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• Morehead State dials long distance to defeat Valparaiso

  09-11-2019 23:59
  
  VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Mark Pappas threw for 303 yards and three long touchdowns and Morehead State outlasted Valparaiso 27-21 on Saturday.
  Morehead State (5-5, 3-3 Pioneer League) took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on two Pappas touchdown passes and led by that score at halftime.
  The Crusaders (1-9, 1-5) tied it in the third on two Chris Duncan TD passes and the Eagles scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns for a 27-14 lead. Duncan hit Deuce Larose with a 2-yard scoring pass with 1:13 t
  
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• Allgaier wins at Phoenix to race for Xfinity championship

  09-11-2019 23:59
  
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Allgaier raced to his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season Saturday at ISM Raceway to advance to the championship finale.
  Allgaier will race Christopher Bell, Cole Custer and reigning champion Tyler Reddick for the title next Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Only Reddick has a championship.
  “We said we needed to come in and win to get to Homestead, and we did that,” Allgaier said.
  Allgaier cried as he crossed the finish line, the
  
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• Oklahoma State rolls past Kansas City 69-51

  09-11-2019 23:57
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Yor Anei, Cameron McGriff and Isaac Likekele combined for 35 points and Oklahoma State dominated the boards as the Cowboys defeated Kansas City 69-51 in non-conference action Saturday afternoon.
  Anei finished with 13 points while McGriff added 12 and six rebounds and Likekele chipped in 10 points to lead the Cowboys, who had 10 players finish in the scoring column.
  Oklahoma State (2-0) held a 40-24 rebounding advantage and outscored the Roos (1-1) 42-18 in the pain
  
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• Anderson’s late buckets give Delaware win over S. Illinois

  09-11-2019 23:55
  
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Anderson scored his only points of the game in the final seconds and Ryan Allen dropped in two free throws to seal Delaware’s 56-54 victory over Southern Illinois in the Sunshine Slam on Saturday.
  Anderson missed his first seven shots before driving for two straight layups to put the Blue Hens back out front 54-53 with 30 seconds remaining. Allen clinched it with two free throws with 7 seconds left to give the Blue Hens their first 3-0 start since the 199
  
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• William & Mary sets record in 55-19 romp past Rhode Island

  09-11-2019 23:54
  
  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Hollis Mathis passed for a touchdown and rushed for two more as William & Mary set a school rushing record while clobbering Rhode Island 55-19 Saturday.
  William & Mary (4-6, 2-4 Colonial Athletic Association) scored seven rushing touchdowns by six different players in a school-record 462 yards on the ground. The previous record (453 yards) had stood since 1970.
  Mathis, a freshman, was 5-of-10 passing for 118 yards. Bronson Yoder, also a frosh, led with 14 c
  
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• Tennessee Tech gets 1st win over Jacksonville St. since 2011

  09-11-2019 23:52
  
  COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bailey Fisher passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 121 yards and two more TDs to help Tennessee Tech beat Jacksonville State 37-27 on Saturday.
  The win was Tennessee Tech’s first against Jacksonville State since 2011. The Golden Eagles (6-4, 3-3 Ohio Valley Conference) achieved their first six-win season since 2011.
  Fisher completed 20 of 27 passes and ran 17 times. Darrius Stafford caught three passes for 76 yards, Brad Clark had his first car
  
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• Harris leads Stephen F. Austin over NC Central 94-64

  09-11-2019 23:45
  
  NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Kevon Harris had 32 points as Stephen F. Austin rolled past North Carolina Central 94-64 on Saturday.
  Roti Ware had 13 points for Stephen F. Austin (2-0). Sama’Zha Hart added 12 points.
  The Lumberjacks were up 40-38 at the break. They dominated the second half, 54-26, to win going away. SFA scored 42 points in the paint and had 35 points off 31 NCCU’s turnovers.
  Nicolas Fennell and Randy Miller Jr. had 12 points apiece for the Eagles (0-1). Ty Graves a
  
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• Glass throws 2 late TD passes to give Alabama A&M 48-43 win

  09-11-2019 23:45
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Aqeel Glass threw four touchdown passes, including two in the final four minutes, to rally Alabama A&M to a 48-43 victory over Jackson State on Saturday.
  The Bulldogs (6-4, 3-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) outscored the Tigers (4-6, 3-2) 28-13 in the wild fourth quarter.
  Jordan Bentley, who finished with 132 yards on 25 carries, scored on a 7-yard run in the first minute of the fourth quarter and Marcus Cushine returned a fumble 53 yards to give Alabama A&a
  
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• 76ers’ Simmons to miss Hornets game with shoulder injury

  09-11-2019 23:45
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons will miss a second straight game Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets because of a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder.
  Simmons was hurt Wednesday when he bumped into Royce O’Neale’s chest while posting up in the first quarter of a 106-104 loss to the Utah Jazz. He didn’t play Friday in a 100-97 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
  76ers officials said Simmons would be re-evaluated Monday.
  Simmons has played seven games
  
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• Southeast Missouri State rallies past Eastern Kentucky 38-31

  09-11-2019 23:43
  
  CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Zion Custis ran 12 yards for a touchdown with 37 seconds left and Southeast Missouri State turned back an upset bid by Eastern Kentucky 38-31 on Saturday.
  The Redhawks (7-3, 5-1 Ohio Valley Conference), ranked 18th in the FCS Coaches poll, trailed 31-14 with 10:11 remaining in the third quarter before scoring 24 unanswered points.
  The Colonels (5-5, 3-3) took a 7-0 lead on Daryl McCleskey Jr.’s 7-yard run, but Daniel Santacaterina connected with Kristian Wi
  
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• Cook, Dayton heat up to smoke Marist 59-35

  09-11-2019 23:41
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jack Cook threw four touchdown passes and ran for another and Dayton defeated Marist 59-35 on Saturday.
  The Flyers (5-3, 3-2 Pioneer) amassed 519 yards, were 6 of 12 on third-down conversions and converted all four fourth-down conversion attempts.
  Cook threw for 244 yards on 13-of-19 passing. Jake Chisholm ran for 151 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown. Jack Albers and Riche Warfield added touchdowns on the ground. Dayton ran it 45 times for 275 yards and held the bal
  
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• Montana State runs over Northern Colorado 45-14

  09-11-2019 23:39
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Troy Andersen threw for a touchdown and ran for another, Callahan O’Reilly had a 73-yard touchdown run and Montana State pounded Northern Colorado 45-14 on Saturday.
  O’Reilly’s burst up the middle early in the third quarter, his only carry of the game, to put an exclamation mark on the Bobcats’ running game, which piled up 452 yards. Three quarterbacks combined to go 14 of 21 for 113 yards for Montana State (7-3, 4-2 Big Sky Conference).
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• Stevenson leads Wichita St. over Texas Southern 69-63

  09-11-2019 23:35
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Erik Stevenson had a career-high 22 points as Wichita State defeated Texas Southern 69-63 on Saturday.
  Dexter Dennis had 19 points for Wichita State (2-0). Grant Sherfield added 13 points and Trey Wade grabbed 10 rebounds.
  Eden Ewing had 18 points for the Tigers (0-2). Tyrik Armstrong and John Jones scored 11 points apiece.
  Wichita State faces UT Martin at home next Saturday. Texas Southern plays South Dakota on the road on Friday.
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• Maine opens game with 4 straight TD drives, beats Elon 31-17

  09-11-2019 23:35
  
  ELON, N.C. (AP) — Joe Fagnano passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns, Earnest Edwards caught five passes for 153 yards and a score, and Maine beat Elon 31-17 on Saturday for its third straight victory.
  Maine scored a touchdown on its first four possessions of the game, including Devin Young’s 60-yarder on the fourth offensive play. Edwards had an 88-yard catch-and-run for the third score and he completed a 2-yard pass to Jaquan Blair to cap the scoring run with 4:42 left in the firs
  
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• Coroner IDs gunman killed outside Kentucky supermarket

  09-11-2019 23:34
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials in Kentucky have identified a man who authorities say was killed in a shootout with police outside a Louisville supermarket.
  According to news outlets, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Saturday identified the man as 32-year-old Shelby Gazaway of Louisville.
  Louisville Police Maj. Jamey Schwab says Gazaway fought with another person in the store on Thursday night, pulled out a handgun and fired shots at the ceiling. Schwab says Gazaway exited t
  
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• Wynn scores 5 times to lead Furman past VMI 60-21

  09-11-2019 23:32
  
  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Devin Wynn rushed for 102 yards and scored five touchdowns as Furman routed VMI 60-21 on Saturday.
  Furman (No. 10 FCS, 7-3, 6-1 Southern Conference) outgained the Keydets 636-381.
  The Paladins scored two touchdowns in each quarter. In addition to Wynn’s four touchdowns on the ground, Dominic Roberto ran for one, Jeff McElveen ran for another and Hamp Sisson threw scoring passes to Wynn and Devin Abrams. Thomas Gordon had 10 receptions for 148 yards and Sisson
  
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• No. 10 Mississippi State routs Southern Miss in opener

  09-11-2019 23:27
  
  STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Chloe Bibby led five Mississippi State players in double figures with 16 points and the 10th-ranked Bulldogs routed Southern Miss 91-58 on Saturday.
  The Bulldogs (1-0) held a slim 22-19 lead in the first quarter before powering to a 49-32 edge at halftime. They scored 27 more points in the third to run away with the win.
  Bibby also had six rebounds in 25 minutes of her first game back on the floor since tearing the ACL in her left knee against South Carolina last J
  
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• Morgan State upsets North Carolina A&T with late touchdown

  09-11-2019 23:22
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — DeAndre Harris passed for 218 yards and one touchdown and scored the game-winner on a keeper from the 1 as Morgan State upset North Carolina A&T Saturday, for the second year in a row.
  North Carolina A&T, tied for 15th in the FCS coaches poll, never led during the game but trailed just 16-13 through much of the fourth quarter. The loss keeps the Aggies (6-3, 4-2) in the three-team cluster chasing Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference leader Florida A&M as the playoff
  
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• Stay or go? US residents of Mexico town torn after 9 killed

  09-11-2019 23:21
  
  COLONIA LEBARON, Mexico (AP) — U.S. citizens living in a small Mexican farming community established by their Mormon ancestors are trying to decide whether they should stay or leave after burying some of the nine American women and children slaughtered this week in a drug cartel ambush.
  What had been a peaceful existence in a fertile valley ringed by rugged mountains and desert scrub about 70 miles (112 kilometers) from the border with Arizona became increasingly dangerous in recent years
  
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• Ingram scores 16 to carry UCF past Prairie View 73-69

  09-11-2019 23:19
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dazon Ingram posted 16 points as Central Florida narrowly beat Prairie View 73-69 on Saturday.
  Collin Smith had 14 points for Central Florida (1-0). Brandon Mahan added 12 points. Ceasar DeJesus had 11 points for the hosts.
  Chance Ellis scored a career-high 29 points for the Panthers (1-1). Gerard Andrus added 14 points.
  Central Florida matches up against Miami at home on Tuesday. Prairie View takes on Texas State on the road on Tuesday.
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• The Latest: Family wants governor to consider new evidence

  09-11-2019 23:08
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on pressure from lawmakers and celebrities to call of the execution of Rodney Reed in Texas (all times local):
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  The family of a Texas death row inmate whose conviction has come under new scrutiny say Republican Gov. Greg Abbott needs to grant a reprieve at a rally outside his mansion.
  Rodney Reed is scheduled to die later this month for the 1996 killing of a 19-year-old woman in Central Texas. But celebrities such as Beyoncé, religious leader
  
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• No. 12 Seton Hall loses Powell, beats Stony Brook 74-57

  09-11-2019 23:04
  
  SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Seton Hall welcomed back its coach, but lost Myles Powell for the foreseeable future after he sprained his ankle.
  Romaro Gill had 10 points and 10 assists while Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 17 points as the 12th-ranked Pirates withstood the injury to Powell and beat Stony Brook 74-57 in a game that marked the return of coach Kevin Willard.
  Powell, the Big East preseason player of the year and an Associated Press preseason All-America selection, sprained his left a
  
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• Drake hands Jacksonville 6th straight loss 28-14

  09-11-2019 23:04
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ian Corwin passed for two touchdowns, Drew Lauer rushed for 134 yards and two scores, and Drake beat Jacksonville 28-14 on Saturday for the Dolphins’ sixth straight loss.
  Corwin was 13-of-19 passing for 169 yards with one interception. His scoring passes went to Shane Feller and Devin Cates to give Drake a 21-7 lead late in the third quarter. Corwin sealed it with an 11-yard scoring run with 3:57 left.
  Drake (5-4, 5-1 Pioneer) recovered a fumble, intercepted a
  
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• Presbyterian defeats Gardner-Webb for first win of season

  09-11-2019 23:03
  
  CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Tyler Huff threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Presbyterian rallied in the second half to defeat Gardner-Webb 24-14 on Saturday, the first victory of the season for the Blue Hose.
  Presbyterian (1-9, 1-4 Big South) forced four turnovers and cashed them in for 21 points.
  Gardner-Webb (3-7, 1-4) scored both its touchdowns in the second quarter for a 14-10 halftime lead. Kalen Whitlow hit Izaiah Gathings for a 10-yard scoring pass and A.J. Moses had a 1-yard to
  
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• Oluyitan lifts S. Utah over Nebraska 79-78 in 2OT

  09-11-2019 23:03
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Cameron Oluyitan hit a 10-foot jumper with 2 seconds remaining to give Southern Utah a 79-78 double-overtime win over Nebraska on Saturday.
  Southern Utah (2-0) trailed Nebraska (0-2) by 11 at the half and led only twice in the final 20 minutes of regulation.
  Dwayne Morgan hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds to put the Thunderbirds up 69-66 with 4.7 seconds left. But Nebraska’s Jervay Green hit a 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to its fir
  
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• Woody Allen and Amazon end legal battle

  09-11-2019 23:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Woody Allen and Amazon.com have ended their legal battle.
  The filmmaker had sued Amazon in February after the online giant ended his 2017 contract without ever releasing a completed film, “A Rainy Day in New York.” Amazon had responded that Allen, whose daughter Dylan has accused him of molesting her when she was a girl, breached the 4-movie deal by making insensitive remarks about the #MeToo movement. Allen has repeatedly the allegations made by his daughter.
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• ‘Baby Trump’ balloon slashed at Alabama appearance

  09-11-2019 23:02
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Organizers say a man slashed a Baby Trump protest balloon during President Donald Trump’s trip to Alabama.
  The incident occurred Saturday during Trump’s visitto watch the University of Alabama football game. The towering Baby Trump balloon was set up in a nearby park.
  Jim Girvan is an organizer of the balloon protests. He says someone charged the balloon with a knife and cut an 8-foot-long (2.4-meter-long) gash in the back. Girvan said the unidentified m
  
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• Charleston holds the line against Georgia State, 84-80

  09-11-2019 23:01
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Grant Riller was perfect from the free throw line and Jaylen Richard converted three of four free throws in the final 25 seconds of the game to allow Charleston to hold off Georgia State, 84-80 in a nonleague game Saturday that lived up to its pregame hype.
  The game pitted the Cougars, ranked No. 17 in one preseason Mid-Major poll, and Georgia State, the two-time defending Sun Belt Conference champions.
  Georgia State took the lead with 9:23 left in the game on a 6-0
  
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• Gray’s 2 pick-6s spark Robert Morris past Duquesne 41-21

  09-11-2019 22:59
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Mason Gray returned two interceptions for touchdowns and Robert Morris cruised past Duquesne 41-21 in a Northeast Conference showdown on Saturday.
  The Colonials (6-4, 5-0 Northeast Conference) used George Martin’s 2-yard TD run in the first quarter, and Martin’s 7-yard scoring toss to Tim Vecchio and two Nick Bisceglia field goals in the second quarter to take a 20-0 lead into halftime.
  The Dukes (6-3, 4-1) got on the scoreboard early in the third quar
  
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• Wright State tops Miami (OH) 88-81 behind Love’s 27 points

  09-11-2019 22:57
  
  OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Loudon Love scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Wright State beat Miami (OH) 88-81 on Saturday.
  Bill Wampler scored 17 points with three 3-pointers for the Raiders (2-0), who took the lead for good, 26-23, on his first-half 3-pointer and led 49-40 at halftime. Cole Gentry added 12 points.
  Nike Sibande scored 24 points with nine boards in the season opener for the Redhawks, who closed to 82-79 on Isaiah Coleman-Lands’ 3-pointer with 44 second
  
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• New shuttle service debuts at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area

  09-11-2019 22:57
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — New shuttle service for visitors debuted Saturday at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area on the outskirts of Tucson.
  Officials say the emission-free electric shuttles will operate hourly on the Sabino Canyon route between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and that the service eventually will have five of the open-air vehicles capable of carrying up to 60 passengers.
  Gas-powered transit shuttles will continue to operate on the Bear Canyon route every half hour starting at 9:15 a.m. through 4
  
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• Bitkofer, Bucknell stuff Lehigh for 20-10 win

  09-11-2019 22:57
  
  LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Logan Bitikofer overcame two interceptions with two touchdown passes and Bucknell controlled Lehigh in a 20-10 win on Saturday.
  The Bison (2-7, 2-2 Patriot League) never trailed.
  Tyler Keiser’s 20-yard field goal early in the second quarter put the Bison up. Later in the quarter, Bitkofer threw a 24-yard TD pass to Stefone Moore-Greene for a 10-point lead. Austin Henning put the Mountain Hawks (4-5, 3-2) on the board with a 33-yard field goal with 47 seconds lef
  
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• Big plays help Villanova rally past Richmond 35-28

  09-11-2019 22:57
  
  VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Nowooola Awopetu returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye capped a rally with a 20-yard scoring run midway through the fourth quarter to lead Villanova to a 35-28 victory over Richmond on Saturday.
  Dee Wil Barlee rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown and Daniel Smith ran for 105 yards and two scores for the Wildcats (7-3, 4-3 Colonial Athletic Association).
  Joe Mancuso threw two TD passes and ran for 89 yards and two scores for the
  
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• Rawlings fires 5 TD passes as Yale tops Brown 59-35

  09-11-2019 22:44
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — JP Shohfi caught four touchdown passes as Yale defeated Brown 59-35 on Saturday, scoring its most points since 2003.
  Kurt Rawlings went 15-of-30 passing for 360 yards and five touchdowns. Zane Dudek picked up 216 yards rushing and 78 receiving — both season highs — as Yale (6-1, 3-1 Ivy League) won its fourth straight game. The Bulldogs piled up 627 yards of total offense and forced four Brown turnovers.
  Yale scored the first 17 points, but Brown (1-6, 0
  
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• Kennesaw State uses rushing attack to beat Campbell

  09-11-2019 22:44
  
  BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Tommy Bryant passed for two touchdowns, ran for three more scores and Kennesaw State beat Campbell 38-35 on Saturday for its seventh straight conference road victory.
  Bryanthad a 2-yard scoring run and a 26-yard TD connection with Shaquil Terry, 61 seconds apart, to give Kennesaw State a 31-21 lead late in the third quarter. Bryson Armstrong’s interception led to the second score.
  Bryant carried it 27 times for 105 yards and completed 5 of 7 passes for 91 yar
  
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• Sinner beats De Minaur to scoop 1st ATP title

  09-11-2019 22:39
  
  MILAN (AP) — Italian teenager Jannik Sinner beat top-seeded Alex de Minaur in straight sets at the Next Gen Finals on Saturday to claim his first ATP title — and a big payday.
  Wild card Sinner triumphed 4-2, 4-1, 4-2 in the final, serving out to love and clinching victory when De Minaur hit a return into the net.
  It was a second successive runner-up finish for De Minaur, at the season-ending tournament for top under-21 players.
  The title caps a fantastic season for the 18-year-old Si
  
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• Indiana pulls away late, downs pesky Portland State 85-74

  09-11-2019 22:34
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Al Durham scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half as Indiana pulled away from pesky Portland State for an 85-74 win on Saturday.
  The Hoosiers (2-0) led throughout, but the Vikings (1-1) closed to 58-53 with 11:41 remaining. Durham then scored five points in a 6-0 run as the Big Ten hosts gradually increased their advantage on the Big Sky visitors in the final 10 minutes.
  Durham finished 7-of-11 from the field. Indiana made 50 percent of its field goal attempt
  
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• Ekhomu, Puisis lift No. 12 FSU women past LSU 70-62

  09-11-2019 22:33
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Nicki Ekhomu scored 21 points, Sammie Puisis added 16, including four free throws in the last half minute and No. 12 Florida State closed with an 8-0 run to defeat LSU 70-62 on Saturday.
  Khayla Pointer, who led LSU with 22 points, hit a jumper and a 3-pointer, and Ayana Mitchell scored inside to tie the game at 62 with 3:33 to play. But from there the Tigers (1-1) missed their last six shots and had a turnover.
  Nausia Woolfolk, who also scored 16 points for the Semi
  
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• Raptors’ Lowry (thumb), Ibaka (ankle) out indefinitely

  09-11-2019 22:32
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry and center Serge Ibaka will be out indefinitely after injuries against the New Orleans Pelicans.
  Lowry fractured his left thumb during the first quarter of Friday night’s 122-104 victory. The team said Saturday he will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
  Ibaka sprained his right ankle and will undergo additional imaging in Los Angeles, where Toronto plays the Lakers on Sunday and the Clippers and former teammate Kawhi Leonard on Monday.
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• Columbia ends 15-game losing streak to Harvard, 17-10 in OT

  09-11-2019 22:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Roussos scored from 1-yard out to start overtime, Ben Mathiasmeier intercepted a pass on the next offensive play and Columbia beat Harvard 17-10 on Saturday to end a 15-game losing streak in the series.
  Columbia (3-5, 2-3 Ivy League) beat Harvard for the first time since a 16-13 victory at Wien Stadium on November 8, 2003.
  Columbia went on an 11-play drive late in the fourth quarter but stalled at Harvard’s 8 and Alex Felkins made a short field goal to tie it at
  
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• Bahar tops Monmouth TD passing record in win over N. Alabama

  09-11-2019 22:32
  
  WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Kenji Bahar threw five touchdown passes and became Monmouth’s all-time TD passing leader in a 49-38 win over North Alabama on Saturday.
  Bahar threw for 319 yards and completed 27-of-36 passing attempts. Quentin Parham and Lonnie Moore IV each caught a pair of touchdowns and Terrance Greene Jr. caught one to go along with 125 receiving yards with nine receptions.
  Bahar entered the game with 57 scoring passes and was one behind previous record holder Brian
  
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• Binda’s 227 rushing yards lead San Diego over Stetson, 51-7

  09-11-2019 22:30
  
  DELAND, Fla. (AP) — JoJo Binda Jr. rushed for a career-high 227 yards on just 13 carries, RJ Gonzalez ran for three touchdowns, and San Diego rolled past Stetson 51-7 on Saturday.
  Binda, a junior college transfer now in his senior season with the Toreros, had rushed for 145 yards in four previous games this season. His touchdown was a 33-yard run in the third quarter. Gonzalez scored on runs of 11, 13 and 7 yards, all in the second half.
  The Toreros (7-2, 6-0 Pioneer League) ran for 353 ya
  
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• Lightning beat Sabres 5-3 to sweep 2-game series in Sweden

  09-11-2019 22:26
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Pat Maroon scored twice, and the Tampa Bay Lighting beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday for a sweep of their two regular-season games in Sweden.
  Victor Hedman also scored for the Lightning, delighting the home crowd, and Curtis McElhinney made 37 saves. Tampa Bay also beat Buffalo 3-2 on Friday.
  Hedman, who is from Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, converted a power-play slap shot 1:58 into the second period, lifting the Lightning to a 2-1 lead.
  Marcus Johansson, another Swede, wa
  
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• Hawkins leads St. Francis (BKN) to 73-72 win over Lafayette

  09-11-2019 22:25
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — E.J. Stephens missed one free throw all game, but that miss gave St. Francis (Brooklyn) a 73-72 victory over Lafayette on Saturday.
  Chauncey Hawkins made two free throws to give St. Francis a 72-70 lead with 6 seconds remaining in the game.
  Stephens missed a 3-point try with two ticks on the clock but was fouled on the attempt. Stephens, who was 5 of 5 from the line, dropped in the first two free throws but missed the third. The Leopards got the rebound but could not score
  
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• Whyte scores 23 points, leads Boston U in 91-63 win

  09-11-2019 22:22
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Walter Whyte hit four 3-pointers and scored 23 points and Boston University overcame a slow start to beat Division III-member Polytechnic University 91-63 on Saturday.
  Sukhmail Mathon scored 12 points and had nine boards, Max Mahoney added 12 points and Andrew Petcash scored 11 for the Terriers (1-1).
  After trailing early, Mathon’s layup put the Terriers up for good, 15-13, and they led 51-25 at halftime.
  Josh Gregory scored 17 points and Jesse O’Dell and Tyshaun
  
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• 14-year-old girl accused of killing man found beaten, slashed, partially bound in his bed

  09-11-2019 22:21
  
  A 14-year-old girl was arrested for murder after the body of a Philadelphia man who was well-known in the local animal rescue community was found partially bound in his bed, local media report.
  Al Chernoff was found dead Tuesday at his home in the Rhawnhurst neighborhood of Philadelphia, NBC Philadelphia reports.
  He had been beaten, slashed and was partially tied up when police found him, according to the outlet. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that a neighbor called 911 an
  
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• Undercuffler, Green lead Albany past Delaware 21-17

  09-11-2019 22:19
  
  NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Jeff Undercuffler threw three touchdown passes — two of them to Juwan Green — and Albany held off Delaware 21-17 on Saturday.
  Undercuffler connected with Green for a 15-yard score and a 7-0 lead for the Great Danes (6-4, 4-2 Colonial Athletic Association) after one quarter.
  The Blue Hens (4-6, 2-4) answered with Nolan Henderson’s 4-yard TD toss to Jourdan Townsend to knot the score at 7 at the 9:32 mark of the second quarter. But Albany responded, usin
  
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• No. 11 Baylor needs 3 OTs against TCU to stay undefeated

  09-11-2019 22:18
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Denzel Mims made a leaping 4-yard touchdown catch in the third overtime for Baylor, capping another comeback win for the No. 11 Bears and keeping them undefeated with a 29-23 win over TCU on Saturday.
  Charlie Brewer also threw a 20-yard TD pass to Mims on fourth down in the second overtime to extend the game. Brewer had a 3-yard TD run in the first overtime.
  The Bears (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) finally had the win on Grayland Arnold’s game-ending interception of Max D
  
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• Texas announces $130 million grant for basketball arena

  09-11-2019 22:13
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas will receive a $130 million grant for its new on-campus basketball arena, which will replace the 42-year-old Frank Erwin Center when it opens in 2022.
  The school announced the grant Saturday.
  The donation comes from the Moody Foundation, which has previously donated $50 million to the school’s Moody College of Communication and $20 million for the campus Blanton Museum of Art. The new basketball arena will be named the Moody Center.
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• Pierre-Louis lifts Temple past Morgan St. 75-57

  09-11-2019 22:13
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nate Pierre-Louis posted 19 points as Temple beat Morgan State 75-57 on Saturday.
  Quinton Rose had 16 points for Temple (2-0). Alani Moore II added 14 points. De’Vondre Perry had 12 points for the home team.
  Sherwyn Devonish-Prince Jr. had 12 points for the Bears (1-1). Isaiah Burke added 11 points. Stanley Davis had 10 points.
  Temple faces La Salle on the road next Saturday. Morgan State plays St. Francis (Pa.) at home on Wednesday.
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