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• Mystics beat Sun 94-81 to take 2-1 lead in WNBA Finals

  06-10-2019 23:52
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Elena Delle Donne put forth a gutsy effort, playing through a back injury, and Washington beat the Connecticut Sun 94-81 on Sunday and move within a victory of winning the franchise’s first title.
  The league’s MVP has a herniated disk that is pinching a nerve in her back and was questionable to play in Game 3. She finished with 13 points, hitting 5 of her 6 shots and played 26 minutes. She was clearly limited in her movement and stayed mostly on the per
  
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• In Brazil, Amazon fires threaten millenary rock paintings

  06-10-2019 23:46
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ancient rock paintings in Brazil’s Monte Alegre park are being threatened by some of the fires burning in the Amazon region.
  The online news site G1 reports says the Para state environmental institute reported the fires broke out Saturday and continued Sunday.
  The park has several archaeological sites, including the one currently at risk, Serra Lua. Experts say the rock paintings in Serra Lua show humans occupied that part of the lower Amazon at least 11,000 yea
  
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• Morant dazzles in preseason debut for Memphis

  06-10-2019 23:40
  Ja Morant didn’t keep Memphis fans waiting long for his first basket.
  Morant, the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft, scored off a baseline drive on the game’s first possession and finished with 10 points and seven assists as Memphis topped Maccabi Haifa 123-88 on Sunday in the Grizzlies’ preseason opener.
  Morant played 18 1/2 minutes, shooting 5 for 8 from the floor and adding three rebounds. He checked out for the final time midway through the third quarter.
  He showed some
  
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• Peters wins javelin for 2nd-ever world gold for Grenada

  06-10-2019 23:20
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — As a kid, Grenadian javelin thrower Anderson Peters would hurl sticks at mangoes and apples to get them to fall to the ground.
  He had the best arm of all his friends. He showed it off on an even bigger stage.
  Peters won the javelin throw Sunday night for his country’s second-ever gold medal at the world championships. He joins the ranks of sprinter Kirani James, the sprinter who captured the 400-meter title in 2011. Peters remembers being glued to his television th
  
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• Former President Jimmy Carter ‘feels fine’ after fall

  06-10-2019 23:15
  PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — A spokeswoman for Jimmy Carter says the former president fell at his home and needed some stitches but “feels fine.”
  Deanna Congileo said in an email that Carter fell Sunday at his Plains, Georgia home and received stitches above his brow. Carter turned 95 on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. president to reach that milestone.
  Congileo says Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, who is 92, are eager to be at a Habitat for Humanity build in Nashville, Tennessee. The op
  
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• Cheyenne Knight wins 1st LPGA Tour title at home in Texas

  06-10-2019 23:10
  THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Cheyenne Knight won her first LPGA Tour title in what she figured would be her last event of a tough rookie season, closing with a 5-under 66 for a two-shot victory before home support in Texas at the Volunteers of America Classic.
  Knight had missed the cut in half of her 18 starts on the LPGA Tour and assumed she would be going back to the qualifying series. Instead, he pulled ahead of Jaye Marie Green and made a key birdie on the 17th hole to stay in front at Old
  
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• US plays to 1-1 draw in final game for retiring coach Ellis

  06-10-2019 23:04
  CHICAGO (AP) — Despite a goal by captain Carli Lloyd, the U.S. women’s national team was held to a 1-1 draw with South Korea on Sunday in the final game for retiring coach Jill Ellis.
  Lloyd’s goal tied the game in the 37th minute, matching the score by South Korea’s Ji So-yun three minutes earlier. The draw, which gave the U.S. an 18-1-3 record under Ellis this year, came in front of 33,027 fans at Soldier Field, the third-largest crowd on the American team’s post-W
  
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• McCaffrey scores 3 TDs, Panthers hold off Jaguars 34-27

  06-10-2019 22:57
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey tied a career high with 237 yards from scrimmage and scored three touchdowns, Brian Burns returned a fumble 56 yards for a touchdown and had a strip-sack in the fourth quarter, and the Carolina Panthers held on to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-27 on Sunday for their third straight win.
  McCaffrey set a franchise record with an 84-yard TD run and scored on a 5-yard run when he somersaulted into the end zone. He also caught an 18-yard TD pass from
  
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• First responders rescue horse after falling into a ditch

  06-10-2019 22:51
  TUCSON — A horse is recovering after getting stuck in a ditch for several hours on Sunday.
  According to Pima County Sheriff Deputies the horse named Wyatt stumbled on a ravine and went down into a ditch on a trail at Tanque Verde Ranch.
  Officials say the draft horse weighs about 2,000 pounds.
  Saturday morning a Southern Arizona Mounted Search and Rescue team responded to the call and worked to get the horse out of the ditch.
  Southern Arizona Rescue Association, along with two Pima County
  
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• Watson throws 5 TDs, 3 to Fuller; Texans top Falcons 53-32

  06-10-2019 22:50
  HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson threw for a career-high 426 yards and tied his personal best with five touchdown passes, including three to Will Fuller to lead the Houston Texans to a 53-32 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
  A week after scoring a season-low 10 points in a loss to Carolina, Watson and Houston’s offense bounced back on a day he was 28 of 33 and became the first player to top 400 yards passing against the Falcons since Week 16 of 2012.
  Fuller had a career-best 217 y
  
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• Rudolph exits after scary hit, Ravens edge Steelers in OT

  06-10-2019 22:50
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — After Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph was knocked unconscious by a head-high hit in the third quarter Sunday, Justin Tucker made a 46-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Baltimore Ravens past the Steelers 26-23 on Sunday.
  Baltimore (3-2) snapped a two-game skid when safety Marlon Humphrey stripped Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and recovered the fumble at the Pittsburgh 34. Tucker knocked through the winner four plays later.
  Lamar Jackson threw for 16
  
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• Defense dominates, Eagles rout Jets 31-6

  06-10-2019 22:40
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nate Gerry returned an interception for a score , Orlando Scandrick took a strip-sack the distance and the Philadelphia Eagles routed the New York Jets 31-6 on Sunday.
  The Eagles (3-2) smothered third-string quarterback Luke Falk and overwhelmed New York’s offense on a day Carson Wentz was ordinary.
  Wentz threw for 189 yards and one touchdown. Jordan Howard ran for 62 yards and one TD.
  Sam Darnold missed his third straight game for the Jets (0-4) while he recovers
  
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• Brady carries unbeaten Patriots past winless Redskins 33-7

  06-10-2019 22:36
  LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Tom Brady picked apart the lowly Washington Redskins, helped the New England Patriots stay unbeaten and climbed past a former NFL star in the record book.
  Brady threw for 348 yards and three touchdowns, and the Patriots got another strong performance from their defense in a 33-7 rout of the winless Redskins on Sunday.
  Now in his 20th season, Brady whisked by Brett Favre into third place on the career list with 71,923 yards passing. The 42-year-old Brady now trails only
  
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• Bridgewater’s breakout lifts Saints past Bucs 31-24

  06-10-2019 22:32
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater passed for 314 yards and four touchdowns and the New Orleans beat Tampa Bay 31-24 on Sunday to keep Bridgewater unbeaten in three starts for the Saints this season.
  With Bridgewater getting increasingly accustomed to playing for the injured Drew Brees, he had his best game yet for New Orleans (4-1) against a Tampa Bay defense that entered the game ranked second to last in the NFL against the pass.
  With inspiring chants of “Ted-dy! Ted-dy!” f
  
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• Kroos, Hector out of Germany games; Serdar called up

  06-10-2019 22:27
  BERLIN (AP) — Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos and Cologne defender Jonas Hector have been ruled out of Germany’s upcoming games against Argentina and Estonia, leading to a first call-up for Schalke midfielder Suat Serdar.
  The German soccer federation said Sunday that Kroos is out with a left thigh injury and Hector withdrew with a neuromuscular injury.
  The 22-year-old Serdar has scored three goals in five Bundesliga games for Schalke. He played for Germany at the Under-21 European
  
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• Cousins, Thielen lead Vikings in dominant win over Giants

  06-10-2019 22:27
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw two touchdowns to Adam Thielen, Dalvin Cook ran for 132 yards and the Minnesota Vikings made life miserable for Daniel Jones and the New York Giants in every way possible in a 28-10 victory Sunday.
  The win came just a week after the Vikings (3-2) did little in a 16-6 loss to the Chicago Bears and Thielen insisted the team had to stop being one dimensional on offense, relying solely on the run.
  And that’s exactly what Minnesota did. It h
  
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• Kyler Murray leads Cardinals to 1st win, 26-23 over Bengals

  06-10-2019 22:22
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie Kyler Murray ran for a touchdown and led the Cardinals on a drive to Zane Gonzalez’s 31-yard field goal on the final play Sunday as the Cardinals got their first win under coach Kliff Kingsbury, 26-23 over the Cincinnati Bengals.
  In a matchup of winless teams, the Cardinals (1-3-1) were a little bit better, with their Heisman Trophy winner making the difference.
  Murray ran 6 yards for Arizona’s first touchdown and saved them after a late defensive colla
  
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• Josh Allen throws 2 TD passes as Bills smother Titans 14-7

  06-10-2019 22:15
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josh Allen threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills beat the Tennessee Titans 14-7 Sunday in a defensive showdown for their third straight win in this series.
  The Bills (4-1) now have won three consecutive games away from Buffalo for the first time since 2004, though so many Buffalo fans traveled here it felt much more like a home game. It’s also the first time they’ve started a season perfect through three road games since 1993.
  This
  
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• The Latest: Victim in shooting was witness in ex-cop’s trial

  06-10-2019 21:56
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the death of a witness in in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor (all times local):
  3 p.m.
  Police in Dallas have identified a man killed in a weekend shooting as a key witness in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor.
  Police said Sunday 28-year-old Joshua Xavier Brown was found Friday night in the parking lot of an apartment complex with multiple gunshot wounds. Bro
  
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• Delle Donne back in Mystics’ starting lineup for Game 3

  06-10-2019 21:18
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne was in Washington’s starting lineup for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday, five days after leaving the team’s Game 2 loss to Connecticut with back spasms.
  The 6-foot-5 Delle Donne, who averaged 19.5 points and 8.2 rebounds in the regular season, is suffering from a herniated disk that is pinching a nerve in her back. She left the 99-87 loss Tuesday without scoring a point after playing just over three minutes in the first qu
  
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• Illinois man drove SUV into family after soccer match, killing 1 and injuring 4, police say

  06-10-2019 21:17
  One man was killed and four people injured after a fight outside a sports complex in Waukegan, Illinois, ended with an SUV driver allegedly running over a family and fleeing the scene, authorities said.
  Police chased down and arrested 22-year-old suspect Prisiliano Carranza in a traffic stop shortly after the deadly incident late Friday night.
  Carranza faces charges of first-degree murder and is being held on a $5 million bond at the Lake County jail.
  Photo of Prisiliano Carranza. (Lake Co
  
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• The Latest: Playoff drivers Logano, Elliott grind at Dover

  06-10-2019 21:06
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway (all times local):
  3 p.m.
  Reigning series NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano and Chase Elliott both ran into major issues in their playoff push early at Dover International Speedway.
  Logano’s No. 22 Ford had an issue with the rear of the car and was forced to the garage before the green flag dropped. Elliott, who won last week at Charlotte, also had his Chevrolet sent to the garage before 10 laps were compl
  
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• The Latest: Larson wins playoff to race at Dover to advance

  06-10-2019 21:06
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway (all times local):
  5:55 p.m.
  Kyle Larson pulled away late and won the playoff race at Dover International Speedway to snap a 75-race winless streak and earn an automatic berth in the next round.
  Larson had nine runner-up finshes in the No. 42 Chevrolet since his last win Sept. 9, 2017, in Richmond, keeping the Chip Ganassi Racing driver in championship contention.
  Larson has six career Cup victories and his fi
  
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• The Latest: Exit poll: Portugal’s Socialist win most votes

  06-10-2019 21:05
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Latest on Portugal’s election (all times local):
  8 p.m.
  An exit poll indicates the center-left Socialist Party has collected the most votes in Portugal’s general election and is poised to continue in government for another four years.
  The estimate, published by the S.I.C. television channel, projects that the Socialists will capture 36-40% of Sunday’s vote. It says the main opposition Social Democratic Party will get 24-28%.
  It gives the radica
  
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• The Latest: Center-left Socialists win Portugal election

  06-10-2019 21:05
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The latest on Portugal’s election (all times local):
  11:55 p.m.
  Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party has collected the most votes in Sunday’s general election, leaving it poised to continue in government for another four years.
  With 208 seats in the 230-seat parliament awarded in the official count, the Socialists reached 99 seats, compared with 74 for the second-place Social Democratic Party. Social Democrat leader Rui Rio conceded defeat.
  The p
  
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• An exit poll indicates Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party has collected the most votes in a general election

  06-10-2019 21:02
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An exit poll indicates Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party has collected the most votes in a general election.
  The post An exit poll indicates Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party has collected the most votes in a general election appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Trump to hold election eve rally against Louisiana governor

  06-10-2019 20:58
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to Louisiana ahead of Saturday’s election, for a last-minute rally aimed at peeling support from Gov. John Bel Edwards and keeping the Democratic incumbent from a primary win.
  Trump tweeted Sunday about the get-out-the-vote event, saying he’s working to elect “a great new Republican Governor!” He hasn’t endorsed between GOP candidates Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone.
  The president said he’ll be in
  
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• Hamlin sits on pole as he goes for 1st career win at Dover

  06-10-2019 20:52
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin is on the pole as he goes for his first victory at Dover International Speedway.
  Hamlin is for 0 for 27 in races on the concrete mile track dating to 2006. He has only four top-five finishes, did not finish four times and his average finish is just 17.5 place. He finished 21st in the No. 11 Toyota in the May race at Dover.
  Martin Truex Jr. won the spring race.
  Hamlin will lead the field to green for the second round of the playoffs in his 500th career NASCAR
  
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• Pedestrian dies from injuries sustained in late September collision

  06-10-2019 20:43
  A pedestrian hit by a vehicle in a late September collision died from his injuries in a hospital Saturday afternoon.
  Tucson Police Dept. has identified the man as 93-year-old Antonio Leyva Chavez.
  Chavez sustained the injuries when he was hit while crossing 6th Avenue on September 24th.
  Authorities say it was raining and Chavez was not in a crosswalk when he was hit by a pickup truck.
  The driver of the truck stopped immediately and stayed at the scene.
  Neither excessive speed or impairment appea
  
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• The Latest: Greece moves 570 migrants from overcrowded camp

  06-10-2019 20:23
  BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on Europe’s migrant crisis (all times local):
  8:20 p.m.
  A regularly scheduled ferry left the Greek island of Lesbos carrying around 570 migrants that used to live in the migrant camp of Moria.
  Authorities say this is part of the plan to reduce overcrowding at the camp where about 13,000 people live in a space designed for 3,000. Migrants, most of them Afghans, have protested, sometimes violently, over the prevailing conditions, demanding transfer out of Moria
  
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• Hundreds honor iconic Mexican crooner at Miami wake

  06-10-2019 20:12
  MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds are gathering in Miami to honor the life of Mexican crooner José José, who died in Miami eight days ago at age 71.
  Known as the “Prince of Song,” José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz was beloved across Latin America and among Hispanics in the United States. Several hundred fans with Mexican, Colombian, Argentine and other Latino origins arrived Sunday at the Miami Dade County Auditorium to pay respects at a ceremony open to the public.
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• Trump blames Energy Secretary Rick Perry for Ukraine call at center of impeachment inquiry

  06-10-2019 20:07
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told House Republicans Friday that he was urged by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to make the midsummer phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that is now at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
  Trump suggested it was a call he didn’t even want to make, the sources said.
  The news was first reported by Axios.
  Department of Energy Press Secretary Shaylyn Hynes t
  
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• Balloons fill Albuquerque sky in 2nd day of annual fiesta

  06-10-2019 20:07
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of balloons have filled the sky over Albuquerque in the city’s annual International Balloon Fiesta.
  Event officials sent up the green flag just before 6:30 a.m. Sunday, giving the all clear for the mass ascension.
  Balloons were mostly tethered to the ground Saturday because of fog and that mass ascension was canceled.
  But the weather was ideal Sunday and balloons of all types took off from Balloon Fiesta Park.
  The fiesta draws pilots from around the
  
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• AP Top 25: Ohio State, Georgia tied at No. 3; Florida to 7th

  06-10-2019 20:03
  Ohio State and Georgia are tied at No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, and Florida surged to No. 7 after a big victory.
  No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson held their spots Sunday after a week off for both, but the Buckeyes caught up to the Bulldogs in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. The Crimson Tide received 32 first-place votes and 1,503 points and the Tigers had 15 first-place votes and 1,433 points. Georgia got three first-place votes and 1,393 points. Ohio State, which
  
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• POLL ALERT: Ohio State, Georgia tied at No. 3 in Top 25, Florida climbs to No. 7; Baylor, Memphis, Cincinnati in

  06-10-2019 20:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Ohio State, Georgia tied at No. 3 in Top 25, Florida climbs to No. 7; Baylor, Memphis, Cincinnati in.
  The post POLL ALERT: Ohio State, Georgia tied at No. 3 in Top 25, Florida climbs to No. 7; Baylor, Memphis, Cincinnati in appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Carpenter starting for St. Louis in Game 3 of NLDS

  06-10-2019 19:54
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter is in the Cardinals’ lineup for Game 3 of the NL Division Series.
  Carpenter got the start at third and was hitting sixth in the order for the matchup against Atlanta. He made a pinch-hitting appearance in the series opener and singled home a run in St. Louis’ 7-6 victory.
  Braves manager Brian Snitker stayed with the same lineup he used in the first two games except for pitcher Mike Soroka, who is making his postseason debut.
  The addition of Carpe
  
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• Iraqi officials say 5 killed in ongoing protests in the capital Baghdad, 17 wounded

  06-10-2019 19:51
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say 5 killed in ongoing protests in the capital Baghdad, 17 wounded .
  The post Iraqi officials say 5 killed in ongoing protests in the capital Baghdad, 17 wounded appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Liverpool in EPL driving seat, Manchester teams crash

  06-10-2019 19:24
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool might never have a better chance to end its long wait for a Premier League title.
  Leader Liverpool is enjoying an eight-point advantage over defending champion Manchester City after its closest rival stumbled going into the international break.
  Sunday went badly wrong for Manchester teams, with United and City losing on the same day for the first time in more than six years.
  Man United entered the late match at Newcastle with its worst seven-game start
  
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• The Latest: RB Aaron Jones having career day for Packers

  06-10-2019 19:22
  The Latest on NFL Week 5 (all times EDT)
  6:55 p.m.
  Green Bay running back Aaron Jones keeps building on a career day at the Dallas Cowboys.
  Jones has four touchdowns rushing, already two more than his career high with time remaining in the third quarter, to help the Packers build a 31-3 lead.
  The third-year back was coming off consecutive games with 19 and 21 yards rushing. He already had more than 100 scrimmage yards before halftime with 114, 66 rushing and 48 receiving. Jones was closing in on
  
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• The Latest: Panthers induct 4 players into Hall of Honor

  06-10-2019 19:22
  The Latest on NFL Week 5 (all times EDT)
  2:55 p.m.
  The Panthers inducted four former players into the Hall of Honor at halftime — quarterback Jake Delhomme, wide receiver Steve Smith, tight end Wesley Walls and offensive tackle Jordan Gross.
  They join former linebacker Sam Mills and former team president Mike McCormack as the only members of the Hall of Honor in the team’s 25-year history.
  Smith received the biggest ovation and during his speech said he never thought he would be able
  
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• The Latest: Broncos’ De’Vante Bausby carted off vs. Chargers

  06-10-2019 19:22
  The Latest on NFL Week 5 (all times EDT)
  4:50 p.m.
  Broncos cornerback De’Vante Bausby has been strapped to a backboard and taken off the field on a cart in the second quarter of Denver’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
  Bausby was hurt when he collided with Denver teammate Alexander Johnson while making a tackle on the Chargers’ Austin Ekeler.
  The defensive back didn’t appear to be moving, but appeared to be talking to trainers while they helped him.
  Several Broncos
  
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• Blatt leaves Olympiakos 2 months after MS announcement

  06-10-2019 19:05
  PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt has left his post as coach of Greek club Olympiakos two months after announcing he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
  In a statement on the club website, Blatt says “after a long and respectful discussion between the owners and myself, our two parties have decided it’s in the best interest of both sides to part ways.”
  Blatt announced in August he had been diagnosed with MS, which attacks the cent
  
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• The Latest: Suspect charged in deaths of 4 homeless men

  06-10-2019 19:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on developments in the deaths of four homeless men in New York City (all times local):
  1 p.m.
  A 24-year-old homeless man is facing multiple murder charges in the deaths of four other homeless men who were bludgeoned to death as they were sleeping.
  The New York Police Department says Randy Santos is also facing an attempted murder charge in connection to a fifth homeless man who was seriously hurt in the Chinatown attacks.
  Santos has undergone a psychiatric evalua
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutors: Suspect identified self in video

  06-10-2019 19:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on developments in the deaths of four homeless men in New York City (all times local):
  5:05 p.m.
  Prosecutors said the man accused of killing four homeless men with a metal rod in New York City was shown video of the assaults during an interrogation and acknowledged he was the person in the video.
  Twenty-four-year-old Randy Santos was arraigned Sunday for the beating deaths of the four men as they slept near Chinatown streets and for leaving a fifth in critical co
  
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• Bears, Mack open London games with matchup against Raiders

  06-10-2019 18:59
  Khalil Mack went all the way to Europe for a chance to sack his former teammate Derek Carr as the NFL kicks off the first of four games in London.
  Mack and the Bears (3-1) enter Week 5 tied for first in the NFC South while the Raiders (2-2) are tied for second in the AFC West. Mack faces the Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 13 months after being traded to Chicago following a contract dispute.
  Mack has 17 sacks and 10 forced fumbles since joining the Bears last season compared to a Raiders de
  
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• North Dakota man involved in gruesome killing back in court

  06-10-2019 18:56
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man originally sent to prison for life for helping to cover up the death of a North Dakota woman whose baby was cut from her womb is set to receive a new sentence.
  William Hoehn, of Fargo, was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in the 2017 attack on Savanna Greywind, whose baby survived. Hoehn’s girlfriend, Brooke Crews, admitted she sliced Greywind’s baby from her womb. She was sentenced to life without parole.
  Justices ruled in August that a
  
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• Bayern takes comfort after loss at Oktoberfest celebrations

  06-10-2019 18:51
  MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich players, staff and their families put the team’s first league defeat of the season behind them as they made their annual visit to Munich’s famed Oktoberfest celebrations on Sunday.
  Wearing traditional leather trousers and buttoned blazers, the soccer stars posed for photographs with their families. Women wore the dirndl dresses of the region.
  Bayern coach Niko Kovac, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic and chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge posed with g
  
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• New Jersey Devils sign D Joe Morrow, waive him for AHL depth

  06-10-2019 18:48
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have signed veteran defenseman Joe Morrow and waived him, hoping to send him to their AHL franchise.
  General manager Ray Shero says Morrow signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level and $250,000 at the AHL level.
  Shero said Morrow would be assigned to Binghamton if he clears waivers Monday. He was the 23rd overall pick in the 2011 draft by Pittsburgh.
  The 26-year-old Morrow spent last season with the Winnipeg Jets, scoring
  
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• Dog survives in Bahamas rubble for weeks after Hurricane Dorian

  06-10-2019 18:44
  A dog who survived for weeks in the rubble left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has earned its new name — Miracle.
  Big Dog Ranch Rescue, a rescue base in Loxahatchee Groves, Florida, got word on Friday morning that there was a dog in need of emergency care. By 1 p.m. on Friday, Miracle had arrived at the rescue in Florida.
  Miracle was found emaciated after being trapped under an air conditioner in the town of Marsh Harbour, on the Abaco Islands. It is believed Mira
  
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• The Latest: Evers issuing 1st Wisconsin pardons in 9 years

  06-10-2019 18:42
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to issue pardons (all times local):
  11:45 a.m.
  Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is pardoning four people.
  It’s the first time a Wisconsin governor has invoked his constitutional power to grant clemency in nearly nine years.
  Evers on Monday planned to issue the pardons, the first he’s making as governor after he re-started the Pardons Board in June. Evers’ Republican predecessor Scott W
  
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