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• Rahm storms into lead at Players Championship

  16-03-2019 23:54
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jon Rahm felt like every shot would be good and most of them were as he posted an 8-under 64 on Saturday and built a one-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood in The Players Championship.
  Five shots behind going into the third round, Rahm shot 30 on the back nine at the TPC Sawgrass and surged into the lead when McIlroy and Fleetwood couldn’t keep pace.
  Rahm was at 15-under 201.
  McIlroy opened bogey-bogey, settled down with four birdies but th
  
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• Woman dies after jumping from moving car

  16-03-2019 23:48
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Scottsdale police say 24-year-old woman was fatally injured when she jumped from a moving car driven by another woman during an argument after the pair had been drinking.
  Sgt. Ben Hoster said Summer Leann Crosswhite died of her injuries at a hospital after officers found her in the middle of a street Friday evening.
  According to Hoster, Crosswhite was riding in the front passenger seat, opened the passenger door and jumped out.
  Hoster says 21-year-old Courtney Kise
  
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• Piatti leads Impact over Orlando City 3-1

  16-03-2019 23:38
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ignacio Piatti scored two goals on Saturday and the Montreal Impact beat Orlando City 3-1.
  Oriji Okwonkwo gave the Impact (2-1-0) the lead in the 14th minute with his first MLS goal. Piatti added another Impact goal a minute later, capitalizing on a defensive miscue as Orlando’s Shane O’Neill misplayed a pass following the kickoff.
  Piatti eluded Sacha Kljestan with a cutback and slotted home a right-footed shot to make it 3-0 in the 80th minute.
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• Long Range Toddy upsets Improbable in Rebel at Oaklawn

  16-03-2019 23:37
  HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Long Range Toddy upset Improbable on Saturday in the first division of the $750,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn to insert the colt into the Kentucky Derby picture.
  Trained by Steve Asmussen, Long Range Toddy ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.49. The colt earned 37.5 points in qualifying for the 20-horse Derby field.
  Improbable finished second coming off a three-month layoff for trainer Bob Baffert. Galilean was third and Extra Hope finished fourth. Those three shipped in from C
  
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• Smart offers advice to Wisconsin town on teen’s kidnapping

  16-03-2019 23:19
  BARRON, Wis. (AP) — Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart says it’s OK for residents of a northwestern Wisconsin town to “smile, but don’t stare” if they bump into a 13-year-old local girl recovering from the killings of her parents and her own abduction.
  Smart spoke to about 1,300 people Friday night at Barron High School. Residents are trying to understand how they can support Jayme Closs, who authorities say escaped from captivity in January, nearly three months afte
  
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• Saints Pro Bowl center Unger retiring after 10 seasons

  16-03-2019 23:19
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two people familiar with the decision say New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl center and offensive captain Max Unger is retiring after 10 NFL seasons.
  The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Saturday because the transaction has not been announced.
  The 32-year-old Unger has been New Orleans’ starting center for the past four seasons after spending his first six NFL seasons out of Oregon with Seattle.
  The 6-foot-5, 305-pound Hawaii native was an
  
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• Cole Custer wins Xfinity Series race to spoil Kyle Busch’s bid for record-tying 200th NASCAR victory

  16-03-2019 23:18
  FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Cole Custer wins Xfinity Series race to spoil Kyle Busch’s bid for record-tying 200th NASCAR victory.
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• Saint Louis routs Davidson 67-44 to reach A-10 title game

  16-03-2019 23:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tramaine Isabell Jr. had 19 points and eight assists to spark sixth-seeded Saint Louis to a 67-44 rout of second-seed Davidson in the Atlantic 10 tournament semifinals on Saturday.
  Javon Bess scored 24 points for the Billikens (22-12), who play fourth-seed St. Bonaventure in Sunday’s championship game. St. Bonaventure defeated Rhode Island 68-51 in the other semifinal. The Bonnies beat Saint Louis 66-57 in their only regular-season meeting on March 9.
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• Alex Muyl scores 2 goals, Red Bulls beat Earthquakes 4-1

  16-03-2019 23:06
  HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Alex Muyl scored a pair of second-half goals on Saturday and the New York Red Bulls rallied after an early deficit for a 4-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.
  Muyl tied it for the Red Bulls (1-0-1) on a close-range shot in the 51st minute and made it 2-1 with a volley off a defensive deflection in the 71st minute.
  Bradley Wright-Phillips added a third goal for New York in the 85th minute and Daniel Royer capped the scoring in the 89th.
  Cristian Espinoza opened the sc
  
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• Hamouma stars as Saint-Etienne thrashes Caen 5-0

  16-03-2019 22:59
  PARIS (AP) — Saint-Etienne thrashed Caen 5-0 on Saturday to stay in contention for a European place despite an avalanche of injuries and the absence of suspended players.
  The 10-time champion moved up to fifth in the French league, one point behind Marseille, which travels to runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
  Without Wahbi Khazri and Mathieu Debuchy among others, Romain Hamouma played a crucial role against his former club and was involved in the three first-half goals. He scor
  
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• No. 8 Tennessee rallies past No. 4 Kentucky 82-78

  16-03-2019 22:56
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lamonte’ Turner ended a shooting slump by sinking a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds left as No. 8 Tennessee rallied to beat No. 4 Kentucky 82-78 in a Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinal thriller Saturday.
  Tennessee (29-4) trailed by eight with less than three minutes left before rallying to move a step closer to its first SEC Tournament title since 1979. The third-seeded Volunteers face No. 22 Auburn (25-9) in Sunday’s championship game.
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• Davis, defense help No. 11 Houston hold off Memphis 61-58

  16-03-2019 22:35
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Houston defense stifled Memphis for the bulk of its semifinal game of the American Athletic Conference tournament. But the final seven minutes almost made the Cougars’ effort for naught.
  Corey Davis Jr. scored 17 points and No. 11 Houston weathered a late Memphis rally to defeat the Tigers 61-58 in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Saturday.
  Jeremiah Martin led Memphis with 23 points, most of them from the free throw line, as h
  
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• Hittner heats up, No. 21 Drake women reach MVC finale

  16-03-2019 22:00
  MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Becca Hittner, the two-time Missouri Valley player of the year, scored 16 of her 22 points in the second half to propel No. 21 Drake into the conference tournament championship game with a 65-54 win over fourth-seeded Illinois State on Saturday.
  Sara Rhine added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (27-5), who take a 12-game winning streak into the title game they have won the past two years. Drake faces second-seeded Missouri State on Sunday.
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• Suspect arrested in murder of reputed mob boss

  16-03-2019 20:08
  NEW YORK (AP) — A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday in the shooting death of the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family, New York City police said.
  Anthony Comello was arrested in New Jersey in the death of Francesco Cali on Wednesday in front of his Staten Island home, said Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea, who stressed that the investigation is in its early stages.
  “There are multiple, multiple angles that we are exploring,” Shea said at a news conference at police headq
  
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• Reus’ injury-time winner takes Dortmund back to the top

  16-03-2019 18:42
  BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus struck an injury-time winner to clinch a 3-2 Bundesliga victory at Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
  Just when it seemed Dortmund’s title chances would take a serious knock in heavy rain, Jadon Sancho set up Reus to score in the 93rd minute.
  “You don’t need this every week,” Reus said.”But it gives you security, the belief that we can always win.”
  Dortmund reclaimed the lead by three points from Bayern Munich,
  
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• The Latest: Downstream Missouri River prepares for flooding

  16-03-2019 16:47
  ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on flooding in the Midwest (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  As rivers and creeks in flooded eastern Nebraska and western Iowa crest Saturday, officials have begun looking downstream at likely flooding further south along the Missouri River.
  The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports Missouri Gov. Mike Parson met with emergency management team members Friday to review and update flood-response plans. The Missouri Highway Patrol is preparing additional equipment, a
  
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• North China landslide knocks over homes, killing 7

  16-03-2019 10:33
  BEIJING (AP) — Officials say a landslide in northern China has knocked down several buildings, killing seven people and leaving 13 others missing.
  Shanxi provincial authorities said Saturday that the landslide hit Xiangning county Friday evening.
  Two residential buildings, home to a total of 14 households, and a public bathhouse were knocked down.
  State television CCTV said seven people were confirmed dead as of Saturday afternoon. It said 20 others had been rescued from the debris and 13
  
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• When gunman advanced on New Zealand mosque, 1 man ran at him

  16-03-2019 10:22
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn’t hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and ran outside screaming “Come here!”
  Aziz is being hailed as a hero for preventing more deaths during Friday prayers at the Linwood mosque in Christchurch after leading the gunman in a cat-and-mouse chase before scaring him into speeding away in his car.
  But the 48-year
  
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• Pinturault leads 1st run of final World Cup giant slalom

  16-03-2019 10:16
  SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Alexis Pinturault took a clear lead in the final World Cup men’s giant slalom of the season Saturday, leaving Marcel Hirscher 1.35 seconds back.
  Pinturault, the Olympic and world championships bronze medalist, was 0.63 seconds faster than Matts Olsson. Swiss prospect Marco Odermatt was third, with 0.88 to make up in the afternoon second run.
  Hirscher, who already clinched the overall World Cup and season-long giant slalom titles, was seventh fastest.
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• Vettel chases 3rd straight Aussie GP win to equal Schumacher

  16-03-2019 10:13
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It doesn’t really bother Sebastian Vettel that he’ll be starting the Australian Grand Prix from the second row of the grid.
  He won the Formula One season opener the previous two years despite starting behind Lewis Hamilton, who on Saturday extended his habit of taking pole position in Australia to a sixth successive year.
  Vettel has had more luck settling into rhythm on race day Down Under, and is aiming to equal two of Michael Schumacher’s rec
  
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• ‘I am not planning to heal’: A crash leaves suspended grief

  16-03-2019 10:11
  GITHUNGURI, Kenya (AP) — The Rev. George Kageche Mukua was coming home. The Catholic priest had last seen his Kenyan family a year ago, when he boarded a plane for Europe.
  His return ended in a thunderous impact in a rural field as Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 faltered shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa and crashed. It struck so hard that the plane appeared to slip right into the ground.
  Mukua was one of 32 Kenyans killed, a numbingly high toll on a flight carrying people from 35 coun
  
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• Alleged Christchurch gunman’s actions stun hometown

  16-03-2019 10:10
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Those who watched Brenton Tarrant growing up in the sleepy Australian country town of Grafton say they had no inkling of the potential evil he allegedly unleashed in merciless gunfire at two New Zealand mosques that claimed at least 49 lives.
  The chief suspect in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting in modern history grew up in a modest house in suburban Grafton, a close-knit town of 20,000 in northern New South Wales state.
  Jennifer Huxley, an Australian Broa
  
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• EU official floats 2-stage delay to Brexit

  16-03-2019 10:01
  BERLIN (AP) — A senior European Union official is floating the possibility of a two-step delay to Britain’s departure from the bloc, currently scheduled for March 29.
  Britain is expected to seek a short delay if lawmakers finally pass a twice-rejected EU withdrawal deal, or a longer one if they don’t.
  European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans told Germany’s Funke newspaper group in comments published Saturday that Britain must know why it needs a delay. He added
  
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• As Brexit stalls, supporters protest betrayal of their dream

  16-03-2019 08:24
  SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — With Britain’s departure from the European Union likely to be put on hold, some Brexit supporters fear their dream is dying.
  Hard-core Brexiteers led by former U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage are setting out on a two-week “Leave Means Leave” march between northern England and London, accusing politicians of “betraying the will of the people.”
  It’s due to end at Parliament on March 29, the day the U.K. was supposed t
  
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• Oregon beats Arizona State 79-75 in overtime in Pac-12 semis

  16-03-2019 07:25
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Louis King scored 19 points, Payton Pritchard added 18 and Oregon outlasted Arizona State 79-75 in overtime Friday night in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals.
  The sixth-seeded Ducks (22-12) dominated early, went into a second-half funk and fought their way back in a foul-filled second half.
  Oregon’s Ehab Amin hit a corner 3-pointer with 1:32 left in regulation to tie the game at 67 and neither team could score again, sending the game to overtime.
  The Ducks scored the
  
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• For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope

  16-03-2019 07:25
  BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Syria’s devastating civil war entered its ninth year this week.
  What started as peaceful protests in 2011 asking for government change has turned into one of the cruelest modern wars involving multiple foreign powers. Now half of the country’s pre-war population of 23 million are displaced, nearly half a million dead and many live with permanent scars or have joined militias.
  Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government appears to have defeated the ins
  
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• Ahmad leads Cal St.-Fullerton over UC Santa Barbara 64-58

  16-03-2019 07:23
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Khalil Ahmad had 28 points as Cal State Fullerton topped UC Santa Barbara 64-58 in the Big West Conference Tourney semifinals on Friday night.
  Kyle Allman Jr. had 12 points for Cal State Fullerton (16-16).
  Amadou Sow had 14 points for the Gauchos (22-10). Max Heidegger added 14 points and six rebounds. Ar’mond Davis had seven rebounds.
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• Merrill lifts Utah St. over Fresno St. 85-60 in MWC tourney

  16-03-2019 07:21
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sam Merrill had 22 points as Utah State easily beat Fresno State 85-60 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday night. Diogo Brito added 20 points for the Aggies. Brito also had seven rebounds for the Aggies.
  Abel Porter had 11 points for Utah State (27-6). Neemias Queta added 10 points, 13 rebounds and four assists.
  Nate Grimes scored a career-high 21 points and had three blocks for the Bulldogs (23-9). Braxton Huggins added 11 points. Noah Blackwel
  
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• Johnson lifts Grand Canyon past Utah Valley 78-74

  16-03-2019 07:18
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carlos Johnson had a career-high 35 points as Grand Canyon narrowly beat Utah Valley 78-74 in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tourney on Friday night.
  Johnson shot 6 for 8 from beyond the arc. He added nine rebounds.
  Michael Finke had 10 points for Grand Canyon (20-12).
  Conner Toolson had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Wolverines (24-9). Richard Harward added 12 points and nine rebounds. Baylee Steele had 12 points.
  Jake Toolson, whose 16 points per
  
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• Devils rally from 2 goals down, beat Canucks 3-2 in shootout

  16-03-2019 06:42
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Damon Severson scored in the seventh round of the shootout to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.
  Kevin Rooney and Stefan Noesen scored 7:53 apart in the third period to tie the score after the Devils trailed 2-0. MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 25 shots to give New Jersey its second straight win after a seven-game skid (0-6-1).
  Elias Pettersson and Tanner Pearson scored for Vancouver, and Bo Horvat had two assists
  
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• Trump answers rebuke of border plan with a veto

  16-03-2019 06:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Unbowed by a congressional rebuke, President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency in a demonstration that he is not through fighting for his signature campaign promise, which stands largely unfulfilled 18 months before voters decide whether to grant him another term.
  Trump on Friday rejected an effort by Congress to block the emergency declaration he’d used to circumvent lawmakers as he tried to shake loose funds for his long-promised wall along the
  
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• Tucson Muslim community reacts to New Zealand massacre

  16-03-2019 06:15
  TUCSON — Hours after the terrorist attack in New Zealand, Omar Abutaleb walked into his mosque nearly 7,000 miles away in Tucson.
  “I come to the mosque every day and seeing something like this happening in other countries can really bring tears to your eyes,” Abutaleb said Friday afternoon. “When I first saw this I was comfortable coming to the Friday prayer because I hold pride in my faith.”
  Some fellow worshipers felt apprehensive about going to Friday praye
  
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• Gallinari scores 27 as Clippers rally for victory over Bulls

  16-03-2019 06:13
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points, Montrezl Harrell added 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied in a third quarter that saw both coaches ejected for arguing to beat the Chicago Bulls 128-121 on Friday night.
  The Clippers trailed 63-57 at halftime, but took control in the third by scoring a season-high 45 points to go up 102-84 going into the fourth. Los Angeles shot 40.8 percent from the field in the first half but was 16 of 24 in the third quarter and 5 of 8 on 3-poin
  
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• Trump downplays white nationalism threat after massacre

  16-03-2019 06:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is playing down any threat posed by racist white nationalism after the gunman accused of the New Zealand mosque massacre called the president “a symbol of renewed white identity.”
  Trump, whose own previous responses to the movement have drawn scrutiny, expressed sympathy Friday for the victims who died at “places of worship turned into scenes of evil killing.” But he declined to join expressions of mounting concern about white
  
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• Cornerback Bryce Callahan rejoining Vic Fangio in Denver

  16-03-2019 06:11
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Former Bears cornerback Bryce Callahan agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal with the Broncos, reuniting with Denver coach Vic Fangio, who was his defensive coordinator in Chicago.
  Callahan is the second unrestricted free agent defensive back Denver has signed in free agency, joining former Houston Texans hard-hitter Kareem Jackson in the “No Fly Zone” Version 2.0.
  Callahan joined the Bears as a college free agent out of Rice University in 2015 and ha
  
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• Peatling leads E. Washington over S. Utah 77-61

  16-03-2019 06:07
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Mason Peatling had 20 points as Eastern Washington beat Southern Utah 77-61 in the Big Sky Conference Tourney semifinals on Friday night.
  Kim Aiken Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Eastern Washington (16-17). Tyler Kidd added 15 points. Jesse Hunt had 10 rebounds and six assists for Eastern Washington.
  Southern Utah put up 21 first-half points, a season low for the team.
  Cameron Oluyitan had 19 points for the Thunderbirds (16-16). Jacob Calloway added 13 points.
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• The Red for Ed movement is a year old and “far from over”

  16-03-2019 06:05
  The Red for Ed movement is a year old. Last spring, thousands of educators walked out of their classrooms and marched to the State Capitol.
  Red for Ed leaders say the goal of the statewide walkout was to get Governor Doug Ducey’s attention as they demanded more school funding and higher salaries.
  Since then governor Doug Ducey agreed to give teachers a 20-percent raise by 2020.
  Red for Ed organizers say the fight is far from over.
  It’s also calling for more funding for support staff
  
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• NFL Scouts see Wildcats at UofA Pro Day

  16-03-2019 06:01
  TUCSON – A handful of Wildcat football players impressed about a dozen scouts at the annual U of A Pro Day.  Here’s more as-seen-on KVOA sportscasts: 
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• US Customs and Border Protection rescues five migrants from the snow-capped Santa Rita Mountains.

  16-03-2019 06:00
  Five undocumented immigrants are recovering from hypothermia after being rescued from the snow-capped Santa Rita Mountains.
  US Customs and Border protection says they started looking for the group on Wednesday after receiving a call from one of the men saying they were stranded.
  Several agencies were called in to help.
  The men were brought to safety Thursday morning.
  They will be processed for immigration violations after they are medically treated.
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• Double ejection: Bulls, Clippers coaches tossed for arguing

  16-03-2019 05:50
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doc Rivers and Jim Boylen were both ejected from the Clippers’ game against Chicago on Friday night after the coaches began arguing in the third quarter.
  The Clippers led 91-76 with 1:10 remaining in the period when Boylen thought that Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell was too aggressive on an offensive foul and started yelling across the other side of the court at Rivers.
  Both started arguing near their respective benches when official Jason Phillips assessed the
  
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• New US military budget focused on China despite border talk

  16-03-2019 05:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese bombers. Chinese hypersonic missiles. Chinese cyberattacks. Chinese anti-satellite weapons.
  To a remarkable degree, the Pentagon’s new budget proposal is shaped by national security threats that Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has summarized in three words: “China, China, China.”
  The Pentagon is still fighting small wars against Islamic extremists, but it is trying to shift its main focus to what Shanahan calls the most pressing nationa
  
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• Combs leads Texas Southern past Alabama St 80-66 in SWAC

  16-03-2019 05:43
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jeremy Combs had 28 points and 18 rebounds as Texas Southern topped Alabama State 80-66 in the semifinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament on Friday night.
  Combs shot 9 for 12 from the field and finished two rebounds shy of tying his career high.
  Trayvon Reed had 15 points for Texas Southern (21-12) missing just one of seven shots from the field. Tyrik Armstrong and Jalyn Patterson each scored 11.
  Leon Daniels scored a season-high 24 points and had
  
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• Tkachuk’s 5-point game leads Flames past Rangers 5-1

  16-03-2019 05:39
  CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals and had a career-high five points to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night.
  Johnny Gaudreau, Garnet Hathaway and Michael Frolik also scored for Calgary, which moved one point ahead of the San Jose Sharks for the Pacific Division lead with 11 games to go.
  Tkachuk had 10 points (six goals, four assists) on the Flames’ 3-0-0 homestand. The hot streak comes after an extended cold stretch
  
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• Beyond veto: Trump seeks more work-arounds to avoid Congress

  16-03-2019 05:37
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s first congressional veto is more than a milestone: It signals a new era of ever more fraught relations between the two ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.
  Trump’s legislative agenda was stymied even before his party lost unified control of Washington at the start of the year. And he has grown increasingly frustrated by his dealings with Congress, believing little of substance will get done by the end of his first term and feeling just as pess
  
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• The Latest: 4 Egyptians among those killed in NZ shootings

  16-03-2019 05:36
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The Latest on shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand (all times local):
  10:35 p.m.
  Egypt says four Egyptians were among those killed in the New Zealand mosque shootings.
  The emigration ministry said Saturday that authorities in New Zealand have confirmed the deaths of the four Egyptians, including two 68-year-olds. The ages of the other two victims were not given.
  A total of 49 people were killed in the mass shootings Friday at two mosques in Chr
  
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• Ricks lifts Abilene Christian past SE Louisiana 69-66

  16-03-2019 05:36
  KATY, Texas (AP) — Payten Ricks had 21 points as Abilene Christian edged past Southeastern Louisiana 69-66 in the semifinals of the Southland Conference tournament on Friday night.
  Jaren Lewis had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Abilene Christian (26-6). Damien Daniels added 12 points and Jaylen Franklin 10.
  Marlain Veal had 20 points and six assists for the Lions (17-16). Von Julien added 16 points and seven rebounds and Moses Greenwood scored10 points.
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• Girl Scouts to host final “Over the Edge” fundraiser event

  16-03-2019 05:28
  TUCSON- A yearly fundraising event is ending on Saturday, March 16th.
  The Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona will be hosting their fifth and final “Over the Edge.”
  Tucsonans will be rappelling down the 17 stories of 5151 E. Broadway Blvd.
  More than 60 brave “edgers” will make the drop and every dollar raised will support their Social Impact Programs.
  It will be held 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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• Davis scores 19 to lift NC Central past NC A&T 65-63

  16-03-2019 05:27
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Raasean Davis had 19 points as North Carolina Central narrowly beat North Carolina A&T 65-63 in the Mid-Eastern Conference tourney semifinals on Friday night.
  Randy Miller, Jr. had 17 points for NC Central (17-15). Zacarry Douglas added eight rebounds.
  Kameron Langley had 14 points and 10 assists for the Aggies (19-13). Terry Harris added 14 points. Ibrahim Sylla had 10 points.
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• Seton Hall beats Marquette 81-79 to reach Big East final

  16-03-2019 05:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — Myles Powell sparked Seton Hall with 18 second-half points and Big East player of the year Markus Howard of Marquette came up short on a potential winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Pirates a chippy and foul-filled 81-79 victory in the Big East Tournament semifinals Friday night.
  The third-seeded Pirates (20-12) will face top-seed and defending champion Villanova in the final Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in a rematch of the 2016 title game won by Seton H
  
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• Montana dumps Weber St to return to Big Sky title game

  16-03-2019 05:26
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ahmaad Rorie scored 28 points and Bobby Moorehead scored 13 with 10 rebounds and Montana beat Weber State 78-49 in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament on Friday night.
  The top-seeded Grizzlies (25-8) advance to the title game to face No. 3-seed Eastern Washington, a 77-61 winner over Southern Utah, on Saturday. The Eagles beat Montana 78-71 at home before Montana returned the favor with a 75-74 win on its home court. Montana beat Eastern Washington 82-65
  
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