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• Josh Rosen congratulates Murray on replacing him in Arizona

  27-04-2019 23:45
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Quarterback Josh Rosen has posted a video on Twitter to congratulate his replacement with the Arizona Cardinals, Kyler Murray, and to wish the team well.
  Rosen also said he couldn’t be more excited to join the Miami Dolphins and is ready to attack a new chapter in his life.
  Rosen was supplanted by Murray as the Cardinals’ quarterback of the future after only one season when they traded him to the Dolphins on Friday for two draft picks. The Cardinals used the
  
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• ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host becomes chairman of Michigan college

  27-04-2019 23:43
  HILLSDALE, Mich. (AP) — Pat Sajak will take a “C” for Chairman. Hillsdale College in Michigan says the “Wheel of Fortune” host will lead the governing board at the small liberal arts school. Sajak has served on the board for more than a dozen years.
  Sajak tells campus newspaper The Collegian that he’s been preparing for months to succeed William Brodbeck by spending more time on campus with students and staff. College President Larry Arnn says Sajak has &ldquo
  
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• Texas man accused in fatal Colorado crash appears in court

  27-04-2019 23:42
  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Court documents say that a speeding semitruck passed a runaway truck ramp before plowing into other vehicles on a crowded highway near Denver, killing four people and injuring at least six others.
  The truck driver, 23-year-old Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, of Houston, made his first court appearance Saturday after being arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide.
  State District Judge Chris Zenisek set $400,000 bond. Aguilera-Mederos, who suffered minor injuries in th
  
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• The Latest: Wounded children’s injuries non-life threatening

  27-04-2019 23:38
  HUGO, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting and wounding of three children by police in Oklahoma (all times local):
  4:30 p.m.
  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says three children wounded when a police officer fired at a robbery suspect suffered non-life threatening injuries.
  OSBI spokeswoman Brook Arbeitman said Saturday that the 5-, 4-, and 1-year-old children were taken to a Tulsa-area hospital following Friday’s shooting in Hugo. Their names and conditions were not rel
  
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• Authorities say 1 woman dies from wounds in shooting at Southern California synagogue; 19-year-old man in custody

  27-04-2019 23:28
  POWAY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say 1 woman dies from wounds in shooting at Southern California synagogue; 19-year-old man in custody.
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• Court overturns verdict against officer sued after shooting

  27-04-2019 23:24
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland appeals court has overturned a jury verdict against a Baltimore police officer sued by the family of a man he shot.
  The Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that any prudent officer could reasonably have made the same decision David Austin did to shoot Jeffrey Blair as Blair charged him after a February 2015 traffic stop.
  The court said a judge erred in denying Austin’s motion for judgment in his favor at the end of trial testimony. The jury later retur
  
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• Timbers beat Toronto FC 2-1 in windy conditions

  27-04-2019 23:23
  TORONTO (AP) — Jeremy Ebobisse broke a tie on a diving header in the 70th minute in the Portland Timbers’ 2-1 victory over Toronto FC in windy conditions Saturday.
  Bill Tuiloma tied it for Portland (2-5-1) in the 22nd minute on a volley off a corner kick. The Timbers won for the first time at BMO Field.
  Jonathan Osorio opened the scoring for Toronto (4-2-1) in the 20th.
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• Father arrested after daughter wounded by shotgun blast

  27-04-2019 23:22
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a 26-year-old Glendale man arrested in the shooting of his 6-year-old daughter told police he was cleaning a shotgun and explaining gun safety to her before he dropped the loaded weapon and it discharged, critically wounding her.
  Eldon Mcinville was arrested Thursday and remained jailed Saturday on suspicion of child abuse/reckless and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Court records don’t list a defense attorney who could comment on his behalf.
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• Ozuna has 5 RBIs to lead Cardinals to 6-3 win over Reds

  27-04-2019 23:19
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Saturday.
  Ozuna’s 10th home run of the season came after the Reds took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third.
  Ozuna became the third Cardinals player to hit at least 10 home runs in March and April, joining Mark McGwire who hit 11 in 1998 and Albert Pujols who holds the franchise mark with 14 in 2006.
  Ozuna gave the Cardinals a 5-2 lead in the fifth whe
  
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• With Messi at his best, Barcelona had no title rival

  27-04-2019 23:12
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Without Cristiano Ronaldo around to at least keep it interesting, a spectacular Lionel Messi had no rival to stop him from helping Barcelona successfully defend its Spanish league title.
  Barcelona clinched the crown with three rounds left on Saturday, after Messi scored to beat Levante 1-0 at Camp Nou.
  But this was coming for a long time. Barcelona lost only two games in 35 rounds, and opened up a significant lead early in the season.
  It brushed off the only timid a
  
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• Harrison wins 4th straight Drake title in 100 hurdles

  27-04-2019 23:12
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Keni Harrison cruised to her fourth straight win in the 100-meter hurdles on Saturday at the Drake Relays, joining Lolo Jones as the only women in meet history to do so.
  Harrison crossed in a wind-aided 12.65 seconds on a miserable day at Drake Stadium, where temperatures plunged into the high 30s with a steady rain and a wind chill that made it feel below freezing at times.
  Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Harrison’s training partner, was second at 12.85. Canadian Phyl
  
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• Browns coach not upset with Odell Beckham’s camp absence

  27-04-2019 23:09
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens says he’s not upset with star receiver Odell Beckham for skipping the team’s voluntary offseason workout program.
  Beckham was traded to Cleveland in March after four sometimes bumpy seasons with the New York Giants.
  However, he’s not practicing with his new teammates, including quarterback Baker Mayfield, and training in California.
  Kitchens would prefer if Beckham was with the Browns, but said he’s had dail
  
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• Greek bishop skips holy object’s arrival at military airport

  27-04-2019 23:00
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A lantern carrying a flame lit in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher Church has been welcomed to Greece with honors reserved for visiting heads of state on the eve of Orthodox Easter.
  But a senior cleric boycotted the ceremony, miffed that the holy flame wasn’t arriving at the airport within his territorial jurisdiction.
  Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia told Greek network Skai TV he learned Friday that the plane carrying the revered object would land at a militar
  
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• Biologists find trash in belly of stranded baby dolphin

  27-04-2019 22:56
  FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A rare deep-water dolphin stranded on a Florida beach and later euthanized had a stomach full of trash.
  Biologists said they found two plastic bags and a shredded balloon during a necropsy of the young rough-toothed dolphin after it washed ashore in Fort Myers Beach earlier this week.
  Animal experts said the rough-toothed dolphin was emaciated and in poor health. Florida Today reports such a young dolphin should have still been with its mother but somehow woun
  
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• Tom Pernice Jr.-Scott Hoch open 3-shot lead in Legends

  27-04-2019 22:50
  RIDGEDALE, Mo. (AP) — Tom Pernice Jr. and Scott Hoch stretched their lead to three strokes Saturday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf, shooting a 6-under 48 on the Top of the Rock par-3 course at Big Cedar Lodge.
  After opening with a 9-under 62 on Friday in best-ball play at Ozarks National to take a one-stroke lead, Pernice and Hoch had seven birdies and a bogey on two trips around the par-3 layout, playing modified alternate shot in one nine and best ball in
  
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• Chiefs add cornerback Fenton on Day 3 of draft

  27-04-2019 22:46
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs used their initial pick on the final day of the NFL draft to select Rashad Fenton, a cornerback out of South Carolina who can play multiple positions on defense.
  The Chiefs had to wait until late in the sixth round Saturday to add to their roster.
  Fenton is another piece Kansas City can use as it shifts to a 4-3 defense under new coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. The club has been busy fixing one of the NFL’s worst defenses this offseason, an
  
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• NY Times apologizes for cartoon with ‘anti-Semitic tropes’

  27-04-2019 22:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has apologized for an anti-Semitic cartoon that appeared in the newspaper’s international edition.
  It showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dachshund wearing a Star of David collar and leading a blind and skullcap-wearing U.S. President Donald Trump.
  The Times says the image “included anti-Semitic tropes.” The cartoon appeared Thursday in print.
  A tweet from the New York Times Opinion account Saturday said the image &ldqu
  
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• Barcelona wins 26th Spanish league title

  27-04-2019 22:38
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona wins 26th Spanish league title.
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• Norwich promoted to EPL after 3-year absence

  27-04-2019 22:37
  LONDON (AP) — Norwich is returning to the English Premier League after a three-year absence, and Sheffield United is likely to be promoted, too.
  Norwich, from eastern England, clinched one of the two automatic promotion places from the second-tier League Championship by beating Blackburn 2-1 on Saturday.
  Norwich’s return to the world’s richest soccer league has been overseen by Daniel Farke, who joined the club in 2017 after coaching Borussia Dortmund’s second team.
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• Buccaneers draft Utah kicker Matt Gay in 5th round

  27-04-2019 22:36
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected Utah’s Matt Gay early in the fifth round Saturday of the NFL draft, ending a string of five consecutive selections used to secure help for one of the league’s worst defenses.
  In two college seasons, Gay set a school record with eight field goals of 50-plus yards and compiled the second-best career field goal percentage (86.2 in Utes’ history by converting 56 of 65 attempts.
  The Bucs can only hope Gay, the 2017 Lou
  
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• Connecticut’s drug drop boxes can be found on Google Maps

  27-04-2019 22:33
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s drug drop boxes can now be found with the touch of a keystroke.
  The Department of Consumer Protection says Connecticut is now part of a 12-state pilot program that allows people to find the drop box locations through Google Maps by searching “drug disposal near me.”
  Connecticut is joining Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont and Wisconsin in the program which encourages t
  
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• The Latest: Pittsburgh offers condolences after shooting

  27-04-2019 22:31
  POWAY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a synagogue in Southern California (all times local):
  4:15 p.m.
  Pittsburgh officials hearing of the synagogue shooting in California are offering sympathy from the city that six months ago was the site of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history.
  Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said Saturday that their thoughts were with those in the San Diego area and “we understand this heartache all too well.”
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• The Latest: Hospital treats 4 injured in synagogue shooting

  27-04-2019 22:31
  POWAY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a synagogue in Southern California (all times local):
  1:30 p.m.
  A hospital says it’s treating four people injured in a synagogue outside San Diego but didn’t know the extent of their injuries.
  Derryl Acosta, a spokesman for Palomar Health Medical Center Hospital, says the four patients were admitted around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
  San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit said there was no known threat after a man was detained in the shoo
  
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• Latest: Trump praises guard for actions during attack

  27-04-2019 22:31
  POWAY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a synagogue in Southern California (all times local):
  6:15 p.m.
  President Donald Trump praised law enforcement’s “incredible response” to the attack at a synagogue near San Diego that left one dead and three wounded.
  Trump, who was speaking at a Saturday rally in Wisconsin, singled out an off-duty Border Patrol agent “who returned fire.”
  San Diego County Sheriff William Gore says the Border Patrol agent was work
  
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• Latest: Rabbi identifies the victims of synagogue shooting

  27-04-2019 22:31
  POWAY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a synagogue in Southern California (all times local):
  10:20 p.m.
  A Jewish leader has identified the victims of a shooting at a synagogue in a suburb of San Diego.
  Rabbi Yonah Fradkin, executive director of Chabad of San Diego County, says in a statement that Lori Kaye, 60, of Poway was killed. He says those injured in the shooting Saturday were Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, Noya Dahan, 8, Almog Peretz, 34.
  “In the face of senseless hate we
  
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• Nearly 700 from LA universities still in measles quarantine

  27-04-2019 22:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 700 people possibly exposed to measles at two Los Angeles universities are still quarantined three days after health officials ordered the precautions to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease.
  A spokesman for California State University, Los Angeles, said Saturday that 106 staff members and 550 students have been told to stay at home and avoid contact with others.
  Thirty students and employees from the University of California, Los Angeles, remain qu
  
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• Hospital says it’s treating four people injured in a synagogue shooting near San Diego but their conditions are unclear

  27-04-2019 22:24
  POWAY, Calif. (AP) — Hospital says it’s treating four people injured in a synagogue shooting near San Diego but their conditions are unclear.
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• Reddick holds on for Xfinity win at Talladega Superspeedway

  27-04-2019 22:23
  TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Tyler Reddick held off Gray Gaulding in a two-lap shootout to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway for his first victory of the year.
  Reddick withstood a last-lap move by Gaulding to survive the caution-packed race. Nobody could get by him after a restart from the eighth caution, a red flag after a seven-car wreck.
  Gaulding took second for his best series finish and Christopher Bell was third.
  Reddick also won the $100,000 bonus as t
  
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• Packers add defensive lineman Kingsley Keke in 5th round

  27-04-2019 22:20
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Packers went back to the defensive side of the ball with their first pick of Day 3 of the NFL draft, adding Texas A&M lineman Kingsley Keke on Saturday’s fifth round.
  The 6-foot-2, 288-pound Keke, a three-year starter on the Aggies’ defensive line, was the No. 150 overall pick. He had seven sacks, 11 tackles for loss and 51 total tackles last season while starting all 13 games his senior year at defensive end.
  Keke was the second consecutive Texas
  
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• Man found in attic pleads guilty to harassment, trespassing

  27-04-2019 22:09
  FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man who was found in his ex-wife’s attic has pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment and trespassing and agreed to spend two years in prison.
  The Casa Grande Dispatch reports that Mojarro-Parra of Maricopa had been barred from visiting the home after a restraining order was filed against him and that prosecutors agreed to drop charges of burglary and theft.
  Police had said after Mojarro-Parra was arrested March 7 that there were indications that some
  
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• Fun meets anti-bullying effort at annual Sikh Day Parade

  27-04-2019 22:05
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Madison Avenue was awash with live Indian music, food and dancing as it hosted the city’s annual Sikh (SEEK’) Day Parade.
  Saturday’s celebration came with an effort to raise funds for a national TV ad campaign aimed at combating what organizers say is the bullying of Sikh children, especially those wearing the turban that is their traditional headwear.
  The hourslong Manhattan parade is hosted by the New York-based Sikh Cultural Society.
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• PCSD investigating report of shots fired near Ina, La Canada

  27-04-2019 22:04
  PIMA COUNTY — The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a report of shots fired on Ina, near La Canada.Shooting investigation on the north side. pic.twitter.com/zXDhooLtxx
  — Emil_zarev (@zarev_emil) April 27, 2019According to officials, the report came in before noon Saturday.
  There are currently no reports of any suspects. Additional information is not available at this time.
  Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest on this developing story.
   
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• Sheriff: Shooting at California synagogue leaves injuries

  27-04-2019 22:00
  POWAY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Southern California say a shooting at a synagogue has left people injured but the extent is unclear.
  San Diego County sheriff’s office also said Saturday on Twitter that a man has been detained in connection with the shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue.
  It’s in the city of Poway just over 20 miles north of San Diego.
  Officials say deputies were called just before 11:30 a.m.
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• Héber lifts NYCFC to 1-1 draw with Orlando City

  27-04-2019 22:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Héber Araújo dos Santos scored on a putback in the 51st minute and New York City FC played to a 1-1 draw with Orlando City on Saturday.
  Héber’s equalizer for NYCFC (2-1-6) was set up by Maxi Moralez’s shot, which Brian Rowe saved with a rebound off the near post.
  Nani opened the scoring in the 18th minute, pouncing on Maxime Chanot’s failed clear attempt and slotting it home. Nani has five goals in the last four games for Orlando City
  
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• Trump swats golf balls by day, probably Mueller report later

  27-04-2019 21:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After swatting golf balls by day with Japan’s prime minister, there’s a good chance President Donald Trump will try to take shots at the Mueller report on Saturday night.
  He’s picked Green Bay, Wisconsin, for his first political rally since the bulk of the report by special counsel Robert Mueller was made public.
  Trump has made plenty of lacerating comments about the report, and the crowd probably expects more.
  Trump is again skipping the White House Cor
  
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• San Diego County sheriff: Man detained in connection with shooting at synagogue; injuries reported but extent is unclear

  27-04-2019 21:50
  POWAY, Calif. (AP) — San Diego County sheriff: Man detained in connection with shooting at synagogue; injuries reported but extent is unclear.
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• Venezuelan government denounces regional OAS forum

  27-04-2019 21:49
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has staged a rally to celebrate its split with a key regional forum, the Organization of American States.
  Supporters of Maduro on Saturday attended the rally in the Venezuelan capital to denounce the 35-member OAS, whose council voted this month to recognize an envoy selected by opposition leader Juan Guaidó. A minority of countries voted against the resolution.
  In 2017, Maduro started a two-year
  
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• Vikings add Samia in 4th round, Cameron Smith in 5th round

  27-04-2019 21:46
  EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings moved up in the fourth round of the NFL draft on Saturday to select Oklahoma offensive lineman Dru Samia with the 114th pick from Seattle.
  The Vikings made another trade, moving down in a deal with New England in the fifth and ended up with USC linebacker Cameron Smith at No. 162.
  Vikings general manager Rick Spielman is trying to help franchise quarterback Kirk Cousins and an offense that was 20th in yards and 19th in points last season, while the
  
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• Arizona history project displays photos of 4 Corners region

  27-04-2019 21:44
  PHOENIX (AP) — A collection of photos taken in the Four Corners region by a prominent Arizona ranching family during the late 19th and early 20th centuries is being called a snapshot of history.
  The State of Arizona Research Library says the selection of images from the Wetherill family’s collection can be viewed online at http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/weth as part of the Arizona Memory Project.
  Curatorial Specialist Jannelle Weakly says the Wetherills were rancher
  
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• Texans take defensive end Charles Omenihu in 5th round

  27-04-2019 21:28
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans selected defensive end Charles Omenihu in the fifth round Saturday with the 161st pick.
  The previous time the Texans selected a defensive end in the draft came in 2017 when Houston chose Clemson’s Carlos Watkins with the 142nd pick. Houston has addressed the defense with two of its first five picks.
  Omenihu is the fifth player in franchise history taken from Texas. The previous Longhorn taken was running back D’Onta Foreman in 2017.
  At Texas, O
  
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• Jaguars draft Temple’s Armstead, continue to revamp RB room

  27-04-2019 21:18
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars made another move to revamp their running backs room by selecting Temple’s Ryquell Armstead in the fifth round of the NFL draft.
  The Jaguars chose the 5-foot-11, 215-pound Armstead with the second pick in the round Saturday, No. 140 overall.
  Armstead ran for 2,812 yards and 34 touchdowns in four years with the Owls. He had 1,098 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns in 10 games as a senior in 2018. He covered the 40-yard dash in 4.45 secon
  
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• Tennessee mayor arrested days before election

  27-04-2019 21:15
  RED BOILING SPRINGS, Tenn. (AP) — A mayor in Tennessee who is up for re-election has been arrested after police say he tried to get a pill press that had been used to make illegal drugs.
  The Macon County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday arrested Red Boiling Springs Mayor Joel Coe on charges of criminal conspiracy and tampering with evidence. He’s up for re-election Saturday against two opponents.
  WZTV-TV obtained the arrest affidavit and first reported it .
  The affidavit says Coe w
  
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• Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez scratched with back spasms

  27-04-2019 21:14
  BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez has been scratched from Saturday’s game against Tampa Bay because of back spasms.
  Martinez, who was in the original lineup hitting cleanup as the DH, was replaced by Steve Pearce, who was inserted into the seventh spot in the batting order.
  Martinez is batting a team best for regulars at .340 with four homers and 13 RBIs.
  Xander Bogaerts was moved up from fifth to the cleanup spot.
  Pearce, the World Series MVP last fall, is struggling with
  
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• Mom says Oklahoma police shot 3 of her kids in head or face

  27-04-2019 21:05
  HUGO, Okla. (AP) — The mother of three children wounded when Oklahoma police fired at a man in a pickup truck who was suspected of robbing a restaurant says two of her kids suffered head wounds and the third was shot in the face.
  “My 4-year-old daughter was shot in the head, and she has a bullet in her brain, and my 5-year-old has a skull fracture,” Olivia Hill told Sherman, Texas, news station KXII-TV . “My 1-year-old baby has gunshot wounds on her face.”
  
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• Rams make 6th trade, moving up to grab local product Gaines

  27-04-2019 21:04
  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams made their sixth trade of the draft Saturday, moving up to select Washington defensive tackle Greg Gaines.
  The Rams traded two fifth-round picks to New England for a fourth-rounder and a seventh-rounder. The deal was the third of the draft between the two conference champions.
  Los Angeles then used that 134th overall pick on Gaines, who grew up in nearby La Habra. The bulky lineman from the Pac-12 champions is a potential nose tackle for th
  
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• Panthers add edge rusher Miller, running back Scarlett

  27-04-2019 21:03
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers selected another edge rusher in Alabama’s Christian Miller in the fourth round of the NFL draft before adding running back Jordan Scarlett from Florida in the fifth round.
  That leaves Carolina with only one draft pick remaining Saturday, a sixth-round selection.
  Miller is the son Corey Miller, who played nine seasons as a linebacker in the NFL, mostly with the New York Giants.
  The 6-foot-3, 247-pound Miller only started four games last season for t
  
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• Yemeni officials say bombing kills 7 family members

  27-04-2019 21:01
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security officials say seven family members have been killed in a bombing in the country’s southern Dhale province.
  The officials say the seven, including two women, are from one family and were killed Saturday in the district of Qataba.
  The Houthi rebels say a suspected airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition hit the family vehicle, while officials from the internationally recognized government say Houthi shells killed the family.
  Yemen has been embroiled in a
  
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• Vehicle crash kills 16 migrants in Morocco, injures 17 more

  27-04-2019 20:57
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities say 16 people from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have died in a vehicle accident between the coastal cities of Saidia and Nador.
  Police said 17 other migrants were injured when the vehicle crashed into an irrigation canal on Saturday. They were taken to Berkane Provincial Hospital.
  Officers are searching for the driver, who fled after the accident.
  The public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation of what caused the crash and the circ
  
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• Browns stay defensive on third day of NFL draft

  27-04-2019 20:53
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns stayed defensive on the third day of the NFL draft, selecting Miami cornerback Sheldrick Redwine and Alabama linebacker Mack Wilson.
  Looking to add depth and toughness, general manager John Dorsey used his first four picks on defensive players.
  On Friday, the Browns, who didn’t have a first-round pick after trading it to the Giants in the deal for star receiver Odell Beckham Jr., selected LSU cornerback Greedy Williams and BYU linebacker Sione
  
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• New Seahawks WR already has connection with Russell Wilson

  27-04-2019 20:13
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — New Seattle wide receiver Gary Jennings already has a connection with the quarterback he’s about to start catching passes from.
  He was once coached on a YMCA youth basketball team by Russell Wilson back in Richmond, Virginia.
  “I don’t know if it was that competitive. We couldn’t even press, I don’t think,” Jennings said. “It was cool because he was a star player at the school, and he had a chance to be able to coach.”
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