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• Youngblood, James, pace N. Alabama over Carver College

  10-11-2019 23:55
  
  FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Payton Youngblood and Mervin James each scored 14 points and North Alabama beat NCCAA-member Carver College 95-64 on Sunday.
  Emmanuel Littles scored 13 with 11 rebounds and James Anderson II and Christian Agnew each scored 12 for the Lions (1-1).
  Agnew’s layup with 15:54 before halftime made it 15-4 before the Cougars reduced their deficit to 17-12 over the next 3½ minutes. But any threat of a close game vanished when the Lions outscored Carver 20-10 duri
  
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• Payet scores 2 as Marseille beats Lyon to move into 2nd spot

  10-11-2019 23:54
  
  PARIS (AP) — Dimitri Payet scored twice as Marseille held on with 10 men to beat Lyon 2-1 and move up to second place in the French league on Sunday.
  The attacking midfielder netted his goals in the first half as Marseille ended a run of five straight league defeats against Lyon, and no wins in the last 10 league games between them.
  Lyon hit back through striker Moussa Dembele in the 60th minute, and Marseille played with a man less from the 64th when defender Alvaro Gonzalez was sent off
  
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• Darling carries Delaware past UTSA 91-79

  10-11-2019 23:48
  
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Nate Darling scored a career-high 38 points with seven 3-pointers and Kevin Anderson added 31 points as Delaware topped UTSA 91-79 in the Sunshine Slam on Sunday.
  Jhivvan Jackson scored 31 points for the Roadrunners (0-4). Keaton Wallace added 19 points and Knox Hellums had 10 points.
  Delaware (4-0) visits Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday. UTSA looks for its first win of the season against Utah State on the road next Monday.
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• Dybala scores as Juventus beats Milan 1-0 to move back top

  10-11-2019 23:38
  
  MILAN (AP) — Paulo Dybala replaced Cristiano Ronaldo and scored the winner as Juventus beat AC Milan 1-0 Sunday to move back to the top of Serie A.
  Milan had the better of the chances but substitute Dybala netted 13 minutes from time to secure victory for the eight-time defending champion.
  Juventus restored its one-point advantage over Inter in the Serie A standings after the Nerazzurri’s 2-1 win over Hellas Verona on Saturday.
  Milan arrived at Allianz Stadium with just one win in it
  
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• Iran discovers new oil field with over 50 billion barrels

  10-11-2019 23:33
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country’s south with over 50 billion barrels of crude, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country’s proven reserves by a third as it struggles to sell energy abroad over U.S. sanctions.
  The announcement by Hassan Rouhani comes as Iran faces crushing American sanctions after the U.S. pulled out of its nuclear deal with world powers last year.
  Rouhani made the announcement in a speech in the desert
  
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• Cook scores 31, Missouri State beats Alabama State 59-50

  10-11-2019 23:32
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Keandre Cook had a career-high 31 points as Missouri State topped Alabama State 59-50 on Sunday.
  Cook sank 9 of 13 shots, including 6 for 7 on 3-pointers, and all seven of his free throws for Missouri State (1-1). The rest of the Bears made just 13 of 39 shots (33 from the floor, including 1 for 12 from 3-point range. Tulio Da Silva had 14 rebounds to help Missouri State win the rebound battle 40-27.
  Kevin Holston led the Hornets (0-2) with 11 points. Alabama State
  
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• Rand Paul: Voter ‘anger’ played role in Kentucky gov’s race

  10-11-2019 23:27
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says Matt Bevin’s recent election performance had more to do with voters’ displeasure toward Kentucky’s GOP governor than their attitudes about Republicans in general.
  Paul, a Republican, said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press” that there was “sort of a red wave in Kentucky” but teachers were unhappy and their “anger came out” Tuesday in the governor’s race. Republicans wo
  
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• Sounders claim 2nd title in 4 years, beating Toronto FC 3-1

  10-11-2019 23:24
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Kelvin Leerdam scored his first career postseason goal on a deflected shot in the 57th minute, substitute Victor Rodriguez connected in the 76th and Raul Ruidiaz added the capper in the 90th to give the Seattle Sounders a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Sunday in the MLS Cup for their second title in four seasons.
  Playing before the second-largest crowd for an MLS Cup final, the Sounders withstood a nervy first 45 minutes before capitalizing on their opportunities in the seco
  
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• Mompremier’s double-double leads No. 18 Miami women

  10-11-2019 23:24
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Beatrice Mompremier had a double-double, Kelsey Marshall scored 18 points and No. 18 Miami opened its season with an 83-68 victory over Jackson State on Sunday.
  Mompremier, who averaged a double-double last season with 16.7 points and 12.2 rebounds per game, had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Marshall had four rebounds and four assists to go with her 18 points. Endia Banks had 11 points and six assists and Mykea Gray scored 12 points as Miami won its 27th consecutive
  
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• Mack leads Clemson to 81-68 win over Colgate

  10-11-2019 23:22
  
  CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Tevin Mack had 17 points including three 3-pointers and Clemson closed the game with a 19-6 run to defeat Colgate 81-68 on Sunday.
  The Raiders (1-1) are the defending Patriot League champs who made the NCAA Tournament last season and had Clemson in a dogfight, tying it at 62-all on Rapolas Ivanauskas’ three-point play with 6:26 remaining.
  That’s when Clemson (2-1) took over for its second straight victory in the season’s first week.
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• No. 8 South Carolina easily beats No. 4 Maryland 63-54

  10-11-2019 23:18
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Freshman Aliyah Boston scored 14 points and was an immovable force in the middle of the South Carolina defense, blocking five shots to help the No. 8 Gamecocks beat No. 4 Maryland 63-54 on Sunday in an early matchup between two of the nation’s premier women’s basketball programs.
  South Carolina (2-0) never trailed in its first road test.
  The Terrapins (1-1) return all five starters from a squad that went 29-5 and won the Big Ten regular-season title. Th
  
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• Haskett scores 14 to lead Harvard over Maine 67-46

  10-11-2019 23:17
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Rio Haskett and Robert Baker scored 14 points apiece as Harvard rolled past Maine 67-46 on Sunday.
  Chris Lewis added 10 points for the Crimson (2-1), who shot 53% from the floor (26 of 49). Justin Bassey had three of Harvard’s 12 steals in the game.
  Sergio El Darwich led the Black Bears (1-1) with 18 points. Nedeljko Prijovic pitched in with 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Andrew Fleming scored 10.
  Maine made just 17 of 50 shots from the floor (34, including 4 of 15 fr
  
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• Freshman Powell leads No. 23 Minnesota women to 90-58 win

  10-11-2019 23:14
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Freshman Jasmine Powell scored 19 points, Taiye Bello had a double-double and No. 23 Minnesota bounced back from a season-opening loss with a 90-58 win over Vermont on Sunday.
  Bello had 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting and 10 rebounds. Destiny Pitts contributed 16 points and Gadiva Hubbard 12 for the Golden Gophers, who lost to Missouri State 77-69 on Tuesday.
  Minnesota took control using an 11-0 run in the middle of the first quarter to take the lead for good and turned th
  
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• Michigan man uses battle ax to fight off intruder

  10-11-2019 23:11
  
  OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man whose hobbies include ritualized combat with replica weapons from the Middle Ages says he wielded a battle ax he calls “my baby” to fend off an intruder.
  Thirty-six-year-old Ben Ball tells WOOD-TV he was playing video games at his apartment in Oshtemo Township, about 130 miles (209 kilometers) west of Detroit, late Wednesday when someone who once dated his ex-roommate kicked in his door. He believed the attacker might be armed.
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• The Latest: Exit polls see runoff in Romania president vote

  10-11-2019 23:09
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The Latest on Romania’s presidential election (all times local):
  11:20 p.m.
  Two exit polls show President Klaus Iohannis picking up nearly 40% of the votes in the first round of Romania’s presidential election, followed by Viorica Dancila, the recently ousted prime minister, with about 22%. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in Sunday’s balloting, a runoff between the top two candidates will be held Nov. 24.
  Official results are
  
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• Winston throws for 358 yards, Bucs beat Cardinals 30-27

  10-11-2019 23:07
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston threw for 358 yards and one touchdown, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rally to snap a four-game losing streak with a 30-27 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
  Matt Gay kicked three field goals and Peyton Barber scored on a 1-yard run to finish a 92-yard, game-winning drive Winston put together after the Bucs (3-6) ended Kyler Murray’s NFL rookie record streak of 211 consecutive pass attempts without an interception.
  Barber’s TD with
  
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• Walton carries Drexel over Abilene Christian 86-83 in OT

  10-11-2019 23:06
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zach Walton came off the bench to score 22 points with seven rebounds and Drexel edged Abilene Christian 86-83 in overtime on Sunday.
  James Butler picked up his second straight double-double for the Dragons (2-1) with 13 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots. Sam Green added 11 points. Camren Wynter had six assists.
  Payten Ricks scored a career-high 29 points and had five steals for the Wildcats (1-1). Clay Gayman scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting
  
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• Duncan seals it at the line; Vermont downs Bucknell 66-63

  10-11-2019 22:58
  
  LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Everett Duncan made all four his free throw attempts in the last 17 seconds and Vermont held off Bucknell for a 66-63 win on Sunday.
  Duncan made a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left to put the Catamounts (2-0) up 64-61. Jimmy Sotos narrowed the margin to a point with a layup. Walter Ellis intentionally fouled Duncan with 8 seconds left and he made both for a 66-63 lead. Sotos missed a 3-point attempt with two seconds left to end the game.
  Anthony Lamb led Vermon
  
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• ‘That’s crazy’: Klopp’s Liverpool surges ahead in title bid

  10-11-2019 22:52
  
  LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Even Jürgen Klopp cannot quite believe Liverpool’s lead over Manchester City this early in the season.
  “That’s crazy, nine points,” the Liverpool manager said. “You cannot imagine that something like this can happen.”
  It’s very real after Liverpool beat City 3-1 on Sunday thanks to goals from Fabinho, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane at Anfield.
  “Other people 100% said already that from now on Liverpool can only los
  
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• James sends Liberty past Maryland-Eastern Shore 66-55

  10-11-2019 22:52
  
  LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Scottie James had 22 points and 16 rebounds as Liberty got past Maryland Eastern Shore 66-55 on Sunday.
  James made 10 of 13 shots and seven of his rebounds came on offense.
  Darius McGhee had 19 points for the Flames (2-0). Caleb Homesley, the Altantic Sun Conference’spreseason player of the year, was held to three points but added six assists.
  Da’Shawn Phillip had 11 points off the bench to lead the Hawks (0-2). Reserve Bruce Guy scored 10. UMES plays its
  
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• Heat suspend guard Dion Waiters for 10 games

  10-11-2019 22:51
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Dion Waiters has been handed a 10-game suspension by the Miami Heat, with the team citing conduct detrimental to the team as the reason for his second banishment of the season.
  The suspension was announced Sunday. It comes three days after Waiters, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, was treated for a medical emergency that started on the Heat charter flight Thursday night from Phoenix to Los Angeles.
  Waiters, according to the person who spoke to The Ass
  
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• Eww York: Darnold, Jets hold on to beat Jones, Giants 34-27

  10-11-2019 22:50
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Le’Veon Bell scored a go-ahead 1-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter after a 33-yard pass interference penalty on DeAndre Baker, and the New York Jets rallied and then held on to beat the Giants 34-27 on Sunday for Big Apple bragging rights.
  Sam Darnold threw a touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder and ran for another score, and Jamal Adams scored on a 25-yard fumble return on a strip-sack as the Jets (2-7) bounced back from an embarrassing 28-16 loss
  
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• Browns hold off Bills 19-16 to end 4-game slide

  10-11-2019 22:39
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Rashard Higgins with 1:44 left as the Cleveland Browns snapped a four-game losing streak — and took some pressure off first-year coach Freddie Kitchens — with a 19-16 win on Sunday over the Buffalo Bills.
  The Browns (3-6) rallied for a win that kept their season from completely collapsing.
  Cleveland survived more problems in the red zone, but sealed the much-needed win when Buffalo kicker Stephen Hauschka’s
  
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• Kaiser Permanente CEO Tyson dies unexpectedly at 60

  10-11-2019 22:38
  
  Health care provider Kaiser Permanente says its chairman and CEO, Bernard Tyson, has died unexpectedly at the age of 60.
  No other details were provided in the company’s announcement, which said that Tyson died in his sleep early Sunday.
  The board of directors has named Executive Vice President Gregory Adams as interim chairman and CEO.
  Executive Committee Chair Edward Pei says Tyson was “an exceptional colleague, a passionate leader and an honorable man.”
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• Mercury is making a rare ‘transit’ across the sun. Here’s how to watch.

  10-11-2019 22:35
  
  Skywatchers around the world have the opportunity to witness a rare astronomical event Monday that occurs just 13 times each century.
  Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, is set to inch across the face of the sun in what’s known as a “transit,” and several organizations are planning to broadcast the celestial event live online.During the Mercury transit, the planet will pass between Earth and the sun, and while this chance alignment occurs, skywatchers here will b
  
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• Son of Turkish immigrants wins German mayoral race

  10-11-2019 22:34
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A German Green party lawmaker with Turkish roots has won a runoff election to become the mayor of Hannover.
  Belit Onay received 52.9% of the vote in Sunday’s election compared with 47.1% for center-right candidate Eckhard Scholz.
  German news agency dpa reported that it is the first time a candidate born to immigrant parents has been elected mayor of one of the country’s 16 state capitals.
  Almost 3 million people of Turkish origin live in Germany. Many came to the
  
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• Trubisky, Bears hang on to beat Lions 20-13 as Stafford sits

  10-11-2019 22:33
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Mitchell Trubisky tied a season high with three touchdown passes, and the Chicago Bears withstood a late charge by Detroit with Jeff Driskel filling in for injured quarterback Matthew Stafford, beating the Lions 20-13 on Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak.
  Detroit ruled out the 31-year-old Stafford hours before kickoff because of hip and back injuries, ending his streak of 136 consecutive starts. It was the first time he missed a regular-season game since 2010.
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• Hamlin races way into championship field with Phoenix win

  10-11-2019 22:29
  
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Denny Hamlin saved his season by winning Sunday at ISM Raceway to advance into NASCAR’s title-deciding race — a victory that eliminated champion Joey Logano from the playoffs and gave Hamlin his first chance at winning the Cup since 2014.
  Hamlin, the Daytona 500 winner and a favorite to win the title, had fallen below the cutline after spinning last week at Texas and came to Phoenix determined to win and claim his spot in the final four. He had the race w
  
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• Chase Elliott’s title hopes end with crashed car at Phoenix

  10-11-2019 22:29
  
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chase Elliott’s championship chances ended Sunday with a crash in the final stage at ISM Raceway.
  Elliott had to win to earn a berth in next week’s title-deciding finale after a disastrous third round of the playoffs. NASCAR’s most popular driver had a mechanical problem at Martinsville, crashed last week at Texas and crashed Sunday when he appeared to have a tire issue that caused him to spin.
  “Just a continuation of our first two weeks,&rdqu
  
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• Titans rally, spoil Mahomes’ return beating Chiefs 35-32

  10-11-2019 22:28
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill threw a 23-yard touchdown to Adam Humphries with 23 seconds left, and the Tennessee Titans blocked a last-second field goal attempt to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-32 to spoil the return of NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes.
  The Titans (5-5) only had a chance to take the lead after a bad snap by the Chiefs on Harrison Butker’s fifth field goal attempt of the day. The snap caught holder Dustin Colquitt by surprise, and he threw the ball away in desperati
  
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• With 90% of the votes counted, Spain still in political deadlock as Socialists win but far-right doubles its seats

  10-11-2019 22:23
  
  MADRID (AP) — With 90% of the votes counted, Spain still in political deadlock as Socialists win but far-right doubles its seats.
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• Childress’ late shot lifts Wake past Columbia, 65-63

  10-11-2019 22:23
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Childress hit a jumper with 0.9 seconds remaining, and Wake Forest rallied to beat Columbia 65-63 on Sunday.
  Chaundee Brown scored 20 points and Childress finished with 11 to lead the Demon Deacons (1-1), who trailed by four points in the final minute before finding a way to avoid their third home-opening loss in the past decade.
  Mike Smith scored 23 points for the Lions (0-2), including eight in a row down the stretch. His free throw with 51 seconds to p
  
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• DiLeo, C. Michigan throttle Mississippi Valley St. by 56 pts

  10-11-2019 22:22
  
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — David DiLeo scored a career-high 30 points and six other players for Central Michigan reached double figures in the Chippewas 134-78 win against Mississippi Valley State on Sunday.
  Central Michigan set a school record for overall points. After its 40-point win (102-62) against Michigan-Dearborn Tuesday, the Chippewas now are averaging 118 points with an average margin of victory of 48 points.
  Gebreal Samaha’s layup with 16:35 before halftime gave the Delt
  
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• Falcons stun first-place Saints, 26-9

  10-11-2019 22:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Matt Ryan passed for two touchdowns and the Atlanta Falcons ended their six-game slide with a 26-9 victory over the Saints on Sunday that stopped New Orleans’ six-game winning streak.
  Atlanta’s defense stunningly dominated New Orleans’ normally stout offensive line. Coming in with an NFL low seven sacks all season, the Falcons sacked Drew Brees six times, with Grady Jarrett, Vic Beasley Jr., Adrian Clayborn and De’Vondre Campbell all getting invol
  
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• Littleson scores 27 to carry Toledo past Marshall 96-70

  10-11-2019 22:18
  
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Spencer Littleson had a career-high 27 points as Toledo routed Marshall 96-70 on Sunday.
  Littleson made 8 of 11 shots, including 6 of 8 from 3-point range, and all five of his free throws for the Rockets (1-1).
  Dylan Alderson and Willie Jackson both had double-doubles for Toledo. Alderson finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Jackson pitched in with 10 points and 10 boards. Luke Knapke had 15 points. Marreon Jackson and freshman Keshaun Saunders both score
  
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• Hillmon’s double-double lead No. 25 Michigan women 77-57

  10-11-2019 22:16
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon had her ninth career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds and No. 25 Michigan defeated Bradley 77-57 on Sunday.
  Hillmon, last season’s Big Ten freshman of the year, made 6 of 10 from the field and 4 of 5 from the line. She also had three assists.
  Michigan led 38-21 at halftime after holding Bradley to 29% percent shooting overall and 1 of 12 from 3-point distance. Amy Dilk had 11 points and five rebounds in the first half. She finished with
  
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• NC State gives coach Moore 700th career win

  10-11-2019 22:15
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Elissa Cunane scored 18 points and No. 14 North Carolina State cruised to an 80-40 win over UNC Wilmington on Sunday, giving Wolfpack coach Wes Moore his 700th career victory.
  Moore, 700-227, began his coaching career at Maryville College (Tennessee) in 1987. He was a North Carolina State assistant after that before going to Francis Marion (South Carolina) and Tennessee Chattanooga. Moore took over the Wolfpack in 2013 and is 142-58. He is the 11th active coach and 22n
  
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• Trocheck helps Panthers outlast Rangers in shootout, 6-5

  10-11-2019 22:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck recorded the shootout winner, and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 6-5 on Sunday.
  Frank Vatrano scored in regulation and converted in the shootout as the Panthers snapped a two-game skid. Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and two assists, while Aleksander Barkov had a goal and a helper. Sam Montembeault made 34 saves.
  Kaapo Kakko scored the lone shootout goal and had a power-play goal, and Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin each had two assists as the Ra
  
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• Bolivian President Evo Morales has announced his resignation amid unrest over a disputed election he had claimed to win

  10-11-2019 22:12
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales has announced his resignation amid unrest over a disputed election he had claimed to win.
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• Jackson dazzles as Ravens rout winless Bengals 49-13

  10-11-2019 22:02
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for three touchdowns in a near-perfect passing performance and added a sensational 47-yard scoring run, Marcus Peters got his third pick-6 of the season — this one off rookie Ryan Finley — and the Baltimore Ravens won their fifth in a row, routing the winless Cincinnati Bengals 49-13 on Sunday.
  The Ravens (7-2) followed their eye-opening victory over the previously unbeaten Patriots by quickly pulling away from the NFL’s last winless
  
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• Self-driving Uber car that hit and killed woman did not recognize that pedestrians jaywalk

  10-11-2019 22:00
  
  A self-driving Uber car that struck and killed an Arizona woman was not able to recognize that pedestrians jaywalk, the National Traffic Safety Board revealed in documents released earlier this week.
  Elaine Herzberg, 49, died after she was hit in March 2018 by a Volvo SUV, which had an operator in the driver’s seat and was traveling at about 40 miles per hour in autonomous mode at night in Tempe.
  The fatal accident came as a result of this automated Uber not having “the ca
  
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• Nwora, Enoch lead No. 5 Louisville past Youngstown St. 78-55

  10-11-2019 21:57
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jordan Nwora scored 21 points to lead No. 5 Louisville, which capitalized on some streaky shooting, to a 78-55 victory in its home opener Sunday over Youngstown State.
  The Cardinals (2-0) made the first 11 shots to jump out to a 24-8 lead. They then started the second half making seven of their first nine shots to put away the Penguins (1-1).
  The Penguins shot just 35.3% in the first half, but Darius Quisenberry hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cut the Cardinals lea
  
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• Thornton, Popovic lead Boston College past South Florida

  10-11-2019 21:31
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Derryck Thornton scored 22 points, Nik Popovic had 15, and Boston College rallied past South Florida for a 74-60 victory Sunday afternoon.
  Boston College (2-0) capitalized on a 38-29 rebounding advantage, led by Steffon Mitchell with 13 and Popovic with eight. Julian Rishwain helped the Eagles with 11 points, and C.J. Felder added 10.
  South Florida (1-1) forced 28 turnovers but failed to take advantage with 40.7 percent overall shooting, costly fouls and 21 turnovers of
  
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• FSU upsets No. 6 Florida 63-51, extends streak in series

  10-11-2019 21:22
  
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Devin Vassell scored 13 points, M.J. Walker added 12 and Florida State upset No. 6 Florida 63-51 Sunday, extending its series winning streak to six.
  The Seminoles (1-1) avoided their first 0-2 start since 2000 thanks to suffocating defense that forced the rival Gators (1-1) into 16 turnovers and a woeful shooting performance. Florida was 14 of 50 from the field, including 4 of 22 from 3-point range.
  Florida’s football team scored more points this week that it
  
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• The Latest: UN chief urges restraint for Bolivians

  10-11-2019 21:21
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Bolivia (all times local):
  11:55 p.m.
  The United Nations says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned about the situation in Bolivia, where Evo Morales resigned the presidency Sunday after weeks of protests over a disputed election.
  Spokesman Stephane Dujarric says in a Spanish-language statement that Guterres “urges all relevant parties to refrain from violence, reduce tensions and exercise maximum restraint
  
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• The Latest: Bolivia’s president announces his resignation

  10-11-2019 21:21
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Bolivia (all times local):
  5:15 p.m.
  Bolivian President Evo Morales has announced his resignation, seeking to calm the country after weeks of unrest over a disputed election that he had claimed to win.
  He made the move Sunday hours after the Organization of American States called for a new a presidential election, citing irregularities in the Oct. 20 vote.
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  The head of Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal has r
  
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• The Latest: Bolivia’s military says Morales should resign

  10-11-2019 21:21
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Latest on the political crisis in Bolivia (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  The head of Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal has resigned after an audit of the Oct. 20 presidential election concluded there were irregularities in the vote.
  The tribunal president, María Eugenia Choque, announced her resignation on Sunday.
  A preliminary report by the Organization of American States found a “heap of observed irregularities” in the presidential con
  
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• The Latest: Bolivia police deny they seek to arrest Morales

  10-11-2019 21:21
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Bolivia (all times local):
  10:40 p.m.
  Bolivia’s Evo Morales claims authorities are seeking to arrest him now that he has given up the presidency under pressure after weeks of social unrest over the country’s disputed election.
  But a police commander said Sunday night no warrant has been issued for Morales, whose whereabouts are unknown.
  In a tweet, Morales said: “I report to the world and Bolivian people that a
  
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• The Latest: Argentina urges Bolivians to talk, keep peace

  10-11-2019 21:21
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Bolivia (all times local):
  9:20 p.m.
  Argentina is urging all political and social actors in Bolivia to keep the peace and engage in dialogue following weeks of unrest over a disputed election that led Bolivian President Evo Morales to resign Sunday.
  In a statement, Argentina’s government says calm is needed for Bolivians to navigate the transition to new elections. In its words: “It is imperative that all Bolivian pol
  
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• Early results show Socialists ahead in Spanish election and far-right surging but no exit to nation’s political deadlock

  10-11-2019 21:17
  
  MADRID (AP) — Early results show Socialists ahead in Spanish election and far-right surging but no exit to nation’s political deadlock.
  The post Early results show Socialists ahead in Spanish election and far-right surging but no exit to nation’s political deadlock appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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