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• Mexicans march to demand justice for violence against women

  08-09-2019 23:58
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Mexico City to demand justice for loved ones, girls and countless women who have been sexually assaulted, murdered or gone missing in one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a female.
  María de la Luz Estrada is coordinator of the National Citizen’s Observatory of Feminicide. She says the idea behind Sunday’s march was to call attention to the government’s inability to prevent, att
  
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• Abreu, Mendick homer as White Sox beat Angels 5-1

  08-09-2019 23:53
  CHICAGO (AP) — Danny Mendick hit his first career home run, José Abreu got his 31st of the season, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Sunday.
  Mendick, Matt Skole and James McCann had two hits apiece for the White Sox, who avoided a three-game sweep.
  Michael Hermosillo had two hits in the ninth spot for the Angels, who finished with five hits without the injured Mike Trout and have lost 17 of their last 22 road games.
  Mendick, who made his major league debut
  
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• Phils hit 3 HRs, outlast Mets 10-7 to tighten wild-card race

  08-09-2019 23:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — Maikel Franco, Scott Kingery and Adam Haseley homered as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame an early deficit and outlasted the New York Mets 10-7 Sunday to further tighten the NL wild-card race.
  The game took 4 hours, 29 minutes — a minute short of matching the longest nine-inning game in NL history. When it was over, Philadelphia had closed within two games of Chicago for the second wild-card spot. The Mets stayed four back of the Cubs, who lost Milwaukee 8-5.
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• Brewers beat up Lester, top Cubs 8-5 to narrow WC lead

  08-09-2019 23:39
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyler Austin drove a pinch-hit, three-run homer during the Brewers’ five-run fourth inning against Jon Lester, and Milwaukee beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 Sunday to tighten the NL wild-card race.
  Milwaukee won the series 3-1 and pulled within two games of the Cubs for the second NL wild card with three weeks left. The Cardinals are 4 1/2 games ahead of Chicago for the NL Central lead.
  Staked to a 3-1 lead, Lester (12-10) allowed RBI hits to Ryan Braun and Hernan Perez be
  
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• Clevinger gets 10th straight win, Indians beat Twins 5-2

  08-09-2019 23:34
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Clevinger won his 10th straight decision, and Carlos Santana and Francisco Lindor homered as the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Sunday.
  The Indians, 1 1/2 games behind Oakland for the second wild card in the American League, moved back to 5 1/2 games behind the Twins in the AL Central. The Indians and Twins close the season series with a three-game set in Cleveland that begins on Friday.
  Clevinger (11-2) pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs an
  
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• Cole’s birthday gem leads Astros over M’s 21-1 for sweep

  08-09-2019 23:32
  HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole celebrated his 29th birthday by allowing one hit with 15 strikeouts in a season-high eight innings, and the Houston Astros routed Félix Hernández and the Seattle Mariners 21-1 Sunday to complete a four-game sweep.
  Cole (16-5) won his 12th straight decision and joined Pedro Martinez as the only pitchers in major league history with 14 or more strikeouts in three straight games. Cole leads the major league with a career-high 281 strikeouts, and his 2.
  
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• Scherzer, Nats win 9-4, stop Braves’ 9-game winning streak

  08-09-2019 23:10
  ATLANTA (AP) — Max Scherzer won for the first time in two months, Juan Soto homered and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4 Sunday to stop the NL East leaders’ nine-game winning streak, their longest in five years.
  Yan Gomes homered twice, and Adam Eaton and Asdrúbal Cabrera each had three RBIs to help Washington end a four-game skid. The Nationals are nine games back of the Braves with three weeks left but began the day with a two-game lead for the top NL wil
  
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• Pukki scores again but Italy stays perfect in Finland

  08-09-2019 22:52
  TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Italy benefited from a generous hand ball decision and converted a late penalty for a 2-1 win at Finland to extend its perfect start to European Championship qualifying on Sunday.
  Sauli Väisänen appeared to have his arm across his chest when he stopped a shot from Andrea Belotti but the referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot and Jorginho quickly converted the winner in the 79th.
  Teemu Pukki had earned and converted a penalty for Finland seven minu
  
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• Lorenzen’s pinch-hit double lifts Reds over D-backs 4-3

  08-09-2019 22:46
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen lined a game-ending, pinch-hit double in the ninth inning to help the Cincinnati Reds snap the Arizona Diamondbacks’ five-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Sunday.
  Lorenzen is the first Cincinnati pitcher with a walk-off hit since Randy Keisler in the 14th inning against Washington on May 24, 2005. It was Lorenzen’s fifth career pinch hit and happened four days after the reliever became the first player since Babe Ruth in 1
  
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• Flaherty dazzles again, Cardinals drop Pirates 2-0

  08-09-2019 22:44
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Flaherty had another strong start in his scintillating second half, scattering five hits over eight electric innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
  The 23-year-old Flaherty (10-7) struck out 10 and walked just one to win for the sixth time in his last eight starts and drop his post All-Star break ERA to 0.76. Carlos Martinez worked a perfect ninth inning for his 19th save. St. Louis has won 8 of 11 overall.
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• Rangers beat Orioles 10-4 to complete 4-game sweep

  08-09-2019 22:42
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Nick Solak had three hits and four RBIs, Ronald Guzman and Rougned Odor homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Orioles 10-4 Sunday to complete their first four-game sweep at Baltimore in 37 years.
  Mike Minor (13-8) allowed two runs over eight innings and struck out three to raise his season total to 183. The left-hander has eclipsed his previous career marks for wins (12) and strikeouts (181), set with Atlanta in 2013.
  Playing in his 19th big league game, Solak reac
  
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• Macron apologizes to Albania on wrong anthem at soccer game

  08-09-2019 22:38
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says French President Emmanuel Macron has apologized to him after the wrong national anthem was played ahead of a European Championship qualifier between the two countries on Saturday.
  Edi Rama tweeted Sunday that Macron expressed “his sincere apology for the scandalous gaffe of the French Football Federation with our National Flag anthem!”
  France won the Group H game in Paris 4-1.
  Albanian players looked bemused — and
  
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• Allen, Bills overcome 16-point deficit, stun Jets 17-16

  08-09-2019 22:38
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Josh Allen threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to John Brown with 3 minutes left, and the Buffalo Bills rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to stun the New York Jets 17-16 in the season opener Sunday.
  After struggling to get much going on offense, the Bills (1-0) finally were able to move the ball after Jets middle linebacker C.J. Mosley left with a groin injury.
  Buffalo also took advantage of kicking woes by the Jets (0-1) as Kaare Vedvik, claimed last week
  
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• Mariota, Titans sack Mayfield, hyped Browns 43-13 in opener

  08-09-2019 22:35
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Maybe Marcus Mariota and the Titans deserved all the hype.
  Tennessee’s quarterback threw three touchdown passes — one a stunning 75-yarder to big back Derrick Henry — and the Titans rolled to a 43-13 rout Sunday over the Cleveland Browns, who fell flat on their faces in their highly anticipated opener.
  Titans tight end Delanie Walker had two TD catches in the fourth, and Tennessee’s defensive backs intercepted Baker Mayfield three times in the fourt
  
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• Jackson shines in Philly return, Eagles beat Redskins 32-27

  08-09-2019 22:28
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz threw a pair of deep touchdown passes to DeSean Jackson, and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame a 17-point deficit to beat the Washington Redskins 32-27 on Sunday.
  Wentz was 28 of 39 for 313 yards and three TDs in his first game since Week 14 after not taking a snap in the preseason. Jackson had eight catches for 154 yards. The Eagles (1-0) racked up 436 total yards.
  Case Keenum threw for 380 yards and three TDs, helping the Redskins (0-1) build a 17-0 lead i
  
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• ATV crashes kill 2 brothers minutes apart in North Dakota

  08-09-2019 22:24
  ECKELSON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a North Dakota man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash while searching for his brother, who had died in a similar wreck minutes earlier.
  The Highway Patrol says the two crashes happened about 10 minutes apart Friday night near Eckelson.
  Authorities say each brother was driving an ATV to a farm. Forty-three-year-old Kyle Foster of Tucson, Arizona, was the first to roll his four-wheeler into a slough. He died at the scene.
  His 47-year-old brother,
  
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• Jackson’s 5 TD passes help Ravens drub Dolphins 59-10

  08-09-2019 22:20
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Nine minutes into the season, Lamar Jackson had fans booing his hometown team.
  The South Florida native looked unstoppable from the start Sunday, and tied a franchise record with five touchdown passes to help the Baltimore Ravens humiliate the Miami Dolphins and rookie coach Brian Flores, 59-10.
  The Ravens set a franchise record for points in the first half, and an NFL record for points in the first half of an opener, taking a 42-10 lead at the break. They broke
  
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• Brazil court overrules Rio mayor on gay kiss book ban

  08-09-2019 22:19
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has blocked efforts by Rio de Janeiro’s conservative mayor to have a book fair remove a comic book showing two men kissing.
  Mayor Marcelo Crivella had ordered the Bienale to remove the “Avengers” comic that included the kiss, saying he was acting to protect children against “sexual content.”
  That set off a legal battle as federal Attorney General Raquel Dodge challenged the move by Crivella, a former evan
  
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• Chiefs lose Hill, handle Jags 40-26 behind Mahomes, Watkins

  08-09-2019 22:15
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Despite losing star receiver Tyreek Hill early, Patrick Mahomes threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns while leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a testy and tactful 40-26 victory over the injury-riddled Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
  Mahomes took a beating and even had to leave the game to get his left ankle taped in the second quarter. He nonetheless looked every bit as good as he did during last year’s MVP campaign, leading the Chiefs to scores on each of
  
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• Alcantara 1st Marlins rookie with 2 shutouts since Willis

  08-09-2019 22:08
  MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara became the first Marlins pitcher with two shutouts in his rookie season since Dontrelle Willis, and Miami beat the Kansas City Royals 9-0 Sunday.
  Alcantara (5-12) threw a four-hitter with two walks and eight strikeouts for his first victory since the All-Star break. Willis had two shutouts while winning Rookie of the Year in 2003.
  Starlin Castro hit his 18th home run and drove in two for the Marlins, who pounded out 13 hits to avoid a sweep after being held to
  
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• One man dies after Friday night shooting at Circle K on Oracle

  08-09-2019 22:00
  Courtesy Tucson Police Dept.
  Tucson Police Dept. is investigating a shooting turned fatal late Friday at a Circle K gas station.
  Authorities say the shooting occurred just after 10:45pm Friday at the Circle K on Grant and Oracle.Last night's shooting from W. Grant Rd. & N. Oracle has turned fatal. The incident occurred shortly after 10:45 PM.Homicide Detectives are actively investigating & ask anyone w/information to call 88-CRIME. pic.twitter.com/nc7U6WGCAa
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• Russell leaves game after hit on head by pitch

  08-09-2019 21:54
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Cubs’ Addison Russell left Sunday’s game against Milwaukee in the third inning, after he was hit on the head by a 94 mph pitch from Milwaukee’s Adrian Houser.
  Russell’s helmet flew off as the ball hit around the area of his left cheek, and Russell fell to the ground.
  Manager Joe Maddon and assistant athletic trainer Nick Frangella rushed to the plate, and Russell initially stayed in the game. Russell stole second on the first pitch to Da
  
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• Hamilton would take flag for risky move to gain position

  08-09-2019 21:53
  MONZA, Italy (AP) — Championship leader Lewis Hamilton said he would be willing to get a warning flag for a risky move if it meant potentially winning a race.
  Hamilton finished third in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, behind Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and race winner Charles Leclerc, who ended Ferrari’s nine-year wait for success at its home track.
  Hamilton was in relentless pursuit of Leclerc for most of the race and almost got past on Lap 23 but his younger rival veered t
  
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• In Alabama, Sen. Doug Jones kicks off 2020 reelection bid

  08-09-2019 21:32
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, the Democrat who pulled off a stunning political upset in Alabama two years ago, has kicked off his reelection bid.
  Jones launched his 2020 campaign with a rally in Birmingham attended Sunday by several hundred cheering supporters.
  Invoking the campaign theme of “One Alabama,” Jones said he is a senator who represents all of Alabama and will fight for the economic future of the state.
  The Deep South Democrat defeated Republican Roy
  
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• In Alabama, Sen. Doug Jones kicking off 2020 reelection bid

  08-09-2019 21:32
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, who pulled off an upset victory in Alabama two years ago, is kicking off his reelection bid.
  Jones is holding a campaign launch rally Sunday afternoon in Birmingham.
  The Deep South Democrat pulled off an upset in the 2017 special election. He defeated Republican Roy Moore to claim the Senate seat that previously belonged to Jeff Sessions.
  Now considered the Senate’s most endangered Democrat, Jones is expected to face an uphill battle in 2
  
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• Tucson police ask public for help finding aggravated assault suspect

  08-09-2019 21:06
  Tucson Police Dept. is asking the community for help locating a suspect wanted for attempted 2nd degree murder.
  Authorities identified the suspect as 36-year-old Theri Wood.
  Wood is wanted for multiple aggravated assault charges along with the attempted murder charge.Police say Wood should be considered as armed and dangerous.
  If you or someone you know has any information your asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
  You can remain anonymous.The post Tucson police ask public for help finding aggravated a
  
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• The Latest: Nadal edges Medvedev at US Open for 19th major

  08-09-2019 20:56
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
  9:10 p.m.
  Rafael Nadal has edged Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to win his fourth U.S. Open title and 19th Grand Slam trophy overall.
  The second-seeded Nadal’s victory Sunday moves him within one major championship of Roger Federer for the most by a man in tennis history.
  This one did not come easily, even though Nadal took the first two sets and was ahead by a break at 3-2 in the third.
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• The Latest: Mertens, Sabalenka win US Open doubles title

  08-09-2019 20:56
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
  3 p.m.
  Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka have won the U.S. Open women’s doubles championship.
  The duo defeated Victoria Azarenka and Ash Barty 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Mertens and Sabalenka lost only one set in the tournament and won their first Grand Slam title as a team. They faced only one other seeded team on their way to the title.
  Mertens was defeated in singles play in the quarte
  
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• The Latest: Medvedev rallies to win 3rd set of Open final

  08-09-2019 20:56
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
  7:15 p.m.
  Daniil Medvedev has rallied to win the third set of the U.S. Open against Rafael Nadal but still trails as he tries to win his first Grand Slam title.
  Medvedev won the third set 7-5. Nadal won the first two sets 7-5, 6-3. The three-time champion has lost only once at the Open when he won the first two sets.
  Medvedev is in the final of his fourth straight hard-court tournament, with a victory in the m
  
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• Jordan teachers launch strike, demand pay raise

  08-09-2019 20:56
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Teachers in Jordan are launching an open-ended strike after negotiations with the government failed to yield a raise.
  A Jordanian teacher’s union announced the strike Sunday, saying the government hasn’t implemented a 50% salary increase agreed upon in 2014.
  Jordan is a staunch military and political ally of the West in a turbulent region. In June, 2018, a proposed tax hike triggered strikes and the largest anti-government protests in recent years, eventual
  
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• Sixers forward Mike Scott gets in fight with Eagles fans

  08-09-2019 20:50
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott was involved in a fight with Eagles fans while tailgating outside the stadium after he wore a Redskins jersey and hat to the party.
  Scott didn’t appear to get injured in the video of the fight. He stuck around and took selfies, according to posts by other fans.
  Scott has become a popular player in the city for responding to invitations on social media and showing up to hang out with fans. He dropped in at wedding reception ear
  
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• US rallies to beat Great Britain & Ireland in Walker Cup

  08-09-2019 20:47
  HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Cole Hammer had the shortest match and the Americans made quick work of Great Britain & Ireland to win eight of 10 singles matches Sunday as they rallied for a 15½-10½ victory in the Walker Cup.
  GB&I had a 7-5 lead going into the final day at Royal Liverpool. The Americans closed within one point after winning two foursomes matches and tying another in the morning. It was no contest in the afternoon, from Hammer’s 6-and-5 victory over Con
  
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• Suzuki waiting for MRI results on right elbow

  08-09-2019 20:34
  Washington catcher Kurt Suzuki had an MRI on his right elbow still feels tingling in his arm after an awkward throw to second base.
  Suzuki was a seventh-inning defensive replacement Saturday and got injured in an unsuccessful attempt to catch Atlanta’s Rafael Ortega stealing. He left before the top of the eighth.
  “I felt something in my elbow,” Suzuki said Sunday. “Some tingling and zings. A little sore today, but should be good.”
  Either Suzuki or Yan Gomes has star
  
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• Israeli PM’s office airbrushes Netanyahu’s ‘Yeltsin’ gaffe

  08-09-2019 20:32
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has released a video that clumsily tries to edit out a gaffe where he calls the British prime minister the wrong name.
  Netanyahu misspoke at Sunday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, referring to his British counterpart Boris Johnson as Boris Yeltsin, the former Russian president who died in 2007. Cabinet ministers immediately corrected his error.
  But an official video of the meeting released hours later suddenly cuts a
  
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• Hong Kong protesters sing Star Spangled Banner, appeal to Trump to ‘liberate’ city

  08-09-2019 20:22
  HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of Hong Kong protesters on Sunday sang the Star Spangled Banner and called on President Donald Trump to “liberate” the Chinese-ruled city, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have gripped the territory for months.
  Police stood by as protesters, under a sea of umbrellas against the sub-tropical sun, waved the Stars and Stripes and placards appealing for democracy after another night of violence in the 14th week of unrest.
  “Fight for fr
  
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• Injuries reported in stampede at Lil Wayne’s music festival

  08-09-2019 20:20
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A crowd stampede injured several people attending a New Orleans festival organized by rapper Lil Wayne.
  Large portions of an audience estimated to include 15,000 people ran at least twice Saturday night, causing injuries following Meek Mill’s performance at the Lil WeezyAna Fest. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports police aren’t sure what caused the disturbance, but speculated that false rumors of gunfire or a fight could have prompted panic.
  
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• 63,000 attend Women’s Super League opening weekend games

  08-09-2019 20:15
  LONDON (AP) — The opening weekend of the Women’s Super League season attracted almost 63,000 fans across six games as England enjoyed an unprecedented increase in crowds, building on a surge in interest in women’s soccer during the World Cup.
  The cumulative crowd was a 12-fold increase on the start of the 2018-19 season when 5,167 fans attended the five games before the English top flight was enlarged from 11 to 12 teams.
  The total of 62,921 was reached this weekend thanks larg
  
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• The Latest: Johnson takes lead on another caution at Indy

  08-09-2019 20:11
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis: (all times local):
  4:10 p.m.
  Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson took over as the leader at the Brickyard 400 when a yellow flag came out late in the second stage.
  Kyle Busch climbed out of the No. 18 car after stopping on pit road with smoke billowing out of the car on lap No. 88.
  The regular-season champion had flames coming out of his right front tire as he came down the backstretch and pulled into pit lane. He late
  
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• The Latest: Harvick wins crash-marred Brickyard 400

  08-09-2019 20:11
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the Brickyard 400 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: (all times local):
  5:50 p.m.
  Kevin Harvick won the Brickyard 400 for the second time, beating Joey Logano by 6.118 seconds in a crash-marred race that ended Jimmie Johnson’s perfect playoff run.
  Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman claimed the final two spots in the 16-driver field while Johnson was eliminated for the first time. Daniel Suarez finished 17th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, four point
  
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• AP Top 25: LSU moves up to give SEC 3 of top 4 in AP poll

  08-09-2019 20:04
  The Southeastern Conference held three of the top four spots in The Associated Press college football poll after LSU’s road victory against Texas pushed the Tigers to No.4.
  Clemson remained No. 1 on Sunday, receiving 56 first-place votes out of 62 in the Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. No. 2 Alabama received 6 first-place votes and Georgia stayed at No. 3. LSU jumped two spots after winning 45-38 at Texas on Saturday to make it three straight SEC teams after Clemson. The last conference
  
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• POLL ALERT: LSU jumps to No. 4, gives SEC 3 of top 4 in Top 25; Clemson, Alabama still 1-2, Michigan drops to 10

  08-09-2019 20:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: LSU jumps to No. 4, gives SEC 3 of top 4 in Top 25; Clemson, Alabama still 1-2, Michigan drops to 10.
  The post POLL ALERT: LSU jumps to No. 4, gives SEC 3 of top 4 in Top 25; Clemson, Alabama still 1-2, Michigan drops to 10 appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• California GOP opens alternative pathway for 2020 delegates

  08-09-2019 20:00
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans have approved a rule change intended to ensure the party can send delegates to the GOP’s national convention next summer, even if President Donald Trump is kept off the state’s 2020 primary ballot.
  The measure is a response to a law signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in July that requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns, a move clearly aimed at the Republican president.
  The one-time change was worked ou
  
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• Sudan’s cabinet sworn in, 1st since al-Bashir’s ouster

  08-09-2019 19:23
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan has sworn in its first Cabinet since the military ousted autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April following mass pro-democracy protests.
  The new members include Sudan’s first woman foreign minister, Asmaa Abdalla, and a former World Bank economist as finance minister.
  The Cabinet is part of a power-sharing agreement between the military and pro-democracy demonstrators. The agreement was signed following pressure from the United States and its Arab allies, amid
  
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• The Latest: Prescott has tied career high with 4 TD throws

  08-09-2019 19:16
  The Latest on NFL Week 1 (all times EDT):
  6:30 p.m.
  Dak Prescott has tied a career high with four touchdown passes for the Dallas Cowboys in their opener against the New York Giants.
  Prescott’s fourth TD to a wide open Randall Cobb over the middle was a 25-yard score for a 28-10 lead in the third quarter. Prescott’s earlier scoring tosses were to Blake Jarwin, Jason Witten and Amari Cooper.
  After Cobb’s touchdown, Prescott was 22 of 28 for 326 yards for a 154.8 passer rating. I
  
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• The Latest: Mahomes, Jackson have big passing debuts

  08-09-2019 19:16
  The Latest on NFL Week 1 (all times EDT):
  4:20 p.m.
  Patrick Mahomes picked up right where he left off last season when he was named the NFL’s MVP for his 50-touchdown season and Lamar Jackson threw for five touchdowns on opening weekend.
  Mahomes threw for 378 yards and three scores in the Chiefs’ 40-26 win at Jacksonville despite limping off the field in the second quarter and needing to have his left ankle heavily taped for the rest of the game.
  New Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles le
  
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• The Latest: Foles, Hill hurt in Chiefs-Jaguars game

  08-09-2019 19:16
  The Latest on NFL Week 1 (all times EDT):
  1:50 p.m.
  Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles has been knocked out of Jacksonville’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a left shoulder injury. And a short time later, Chiefs star wide receiver Tyreek Hill left the game with a shoulder injury.
  Foles left the bench with medical personnel after throwing a 35-yard touchdown pass to DJ Chark in the first quarter against Kansas City. Defensive tackle Chris Jones slammed Foles to the ground and landed o
  
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• The Latest: 1 successful pass interference challenge so far

  08-09-2019 19:16
  The Latest on NFL Week 1 (all times EDT):
  8:30 p.m.
  The NFL’s new pass interference rule that was implemented as a result of the non-call in the NFC championship came into play only a few times on opening weekend.
  The only successful challenge so far came from Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians on an incomplete deep pass from Jameis Winston to Mike Evans. Arians challenged the non-PI call involving 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman early in the first quarter.
  After a review, Sherman was penalized
  
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• Tucson police say 3 juveniles arrested after a weapon threat

  08-09-2019 19:14
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tucson say three juveniles have been arrested in connection with a weapon threat.
  They say the threat brought an early end to Rincon High School’s homecoming dance Saturday night.
  Police say students notified teachers and administrators after seeing threats on social media of a weapon being brought to the school.
  Officers arrived on campus and shut the dance down as a precaution.
  Police say they didn’t find any weapons after a search, but their in
  
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• American midfielder Alfredo Morales has strained right groin

  08-09-2019 19:13
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — American midfielder Alfredo Morales has been diagnosed with a strained right groin.
  Morales was hurt near the end of a 3-0 exhibition loss to Mexico on Friday night at East Rutherford, New Jersey. The U.S. Soccer Federation said after the game that he would have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury and announced the diagnosis on Sunday.
  The 29-year-old, in his second season with Fortuna Duesseldorf, was playing his first international match since May 2016.
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• Trial to begin in 9-year-old’s killing that shocked Chicago

  08-09-2019 19:06
  CHICAGO (AP) — Two of three men accused of taking part in the killing of a 9-year-old Chicago boy to get back at his father, who prosecutors say was in a rival gang, are due to stand trial.
  Jury selection begins Friday in the murder trial of Dwright Boone-Doty and Corey Morgan, who are charged with killing young Tyshawn Lee in November of 2015 after luring him into an alley by promising to get him a juice box.
  Boone-Doty, the alleged shooter who will represent himself, and Morgan will be t
  
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