiyanha Kushkituah had 13 as No. 11 Tennessee rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit before winning 73-69 in overtime over UAB on Saturday.
  Tennessee (5-0) claimed the Junkanoo Division of the Junkanoo Jam, and Davis was named the tournament MVP.
  Tied at 65 with 31 seconds left in regulation, Westbrook dribbled down the clock, drove the lane and passed it to the corner for a 3-pointer that was off
  
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• Indiana State shoots 50 percent from 3, tops WKU 63-54

  24-11-2018 22:53
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Jordan Barnes scored 17 points with seven rebounds and Tyreke Key scored 16 with six boards and Indiana State beat Western Kentucky 63-54 on Saturday.
  Indiana State (2-1) started the second half with a 10-3 run and led 42-33 on Bronson Kessinger’s layup with 15:09 remaining. Later, Dalano Banton scored a 3-point play and a layup to bring the Hilltoppers within 48-46. The Sycamores outscored WKU 11-5 over the next five minutes to create safe distance.
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• Max Franz wins World Cup downhill in Lake Louise

  24-11-2018 22:52
  LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Max Franz of Austria was the first racer on the course and his blistering time held up Saturday in the season-opening World Cup downhill.
  Franz finished in 1 minute, 46.18 seconds to hold off Christof Innerhofer of Italy by 0.28 seconds. Italy’s Dominik Paris was third, 0.54 seconds back.
  It was the second career World Cup win for the 29-year-old Franz. He also won a downhill race in Italy nearly two years ago.
  Swiss racer Beat Feuz wound up sixth. He earn
  
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• Walton leads Ball State to 82-72 win over Evansville

  24-11-2018 22:51
  MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — K.J. Walton had 20 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots to lead Ball State to an 82-72 victory over Evansville on Saturday afternoon.
  Tahjai Teague added 17 points with eight rebounds. Kyle Mallers scored all 17 of his points in the second half. Tayler Persons chipped in nine points while dishing out nine assists for Ball State (3-3).
  Walton was 8 of 9 from the floor for 19 points in the first half. Teague added nine as the two combined for 12 of B
  
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• Stallworth, Rice lead The Citadel past South Florida 84-81

  24-11-2018 22:50
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lew Stallworth tossed in 25 points and sophomore reserve Kaiden Rice scored 22 as The Citadel rallied to post an 87-81 victory over South Florida on Saturday.
  The Bulldogs trailed 38-35 at halftime and were down 79-75 with 2:39 remaining after LaQuincy Rideau scored six straight points for the Bulls (4-2). But Stallworth took over from there. The senior guard had a 3-point play and a layup to put The Citadel up 80-79 with 1:28 left. USF retook the lead on two free throws
  
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• Goodman scores 16 points, Penn downs Stockton 112-63

  24-11-2018 22:50
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Devon Goodman scored 16 points to lead five teammates in double-digit scoring and Pennsylvania rolled over Division III Stockton University 112-63 on Saturday.
  It’s the fourth-highest points the Quakers have scored in program history and the most since hitting 114 against Haverford in 1993.
  A.J. Brodeur scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Quakers (5-2), who never trailed and held the Ospreys to 32-percent shooting. Antonio Woods scored 14 points with
  
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• Burns scores 25, Colgate beats Siena 84-79

  24-11-2018 22:48
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jordan Burns made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Rapolas Ivanauskas had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Colgate beat Siena 84-79 on Saturday.
  Jack Ferguson gave Colgate the lead, 73-71, with 3:12 remaining on an open 3-pointer from the wing. Siena’s Manny Camper was fouled on a made basket, pulling to 77-74, but missed the free throw and got the rebound. He was fouled and missed two more free throws. Ivanauskas made two at the other end for a five-point lead
  
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• Hartford comes home to rout D-III Western New England, 93-53

  24-11-2018 22:46
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — John Carroll and Jason Dunne combined to score 37 points and Hartford used a big first-half run to rout Division-III Western New England, 93-53, and pick up its second victory of the season on Saturday.
  The Hawks lost all four games in the MGM Resorts Main Event Tournament, including both games in Las Vegas this week. The game was Hartford’s first home game since the season-opening loss to Central Connecticut.
  Kenny Flynn hit a 3-pointer to get the Golden
  
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• Tucson Police investigating a crash involving a motorcycle on East Side

  24-11-2018 22:45
  TUCSON — Tucson police are investigating a crash that involved a motorcycle on the city’s east side.
  According to Sergeant Pete Dugan, the crash happened on 22nd Street between Wilmot and Kolb. TRAFFIC ALERTWestbound 22nd Street between Mann and Duke (in between Kolb & Wilmot) is shut down while Traffic Detectives investigate a serious injury collision involving a vehicle and motorcycle. Please use an alternate route. pic.twitter.com/MuNtVF2RKC
  — Sergeant Pete Dugan (@SgtDu
  
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• Tucson police identify man killed in parking lot shooting

  24-11-2018 22:44
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police on Saturday identified a man who died after he and another man were shot Friday afternoon in the parking lot of a popular restaurant as 25-year-old Bernardo Marin.
  Sgt. Pete Dugan said the man who was wounded was found in a nearby neighborhood where he’d driven after the shooting.
  According to Dugan, detectives determined that Marin and the man who also was shot were involved in an altercation with at least two other people who left the area before
  
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• Connolly scores in 3rd, Capitals beat Rangers 5-3

  24-11-2018 22:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Connolly scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:24 left in the third period, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-3 Saturday for their season-high fifth straight win.
  Alex Ovechkin, Nic Dowd, Jakub Vrana and Tom Wilson also scored for defending Stanley Cup champion Washington, and John Carlson had three assists. Pheonix Copley, starting in place of Braden Holtby, stopped 27 shots.
  Jimmy Vesey, Brady Skjei and Ryan Strome scored for the Rangers, who lost
  
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• Cooks leads with 22 points, NJIT beats LIU Brooklyn 77-70

  24-11-2018 22:40
  BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) — Zach Cooks scored 22 points with five rebounds, three assists and three steals as NJIT beat LIU Brooklyn 77-70 on Saturday.
  Cooks was 6 of 11 from the field and 8 of 10 from the line for the Highlanders (5-1). San Antonio Brinson added 15 points and seven rebounds, Diandre Wilson scored 13 points with four rebounds and Abdul Lewis had 12 points and eight rebounds.
  The Highlanders capped a 12-6 start with a Cooks jumper and stretched their lead to 43-30 at the break.
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• NC State beats UNC 34-28 in OT on Gallaspy’s 5th TD

  24-11-2018 22:38
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Reggie Gallaspy II ran 1 yard in overtime for a touchdown, his school-record-tying fifth TD, and North Carolina State beat North Carolina 34-28 on Saturday in a rivalry game marred by a fight in the end zone after it ended.
  Gallaspy II rushed for a career-high 129 yards and scored on runs of 1, 4 and 34 yards before scoring the tying TD from 5 yards out in regulation. Ryan Finley was 16 of 28 for 200 yards for the Wolfpack (8-3, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
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• The Latest: Walmart shooting suspect not expected to survive

  24-11-2018 22:34
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting at a Florida Walmart store (all times local):
  10:25 p.m.
  Florida police say they do not expect the suspect in a fatal Walmart shooting to survive.
  In a Facebook post Saturday night, Ocala police identified the suspect as 54-year-old David Johnson. Authorities say Johnson killed 30-year-old Carli Cronin on Saturday afternoon during a domestic dispute in the garden section of a Walmart. Police say Johnson fled the scene on a bicycle and then
  
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• The Latest: Walmart shooting suspect captured, hospitalized

  24-11-2018 22:34
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting at a Florida Walmart store (all times local):
  5:20 p.m.
  Police say they’ve arrested a 55-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a woman at a north Florida Walmart store.
  The Ocala Police Department Facebook page said the man was being taken to a hospital on Saturday afternoon due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  The man’s name hasn’t been released. Police said on social media that the incident began as an apparent do
  
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• Buckeye blitz: No. 10 Ohio State blows out No. 4 Michigan

  24-11-2018 22:24
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dwayne Haskins threw five touchdown passes, freshman Chris Olave scored twice and blocked a punt that was returned for a TD and No. 10 Ohio State continued its mastery over No. 4 Michigan with a record-setting 62-39 victory Saturday that sends the Buckeyes to the Big Ten championship game.
  The Wolverines were two victories away from their first conference championship since 2004 and a trip to the College Football Playoff, facing an Ohio State team that has looked disc
  
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• Bowman, Brown lead Miami (OH) in rout of Army, 85-55

  24-11-2018 22:21
  OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Bam Bowman and Dalonte Brown each scored 18 points and grabbed a combined 17 rebounds as Miami of Ohio walloped Army, 85-55 in a nonconference game on Saturday.
  Bowman put the Redhawks in front for good with a layup four minutes in and it turned into a double-digit advantage four minutes after that.Miami held an 18-point lead going into the final minute of the first half, but Alex King and Tommy Funk each scored at the basket to cut it to 40-26 at intermission.
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• Allen scores 24 points, Rider beats Wagner 89-65

  24-11-2018 22:21
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Allen scored 24 points with six 3-pointers, Dimencio Vaughn added 19 with three 3s and seven rebounds and Rider broke away early to beat Wagner 89-65 on Saturday.
  Stevie Jordan made 10 assists and Frederick Scott and Tyere Marshall added 10 points apiece for the Broncs (2-1), who made 11 3-pointers and held Wagner to 35 percent shooting in the first half.
  Wagner led 5-4 on Jonathan Norfleet’s 3, but Vaughn scored five in a 9-4 run and the Broncs began to pull a
  
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• Jackson scores 33 as Omaha runs away from Montana St., 89-65

  24-11-2018 22:14
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Zach Jackson scored a career-high 33 points, making six 3-pointers, and Omaha cruised to an 89-65 victory over Montana State on Saturday.
  Jackson was 10-for-14 shooting, including 6 of 9 from deep, and made all seven free throws for the Mavericks (3-3).JT Gibson added 14 points, making four 3-pointers, and Omaha was 14-for-29 from behind the 3-point arc with flurries of 3s opening distance from Montana State.
  The Bobcats (1-6) were 7 of 26 from distance and finished the
  
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• WKU gets 3rd win of season, beats Louisiana Tech 30-15

  24-11-2018 22:12
  RUSTON, La. (AP) — D’Andre Ferby scored a pair of touchdowns and Western Kentucky jumped on Louisiana Tech early and made it hold up for a 30-15 win on Saturday.
  Western Kentucky (3-9, 2-6 Conference USA) took the opening drive 87 yards in 11 plays and scored on Lucky Jackson’s 18-yard touchdown run. On the Bulldogs’ ensuing drive, Devon Key intercepted J’Mar Smith on the first play and the Hilltoppers had the ball at Louisiana Tech’s 33.
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• Boilermakers earn Bucket, bowl bid with 28-21 win at Indiana

  24-11-2018 22:11
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Purdue’s David Blough threw three more touchdown passes, receiver Rondale Moore scored twice and tied a school record with his seventh 100-yard game of the season Saturday to lead the Boilermakers to a 28-21 victory at rival Indiana.
  By reclaiming the Old Oaken Bucket for the second straight year, Purdue (6-6, 5-4) also became bowl-eligible in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2011-12.
  Indiana (5-7, 2-7) lost six of its final seven games, falling
  
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• Ahmad, Konate have career days as WVU beats Valpo 88-76

  24-11-2018 22:09
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Esa Ahmad and Sagaba Konate lit up in the second half and combined for 56 points to lift West Virginia over feisty Valparaiso 88-76 on Saturday afternoon.
  After starting the game with only two points, both coming from the foul line, Konate lit up the second half for the Mountaineers (3-2) with a career-high 26 points, including a career-high five three-pointers, and earned a double-double with 10 rebounds.
  Ahmad’s career-high 30 points led West Virginia throu
  
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• Bears great Mike Ditka recovering from mild heart attack

  24-11-2018 21:59
  CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Fame tight end and former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka is recovering from a mild heart attack.
  Steve Mandell, Ditka’s agent, tells ESPN that doctors inserted a pacemaker. He says Ditka is “doing much better,” and the iconic coach “appreciates the outpouring of support and expects to be home soon.”
  The Bears wished Ditka a “speedy recovery” on Twitter.
  The 79-year-old Ditka played 12 seasons in the NFL and made the Pro Bowl
  
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• The Latest: Cincinnati wins Emerald Coast Classic

  24-11-2018 21:57
  NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Emerald Coast Classic (all times local):
  9:30 p.m.
  Jarron Cumberland scored 25 points to lead Cincinnati to the Emerald Coast Classic championship by defeating Mississippi 71-57 on Saturday.
  It was a reversal of fortune for the Bearcats, who had lost the 2014 title game to the Rebels in the tournament’s first year.
  Cincinnati (5-1) squandered a 13-point first half lead but roared back in the second half.
  Cumberland, who was named the tournamen
  
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• Ireland backups end Eagles win streak 57-14 in Dublin

  24-11-2018 21:57
  DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland showed off its deep talent pool when its second-stringers absorbed a strong United States start then smashed the Eagles 57-14 at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.
  Ireland made 14 changes after beating New Zealand last weekend, and found itself in a match when the U.S. leveled at 14-14 a quarter in with a penalty try from a rolling maul.
  But the effort to reach that point took a toll on the Eagles, and their unprecedented nine-test winning streak ended with their first loss
  
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• Late score lifts Tulane past Navy, 29-28, Wave bowl eligible

  24-11-2018 21:46
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Justin McMillan connected with Jaetavian Toles for a 26-yard touchdown with 1:27 left, passed back across the field to Charles Jones for a 2-point conversion, and Tulane avoided a devastating collapse with a 29-28 victory over Navy to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2013.
  The game-winning score capped a seven-play drive that covered 71 yards in 2:11 and came after Tazh Maloy’s 9-yard TD run stunningly turned Navy’s 21-3 halftime deficit into a l
  
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• The Latest: Syrian rebels dismiss poison-gas claims

  24-11-2018 21:44
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
  12:45 a.m.
  Syrian rebels have dismissed government accusations they used poison gas to attack government-held Aleppo city.
  Rebel commander Abdel-Salam Abdel-Razak says the opposition doesn’t possess poisonous gases or the capabilities to lob them. Abdel-Razak served in Syria’s chemical weapons program before defecting to join the opposition in the early years of the conflict, which began in 2011.
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• Man released from prison accused of killing woman that day

  24-11-2018 21:07
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police say a 34-year-old man released from prison Monday is accused of killing a woman the same day.
  Police say David James Bohart was arrested at a hotel Friday on suspicion of second-degree murder in the killing of 49-year-old Marika L. Jones at a Tucson home.
  Bohart remained jailed Saturday and online court records don’t list an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
  According to police, Jones’ body was found Wednesday after a man identifying h
  
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• Rampant Tottenham inflicts first loss of EPL on Chelsea

  24-11-2018 20:53
  LONDON (AP) — Tottenham inflicted Chelsea’s first loss in the English Premier League with a rampant performance in a 3-1 win at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
  Dele Alli, Harry Kane, and Son Heung-min scored for Tottenham, which jumped above its London rival in the standings into third place.
  The sight of Chelsea holding midfielder Jorginho clutching at thin air as Son outpaced him to score Spurs’ third goal in the 54th minute — and his 50th goal for the club — was a f
  
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