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• Pitt passes for 6 TDs, Ball State routs Fordham 57-29

  07-09-2019 23:55
  MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Drew Pitt passed for 439 yards and a school-record-tying six touchdowns and Ball State won its 10th straight home opener with a 57-29 victory over Fordham on Saturday.
  Pitt’s passing yardage is the fourth highest in team history and the 57 points is the Cardinals’ fourth highest total all-time. The Cardinals scored a team-record 66 points in a 1977 win over Cal Poly Pomona. Pitt’s six TD passes matched the mark set by Keith Wenning in 2013 in a win ove
  
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• Youngstown State rolls over Howard 54-28

  07-09-2019 23:52
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Nathan Mays threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Joe Alessi rushed for two scores and Youngstown State amassed 640 total yards of offense in beating Howard 54-28 on Saturday for its second straight win.
  It was Youngstown State’s sixth-most total yards in school history and the most since 638 yards against Indiana State in 2017.
  The Penguins gained 454 total rushing yards — the fourth-most in school history — led by Braxton Chapman’
  
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• Udinski throws 4 TD passes, VMI routs Mars Hill, 63-21

  07-09-2019 23:42
  LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Reece Udinski threw four touchdown passes and Alex Ramsey ran for two more as VMI won its first home opener since 2015 by routing Division II Mars Hill, 63-21 on Saturday.
  Udinski hooked up with Javeon Lara on a 50-yard touchdown in a 56-17 loss at Marshall last week and found him with two more against the Mountain Lions, including a 26-yard strike less than three minutes into the game. Lara led the team with seven touchdown catches a year ago and had a 12-yard snare
  
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• Giroud, Kane and Ronaldo on target in Euro 2020 qualifying

  07-09-2019 23:40
  PARIS (AP) — While Olivier Giroud fights to start for Chelsea, his France place looks rock solid heading toward the European Championship next year.
  By which time he might well have overtaken Michel Platini in France’s scoring charts.
  Giroud took his international tally to 36 with the second goal in Group H leader France’s 4-1 home win against Albania in qualifying for Euro 2020 on Friday. Only France greats Platini with 41 and Thierry Henry with 52 have more goals for Les Bleu
  
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• New England Patriots sign Antonio Brown on same day the disgruntled receiver was released by Oakland Raiders

  07-09-2019 23:33
  ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — New England Patriots sign Antonio Brown on same day the disgruntled receiver was released by Oakland Raiders.
  The post New England Patriots sign Antonio Brown on same day the disgruntled receiver was released by Oakland Raiders appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Brazil’s president again stresses sovereignty over Amazon

  07-09-2019 23:31
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has overseen independence day celebrations with a renewed assertion of his country’s sovereignty over the Amazon.
  The president said Saturday that Brazil “cannot continue and will not continue to be passive” in the face of threats to his sovereignty. He stressed: “The Brazilian Amazon is ours.”
  He gave no names, but Bolsonaro has repeatedly accused French President Emmanuel Macron of trying to meddle in
  
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• Lake’s scoring debut helps Mercer romp past Presbyterian

  07-09-2019 23:26
  CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Rob Lake made the first catch of his collegiate career a good one as he hauled in a 98-yard touchdown toss from Robert Riddle and Mercer went on to pummel Presbyterian College 45-7 on Saturday afternoon.
  Lake’s initial catch of his career was also the longest offensive play in Mercer history. Lake broke behind the defense and Riddle hit him in stride on Mercer’s 40 to give the Bears a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.
  Riddle figured in all four scores in the
  
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• Opioid talks at impasse; Purdue bankruptcy filing expected

  07-09-2019 23:25
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Attempts to reach a nationwide settlement over the opioid crisis with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have hit an impasse, and the company is expected to file for bankruptcy.
  State attorneys general for Tennessee and North Carolina have been leading the negotiations. They sent a message Saturday to other attorneys general saying the Sackler family, which owns Purdue, had rejected two offers from the states and declined to offer counterproposals.
  As a result, the attorneys ge
  
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• Chargers kicker Michael Badgley ruled doubtful for opener

  07-09-2019 23:15
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers kicker Michael Badgley has been downgraded to doubtful for Sunday’s regular-season opener against Indianapolis.
  Badgley suffered a groin injury during Friday’s practice. Coach Anthony Lynn said then that if Badgley was unable to play, Ty Long would handle both punting and kicking duties. Long did both the past two seasons with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League.
  Badgley signed with the Chargers midway throug
  
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• Rough seas suspend search for final victim of boat fire

  07-09-2019 22:35
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — The search for the final victim of a boat fire off the Southern California coast has been suspended until early next week because of gusty winds and rough seas.
  Authorities said they also suspended efforts to salvage the Conception off of Santa Cruz Island because the conditions were expected to last through the weekend.
  Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Lt. Erik Raney says the Conception has been secured underwater, where it will remain until it is safe to
  
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• The Latest: Researcher tied to Epstein quits NY Times board

  07-09-2019 22:33
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on Jeffery Epstein’s ties to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (all times local):
  8:55 p.m.
  The director of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology research lab who resigned from the university over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein has also resigned from the boards of The New York Times Co. and of two foundations.
  Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger and the company’s president, Mark Thompson, said in a companywide email Saturday that former Med
  
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• Johnston throws 4 TD passes, UAB beats Akron 31-20

  07-09-2019 22:31
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Johnston III passed for 319 yards and four touchdowns, including a 76-yarder to Myron Mitchell, and UAB held off Akron 31-20 on Saturday in the programs’ first gridiron meeting.
  The Blazers took a 7-6 first-quarter lead on Johnston’s 49-yard TD pass to Kendall Parham, then scored 24 unanswered points before the Zips mounted a fourth-quarter comeback after stopping the Blazers on downs.
  Johnston, 15-of-24 passing with one interception, hit Austin Watkins
  
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• Flood Advisory issued September 7 at 1:27PM MST until September 7 at 3:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  07-09-2019 22:27
  The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
  * Small Stream Flood Advisory for…North central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona…
  * Until 330 PM MST.
  * At 126 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Radar estimates show nearly two inches of rain hasfallen in some areas within the advisory. This will cause smallstream flooding in the advisory area.
  * Flooding will remain over mainly remote areas of north centralCochise County.
  This includes Route 18
  
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• Huntley leads No. 13 Utah past Northern Illinois 35-17

  07-09-2019 22:18
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tyler Huntley passed for one touchdown and ran for another as No. 13 Utah held Northern Illinois to 69 yards in the second half and beat the Huskies 35-17 on Saturday.
  After a shaky first half, the Utah defense clamped down on the Huskies with an effective pass rush, an interception and a fourth-down stop.
  Huntley finished 14 for 19 for 214 yards and ran for 38 yards, without a sack for second straight game.
  Northern Illinois kept pace with Utah in the first two quart
  
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• Harper hand X-rays negative, Phils star still gets day off

  07-09-2019 22:18
  NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper is being held out of the lineup a night after taking a pitch off his right hand.
  X-rays were negative and manager Gabe Kapler was confident there were no fractures in the hand after Harper was hit by a fastball from Mets starter Steven Matz. Kapler said Harper would get Saturday night off against New York as a “precautionary measure.”
  Harper went through testing early Saturday and didn’t feel 100% gripping a bat. Kap
  
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• Kentucky State grinds out 13-7 victory over Robert Morris

  07-09-2019 22:17
  MOON, Pa. (AP) — Israel Fields scored on his first career carry, Jaylen Myers threw for another score and Kentucky State defeated Robert Morris 13-7 on Saturday.
  Fields’ 3-yard touchdown run with 4:47 remaining in the third quarter gave the Thorobreds (1-0) their first lead and Kentucky State’s defense took it from there, holding Robert Morris (0-2) to 20 yards in the fourth quarter.
  Myers, a redshirt sophomore, hit Brett Sylve on a 4-yard TD pass with 11 seconds left in the se
  
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• Greece must restore its credibility, new prime minister says

  07-09-2019 22:15
  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says financial reforms such as reducing taxes, fighting bureaucracy and attracting investment must be implemented before the country asks its creditors to agree to lower budget surpluses.
  Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis laid out his economic program for the coming year during a speech at Greece’s largest trade fair on Saturday.
  The conservative prime minister said his priority is quickly putting policies in place to fast-tr
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued September 7 at 1:14PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  07-09-2019 22:14
  At 113 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8miles south of Patagonia, or 14 miles east of Nogales, moving west at25 mph.
  Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with thisstorm.
  Locations impacted include…Nogales, Patagonia, Sonoita, Elgin, Nogales International Airport,Patagonia Lake State Park, Kino Springs, Canelo and Lochiel.Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flo
  
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• Sindelar’s 5 passing TDs help Purdue top Vanderbilt

  07-09-2019 22:09
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Elijah Sindelar passed for 509 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another TD in Purdue’s 42-24 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday. Purdue speedy sophomore Rondale Moore caught 13 passes for 220 yards, both career highs.
  The Boilermakers scored quickly after taking the second-half kickoff to take a 21-10 edge. Jared Sparks hauled in a wide-open 50-yard TD pass from Sindelar as one Vanderbilt defender fell down on the coverage. It was junior Sparks&rsquo
  
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• Browns unveil statue of Hall of Fame QB Otto Graham

  07-09-2019 22:07
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Otto Graham’s remarkable decade of dominance with the Browns has been immortalized.
  The team unveiled a bronze statue on Saturday outside FirstEnergy Stadium of the late Hall of Fame quarterback, who led Cleveland to 10 championship games in 10 seasons.
  Graham, who died in 2003, has long been considered one of the best QBs in professional history. However, he isn’t always mentioned among the game’s elite players like Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Brett Favre or
  
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• White, Gainwell, defense lead Memphis over Southern 55-24

  07-09-2019 22:04
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Brady White threw for two touchdowns, Kenneth Gainwell scored three and Memphis’ defense smothered Southern in the second half to pull away to a 55-24 victory on Saturday.
  The Tigers (2-0), leading 27-17 at halftime, scored 21 third-quarter points and held the Jaguars to only 15 yards total offense in the second half.
  The Jaguars (0-2) scored on the game’s opening possession but White combined with Antonio Gibson on a 55-yard touchdown and Keith Brown retu
  
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• Johnson leads Georgetown in 43-3 win over Marist

  07-09-2019 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Gunther Johnson ran for two touchdowns and threw for one, Joshua Thomas caught a touchdown pass and scored on a run and Georgetown cashed in on turnovers to beat Marist 43-3 in its home opener on Saturday.
  Herman Moultrie III gained 103 yards on 20 carries as the Hoyas amassed 424 total yards to Marist’s 244. The Hoyas converted two-of-four turnovers — a fumble and an interception — into scores.
  Johnson opened the scoring on a 17-yard run before Thomas c
  
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• NC State posts 41-0 shutout of Western Carolina

  07-09-2019 22:00
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Zonavan Knight ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries Saturday as N.C. State rebounded from a slow start to defeat Western Carolina 41-0 at Carter-Finley Stadium.
  Leading just 3-0 in the second quarter, the Wolfpack (2-0) turned to the ground game to take control. Six straight running plays concluded with a 6-yard carry by Ricky Person for the game’s first touchdown.
  On N.C. State’s next drive, Knight carried five consecutive times for
  
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• No. 7 Michigan holds on to beat Army 24-21 in 2 overtimes

  07-09-2019 21:56
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jake Moody made a 43-yard field goal and No. 7 Michigan forced and recovered a fumble to hold on for a 24-21 double-overtime win over Army on Saturday.
  The Wolverines (2-0) didn’t lead until the second extra period and would have lost at the end of regulation to the Black Knights (1-1) if Cole Talley made a 50-yard kick that sailed just short and to the right.
  “Sometimes you got to fight like that,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said.
  It marked the s
  
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• Cowboys release RB Morris to make room on roster for Elliott

  07-09-2019 21:55
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have released running back Alfred Morris to make room on the roster for Ezekiel Elliott for Sunday’s season opener against the New York Giants.
  The move Saturday came three days after Elliott signed a $90 million, six-year extension to end the two-time rushing champion’s holdout, which lasted the entire preseason.
  Morris joined the Cowboys early in training camp with Elliott missing. Two years ago, Morris was the primary replacement durin
  
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• Twins’ Pindea suspended 60 games for taking banned diuretic

  07-09-2019 21:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota Twins pitcher Michael Pineda has been suspended 60 games after testing positive for a banned diuretic.
  Major League Baseball announced Saturday that Pineda was suspended immediately for violating its drug policy.
  The 6-foot-7, 280-pound Pineda says in a statement he took an over-the-counter medication given to him by an acquaintance to help him manage his weight. The pills contained hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic that can mask other substances.
  Pineda apologized
  
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• Dolphins OL Jesse Davis signs extension through 2022

  07-09-2019 21:49
  MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jesse Davis has signed a contract extension through the 2022 season.
  The versatile Davis, perhaps the Dolphins’ best blocker following the departure of left tackle Laremy Tunsil in a trade a week ago, played every one of their 920 offensive snaps in 2018. In 2017, he became one of five players in Dolphins history to start at three positions in the offensive line in the same season.
  Davis was an undrafted free agent who turned pro in 2015.
  
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• Mountain lion fatally struck trying to cross LA freeway

  07-09-2019 21:43
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A male mountain lion who successfully crossed a 10-lane freeway in Los Angeles two months ago has been struck and killed on the same section of the freeway.
  A National Park Service ranger said the 4-year-old big cat known as P-61 was hit around 4 a.m. Saturday in the Sepulveda Pass section of Interstate 405.
  In July, P-61 became the first big cat documented to cross the massive freeway during a 17-year study of mountain lions.
  The most famous big cat to cross the 405 is
  
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• Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties

  07-09-2019 21:43
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The director of a prestigious research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has resigned following uproar over his financial ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
  The New York Times reports Saturday that Joi Ito sent an email to the Cambridge university’s provost saying he’s stepping down. Ito shared the email with the newspaper.
  Ito’s resignation comes after The New Yorker reported Friday that Media Lab had a more extensive fundraising relationsh
  
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• Willis leads Virginia Tech past Old Dominion, 31-17

  07-09-2019 21:42
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ryan Willis threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Virginia Tech beat Old Dominion 31-17 on Saturday.
  The Hokies (1-1) avenged a stunning loss to the Monarchs last season, taking a 17-3 first-half lead and responding when Old Dominion pulled within a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Willis, who had four turnovers in a season-opening loss at Boston College, and Deshawn McClease each lost a fumble in the closing minutes, but the defense stiffened to give Virgi
  
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• Only on AP: Welsh excited as 1 of NHL’s 1st female officials

  07-09-2019 21:39
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kristen Welsh tells The Associated Press she’s grateful and excited for the chance of being one of the first female officials to work in an NHL competitive setting.
  Welsh referred to her first game working as a linesman as being an “unbelievable” opportunity, and looks forward to working her second game at the Buffalo Sabres’ prospects tournament this weekend. Welsh spoke to The AP by phone Saturday a day after the 22-year-old from Toronto offic
  
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• Missouri rolls to 38-7 win over West Virginia in home opener

  07-09-2019 21:36
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kelly Bryant threw three touchdown passes, Missouri held rebuilding West Virginia to 171 yards of total offense, and the Tigers rolled to a 38-7 victory in their home opener on Saturday.
  More importantly, they bounced back from last week’s stunning loss at Wyoming.
  Bryant finished with 150 yards passing but played less than three quarters, heading to the locker room after becoming overheated. But with the game out of reach, it didn’t really matter.
  Albert O
  
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• Kansas State blanks Bowling Green 52-0

  07-09-2019 21:33
  MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Malik Knowles had 99 receiving yards and two touchdown catches and Skylar Thompson threw for 151 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Kansas State beat Bowling Green 52-0 on Saturday.
  James Gilbert led the Wildcats’ ground game for the second straight game with 103 rushing yards and found the end zone twice. Jordan Brown, Harry Trotter and Joe Ervin also provided rushing touchdowns. Kansas State has scored 10 rushing touchdowns in two games.
  Kansas State had 521 t
  
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• Jackson sharp as Maryland blows out No. 21 Syracuse 63-20

  07-09-2019 21:28
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Josh Jackson threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns to anchor another prolific offensive performance by Maryland, which scored 42 first-half points against No. 21 Syracuse in a surprisingly lopsided 63-20 victory Saturday.
  Anthony McFarland Jr. ran for two scores and caught a 6-yard TD pass from Jackson during a sparkling first half in which the Terrapins amassed 397 yards and built a 29-point lead against a Syracuse team coming off a season-opening shutout of Li
  
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• Fields, No. 5 Ohio State bury Cincinnati 42-0

  07-09-2019 21:28
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Fields passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more scores, and No. 5 Ohio State cruised to a 42-0 rout of Cincinnati on Saturday.
  J.K. Dobbins rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns — all in the first half — as the Buckeyes (2-0) dismantled Cincinnati in Luke Fickell’s return to Ohio Stadium. The third-year Bearcats coach played at Ohio State then spent years on the other sideline as an assistant, and interim coach in 2011.
  The Bearcats (1
  
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• Freshman Hilinski’s debut leads South Carolina to 72-10 win

  07-09-2019 21:24
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski completed 24 of 30 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns in his first start for South Carolina, leading the Gamecocks to a 72-10 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday.
  South Carolina (1-1) mostly kept it simple for Hilinski against the FCS Buccaneers with plenty of screens, short passes and handoffs.
  Hilinski did hit Bryan Edwards in stride for a 60-yard touchdown pass and looked like a freshman in the third quarter when he was
  
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• Wrong anthem played for Albania before match against France

  07-09-2019 21:21
  PARIS (AP) — In an embarrassing mix-up, the wrong national anthem was played for Albania before it faced France in a European Championship qualifier on Saturday.
  Players looked bemused as they realized it was the wrong anthem — Andorra’s, according to UEFA’s website — with camera images showing angry Albanian fans making offensive gestures in protest at the error.
  France coach Didier Deschamps spoke with Albania coach Edoardo Reja as referee Jesús Gil Manzano
  
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• Trophy hunter who paid $400K to kill rhino allowed to import remains by Trump admin

  07-09-2019 21:20
  A female Black Rhino in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, in 2007. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images file)
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it will issue a permit to a Michigan trophy hunter to import the skin, skull and horns from a rare black rhinoceros he shot in Africa.
  Documents show Chris D. Peyerk of Shelby Township, Michigan, applied last year for the permit required by the Fish and Wildlife Service to import animals protected under the Endangered Species Act. Peyerk pai
  
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• Mets activate Jed Lowrie from IL for 1st time this season

  07-09-2019 21:19
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets have activated infielder Jed Lowrie from the 60-day injured list for the first time this season.
  Lowrie signed a $20 million, two-year deal with New York in January but has yet to appear in a game for the Mets. He felt pain in his left knee during spring training and opened the year on the injured list, then dealt with injuries to his left hamstring and right calf.
  The 35-year-old played 12 minor league rehab games and batted .275 (11 for 40) with two home runs. He
  
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• F-35A demo team to shift from Arizona base to Utah

  07-09-2019 21:11
  HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Air Force is moving its demonstration team for the F-35A fighter to Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah from Luke Air Force Base in metro Phoenix.
  The single-jet demonstration team conducts flights at airshows to display the capabilities of the F-35A, a relatively new aircraft now entering operational service in significant numbers.
  Officials said the team will be assigned to Hill beginning with the 2020 airshow season when it will conduct approximatel
  
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• LA Kings sign goalie Jack Campbell to 2-year extension

  07-09-2019 21:04
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Goalie Jack Campbell has agreed to a two-year, $3.3 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings.
  The Kings announced Campbell’s deal Saturday. He is now under contract through the 2021-22 season.
  Campbell was the 11th overall pick in the 2010 draft by Dallas, but failed to live up to those high expectations with the Stars. He appeared in just one NHL game during six years in the organization before Dallas traded him to Los Angeles in 2016.
  But Camp
  
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• The Latest: Serena begins chase for 24th Grand Slam title

  07-09-2019 20:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
  4:15 p.m.
  The U.S. Open women’s final is underway, with Serena Williams trying to win a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title. She faces 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu, who is trying to become the first Canadian woman to win one.
  The eighth-seeded Williams has reached three major finals since having a baby but lost them all. Two were at Wimbledon and the other last year at the U.S. Open against Naomi
  
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• The Latest: Andreescu tops Serena Williams for US Open title

  07-09-2019 20:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
  6 p.m.
  Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu has upset Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 in the U.S. Open final for her first Grand Slam title.
  Andreescu’s victory Saturday prevented Williams from claiming what would have been her record-tying 24th major singles championship.
  This is the second year in a row that Williams has lost in the U.S. Open final.
  She has now been the runner-up at four of the seven majors she
  
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• Barca crush future Madrid team in preview of women’s clasico

  07-09-2019 20:38
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain has seen its first preview of what will become the women’s version of the Barcelona vs. Real Madrid clasico.
  Madrid announced in June it reached an agreement to take over the recently promoted Deportivo Tacon and convert it into its first women’s team for the 2020-21 season.
  Barcelona showed its superiority to Tacon on Saturday, when last season’s Champions League finalist crushed the visitor 9-1 in the opening round of Spain’s women&rs
  
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• Finland’s centrist party picks new head, 3rd female leader

  07-09-2019 20:36
  HELSINKI (AP) — The party that previously held the prime minister’s office in Finland has picked a 32-year-old lawmaker and economic affairs minister as its new leader.
  A Center Party congress on Saturday made Katri Kulmuni the party’s chairwoman on Saturday. Kulmuni is the third woman to lead the party.
  She replaces former Prime Minister Juha Sipila. He led a center-right government and the Center Party but said he would step down after a record-low performance in an April gen
  
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• Western Carolina suspends 4 players for NC State game

  07-09-2019 20:32
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Citing a violation of team policies and standards, Western Carolina suspended four players, including starting quarterback Tyrie Adams, for Saturday’s game at N.C. State.
  Adams, the preseason Southern Conference offensive player of the year, was replaced by sophomore Will Jones in the starting lineup. Also suspended were starting left offensive guard Matthew Bair, starting nose tackle Adam Henderson, and reserve defensive lineman Elijah Hall.
  The suspended player
  
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• Pickett throws for 321 yards, Pitt clamps down on Ohio 20-10

  07-09-2019 20:23
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett passed for a career-high 321 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown to Maurice Ffrench, to lead Pittsburgh to a 20-10 win over Ohio on Saturday.
  A week after getting sacked four times and barely completing half of his attempts in a loss to Virginia, Pickett fared far better in his second game trying to run new offensive coordinator Mark Whipple’s pass-heavy offense. Pickett completed 26 of 37 passes and looked far more comfortable against the Bobcats.
  Ff
  
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• Flagstaff district scrambling to resolve cybersecurity issue

  07-09-2019 20:09
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Flagstaff Unified School District officials are working this weekend to resolve a cybersecurity issue that forced closures of all schools Thursday and Friday.
  Officials said Saturday on the district’s website and on Facebook that they expect to announce Sunday whether schools will reopen Monday.
  Officials said they were working to secure critical systems while investigating the origin and possible damage resulting from malware found Wednesday in the district&r
  
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• Iraqi official: 4 blasts hit Baghdad, 14 wounded

  07-09-2019 20:07
  BAGHDAD (AP) — A senior Iraqi security official says four bombs have exploded in the capital, Baghdad, wounding a total of 14 people.
  The official said the bombs targeted commercial districts in east, south, central and west Baghdad.
  The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
  There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday’s attacks.
  Iraq declared victory against the Islamic State group in 2017, but the group continues to carry out attacks thro
  
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• Colorado boy describes fighting off mountain lion who had his head in its mouth

  07-09-2019 20:05
  COLORADO (NBC News) – An 8-year-old boy from Colorado recovering from a mountain lion attack described how he fought off the animal with a stick as it pinned him underneath a tree.
  Pike Carlson was playing with his brother in the backyard of their home in Bailey when he went down the hill to talk to a neighbor, according to NBC affiliate KUSA in Denver. Pike said as he was walking, he was suddenly attacked by a lion.
  “I was just punching, trying to grab anything that I can
  
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