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• Johnson cruises to 20th career title in Mexico Championship

  24-02-2019 23:54
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dustin Johnson struggled early, caught a good break from behind a tree and then breezed to his sixth World Golf Championship title on Sunday by closing with a 5-under 66 for a five-shot victory over Rory McIlroy in the Mexico Championship.
  He started the final round with a four-shot lead. But the lead cut in half after three holes, and Johnson escaped potential trouble on the fifth when he was given free relief behind a tree because the heel of his shoe was on the cart p
  
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• Officials urge caution as washes start to overflow

  24-02-2019 23:51
  TUCSON- Overflowing washes, rivers or creeks can make for dangerous situations. That has officials warning residents to use caution.
  “[With] running waters, there are going to be slippery rocks and the water is actually cold,” said Rural Metro Battalion Chief John Walka. “We know a lot of young people want to go into these waters, but be aware.”
  Officials says the circumstances can be especially dangerous because water currents can be misleading.
  “The streams are ac
  
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• California’s hurting Republicans pick insider to lead party

  24-02-2019 23:33
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hurting California Republicans chose a party insider Sunday to lead them forward after their party suffered stinging defeats in 2018, rejecting two candidates backed by activists who favored a stronger embrace of President Donald Trump.
  The California Republican Party’s delegates had to decide where the party would go next with its leadership, and a majority of about 1,200 delegates chose Jessica Patterson, who previously headed a Republican candidate recrui
  
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• Hittner, Rhine lead No. 24 Drake women to 96-77 victory

  24-02-2019 23:31
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Becca Hittner scored 33 points, Sara Rhine added 21 points and 10 rebounds and No. 24 Drake rolled past Indiana State 96-77 on Sunday.
  The Bulldogs (21-5, 13-1 Missouri Valley Conference) are tied for first with Missouri State. The league leaders each have four regular-season games remaining with the two facing off next Sunday.
  Hittner was 12-of-19 shooting while Rhine was 7 of 8 and also 7 of 8 from the foul line. Maddy Dean added 15 points.
  Drake shot 57 percent o
  
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• Trump and Pence both traveling outside US on Monday

  24-02-2019 23:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are expected to be abroad at the same time for a day, an unusual bit of scheduling for the nation’s top two officials.
  On Monday, Trump will leave for a summit in Vietnam with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. On the same day, Pence will be in Colombia for a one-day emergency summit on Venezuela.
  The vice president’s daytrip will involve meeting with the so-called Lima Group, made up of mostly conservative La
  
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• The Latest: Rami Malek falls, but recovers, after Oscar win

  24-02-2019 23:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 91st Academy Awards, which are being presented Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (all times local):
  10:20 p.m.
  Rami Malek may have had a brief fall from the heights of his best-actor Oscar victory for “Bohemian Rhapsody” but he recovered in time to visit reporters in time to deliver emotional remarks on how much it meant to him to win his award.
  The actor was checked by medical personnel after he took a tumble inside the audit
  
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• The Latest: Mahershala Ali wins best supporting actor Oscar

  24-02-2019 23:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 91st Academy Awards, which are being presented Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (all times local):
  6:25 p.m.
  Mahershala Ali is the winner of the Academy Award for best supporting actor. The win comes for his performance in “Green Book.”
  It’s the second Oscar for Ali, who won in the same category in 2017 for “Moonlight.” In “Green Book” he plays Don Shirley, an African-American classical pianist,
  
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• The Latest: Diego Luna praises ‘Roma’ actress at Oscars

  24-02-2019 23:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 91st Academy Awards, which are being presented Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (all times local):
  3:10 p.m.
  Diego Luna is in awe of best actress nominee Yalitza Aparicio.
  The Mexican actor sang the praises of his countrywoman on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday, saying he believes the “Roma” star is “an amazing actress.” Aparicio is nominated for her first film performance in the Netflix film from director Alfonso
  
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• No. 3 UConn handles Tulsa; Auriemma misses game with illness

  24-02-2019 23:24
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Megan Walker scored 21 points and No. 3 UConn, playing without Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma, rolled to a 68-49 victory over Tulsa on Sunday.
  Auriemma missed the game with an illness. He did not travel with the Huskies for the opener of a two-game trip, but hopes to return for Tuesday’s game at Wichita State.
  With associate head coach Chris Dailey filling in for Auriemma, UConn remained undefeated in six seasons in the American Athletic Conference.
  It was the f
  
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• With 2 penalty kicks, Real Madrid edges Levante 2-1

  24-02-2019 23:19
  VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid needed two penalty kicks — one awarded by video review — to beat Levante 2-1 on Sunday and stay within nine points of leader Barcelona ahead of their Spanish league “clasico” at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
  Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale scored from the penalty spot for Real Madrid, which got back to winning after being upset by relegation-threatened Girona a week ago. The home loss had ended Madrid’s five-game winning streak in
  
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• Young lifts Quinnipiac past Monmouth 68-56

  24-02-2019 23:15
  WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Cameron Young had 25 points as Quinnipiac beat Monmouth 68-56 on Sunday. Rich Kelly added 22 points for the Bobcats.
  Young made 12 of 13 from the free throw line. He added six rebounds.
  Tyrese Williams had 10 points and nine rebounds for Quinnipiac (15-12, 10-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive road victory. Kevin Marfo added seven rebounds.
  Marcus McClary had 12 points for the Hawks (10-20, 9-8), whose losing streak reac
  
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• Turner scores 28 to carry St. Peter’s over Niagara 78-60

  24-02-2019 23:10
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Davauhnte Turner had 28 points as St. Peter’s got past Niagara 78-60 on Sunday.
  Samuel Idowu had 15 points and nine rebounds for St. Peter’s (8-20, 5-11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which ended its four-game home losing streak. KC Ndefo added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Woods had seven rebounds for the home team.
  Dominic Robb had 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for the Purple Eagles (12-17, 5-11). James Towns added 14 points. M
  
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• Martin Trainer wins Puerto Rico Open for 1st PGA Tour title

  24-02-2019 23:09
  RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Martin Trainer won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 5-under 67 at windy Coco Beach Golf and Country Club for a three-stroke victory over four players.
  Trainer birdied four of the last 10 holes to finish at 15-under 273. The 27-year-old PGA Tour rookie won twice last year on the Web.com Tour and finished fourth on the money list to earn a spot on the big tour.
  Trainer earned $540,000 along with a two-year exemption on
  
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• Tennessee officer fatally shoots man during foot pursuit

  24-02-2019 23:07
  CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee police officer has fatally shot an armed man during a foot pursuit.
  A statement from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Clarksville Police officers were called Saturday morning to the scene of a wrecked vehicle. Witnesses reported seeing a man and a woman walk away from the crash and officers found two people in the area matching their description.
  The bureau says when officers approached, the man fled on foot. One officer follo
  
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• Nelson scores 26 to lift American past Army 77-66

  24-02-2019 23:05
  WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Sa’eed Nelson had 26 points as American topped Army 77-66 on Sunday.
  Stacy Beckton Jr. had 15 points and seven rebounds for American (14-13, 8-8 Patriot League). Sam Iorio added 13 points. Larry Motuzis had 13 points for the road team.
  Lonnie Grayson had 14 points for the Black Knights (12-17, 7-9). Matt Wilson added 11 points. Aaron Duhart had 10 points.
  The Eagles improve to 2-0 against the Black Knights for the season. American defeated Army 71-68 on Feb. 9
  
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• The Latest: Sheriff: 2 bodies recovered, searching for 3rd

  24-02-2019 23:04
  ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a Boeing 767 jet freighter into Trinity Bay in Texas (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  A southeast Texas sheriff says a second body has been recovered from the site where a Boeing 767 cargo plane crashed and the search is ongoing for the third.
  Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne gave the update at a Sunday afternoon press conference with officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and the FBI. Hawthorne says crews remain in an ac
  
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• No. 11 Marquette whips Xavier, earns share of Big East title

  24-02-2019 23:04
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Natisha Hiedeman and Allazia Blockton had double-doubles and two other seniors reached double figures on Senior Day and No. 11 Marquette rolled to a 79-53 win over Xavier on Sunday to clinch a share of the Big East Conference title.
  Hiedeman had 21 and 10 rebounds and Blockton 16 and 10 for her first double-double of the season. Danielle King added 15 points and Amani Wilburn 13 for the Golden Eagles (23-5, 14-2 Big East), who had lost two of three.
  Selena Lott contributed
  
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• Bystander killed, 2 men wounded in Bourbon Street shooting

  24-02-2019 23:04
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police say a female bystander was fatally shot as a man being ejected from a Bourbon Street eatery grabbed a security guard’s gun and fired it several times as they struggled. Police say the man also shot himself and the guard.
  A police statement says 37-year-old Louis Barnes was arrested after the shooting early Sunday and underwent shoulder surgery, while the guard had surgery for a neck wound.
  Police say Barnes faces charges of second-degree murder a
  
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• Bucknell makes school-record 21 3s in 118-76 victory

  24-02-2019 22:53
  LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Andrew Funk scored a career-high 21 points and made five of Bucknell’s school-record 21 3-pointers as the Bison scored the second-most points in program history in a 118-76 win over Lafayette on Sunday.
  The victory gave the Bison (18-10, 12-4 Patriot League) a one-game lead over second-place Lehigh and Colgate, both 11-5. The teams have two regular-season games left.
  Ten Bucknell players made 3-pointers. Bucknell made 21 of 36 from the arc for 58 percent, passin
  
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• Yarbrough scores 21 to lift Illinois St. past Drake 67-60

  24-02-2019 22:49
  NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Milik Yarbrough had 21 points as Illinois State defeated Drake 67-60 on Sunday.
  Yarbrough also had seven turnovers but only four assists.
  Phil Fayne had 14 points and nine rebounds for Illinois State (15-14, 8-8 Missouri Valley Conference), which snapped its five-game losing streak. William Tinsley added 11 points. Keyshawn Evans had 10 points for the hosts.
  Nick McGlynn had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (21-8, 10-6), whose four-game win streak ended with
  
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• Stars forward Jamie Benn leaves game with upper-body injury

  24-02-2019 22:47
  CHICAGO (AP) — Dallas forward Jamie Benn has been ruled out for the rest of the Stars game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday because of an upper-body injury.
  Benn, who has 21 goals and 20 assists in 61 games, was hurt during the first shift of the game and went to the dressing room for evaluation.
  Dallas leads Chicago 3-1 late in the second period.
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• McCowan leads No. 6 Mississippi St. over Vanderbilt, 86-70

  24-02-2019 22:39
  STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Teaira McCowan scored 23 points, Anriel Howard and Andra Espinoza-Hunter both added 20, and No. 6 Mississippi State beat Vanderbilt 86-70 on Sunday.
  It was the first time since 1999 that Mississippi State had three players score at least 20 points. Howard also had 10 rebounds.
  The Bulldogs (25-2, 13-1 Southeastern Conference) got off to a sluggish start against the league’s last-place team, shooting just 39 percent (13 of 33) in the first half. Vanderbilt kep
  
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• No. 2 Oregon women end 2-game skid, beat USC 96-78

  24-02-2019 22:37
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu recorded her NCAA-record 17th triple-double, Erin Boley had a career-high 32 points and No. 2 Oregon snapped a two-game losing streak by racing past Southern California 96-78 on Sunday.
  Ionescu finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists to lead the Ducks (25-3, 14-2 Pac-12). It also was her seventh triple-double of the season, another NCAA record.
  Ruthy Hebard, playing with a brace on her right leg, added 13 points and eight rebounds off the ben
  
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• Cincinnati holds off UConn 64-60 to keep pace in AAC race

  24-02-2019 22:32
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Keith Williams scored 12 points and Cane Broom added 10, including a late 3-pointer that helped Cincinnati to a 64-60 road win over UConn on Sunday.
  Justin Jennifer also had 10 points for the Bearcats, who have won 11 of their last 12 with the only loss during that stretch coming at No. 9 Houston, which leads Cincinnati (23-4, 12-2 American) by a game in the race for the AAC title.
  Christian Vital had 14 points and Alterique Gilbert had 13 to lead UConn (13-14, 4-10)
  
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• South Dakota State upends No. 23 South Dakota women in OT

  24-02-2019 22:29
  BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Macy Miller scored 28 points and Tagyn Larson had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead South Dakota State over No. 23 South Dakota 82-78 in overtime on Sunday and take command of the Summit League race.
  The Jackrabbits (22-6, 14-1) have one league game remaining at home against Western Illinois. The Coyotes (24-4, 12-2) have home games left against North Dakota State and North Dakota. The teams split their season series with the Coyotes winning 105-98 in double overtime
  
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• Degnan scores 25 to carry Siena over Marist 67-55

  24-02-2019 22:24
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kevin Degnan had a career-high 25 points as Siena defeated Marist 67-55 on Sunday.
  Degnan shot 6 for 9 on 3-pointers.
  Evan Fisher had 16 points for Siena (15-14, 10-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jalen Pickett added 11 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
  Brian Parker had 15 points and six assists for the Red Foxes (12-16, 7-9). Ryan Funk added 11 points. Isaiah Lamb had seven rebounds.
  The Saints improved to 2-0 against the Red Foxes for the season. Siena def
  
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• Murray, No. 16 Kentucky women hold off LSU 57-52

  24-02-2019 22:22
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Taylor Murray scored 18 points and No. 16 Kentucky held on to defeat LSU 57-52 on Sunday for its sixth-straight win.
  Murray’s 3-pointer and a layup by Ogechi Anyagaligbo had the Wildcats on top 50-34 with less than eight minutes to play. From there, Kentucky would not score another field goal, missing its last nine shots, and would commit three turnovers.
  The Tigers scored eight-straight points before Maci Miller made two free throws for UK. Then Ayana Mitchell
  
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• Durr leads No. 4 Louisville past Boston College 87-51

  24-02-2019 22:13
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Asia Durr scored 23 points to lead No. 4 Louisville to an 87-51 victory over Boston College on Sunday.
  After the Eagles scored almost immediately off the tip, Louisville went on a 12-1 run and never looked back. Louisville increased the lead to 39-17 in the second quarter, but Boston College had a chance to trim their deficit to 11 points before halftime. However, steals by Durr and Jazmine Jones in the final nine seconds led to four points and a 45-27 lead for the C
  
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• Weatherford scores 21 to lead IUPUI past Green Bay 79-68

  24-02-2019 22:05
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Grant Weatherford had a season-high 21 points as IUPUI got past Green Bay 79-68 on Sunday.
  Weatherford shot 5 for 6 on 3-pointers.
  Camron Justice had 18 points for IUPUI (16-13, 8-8 Horizon League). Evan Hall added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Ahmed Ismail had three assists for the home team.
  Tank Hemphill had 18 points for the Phoenix (15-14, 9-7). Sandy Cohen III added 16 points and eight rebounds. JayQuan McCloud had 11 points.
  The Jaguars improved to 2-0 against the P
  
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• Kuznetsov’s overtime winner lifts Caps over Rangers, 6-5

  24-02-2019 22:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Evgeny Kuznetsov scored at 4:20 of overtime, just beating teammate Alex Ovechkin’s stick to the puck, and the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 6-5 on Sunday in their return from their longest road trip this season.
  Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist tried to block Kuznetsov’s pass back to Ovechkin in front of the net.
  But the puck trickled away from Lundqvist and right in front of the net, Ovechkin first attempted to knock it in before Kuznet
  
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• Faw scores 18 to carry Holy Cross past Lehigh 73-71

  24-02-2019 21:51
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Jehyve Floyd’s 3-point play with 41.9 seconds left lifted Holy Cross to a 73-71 victory over Lehigh on Sunday.
  Floyd was fouled while scoring after his offensive rebound. Holy Cross had trailed 71-65 with 2:40 to go before getting a 3-pointer from Matt Faw, a basket by Jacob Grandison and Floyd’s 3-point play. Meanwhile, Lehigh missed its last eight shots in that same span, including a 3-point attempt with two seconds left.
  Faw came off the bench to score
  
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• Xavier sends No. 17 Villanova to 3rd straight loss, 66-54

  24-02-2019 21:50
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Naji Marshall scored 17 points and Xavier used a big surge in the second half to rally past No. 17 Villanova 66-54 Sunday, leaving the Wildcats with three straight losses in Big East play for the first time since the conference was reconfigured.
  The Musketeers (15-13, 7-8) won their fourth straight — matching their season high — and ended their run of lopsided losses against the Wildcats. Villanova (20-8, 11-4) had won five in a row against the Musketeers.
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• Church perseveres after tornado blows its building apart

  24-02-2019 21:44
  COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi church is persevering, and even held a baptism service outdoors in a portable pool, after a tornado blew apart its building.
  First Pentecostal Church in Columbus, Mississippi, was in the path of a tornado on Saturday that blew down one wall and tore the roof to shreds.
  On Sunday, the congregation picked up whatever furnishings they could salvage and then held a prayer service outdoors. Several people were baptized.
  The Rev. Steve Blaylock, who has pasto
  
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• Virginia’s Fairfax compares himself to lynching victims

  24-02-2019 20:54
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Embattled Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax has compared himself to Jim Crow-era lynching victims as he resists widespread calls to resign, prompted by allegations of sexual assault.
  In a surprise speech Sunday in the state Senate at end of the 2019 legislative session, Fairfax denied the allegations and said the truth is on his side.
  He mentioned legislation that the General Assembly passed expressing “profound regret” for lynchings in Virginia between 1877
  
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• Gray, No. 14 Miami women top No. 22 Florida State 64-54

  24-02-2019 20:43
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Mykea Gray had eight of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, including a clutch jumper with 1½ minutes left followed by a big steal, and No. 14 Miami turned back No. 22 Florida State 64-54 on Sunday, ending a nine-game regular-season losing streak in the rivalry.
  The Hurricanes (23-6, 11-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to take a 43-39 lead with 7:08 to play. Behind Nausia Woolfolk, the Seminoles (21-6, 9-5) rall
  
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• Kepa defies coach as Chelsea loses to City in final shootout

  24-02-2019 20:36
  LONDON (AP) — Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was beaten four times in the penalty shootout to enable Manchester City to successfully defend its League Cup title after the Spaniard undermined manager Maurizio Sarri by refusing to be substituted during Sunday’s final.
  Near the end of extra time, with the final locked at 0-0, Kepa was troubled by hamstring problems and Sarri tried to replace him with Willy Caballero.
  But Kepa, the world’s most expensive goalkeeper after join
  
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• Fall scores 23 to lift UCF past SMU 95-48

  24-02-2019 20:33
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tacko Fall had a season-high 23 points plus 20 rebounds as Central Florida routed SMU 95-48 on Sunday.
  Fall made 11 of 14 shots.
  BJ Taylor had 14 points for Central Florida (20-6, 10-4 American Athletic Conference). Terrell Allen added 11 points and eight assists. Aubrey Dawkins had 11 points for the home team.
  Central Florida had 58 total rebounds. Meanwhile, the Mustangs’ 24.6 field-goal percentage represented the worst mark by a Central Florida opponent this s
  
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• Dortmund beats Leverkusen to get back on track in Bundesliga

  24-02-2019 20:22
  BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund held on to get its Bundesliga title challenge back on track with a 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.
  Mario Goetze scored the winner on the hour-mark to give Dortmund its first victory in four league games and keep the side three points ahead of his former club Bayern Munich, which had moved level with a 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
  Dortmund, which was leading the Bundesliga by nine points at one stage, was without a win in five games across
  
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• The Latest: Keselowski shakes off flu to win at Atlanta

  24-02-2019 20:18
  HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  Brad Keselowski has recovered from a stomach virus to win Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  Team Penske started the day with a replacement driver on standby for Keselowski because the bug that hit him late Friday night kept him out of the car for a portion of final practice. Keselowski received intravenous fluids in the track’s infield medical center and vowed to comp
  
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• Manchester City wins English League Cup after beating Chelsea on penalty kicks

  24-02-2019 20:18
  LONDON (AP) — Manchester City wins English League Cup after beating Chelsea on penalty kicks.
  The post Manchester City wins English League Cup after beating Chelsea on penalty kicks appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Woman wanted in hit-and-run death of Tennessee officer

  24-02-2019 18:16
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the suspected driver in the hit-and-run death of an officer who graduated from the police academy just last month.
  The TBI has added Janet Elaine Hinds to its Top Ten Most Wanted list. The agency tweeted that the Hixson woman is wanted for vehicular homicide in the death of 38-year-old Nicholas Galinger.
  The Chattanooga officer was struck Saturday night while on a call with his field training officer. Police rec
  
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• Tennessee police officer killed by hit-and-run driver

  24-02-2019 18:16
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say an officer who graduated from the police academy last month has been killed by a hit-and-run driver while checking on a hazard in a roadway.
  A statement from the Chattanooga Police Department says 38-year-old Nicholas Galinger was struck Saturday night while on a call with his field training officer. He was outside the patrol vehicle when a passing SUV hit him. Police say they are searching for the driver of a 2017 or 2018 Honda CRV.
  Police
  
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• Suspect in hit-and-run death of Tennessee officer in custody

  24-02-2019 18:16
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Police say the suspect in the hit-and-run death of a Tennessee officer is in custody.
  The Chattanooga Police Department announced on Twitter that Janet Elaine Hinds turned herself in Monday morning, hours after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation put her on its Top Ten Most Wanted list.
  The agency said Hinds was wanted for vehicular homicide in the death of 38-year-old Nicholas Galinger.
  The Chattanooga officer graduated from the police academy last month and wa
  
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• The Latest: Lawyer: R. Kelly to stay jailed 1 or 2 more days

  24-02-2019 17:43
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the sexual abuse case against R&B singer R. Kelly (all times local):
  4:15 p.m.
  R. Kelly’s attorney says the R&B singer won’t get out of jail until Monday or Tuesday as arrangements are made to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free him while he awaits trial for aggravated sexual abuse.
  Steve Greenberg told The Associated Press on Sunday that Kelly is capable of paying and should be released in a day or two. But he said others have to act for h
  
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• Reims shows attacking intent with 4-2 win at Marseille

  24-02-2019 17:26
  PARIS (AP) — Reims showed its intent to attack home or away with an impressive 4-2 win at Montpellier on Sunday to climb into fifth place in the French league.
  Montpellier proudly boasted the second-best defensive record in the league before losing 5-1 at league leader Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
  The defense fell apart again with forward Remi Oudin scoring twice as Reims came back from being an early goal down.
  Nantes moved further away from the relegation zone and up to 14th place b
  
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• After resisting Barcelona’s attack, Lyon loses 2-0 at Monaco

  24-02-2019 17:26
  PARIS (AP) — After keeping Barcelona’s mighty attack quiet during the week, Lyon succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Monaco on Sunday that hampers its chances of qualifying automatically for next season’s Champions League.
  Third-placed Lyon is five points behind Lille in second and only three points ahead of fourth-placed Saint-Etienne with 12 games remaining. Lyon held Lionel Messi’s Barcelona to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League match,
  
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• The Latest: China rebukes foreign opponents of Maduro

  24-02-2019 17:25
  CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela’s political crisis (all times local):
  9 a.m.
  China’s foreign ministry has issued a rebuke to foreign opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying China opposes “intervention by external forces in the internal affairs of Venezuela.”
  Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang says China “also opposes using the so-called humanitarian aid to serve political ends and stir up instability and even turmoil in Venezue
  
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• The Latest: Brazil treating victims of Venezuela clashes

  24-02-2019 17:25
  CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela’s political crisis (all times local):
  11 a.m.
  Officials in the Brazilian border state of Roraima say they’ve treated 22 Venezuelans who suffered bullet or buckshot wounds during a confrontation over aid shipments.
  A spokesman for Gov. Antonio Denarium says 18 of those required surgery. And he says dozens of other Venezuelans are being treated for other injuries suffered in Saturday’s clashes at the border city of Santa Elena
  
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• Dybala lifts sagging Juventus to 1-0 win at Bologna

  24-02-2019 17:24
  ROME (AP) — Paulo Dybala came off the bench to lift a sagging Juventus to a 1-0 win at Bologna on Sunday and help the seven-time Serie A champion rebound from a deflating loss in the Champions League.
  Less than 10 minutes after he came on in the second half, Dybala seized upon a deflected cross from Blaise Matuidi and pounded a shot into the far corner for his second goal in two Serie A matches.
  Juventus had faced nine shots in the first half, matching its worst mark this season in all com
  
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• EU training mission comes under attack in Mali

  24-02-2019 17:22
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The European Union training mission that is working to boost the Malian military says one of its centers has come under attack.
  In a tweet Sunday, the mission known as EUTM said that no members of its team were wounded in the attack on the Koulikoro training center. It did, however, make reference to “injured Malian armed forces personnel.”
  The attack marks the latest assault on international forces in Mali, where a French-led military operation first began
  
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