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• Jones tops Xfinity playoff contenders in wild Kansas race

  19-10-2019 23:59
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Brandon Jones raced to his first career Xfinity Series victory Saturday at Kansas Speedway after a lapped car wrecked what was shaping up to be an entertaining duel between playoff contenders Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell.
  It wasn’t the end of the drama, either.
  Fellow playoff contenders Cole Custer and Tyler Reddick got into a pit-road melee after getting out of their cars. Custer was upset at the way Reddick raced him in the closing laps of the first r
  
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• Bryant accounts for 5 TDs, Kennesaw State beats Presbyterian

  19-10-2019 23:43
  CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Tommy Bryant completed 3 of 4 passes for 76 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 51 yards and two TDs to help Kennesaw State beat Presbyterian 55-10 on Saturday.
  Bryant’s TD passes went to Jalen Jackson for 28 yards, Shaquil Terry for 25 yards and Isaac Foster for 23 yards. The Owls (6-1, 2-0 Big South Conference) had no turnovers while the Blue Hose (0-7, 0-3) had four.
  Kennesaw State ran 61 times for 275 yards and four TDs with 12 players taking at least one
  
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• Canadiens use big 2nd period to beat slumping Blues 5-2

  19-10-2019 23:42
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brendan Gallagher, Jonathan Drouin and Nick Suzuki scored in the second period, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday.
  Jordan Weal and Shea Weber also scored for the Canadiens, who won for the third time in four games. Carey Price made 32 saves in his 325th win, passing Sean Burke for 27th on the NHL career list.
  St. Louis dropped its fourth straight game. Jaden Schwartz and David Perron scored for the Stanley Cup champions, and Jake Allen mad
  
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• No. 11 Auburn routs Arkansas 51-10

  19-10-2019 23:40
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bo Nix passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as No. 11 Auburn routed Arkansas 51-10 Saturday.
  Nix turned a close game into a blowout by throwing two TDs in a span of 22 seconds in the third quarter. Before the quick scores, Arkansas had pulled within 17-3 on Connor Limpert’s 28-yard field goal.
  Nix, a true freshman, hit Seth Williams down the right sideline on a 48-yard pass with 4:19 left in the third quarter, then after an Auburn interception, Ni
  
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• Parel, Tolles top PGA Tour Champions playoff opener

  19-10-2019 23:37
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Scott Parel shot his second straight 6-under 66 on Saturday for a share of the lead with Tommy Tolles in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first of three tournaments in the PGA Tour Champions’ Charles Schwab Cup playoffs.
  Parel rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 15th with birdies on the par-5 16th and 18th at The Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course. He won twice last season on the 50-and-overt tour.
  Tolles, the first-round leader, shot a 6
  
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• Florida boy gets upset after mom forgets to kiss him goodbye

  19-10-2019 23:31
  NBC — A video of a Florida youngster giving his mom a piece of his mind goes viral.
  Diana Simos says she dropped her son off at home following his soccer practice, was in a hurry to get back to work and forgot to give him a kiss goodbye.
  Simos’ husband took the video and also helps translates the toddler’s dismay.
  The video has been shared more than three thousand times.
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• Second-half shutout, Roth FGs lift Delaware to 16-10 win

  19-10-2019 23:25
  NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Jake Roth kicked two second-half field goals and Delaware held New Hampshire scoreless after the break for a 16-10 victory on Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association clash between ranked teams in the FCS.
  Delaware (4-3, 2-1), the 24th-ranked team in the STATS FCS poll, snapped the Wildcats’ four-game win streak with a stout second-half defense, forcing three turnovers — two fumble recoveries and an interception in the red zone — and holding New Ham
  
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• Rainey runs for 169 yards; The Citadel stuns Furman, 27-10

  19-10-2019 23:15
  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Brandon Rainey ran for 169 yards for the second time this season and The Citadel used its best rushing game thus far this season to spoil Furman’s Homecoming Game, 27-10 on Saturday.
  The loss was the first in Southern Conference play for Furman (4-3, 3-1).
  The Citadel ran for 339 yards last week in a win over Western Carolina. Against the Paladins the Bulldogs ran 61 times for 360 yards. Clay Harris, Dante Smith and Remus Bulmer all had short scoring runs for
  
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• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sends EU request for Brexit delay, but also letter arguing against extension

  19-10-2019 23:10
  LONDON (AP) — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sends EU request for Brexit delay, but also letter arguing against extension.
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• Astros’ Peacock, Yankees’ Green to start Game 6 of ALCS

  19-10-2019 23:01
  HOUSTON (AP) — Brad Peacock is starting for the Houston Astros in Game 6 as they use a bullpen day to try to close out the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees on Saturday night.
  Peacock threw eight pitches in a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night. He will become the fourth pitcher in MLB history to finish a postseason game and then start the next day, and the first since 1924.
  The Yankees also are using a bullpen day and starting reliever Chad Green. The right-hander is
  
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• Dugger scores 5 TDs and Davidson runs over Jacksonville

  19-10-2019 22:57
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Wesley Dugger scored five rushing touchdowns, all within 5 yards or less, and Davidson defeated Jacksonville 49-19 on Saturday.
  Dugger now owns the program record for rushing touchdowns with 37 and passed John Leverett and Ray Sinclair. Dugger’s 193 rushing yards gives him 2,940 for his career and moved him into third place all time ahead of Eric Ferguson. Leverett (3,165) and Sinclair (3,085) are within the junior’s reach.
  His 193 rushing yards, on 22
  
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• Smith with 3 TDs leads Harvard past Holy Cross 31-21

  19-10-2019 22:42
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Jake Smith threw for three touchdowns as Harvard beat Holy Cross 31-21 on Saturday.
  Smith had 161 yards passing for the Crimson (4-1). Devin Darrington ran for 109 yards and a score on 28 carries.
  Holy Cross’ Domenic Cozier ran 66 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game but Smith answered quickly for Harvard with an 18-yard scoring pass to Jack Cook to even it up. Jake McIntyre booted a 36-yard field goal late in the first quarter, and Smith follow
  
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• Parr throws 2 TDs as Duquesne tops Sacred Heart, 20-6

  19-10-2019 22:41
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Daniel Parr threw a pair of five-yard touchdown passes and Mitch Maczura kicked a pair of field goals as Duquesne stopped Sacred Heart, 20-6, Saturday in a battle of last year’s Northeastern Conference co-champions.
  The Dukes (4-2, 2-0) came into the game with the 13th-ranked defense in the Football Championship Subdivision, limiting opponents to just 317.2 yards per game. They held the Pioneers to 233 yards of total offense and allowed them just 10 first down
  
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• Tuggle’s late TDs lift Ohio past Kent State 45-38

  19-10-2019 22:32
  ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — De’Montre Tuggle rushed for two touchdowns, a one-yard plunge to break a tie in the third quarter and a 19-yarder in the final three minutes to ice Ohio’s 45-38 win over Kent State in a key Mid-America Conference East Division clash on Saturday.
  The teams began the second half tied 24-24 when the Bobcats (3-4, 2-1) ate up 7:05 of the third quarter with a 13-play, 75-yard drive capped by Tuggle’s plunge over right tackle from the 1.
  The fourth quarter w
  
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• Lyon’s winless run continues, PSG rivals all drop points

  19-10-2019 22:29
  PARIS (AP) — Rudi Garcia got off to a disappointing start as Lyon coach and Paris Saint-Germain’s closest rivals all faltered in the French league on Saturday.
  Garcia, who was appointed in place of the sacked Sylvinho on Monday, could only watch as his new side was held 0-0 at home by modest Dijon, the league’s bottom team.
  It stretched Lyon’s winless run in the league to eight games and left the side 16th in the 20-team division, 14 points behind leaders PSG after 10 gam
  
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• Egypt: 4 killed when shells hit 2 houses in north Sinai

  19-10-2019 22:27
  EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials and medics say shells hit two houses in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least four civilians, including a child.
  The officials said the shelling took place on Saturday in the town of Sheikh Zuweid. They said 12 people were wounded and taken to a nearby hospital. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
  Last week, nine people of the same family were killed and six wo
  
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• Feds: Man sentenced in attempt to send technology to China

  19-10-2019 22:19
  PHOENIX (AP) — Federal authorities say a man accused of conspiring to export military and space-grade technology to China without a license has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.
  A U.S. attorney’s spokesman said Friday that 39-year-old Tao Li was sentenced Wednesday after previously pleading guilty.
  Li is accused of using aliases and working with others in China, where he lived, to purchase U.S. electronic products known for military and space use because they can wit
  
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• Bahar with 3 TDs as Monmouth rolls past Gardner-Webb 49-28

  19-10-2019 22:19
  WEST LONG BEACH, N.J. (AP) — Kenji Bahar threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as Monmouth rolled past Gardner-Webb 49-28 on Saturday.
  Bahar was 20-of-26 passing for 327 yards for the Hawks (5-2, 2-0 Big South Conference). Pete Guerriero ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns and Devell Jones also rushed for a pair of scores.
  Monmouth outgained the Runnin’ Bulldogs 599-360 yards.
  Bahar capped the Hawks’ 10-play, 81-yard opening drive with a 42-yard touchdown throw
  
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• Winchester accounts for 4 TDs in CCSU victory

  19-10-2019 22:18
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Aaron Winchester threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more — all in the first half — and Central Connecticut defeated Bryant 52-14 on Saturday.
  Winchester passed for first-quarter touchdowns of 41 and 34 yards to Kyren Pettaway then ran for scores of 42 and 56 yards in the second quarter as the Blue Devils (6-1, 2-0 Northeast Conference) went ahead 28-7 on the way to a 28-14 halftime lead.
  In the second half, Danley Exilhomme scored on a 2-yard run
  
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• Brown leads St. Francis (Pa.) past Long Island 30-0

  19-10-2019 22:15
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Brown threw three touchdowns to different receivers and St. Francis (Pa.) dominated Long Island in a 30-0 win on Saturday.
  Brown had scoring passes of 11, 10, and 79 yards to Ra’Shaun Henry, Terell Johnson and EJ Jenkins respectively. Jenkins caught three passes for 107 yards. Brown was 18-of-27 passing for 247 yards.
  St. Francis (4-3, 2-1 Northeast Conference) led 9-0 after three quarters. On the first play of the fourth, Brown’s scoring pass to Johnson e
  
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• Parker, Rempel carry undefeated Dartmouth past Marist, 49-7

  19-10-2019 22:13
  POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Caylin Parker ran for two touchdowns and Connor Rempel caught a pair of scoring passes as undefeated Dartmouth rolled past Marist in the Big Green’s final nonconference game Saturday, 49-7.
  The game was the first meeting between the schools. Dartmouth (5-0) now has won 16 straight games against teams from outside the Ivy League and 10 straight games against first-time opponents.
  Dartmouth’s quarterback triumvirate of Jared Gerbino, Derek Kyler and Jake
  
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• Atlético forward João Félix injures ankle

  19-10-2019 22:13
  MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid says that Portugal forward João Félix has twisted his right ankle during Saturday’s Spanish league match against Valencia.
  Félix went down with around 10 minutes left in the game when his ankle buckled and had to be helped off the field. That left Atlético with 10 men and Valencia soon leveled to take a 1-1 draw.
  The club did not say how long it expected him to be out.
  Atlético broke its club record for a transfe
  
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• Syria’s Kurds say they’ll withdraw from an area of the border with Turkey after evacuation of besieged town is complete

  19-10-2019 22:10
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Kurds say they’ll withdraw from an area of the border with Turkey after evacuation of besieged town is complete .
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• Illinois stuns No. 6 Wisconsin 24-23 on last-second field

  19-10-2019 22:04
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — James McCourt kicked a 39-yard field as time expired and Illinois pulled off the biggest upset of the college football season, knocking off No. 6 Wisconsin 24-23 on Saturday.
  Tony Adams picked off a pass for the Illini (3-5, 1-3 Big Ten), who were 30 ½-point underdogs, at midfield with 2:33 remaining that led to the winning field goal. Dre Brown’s tackle-breaking 13-yard run got Illinois to the Wisconsin 25 and then the Illini with 34 second left and the
  
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• Oklahoma’s Sooner Schooner tips over on field; no injuries

  19-10-2019 21:59
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — University of Oklahoma officials say there were no injuries to riders of the school’s “Sooner Schooner” or the horses that pull it when the miniature covered wagon tipped over during the Oklahoma-West Virginia football game.
  The wagon pulled by two horses and carrying members of student spirit groups circles the field after Oklahoma scores. It was celebrating a second-quarter touchdown Saturday when it rolled onto its side while carrying three people.
  
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• Escobar goal sends Atlanta United past New England 1-0

  19-10-2019 21:58
  ATLANTA (AP) — Franco Escobar’s goal at the 69th minute broke a scoreless match and Atlanta United made it hold up with a 1-0 win on Saturday in an opening-round game of the MLS playoffs.
  The defending champs entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference and advanced to play the winner of Sunday’s contest between No. 3-seed Philadelphia and sixth-seeded New York Red Bulls.
  Escobar took a short pass from Ezequiel Barco at the right side of the box and carried
  
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• Georgia Tech stuns Miami, wins 28-21 in overtime

  19-10-2019 21:56
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Antwan Owens blocked a Miami chip-shot field goal in the final seconds of regulation, Jordan Mason scored on a 1-yard rush on the first possession of overtime and Georgia Tech knocked off the Hurricanes 28-21 on Saturday.
  Georgia Tech (2-5, 1-3 ACC) also scored on a fumble recovery after a sack in the end zone by Ja’Quon Griffin in the first quarter, on a 41-yard pass by punter Pressley Harvin III on a fake in the second quarter and later a 35-yard strike f
  
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• Hughes scores 1st NHL goal in Devils’ 1-0 win over Canucks

  19-10-2019 21:54
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored his first career goal in his first NHL game against his older brother Quinn Hughes, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Saturday.
  Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 shots in his third career shutout, sending New Jersey to its second straight victory after starting the season with six straight losses.
  Jack Hughes, 18, played in his eighth NHL game after he was selected by New Jersey with the No. 1 overall pick in this year&
  
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• Hurts scores 5 TDs, Sooners roll past West Virginia 52-14

  19-10-2019 21:50
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalen Hurts passed for 316 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 75 yards and two more scores and No. 5 Oklahoma cruised to a 52-14 victory over West Virginia on Saturday.
  Oklahoma (7-0, 4-0) is unbeaten in eight games against West Virginia (3-4, 1-3) since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 Conference in the 2012 season. The Sooners now have won 20 of their last 21 games.
  Oklahoma, which rolled up 562 yards of offense, has scored at least 34 points in 17 straight
  
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• Lawrence leads No. 3 Clemson to 45-10 rout of Louisville

  19-10-2019 21:48
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence overcame two early interceptions to throw three touchdown passes, Travis Etienne rushed for 192 yards and a score and No. 3 Clemson routed Louisville 45-10 on Saturday for its 22nd consecutive victory.
  Darien Rencher and Chez Mellusi added rushing TDs for the Tigers (7-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who missed first-quarter chances to build a big lead when Lawrence was picked off twice near the goal line. The sophomore quarterback settled down to
  
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• Purdy, Iowa State keep rolling in 34-24 win over Texas Tech

  19-10-2019 21:43
  LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Brock Purdy threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns, freshman Breece Hall ran 75 yards for the first of his two scores and Iowa State took a big lead early in a 34-24 victory against Texas Tech on Saturday.
  Purdy had 277 yards and all three of his scoring tosses for a 20-0 lead early in the second quarter, with two TDs to tight end Charlie Kolar, as the Cyclones (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) won their third straight game since losing at Baylor in their only other scheduled trip
  
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• No. 9 Florida bounces back with 38-27 win over Gamecocks

  19-10-2019 21:42
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Trask threw for a career-high four touchdowns, three in the fourth quarter, to help No. 9 Florida bounce back from its loss at LSU to outlast South Carolina 38-27 on Saturday.
  The Gators (7-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) slogged through a soggy field from Tropical Storm Nestor for much of the game. But they eventually came to life and rallied past a South Carolina (3-4, 2-3) team looking to take down a Top 10 opponent for the second straight week after its 20-17
  
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• Parents sue Virginia school district over racist 2017 video

  19-10-2019 21:37
  HENRICO, Va. (AP) — The parents of a Virginia student who say their son was assaulted and bullied by his middle school football teammates in an incident captured on video two years ago are suing the school system.
  The video, which showed football players simulating sex acts on black students in a locker room and was overlaid with racist language, sparked outrage after it was shared on Snapchat. It led to the cancellation of the rest of Short Pump Middle School’s football season and a
  
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• Dillon’s 3 TD runs and Bailey’s pair carry BC past NC State

  19-10-2019 21:34
  BOSTON (AP) — AJ Dillon ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns, David Bailey had two long TD runs with 181 yards and Boston College pounded the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top rushing defense in a 45-24 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday.
  Dillon had scores of 2, 3 and 8 yards as the Eagles (4-3, 2-2 ACC) ran for 429 yards on 60 attempts.
  Dennis Grosel completed 6 of 15 passes for 103 yards in his first collegiate start for BC after Anthony Brown was lost for the season wit
  
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• No. 23 Iowa holds off Purdue 26-20

  19-10-2019 21:28
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mekhi Sargent ran for a 14-yard score with 2:16 left and 23rd-ranked Iowa held off Purdue 26-20 on Saturday, snapping a two-game losing streak.
  Tyler Goodson scored his first career touchdown from a yard out and Keith Duncan kicked four field goals for the Hawkeyes (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten), who also broke a two-game skid against the Boilermakers (2-5, 1-3).
  Purdue made the Hawkeyes earn this one, though.
  The Boilermakers cut it to 19-13 on J.D. Dellinger’s 36-yard fi
  
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• Coach’s son leads Houston to 24-17 win over UConn

  19-10-2019 21:24
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Houston freshman Logan Holgorsen threw for 123 yards and a touchdown in his first start and the Cougars held off UConn 24-17 on Saturday.
  Holgorsen, the son of coach Dana Holgorsen, had just 37 yards passing before finding Jeremy Singleton wide open down the left sideline for 58-yards and a third-quarter touchdown that put the Cougars ahead for good.
  Houston (3-4, 1-2 American) stretched the lead with a late 13-play touchdown drive that ended with a 2-yard run f
  
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• New video shows the moment Oregon school coach disarmed and hugged gun-wielding student

  19-10-2019 21:13
  NBC — Newly released surveillance video shows the moment an Oregon school coach disarmed and hugged a shotgun-wielding student, averting a potential tragedy.
  Angel Granados-Diaz, 19, is seen on the video walking into the fine arts building of Parkrose High School in Portland with a shotgun hidden under his jacket on May 17, 2019.
  Officials said Granados-Diaz was experiencing a mental health crisis when he brought the gun containing one round to school.
  Keanon Lowe, a former star
  
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• Clemson’s Booth ejected for punching Louisville player

  19-10-2019 21:08
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. has been ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct after punching Louisville’s Trennell Troutman as he lay on the ground late in the third quarter of Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference game.
  The players tussled as Troutman ran downfield to cover a Louisville punt before Booth threw him to the turf around the Clemson 20. The scuffle continued and Booth threw a punch with his right hand as he straddled Troutman. Players from
  
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• Israelis rally in support of woman imprisoned in Russia

  19-10-2019 20:52
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — About 200 Israelis are demonstrating in Tel Aviv in solidarity with an Israeli woman imprisoned in Russia on drug charges.
  The demonstrators chanted and held signs reading “Free Naama” in Hebrew, Russian and English.
  Naama Issachar, 26, was arrested in Moscow airport in April on her way to Israel from India. Authorities found 9.6 grams of marijuana with her and last week sentenced her to seven and a half years in prison.
  Israeli officials consider the se
  
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• Hondurans call for president to step down after drug verdict

  19-10-2019 20:46
  TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Thousands of Hondurans have protested into the early hours of the morning to demand that President Juan Orlando Hernández be removed from office after his younger brother was convicted of drug trafficking in a New York court.
  Opposition groups called for protests to continue after Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernández was convicted Friday in what U.S. prosecutors described as a conspiracy that relied on “state-sponsored drug trafficking.
  
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• AP source: Raptors, Siakam agree on 4-year max extension

  19-10-2019 20:40
  A person with knowledge of the situation says Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors have agreed on a four-year maximum extension that will be worth $130 million, a deal that kicks in to start next season.
  Siakam and the Raptors have been working toward the deal for several days, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because neither side had announced the agreement. ESPN first reported the agreement.
  Siakam was a breakout player last season f
  
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• 2 charged in triple homicide during drug deal in Missouri

  19-10-2019 20:39
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people are charged in the deaths of three people who police say were shot during a drug deal at a Kansas City, Missouri, home.
  The Kansas City Star reports that Jackson County prosecutors on Friday charged 35-year-old Lynnsey Jones and 43-year-old Victor Sykes each with three counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in Thursday night’s shooting.
  Kansas City police have identified the victims as 40-year-old Larry Barnes, 38-year-old Brandy Jo
  
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• GOP congressman undecided on impeachment won’t seek new term

  19-10-2019 20:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida congressman who was one of the few Republicans openly considering whether President Donald Trump should be impeached say he won’t run for reelection.
  Rep. Francis Rooney was asked during a Fox News interview if he’d seek a third term in 2020, and he replied: “I don’t really think I want one.”
  He said his name could be included in an already-extensive list of GOP retirements.
  Rooney said Friday he was “still thinking about&rdqu
  
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• Hemric beats playoff drivers for NASCAR pole at Kansas

  19-10-2019 20:30
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Daniel Hemric gave his hopes of landing a Cup Series ride for next season some help by taking his No. 8 Chevrolet to the pole for Richard Childress Racing at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.
  Hemric, who was told last month that Childress would not pick up his option for 2020, turned a lap of 178.047 mph to edge the retiring David Ragan during qualifying on Saturday.
  They were joined in the top five by a trio of drivers in NASCAR’s version of the playoffs.
  Ryan Blan
  
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• Titans activate top pick Simmons after torn ACL in February

  19-10-2019 19:55
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have activated first-round draft pick Jeffery Simmons , giving him a chance to make his NFL debut Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.
  The team moved him from the non-football injury list to the 53-man roster Saturday. The Titans also promoted outside linebacker Derick Roberson to the active roster from the practice squad. To clear space, the Titans waived defensive linemen Brent Urban and Matt Dickerson.
  Tennessee made the 6-foot-4 Simmons
  
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• Ireland skipper Best retires after All Blacks defeat

  19-10-2019 19:55
  Patricia and John Best can start enjoying Ireland rugby tests again.
  Their son Rory won’t be playing in them anymore.
  For more than 16 years, Pat and John Best have been too nervous to relish Ireland games, even when they’ve been in the stands. First, when No. 1 son Simon debuted for Ireland in 2003 then when No. 3 son Rory joined him in the front row from his debut in 2005.
  Simon was forced by health problems to stop playing rugby in 2008, while Rory’s great Ireland career end
  
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• FBI tests find no evidence of wrongdoing in Dominican deaths

  19-10-2019 19:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says FBI toxicology reports on the mysterious deaths of U.S. tourists in the Dominican Republic showed no evidence inconsistent with the island nation’s findings of natural causes.
  The department says “the results of the additional, extensive toxicology testing completed to date have been consistent with the findings of local authorities.” The department says that families have been informed of the results.
  The first deaths to make h
  
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• The Latest: New Orleans delays plans to collapse 2 cranes

  19-10-2019 19:45
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on efforts to remove two damaged cranes from hotel collapse site in New Orleans (all times local):
  12:40 p.m.
  New Orleans officials say they must delay plans to topple two cranes that had been looming precariously over the ruins of a partially collapsed hotel. The planned explosion to down the cranes will now take place Sunday, no earlier than noon.
  The delay comes a week after the shocking collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday that was being built near
  
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• Hawks exercise 2020-21 options on Collins, Young, Huerter

  19-10-2019 19:38
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have exercised the 2020-21 contract options on three of the team’s top young players — forward John Collins and guards Trae Young and Kevin Huerter.
  The team exercised the fourth-year option on Collins and third-year options on Young and Huerter.
  Collins led the Hawks with his averages of 19.5 points and 9.8 rebounds last season. Young was an NBA All-Rookie First Team selection after averaging 19.1 points and 8.1 assists.
  Huerter was a second te
  
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• Impeachment inquiry puts spotlight on Perry, who shunned it

  19-10-2019 19:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry was one of the survivors in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, avoiding scandals that have taken out higher-profile figures.
  Until now.
  Perry’s announcement that he’s quitting by year’s end comes as the House impeachment investigation highlights his work in Ukraine. It was Ukraine where Perry promoted U.S. natural gas — and where Trump hoped to find dirt on political rival Joe Biden.
  Perry was one of his Trump&rsquo
  
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