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• FAA to look at Boeing’s fixes for 737 Max jets next week

  23-03-2019 23:45
  NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing is confirming the flight-control software fixes that it plans to make for its grounded 737 Max 8, the plane involved in two fatal accidents within five months.
  The company is tweaking the system designed to prevent an aerodynamic stall if sensors detect that the plane’s nose is pointed too high. After the update, the system will rely on data from more than one sensor before it automatically pushes the plane’s nose lower, and won’t repeatedly push th
  
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• Democrats looking for Green New Deal to address climate change

  23-03-2019 23:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats launched a sweeping plan Thursday to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy, signaling its likely elevation as a central campaign issue in 2020 despite President Donald Trump’s failure to mention climate change in his State of the Union address.
  At least six senators running for president or considering White House bids backed the Green New Deal put forth by freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Corte
  
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• By My Standards a surprise winner of $1M Louisiana Derby

  23-03-2019 23:38
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — By My Standards passed three horses down the stretch to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds Race course Saturday.
  The winner went off at 22-1 in what is one of the major prep races for the Kentucky Derby, and galloped past Todd-Pletcher-trained Spinoff to win by nearly a length.
  Trained by W. Bret Calhoun, By My Standards earned 100 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby, assuring qualification for the Triple Crown opener. Jockey Gabriel Saez steered
  
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• Rehabbing Sabathia to open season serving suspension

  23-03-2019 23:32
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rehabbing Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia will open the regular season on the 25-man roster so he can serve a five-game suspension stemming from last season before being placed on the injured list.
  Sabathia, retiring after the season, is expected to miss the first two or three turns through the rotation as he recovers from an offseason that included knee surgery and the insertion of a stent after a blockage was found in an artery from his heart.
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• Mexican wolves found dead in Arizona

  23-03-2019 23:27
  PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona wildlife officials say three endangered Mexican gray wolves, including two in New Mexico, died last month.
  The Arizona Game and Fish Department said in a news release Friday that the latest incidents means there have been four wolf deaths so far this year.
  One from a pack in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest died after it was captured to replace a faulty GPS collar.
  Another from a pack in the north-central area of the Gila National Forest was found dead.
  The thir
  
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• Military IDs 2 US service members killed in Afghanistan

  23-03-2019 23:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has identified two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan while involved in combat operations Friday in Kunduz Province.
  The men were identified Saturday as Spc. Joseph P. Collette, 29, of Lancaster, Ohio, and Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay, 33, of Cortez, Colorado. Collette was assigned to the 242nd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group, and Lindsay was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Both were based at Fort
  
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• Mets decide Mesoraco, 5 others won’t be on opening roster

  23-03-2019 23:16
  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — The New York Mets have cut five players from major league camp and informed catcher Devin Mesoraco that he won’t be on the opening day roster.
  The Mets re-assigned outfielders Carlos Gomez and Rajai Davis, infielder Adeiny Hechavarria, and pitchers Ryan O’Rourke and Hector Santiago to minor league camp Saturday.
  The moves trimmed New York’s spring roster to 30, with five days to get that number to 25. The toughest calls appear to be at the catc
  
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• The Latest: Streisand apologizes for Jackson comments

  23-03-2019 23:13
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Barbra Streisand’s comments about the sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson (all times local):
  6:10 p.m.
  Barbra Streisand is apologizing outright for her comments about sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson.
  She said in a second statement Saturday that she should have chosen her words more carefully, and admires the accusers for “speaking their truth.”
  Streisand was quoted in The Times of London as saying that Jackson&rs
  
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• Italy’s youth movement shines in 2-0 win over Finland

  23-03-2019 23:12
  UDINE, Italy (AP) — Italy came away with hope for the future after Nicolo Barella and Moise Kean scored their first international goals in a 2-0 win over Finland to open European Championship qualifying on Saturday.
  It marked the first time the Azzurri scored more than one goal in a competitive match in nearly two years.
  Italy moved atop Group J, level on three points with Greece, which won at Liechtenstein 2-0.
  Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Armenia 2-1 and also has three points.
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• Logano leads pack of Fords to front at Martinsville Speedway

  23-03-2019 23:10
  MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Joey Logano has won the pole at Martinsville Speedway in a strong session for the Ford camp.
  Logano turned a lap at 97.830 mph in Saturday qualifying to earn the top starting spot. His pole-winning run came roughly 90 minutes after Team Penske teammate Will Power won the pole for the IndyCar race in Austin, Texas.
  Aric Almirola qualified second for Stewart-Haas Racing, Penske driver Brad Keselowski was third and Kevin Harvick was fourth as Ford drivers took the top
  
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• Casey holds 1-shot lead over Johnson at Innisbrook

  23-03-2019 23:07
  PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Paul Casey was on the verge of building a comfortable lead Saturday until a bogey on the final hole for a 3-under 68 that cut his lead to one shot over Dustin Johnson in the Valspar Championship.
  Johnson, the world’s No. 1 player, had some say in the margin going into the final round at Innisbrook.
  From a narrow bunker right of the 18th fairway to an elevated green with a front pin, Johnson blasted 9-iron to 10-foot birdie and a 67.
  Casey was at 8-under 205.
  
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• Anigwe 18 points, 22 rebounds as Cal women beat UNC 92-72

  23-03-2019 23:05
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Kristine Anigwe extended her season-long streak of double-doubles with 18 points and 22 rebounds as California rallied from a 12-point deficit in the first half to beat North Carolina 92-72 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
  Anigwe scored all but two of her points after halftime for the Golden Bears (20-12), the No. 8 seed in the Greensboro Regional. The 6-foot-4 senior center is the only player, men or women, with a double-double in eve
  
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• Balanced BYU uses defense to beat Auburn in NCAA Tournament

  23-03-2019 22:56
  STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Brenna Chase had 19 points, seven assists and three blocked shots, and seventh-seeded BYU used an impressive third quarter to run away from No. 10 seed Auburn 73-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
  Shaylee Gonzales scored 17 points and Caitlyn Alldredge added 14 as the West Coast Conference champion Cougars (26-6) overcame Auburn’s in-your-face, pressure-at-every-chance defense by playing its own stellar D — getting four blocks from
  
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• The Latest: San Diego-area woman fatally stabbed after crash

  23-03-2019 22:53
  PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on a crash and fatal stabbing (all times local):
  2:40 p.m.
  Authorities say a 25-year-old Arizona man who was driving a San Diego-area woman’s car is accused of fatally stabbing her after the vehicle veered off a freeway and crashed in a Phoenix suburb.
  An Arizona Department of Public Safety probable-cause statement released Saturday said Fernando Acosta of Phoenix got out of the car and accosted a witness with a knife before repeatedly stabbing Martha
  
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• Spain edges Norway 2-1 in first Euro 2020 qualifier

  23-03-2019 22:52
  VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Sergio Ramos’ penalty goal ensured Spain beat Norway 2-1 to start its European Championship qualifying campaign on Saturday.
  The defender converted his spot kick in the “panenka” style — waiting for the goalkeeper to move before chipping the ball down the middle — in the 71st minute at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium.
  Spain dominated the first half but only Rodrigo Moreno could convert his scoring chance in the 16th.
  Norway equalized i
  
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• Wilson breaks out of scoring funk, Avs beat Blackhawks 4-2

  23-03-2019 22:49
  DENVER (AP) — Colin Wilson scored his first goal in more than a month, Philipp Grubauer stopped 29 shots and the playoff-chasing Colorado Avalanche earned their fourth straight win by holding off the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Saturday.
  J.T. Compher and Sven Andrighetto also scored. Derick Brassard added an empty-netter for an Avalanche team in the thick of the Western Conference wild-card hunt with seven games remaining. They entered the day a point behind Minnesota for the last spot, with
  
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• Giants trade for outfielder Michael Reed, deal away two OFs

  23-03-2019 22:42
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants acquired outfielder Michael Reed from Minnesota on Saturday while sending outfielder John Andreoli and cash to the Twins.
  In addition, San Francisco dealt Matt Joyce to Atlanta for cash. The Giants, under new president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, have been searching all offseason for an impact outfielder.
  Joyce had reached agreement on a minor league deal Wednesday following his release by Cleveland. Yet the Giants were looking to bala
  
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• No. 11 Missouri State stuns DePaul 89-78

  23-03-2019 22:40
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — Alexa Willard and Danielle Gitzen each scored 20 points and 11th-seeded Missouri State stunned DePaul 89-78 on Saturday, snapping the Blue Demon’s five-game winning streak in opening-round NCAA Tournament games.
  Freshman Elle Ruffridge had a career-high 15 points for the surprisingly stout Lady Bears (24-9). They’ll face No. 3 seed Iowa State, the host school, or New Mexico State on Monday after shooting 52.5 percent in the upset over the Blue Demons.
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• Kentucky shuts down Magee, beats Wofford 62-56 at NCAAs

  23-03-2019 22:38
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kentucky ended Wofford’s season in the NCAA Tournament with a stifling defensive effort on Fletcher Magee, carrying the Wildcats to the regional semifinals with a 62-56 victory Saturday.
  Reid Travis scored 14 points, including two huge free throws with 17.8 seconds left to help seal the victory for second-seeded Kentucky (29-6). The graduate student, a transfer from Stanford and one of the one of the few experienced players among coach John Calipari’s
  
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• Looking for Cinderella? Check out Anteaters and the South

  23-03-2019 22:32
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Can anyone carry the Loyola-Chicago mantle deep into this NCAA Tournament? Is there a double-digit seed left that’s capable of grabbing the nation’s imagination? Maybe one with an unusual nickname?
  Check out the South Region.
  There sits a big underdog with a distinctive mascot — the only anteater in the bracket, let alone the entire country — and more double-digit seeds still standing than in any other region. And at least one of them is guaran
  
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• Gonzaga downs Little Rock 68-51 in opening round game

  23-03-2019 22:27
  CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Katie Campbell had 15 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and fifth-seeded Gonzaga downed No. 12 seed Little Rock 68-51 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
  Zykera Rice added 18 points and six rebounds for the Bulldogs (29-4), who advance to play the winner of Saturday’s later game between No. 13 seed Boise State and host Oregon State, the fourth seed.
  Tori Lasker led the Trojans (21-10) with 16 points. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak
  
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• Braves acquire veteran OF Matt Joyce from Giants

  23-03-2019 22:23
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have purchased outfielder Matt Joyce from the San Francisco Giants, bringing in another option for their fourth outfielder spot.
  The 34-year-old Joyce joins his third team this spring. He signed a minor league deal with the Giants on Wednesday after opening spring training with the Cleveland Indians.
  Adam Duvall is hitting only .171 in his bid to make the Braves’ roster as a backup outfielder.
  Joyce hit .200 in a combined 14 games with Clevel
  
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• Joshua Kushner purchases minority stake in Memphis Grizzlies

  23-03-2019 22:13
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Joshua Kushner, the brother of President Trump’s son-in-law, has purchased a minority stake in the Memphis Grizzlies.
  A Grizzlies team spokesman has confirmed that Kushner and Brandon Arrindell “recently, in their respective individual capacities” purchased minority stakes in the franchise.
  The Grizzlies haven’t said how much of a stake they purchased.
  Kushner is the younger brother of Jared Kushner, who serves as a senior adviser to Trump.
  Jos
  
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• Yankees acquire OF Mike Tauchman from Colorado

  23-03-2019 22:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Mike Tauchman (TOCK-min) from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for left-hander Phillip Diehl.
  The 28-year-old Tauchman made his major league debut in 2017 and hit just .153 in 59 at-bats in 52 career games with Colorado. Tauchman spent the majority of the 2018 season with Triple-A Albuquerque and hit .323 with 84 runs, 26 doubles, 20 homers and 81 RBIs in 112 games.
  The 24-year-old Diehl, a 27th-round pick by the Yankees in 2016
  
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• Vintage plane, soon to become bar, tours Times Square

  23-03-2019 22:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — A vintage plane that went from flying passengers in the 1950s to running drugs in the 1970s has visited Times Square before its next transformation into a cocktail lounge at the former TWA terminal at New York’s Kennedy Airport.
  The fuselage of the 1958 Lockheed Constellation is spending the weekend in Times Square as part of a documentary about the redevelopment of Eero Saarinen’s landmark TWA Flight Center into a hotel.
  The plane arrived in New York in Novembe
  
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• Cyprus arrests Turkish Kurd terror suspect wanted by Germany

  23-03-2019 21:56
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ government spokesman says authorities have arrested a Turkish Kurd against whom Germany has launched criminal proceedings for “terrorist activities.”
  Prodromos Prodromou said in a written statement Saturday that the individual had been recognized by Cyprus as a political refugee and had been granted Cypriot travel documents. He said the person was detained on the strength of a European arrest warrant.
  Prodromou said a court on Saturday order
  
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• Atlanta police set up hotline for ‘child murders’ case

  23-03-2019 21:53
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s mayor and police chief are leading a push to re-examine evidence from a string of murders that terrorized the city’s black community between 1979 and 1981.
  As a result, authorities are being inundated with calls. Now, officials have set up a central hotline for anyone with information about the “Atlanta Child Murders” cases.
  Atlanta police urged tipsters to call 404-546-2603 and, if no one answers, callers are encouraged to leave a message f
  
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• Duke coach: Reserve Jack White unlikely to play against UCF

  23-03-2019 21:50
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Duke probably won’t be a full strength for its NCAA Tournament second-round game against UCF on Sunday with reserve forward Jack White likely to sit out a second straight game.
  White, who’s averaged more than 21 minutes a game off the bench, was out for the first-round win over North Dakota State with a hamstring injury. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said White worked out some Saturday and will test himself in warmups before Sunday’s matchup with ninth-
  
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• South Carolina, Florida State renew rivalry in NCAA tourney

  23-03-2019 21:40
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — South Carolina and Florida State will meet for the third time in the past five seasons in the NCAA Tournament — only this one is a couple of rounds earlier.
  The Gamecocks defeated the Seminoles in the Elite Eight in 2015 and 2017 in nip-and-tuck games to reach the Final Four, with South Carolina eventually winning the national championship the second time.
  On Sunday, the two teams face off again at Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the second round
  
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• Team Penske’s Power to start on pole at IndyCar Classic

  23-03-2019 21:32
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Will Power topped qualifying at the inaugural IndyCar Classic on Saturday, edging Alexander Rossi at the Circuit of the Americas.
  The Team Penske driver earned his second pole position in two races this season and 56th of his career with a lap of 1 minute, 46.0177 seconds. Power started first at St. Petersburg, Florida, and finished third to teammate Josef Newgarden.
  Power can earn a $100,000 bonus if he can back it up with a race victory on Sunday.
  IndyCar is racing f
  
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• Rally in Barcelona against new Spanish far-right party

  23-03-2019 21:27
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Several hundred people have marched in Barcelona to protest the emergence of a far-right party in Spain ahead of next month’s national elections.
  The protesters gathered Saturday behind a banner that read “Stop Vox, for a world without racism and fascism” in reference to the upstart Vox party. Others carried handmade signs, including one that said “There aren’t too many immigrants, there are too many racists!”
  Spain hadn’t h
  
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• No. 1 Osaka loses in 3rd round at Miami; Serena withdraws

  23-03-2019 21:26
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Top-ranked Naomi Osaka lost Saturday to tour veteran Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan in the third round of the Miami Open, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
  The upset came shortly after eight-time champion Serena Williams withdrew, blaming a left knee injury.
  Osaka’s departure matched the earliest ever in the tournament by a top-seeded woman. It was the first time in 64 matches that Osaka lost after winning the first set.
  The 33-year-old Hsieh closed out match point with a forehan
  
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• Phoenix police: Man dies after reported accidental shooting

  23-03-2019 21:25
  PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say detectives are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man in what was reported to be an accidental shooting.
  Sgt. Tommy Thompson says Pablo Tinoco died at a hospital after he was shot in a leg Friday night.
  Thompson says Tinoco was among several people who were drinking and handling a gun in a residence when it discharged.
  The post Phoenix police: Man dies after reported accidental shooting appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Thousands rally against leaders in Serbia, Montenegro

  23-03-2019 21:22
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia against populist President Aleksandar Vucic after political tensions soared last weekend when protesters burst into the state TV building angry over the station’s reporting that they view as biased.
  Whistle-blowing crowds on Saturday returned in front of the public broadcaster’s headquarters in downtown Belgrade but the gathering passed without incidents.
  Scuffles with police erupted inside the TV building last
  
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• Busch grabs win No. 201 with another Truck Series victory

  23-03-2019 21:17
  MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kyle Busch remained undefeated in the Truck Series this season with yet another victory Saturday at Martinsville Speedway.
  Busch has won all three Truck Series races he’s entered this year, and his latest victory is the 201st national series win of his career. He’s off to an unbelievable start to the season with seven wins — including back-to-back victories in the Cup Series — and his lowest finish in any race is sixth.
  Busch now has 54 care
  
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• Magnitude 6.1 quake rattles nerves in southwestern Colombia

  23-03-2019 21:07
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck in Colombia shook buildings and frightened residents, but does not appear to have caused any damage.
  The U.S. Geological Survey reports the mid-afternoon quake Saturday took place near El Dovio, about 200 miles (325 kilometers) south of Medellin.
  Colombians reported feeling the quake as far away as the capital city of Bogota.
  Colombia’s disaster agency says a preliminary examination indicates it did not inflict any damage
  
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• Devils win in shootout for Arizona’s 4th straight loss

  23-03-2019 21:07
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Blake Coleman and Pavel Zacha scored in the fifth and sixth rounds of the shootout and New Jersey Devils hurt Arizona’s playoff chances with a 2-1 victory Saturday, sending the Coyotes to their fourth straight loss.
  Drew Stafford scored in regulation for New Jersey, and MacKenzie Blackwood made 23 saves in regulation and stopped five of six chances in the shootout.
  Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for Arizona while Darcy Kuemper had 31 saves.
  Coleman scored the first s
  
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• Venezuela lays out accusations against Guaido’s top aide

  23-03-2019 20:58
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government is laying out accusations against a jailed top aide to opposition leader Juan Guaido.
  Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez went on state television Saturday alleging that Roberto Marrero was the ringleader of a plot to bring hitmen from Central America to Venezuela to carry out assassinations.
  He showed screen grabs of cell phone conversations that he said are proof Marrero was orchestrating the hitmen’s payment.
  Marrero was t
  
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• Mangakahia scores 21, leads Syracuse past Fordham 70-49

  23-03-2019 20:53
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse guard Tiana Mangakahia just missed a triple-double with 21 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to lead the third-seeded Orange past No. 14 Fordham 70-49 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
  Gabrielle Cooper had 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting for the Orange (25-8) and forward Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi had 10 points. Mangakahia also had five steals.
  The Orange, who will face South Dakota State in a second-round game Monday, held Fordham (25-9) to 29
  
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• Bailey powers Islanders past Flyers 4-2

  23-03-2019 20:53
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josh Bailey scored twice, stopping a 12-game drought, and the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Saturday.
  Nick Leddy and Brock Nelson also scored for New York, which had dropped two in a row and three of four overall.Robin Lehner made 22 stops.
  The Islanders (43-25-7) moved within a point of idle Washington for first place in the Metropolitan Division.
  Robert Hagg and Shayne Gostisbehere scored for Philadelphia, and Carter Hart made 36 saves.
  The Fl
  
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• UCLA holds on to eject Tennessee from NCAAs with 89-77 win

  23-03-2019 20:48
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — UCLA put a rapid end to Tennessee’s 38th consecutive appearance in the women’s NCAA Tournament, blunting a second-half comeback bid and using an impressive performance by Michaela Onyenwere to secure an 89-77 opening-round victory Saturday.
  After squeezing into the tournament with an at-large bid, the No. 11 seeded Lady Volunteers erased a 17-point deficit before losing in the first round for only the second time in school history. The only other time i
  
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• Patriots owner apologizes in Florida prostitution case

  23-03-2019 20:44
  MIAMI (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is apologizing after being charged in a Florida massage parlor prostitution investigation.
  In a statement Saturday, Kraft acknowledged disappointing family, friends, co-workers, fans “and many others who rightfully hold me to a higher standard.”
  Kraft said he has “extraordinary respect for women,” adding that his morals were shaped by his late wife.
  He said he expected to be judged by his actions, not just his apo
  
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• Colley’s late layup lifts Spartans over Chippewas, 88-87

  23-03-2019 20:40
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Shay Colley’s driving layup with 7.6 seconds left lifted No. 9-seed Michigan State to an 88-87 victory over No. 8 Central Michigan in a first-round NCAA Tournament game on Saturday.
  The Chippewas had one final chance, but Micaela Kelly’s off-balance, hurried 15-footer at the buzzer was off the mark. Central Michigan had taken an 87-86 lead on Presley Hudson’s 3-pointer with 20.3 seconds remaining.
  The miss sent the Spartans (21-11), coached by Cent
  
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• Reds’ Scooter Gennett will miss first few months of season

  23-03-2019 20:33
  GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds All-Star second baseman Scooter Gennett will miss the opening months of the season with a severe groin strain.
  Gennett got hurt while making a play on a ground ball hit by Milwaukee’s Yasmani Grandal on Friday. He had an MRI, and the Reds said Saturday that he’s expected to miss two to three months.
  The injury forces the Reds to rearrange their infield — which had been one set area of the team — heading into the season opener T
  
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• Report: Fatal flight’s pilot overtaxed copter’s capabilities

  23-03-2019 20:29
  PHOENIX (AP) — Federal investigators say a pilot flew a medical helicopter beyond its capabilities on a high-speed, low-level flight across mountainous east-central Arizona before it hit a slope on a ridge, killing two of the crew members aboard.
  A National Transportation Safety Board final report on the Dec. 15, 2015 crash said the pilot lost control of the helicopter as the combination of high speed and other factors overtaxed the helicopter’s hydraulics system.
  The report released
  
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• Timberwolves: Rose has surgery to remove elbow bone chips

  23-03-2019 20:27
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose has undergone arthroscopic surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow.
  The Timberwolves announced Saturday that Rose had the procedure done at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The Wolves previously said Rose was unlikely to play again this season. They’re already eliminated from playoff contention.
  Rose signed a one-year contract after joining the Wolves for the final few weeks of last season and their playof
  
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• Findings of Trump-Russia report expected Sunday as Democrats vow further probes

  23-03-2019 20:27
  WASHINGTON/WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. attorney general’s summary of a special counsel report on an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Moscow will not be delivered to lawmakers on Saturday, an official said, as Democrats vowed to investigate beyond the inquiry.William Barr, the top U.S. law enforcement official, was examining a report sent to him on Friday by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, aimin
  
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• Brazil held by Panama to 1-1 in friendly played in Portugal

  23-03-2019 20:26
  PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Brazil was held by Panama to 1-1 in a friendly played in Portugal on Saturday.
  Lucas Paqueta opened the scoring for Brazil in the 32nd minute from a pass by Casemiro, only for Panama’s Adolfo Machado to equalize with a header four minutes later at FC Porto’s Dragao stadium.
  Brazil midfielder Casemiro hit the crossbar midway through the second half.
  Brazil will play the Czech Republic in Prague on Tuesday in another friendly.
  Star striker Neymar is not on
  
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• Pompeo tours Lebanese historical preserved with US funds

  23-03-2019 20:07
  BYBLOS, Lebanon (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan spent much of the second and last day of their visit to Lebanon touring historical churches and a centuries-old citadel in this coastal city.
  Saturday’s tour in Byblos and a nearby village came a day after Pompeo blasted the militant Hezbollah group calling on the Lebanese people to stand up to the group’s “criminality.”
  Pompeo began his day by visiting the site where a new U.S. embassy co
  
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• Leslie, NC State beat Maine 63-51 in 1st round of NCAA

  23-03-2019 20:05
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kiara Leslie scored 20 points and North Carolina State beat Maine 63-51 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
  Freshman Elissa Cunane added 16 points in her first tournament game and Kai Crutchfield had 14 points to help the third-seeded Wolfpack (27-5) advance to the second round of the Greensboro Regional. They will face sixth-seeded Kentucky (25-7) on Monday.
  N.C. State shot 46 percent, raced out to a big halftime lead and spent the second half holdi
  
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