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• Dentlinger leads S. Dakota St. past Mississippi Valley St.

  24-11-2019 23:59
  
  BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Matt Dentlinger made all eight of his shot attempts to score 16 points and South Dakota routed Mississippi Valley State 84-54 on Sunday.
  Noah Freidel, Baylor Scheierman and David Wingett each scored 10 for the Jackrabbits (5-3). South Dakota State built a 22-6 lead midway through the first half and never was challenged. The Jackrabbits led 48-17 at halftime and shot 59.4% (19 of 32). The team finished shooting 33 of 58 (56.9%).
  Michael Green led Mississippi Valley St
  
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• St. John’s pulls away from UMass in Tip-Off Tournament

  24-11-2019 23:58
  
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — David Caraher scored 17 points to lead St. John’s to a 78-63 victory over Massachusetts Sunday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off consolation game.
  After trailing for the first time all season at the half, the Red Storm (5-2) dominated the final 11 minutes of play to avoid losing to their second mid-major school of the season.
  Josh Roberts scored 16 points with eight rebounds, while Julian Champagnie had 12 points for St. John’s.
  T.J. Weeeks led UMass (5-2) wi
  
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• Hezbollah supporters attack protesters in Lebanon’s capital

  24-11-2019 23:58
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Supporters of the militant Hezbollah group have attacked demonstrators protesting against Lebanon’s political elite in central Beirut.
  The attacks by young men armed with clubs and metal rods chanting pro-Hezbollah slogans began late Sunday and continued after midnight as riot police and soldiers tried to prevent them from reaching the protesters.
  The attacks occurred after protesters blocked a major road that links eastern neighborhoods of the capital with western part
  
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• Freshman Edert sends Saint Peter’s past Caldwell 88-67

  24-11-2019 23:53
  
  CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) — Freshman Doug Edert buried all five of his 3-point tries and scored a career-high 21 points to lead Saint Peter’s to an 88-67 victory over Division II-member Caldwell University on Sunday.
  Edert hit 7 of 8 shots from the floor in 19 minutes of action for the Peacocks (1-3). Nazeer Bostick and reserve Daryl Banks III both scored 11. Fouseeyni Drame pitched in with 10 points and nine rebounds, while Dallas Watson came off the bench to score 10.
  Vaughn Covington an
  
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• Johnson’s foul shots give Buffalo a 75-74 win over Bears

  24-11-2019 23:51
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Antwain Johnson hit a pair of foul shots with 5.7 seconds left to lift Buffalo to a 75-74 win over Missouri State to take fifth place at the Charleston Classic on Sunday.
  Davonta Jordan led the Bulls (4-2) with 25 points. Buffalo had a 13-point lead late in the first half and were still ahead 56-47 with nine minutes left, but had to hold off the Bears (3-4) down the stretch. The lead changed hands eight times in the final four minutes.
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• Busy Braves reach deal with C d’Arnaud to pair with Flowers

  24-11-2019 23:49
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have filled another hole by agreeing to a $16 million, two-year contract with catcher Travis d’Arnaud.
  The 30-year-old d’Arnaud spent most of last season in Tampa Bay, where he rekindled his career by hitting .263 with 16 homers in 92 games. His deal with the Braves was announced Sunday.
  D’Arnaud was cut by the New York Mets after appearing in just four games, and he got only one at-bat with the Los Angeles Dodgers before he was sent to t
  
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• Narcis, Warren power UT Arlington past Arkansas Tech 85-68

  24-11-2019 23:39
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jabari Narcis and Brian Warren posted double-doubles and Texas-Arlington cruised past Division II-member Arkansas Tech 85-68 on Sunday.
  Narcis buried eight of his 12 shots from the floor, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and set a career high with 23 points for the Mavericks (3-3). Narcis matched his career best with 11 rebounds. Warren pitched in with 15 points and a career-high 12 assists. David Azore scored 16 but had five of UTA’s 11 turnovers.
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• Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy

  24-11-2019 23:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired the secretary of the Navy in connection with the controversy over a SEAL whose case has been championed by President Donald Trump.
  A Pentagon spokesman says in a statement Sunday that Esper has lost trust and confidence in Navy Secretary Richard Spencer “regarding his lack of candor” over conversations with the White House involving the handling of the SEAL case.
  Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman says Spencer submitted his resig
  
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• Harry Morton, son of Hard Rock Cafe co-founder, dies at 38

  24-11-2019 23:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harry Morton, a restaurant mogul who is the son of the Hard Rock Cafe chain co-founder and grandson of the Morton’s The Steakhouse founder, has died. He was 38.
  Pink Taco, a restaurant business Morton founded and previously owned, confirmed his death in a statement Sunday. Specifics about the circumstances surrounding Morton’s death were not immediately available.
  Morton was also an owner of the Viper Room nightclub in West Hollywood and had been romantically
  
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• Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary in connection with SEAL controversy.

  24-11-2019 23:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary in connection with SEAL controversy.
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• Diahann Carroll’s legacy as a trailblazer remembered

  24-11-2019 23:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Diahann Carroll was remembered as a brilliant talent, a loving friend and mother and a trailblazer by the likes of Cicely Tyson, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Lenny Kravitz and more at a poignant memorial service.
  Celebrities including Samuel Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, Vanessa Williams and Judith Jamison came out on a rainy Sunday to pay tribute to the entertainer, who died Oct. 4 from breast cancer. The Helen Hayes Theater in the Broadway district was chosen as the ve
  
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• Williams has career-high 27 in LSU’s win over Rhode Island

  24-11-2019 23:22
  
  MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Emmitt Williams scored a career-high 27 points with nine rebounds and LSU bounced back from a disappointing loss to beat Rhode Island 96-83 on Sunday at the Jamaica Classic.
  Two days after blowing a 19-point lead in a two-point loss to No. 15 Utah in their Jamaica opener, the Tigers (4-2) came on strong in the final five minutes against the Rams (4-2) to ensure their win. Williams led the way in the paint, scoring 10 points, including eight straight, in a 17-6 r
  
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• No. 4 UConn hangs to beat Ohio State 73-62

  24-11-2019 23:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Crystal Dangerfield scored 23 points and Christyn Williams added 20 to lead No. 4 UConn over Ohio State 73-62 on Sunday.
  Megan Walker added 19 for the Huskies (5-0), who had a rare tight game with the Buckeyes.
  No team led by more than single digits for the first 36:47 of the game, but UConn went on a 9-4 run to go up 67-56 with 2:53 to go. A Kierstan Bell 3, quick steal and layup by Jacy Sheldon made it a six-point game with 2:20 to play.
  But the Huskies held on, wit
  
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• Pentagon chief asks for resignation of Navy secretary in connection with SEAL controversy.

  24-11-2019 23:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon chief asks for resignation of Navy secretary in connection with SEAL controversy.
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• N’Guessan leads E. Tennessee St. over S. Utah 70-58

  24-11-2019 23:11
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Lucas N’Guessan had 18 points as East Tennessee State defeated Southern Utah 70-58 on Sunday.
  Patrick Good had 16 points for East Tennessee State (5-1), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Isaiah Tisdale added eight rebounds.
  Dwayne Morgan had 20 points for the Thunderbirds (3-3). Harrison Butler added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jakolby Long had 10 points.
  John Knight III, whose 14.0 points per game entering the matchup led the Thunderbirds, s
  
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• Tyler Duncan rallies to win PGA Tour’s RSM Classic

  24-11-2019 23:03
  
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Tyler Duncan made a 12-foot putt on the second hole of a playoff with Webb Simpson on Sunday in the RSM Classic for his first PGA Tour title.
  Playing two groups ahead of Simpson on Sea Island’s Seaside Course, Duncan birdied three of the last four holes in regulation for a 5-under 65. He two-putted the par-5 15h for a birdie, made a 6-footer on the par-3 17th and a 25-footer on the par-4 18th.
  Simpson birdied 15 and 16 and closed with two pars, making a
  
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• Lord leads the way for Merrimack in 62-58 win over Hartford

  24-11-2019 23:02
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jaleel Lord posted 18 points and six rebounds and Merrimack edged past Hartford 62-58 on Sunday.
  The Hawks led 31-24 at halftime before Merrimack (5-3) knotted it at 34-all with a 10-3 run within the first five minutes of the second half. Juvaris Hayes made a pair of free throws to make it 45-44 with 9:42 left and the Warriors never trailed again.
  Hartford’s (4-3) P.J. Henry made a layup with 37 seconds left made it 58-all, but Devin Jensen buried a 3-poin
  
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• Lutz’s kick lifts Saints to dramatic 34-31 win over Panthers

  24-11-2019 23:00
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Wil Lutz kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired, and the New Orleans Saints beat the Carolina Panthers 34-31 on Sunday to take a four-game lead in the NFC South with five games left.
  Drew Brees completed 30 of 39 passes for 311 yards and three touchdowns, and led New Orleans from its own 14-yard line with 1:51 left to the Carolina 15 with 3 seconds remaining to set up the winning kick, capping a contest filled with late momentum shifts and critical errors — no
  
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• Vaccination required after mumps found at Arkansas school

  24-11-2019 22:47
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — All University of Arkansas students are being required to have up-to-date vaccinations in order to attend classes following a mumps outbreak on campus.
  The state Department of Health on Friday issued a notice telling students they need to be immunized with at least two doses of the mumps vaccine or sit out of class for 26 days. The agency says nine cases of the viral disease have been diagnosed at the Fayetteville school this fall and other possible cases are bein
  
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• Freshman Ramsey, No. 12 Texas Tech top LIU-Brooklyn 96-66

  24-11-2019 22:47
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Freshman Jahmi’us Ramsey scored a career-high 27 points, and No. 12 Texas Tech pulled away after trailing by a point at halftime in a 96-66 victory over Long Island-Brooklyn on Sunday.
  Ramsey was 5 of 6 from 3-point range and grabbed six rebounds in the third-highest scoring game for a freshman at Texas Tech (5-0).
  The Red Raiders trailed 42-41 at halftime. The Sharks (1-5) turned it over on their first four possessions of the second half and Davide Moretti put
  
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• Novartis to buy The Medicines Company for $9.7 billion

  24-11-2019 22:45
  
  Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has reached a deal to buy cholesterol drugmaker The Medicines Company for $9.7 billion.
  Novartis will pay $85 per share for the New Jersey biotech company, a sharp increase over The Medicine Co.’s Friday closing price of $68.55 per share. The deal is worth $9.7 billion, including outstanding stock options and convertible debt.
  The Medicines Co. is in late-stage studies of a drug, inclisiran, meant to lower cholesterol.
  Novartis has a pattern of acquiri
  
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• 42 charged after protest delays Harvard-Yale game

  24-11-2019 22:40
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Officials say 42 people were charged with disorderly conduct after a protest interrupted a Saturday football game between archrivals Harvard and Yale.
  Students from both schools occupied the midfield of the Yale Bowl during Saturday’s halftime protest. Some held banners urging their colleges to act on climate change. Other signs referred to Puerto Rican debt relief and China’s treatment of Uighurs.
  Most protesters walked off after about an hour; those wh
  
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• Faulkner’s 24 PTs leads W. Carolina past Stetson 70-64

  24-11-2019 22:39
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mason Faulkner scored 24 points on 11-of-12 free throw shooting and Western Carolina beat Stetson 70-64 on Sunday.
  Faulkner made just 5 of 16-shot attempts — including 3 of 10 from 3-point range. He also finished with six rebounds and six assists.
  Kameron Gibson had 11 points for Western Carolina (4-2), and Onno Steger led the team with seven rebounds. The Catamounts have won two straight and four of their last five.
  Rob Perry had 15 points for the Hatters (3-4),
  
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• Bills improve to 8-3 following 20-3 win over Broncos

  24-11-2019 22:34
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw two touchdowns passing and Shaq Lawson had two of Buffalo’s four sacks in a 20-3 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday that has the Bills off to their best start in 23 years.
  John Brown made a diving 34-yard touchdown catch, and Cole Beasley scored on an 18-yard reception. Allen finished 15 of 25 for 185 yards and threw his first interception in 172 attempts.
  Frank Gore had 65 yards rushing to up his total to 15,289 and move ahead of boyhood
  
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• Big guy, big catch: Vea TD leads Bucs past Falcons 35-22

  24-11-2019 22:34
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Massive defensive lineman Vita Vea turned receiver to haul in his first career touchdown, one of three scoring throws by Jameis Winston as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped last place in the NFC South with a 35-22 rout of the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
  Winston shook off two more interceptions to post his sixth straight 300-yard passing game, leading the Buccaneers (4-7) to just their second victory in the last seven games.
  Atlanta (3-8) had pulled even with Tampa Bay at the b
  
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• ‘Young and the Restless’ marks Peter Bergman’s milestone

  24-11-2019 22:33
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five years ago, “The Young and the Restless” celebrated Peter Bergman’s quarter-century on the daytime serial with a cake and speeches. The actor says he didn’t expect any fuss over his 30th year playing Jack Abbott, but producers devised a plot twist.
  To honor the anniversary, Monday’s episode is all about Jack and those close to him.
  As he reads his sister Traci’s (Beth Maitland) family memoir, his past is revisited with clips from p
  
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• Redskins come back to beat Lions for 2nd win of season

  24-11-2019 22:27
  
  LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Quinton Dunbar intercepted Jeff Driskel in the final minute, Dustin Hopkins hit the go-ahead field goal from 39 yards out with 16 seconds left and the Washington Redskins beat the Detroit Lions 19-16 Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak.
  Rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins picked up his first NFL win after leading Washington (2-9) into field goal range following Dunbar’s interception. Haskins finished 13 of 29 for 156 yards and an interception but made a couple
  
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• No. 15 Michigan St women whip Hartford 79-34

  24-11-2019 22:27
  
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Taryn McCutcheon and Julia Ayrault had 14 points apiece, Kayla Belles had a double-double and No. 15 Michigan State cruised to a 79-34 win over Hartford on Sunday.
  Nia Clouden added 12 points for the Spartans and Belles had 11 points with a career-high 11 rebounds for her first career double-double.
  Michigan State (5-0) closed out the first period with an 11-0 run, nine of the points by Ayrault, for a 19-8 lead. The Hawks (0-6) were down 12 with two minutes left
  
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• Penny runs for 129 yards, Seahawks beat Eagles 17-9

  24-11-2019 22:26
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rashaad Penny ran for a career-best 129 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown, Russell Wilson threw one TD pass and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Philadelphia Eagles 17-9 Sunday.
  Missing their top three wide receivers, leading rusher and two Pro Bowl offensive linemen, the Eagles (5-6) couldn’t do much on offense and hurt themselves with three turnovers inside Seattle territory and another near midfield.
  The Seahawks (9-2) remain undefeated on the road in six games
  
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• Mack, Robinson lead Bears to 19-14 win over Giants

  24-11-2019 22:21
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Khalil Mack set up a touchdown with a strip-sack, Allen Robinson had a season-high 131 yards receiving and the Chicago Bears beat the struggling New York Giants 19-14 on Sunday.
  Trying to salvage something from a disappointing season, the Bears (5-6) bounced back from a loss to the Los Angeles Rams to win for the second time in three games. The Giants (2-9) dropped their seventh straight and clinched their third losing season in a row.
  Mack broke through in the third quarter
  
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• Leverett has double-double, No. 22 USF women win big

  24-11-2019 22:10
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shae Leverett had 12 points and 13 rebounds and No. 22 South Florida’s defense completely stymied Saint Francis (Pa.) in a 62-23 win on Sunday.
  Elena Tsineke led the Bulls (5-1), who were coming off a 12-point loss at No. 2 Baylor, with 13 points and Tamara Henshaw had 10.
  The Red Flash (1-5) shot 13.5%, missed 24 straight shots and did not score a field goal in the second and third quarters. They also had 25 turnovers with only two assists.
  Karson Swogger and Jenn
  
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• Boston leads No. 5 South Carolina to 84-48 win over Clemson

  24-11-2019 22:09
  
  CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Aliyah Boston had 13 points and No. 5 South Carolina started the second half on a 19-4 run to rout state rival Clemson 84-48 Sunday.
  It was the Gamecocks’ 10th straight win in the series and the second-highest margin of victory in that span. They have won by an average of 26.1 points.
  South Carolina had six in double figures, led by Boston and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan with 13 points each. Kobi Thornton led Clemson with 10 points.
  The Gamecocks (6-0) took
  
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• Darnold leads Jets to third straight win, 34-3 over Raiders

  24-11-2019 22:08
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading the New York Jets to an impressive 34-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday for their first three-game winning streak in over two years.
  Brian Poole returned an interception 15 yards for a TD and the rest of the Jets defense made things miserable for Derek Carr, who was pulled by coach Jon Gruden with just under two minutes left in the third quarter.
  The Raiders (6-5) came into a r
  
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• Pima County Sheriff deputies on scene of officer-involved shooting

  24-11-2019 22:07
  
  Pima County Sheriffs Dept. deputies are responding to the scene of an officer-involved shooting.
  PCSD says the shooting took place near the intersection of Irvington Rd. and Frank Ave. around 12:30pm Sunday.
  There are no outstanding suspects.
  Authorities are asking motorists in the area to find an alternate route of travel.
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• Evansville beats Morgan State 115-112 in 3 overtimes

  24-11-2019 21:52
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — KJ Riley scored a career-high 36 points including a go-ahead tip-in in the third overtime and Evansville snapped a three-game losing streak with a 115-112 victory over Morgan State in the seventh-place game at the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase on Sunday.
  Riley’s follow basket gave the Purple Aces (4-3) a 112-111 lead in the final minute and from there Shamar Givance made 3 of 4 free throws and the Bears one. Morgan State missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer
  
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• Jaworski leads Lafayette past Fairleigh Dickinson 80-75

  24-11-2019 21:45
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Justin Jaworski made all eleven of his free throws and scored 27 points and Lafayette beat Fairleigh Dickinson 80-75 on Sunday.
  Lafayette (4-2) built an 8-0 lead with the help of Jaworski’s jump shot to start the game, a 3-pointer from Lukas Jarrett and three free throws by Jaworski. The Knights (1-4) responded with a 16-5 run and the teams traded leads until Jaworski’s 3 with 4:42 left in the first half gave them a 31-28 lead. The Leopards went to intermissi
  
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• Kim hits the money putt to capture LPGA finale

  24-11-2019 21:43
  
  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Sei Young Kim hit the putt of her life, a 25-foot birdie on the final hole of the CME Group Tour Championship to win $1.5 million, the richest prize in the history of women’s golf.
  Kim closed with a 2-under 70 to beat an unlikely foe Sunday at Tiburon Golf Club.
  Charley Hull of England birdied her last three holes for a 66, the last one a 12-footer that gave her tie for the lead. Kim, who looked shaky in missing three straight birdie chances from 12 feet, tugged h
  
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• Sei Young Kim makes 25-foot putt at CME Group Tour Championship to win $1.5M, richest prize in women’s golf history

  24-11-2019 21:42
  
  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Sei Young Kim makes 25-foot putt at CME Group Tour Championship to win $1.5M, richest prize in women’s golf history.
  The post Sei Young Kim makes 25-foot putt at CME Group Tour Championship to win $1.5M, richest prize in women’s golf history appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Healy, Clark lead Albany past Presbyterian 65-60

  24-11-2019 21:29
  
  CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Cameron Healy hit four 3-pointers on his way to 22 points, Ahmad Clark scored 19 and sank six free throws in the final 30 seconds and Albany held off Presbyterian on Sunday.
  Presbyterian grabbed a 57-55 lead on two free throws by JC Younger, but Clark scored on a layup to knot the score with 2:03 left to play. Clark missed a 3-pointer, but Romani Hansen grabbed the rebound and scored to give Albany (4-3) a 59-57 lead with 1:08 remaining. Trey Hutcheson’s steal le
  
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• Pedestrian fatally struck by car while jaywalking in Phoenix

  24-11-2019 21:28
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say a pedestrian has been fatally struck by a car while jaywalking.
  They say 75-year-old Robert Joey was hit about 1:15 a.m. Sunday and was crossing the street outside of the crosswalk.
  Joey was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  Police say Joey was reported missing before the incident occurred.
  He was last seen walking away from the Christown Mall, located about 8 miles south of the fatal crash site.
  Police say the 26-year-old driver remaine
  
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• No. 7 Virginia holds off ASU to win HOF Tip-Off Tournament

  24-11-2019 21:28
  
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Freshman Casey Morsell scored 19 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:02 remaining, and No. 7 Virginia rallied past Arizona State 48-45 to win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.
  Mamadi Diakite added 15 points for the defending national champion Cavaliers (6-0), who shot 37% from the floor and trailed by nine points after a 19-0 run by the Sun Devils. That burst turned a 26-16 Virginia lead with 30 seconds left in the first half into a 35-26 second-half
  
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• Central American offered asylum in Guatemala opts for home

  24-11-2019 21:26
  
  COLON, Honduras (AP) — The first Central American asylum seeker sent to Guatemala under that country’s “safe third country” agreement with the U.S. has opted to instead return to his home in Honduras.
  A tearful Erwin José Ardón Montoya arrived Saturday at his parent’s small adobe house in the village of Colón in the poverty- and drought-stricken municipality of Trujillo. He’d refused an offer of asylum in Guatemala.
  Twenty-three-year-old A
  
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• Photos show plane precariously dangling upside down from power lines in Minnesota

  24-11-2019 21:19
  
  A plane in Minnesota was flipped upside down and suspended in mid-air on Saturday afternoon.
  A single-engine plane collided with a power line in Louisville Township, Minn., on Nov. 23, 2019. – Scott County Sheriff Dept.The single engine plane had been traveling south when it struck a cluster of power lines in Louisville Township, Minnesota, and became entangled in them upside down, according to a press release from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office.
  Police responded to the
  
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• No. 8 Louisville women top Boise State 98-82

  24-11-2019 21:06
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jazmine Jones scored 22 points, Dana Evans added 20 and No. 8 Louisville built a cushion with a hot shooting start and outlasted Boise State 98-82 on Sunday.
  The Cardinals (5-0) shot 71% in the first half, including 12 of 16 in the second quarter, for a 58-34 lead. A quick pace on both ends helped them own most statistical areas. Louisville won the rebounding battle 34-25 and scored 25 points off 20 turnovers.
  Louisville cooled off significantly in the second half to
  
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• Carlton leads UConn to 80-55 win over Miami in Charleston

  24-11-2019 21:06
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Josh Carlton had 16 points, James Bouknight 13 and UConn bounced back from its double overtime loss to No. 18 Xavier to take third place at the Charleston Classic with a 80-55 victory over Miami on Sunday.
  The Huskies (4-2) were seconds away from upsetting the Musketeers on Friday night before falling 75-74. There was no hangover from that oh-so-close effort as UConn used strong shooting and active defense to top the Hurricanes (4-3) in the first meeting between the
  
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• Mississippi St routs Coastal 81-56 at Myrtle Beach tourney

  24-11-2019 21:05
  
  CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Tyson Carter had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Mississippi State routed Coastal Carolina 81-56 on Sunday in the third-place game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
  Reggie Perry added 16 points, D.J. Stewart finished with 11 points and Robert Woodard II had 10 rebounds. The Bulldogs (6-1) bounced back from their loss to No. 17 Villanova by shooting 53% and hitting 44% of their 3-pointers.
  Mississippi State never trailed, needed just eight minutes to go up by double figur
  
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• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after possible infection

  24-11-2019 20:53
  
  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg attends Georgetown Law’s second annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture in October. – Jacquelyn Martin / AP file
   
  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back home and resting after being hospitalized on Friday.
  Ginsburg, 86, has been released after being admitted with chills and a fever, a spokesperson for the Supreme Court said on Sunday.
  “She is home and doing well,” the spokesperson said in a statement to NBC News.
  She w
  
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• Charleston Southern tops Delaware St. 71-61

  24-11-2019 20:44
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Phlandrous Fleming Jr. had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift Charleston Southern to a 71-61 win over Delaware State on Sunday.
  Fleming Jr. hit all 12 of his foul shots.
  Dontrell Shuler had 18 points and six assists for Charleston Southern (2-5), which broke its five-game losing streak. Travis Anderson added 12 points. Sean Price had six rebounds for the road team.
  John Crosby had 23 points for the Hornets (0-7), whose season-opening losing streak reached seven ga
  
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• MLS club Atlanta United partners with Scotland’s Aberdeen FC

  24-11-2019 20:32
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United has announced a strategic partnership with Scottish club Aberdeen FC.
  The Major League Soccer team will be investing $2.57 million (£2 million) to gain a minority ownership stake of less than 10% in the four-time Scottish Premiership champions.
  United President Darren Eales will join Aberdeen’s board of directors, but Atlanta will not be involved in day-to-day operations of the Dons.
  Eales says the deal is a chance for United to expand its global r
  
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• Average US price of gas drops 3 cents per gallon to $2.66

  24-11-2019 20:15
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has dipped 3 cents per gallon (3.8 liters) to $2.66 over the past two weeks.
  Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday retail gas prices may continue to drop a few more pennies in late November as gasoline demand decreases when the work commute is interrupted by the holiday season, combined with seasonally inclement weather.
  The average U.S. price of mid-grade gasoline is $2.96 per gallon an
  
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