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• Turner, Wiggins have double-doubles in Bowling Green’s win

  25-11-2018 23:54
  BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Justin Turner scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds with six assists and Demajeo Wiggins also had a double-double as Bowling Green defeated Drexel 81-71 on Sunday.
  Turner made 11 of 19 shots, including 3 of 4 from the arc, while Wiggins had 16 points and 12 rebounds for his sixth double-double this season. Dylan Frey added 10 points.
  Drexel led 45-43 at halftime after shooting 57 percent but plummeted to 22 percent in the second half.
  Daeqwon Plowden tied the
  
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• Cockfield powers late run, Arkansas State beats Gardner-Webb

  25-11-2018 23:54
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ty Cockfield had 23 points and nine rebounds, Salif Boudie added a career-high 21 points and Arkansas State held off a late rally from Gardner-Webb 77-69 on Sunday.
  The Bulldogs (2-5) closed the deficit to 67-66 with 1:39 left after a 15-5 run. From there, Cockfield scored all the points in a 10-0 run for the Red Wolves (2-4), making two layups, and 6 of 7 from the foul line.
  Arkansas State took the lead for good on Marquis Eaton’s 3-pointer to make it 11-8 wit
  
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• Hanifan, Jankowski lead Flames to 6-1 romp over Arizona

  25-11-2018 23:53
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Hanifan and Mark Jankowski each scored twice, former Coyotes goalie Mike Smith just missed his 38th career shutout and the Calgary Flames routed Arizona 6-1 on Sunday.
  Smith, making his first start in five games, made 28 saves in his first win since Nov. 1.
  Calgary led 6-0 before Clayton Keller scored for Arizona with 6:16 remaining.
  Three of the Flames’ goals were short-handed. The Coyotes have allowed five shorted-handed goals in their last two games.
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• Gas thief catches on fire in Oregon

  25-11-2018 23:32
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A thief trying to siphon gas from a U-Haul van on Monday morning caught himself and the van on fire, Portland Fire & Rescue officials said.
  Firefighters were called out to Southeast 2nd Avenue and Belmont Street at about 7 a.m. Monday, where they found a U-Haul van fully engulfed in flames.
  Investigators looked at surveillance video and determined a man tried to siphon gas from the truck and caught himself and the van on fire. Witnesses report they saw someone r
  
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• SIU-Edwardsville gets first win, 80-68 over Incarnate Word

  25-11-2018 23:31
  EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Tyresse Williford scored 20 points, David McFarland added 12, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, and SIU-Edwardsville rallied to beat Incarnate Word 80-68 on Sunday for its first win of the season.
  McFarland broke a 33-all tie with a 3-pointer and the Cougars led 58-45 after Jaylen McCoy’s layup and 3-pointer with 9:38 to play after shooting 75 percent from the field to that point in the second half. Christian Peevy’s 3-point play cut the lead to 11 with
  
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• Western Kentucky fires coach Mike Sanford after 3-9 season

  25-11-2018 23:25
  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Western Kentucky has fired second-year coach Mike Sanford following a 3-9 finish, the Hilltoppers’ first losing season since 2010.
  The school announced Sanford’s firing on Sunday, a day after the ‘Toppers beat Louisiana Tech 30-15 for their second consecutive victory in Conference USA play. Their strong finish followed six consecutive losses but wasn’t enough to save Sanford’s job as they finished 2-6 in the league.
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• NAIA-member William Carey edges Southern Miss 78-72

  25-11-2018 23:24
  HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Ryan McRaney scored 12 points to lead five Crusaders in double figures and William Carey beat city rival Southern Miss 78-72 on Sunday.
  It was just the second win in 12 meetings for the NAIA Crusaders in a series that began in 2003. Their previous victory came in 2015 and they lost two other matchups since. Their coach, Steve Knight, is a 2002 Southern Miss Hall of Fame inductee as a baseball player and in his 37th year leading the William Carey basketball program
  
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• Bradley’s perfect-shooting game leads NIU past Oakland 92-72

  25-11-2018 23:21
  AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Levi Bradley scored a career-high 30 points, making every shot attempt, and Northern Illinois took control in the second half to beat Oakland 92-72 on Sunday.
  Bradley made all 13 of his shot attempts, including four 3-pointers. He tied the school record for field-goal percentage set by Leon Rodgers, who went 13 of 13 against Rockford on Dec. 6, 2000.
  Rod Henry-Hayes started the second half with a 3-pointer, Eugene German (20 points) followed with a layup and Brad
  
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• Stevenson sparks Wichita State to 90-61 win over Rice

  25-11-2018 23:20
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Freshman Erik Stevenson came off the bench to score a career-high 21 points and Wichita State rolled to a 90-61 victory over Rice on Sunday.
  Stevenson sank 4 of 8 3-pointers and added five rebounds for the Shockers (3-3). Markis McDuffie had 14 points, five rebounds and five assists and Jaime Echenique scored 14. McDuffie came in averaging 21.6 points per game and needs 25 points to become the 47th Shocker to top 1,000 career points. Dexter Dennis scored 11 with six bo
  
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• Heroic hound saves owner from Florida house fire

  25-11-2018 23:19
  LITHIA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Hillsborough County woman is thankful after her dog saved her life on Tuesday.
  A fire started in Casey Meadows’ home at 2:45 a.m.
  Her father was outside smoking a cigarette when he saw the smoke coming from the house.
  He banged on the window to wake his daughter up, but something beat him to the punch.
  Meadows had already been alerted to the fire by her dog, Gator.
  “Well at first, I’m like, ‘stop’ because he likes to cuddles with you a
  
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• Stapleton scores 27, FAU tops Florida Gulf Coast 85-68

  25-11-2018 23:15
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Xavian Stapleton scored 27 points, with six 3-pointers, and grabbed seven rebounds and Florida Atlantic pulled ahead early to beat Florida Gulf Coast 85-68 on Sunday for the Eagles’ fourth straight loss.
  Jailyn Ingram had 11 points, 10 boards and six assists and Jaylen Sebree added 12 points for the Owls (6-1), who made 11 3-pointers and shot 49 percent overall.
  Karlis Silins’ layup put the Owls up for good at 9-8 and Florida Atlantic pulled away on a 14
  
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• Petrie scores 26, Lafayette beats Fairleigh Dickinson 80-76

  25-11-2018 23:15
  TEANECK, N.J. (AP) — Alex Petrie had 26 points and Lukas Jarrett scored a career-high 17 on 8-of-10 shooting to help Lafayette beat Fairleigh Dickinson 80-76 on Sunday.
  Justin Jaworski added 11 points for Lafayette. The Leopards (2-3), who came in averaging 17.5 turnovers per game, committed a season-low eight against FDU.
  Petrie, Jaworski and Tyrone Perry each hit a 3-pointer in a 62-second span to spark an 18-2 run that gave Lafayette a 70-62 lead— its first since 8-7 — when
  
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• Suns’ Warren ejected at Detroit

  25-11-2018 23:09
  DETROIT (AP) — Phoenix forward T.J. Warren was ejected from the Suns’ game Sunday at Detroit after receiving two technical fouls with 3:56 left in the first half.
  Warren appeared to have made a layup in transition for the Suns, but he was whistled for an offensive foul instead. He was clearly displeased with the call and picked up two quick technicals. Phoenix was down 50-45 at the time.
  The 25-year-old Warren came into the game averaging 18.1 points, second on the team to Devin Book
  
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• Flames coach Bill Peters hit in face by puck

  25-11-2018 23:04
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Calgary coach Bill Peters needed stitches in his left jaw after being hit with a puck during the Flames’ 6-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday.
  Peters left for about 10 minutes of game time in the second period before returning.
  He was hit with 16:23 left in the period and was helped to the locker room, holding a towel over his jaw. He returned without a bandage with 5:07 to play.
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• Boca-River Libertadores final postponed again after attack

  25-11-2018 22:56
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Copa Libertadores final between fierce Argentine rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate was postponed again Sunday in a major embarrassment for South American football, a day after Boca players were injured in an attack by River fans.
  The game — the continent’s equivalent of Europe’s Champions League final — had already been put back from Saturday to Sunday after River fans threw stones, sticks and bottles at Boca’s team bus. Th
  
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• Mompremier leads No. 24 Miami to 73-61 win

  25-11-2018 22:52
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Beatrice Mompremier scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double this season and No. 24 Miami defeated Temple 73-61 on Sunday.
  Kelsey Marshall went 4 of 6 from the arc and added 17 points and Emese Hof had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Hurricanes (6-1).
  Mia Davis had three 3-pointers for 19 points and 11 rebounds for her third double-double this season and Alliya Butts added 18 points and five assists for the Owls (2-4), who lost the
  
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• Allen leads Bills to 24-21 win over Jaguars

  25-11-2018 22:52
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 14-yard run in the fourth quarter, and the Bills beat the Jaguars 24-21 on Sunday in a game marred by a fight that led to the ejections of Jacksonville running back Leonard Fournette and Buffalo defensive end Shaq Lawson.
  Fournette scored twice to tie it at 14 in the second quarter. He finished with 95 yards on 18 carries before he was thrown out with 2:57 left in the third.
  Allen also threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to
  
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• Kjetil Jansrud captures 1st World Cup super-G of the season

  25-11-2018 22:35
  LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Kjetil Jansrud of Norway won the opening World Cup super-G of the season Sunday as he began his quest to capture a third straight title in the discipline.
  Jansrud darted down the course in 1 minute, 33.52 seconds to eclipse Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria by a 0.14-second margin. Mauro Caviezel of Switzerland took third.
  Jansrud is attempting to become the fourth man to win the super-G standings three seasons in a row. He would join Swiss standout Pirmin Zurbrigge
  
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• Winston shines, Bucs beat 49ers 27-9 to end 4-game skid

  25-11-2018 22:34
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston threw for 312 yards and two touchdowns to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers snap a four-game losing streak with a 27-9 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
  Winston, benched last month after turning the ball over 11 times in 14 quarters, completed 29 of 38 passes without an interception.
  The fourth-year pro, who’s shared the starting job with Ryan Fitzpatrick, tossed scoring passes of 6 yards to Cameron Brate and 28 yards to Adam Humphries on a
  
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• Williams scores 19 in Quinnipiac’s 58-50 win

  25-11-2018 22:32
  HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Tyrese Williams made four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 19 points with seven rebounds, Aaron Robinson hit big shots in the second half and Quinnipiac rallied in the second half to beat Maine 58-50 on Sunday.
  Robinson, who finished with 11 points off the bench, made three 3-pointers in the second half, one that gave the Bobcats the lead for good and started an 11-2 run, and two more in an 8-2 spurt, that left Quinnipiac ahead by nine with 1½ minutes to go.
  
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• The Latest: Northwestern notches big win over Utah

  25-11-2018 22:30
  FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the Wooden Legacy (all times local):
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  Vic Law scored 19 points and Dererk Pardon added 15 — without missing a shot from the field — as Northwestern beat Utah 79-57 Sunday in the Wooden Legacy’s fifth-place game.
  Four players scored in double figures for Northwestern (5-1), which added a victory against a Pac-12 team to its resume.
  The Wildcats made 10 3-pointers, including the first career 3 by senior Pardon.
  Pardon was accu
  
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• Scolari wins Brazilian championship with Palmeiras

  25-11-2018 22:26
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Luiz Felipe Scolari has led Palmeiras to the Brazilian championship only months after returning to his home nation.
  Scolari, who was Brazil’s World Cup-winning coach in 2002, watched as Palmeiras beat Vasco da Gama 1-0 Sunday to lift the trophy for the 10th time with one game in hand.
  Former Alaves striker Deyverson scored the only goal after 72 minutes.
  Palmeiras has 77 points and is unbeaten for 22 games under former Chelsea coach Scolari. It is five points ah
  
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• Illinois beats Mississippi Valley to end four-game skid

  25-11-2018 22:25
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Trent Frazier scored 16 points and Kipper Nichols added 14 to lead Illinois past Mississippi Valley State 86-67 on Sunday.
  Da’Monte Williams scored 10 points and Ayo Dosunmu grabbed 9 rebounds and recorded 9 assists for Illinois (2-4). With the win, Illinois snapped a four-game skid.
  Jordan Evans scored a game-high 22 points for Mississippi Valley (1-6, 0-0 SWAC). Dante Scott and Aleksa Koracin added 12 and 10 points respectively, while Emmanuel Ejeh had 8 rebo
  
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• Illinois beats Mississippi Valley St. to end four-game skid

  25-11-2018 22:25
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Trent Frazier scored 16 points and Kipper Nichols added 14 to lead Illinois past Mississippi Valley State 86-67 on Sunday.
  Da’Monte Williams scored 10 points and Ayo Dosunmu grabbed 9 rebounds and recorded 9 assists for Illinois (2-4). With the win, Illinois snapped a four-game skid.
  Jordan Evans scored a game-high 22 points for Mississippi Valley State (1-6). Dante Scott and Aleksa Koracin added 12 and 10 points respectively, while Emmanuel Ejeh had 8 rebounds
  
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• Mayfield has 4 TDs, Browns rout Bengals 35-20 for road win

  25-11-2018 22:24
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw a career-high four touchdown passes in another growing-up-fast performance, and the Cleveland Browns ended one of the NFL’s longest streaks of road futility on Sunday with a 35-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, who lost quarterback Andy Dalton to a thumb injury. Cleveland (4-6-1) got its first road win since 2015, emphatically snapping a streak of 25 straight road losses that was one shy of the Lions’ NFL record. The Browns also ende
  
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• Elliott’s 43-yard FG leads Eagles past Giants 25-22

  25-11-2018 22:20
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jake Elliott kicked a 43-yard field goal with 22 seconds remaining, and the Philadelphia Eagles rallied for a 25-22 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.
  The defending Super Bowl champions trailed 12-0 early and were down 19-14 in the fourth quarter before Carson Wentz made key throws and undrafted rookie Josh Adams delivered big runs.
  Adams scored on a 1-yard touchdown run and ran up the middle for the 2-point conversion to put Philadelphia ahead 22-19.
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• Brady new NFL leader in yards passing, Pats top Jets 27-13

  25-11-2018 22:20
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and became the NFL’s career leader in total yards passing in regular-season and playoff games, leading the New England Patriots to a 27-13 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.
  Brady also reached 3,000 yards passing for the 16th straight season, tying Peyton Manning for second in NFL history behind Brett Favre’s 18. The New England quarterback surpassed the mark early in the fourth quarter with a 17-yard comp
  
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• Honor scores 17, Fordham beats Alabama A&M 77-46

  25-11-2018 22:16
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Honor scored 10 of his 17 points in the first half when Fordham took a 17-point lead and the Rams went on to a 77-46 victory on Saturday.
  Honor was 7-of-13 shooting, including 3 of 4 from the arc, and added five rebounds and four assists for Fordham (5-1), which won its fourth in a row, all at home. Jalen Cobb was 6 of 10 and added 13 points with the Rams shooting 52 percent, including 11 of 24 from distance.
  The Bulldogs ended a six-game, season-opening road trip, all
  
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• Sestina scores 20 points, Bucknell beats Vermont 69-61

  25-11-2018 22:15
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Nate Sestina scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Kimbal Mackenzie added 13 points, including a go-ahead jumper, and Bucknell rallied from 13 down to beat Vermont 69-61 on Sunday.
  Trailing 32-20 at halftime, Bucknell scored 10 straight and closed to 38-36 on Paul Newman’s layup, then led 45-44 on Mackenzie’s jumper with 9:08 left to play. Vermont’s Ernie Duncan hit a 3 to tie it at 51, but Bruce Moore sank a 3, Mackenzie made a la
  
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• Jackson, Edwards and Ravens run over Raiders 34-17

  25-11-2018 22:15
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson ran for a touchdown and threw for a score, Terrell Suggs returned a fumble 43 yards for a TD and the Baltimore Ravens ran past the Oakland Raiders 34-17 on Sunday.
  Cyrus Jones took a punt 70 yards for a touchdown to help the Ravens (6-5) win a second straight game for the first time since September.
  Gus Edwards rushed for 118 yards as part of an effective ground game that enabled Jackson to pass just enough to keep the Raiders off guard &md
  
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• Arsenal is knocking on the Champions League door

  25-11-2018 22:11
  LONDON (AP) — In its second season away from the Champions League, Arsenal is showing signs it intends to return to the elite competition.
  The Gunners won 2-1 at Bournemouth on Sunday to move within one point of fourth-placed Chelsea and the Champions League spots.
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his eighth Premier League goal of the season as Arsenal extended its unbeaten run to 17 matches in all competitions.
  Jefferson Lerma scored a remarkable volleyed own-goal to give the visitors the
  
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• Liberty tops Savannah St 82-56 for best start since 2008

  25-11-2018 22:08
  LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius McGhee made three 3-pointers and scored 15 points and Scottie James scored 14 with seven rebounds to propel Liberty to an 82-56 victory over Savannah State on Saturday.
  Elijah Cuffee sank three 3s and scored 13 for the Flames (5-1), who are off to their best start since head coach Ritchie McKay’s first stint with Liberty in 2008. McKay picked up his 100th win with the Flames. He is the second coach to accomplish the feat at Liberty, which was picked by co
  
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• Combs, other celebs say goodbye to Kim Porter with fireworks

  25-11-2018 22:03
  COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Fireworks marked the end of the graveside service at the funeral of Kim Porter, the longtime former girlfriend of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
  The funeral was held Saturday in Porter’s hometown of Columbus, Georgia, at a megachurch that can seat 2,500.
  The Ledger-Enquirer reported that along with Combs, record producer Russell Simmons, artists Usher, Mary J. Blige, Lil’ Kim, Mase, Faith Evans and Yolanda Adams were all at the service, which e
  
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• Columbia hits record 17 3-pointers in 85-38 win

  25-11-2018 21:52
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gabe Stefanini hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points and Columbia made a school-record 17 3s in beating St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 85-38 on Sunday for its first win of the season.
  The Lions have made 16 3-pointers in a game four times, most recently against Cornell last January.
  Stefanini made 7 of 9 3-point attempts and the Lions hit 17 of 44 from distance, two attempts shy of the school record.
  Columbia opened with six straight 3-pointers, Randy Bruma
  
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• Cameron paces Morgan St. in 78-68 win over Mt. St. Mary’s

  25-11-2018 21:52
  EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Martez Cameron scored 15 points, Tyler Streeter scored 14 and Morgan State kept Mt. St. Mary’s winless with a 78-68 win on Sunday.
  After a 35-all first-half tie, Jordan Little’s jump shot nine seconds in put Morgan State (2-3) ahead for good. Sherwyn Devonish-Prince Jr.’s jumper later extended the lead to 49-41 and Cameron’s 3-pointer made it 55-45 with 10:23 remaining.
  Mt. St. Mary’s (0-6) struggled to protect the ball committing 26 tur
  
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• Fan post suggesting FSU coach lynching prompts investigation

  25-11-2018 21:46
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State University President John Thrasher is calling a fan’s social media post depicting football coach Willie Taggart getting lynched “ignorant and despicable.”
  FSU ended a disappointing first season under Taggart with a loss Saturday to in-state rival the University of Florida. Many fans took to social media, expressing their disappointment.
  But one Facebook post included a meme depicting Taggart, who is black, being lynched, along with t
  
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• Schuchts nearly perfect in No. 21 Missouri women’s win

  25-11-2018 21:45
  ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Hannah Schuchts made every shot she took except a free throw in the final seconds, setting career highs with six 3-pointers and 25 points, to lead No. 21 Missouri to a 62-54 win over Duke for fifth place in the Gulf Coast Showcase on Sunday.
  Schuchts, a junior forward whose previous career game highs were four 3-pointers and 12 points, was 8-of-8 shooting and 3 of 4 from the line, her only miss coming with 18 seconds left.
  The Tigers (5-2) were 16 of 34 outside the arc
  
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• U.S. agents have shot tear gas at migrants after some tried to breach fence separating U.S. and Mexico

  25-11-2018 21:37
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — U.S. agents have shot tear gas at migrants after some tried to breach fence separating U.S. and Mexico.
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• Sophomores lead Duquesne past UMass Lowell 83-71

  25-11-2018 21:37
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eric Williams Jr. finished with 22 points, five rebounds and four steals and Michael Hughes scored a career-high 19 to power Duquesne to an 83-71 victory over UMass Lowell on Sunday.
  Williams hit all five of his shots, including three 3-pointers, and 9 of 13 free throws for the Dukes (4-1). Hughes knocked down 8 of 10 shots, grabbed six rebounds and added two blocks. Marcus Weathers pitched in with 10 points and six boards.
  Williams, Hughes and Weathers are all sophomores
  
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• McKay scores 23, Central Michigan beats NAIA Siena Heights

  25-11-2018 21:22
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Kevin McKay scored 23 points, Shawn Roundtree and Larry Austin Jr. added 17 apiece and Central Michigan beat NAIA Siena Heights 103-75 on Sunday.
  David DiLeo hit three 3-pointers and finished with 14 points, Rob Montgomery scored 11 and Dallas Morgan added 10 for Central Michigan.
  Austin scored seven points during a 14-3 run, including a 3-point play to cap the spurt, that made it 46-32 with 2:52 left in the first half and the Chippewas (5-1) led by double figu
  
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• The Latest: US agents shoot tear gas at migrants

  25-11-2018 21:21
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on the migrant caravan pushing toward the U.S. border (all times local):
  12:30 p.m.
  Migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico have been enveloped with tear gas after a few tried to breach the fence separating the two countries.
  U.S. agents shot the gas, according to an Associated Press reporter on the scene. Children were screaming and coughing in the mayhem.
  On the U.S. side of the fence, shoppers streamed in and out of an outlet mall.
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• The Latest: Mexico to deport migrants who rushed US border

  25-11-2018 21:21
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on the migrant caravan pushing toward the U.S. border (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  The Mexican Interior Ministry has said it would immediately deport Central American migrants who tried to “violently” breach the border with the U.S. just south of California and that it would reinforce the border.
  Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Sunday that U.S. authorities will continue to have a “robust” prese
  
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• Mars landing looms for NASA; anxiety building a day out

  25-11-2018 21:20
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With just a day to go, NASA’s InSight spacecraft is aiming for a bull’s-eye touchdown on Mars.
  The journey of six months and 300 million miles (482 million kilometers) comes to a precarious grand finale Monday afternoon.
  The robotic geologist named InSight must go from 12,300 mph (19,800 kilometers) to zero in six minutes flat, as it pierces the Martian atmosphere, pops out a parachute, fires its descent engines and lands on three legs.
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• Police: 1 cyclist dead, 1 critical after car hits 14 bikers

  25-11-2018 21:19
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Police say one bicyclist has died and another has been critically injured after a car crashed into a group of 14 cyclists in South Florida.
  Davie police Sgt. Mark Leone tells news outlets that five cyclists suffered minor injuries Sunday morning.
  The group was riding along a state road in Davie, near Fort Lauderdale, when they were hit. According to authorities, the driver told police she was distracted but doesn’t remember from what.
  Leone says speed, alcohol or d
  
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• UNC Wilmington dominates Eastern Illinois 82-65

  25-11-2018 21:13
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ty Gadsden hit five 3-pointers and scored 16 of his 19 points in the first half and UNC Wilmington never trailed in beating Eastern Illinois 82-65 Sunday at the Battle in the Blue Ridge tournament.
  Devontae Cacok scored 17 and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 40th career double-double and Kai Toews had 10 points and 14 assists for the Seahawks (3-4), who shot 56 percent and hit 11 of 21 3-pointers in the first meeting between the teams.
  The Seahawks at one point were shoo
  
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• Vieira’s Nice extends winning streak to 5 games

  25-11-2018 21:01
  PARIS (AP) — Patrick Vieira’s Nice extended its match-winning streak to five games with a 2-0 win against Lille in the French league on Sunday.
  From 15th place in September after three losses in his first six games as Nice manager, the former Arsenal great has now steered the Mediterranean team to sixth ahead of the weekend’s last game featuring Marseille.
  Since losing 1-0 to Marseille in October, Nice has kept clean sheets in four successive league wins and beaten Auxerre 3-2
  
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• Mooy scores 2 as Huddersfield jumps to 14th from last

  25-11-2018 20:54
  WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Aaron Mooy scored twice as Huddersfield climbed off the bottom of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win against Wolverhampton on Sunday.
  The Australia midfielder found the net in each half as the Terriers were deserved winners at Molineux, where the hosts looked off the pace on their return from the international break.
  Mooy’s double was the first time Huddersfield had scored twice in a league game this season and its second win of the campaign lifted
  
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• Ukraine says number of boats hit by Russian fire increases to 2, 2 crew members wounded; both vessels seized by Russia

  25-11-2018 20:52
  MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine says number of boats hit by Russian fire increases to 2, 2 crew members wounded; both vessels seized by Russia.
  The post Ukraine says number of boats hit by Russian fire increases to 2, 2 crew members wounded; both vessels seized by Russia appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Trump tweets support of Mississippi senator ahead of runoff

  25-11-2018 20:44
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump has tweeted support for U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a day before he plans to campaign with the fellow Republican in Mississippi ahead of her runoff against a Democrat.
  Trump tweeted Sunday that Hyde-Smith “is an outstanding person who is strong on the Border, Crime, Military … Needed in D.C.” The two are to appear together Monday in the northeastern city of Tupelo and later Monday at a Gulf Coast rally in Biloxi.
  Hyde-Smith is
  
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• Gladbach reclaims 2nd in Bundesliga despite early Wood goal

  25-11-2018 20:41
  BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Moenchengladbach reclaimed second place in the Bundesliga on Sunday with another fine attacking display in a 4-1 rout of Hannover.
  Only league leader Borussia Dortmund has scored more goals (35) in 12 rounds so far, as ‘Gladbach took its tally to 30 despite starting on the wrong foot.
  American forward Bobby Wood scored just seconds into the game for Hannover, staying calm after Niclas Fuellkrug sent the ball on to score his third goal of the season. No outfield
  
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