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• Jason Carter and Teyvion Kirk lead Ohio over Radford 78-69

  08-12-2018 23:54
  ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Jason Carter scored 19 points and Teyvion Kirk scored 17 to lead Ohio to a 78-69 victory over Radford on Saturday.
  Doug Taylor grabbed 16 rebounds for the Bobcats (6-3) and Ben Vander Plas scored 14 points.
  Four players scored in double figures for the Highlanders (6-3). Carlik Jones had 16 points and six assists, Caleb Tanner also had 16 points, Travis Fields scored 14 and Devin Hutchinson added 10.
  Radford, which has road wins over Notre Dame and Texas, struggled this
  
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• Lawmaker proposes repeal of new $32 vehicle-registration fee

  08-12-2018 23:49
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state lawmaker wants to repeal a new $32 annual public-safety fee on vehicle registrations that proved to be larger than anticipated.
  Republican Sen.-elect Michelle Ugenti-Rita of Scottsdale prefiled a repeal bill Friday for consideration during the legislative session that starts in January.
  The Legislature authorized the fee in legislation approved last spring, telling the Arizona Department of Transportation to set the amount of the fee to provide funding for t
  
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• SIU-Edwardsville holds off Harris Stowe 92-87

  08-12-2018 23:47
  EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Brandon Jackson set career highs with 11 rebounds and 28 points, including a go-ahead jumper late, and SIU Edwardsville held off NAIA-member Harris Stowe 92-87 on Saturday to end a two-game skid.
  Tyresse Williford set career highs with 25 points, nine boards and 14 of 16 free throws for the Cougars (2-5), who were outshot by the Hornets 52 percent to 43 percent, but made 36 of 42 from the line. Daniel Kinchen scored 12 points.
  Trailing 41-33 at halftime, the Horne
  
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• Guebert, South Dakota St women upset No. 21 Drake 80-71

  08-12-2018 23:43
  BROOKINS, S.D. (AP) — Madison Guebert scored 21 points and South Dakota State made 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute to upset No. 21 Drake 80-71 on Saturday.
  The game ended at almost the exact same time as the SDSU football team won 27-17 in an FCS quarterfinal game at Kennesaw State.
  The Jackrabbits (6-3), got off to a hot start and had a 14-point lead in the second quarter. The Bulldogs (8-2) cut the deficit to 62-58 after three quarters and three times got it within one in the four
  
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• Kostecka leads balanced Loyola past Binghamton 83-65

  08-12-2018 23:41
  VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) — Andrew Kostecka scored 13 points, all five starters joined him in double figures and Loyola (Maryland) shot with deadeye accuracy to defeat Binghamton 83-65 on Saturday.
  Chuck Champion and KaVaughn Scott scored 12 points each for Loyola (4-6), Brent Holcombe added 11, Isaiah Hart 10 and the Greyhounds shot 55 percent from the floor — nearly 60 percent in the second half — and outrebounded Binghamton 38-26. The disparity on the boards helped Loyola to a 38-24
  
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• Young with 28, Quinnipiac cruises past Lafayette 88-77

  08-12-2018 23:38
  HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Cameron Young scored 28 points and led six players in double-figure scoring as Quinnipiac cruised past Lafayette 88-77 on Saturday.
  The Bobcats (4-4) capped a 23-13 start with back-to-back 3-pointers by Tyrese Williams and Travis Atson then stretched it to 41-23 on a Cameron Young layup with 5:22 left in the half. They led 45-30 at the break.
  Quinnipiac led by double figures throughout the second half and went up by as much as 25 points, 71-46, on a 3-pointer by Atson
  
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• Belgium PM reshuffles government after government crisis

  08-12-2018 23:38
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Prime Minister Charles Michel reshuffled his government after the leading coalition party said it could not accept Belgium backing a U.N. migration pact due to be endorsed early next week.
  After days of teetering on the brink of collapse, the center-right government decided to continue without the N-VA party, whose party leader Bart De Wever said that “we cannot agree with this pact.”
  Michel had already said at the United Nations in September that he would endor
  
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• Western Carolina beats UNC Asheville71-59 behind Gibson

  08-12-2018 23:31
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Kameron Gibson hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 points to lead four Catamounts in double figures and Western Carolina pulled away early to beat UNC Asheville 71-59 on Saturday to win the 52nd edition of the Mountain Rivalry.
  Matt Halvorsen scored 14 points with three 3s, Marc Gosselin added 13 points and five assists and Onnon Steger had 10 points for Western Carolina (3-8), who handed the Bulldogs their eighth-straight loss.
  Gosselin’s layup put the Catamoun
  
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• Illinois beats UNLV to end three-game losing streak

  08-12-2018 23:22
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Andres Feliz scored 19 points and Kipper Nichols added 12 as Illinois held on to beat UNLV 77-74 on Saturday to end a three-game skid.
  Illinois (3-7) saw a 14-point lead evaporate late in the game, but iced the win when big man Giorgi Bezhanishvili hit two free throws with 27 seconds left. The 6-foot-9 Bezhanishvili, who finished with nine points, also hit a 3-pointer in the first half.
  UNLV (4-4) was led by Joel Ntambwe’s 18 points. Cheikh Mbacke Diong scored
  
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• Wintry weather causes postponement of South Carolina-Duke

  08-12-2018 23:19
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The women’s basketball game scheduled for Sunday between No. 22 South Carolina and Duke is off due to wintry weather in the forecast.
  The schools say they will try to reschedule the game this season.
  The Blue Devils were set to host the Gamecocks in Cameron Indoor Stadium at 2 p.m. Sunday, but plans changed Saturday because of the possibility of several inches of snow coming to the region this weekend.
  The post Wintry weather causes postponement of South Carolina-
  
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• South Dakota State upends Kennesaw 27-17 in FCS quarters

  08-12-2018 23:13
  KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Taryn Christion threw for one touchdown and ran for another — the clincher with 2:22 to play — and fifth-seeded South Dakota State held off fourth-seeded Kennesaw State 27-17 in the FCS quarterfinals on Saturday.
  The Jackrabbits (10-2) play at top-seeded North Dakota State, the defending national champion, next weekend. SDSU lost 21-17 at NDSU on Sept. 29.
  Christion scored on a 15-yard run to cap an eight-play, 65-yard drive after the Owls (11-2) had scored
  
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• Bishop’s free throws give UMKC edge over South Dakota 65-63

  08-12-2018 23:09
  VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Xavier Bishop sank a pair of free throws with a second to play to give UMKC a 65-63 edge over South Dakota on Saturday.
  The Kangaroos (3-7) trailed by 12 points early in the second half but battled back to take a 63-61 lead on a Bishop layup with 2:52 to play. South Dakota’s Stanley Umude tied it 63-63 on a free throw with 15 seconds left but then fouled Bishop, sending him to the line where he sank two for the win.
  Bishop finished with 15 points and seven ass
  
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• The Latest: Booker speaks at Democrat victory celebration

  08-12-2018 23:04
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on Sen. Cory Booker’s visit to New Hampshire (all times local):
  5:05 p.m.
  Sen. Cory Booker says the country needs “courageous actors who call to the conscience of our country.”
  Booker is headlining the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s post-midterm election ‘victory celebration’ in Manchester. The jam-packed two-day trip is thought by some to be a tune up for the New Jersey Democrat’s potential presidential campaig
  
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• Northern Iowa holds off D-III Dubuque from the line, 75-67

  08-12-2018 23:04
  CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A.J. Green scored 20 points and Northern Iowa made 28 free throws to turn away Division III Dubuque, 75-67 in a nonconference game on Saturday afternoon.
  On Ugly Sweater Night, the Panthers (4-5) bounced back after a loss to South Dakota State at the U.S. Bank Stadium Classic, the site of this season’s Final Four.
  Marcus McDaniel hit a jumper with just under two minutes left to get Dubuque within five points, 66-61, but Northern Iowa scored nine points from t
  
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• Toledo defeats Marshall despite blowing 20-point lead

  08-12-2018 23:03
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marreon Jackson scored with 3 seconds left in overtime and Toledo, which blew a 20-point second-half lead, defeated Marshall 75-74 on Saturday.
  Toledo (9-1), winner of seven straight, was led by Jaelan Sanford’s 20 points. Jackson scored 13 and Willie Jackson added 12 points and nine rebounds.
  Marshall (5-3) was led by Jon Elmore with 21 points and CJ Burks scored 17. The senior guards average 46.3 percent of the Thundering Herd’s scoring.
  There were fi
  
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• Jackson scorches Drexel, UMBC rolls in 2nd half to 91-76 win

  08-12-2018 23:03
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — K.J. Jackson scored 21 of his season-high 31 points in the second half and UMBC came from eight points down at the half to cruise past Drexel, 91-76 to cap a season-long three-game road trip Saturday afternoon.
  The Retrievers shot 60 percent from the field in their last game, a win at Coppin State. Against the Dragons they shot 60.3 percent from the field for the game (35 of 58). Jackson got to the basket for eight layups in the second half.
  Troy Harper dunked with thre
  
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• Hoosiers use 2nd-half charge to rally past Louisville 68-67

  08-12-2018 23:02
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Romeo Langford scored 21 points and Juwan Morgan added 15 Saturday to help Indiana rally for a 68-67 victory over Louisville.
  The Hoosiers (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten) have won three straight overall and snapped a four-game losing streak in the series. They needed a late 8-3 run to take control and two free throws from Langford with 2.2 seconds left to seal it.
  Jordan Nwora finished with a career-high 24 points as the Cardinals (6-3) had a three-game winning streak end. Chri
  
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• Gardner-Webb steamrolls Johnson & Wales 102-55

  08-12-2018 23:02
  BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — David Efianayi hit three 3-pointers and scored 18 points and Jose Perez finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals to propel Gardner-Webb to a 102-55 victory over Division III-member Johnson & Wales (NC) on Saturday.
  Efianayi sank 7 of 12 shots from the floor to help the Runnin’ Bulldogs (6-5) win their fourth straight game. Gardner-Webb, which topped the century mark for a second straight game, is averaging 93-plus points
  
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• Key, Barnes help Indiana State break away to 77-69 win

  08-12-2018 22:57
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Tyreke Key scored a career-high 26 points, Jordan Barnes scored 11 of his 20 points in a convincing breakaway run in the second half as Indiana State put away Division II Truman State 77-69 on Saturday.
  The Bulldogs trailed 36-30 at halftime, but outscored Indiana State 27-13 over the first seven minutes of the second half and led 50-49 on a Brodric Thomas drive with 13 minutes remaining. Turner Scott scored eight of his 14 points and Jacob Socha seven of his 10 ea
  
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• Son inspires Tottenham to 2-0 victory at Leicester

  08-12-2018 22:56
  LEICESTER, England (AP) — Son Heung-min scored one goal and set up another to guide Tottenham to a 2-0 victory over Leicester that kept the London club third in the Premier League on Saturday.
  With Tottenham playing at Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday, Mauricio Pochettino’s gamble in benching Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen paid off.
  Son’s long-range left-footed effort opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime and Dele Alli headed home a cross from the South Kor
  
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• Auburn freshman RB Asa Martin announces plans to transfer

  08-12-2018 22:42
  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn freshman running back Asa Martin says he plans to transfer.
  Martin announced his plans Saturday on Twitter but didn’t indicate any possible destinations. The former Alabama Mr. Football says signing with Auburn “was the opportunity of a lifetime.”
  Martin carried only 13 times for 57 yards this season. He played in five games, one too many to qualify for a redshirt year.
  But in two of those games, the four-star recruit didn’t log a carry, a
  
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• Sibande leads Miami (Ohio) past Purdue Fort Wayne 85-79

  08-12-2018 22:41
  OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Nike Sibande scored 24 points and Miami (Ohio) posted its third straight win, beating Purdue Fort Wayne 85-79 on Saturday.
  Sibande was 8 of 15 from the field including four from distance for the Redhawks (6-4). Dalonte Brown added 21 points and seven rebounds and Darrian Ringo had 13 points and seven assists.
  Miami had a 45-44 lead at the break and an Elijah McNamara 3-pointer followed by a Brown layup stretched it to 50-44 early in the second half.
  Fort Wayne surged mi
  
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• 22-year-old employee found dead at Google’s NYC office

  08-12-2018 22:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a 22-year-old software engineer was found dead at the company’s New York City headquarters.
  Scott Krulcik was found unconscious on the sixth floor of the company’s offices in Chelsea at about 9 p.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead by Emergency Medical Service workers.
  Police say there were no signs of trauma and the death does not appear to be suspicious. The city medical examiner’s office will determine the cause of death.
  Krulcik’s Linked
  
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• House committee releases transcript of Comey interview

  08-12-2018 22:35
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has released a transcript of its closed-door interview of former FBI director James Comey.
  The House Judiciary Committee made the document public on Saturday, just 24 hours after privately grilling the fired FBI chief about investigative decisions related to Hillary Clinton’s email server and President Donald Trump’s campaign.
  The transcript was released under an agreement with Comey, who challenged a subpoena from the committee in court and
  
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• Comey: Russia investigation initially looked at 4 Americans

  08-12-2018 22:35
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on four Americans and whether they were connected to Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
  That’s according to a closed-door interview former FBI director James Comey gave Friday to the House Judiciary Committee. The panel released a transcript of that questioning on Saturday.
  Comey did not identify the Americans but
  
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• Battle leads Appalachian State to 82-73 win over NCCU

  08-12-2018 22:33
  BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Joseph Battle came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points and lead Appalachian State to an 82-73 victory over North Carolina Central on Saturday.
  Appalachian State (4-5) has won all four of its home games and three of its last four after opening the season 1-4.
  Battle was 4 of 4 from the floor and made 10 of 11 free throws. O’Showen Williams nailed 3 of 4 from distance to total 13 points and Ronshad Shabazz scored 12. Tyrell Johnson chipped in with 11 point
  
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• Bills promote receiver Da’Mari Scott to active roster

  08-12-2018 22:29
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have promoted receiver Da’Mari Scott to the active roster for their game against the New York Jets on Sunday.
  Scott was signed to the Bills practice squad on Wednesday, a day after Buffalo cut receivers Kelvin Benjamin and Andre Holmes.
  Scott was an undrafted free agent out of Fresno State who has yet to play an NFL game. He spent the first 13 weeks of the season with the Cleveland Browns before being waived on Monday.
  Buffalo could be miss
  
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• On-duty FBI agent shot in shoulder in New York City

  08-12-2018 22:28
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say an FBI agent has been shot in the shoulder in New York City.
  New York City police say the male agent was struck while on duty at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn.
  Details of the shooting were not immediately available.
  The agent was taken to Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn and being treated for a non-life-threatening injury. No arrests have been made.
  The post On-duty FBI agent shot in shoulder in New York City appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Childs’ big night sparks BYU to 74-59 win over Utah

  08-12-2018 22:28
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Yoeli Childs scored 31 points and collected 11 rebounds to lead BYU to a 74-59 victory over Utah on Saturday.
  T.J. Haws added 18 points and six rebounds, while Zac Seljaas chipped in 14 points, six rebounds and five steals for the Cougars. BYU (7-4) beat the Utes for the second straight season.
  Sedrick Barefield scored 16 points and Timmy Allen added 13 for the Utes. Utah (4-4) lost after shooting just 36.5 percent from the field.
  Childs didn’t waste any time ri
  
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• Paschall, No. 21 Villanova beat Saint Joseph’s 70-58

  08-12-2018 22:25
  VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Eric Paschall had 14 points and nine rebounds, and No. 21 Villanova beat Saint Joseph’s 70-58 on Saturday for its 25th straight Big 5 victory.
  Joe Cremo and Phil Booth scored 12 points apiece as the Wildcats (8-2) continued their dominance of the long-standing city series with Philadelphia rivals Saint Joseph’s, Penn, La Salle and Temple. Jermaine Samuels added 11 points.
  Lamarr Kimble led Saint Joseph’s with 22 points. The Hawks were missing Charlie
  
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• Bolton leads Penn State to 76-65 win over Colgate

  08-12-2018 22:20
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Rasir Bolton scored a career-high 27 points and Penn State beat Colgate 76-65 on Saturday.
  Bolton started hot from 3-point range and didn’t cool off. He sank 7 of 9 shots from beyond the arc and notched 17 first-half points.
  Mike Watkins added 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Lamar Stevens picked up 12 points for the Nittany Lions (5-4) who snapped a two-game losing streak.
  Will Rayman scored 15 points, Rapolas Ivanauskas added 14 and Tucker Richardson
  
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• Flowers leads Western Michigan past Youngstown St. 88-77

  08-12-2018 22:14
  YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Sophomore Michael Flowers scored a career-high 25 points and Western Michigan cruised to an 88-77 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday.
  Flowers hit 9 of 14 shots from the floor, 3 of 7 from 3-point range, and added four rebounds and three assists for the Broncos (5-4). Flowers had 15 points as Western Michigan shot 59 percent from the floor (19 of 32) and 55 percent from distance (11 of 20) to take a 49-38 lead at halftime. Josh Davis had his fourth double-doubl
  
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• Cumberland has 19 as Cincinnati beats rival Xavier 62-47

  08-12-2018 22:11
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Jarron Cumberland scored 19 points, and Cincinnati used its front-line advantage to shut down Xavier’s inside game and beat its crosstown rival 62-47 on Saturday.
  The Bearcats (9-1) have won only twice in the last six games against their nearby rival, both times on their home court . It was their biggest win so far in their renovated arena, which reopened for this season, and red confetti streamed from the rafters after the final buzzer.
  Quentin Goodin scored 12 poi
  
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• Giroux leads Flyers in 6-2 victory over Sabres

  08-12-2018 21:54
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Claude Giroux had a goal and three assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
  James van Riemsdyk added a goal and an assist as the Flyers opened a five-game road trip with their third win in 10 games.
  Ivan Provorov, Wayne Simmonds, Dale Weise and Travis Konecny also scored, Michael Raffl had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 28 saves.
  Jack Eichel scored twice for the Sabres, who have lost five straight following a 1
  
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• Claude Giroux’s goal, 3 assists send Flyers past Sabres 6-2

  08-12-2018 21:54
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Claude Giroux was nervous about centering the Philadelphia Flyers’ top line for the first time in two seasons.
  Once he settled in, Giroux guided the Flyers to their most goals in a game in nearly two months. Philadelphia’s captain had a goal and three assists Saturdayin a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
  “I’d like to tell you it’s like riding a bike, but it’s not,” Giroux said. “But it turned out great tonight.”
  
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• Devonish-Prince scores 19 points, Morgan State beats Towson

  08-12-2018 21:46
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Sherwyn Devonish-Prince scored 19 points and Morgan State overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to defeat Towson 74-69 on Saturday in the Charm City Classic at Royal Farms Arena.
  Martez Cameron scored 14 points and David Syfax added 10 for Morgan State (4-5).
  The Bears won the 30th all-time meeting between the Maryland schools and Towson (2-7) leads the series 16-14.
  Brian Fobbs had 16 points and nine rebounds for Towson, Tobias Howard scored 11, and the Tigers committed
  
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• Police investigate whether City’s Sterling racially abused

  08-12-2018 21:45
  LONDON (AP) — Police are investigating whether Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling was racially abused by a Chelsea fan during Saturday’s Premier League game.
  The incident happened in the first half at Stamford Bridge as Sterling went to retrieve the ball.
  The Metropolitan Police says it is “aware of a video circulating online in which it is claimed racial abuse was allegedly directed at a player.”
  In a statement, the force says “we will review the footage to det
  
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• Frias leads LIU Brooklyn in 74-58 defeat of Saint Peter’s

  08-12-2018 21:45
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Raul Frias scored a career-high 21 points, shooting 7 for 9 from behind the 3-point arc, Raiquan Clark added 16 points with a career-high 15 rebounds plus two steals and two blocks and LIU Brooklyn broke away after halftime to defeat Saint Peter’s 74-58 on Saturday.
  The Blackbirds (5-4), who had lost four of their previous five games, battled with Saint Peter’s through seven lead changes in a first half that ended 34-34.
  After the break, LIU Brooklyn op
  
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• Title defense opens up as Chelsea ends City’s unbeaten start

  08-12-2018 21:42
  LONDON (AP) — For 45 minutes Chelsea was under siege, pinned back in its own half by Manchester City. With halftime approaching, Chelsea finally managed a shot from an unlikely source and broke through the impervious champions.
  Just when he seemed to be struggling to adapt to a more advanced attacking midfield role, N’Golo Kante got into space in front of goal to be set up by Eden Hazard and sweep the ball into the net.
  So wasteful in the first half, City then allowed Chelsea to seiz
  
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• Man City’s unbeaten start to title defense ends at Chelsea

  08-12-2018 21:42
  LONDON (AP) — For 45 minutes Chelsea was under siege, pinned back in its own half by Manchester City. With halftime approaching, Chelsea finally managed a shot from an unlikely source and broke through the impervious champions.
  Just when he seemed to be struggling to adapt to a more advanced attacking midfield role, N’Golo Kante got into space in front of goal to be set up by Eden Hazard and sweep the ball into the net.
  So wasteful in the first half, City then allowed Chelsea to seiz
  
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• Author Jon Krakauer sues over adaptation of ‘Into the Wild’

  08-12-2018 21:40
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Author Jon Krakauer has filed suit over a musical adaptation of his 1996 book “Into the Wild.”
  The Boulder Daily Camera reported Friday Krakauer originally agreed to let playwrights Nikos Tsakalakos and Janet Allard use his name and the book title but changed his mind because he objected to their script.
  The lawsuit asks a judge to stop the playwrights from using his name and the title. His attorneys say the agreement allows him to withdraw permission.
  The
  
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• South Carolina: Woman sits on roadway, killed by vehicle

  08-12-2018 21:34
  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say a pedestrian sat down on a state roadway and was struck and killed by a vehicle.
  Authorities told The Greenville News that the woman was hit around 6:25 a.m. Saturday in Greenville County. That was before sunrise and as light rain fell.
  Cpl. Bill Rhyne with the state Highway Patrol said the driver was not injured.
  Jeff Fowler, a deputy coroner with the Greenville County Coroner’s Office said the victim had been interfering wit
  
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• Harris, Davenport lead Memphis past UAB 94-76

  08-12-2018 21:28
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Harris scored 24 points, Kyvon Davenport added 21 and Memphis beat UAB 94-76 on Saturday.
  Harris made 10 of 11 foul shots while Davenport shot 8 of 10 from the floor. Jeremiah Martin added 14 points for Memphis. The Tigers (5-4) now have won back-to-back contests following two-straight defeats. Memphis is 4-0 at home.
  Harris and Alex Lomax each hit a pair of 3-pointers to start. UAB (6-3) went on a quick burst to tie it at 10-all, but Harris buried a 3 with 15:4
  
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• Taylor scores 21 as UCF routs Grambling 70-45

  08-12-2018 21:26
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — B.J. Taylor scored 21 points and Central Florida got back in the win column with some stingy defense in a 70-45 victory over Grambling on Saturday.
  Taylor hit three 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds for the Knights (7-2), who saw a five-game win streak end last time out in a 64-62 overtime loss to Missouri. Aubrey Dawkins had 11 points and eight rebounds and Tacko Fall had seven points, eight boards and five blocked shots. Falls has 30 blocks in nine games this seas
  
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• Stick leads top-seed North Dakota St past Colgate 35-0

  08-12-2018 21:25
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Easton Stick threw for three touchdowns, Bruce Anderson ran for 124 yards with a touchdown and top-seeded North Dakota State advanced to the FCS semifinals for the eighth straight year with a 35-0 win over eighth-seeded Colgate on Saturday.
  Stick was 14 of 19 for 205 yards as the Bison (13-0) piled up 443 yards against the Raiders (10-2), who had the top defense in FCS.
  The defending national champions, who have won 19 in a row, are home against the South Dakota State-Ke
  
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• Dog that survived California wildfire guarded home for weeks

  08-12-2018 21:23
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in Northern California apparently guarded his home for nearly a month until his owner returned.
  Madison was there waiting when Andrea Gaylord, who fled on Nov. 8, was allowed back onto her burned property in Paradise this week.
  An animal rescuer who responded to Gaylord’s request to check on Madison first spotted the male Anatolian shepherd days after fire broke out.
  Shayla Sullivan said the outdoor guard dog was appr
  
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• Marist holds off Stetson 79-75 behind Lamb’s 18 points

  08-12-2018 21:17
  DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Isaiah Lamb scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, David Knudsen scored all 11 of his points in the second half, and Marist held off Stetson 79-75 on Saturday to win its third straight.
  Knudsen hit three straight 3-pointers for a 53-43 lead and Ryan Funk’s free throws put Marist up 62-47 for its largest lead of the game with 13:32 to go. Stetson closed to 77-75 on Jalen Crutchfield’s 3 with 15 seconds left, but Brian Parker iced it with two from the li
  
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• Samuelson leads No. 1 UConn to 99-61 rout of Seton Hall

  08-12-2018 21:16
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Katie Lou Samuelson scored 26 points and pulled down 16 rebounds to lead UConn to an easy 99-61 win over former Big East rival Seton Hall on Saturday.
  It was just the second career double-double for the 6-foot-3 All-American, who also had six assists.
  Napheesa Collier had 18 points and Crystal Dangerfield scored 16 for Connecticut (9-0). Freshmen Chrisyn Williams (15 points) and Olivia Nelson-Ododa (13) also reached double figures.
  Nicole Jimenez had 23 points for Se
  
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• Seton Hall overcomes half-court shot to stun No. 9 Kentucky

  08-12-2018 21:10
  NEW YORK (AP) — Myles Cale hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.5 seconds left in overtime and Seton Hall overcame Keldon Johnson’s half-court heave that tied the score at the regulation buzzer, stunning No. 9 Kentucky 84-83 on Saturday in a thriller at Madison Square Garden.
  In one of the most exciting finishes of the season, Johnson had a chance to win it for the Wildcats (7-2), but his 3-point try with a second remaining was blocked by Quincy McKnight. The ball went out of bounds as ti
  
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• Kohl scores 21 points in Central Connecticut win

  08-12-2018 21:09
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Tyler Kohl scored 21 points with five rebounds and five assists to lead four teammates in double-figure scoring and Central Connecticut beat Division II Penn State Wilkes-Barre 79-58 on Saturday.
  Ian Krishnan hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 points, Joe Hugley added 14 off the bench and Deion Bute had 12 for the Blue Devils (5-5), who shot 38 percent but made 22 of 29 free throws, led by Hugley’s 9 of 10.
  Central Connecticut leads the Northeast Conference
  
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