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• Ex-Missouri police chief who rescued baby indicted

  13-11-2019 23:59
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a former northwest Missouri police chief accused of striking a handcuffed man after the chief helped rescue the man’s infant daughter from a pond.
  Federal prosecutors said 50-year-old Greg Hallgrimson, of Kansas City, was charged Wednesday with violating the man’s civil rights. The indictment identifies the man only as “J.Z.” but Hallgrimson had previously been accused of using excessive force against Jonatho
  
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• 16-time major champ Bryan twins to retire after 2020 US Open

  13-11-2019 23:59
  
  LONDON (AP) — Bob and Mike Bryan say they will retire after the 2020 U.S. Open, closing a professional tennis partnership that includes a men’s doubles record of 16 Grand Slam championships.
  The 41-year-old American twins announced their plans at the season-ending ATP Finals, which they qualified for but decided not to enter.
  The Bryans have won 118 titles in all, including 39 at ATP Masters tournaments.
  Their resumes also include winning the 2007 Davis Cup and the 2012 London Olympi
  
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• AP source: Peat has surgery on broken arm, out about 6 weeks

  13-11-2019 23:57
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says New Orleans Saints starting left guard Andrus Peat has had surgery to repair a broken arm and is expected to be sidelined about six weeks.
  The person spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the extent of Peat’s injury and his surgery has not been announced. ESPN first reported details of the surgery.
  The 2018 Pro Bowl selection was injured during the first half of Sunday’s loss to Atl
  
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• Arctic blast brings chills from Maine to Deep South

  13-11-2019 23:54
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An arctic blast that sent shivers across the Midwest spread to the eastern U.S. on Wednesday, with bitter weather breaking records from Mississippi to Maine.
  Cold temperatures that stretched to the Gulf Coast followed a snowstorm that the National Weather Service said contributed to nearly 30% of the country being covered in snow as of Wednesday.
  Snowfall, slippery roads and cold temperatures were blamed for more than a half-dozen deaths across the country since Mond
  
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• Infant critically wounded after dad allegedly used him as ‘human shield’ during shooting

  13-11-2019 23:44
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia father whose infant son was critically wounded in a shooting last month stands accused of using the child as a “human shield” while attempting to buy drugs with counterfeit money.
  Nafes Monroe is charged with child endangerment and reckless endangerment. It’s not known if he’s retained an attorney.
  Nafes Monroe / Philadelphia Police Deptartment
  Authorities say the 25-year-old Monroe had his 11-month old son in the car with him on O
  
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• Germany, France, UK, condemn North Korean missile launches

  13-11-2019 23:43
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Germany, France and Britain are strongly condemning the dozen sets of ballistic missile launches by North Korea since May and are urging Pyongyang to engage in “meaningful negotiations” with the United States on its nuclear and missile programs.
  The three European countries say the tests, “including what appears to be a medium-range missile launched from underwater,” undermine regional security and violate unanimously adopted Security Council r
  
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• Chile locked in dispute over who will draft new constitution

  13-11-2019 23:40
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean politicians say they have to figure out how to draft a new constitution quickly following another night of violent protests in the South American nation.
  Police said Wednesday they had documented 348 serious incidents, including looting and attacks on police stations, from Tuesday into the early morning.
  Twenty people have died since mostly peaceful demonstrations about inequality and other issues broke out on Oct. 18. Chileans are demanding a range of reform
  
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• Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon

  13-11-2019 23:34
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A new national hotline to report sexual misconduct accusations against Catholic bishops in the U.S. could be operating by the end of February. That’s three months ahead of the deadline set by Pope Francis.
  That forecast came Wednesday from the general counsel for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as the organization concluded a three-day national assembly.
  The hotline will be operated by a private company. It was approved by the bishops in June in response to a
  
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• Nets sign veteran guard Iman Shumpert

  13-11-2019 23:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have signed Iman Shumpert, adding the veteran guard to their roster with Wilson Chandler on the NBA’s suspended list.
  Shumpert helped Cleveland win the 2016 NBA title and has also played for the Knicks, Sacramento and Houston. He returns to New York, where he began his career as a first-round pick of the Knicks in 2011.
  Chandler is suspended for the first 25 games of the season without pay after testing positive for Ipamorelin, a drug that increases
  
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• Dartmouth goes up against Merrimack

  13-11-2019 23:30
  
  Dartmouth (2-0) vs. Merrimack (1-1)
  Costello Athletic Center, Lowell, Massachusetts; Friday, 4:30 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Dartmouth and Merrimack both look to put winning streaks together . Dartmouth beat Florida Gulf Coast by six at home on Monday. Merrimack is coming off a 71-61 win at Northwestern on Friday.
  STEPPING UP: Merrimack’s Juvaris Hayes has averaged 14.5 points, eight rebounds and six assists while Devin Jensen has put up 13 points. For the Big Green, Chris Knight has averaged 1
  
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• App State hosts Montana State

  13-11-2019 23:30
  
  Montana State (1-1) vs. Appalachian State (2-1)
  Michael B. Fleming Gymnasium, Greensboro, North Carolina; Friday, 4:30 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Montana State and Appalachian State both look to put winning streaks together . Both programs earned home victories in their last game. Appalachian State earned a 68-62 win over East Carolina on Tuesday, while Montana State won easily 93-60 over Rocky Mountain on Saturday.
  BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Appalachian State’s Justin Forrest has averaged 22 points wh
  
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• Chile’s players decline to play soccer friendly with Peru

  13-11-2019 23:27
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s players have declined to play Peru in a soccer friendly on Tuesday in Lima.
  Chile has been rocked by weekslong wave of demonstrations. Chile defender Gary Medel said the players’ decision was due to the turmoil and that there were bigger priorities than football.
  Chile’s soccer association said Wednesday that it had informed Peru.
  Chile had already called off a friendly against Bolivia, which was scheduled for Friday in Santiago.
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• Cirque du Soleil founder held in Tahiti in marijuana case

  13-11-2019 23:24
  
  PARIS (AP) — The founder of world-renowned circus Cirque du Soleil has been detained in French Polynesia in a drug-trafficking investigation.
  A French police official told The Associated Press that Guy Laliberte is expected to appear before a judge Wednesday in the territory’s capital of Papeete, on the island of Tahiti.
  His detention also was confirmed by Lune Rouge, a Montreal-based company headed by Laliberte. It said Laliberte is being questioned about cannabis grown for personal
  
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• The Latest: Officer says Miranda failure was a mistake

  13-11-2019 23:15
  
  MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on a court hearing in the case against the man charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts (all times local):
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  A police officer who obtained a confession from the suspect in the disappearance and death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts says she made an honest mistake by initially failing to read him his legal rights.
  Officer Pamela Romero testified Wednesday that she tried to read Cristhian Bahena Rivera his Miranda wa
  
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• Lions QB Stafford sits out practice after missing start

  13-11-2019 23:12
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford did not practice with teammates a few days after hip and back injuries stopped his streak of 139 consecutive starts counting the playoffs.
  Stafford watched Wednesday as quarterbacks Jeff Driskel and David Blough took snaps.
  Driskel started in place of Stafford in a 20-13 loss to Chicago, giving Detroit its fifth loss in six games.
  The Lions (3-5-1) host the Dallas Cowboys (5-4) on Sunday.
  Driskel was 27 for 46 for 269 yards with a t
  
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• Hyundai to build Santa Cruz SUV at Alabama plant

  13-11-2019 23:12
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Hyundai says it will build a pickup-style sport-utility vehicle at its plant in Alabama, which is being enlarged in a $410 million expansion project.
  The Korean automaker announced the project Wednesday in a statement that says production of the Santa Cruz compact SUV will begin in 2021.
  The crossover vehicle will have an open bed like a pickup truck and a lower-profile like a small SUV. It was introduced as a concept vehicle in 2015.
  The Hyundai plant near Montgome
  
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• Tifft leaves Front Row Motorsports to focus on health

  13-11-2019 23:09
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt Tifft has parted ways with Front Row Motorsports to focus on his health after suffering a seizure at the track late last month.
  Tifft felt ill before practice at Martinsville Speedway and has not been in the car since his health scare. Tifft said then that tests showed a brain tumor he had removed three years ago has not returned. Tifft had a brain tumor removed in 2016 but returned to race the next year. He said in January he had been stabilized to the point he
  
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• Jets’ Le’Veon Bell sits out practice with illness

  13-11-2019 23:07
  
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell sat out practice with an illness, but is expected to be OK in time for the team’s game at Washington on Sunday.
  “I don’t think it’s something serious,” coach Adam Gase said Wednesday.
  When a reporter jokingly asked if Bell might have mononucleosis — which sidelined quarterback Sam Darnold for a month — Gase shook his head and half-smiled.
  “I hope not,” he said. &ldq
  
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• Texas man arrested after daughter found dead in Rio Grande

  13-11-2019 23:06
  
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas man faces murder charges in the death of his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found in the Rio Grande River by a fisherman.
  Police say Carissa Ingraham’s body was found Sunday near the three-way intersection of Mexico, Texas and New Mexico. Charges were filed Wednesday against the girl’s father, Ghari Ingraham.
  Drownings are not uncommon in this stretch of the Rio Grande, where migrants crossing the border are sometimes swept away by the fast c
  
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• Olympic champ Sun Yang faces public hearing in doping case

  13-11-2019 22:57
  
  GENEVA (AP) — One of China’s biggest Olympic stars will undergo a rare public hearing in a doping case on Friday with his 2020 Tokyo Games place at stake.
  Three-time gold medalist swimmer Sun Yang is facing a World Anti-Doping Agency appeal in Switzerland that seeks to ban him for up to eight years for allegedly refusing to give samples voluntarily.
  The case is notorious for a vial of his blood being smashed with a hammer by his bodyguard. Sun allegedly helped by lighting the scene w
  
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• Grand Rapids to pay $190K to Latino US citizen held by ICE

  13-11-2019 22:57
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Grand Rapids will pay a $190,000 settlement to a Latino American war veteran who was wrongfully detained by federal immigration officials.
  The City Commission unanimously approved the payment to Jilmar Ramos-Gomez on Tuesday to resolve a Michigan Department of Civil Rights complaint.
  Customs Enforcement held Ramos-Gomez for three days last December before releasing the Michigan-born U.S. citizen. Police Capt. Curtis VanderKooi served a 20-hour, unpaid suspension
  
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• Navy warship to be named after late Indiana Sen. Lugar

  13-11-2019 22:50
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Navy has agreed to name a warship in honor of late Indiana Sen. Richard G. Lugar.
  Sen. Todd Young announced Wednesday that Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and members of the Lugar family will attend a private naming ceremony for the USS Richard G. Lugar at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis on Monday.
  Young and fellow Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Braun introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act in June that called for the Navy’
  
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• Galaxy, Zlatan Ibrahimović mutually part ways after 2 years

  13-11-2019 22:44
  
  CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimović and the LA Galaxy are officially parting ways after two seasons.
  The 38-year-old Ibrahimović and the Galaxy both announced the long-anticipated decision Wednesday.
  The Swedish superstar scored 56 goals in 52 MLS games after joining the Galaxy in March 2018. After debuting with a dramatic two-goal performance as a substitute in a win over Los Angeles FC, Ibrahimović was an elite, steady scorer for the five-time league champion club.
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• Rebecca Veeck, daughter of St. Paul Saints owner, dies at 27

  13-11-2019 22:41
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The life of Rebecca Veeck, daughter of St. Paul Saints baseball team owner Mike Veeck, will be celebrated next month in Charleston, South Carolina.
  Rebecca Veeck (vehk) died Sept. 30 in Charleston after being diagnosed years ago with Batten disease, a rare genetic condition. She was 27.
  Her family plans to host “Rebecca Fest” at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston on Dec. 12 on what would have been her 28th birthday.
  She was diagnosed at age 7 with a
  
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• Fire part with Paunović after 4 seasons

  13-11-2019 22:41
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Fire have parted with coach Veljko Paunović after four seasons.
  The 42-year-old Serbian was 41-58-37 with Chicago along with one playoff appearance. He was let go after leading the Fire to a 10-12-12 mark this season. Paunović took over for the fired Frank Yallop after leading Serbia’s under-20 team to the FIFA U-20 World Cup championship in 2015.
  The Fire announced the move Wednesday. Assistant coaches Marko Mitrović and Eric Gehrig, goalkee
  
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• UArizona withdraws frat’s recognition over hazing violations

  13-11-2019 22:34
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The University of Arizona has withdrawn recognition of a fraternity for violating the school’s anti-hazing policy.
  According to the university, Alpha Epsilon Pi had multiple violations of the Arizona Board of Regents Student Code of Conduct.
  School officials say the violations were for hazing and causing bodily harm and withdrawing recognition is the most serious action they can take against a campus group.
  Last month, the university suspended Theta Chi fraternit
  
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• Rescue: ‘Unicorn’ puppy doesn’t notice ‘tail’ growth on head

  13-11-2019 22:34
  
  JACKSON, Mo. (AP) — A rescued puppy is attracting a lot of attention because of his cute resemblance to a unicorn.
  The nearly 10-week-old puppy, named Narwhal, has a tail-like appendage growing from his forehead.
  Narwhal was rescued over the weekend and sent to Mac’s Mission in Jackson, which specializes in fostering animals with special needs.
  Mac’s Mission founder Rochelle Steffen says Narwhal doesn’t notice the extra tail and is otherwise a happy, healthy puppy. Althou
  
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• Police confirm actor Charles Levin’s body found in Oregon

  13-11-2019 22:30
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have confirmed that a body found in July in a southern Oregon ravine was that of missing actor Charles Levin, who played numerous roles on television comedies such as “Seinfeld” and “Night Court.”
  The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Tuesday that police reports confirmed the body as the 70-year-old actor.
  His death was ruled as accidental.
  Police were contacted July 8 by Levin’s son Jesse, who reported his father missing. He was last
  
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• Egypt says looting attempt causes oil pipeline fire; 7 dead

  13-11-2019 22:27
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials say an oil pipeline caught fire when thieves tried to tap into it to siphon off gasoline in the Nile Delta province of Beheira, and at least seven people were killed.
  Health ministry spokesman Ahmed Megahed says the fire Wednesday in the Itay el-Barud district also injured at least 16 other people, who were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
  Egypt’s petroleum ministry says the looters caused a leak when they tapped into the pipeline, spilling gas
  
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• Family resolves claims in suit over fatal school fight

  13-11-2019 22:23
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Relatives of a 16-year-old Delaware girl who died after being attacked in a school bathroom in 2016 have resolved a lawsuit against the school district.
  An attorney for the mother of Amy Joyner-Francis informed a federal judge Wednesday that all claims against the New Castle County Vocational School District were resolved at a mediation conference Monday.
  The attorney also asked that a scheduled February trial be postponed because it’s highly unlikely that claims a
  
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• New Mexico sizes up potential of recreational pot market

  13-11-2019 22:21
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Legislators in New Mexico are sizing up the potential taxable market for recreational marijuana if the state moves forward with legalization proposals next year.
  A panel of state lawmakers is scheduled Wednesday to hear testimony on the potential economic benefits of bringing recreational cannabis sales under state regulation and oversight.
  Troy Lapsys of medical cannabis manufacturer PhytoRemedies in Albuquerque estimates statewide illicit marijuana sales at about $
  
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• Trump says Turkey’s purchase of Russian air defense system creates ‘serious challenges’ but hopes they can be resolved

  13-11-2019 22:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says Turkey’s purchase of Russian air defense system creates ‘serious challenges’ but hopes they can be resolved.
  The post Trump says Turkey’s purchase of Russian air defense system creates ‘serious challenges’ but hopes they can be resolved appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Woman says Denver arena guard told her to remove hijab

  13-11-2019 22:17
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group is protesting after a Colorado arena security guard told a woman to remove her hijab before she could enter to see her 8-year-old daughter sing the national anthem with her school choir at a Denver Nuggets basketball game.
  Gazella Bensreiti (ben-SRAY-tee) said Wednesday that the guard told her to “take that thing off of my head” at the Pepsi Center box office on Nov. 5.
  Bensreiti said she explained the scarf was for religious purposes.
  
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• Utility to pay $360M for major Southern California wildfires

  13-11-2019 22:17
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California utility has agreed to pay $360 million to settle lawsuits brought by local governments over deadly wildfires sparked by its equipment in the last two years, including one blamed for a mudslide that killed more than 20 people.
  Attorneys for counties, cities and public agencies said Wednesday that Southern California Edison agreed to repay taxpayers for firefighting and damage caused by the Thomas Fire in 2017 and the Woolsey Fire last year.
  The settl
  
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• Southern California utility agrees to pay $360M to reimburse taxpayers for deadly 2017-2018 wildfires, mudslide

  13-11-2019 22:16
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California utility agrees to pay $360M to reimburse taxpayers for deadly 2017-2018 wildfires, mudslide.
  The post Southern California utility agrees to pay $360M to reimburse taxpayers for deadly 2017-2018 wildfires, mudslide appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Ex-government health chief joins warnings about EPA proposal

  13-11-2019 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top government environmental health official is joining scientists expressing alarm as the Trump administration moves forward with a proposal remaking how regulators decide public health protections.
  Linda Birnbaum, who retired last month as director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, testified Wednesday before a House committee.
  The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule seeks public disclosure of the data underlying any studies t
  
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• Why Ukraine matters, and not only to Trump and his rivals

  13-11-2019 22:07
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is playing a starring role in the historic U.S. impeachment hearings — and Ukrainians themselves wish the whole thing would just go away.
  The lively, if troubled, young democracy seems destined to be tangled up in other people’s problems. With four EU countries on one side and Russia on the other, this Texas-sized nation has been trapped in a tug-of-war between the Kremlin and the U.S.-led West ever since the 1991 Soviet collapse set it free.
  As Wed
  
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• League boss criticizes Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia

  13-11-2019 21:57
  
  MADRID (AP) — The president of the Spanish league is criticizing the decision of the Spanish soccer federation to play the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, citing the country’s backing of a satellite company that is allegedly behind the piracy of European match broadcasts.
  The federation on Monday announced a three-year deal with Saudi Arabia for the newly expanded tournament that will be played in January with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Valencia.
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• NTSB: Coast Guard ignored duck boat safety proposals

  13-11-2019 21:56
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says the Coast Guard has repeatedly ignored safety recommendations that could have made tourist duck boats safer and potentially prevented a Missouri accident that killed 17 people.
  The NTSB on Wednesday released a “Safety Recommendation Report” on the July 2018 accident, when a Ride the Ducks of Branson boat sank during a sudden and severe storm.
  Former World War II amphibious vehicles known as duck boats operate around
  
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• Roberto Luongo back with Panthers as a special adviser

  13-11-2019 21:40
  
  Roberto Luongo is back with the Florida Panthers, this time in a front-office role.
  The newly retired goaltender has agreed to become a special adviser to general manager Dale Tallon, a move that has been in the works for some time. Luongo retired this past summer after 19 seasons in the NHL, 11 of them with Florida and indicated then that he would be interested in staying with the Panthers in some capacity.
  He has been around Tallon and his staff for much of this season already.
  Luongo joins Pa
  
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• Horvath scores 21 to lift UMBC over St. Mary’s (Md.) 79-57

  13-11-2019 21:38
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Brandon Horvath had 21 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and four assists as Maryland-Baltimore County routed Division III member St. Mary’s (Md.) 79-57 on Wednesday.
  Tied at 33 at halftime, UMBC went on an 11-3 run to make it 57-46 with just over 10 minutes to play. The Retrievers led by as many as 19 in the second half.
  Dimitrije Spasojevic had 15 points for UMBC (3-0), which is off to its best start since 2016-17. L.J. Owens added 11 points and seven rebounds. Dan
  
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• Hawaii man proposes to girlfriend while surfing on wave

  13-11-2019 21:35
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii man was surfing with his girlfriend when — instead of hanging 10 — he knelt down on one knee on his board and proposed.
  Hawaii News Now reported that Lauren Oiye said yes just before Chris Garth dropped the ring in the ocean.
  Multiple photographers nearby captured the moment.
  Luckily, he had a spare.
  Garth said he knew it could go wrong, so he used a stand-in while they were out in the water. The real ring was on shore at Queen’s Beach in Waikiki,
  
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• Hawaii man proposes to girlfriend while surfing

  13-11-2019 21:35
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii man was surfing with his girlfriend when — instead of hanging 10 — he knelt down on one knee on his board and proposed.
  Hawaii News Now reported that Lauren Oiye said yes just before Chris Garth dropped the ring in the ocean.
  Multiple photographers nearby captured the Sunday moment.
  Luckily, he had a spare.
  Garth said he knew it could go wrong, so he used a stand-in while they were out in the water. The real ring was on shore at Queen’s Beach in W
  
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• Robert Morris plays host to Howard

  13-11-2019 21:30
  
  Howard (0-3) vs. Robert Morris (0-3)
  Savage Arena, Toledo, Ohio; Friday, 2 p.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: Howard and Robert Morris look to bounce back from losses. Both teams are coming off of tough losses this past Tuesday. Robert Morris lost 71-57 at home to Pittsburgh, while Howard came up short in a 79-50 game at Notre Dame.
  BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Robert Morris’ Josh Williams has averaged 15.3 points and 4.3 rebounds while Yannis Mendy has put up 10.7 points and 4.7 rebounds. For the Bison, Charles
  
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• CSUB goes up against Life Pacific

  13-11-2019 21:30
  
  Life Pacific vs. Cal State Bakersfield (1-1)
  Icardo Center, Bakersfield, California; Friday, 2 a.m. EST
  BOTTOM LINE: The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners are set to battle the Warriors of Life Pacific. Cal State Bakersfield lost 93-91 in overtime loss at home to South Dakota State in its most recent game.
  SQUAD LEADERSHIP: Shawn Stith has averaged 22 points and 6.5 rebounds this year for Cal State Bakersfield. Taze Moore has paired with Stith with 20 points and 4.5 steals per game.SOLID SHAWN:
  
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• No. 17 Miami women beat North Florida 78-55

  13-11-2019 21:23
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Beatrice Mompremier and Kelsey Marshall each scored 16 points and No. 17 Miami beat North Florida 78-55 on Wednesday.
  Marshall scored 10 of Miami’s 25 first-quarter points for an 11-point lead. The Hurricanes led 34-26 at halftime and outscored North Florida 22-11 in the third quarter before adding another 22 points in the fourth to seal it.
  Miami (2-0), which was coming off an 83-68 season-opening win against Jackson State, got 32 points off its bench. The
  
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• Study: MLS improves racial hiring, slides in gender hiring

  13-11-2019 21:22
  
  A diversity report shows improved racial hiring practices for Major League Soccer but also highlighted a continuing decline in gender hiring efforts.
  The annual report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida on Wednesday gave MLS an A with 93.9 points for racial hiring in 2019 for its highest score in 15 years.
  But the gender score of 72 points for a C grade fell for the third straight time, down from 76.8 points in 2018 and 81 points as recently as 2
  
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• AP Top 25 Podcast: Coaching carousel picks up speed

  13-11-2019 21:22
  
  In the last two weeks, two Power Five coaches have been fired. College Football’s silly season is about to kick into hire gear. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo in an all-coaching carousel episode. Where might Arkansas and Florida State look for a new coach? Could there be moves coming at Michigan State and South Carolina? It could be a relatively quiet year for firings and hirings at the Power Five
  
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• Texas gives athletic director Del Conte raise and extension

  13-11-2019 21:20
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is giving athletic director Chris Del Conte a raise and three-year contract extension that will bring his guaranteed annual salary to $2.5 million by 2027.
  Del Conte will receive an immediate raise from $1.54 million to $2.08 million in 2020, according to contract details posted in the agenda for the university’s Board of Regents meetings Wednesday and Thursday.
  Texas hired Del Conte from TCU in December 2017. His original contract was to expire in 2024. De
  
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• Minnesota signs Mashburn Jr., son of former NBA standout

  13-11-2019 21:18
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. has signed his national letter of intent with Minnesota.
  The 6-foot-2 guard from Miami, a consensus four-star and top-100 recruit, is the son of Jamal Mashburn. The 11-year NBA standout played at Kentucky from 1990-93 for coach Rick Pitino, whose son, Richard Pitino, is the coach at Minnesota. Mashburn Jr. is in his second season at Brewster Academy, a prep school in New Hampshire.
  Martice Mitchell, a 6-foot-10 center from Chicago, also signed with the
  
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