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• Kuzma leads Lakers’ 120-96 rout of Suns for 3rd straight win

  02-12-2018 23:57
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points and LeBron James had 22 before both sat out the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ third home victory in four days, 120-96 over the struggling Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
  Brandon Ingram scored 15 points and JaVale McGee had 14 points and eight rebounds in three quarters of work for the Lakers. They have won 12 of 16 since their 2-5 start to James’ first season on the West Coast.
  Michael Beasley scored a season-high 14 points as
  
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• Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 23:48
  Western Michigan (7-5, Mid-American) vs BYU (6-6, Independent), Dec. 21, 4 p.m. EST
  LOCATION: Boise, Idaho
  TOP PLAYERS
  Western Michigan: RB LeVante Bellamy, 1,172 yards rushing, six touchdowns.
  BYU: LB Sione Takitaki, team-high 99 tackles, two sacks.
  NOTABLE
  Western Michigan: The Broncos finished second in the MAC’s West Division, capping the regular season with a 28-21 win over division champion and eventual league champion Northern Illinois.
  BYU: The bowl committee picked the Cougars ove
  
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• Video assistant referee set for Champions League this season

  02-12-2018 23:42
  DUBLIN (AP) — Video review is being fast-tracked into the Champions League this season.
  People with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that UEFA’s executive committee is set to approve video assistant referees from the round of 16 in February. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss UEFA’s plans publicly ahead of Monday’s meeting in Dublin.
  European soccer’s governing body had originally only intended
  
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• Carleton, Scott lead No. 23 Cyclone women by Arkansas 91-82

  02-12-2018 23:42
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — Bridget Carleton scored 24 points to move into Iowa State’s top 10, Kristin Scott added a career-high 21 and the No. 23 Cyclones turned back Arkansas 91-82 on Sunday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
  Iowa State (6-1) led by 14 points late in the third quarter but a 7-0 run by the Razorbacks (5-2) cut the lead to 85-82 with 3:02 to play. Chelsea Dungee, who had a career-high 27 points, made a layup at the 3:10 mark then had a steal and was fouled. Dungee, who was 13 of 15
  
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• Geist leads Missouri to overtime win over UCF

  02-12-2018 23:38
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Geist scored 18 points — including a clutch 3-pointer at the end of regulation — to lead Missouri to a 64-62 overtime victory over UCF on Sunday.
  Javon Pickett added 13 points and Jeremiah Tilmon had 10 for Missouri (4-3). Tilmon’s up-and-under layup around UCF’s 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall with 1:32 left in OT provided the winning margin.
  The Knights (6-2) had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but Collin Smith’s desperation shot from just
  
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• Memphis, Wake Forest to meet in Birmingham Bowl matchup

  02-12-2018 23:37
  Memphis (8-5, AAC) vs Wake Forest (6-6, ACC), Dec. 22, 12 p.m. ET
  LOCATION: Birmingham, Alabama
  TOP PLAYERS
  Memphis: RB Darrell Henderson, 1,909 rushing yards, 22 touchdowns; 210 yards, 3 TDs in AAC title game.
  Wake Forest: WR Greg Dortch, All-ACC as all-purpose back/return specialist; 89 catches, 1,078 yards, eight touchdowns.
  NOTABLE
  Memphis: Coming off 56-41 loss to No. 7 UCF in AAC title game. Had led 38-21 at halftime.
  Wake Forest: Ended regular season with a 59-7 win over Duke. Dortch won
  
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• Minnesota church ends 70-year tradition of lutefisk dinner

  02-12-2018 23:34
  FOREST LAKE, Minn. (AP) — A 70-year tradition of serving a lutefisk dinner has ended at a Minnesota church with an obituary penned by the pastor. Faith Lutheran Church in Forest Lake, Minnesota, would serve a Scandinavian dinner featuring the pungent, jellylike fish the first Tuesday in December.
  But the Rev. John Klawiter wrote an obituary for the annual dinner in the community newspaper last month.
  The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports Klawiter wanted the obit to read as a tribute to the
  
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• Station stops playing controversial holiday song

  02-12-2018 23:33
  CLEVELAND (AP) – A Cleveland radio station says it has stopped playing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” after listeners said the song heard on countless holiday playlists is inappropriate.
  They’re certainly not the first to question the song’s undertones and criticize the duet, in which one singer tries to persuade the other to stay and their exchanges include lyrics like “What’s in this drink?” and “Baby, don’t hold out.”
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• Southern Miss overwhelms Rust 106-46

  02-12-2018 23:26
  HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Dominic Magee scored 14 points, Tyree Griffin 13 and a dozen Golden Eagles scored in a 106-46 Southern Miss victory over Rust on Sunday.
  Tyler Stevenson added 12 points and Ladavius Draine and Ladarius Marshall 10 each for Southern Miss, which shot 66 percent, including 12 of 25 on 3-pointers for 48 percent. The Eagles (6-2) held a 54-12 advantage in points in the paint.
  It was the second time this season Southern Miss eclipsed 100 points, having beaten Southeaste
  
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• Cheez-It Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 23:24
  California (7-5, Pac-12) vs.TCU (6-6, Big 12), Dec. 26, 9 p.m. EST
  LOCATION: Phoenix
  TOP PLAYERS
  California: LB Evan Weaver, 142 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions.
  TCU: WR Jalen Reagor, 72 catches, 1,061 yards, 9 touchdowns.
  NOTABLE
  California: Second-year coach Justin Wilcox has overseen the building of one of the nation’s top defenses. The Bears are allowing 200 fewer yards and 21 fewer points per game than they did two years ago.
  TCU: Horned Frogs closed the regular season with back-t
  
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• Sun Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 23:19
  Pittsburgh (7-6, ACC) vs. Stanford (8-4, Pac-12), Dec. 31, 2 p.m. EST (CBS).
  LOCATION: El Paso, Texas.
  TOP PLAYERS
  Pittsburgh: Tailbacks Qadree Ollison and Darrin Hall are a formidable 1-2 punch in the backfield. Ollison is only the sixth player in school history to achieve multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Hall has enjoyed the most productive season of his career as a senior, rushing for 1,021 yards, and his average of 7.6 yards per carry ranks sixth nationally and second in the ACC.
  Stanfor
  
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• Gustafson scores 32, No. 14 Iowa women win 92-63

  02-12-2018 23:15
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 32 points with 12 rebounds and No. 14 Iowa rolled past Robert Morris 92-63 on Sunday.
  Gustafson, who came in shooting 75 percent, made 13 of 15 shots against the Colonials (1-6) and hit all six of her free throws while posting her 61st double-double. Hannah Stewart scored 16 points with nine boards as the senior pair, who combine for over 36 points per game, dominated down low with the Hawkeyes (5-2) owning points in the paint 56-20.Makenzie Me
  
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• Auburn matches up with Purdue in Music City Bowl

  02-12-2018 23:11
  Auburn (7-5, Southeastern Conference) vs. Purdue (6-6, Big Ten), Dec. 28, 1:30 p.m. EST
  LOCATION: Nashville, Tennessee
  TOP PLAYERS
  Auburn: LB Deshaun Davis, 107 tackles, 14 tackles for loss.
  Purdue: WR Rondale Moore, 103 catches for 1,164 yards and 12 touchdowns plus 18 carries for 203 yards and 1 touchdown.
  NOTABLE
  Auburn: The Tigers were ranked as high as seventh early in the year but had a disappointing season that included a 3-5 conference record.
  Purdue: The Boilermakers became bowl eligibl
  
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• Double-duty Bryant rescues Delaware in 2OT win over Columbia

  02-12-2018 22:57
  NEW YORK (AP) — Darian Bryant’s lone 3-pointer with 20 seconds left in the second overtime proved to be the difference in Delaware’s 87-86 win over Columbia on Sunday.
  After a timeout, Bryant stepped up on defense and blocked Mike Smith’s layup attempt with three seconds left. After a tie-up, Gabe Stefanini missed a jumper as time expired.
  Stefanini buried a 3 with 36 seconds left to tie the score at 79 at the end of the first overtime. Eric Carter missed a jump shot with
  
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• Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza aims for Jan comeback

  02-12-2018 22:52
  DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is aiming to return to riding in January, six months after he was seriously injured in a training accident.
  The 46-year-old rider says he had an MRI recently and “it came out perfect.” Espinoza says he doesn’t need surgery and his spinal cord has healed “perfectly,” which was his main concern.
  He fractured a vertebra in his neck at Del Mar last July when the horse he was exercising fell.
  Espinoza was b
  
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• Rosas’ overtime FG the winner as Giants stun Bears 30-27

  02-12-2018 22:48
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aldrick Rosas kicked a 44-yard field goal in overtime and the New York Giants beat NFC North-leading Chicago 30-27 Sunday, snapping the Bears’ five-game winning streak.
  The Giants (4-8) blew a 10-point lead in the final 1:13 of regulation. They didn’t nail down the win until Janoris Jenkins knocked away a deep fourth-down pass to Taylor Gabriel after quarterback Chase Daniel fumbled on consecutive plays on the rainy afternoon to set up a fourth-and-
  
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• Phillips penalty hurts as Bills lose to Dolphins 21-17

  02-12-2018 22:45
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Phillips drew a costly penalty for taunting his former team, setting up a touchdown with nine minutes left that helped the Miami Dolphins rally past the Buffalo Bills 21-17 on Sunday.
  Miami turned away two Bills drives down the stretch, and Charles Clay almost caught Josh Allen’s desperation fourth-down pass with a diving attempt at the goal line in the final minute.
  Allen threw for 231 yards and ran for 135 to set a franchise record for rushing yard
  
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• Rose Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 22:44
  Ohio State (12-1, Big Ten) vs Washington (10-3, Pac-12), Jan. 1, 5 p.m. EST
  LOCATION: Pasadena, California.
  TOP PLAYERS
  Ohio State: QB Dwayne Haskins is the Big Ten’s player of the year, leading the nation with 47 touchdown passes and 4,580 yards passing.
  Washington: LB Ben Burr-Kirven averaged nearly 13 tackles per game for the Pac-12’s stingiest defense.
  NOTABLE
  Ohio State: The Buckeyes missed out on the College Football Playoff despite trouncing Michigan and winning the Big Ten ti
  
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• The Latest: Supreme Court delays arguments after Bush death

  02-12-2018 22:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of former President George H.W. Bush (all times local):
  4:40 p.m.
  The Supreme Court is delaying arguments by a day while a national day of mourning is held for former President George H.W. Bush.
  The court says arguments in a criminal case dealing with the constitutional ban on trying someone twice for the same crime will be held on Thursday instead of Wednesday.
  The court says Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered the court building to be closed o
  
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• The Latest: Plane arrives in Texas to transport Bush’s body

  02-12-2018 22:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of former President George H.W. Bush (all times local):
  4:55 p.m.
  A U.S. government plane has arrived in Texas to transport the body of former President George H.W. Bush to Washington for a state funeral.
  Bush spokesman Jim McGrath tweeted a photo of the presidential plane on a tarmac Sunday afternoon. He wrote, “Air Force One has arrived in Houston for what will technically be called ‘Special Air Mission 41’ tomorrow and Wednesda
  
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• The Latest: Bush’s service dog lies by flag-draped casket

  02-12-2018 22:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of former President George H.W. Bush (all times local):
  10 p.m.
  President George H.W. Bush’s spokesman has posted a photo of the late president’s service dog lying in front of a flag-draped casket.
  Jim McGrath posted a picture Sunday of the yellow Labrador retriever named Sully with the caption, “Mission complete. #Remembering41.”
  The nation’s 41st president died Friday at his home in Houston at 94. He will be honored
  
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• Winston throws for 2 TDs, Buccaneers beat Panthers 24-17

  02-12-2018 22:41
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 24-17 victory over the reeling Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
  The Bucs (5-7) won for the second straight time since Winston regained his starting job with team mired in a four-game losing streak.
  The fourth-year pro completed 20 of 30 passes. And, for the second week in a row, the 24-year-old quarterback did not turn the ball over.
  Meanwhile, Andrew Adams had three of Tampa Bay&rsqu
  
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• Ravens dominate Falcons 26-16 for 3rd straight win

  02-12-2018 22:40
  ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Lamar Jackson ran for a touchdown and Baltimore’s defense turned in a dominating performance, leading the Ravens to a 26-16 victory over the feeble Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
  Justin Tucker kicked four field goals, Tavon Young scored after scooping up a fumble by Matt Ryan , and Baltimore held the Falcons to just 131 total yards in its third straight win.
  The Ravens (7-5) have bolstered their AFC wild-card position since Jackson took over at quarterback for the i
  
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• Citrus Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 22:38
  No. 16 Kentucky (9-3, SEC) vs No. 13 Penn State (9-3, Big Ten), Jan. 1, 1 p.m. EST
  LOCATION: Orlando, Florida
  TOP PLAYERS
  Kentucky: QB Terry Wilson, 1,763 yards passing, 11 touchdowns.
  Penn State: RB Miles Sanders, 1,223 yards rushing, nine touchdowns.
  NOTABLE
  Kentucky: The Wildcats’ best regular season in four decades ended with a second-place finish in the SEC East. Their signature win was a 27-16 upset at Florida, ending a 31-game losing streak to the Gators that was one of the longest
  
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• Todd Gurley-led Rams beat Lions 30-16, clinch NFC West title

  02-12-2018 22:37
  DETROIT (AP) — Todd Gurley ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns to help the Los Angeles Rams overcome a sputtering start to beat the Detroit Lions 30-16 Sunday and clinch the NFC West title for a second straight season.
  The Rams (11-1) also moved a step closer to earning home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs, taking a one-game lead over New Orleans after it lost to Dallas on Thursday night. It is a cushion Los Angeles needs because its only loss was against the Saints last month.
  The Li
  
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• Drummond, Mangakahia lead No. 12 Orange women by Towson

  02-12-2018 22:35
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Miranda Drummond and Tiana Mangakahia had double-doubles and No. 12 Syracuse rolled to a 98-55 win over Towson on Sunday.
  Digna Strautmane led the Orange (7-2) with 19 points. Drummond had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Mangakahia 13 points and 12 assists. Gabrielle Cooper and reserve Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi each added 15 points.
  Kionna Jeter had 19 points for the Tigers (3-4), who last played Syracuse in 1977.
  Syracuse held Towson to 28 percent shooting and forced 30 turno
  
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• Spellman’s tip-in gives Sacred Heart 64-62 win vs. Lafayette

  02-12-2018 22:34
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Jare’l Spellman scored a season-high 18 points including a tip-in in the final seconds to give Sacred Heart a 64-62 victory over Lafayette on Sunday.
  Following a timeout with 9.7 seconds left, Cameron Parker missed a layup but Spellman was there for the put-back. Justin Jaworski missed a hurried 3-point try as time expired.
  Spellman, a 6-foot-10 junior who sat out last season after transferring from Division-II Florida Southern, also had season highs of 13 rebounds
  
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• Las Vegas Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 22:27
  Arizona State (7-5, Pac-12) vs Fresno State (11-2, Mountain West), Dec. 15, 3:30 p.m. EST
  LOCATION: Las Vegas
  TOP PLAYERS
  Arizona State: RB Eno Benjamin, 1,524 yards rushing, 15 touchdowns.
  Fresno State: QB Marcus McMaryion, 3,453 yards passing, 25 touchdowns.
  NOTABLE
  Arizona State: The Sun Devils went 7-5 under first-year coach Herm Edwards. Arizona State won four of its last five games, including a wild 41-40 victory over rival Arizona.
  Fresno State: The Bulldogs knocked off Boise State in ove
  
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• Syria says US-led coalition fired missiles on its positions

  02-12-2018 22:19
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says the U.S.-led coalition has fired several missiles at Syrian army positions in the country’s east, causing material damage.
  The SANA report says the positions targeted Sunday night are in the Ghorab Mountains south of the eastern town of Sukhna.
  There has been no immediate confirmation from the U.S.-led coalition.
  Such attacks by the U.S.-led coalition against Syrian troops have been rare. In 2016, warplanes of the U.S.-led c
  
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• Spain’s Socialists face test in regional Andalusia vote

  02-12-2018 22:17
  MADRID (AP) — Spaniards voted Sunday in a regional election in southern Andalusia, the first major electoral test since Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez took power in June.
  As Spain’s most populated region with nearly 6.3 million voters eligible to cast ballots, a good result for the Socialists would give a boost to Sanchez’s minority government.
  Polls forecast a victory for current regional leader, Susana Diaz, whose Socialist party has ruled Andalusia since 1982. But po
  
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• Spain Socialists dealt blow in Andalusia, far-right emerges

  02-12-2018 22:17
  MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialists won regional elections in the country’s south Sunday, but they lost significant support in the first electoral test for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s party since he took power in June.
  With 96 percent of the votes counted, the Socialists won just 33 seats in the Andalusia legislature, compared to 47 in 2015. The center-left party could lose control of Spain’s most populated region for the first time in 36 years if the parties on the
  
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• New Orleans Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 22:16
  Middle Tennessee (8-5, Conference USA) vs. Appalachian State (10-2, Sun Belt Conference), Dec. 15, 9 p.m. EST (ESPN)
  LOCATION: New Orleans
  TOP PLAYERS
  Middle Tennessee: Veteran quarterback Brent Stockstill has thrown for 3,214 yards, 28 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
  Appalachian State: Running back Darrynton Evans has 1,079 yards rushing and seven touchdowns. He’s averaging 6.5 yards per carry.
  NOTABLE
  Middle Tennessee: The Blue Raiders lost 27-25 to UAB in the Conference USA champion
  
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• Holmes scores 17 as Mississippi State women beat Texas 67-49

  02-12-2018 22:16
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jazzmun Holmes scored 17 points, and No. 6 Mississippi State beat No. 10 Texas 67-49 on Sunday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
  The Bulldogs entered the marquee matchup of powerhouse programs coming off a series of early season routs. The result against Texas turned out to be more of the same: The Bulldogs were in complete control, even if the score wasn’t quite so out of hand.
  Mississippi State (8-0) ended the first quarter with a 10-0 run and coasted the rest of th
  
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• Jon Rahm wins in Bahamas, ends year with 3 titles

  02-12-2018 22:15
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jon Rahm turned a potential shootout into a Bahamas breeze on Sunday, closing with a 7-under 65 for a five-shot victory in the Hero World Challenge.
  Starting in a three-way tie with Tony Finau and Henrik Stenson, Rahm took the lead when Finau made bogey on the par-3 eighth hole, and the Spaniard never trailed the rest of the day at Albany Golf Club.
  Rahm ends his year with three victories, just like in 2017, his first full season as a pro.
  Finau made a 10-foot birdie
  
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• New Mexico Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 22:12
  North Texas (9-3, Conference USA) vs. Utah State (10-2, Mountain West), Dec. 15, 2 p.m. EST
  LOCATION: Albuquerque, New Mexico
  TOP PLAYERS
  North Texas: QB Mason Fine, 3,734 yards passing, 27 touchdowns.
  Utah State: QB Jordan Love, 3,208 yards passing, 28 touchdowns.
  NOTABLE
  North Texas: The Mean Green went 5-3 in Conference USA and finished second to UAB in the West. North Texas went bowling in 2016 and 2017, losing each time.
  Utah State: The Aggies lost their opener at Michigan State and their f
  
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• Smits, Golder lift Valpo past UC Riverside 82-73

  02-12-2018 22:10
  VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Derrik Smits scored 18 points with six rebounds and Markus Golder scored 16 and Valparaiso beat UC Riverside 82-73 on Sunday.
  Valparaiso (5-3) has won three of its last four and has scored at least 72 points in those games.
  The Crusaders never trailed and used an early 15-5 run to make it 30-16 on Bakari Evelyn’s 3-pointer with 6:47 before halftime. Valpo led 44-35 at the break. Menno Dijkstra and Ajani Kennedy made back-to-back 3s for UC Riverside (2-7) and r
  
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• Armed Services Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 22:10
  Houston (8-4, American) vs. Army (9-2, Independent), Dec. 22
  LOCATION: Fort Worth, Texas
  TOP PLAYERS
  Houston: WR Marquez Stevenson, 67 catches, 947 yards, 9 touchdowns.
  Army: RB Darnell Woolfolk, 823 yards rushing, 14 touchdowns.
  NOTABLE
  Houston: Cougars scored at least 40 points in 10 games, the most by any team in the country, but lost QB D’Eriq King to season-ending knee injury last month.
  Army: Black Knights are on a seven-game win streak entering this week’s game against Navy. T
  
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• Hunter’s 21 & 10 lead No. 13 NC State women past OD 85-56

  02-12-2018 22:09
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Grace Hunter had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Aislinn Konig hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points and No. 13 North Carolina State rolled to an 85-67 win over Old Dominion on Sunday.
  Reserve Armaini Hawkins matched Konig, who went 4 of 5 from distance to run her consecutive game streak with a trey to 41.The Wolfpack (8-0) is off to their best start since opening 14-0 in 1999-00.
  N.C. State shot 53 percent in the second quarter, outscoring the Monarchs 24-10 to take a 3
  
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• Dollar General Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 22:02
  Troy (9-3, Sun Belt) vs Buffalo (10-3, MAC), Dec. 22, 7 p.m. ET
  LOCATION: Mobile, Alabama
  TOP PLAYERS
  Troy: RB B.J. Smith, Sun Belt-leading 1,093 rushing yards, 12 touchdowns.
  Buffalo: LB Khalil Hodge, 139 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, interception.
  NOTABLE
  Troy: Trying to reach 10 wins for the fourth consecutive season, which would be a program first.
  Buffalo: Fell to Northern Illinois 30-29 in the MAC championship game. Has already set a school record for wins.
  LAST TIME
  First meet
  
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• George H.W. Bush’s life embodiment of Texas spirit

  02-12-2018 21:58
  HOUSTON (AP) — Although he was born and grew up on the East Coast, former President George H.W. Bush was the quintessential Texan.
  He found early success in the state’s oil fields, helped change the landscape of Texas politics and loved Tex-Mex food.
  And in his adopted hometown of Houston, Bush, who died on Friday, and his wife Barbara endeared themselves to the city and its residents through their kindness, accessibility and support of charitable causes and local sports teams.
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• Fiesta Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 21:57
  No. 7 Central Florida (12-0, AAC champion) vs No. 11 LSU (9-3, SEC), Jan. 1, 1 p.m. EST (ESPN)
  LOCATION: Glendale, Arizona.
  TOP PLAYERS
  UCF: QB Darriel Mack Jr. The Knights suffered a big blow when quarterback McKenzie Milton suffered a leg injury in the regular-season finale against South Florida. Mack slid into the starting spot nicely, accounting for six TDs in UCF’s win over Memphis in the AAC title game.
  LSU: QB Joe Burrow. The junior threw for 2,500 yards and 12 touchdowns with four
  
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• Alamo Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 21:53
  Iowa State (8-4, Big 12) vs Washington State (10-2, Pac-12), Dec. 28, 9 p.m. EST
  LOCATION: San Antonio
  TOP PLAYERS
  Iowa State: RB David Montgomery, 1,092 yards rushing, 12 touchdowns
  Washington State: QB Gardner Minshew, 4,477 yards passing, 36 touchdowns
  NOTABLE
  Iowa State: The Cyclones won seven out of their last eight games after a 1-3 start and finished with their best-ever record, 6-3, in the Big 12.
  Washington State: The Cougars’ seven-game winning streak — and faint playoff ho
  
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• The Latest: Earthquake doesn’t disrupt supply chain of goods

  02-12-2018 21:50
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of a powerful earthquake striking near Anchorage (all times local):
  11:45 a.m.
  Delivery of food supplies, fuel and other cargo has not been interrupted after the powerful earthquake that struck Anchorage on Friday.
  City officials said at a Sunday news conference that damage assessment continues at the Port of Anchorage, but at least one major cargo company is unloading as normal. The other major cargo operator at the state’s larges
  
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• The Latest: Alaska gov. won’t attend successor’s swearing-in

  02-12-2018 21:50
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of a powerful earthquake striking near Anchorage (all times local):
  2:55 p.m.
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says he and his wife will not attend Monday’s swearing-in of Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy in the rural Alaska village of Noorvik.
  Walker, in a statement, says he and Lt. Gov. Valerie Davidson will stay in Anchorage to assist in ongoing recovery efforts following Friday’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked the city and surroundi
  
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• Sugar Bowl Matchup

  02-12-2018 21:37
  Georgia (11-2, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) vs. Texas (9-4, 7-2 Big 12),Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m. ET (ESPN)
  LOCATION: New Orleans
  TOP PLAYERS
  Georgia: The Bulldogs are led by D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield, a pair of excellent running backs. Swift has run for 1,037 yards and 10 touchdowns while Holyfield has been nearly as productive with 956 yards on the ground and seven touchdowns.
  Texas: Receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey has caught 79 passes for 1,109 yards and nine touchdowns this season.
  
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• Don’t drive through Arizona snow without these items in your car

  02-12-2018 21:33
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (KPNX) — The Arizona Department of Transportation is warning Arizona and its visitors to be extra careful when driving in snowy conditions.
  Desert dwellers and tourists from out of town may not expect much from Arizona winter but driving in snow is no joke.
  This weekend, Arizona’s High County was coated with snow, with Snowbowl receiving at least 12 inches. If you’re driving to Flagstaff from Phoenix to play in the snow, it’s important to go through this
  
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• USS Arizona life ring among museum’s Pearl Harbor artifacts

  02-12-2018 21:32
  NATICK, Mass. (AP) — A World War II museum in Massachusetts is displaying artifacts commemorating the Pearl Harbor attack ahead of the Dec. 7 anniversary.
  The International Museum of World War II says it recently acquired a life ring from the USS Arizona.
  The battleship was among those destroyed in the surprise attack by Japan on the U.S naval base in Hawaii that prompted the U.S. to enter the war in 1941.
  The ship’s sunken remains are now a national memorial.
  The museum, located in
  
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• Akron fires coach Terry Bowden after 4-8 season

  02-12-2018 21:07
  Akron has fired coach Terry Bowden after seven seasons.
  Athletic director Larry Williams announced Bowden’s dismissal on Sunday, a day after the Zips were beaten 28-3 by South Carolina to finish 4-8. Bowden went 35-52 at Akron, including a 23-33 record in Mid-American Conference play and led the Zips to two bowl appearances.
  Williams thanked Bowden for bringing respectability to the program but said after a thorough review “it is clear that we need to make a change if we are going to
  
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• English couple thanks NYC police for finding lost ring

  02-12-2018 21:05
  NEW YORK (AP) — The once anonymous English couple who lost an engagement ring down a Times Square utility grate is thanking the New York Police Department for finding it.
  John Drennan and Daniella Anthony tweeted on Sunday how happy they were that officers found the ring, which they thought had been lost forever.
  The NYPD had been looking for them since Saturday, after getting the ring out of the grate. He proposed to her in Central Park and she says it slipped off her finger and fell into
  
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• English couple reconnected with ring dropped in Times Square

  02-12-2018 21:05
  NEW YORK (AP) — Now that’s a proposal story!
  The New York Police Department says an English couple who lost an engagement ring down a Times Square utility grate will get it back.
  The NYPD had been looking for the couple since Saturday, after getting the ring out of the grate.
  The man and woman had been in Times Square late Friday night, and police say the man dropped the ring during the proposal to his girlfriend.
  They asked for help, but police were initially unsuccessful at getting
  
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