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• Ex-mayor tries to end decades of 2-party rule in El Salvador

  27-01-2019 23:56
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A youthful former mayor is promising to fight corruption and end three decades of two-party rule in El Salvador’s presidential election as campaigns wrap up ahead of the Feb. 3 vote.
  The election of ex-San Salvador Mayor Nayib Bukele would bring a fresh face to a Central American country plagued by poverty, gang violence and among the world’s highest murder rates.
  The 37-year old is running against Carlos Calleja, of the conservative New Country
  
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• After rally in Foxborough, Pats arrive in Atlanta

  27-01-2019 23:56
  ATLANTA (AP) — The AFC champion New England Patriots have arrived in Atlanta after having a rally in Gillette Stadium earlier in the day.
  The Patriots are in the Super Bowl for the third consecutive year, fourth time in the past five years and for the ninth time overall in the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era.
  The Patriots are going for their sixth title overall, which would tie the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most in the Super Bowl era.
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• Oklahoma St. hires Princeton’s Gleeson to run offense

  27-01-2019 23:52
  STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State has hired Princeton’s Sean Gleeson as offensive coordinator.
  Oklahoma State made the announcement Sunday in a news release.
  Gleeson was offensive coordinator for a Princeton squad that went undefeated in 2018. The Tigers led the FCS in scoring offense with 47.0 points per game and ranked in the top 10 nationally in total offense, rushing offense, third-down conversion percentage and pass efficiency. The Tigers set an Ivy League record with 470
  
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• AFC wins 3rd straight Pro Bowl, 26-7 over NFC in Orlando

  27-01-2019 23:46
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The AFC owns Orlando.
  Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes completed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Indianapolis’ Eric Ebron, and the AFC beat the NFC 26-7 in steady rain in the Pro Bowl on Sunday. It was the third consecutive victory for the AFC in the NFL all-star game, all of them coming at Camping World Stadium.
  The last two were played in sloppy weather, with the latest one also coming amid temperatures in the mid-50s.
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• Heavy snow to push across Upper Midwest, bitter cold follows

  27-01-2019 23:44
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A winter storm pushing across the Upper Midwest is expected to dump more than a foot of snow in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
  The National Weather Service reports blizzard conditions Sunday in parts of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Officials have issued a travel alert for north-central, northeastern and southeastern North Dakota due to snow and blowing snow. No travel is advised in south-central North Dakota due to freezing rain and snow.
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• Paul to return for Houston after 17-game absence

  27-01-2019 23:34
  HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Paul will return for the Houston Rockets against the Orlando Magic after missing the last 17 games with a strained left hamstring.
  The nine-time All-Star has been out since he was injured Dec. 20 in a loss at Miami.
  Coach Mike D’Antoni said Paul’s minutes will be limited initially and he hopes to keep him somewhere in the mid-20s on Sunday night.
  The Rockets have done well in Paul’s absence, going 12-5 behind the high-scoring of James Harden and some
  
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• Kenyan Ezekiel Kipsang wins marathon debut in Miami

  27-01-2019 23:34
  MIAMI (AP) — Ezekiel Kipsang is one for one in marathons.
  The 22-year-old Kenyan, who lives in Ottawa, Ontario, won the Miami Marathon, running the distance for the first time Sunday. He finished in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 34 seconds to beat runner-up Jacob Chemtai of Kenya by nearly 2 1/2 minutes.
  Kate Landau of Tacoma, Washington, overcame leg cramps and nausea to win the women’s race with a time of 2:37:45. Mary Akor of Hawthorne, California, was a distant second in 2:45:55.
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• Jockey Kent Desormeaux rides 6,000th career winner

  27-01-2019 23:30
  ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Jockey Kent Desormeaux rallied X S Gold over the final furlong at Santa Anita to earn his 6,000th career victory.
  The 48-year-old Hall of Famer won the first race by a head for trainer Jim Cassidy on Sunday to reach the plateau.
  Desormeaux won his first race at Evangeline Downs in his native Louisiana on July 13, 1986. He soon moved to Maryland and went on to be the nation’s leading rider in 1987 with 450 victories. Two years later, he again led the nation with
  
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• Grand Canyon to resume normal operations

  27-01-2019 23:30
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) – Grand Canyon National Park remained open with limited services during the partial government shutdown and the shutdown’s end has park officials gearing up to resume regular operations.
  Officials said Saturday that visitor centers and permit offices will reopen and collection of fees will resume in the coming week, though all services such as ranger programs won’t be available immediately.
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• Fayne, Evans lead Illinois St past Indiana St 76-62

  27-01-2019 23:27
  NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Phil Fayne scored 26 points, Keyshawn Evans added 17 and Illinois State defeated Indiana State 76-62 on Sunday.
  Evans went 5 of 7 from 3-point range and 6 of 8 overall to score all 17 of his points in the first half when the Redbirds (12-9, 5-3 Missouri Valley Conference) took a 37-31 lead.
  The Sycamores (11-9, 3-5) were within five early in the second half when Fayne hit a jumper and William Tinsley made a 3-pointer. After Indiana State scored, Rey Idowu had back-to-ba
  
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• Ibis, Ekmark lead No. 16 Arizona State women past USC 68-59

  27-01-2019 23:26
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kianna Ibis led a balanced attack with 11 points, leaving her one point shy of 1,000 for her career, and No. 16 Arizona State defeated Southern California 68-59 on Sunday.
  Courtney Ekmark also scored 11 for the Sun Devils (14-6, 5-4), who had 10 of 11 players score. The only two players who played less than 10 minutes, Jayde Van Hyfte and Jamie Ruden, both had seven points in seven minutes.
  Mariya Moore had 19 points for the Trojans (11-8, 1-7) and Aliyah Mazyck added 1
  
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• McCowan’s 33 points lead No. 7 Miss St over Ole Miss 80-49

  27-01-2019 23:25
  STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Teaira McCowan had a season-high 33 points with 13 rebounds, and No. 7 Mississippi State beat Mississippi for the 10th straight time in an 80-49 victory Sunday.
  McCowan’s barrage followed a poor performance on the road at Florida on Thursday when she managed just two points. The preseason Southeastern Conference Player of the Year has won SEC Player of the Week the last two weeks and four times this season.
  Mississippi State’s post presence was a burden
  
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• Gustafson, Stewart lead way in win for No. 17 Iowa women

  27-01-2019 23:16
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 25 points, Hannah Stewart added 21 and No. 17 Iowa used a 10-2 game-ending run to pull away from Purdue in a 72-58 victory on Sunday.
  The victory was the sixth in a row for Iowa (16-4, 7-2 Big Ten) as the Hawkeyes improved to 11-0 at home and avenged a 62-57 loss at Purdue on Jan. 10.
  Leading by five with two minutes to go, Stewart scored to lead off the final surge, including four free throws from Gustafson.
  Gustafson grabbed 11 rebounds in po
  
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• No. 25 Mizzou women ride Cunningham early, beating Auburn

  27-01-2019 23:15
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sophie Cunningham scored 30 points — 21 in the first half — and No. 25 Missouri blitzed Auburn early and made it hold up in a 74-65 win on Sunday.
  Cunningham scored 13 of Missouri’s first 18 points as it built an 18-0 lead. Cunningham made her first four shot attempts with three coming from behind the 3-point arc. Missouri (16-6, 5-3 SEC) didn’t score until Janiah McKay’s layup with 1:32 before the end of the first. Missouri led 23-2 at th
  
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• Benzema scores 2 as 10-man Madrid wins 4-2 at Espanyol

  27-01-2019 23:09
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema put in a brilliant performance and scored two goals in a 4-2 win for 10-man Real Madrid against Espanyol in the Spanish league on Sunday.
  The French striker opened the scoring only four minutes into the match in Barcelona and also provided several smart passes for his teammates that went close to producing more goals.
  Benzema’s brace took his team-leading tally to 15 goals this season, as he fills in the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s dep
  
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• Painting stolen from Moscow gallery as witnesses watch

  27-01-2019 23:05
  MOSCOW (AP) — Police say a painting by a noted Russian landscape artist has been stolen from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery, apparently in front confused witnesses.
  The painting of mountain ridges by Arkhip Kuindzhi, titled “Ai-Petri. Crimea,” was reported missing from the Tretyakpv, a premier museum of Russian art, on Sunday.
  Russian Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk told the Interfax news agency museum guards reported to police that unknown people took the painting o
  
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• Brown, Landrum star as No. 2 Baylor beats Oklahoma 74-53

  27-01-2019 23:03
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Juicy Landrum scored 21 points, Kalani Brown added 20 and No. 2 Baylor extended its Big 12 Conference winning streak to 30 games, rolling past Oklahoma 74-53 on Sunday.
  Chloe Jackson added 10 points and Lauren Cox had seven points and 12 rebounds for Baylor (17-1, 7-0 Big 12), which could move into the top spot in the AP Top 25 on Monday, since current No. 1 Notre Dame lost Sunday at North Carolina. Baylor also has won 30 straight road games against Big 12 teams.
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• No. 22 Florida State women survive against Hokies

  27-01-2019 22:55
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Nausia Woolfolk scored a career-high 27 points, including two free throws with 22.2 seconds left that gave No. 22 Florida State its first lead in a 56-54 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday.
  With 40.2 seconds remaining and Virginia Tech (13-7, 0-7 ACC) in possession with a 54-51 lead, the Hokies’ Taylor Emery was fouled but simultaneously called for unsportsmanlike contact when Morgan Jones was struck in the throat by an elbow. Emery missed both of her free th
  
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• Brooks, No. 17 Houston beat Tulsa 77-65 for 20th win

  27-01-2019 22:50
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Armoni Brooks scored 22 points, including six 3-pointers, and No. 17 Houston became the first Division I men’s team to reach 20 wins this season, beating Tulsa 77-65 Sunday.
  The Cougars (20-1, 7-1 American Athletic Conference) used a 49-24 rebounding edge to stay in control.
  Fabian White had 14 points and Nate Hinton came off the bench to add 13 for Houston. Chris Harris Jr. had 10 rebounds and Brady Breaon.
  DaQuan Jeffries led Tulsa (12-9, 2-7) with 17 points. Je
  
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• Pivec leads No. 9 Oregon State over Washington State 52-35

  27-01-2019 22:49
  PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Mikayla Pivec had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 9 Oregon State beat Washington State 52-35 on Sunday for its ninth win in 10 games.
  Destiny Slocum scored nine points for Oregon State (17-3, 7-1 Pac-12), which has won its past 11 games against Washington State.
  Chanelle Molina scored 12 for Washington State (7-13, 2-7), which lost its fourth straight.
  The game was a defensive battle as both teams had off-days from the field. Oregon State shot 37 percent while th
  
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• Cuane, Leslie help No. 8 Wolfpack stay unbeaten

  27-01-2019 22:49
  ATLANTA (AP) — Elissa Cunane scored 17 points, Kiara Leslie added 16 points and No. 8 North Carolina State remained the nation’s lone unbeaten team in Division I with a 68-60 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday.
  The Wolfpack (20-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), a Sweet 16 team last season, are off to the best start in program history and their best ACC start in 30 years. They overcame 18 turnovers, most of them forced by Georgia Tech’s press, to beat a team that was 8-1 at ho
  
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• Sundance: A different side of Awkwafina in ‘The Farewell’

  27-01-2019 22:42
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Awkwafina’s dramatic turn in “The Farewell” has quickly become one of the must-sees at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
  After rising to household name status last summer with breakout comedic roles in “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Ocean’s 8,” audiences in Park City, Utah, have been raving over the discovery that she’s got the chops to make you cry, and not just from laughter.
  She plays a Chinese-American woman who disc
  
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• No. 18 Villanova hits 17 3s, routs Seton Hall 80-52

  27-01-2019 22:42
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phil Booth hit seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points, helping No. 18 Villanova beat Seton Hall 80-52 on Sunday for its eighth consecutive victory.
  The Wildcats (16-4, 7-0 Big East) made 17 3s and are rolling toward another conference crown under coach Jay Wright. The national champions still have some kinks to work out to become a deep threat in March — namely, finding a third scorer — but again should be a low single-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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• Jordan helps Rider take down Marist 86-85

  27-01-2019 22:39
  LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Stevie Jordan led six players in double-digit scoring with 18 points to help Rider rally to beat Marist 86-85 on Sunday and keep the Broncs atop the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings.
  Marist built a 44-34 lead at halftime and extended its margin to 57-42 on Ryan Funk’s layup with a little more than 14 minutes left. Rider then went on a 20-5 burst to knot the score at 62. Jordan and Jordan Allen bookended 3-point baskets around one from Funk all i
  
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• Marquette defeats Butler 87-58

  27-01-2019 22:33
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Natisha Hiedeman scored 21 points and No. 10 Marquette cruised to an 87-58 victory over Butler on Sunday.
  The Golden Eagles took a 36-31 lead into the half after Butler fought its way back to make things interesting. But the Golden Eagles outscored the Bulldogs 30-13 in the third quarter to take a commanding 66-44 lead into the final period.
  Amani Wilborn finished with 13 points and Allazia Blockton scored 16 points for Marquette (18-3, 9-0 Big East).
  Butler trailed 14-
  
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• Young scores 28 as Quinnipiac routs Saint Peter’s 77-58

  27-01-2019 22:32
  HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Cameron Young poured in 28 points, Jacob Rigoni scored 16 and Quinnipiac breezed to a 77-58 victory over Saint Peter’s on Sunday.
  Young hit 7 of 12 shots, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and made 10 of 12 free throws for the Bobcats (10-9, 5-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). The senior guard has topped 20 points in seven straight games. Rigoni added three 3-pointers and hit all five of his free throws as Quinnipiac shot 88 percent from the foul line (22
  
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• Jockey Victor Espinoza eyeing comeback in mid-February

  27-01-2019 22:29
  ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza says doctors have cleared him to resume his Hall of Fame riding career.
  Espinoza exercised two horses at Santa Anita on Sunday. He has been sidelined since breaking a vertebra in his neck and injuring his left shoulder and arm in a training accident at Del Mar in July.
  The 46-year-old jockey says now that doctors have signed off, it’s up to him to decide when he’s fit and ready to ride.
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• UMass downs Rhode Island 77-70 for 1st A-10 win this season

  27-01-2019 22:17
  AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Carl Pierre scored 22 points for Massachusetts to help the Minutemen get their first win in Atlantic 10 play this season beating Rhode Island 77-70 on Sunday.
  Pierre finished shooting 7 of 10 from the field overall and 6 of 9 from behind the 3-point line. Luwane Pipkins missed 12 of 14 shots but went 8 of 9 from the line for 12 points and distributed nine assists. Jonathan Laurent and Rashaan Holloway each made all four of their shot attempts as Laurent scored 10 poin
  
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• No. 21 Utah gives No. 6 Stanford first Pac-12 loss, 75-68

  27-01-2019 22:14
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Erika Bean scored 23 points and a hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with a minute left to lift No. 21 Utah over No. 6 Stanford 75-68 on Sunday.
  Megan Huff had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Utah, and Kianna Moore added 13 points. The Utes (18-1, 7-1 Pac-12) won their sixth straight.
  Alanna Smith had 19 points and seven rebounds before fouling out with 50 seconds left for Stanford (17-2, 7-1). Dijonai Carrington scored 13 points, and the Cardinal shot just 25 of 65 (.385) from t
  
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• McCutcheon-led No. 23 Michigan State beats Michigan 77-73

  27-01-2019 22:14
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Taryn McCutcheon had 14 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals to help No. 23 Michigan State hold off Michigan for a 77-73 victory Sunday.
  The Spartans (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) have won six of seven against their rivals.
  The Wolverines (12-9, 3-6) trailed by 15 points in the third quarter and by nine with 3:13 left before rallying to cut their deficit to four on four occasions over the last 1:50 of the game.
  Michigan State made enough free throws late in the g
  
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• Homesley, Cabbil Jr. help Liberty hold off Jacksonville

  27-01-2019 22:12
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Caleb Homesley tossed in 19 points and Lovell Cabbil Jr. scored eight of his 11 points in the final 4:26 to send Liberty to a 69-59 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday.
  Homesley sank 7 of 10 shots, including 3 of 6 from 3-point distance, for the Flames (18-4, 7-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Cabbil added four rebounds, four assists and three steals to help Liberty notch its eighth straight win. Liberty entered play tied with Lipscomb atop the conference standings.
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• No Durr, no problem for No. 4 Louisville in win over Pitt

  27-01-2019 22:04
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Dana Evans scored 16 points to guide a short-handed No. 4 Louisville squad to a 70-42 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
  The Cardinals (19-1, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) played without senior guard Asia Durr, who was a late scratch for undisclosed reasons. Louisville didn’t need the services of the conference’s second-leading scorer thanks to an 18-2 first quarter run that put the game well out of reach.
  The Panthers (9-12, 0-7) made their first shot 5
  
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• Kea, North Carolina women stun No. 1 Notre Dame 78-73

  27-01-2019 22:03
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Paris Kea scored a season-high 30 points to help North Carolina stun No. 1 Notre Dame 78-73 on Sunday.
  Leah Church came through with a 3-pointer at the 1:25 mark for her only basket, which broke a 71-all tie to put the Tar Heels (12-9, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) ahead for good on the way to a major upset.
  UNC led by 10 early in the fourth quarter before Notre Dame ran off 12 straight points to take the lead. But instead of crumpling, the Tar Heels found a count
  
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• Vigil held for Guatemalan boy who died in US custody

  27-01-2019 21:56
  YALAMBOJOCH, Guatemala (AP) — The body of an 8-year-old migrant boy who died in U.S. custody at a New Mexico hospital on Christmas Eve has been returned to the small village where he lived in Guatemala, not far from the border with Mexico.
  Catarina Alonzo Perez, the mother of Felipe Gomez Alonzo, held a candle at a vigil Saturday with others from the community in a brief ceremony to pay their final respects.
  Gomez Alonzo was taken into custody with his father by U.S. Border Patrol aft
  
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• Purdue fends off late charge, tops No. 6 Michigan St 73-63

  27-01-2019 21:40
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Ryan Cline scored 17 points and Purdue fended off a furious charge by No. 6 Michigan State, holding on for a 73-63 win Sunday.
  Trailing by 23 with under 13 ½ minutes left, Michigan State (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten) got within four points before falling short.
  Carsen Edwards added 14 as the Boilermakers (14-6, 7-2) won their fourth in a row. They’ve taken 12 straight at home.
  Cassius Winston finished with 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists to lead t
  
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• Lewis sparks No. 13 Syracuse women to 64-55 win over Duke

  27-01-2019 21:28
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Kiara Lewis came off the bench to score 20 points, setting a career high for a second straight game, and No. 13 Syracuse defeated Duke 64-55 on Sunday.
  Lewis, who had 16 points in a loss to Miami last time out, sank 7 of 14 shots, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range for the Orange (16-4, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Tiana Mangakahia pitched in with 13 points and seven assists as Syracuse snapped a two-game skid.
  Haley Gorecki scored 26 and grabbed 10 rebounds to pace
  
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• Lady Vols defeat LSU 74-65 to snap six-game losing streak

  27-01-2019 21:28
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s longest losing streak in nearly half a century is finally over.
  Rennia Davis scored 24 points to break out of her personal slump Sunday as Tennessee defeated LSU 74-65 to snap a six-game skid.
  Tennessee (13-7, 2-5) hadn’t lost six straight games since 1970.
  “There’s a time and place for everything,” Davis said. “Of course, I didn’t want to lose six games in a row, but maybe we needed that. Maybe we needed to see
  
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• Cruz, Taliaferro boost Fairfield past Iona 80-68

  27-01-2019 21:24
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Jesus Cruz scored 24 points and Landon Taliaferro added 19 and Fairfield beat Iona 80-68 on Sunday to end its four-game losing streak.
  Fairfield (6-15, 3-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) won for the third time in its last nine contests whereas Iona (7-12, 5-3) started the day in a second-place tie with Canisius having won five of seven.
  Cruz and Taliaferro each scored five points in the first three minutes as the Stages built a 10-0 lead. They extended the lead
  
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• Charles has season-high 25 in win for No. 11 Maryland women

  27-01-2019 21:21
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Kaila Charles scored a season-high 25 points with 11 rebounds and No. 11 Maryland rolled past Indiana 76-56 on Sunday.
  Stephanie Jones scored 20 points for the second straight game and Taylor Mikesell added 13 points and five assists for the Terrapins (18-2, 7-2 Big Ten), who won their third straight.
  Tied at 20 after the first quarter, Maryland took command in the second period, outscoring the Hoosiers 20-5, with Jones hitting all four of her attempts and scoring
  
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• Second man arrested in deadly Thanksgiving home invasion

  27-01-2019 21:12
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Police in the northern Indiana city of Fort Wayne have arrested a second person in the fatal shooting of three people during an apparent home invasion on Thanksgiving night.
  Police said Sunday that 22-year-old Gerald Pinkston was arrested without incident early Sunday at a home in the city. He’s being held on three counts of murder and one count of criminal recklessness.
  A warrant for Pinkston’s arrest was issued Nov. 30 but he remained at large until Su
  
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• McClung scores 25, Govan 20 in Hoyas’ 89-78 victory

  27-01-2019 20:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mac McClung scored 25 points, Jessie Govan added 20 with nine rebounds and Georgetown beat St. John’s 89-78 on Sunday.
  McClung was 9-of-19 shooting with four 3-pointers and slammed home a dunk in transition with 1:11 to go for an 81-77 lead after the Red Storm missed three shots on their possession. A block by Govan led to another easy transition basket by Josh LeBlanc for the Hoyas (13-7, 3-4 Big East) as they avenged a 97-94 overtime loss to St. John’s in Wash
  
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• Alonso anchors victory in first Rolex 24 stopped for rain

  27-01-2019 20:57
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Fernando Alonso is the third Formula One champion to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona following his role as anchor for Wayne Taylor Racing in the rain-shortened endurance event.
  Alonso drove the Cadillac DPi to the lead in each of his three stints at Daytona International Speedway. His final pass was of Felipe Nasr, who missed a turn and drove through a deep patch of water as Alonso stayed on course and took over the lead.
  IMSA called a red flag shortly after that pas
  
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• Cincinnati rallies from 14-point 2nd-half deficit to win

  27-01-2019 20:56
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jarron Cumberland scored 25 points with eight rebounds and Cincinnati rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to beat Temple 72-68 on Sunday for the Bearcats’ sixth straight win.
  The Bearcats (18-3, 7-1 American) trailed 41-27 with 18 minutes left before Cumberland scored 12 points and Keith Williams all of his nine in outscoring the Owls 30-14 over the next 12½ minutes to take a two-point lead. Shizz Alston Jr. tied the game with a layup but Cumberland sc
  
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• 12-year-old charged with capital murder spotlights justice system ill-equipped for juveniles

  27-01-2019 20:45
  A 12-year-old in Texas has been charged with capital murder after allegedly breaking into the home of a professional boxer and killing him. The boy could face a maximum of 40 years if convicted, a sentence that juvenile justice advocates are hoping he can avoid.
  Boxer John Duane VanMeter, 24, was killed in his home on Wednesday evening, according to Uvalde, Texas, police, who said a woman in the house called 911 to report someone had broken in and shot her boyfriend.
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• Diallo, Edwards help Providence hold off DePaul 70-67

  27-01-2019 20:43
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Alpha Diallo scored 20 points and Drew Edwards had 13 and both made a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to help Providence defeat DePaul 70-60 on Sunday.
  Neither team made a basket in the final two minutes. Max Strus made three free throws with 1:41 remaining to pull DePaul within 66-63.
  The teams combined to miss four shots before DePaul’s Devin Gage was fouled with less than eight seconds to go. His two free throws cut the difference to one and Dial
  
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• Florida hires UTSA’s David Turner as defensive line coach

  27-01-2019 20:36
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has hired David Turner as the team’s defensive line coach.
  Turner, who has 33 years of coaching experience, worked with Gators coach Dan Mullen for four seasons (2009, 2010-12) at Mississippi State.
  Turner has 16 years of coaching experience in the Southeastern Conference. Mullen says Turner “understands that this is a line-of-scrimmage league and our defensive line will continue to play fast, physical and aggressive under his leadership.”
  
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• ‘Leo never misses’: Messi scores again as Barca beats Girona

  27-01-2019 20:34
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Reduced to 10 men for most of the second half, Girona forgot the golden rule of trying to compete with Barcelona — never leave Lionel Messi alone.
  Messi sealed Barcelona’s 2-0 win on Sunday to restore the defending champions’ five-point lead in the Spanish league over second-placed Atletico Madrid.
  The Argentine’s goal came with Girona still threatening to equalize despite losing defender Bernardo Espinosa to a second yellow card shortly afte
  
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• Princeton cruises past D-III Wesley College 91-62

  27-01-2019 20:33
  PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Schwieger scored 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting with two 3-pointers and Princeton rolled to a 91-62 win over Division III Wesley College on Sunday.
  Three other players reached double figures and the Tigers (10-5), who have won five straight, played 15 players. Jerome Desrosiers had 12 rebounds as Princeton had a 52-27 rebounding advantage.
  Princeton was without leading scorer Devin Cannady (19.5 points per game), who was suspended for a violation of team rules. H
  
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• Former NHL captain suffers injuries in Florida bus crash

  27-01-2019 20:28
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning has suffered minor injuries in a bus pileup on a Florida highway.
  The Florida Highway Patrol says 38-year-old Vincent Lecavalier and two other men were taken to the hospital Saturday following the charter bus crash. Lecavalier’s agent told The Associated Press in a text message Sunday that the former center was OK. He played in the NHL for 17 seasons, including 14 with Tampa Bay.
  The accident delayed Tampa’s Gaspari
  
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• Man arrested in Indianapolis bar shooting that wounded 5

  27-01-2019 20:16
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police say they’ve arrested a man in connection with a bar shooting that wounded five people.
  Police announced Sunday that they arrested 38-year-old Dejuan Brown. He faces preliminary charges of two counts of aggravated battery and three counts of felony battery.
  Police say detectives learned that Brown was involved in a disturbance at the Brotherman Tavern and was removed by security but at around 2 a.m. Saturday and began firing, wounding three men
  
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