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• Ramey free throws enable Texas to escape upset

  30-11-2019 23:57
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One year ago to the day, Radford pulled an upset on the road against the 17th-ranked team in the country.
  On Saturday, McNeese State nearly marked the anniversary with a victory against the same team.
  This time, unranked Texas survived.
  Courtney Ramey made two free throws with 8.4 seconds left, enabling the Longhorns to escape with a 73-71 victory on Saturday.
  McNeese’s Leondre Washington missed a 3-point attempt at an upset with three seconds remaining.
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• Charles, Owusu lead No. 9 Maryland women’s rout of Belmont

  30-11-2019 23:57
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kaila Charles scored a season-high 20 points and Ashley Owusu posted career highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds as ninth-ranked Maryland routed Belmont 90-26 Saturday in the Daytona Beach Invitational.
  Diamond Miller added 12 points and Stephanie Miller scored 11 as the Terrapins outscored the Bruins 42-0 during a 14-minute stretch of the second half. Maryland (7-1) has won six straight.
  Charles, last season’s Big Ten Player of the Year, was 9 of 14 from the
  
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• Western Kentucky strikes twice in 4th, rallies to 31-26 win

  30-11-2019 23:56
  
  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Gaej Walker rushed for 119 yards and his fourth-quarter touchdown capped a 31-26 win as Western Kentucky rallied past Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
  The Hilltoppers (8-4, 6-2 Conference USA) trailed 20-17 entering the final period but wrapped two touchdowns around a Middle Tennessee fumble to claim the win. Ty Storey, who passed for 294 yards and two touchdowns, tossed a 3-yard pass to Quin Jernighan as the Hilltoppers leapt ahead 24-20 with 7:14 left.
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• Williamson lifts E. Tennessee St. over UALR 67-63

  30-11-2019 23:51
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Daivien Williamson had 20 points as East Tennessee State narrowly beat Arkansas-Little Rock 67-63 on Saturday.
  Williamson shot 5 for 6 from behind the arc.
  Isaiah Tisdale had 14 points and six rebounds for East Tennessee State (7-1), which earned its fourth consecutive win.
  Markquis Nowell had 20 points and six assists for the Trojans (5-4). Ben Coupet Jr. added 15 points and six rebounds.
  East Tennessee State plays The Citadel on the road on Wednesday. Arkansas-Li
  
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• LeMay leads the way and Charlotte beats ODU 38-22

  30-11-2019 23:44
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Benny LeMay ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns and Charlotte beat Old Dominion 38-22 on Saturday.
  LeMays’ 16-yard touchdown run for Charlotte (7-5, 5-3 Conference USA) broke a 7-all tie. Aaron McAllister’s 9-yard scoring run early in the second made it 21-7 and Jonathan Cruz made a 36-yard field goal with 7:37 before intermission made it a 17-point lead at the break.
  Old Dominion (1-11, 0-8) closed to within 10 on Lala Davis’ 8-yard run to end a 10-p
  
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• Defense lifts Northern Iowa by San Diego 17-3 in FCS opener

  30-11-2019 23:43
  
  CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Brawntae Wells returned an interception for a touchdown early in the first quarter, Christian Jegen sealed the game with a pick late in the fourth quarter and Northern Iowa defeated San Diego 17-3 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.
  Jegen went 52 yards the other way with a Reid Sinnett passing attempt and Trevor Allen scored on a 7-yard run on the next play to seal the defensive battle.
  The Panthers (9-4) play at seventh-seeded South Dakota State (8
  
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• Seahawks expect Clowney, Reed to play against Vikings

  30-11-2019 23:41
  
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks expect defensive linemen Jadeveon Clowney and Jarran Reed to be able to play Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings despite both being listed as questionable.
  Clowney has been dealing with a core injury that kept him out of last week’s game against Philadelphia. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Saturday that Clowney went through practice the past two days in a limited capacity and will be able to go against the Vikings. Clowney said it wil
  
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• Air Force downs Wyoming 20-6 behind Hammond

  30-11-2019 23:29
  
  USAF ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Donald Hammond III ran for one touchdown and threw for another, Jeremy Fejedelem led a strong defensive effort with two interceptions and Air Force rolled to its seventh straight win by beating Wyoming 20-6 on Saturday.
  Hammond was 5 of 6 for 121 yards passing, including a 75-yard touchdown pass to Ben Waters in the closing minutes. He also ran 15 times for 35 yards, including a short touchdown run for Air Force (10-2, 7-1 Mountain West).
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• Bell leads Jacksonville over NC A&T 61-45

  30-11-2019 23:27
  
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — David Bell tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds to carry Jacksonville to a 61-45 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday.
  Kevin Norman added 12 points for Jacksonville (4-5). Destin Barnes added seven rebounds.
  Ronald Jackson had 10 rebounds for the Aggies (2-6).
  Jacksonville plays Marquette on the road on Wednesday. NC A&T plays Longwood at home on Wednesday.
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• Gilyard sparks Richmond past Boston College, 64-44

  30-11-2019 23:22
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond’s biggest player was on the bench in street clothes. Its smallest players filled in admirably.
  Jacob Gilyard scored 13 of his 22 points during a 23-2 second-half run and Richmond beat Boston College 64-44 on Saturday.
  Blake Francis added 18 points for the Spiders (6-1), who improved to 5-0 at home for the first time since 2014. The Spiders were without Grant Golden, their No. 4 scorer and top rebounder, and won despite getting just 2 points from scoring
  
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• Graves scores 24 to carry Buffalo past William & Mary 88-77

  30-11-2019 23:18
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jayvon Graves had 24 points as Buffalo beat William & Mary 88-77 on Saturday.
  Davonta Jordan had 18 points with five rebounds and seven steals for Buffalo (5-2), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Antwain Johnson added 11 points. Josh Mballa had 10 points and eight rebounds for the home team.
  Nathan Knight had 30 points and 10 rebounds for the Tribe (5-3). Luke Loewe added 16 points.
  Buffalo plays Vanderbilt on the road on Tuesday. William & Mary
  
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• Robinson has 297 yards in Illinois State’s 24-6 playoff win

  30-11-2019 23:17
  
  CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — James Robinson rushed for 297 yards on 41 carries — both career highs — and Illinois State beat Southeast Missouri 24-6 on Saturday in a first-round FCS playoff game.
  The Redbirds (9-4), who finished in a three-way tie for third in the Missouri Valley Conference, advance to play at No. 8 seed Central Arkansas next Saturday.
  Robinson’s previous highs were 256 yards and 29 carries. He scored on an 11-yard run in the first quarter and the Redbirds
  
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• Lions put QB Jeff Driskel on injured reserve

  30-11-2019 23:17
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions have put quarterback Jeff Driskel on injured reserve.
  The Lions were already without injured quarterback Matthew Stafford, and then Driskel missed Thursday’s loss to the Chicago Bears with a hamstring injury. David Blough made his NFL debut at quarterback.
  Detroit also announced Saturday that it signed quarterback Kyle Sloter to the active roster from the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad, and the Lions also signed quarterback Joe Callahan to th
  
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• Charlottesville Confederate statue vandalized again

  30-11-2019 23:15
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, that became a rallying point for white nationalists has been vandalized again, this time with graffiti saying, “Impeach Trump.”
  News outlets report that the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was also spray-painted Thursday night with “This is Racist.”
  Tarps were put over the graffiti and city officials expect a clean-up effort to start Monday. The statue was vandalized earlier t
  
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• Broncos activate Lock off IR, don’t name him starter

  30-11-2019 23:15
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos activated rookie quarterback Drew Lock off injured reserve Saturday and waived rookie quarterback Brett Rypien, but the team still isn’t naming Lock the starter against the Chargers.
  Lock spent the first three months of the season on IR after sustaining a thumb injury in a preseason game against San Francisco on Aug. 19.
  In three preseason appearances, the second-round pick (42nd) from the University of Missouri completed 31 of 51 passes (61
  
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• The Latest: Charges in stabbing of ex-OSU QB Terrelle Pryor

  30-11-2019 23:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on stabbing that injured NFL wide receiver Terrelle Pryor (all times local):
  5:10 p.m.
  Authorities say a woman has been charged with attempted homicide in a stabbing in Pittsburgh that critically injured ex-Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who also faces a charge.
  Pittsburgh police say the 30-year-old Pryor arrived at a hospital early Saturday following a dispute at an apartment.
  Police and Allegheny County prosecutors said 24-year-old Shalaya Briston of
  
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• Shook leads No. 8 Louisville women past top-ranked Oregon

  30-11-2019 23:06
  
  ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — No. 8 Louisville handed top-ranked Oregon its first loss of the season, getting 18 points and 15 rebounds from Kylee Shook in a 72-62 victory Saturday in the Paradise Jam tournament.
  Dana Evans scored 17 points, Elizabeth Balogun had 11 points and Jazmine Jones scored 10 for the Cardinals (8-0) to claim the tournament’s Island Division title and give coach Jeff Walz a signature win.
  Satou Sabally scored 21 points to lead four players in double f
  
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• Northern Arizona stymies South Dakota late, earns 76-72 win

  30-11-2019 23:05
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Bernie Andre and Luke Avdelovic each scored 17 points and Northern Arizona scored the final seven points of the game to pick up its third straight victory, a 76-72 win over South Dakota Saturday afternoon.
  Returning to action after a nine-day break, the Lumberjacks trailed by eight points with 3:45 to play after a layup by Stanley Umude, but it was the Coyotes final field goal of the game. After Umude hit two free throws Avdelovic hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 72-72.
  
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• Neese carries Indiana St. over Missouri-St. Louis 62-55

  30-11-2019 22:59
  
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Cooper Neese scored 19 points with four 3-pointers as Indiana State used a late run to beat Division II Missouri-St. Louis 62-55 on Saturday.
  Christopher Agbo’s free throw tied it at 43 with 9:01 to play and the Sycamores scored 10 unanswered points to pull ahead for good.
  Tyreke Key had 16 points for Indiana State (3-4).
  Jordan Barnes, whose 15 points per game coming into the matchup was second on the Sycamores, shot only 20% for the game (1 of 5).
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• Langley lifts UNC-Greensboro over Georgetown 65-61

  30-11-2019 22:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Keyshaun Langley scored 11 points and made four free throws in the final 16 seconds as UNC Greensboro edged Georgetown 65-61 on Saturday.
  Greensboro led for the final six minutes, taking a 56-54 lead on a dunk by Isaiah Miller. A dunk by James Dickey had the Spartans up 60-56 with 2:44 to go before Georgetown drew within one —60-59 — on a three-point play by Jagan Mosely at 2:18.
  Malik Massey made one of two free throws for a 61-59 Spartans lead with 27 second
  
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• Dustin Johnson withdraws from Bahamas event

  30-11-2019 22:51
  
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from the Hero World Challenge next week in the Bahamas so he can be better prepared for the Presidents Cup.
  Johnson had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Sept. 5 to repair cartilage damage. He has not played since Aug. 25 at the Tour Championship.
  Johnson says his recovery from the routine surgery is complete. He says another week of therapy and practice was needed to be ready for the Presidents Cup, which starts Dec. 12-15 at Royal
  
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• Syracuse beats Wake Forest 39-30 in OT

  30-11-2019 22:46
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Trill Williams stole the ball from Wake Forest receiver Kendall Hinton and returned it 94 yards for a touchdown in overtime, and Syracuse beat Wake Forest 39-30 on Saturday.
  Andre Szymt had given the Orange the lead in extra time with a 40-yard field goal and Williams sealed the victory when he wrestled the ball away from Hinton inside the 5 and raced down the left side untouched.
  Szmyt’s 49-yard field goal with 44 seconds left in the fourth broke a 27-all tie,
  
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• Llewellyn, Schwieger lift Princeton past Bucknell 87-77

  30-11-2019 22:42
  
  LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Princeton, trailing 43-39 at the break, opened the second half on a 28-7 run to go out front 67-50 after Llewellyn drained a 3-point jumper with 13:06 remaining in the game. Bucknell answered with a 16-3 run to close to 70-66 following Malachi Rhodes’ dunk at the 8:23 mark of the second half.
  The Tigers responded by draining 3s as Schwieger hit two straight and Drew Friberg added another for an 85-71 lead with 3:29 left.
  The Tigers nailed 13 of 25 from deep (52%
  
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• Suit claims Boy Scouts overlooked leader’s alleged abuse

  30-11-2019 22:37
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America is facing another lawsuit in a wave of litigation over decades-old allegations of sexual abuse.
  The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports that two men filed a federal suit in Little Rock Wednesday, accusing the organization of concealing “negligence and fraud.”
  The men claim they were sexually abused on scouting trips in Arkansas in 1979 and 1980, when they were between 9 and 11, by a leader who the Boy Scouts had deemed “ine
  
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• Ohio fights off Detroit Mercy surge in 91-81 win

  30-11-2019 22:36
  
  ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Ben Vander Plas scored six straight points to spark a closing rally and Ohio fended off a second-half surge from Detroit Mercy 91-81 on Saturday.
  Detroit trailed by 25 but Antoine Davis, who scored 26 of his 33 points in the second half, sliced that to 77-76, nailing a 3-pointer with just over four minutes left.
  On the next three possessions Vander Plas, who finished with 16 points, made four free throws and capped a fast break off a steal with an up-and-under layup as
  
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• Ramsey helps Hoosiers reclaim Bucket with win over Purdue

  30-11-2019 22:30
  
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Peyton Ramsey opened this season on the bench.
  He closed it out Saturday by getting mobbed in the back of the end zone.
  After throwing his third touchdown pass in the first overtime, Ramsey’s second 1-yard scoring run sent the Hoosiers home with a thrilling 44-41 double overtime victory at Purdue — and the Old Oaken Bucket.
  “Those are the kinds of things you dream about, making big plays in big games,” the jun
  
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• Ramsey helps Hoosiers reclaim Bucket with OT win over Purdue

  30-11-2019 22:30
  
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Peyton Ramsey threw three touchdown passes and scored on a 1-yard run in the second overtime Saturday to give the Indiana Hoosiers a 44-41 victory at Purdue.
  The Hoosiers (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) reclaimed the Old Oaken Bucket after losing two straight in their biggest rivalry.
  Purdue (4-8, 3-6) rallied from a 28-10 deficit late in the third quarter but only led once — when J.D. Dellinger started the second overtime with a 34-yard field goal to give the Boilerma
  
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• Authorities searching for missing vulnerable adult

  30-11-2019 22:27
  
  Tucson Police Dept. is asking for the public’s help to find a missing vulnerable adult.
  Authorities say 19-year-old Valerie Quintero was last seen leaving her home in the 300 block of S. 6th Avenue.
  Valerie left her home on foot at 8:45 am Saturday morning and authorities are unsure of the clothes she would have on.
  According to police Valerie also goes by the name Samantha Christian.
  She is described as 5 foot tall and weighing around 105 pounds.
  If you have seen Valerie or have any infor
  
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• Dressen wins World Cup downhill in comeback race from injury

  30-11-2019 22:24
  
  LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — In a stunning return from serious injury, Thomas Dressen won a World Cup downhill in his comeback race on Saturday.
  Dressen returned to action, wearing bib No. 13, exactly one year to the day after he blew out his right knee and dislocated a shoulder crashing at Beaver Creek, Colorado.
  The German was just 0.02 seconds faster than Dominik Paris of Italy, who looked sure to extend his World Cup downhill winning streak to four stretching back to January.
  Paris had
  
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• Freshman throws 6 TD passes in Albany’s 42-14 playoff win

  30-11-2019 22:16
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Undercuffler threw a school-record six touchdown passes and Albany rolled over Central Connecticut State 42-14 on Saturday for the first FCS playoff victory in program history.
  Albany (9-4), second in the Colonial Athletic Association, lost to Stony Brook in 2011 in its previous FCS playoff appearance. The Great Danes play at No. 5 seed Montana State next Saturday.
  Undercuffler, a redshirt freshman, finished 19 of 30 for 304 yards. The school season-season passing
  
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• Knox has 146 yards, scores in OT, Marshall tops FIU 30-27

  30-11-2019 22:15
  
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Brenden Knox scored on a 1-yard run in overtime to cap a 146-yard day and Marshall edged Florida International 30-27 on Saturday.
  Knox ripped a 24-yard run up the middle on the previous play, his 32nd carry, to set up his winner.
  The Panthers had taken the lead on a 35-yard field goal by Jose Borregales on the opening possession of overtime. His 41-yarder with 21 seconds left, which capped a 12-play, 48-yard drive in the final two minutes, sent the game to overtime
  
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• Police: Airman shot himself after being shot by officer

  30-11-2019 22:12
  
  ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Police say an airman from a Texas Air Force base shot himself in the head and died after an officer shot him during an armed confrontation.
  Abilene Police Chief Stan Standridge says officers found the airman at a home on the city’s south side early Saturday after officials at nearby Dyess Air Force Base reported that the man was harming himself.
  The airman came out of the home with a rifle and repeatedly pointed it at the officers. Standridge says a SWAT supervi
  
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• Lightning delays start of Vanderbilt-Tennessee game

  30-11-2019 22:09
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lightning in the area has caused the start of Tennessee’s game with Vanderbilt to be delayed.
  Tennessee (6-5, 4-3 SEC) and Vanderbilt (3-8, 1-6) were supposed to begin their game at 4 p.m. No new starting time has been announced yet.
  Rain fell intermittently for much of Saturday afternoon. Immediately after Tennessee’s seniors were introduced before the start of Tennessee’s final home game, the showers began again.
  Tennessee is seeking to end the r
  
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• Lightning delay in 4th quarter at Vanderbilt-Tennessee game

  30-11-2019 22:09
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lightning in the area has caused a second delay in Tennessee’s game with Vanderbilt on Saturday.
  The start of Saturday’s game was delayed by 28 minutes due to lightning. More lightning caused the game to be delayed again as Tennessee led 28-10 with 7:38 remaining.
  Tennessee is seeking to end the regular season with a five-game winning streak. A victory also would guarantee a winning season for Tennessee after the Volunteers went 4-8 in 2017 and 5-7 in 20
  
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• Gray’s big day helps Tennessee trounce Vandy 28-10

  30-11-2019 22:09
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee freshman Eric Gray rushed for 246 yards and three touchdowns — including breakaways of 56 and 94 yards — as the Volunteers trounced Vanderbilt 28-10 on Saturday to end the regular season with a five-game winning streak.
  Lightning caused the game to start 28 minutes late. A second lightning delay lasting 39 minutes occurred midway through the fourth quarter with Tennessee leading 28-10.
  Gray more than doubled his previous season rushing total an
  
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• Jackson, Akin lift UMBC over Drexel 85-60

  30-11-2019 22:08
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — K.J. Jackson had 19 points as Maryland-Baltimore County romped past Drexel 85-60 on Saturday.
  Daniel Akin added a career-high 18 points for the Retrievers, while Dimitrije Spasojevic chipped in 15.
  Jack Schwietz had 10 points and six assists for Maryland-Baltimore County (5-3).
  Sam Green had a career-high 16 points for the Dragons (4-4). Zach Walton added 13 points and James Butler had nine rebounds and three blocks.
  Maryland-Baltimore County matches up against American on
  
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• Edert’s 18 PTs leads Saint Peter’s past St. Francis (NY)

  30-11-2019 22:08
  
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Doug Edert posted 18 points as St. Peter’s topped St. Francis (NY) 67-59 on Saturday.
  KC Ndefo had three blocks for St. Peter’s (1-3).
  Deniz Celen scored a career-high 21 points and had seven rebounds for the Terriers (2-5). Chauncey Hawkins added 13 points. Yaradyah Evans had eight rebounds.
  St. Peter’s plays St. John’s on the road on Tuesday. St. Francis (NY) matches up against Hartford on the road on Thursday.
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• No. 2 Ohio State beats No. 10 Michigan 56-27 for record run

  30-11-2019 22:07
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins ran for four touchdowns and Justin Fields threw four TD passes, providing plenty of firepower for No. 2 Ohio State to rout No. 10 Michigan 56-27 Saturday for a school-record eighth straight win in the series.
  The Buckeyes (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten, No. 1 CFP) will head to the Big Ten championship game with a spot in the College Football Playoff in sight against either No. 9 Minnesota or No. 13 Wisconsin next Saturday.
  The Wolverines (9-3, 6-3, No. 13 CFP) will
  
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• U.K. hails bystanders who intervened to stop London Bridge stabbing attack

  30-11-2019 22:05
  
  LONDON — From Queen Elizabeth II to politicians and social media users across the country, Britons were on Saturday praising bystanders who intervened using what appeared to be a fire extinguisher and a narwhal tusk to stop the knife-wielding suspect in a deadly attack on London Bridge.
  Police identified the suspect late Friday as Usman Khan, a 28-year-old who was released from prison last year after serving time for terrorism offenses.
  He was shot dead by police, but only
  
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• Browns starting safety Randall out against Steelers

  30-11-2019 22:04
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland starting safety Damarious Randall has been ruled out for the Browns’ game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  The team announced Saturday that Randall will not make the trip to Pittsburgh due to a coaching decision. Randall, a five-year veteran, has appeared in seven games for Cleveland this season, with two sacks and four passes defensed. Randall missed time earlier this year due to a hamstring injury.
  Cleveland also downgraded left tackle Greg Robinson to ou
  
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• No. 7 Oregon State holds off Liberty for Rueck’s 500th win

  30-11-2019 22:02
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Kennedy Brown scored 16 points, and No. 7 Oregon State had to rally in the second half to beat Liberty 68-55 on Saturday to win the Miami Thanksgiving Classic and give coach Scott Rueck his 500th career win.
  Not that many got to see Rueck’s milestone. The arena was almost completely empty, with perhaps no more than 50 fans in attendance.
  Mikayla Pivec scored 14 and Aleah Goodman had 13 for the Beavers (7-0), who went on an 11-1 run in the second half to take
  
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• Georgiev gets 3rd career shutout, Rangers beat Devils 4-0

  30-11-2019 22:02
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Alexandar Georgiev stopped 33 shots for his third career shutout, leading the surging New York Rangers to a 4-0 win over the short-handed New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
  New York improved to 4-0-1 in its last five games. Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, and Jesper Fast, Adam Fox and Brady Skjei also scored.
  Georgiev had 11 saves in the first, 10 in the second and 12 in the third to get New York’s first shutout of the season.
  Mackenzie Blackwood had 19 saves
  
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• No. 4 Georgia closes regular season with 52-7 rout of Tech

  30-11-2019 21:50
  
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jake Fromm threw four touchdown passes and No. 4 Georgia cruised into the Southeastern Conference championship game with a 52-7 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday — the Bulldogs’ biggest win ever over their state rival.
  The Bulldogs (11-1) were 28-point favorites over the Yellow Jackets (3-9) and this one was never in doubt, even as Georgia struggled a bit offensively, fumbled the ball away three times, dealt with injury woes, and failed to cover an onside
  
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• Ryan carries Chattanooga past Jacksonville St. 63-60

  30-11-2019 21:45
  
  NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Matt Ryan registered 18 points as Chattanooga edged past Jacksonville State 63-60 in an Emerald Coast Classic bracket championship game on Saturday.
  Jonathan Scott had 15 points for Chattanooga (5-3), including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 35 seconds left. David Jean-Baptiste iced it with two free throws and a Gamecocks’ 3 at the buzzer missed.
  Jacara Cross had 19 points for the Gamecocks (2-4). Ty Hudson added 12 points. De’Torrion Ware had 7 points and 10
  
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• Smith’s 5 passing TDs sends Tulsa to win over E. Carolina

  30-11-2019 21:43
  
  GREENEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Zach Smith threw a career-high five touchdown passes, Shamari Brooks ran for a career-high 202 yards and Tulsa beat East Carolina 49-24 on Saturday.
  Brooks, a junior, finished the season with 1,086 yards rushing.
  The Pirates led for 36 seconds when Jake Verity kicked a 51-yard field goal with 1:42 left in the first quarter. With 66 seconds left in the first, Smith threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to Sam Crawford Jr. Smith followed with two more TD passes, one to Keyl
  
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• Guerriero leads Monmouth to first FCS playoff victory, 44-27

  30-11-2019 21:40
  
  WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Pete Guerriero ran for 220 yards and three touchdowns and Monmouth defeated Holy Cross 44-27 on Saturday for the program’s first FCS playoff victory.
  The Hawks (11-2), the Big South champions, will play at No. 2 seed James Madison next Saturday after speeding to a 23-0 lead en route to their ninth straight win.
  Guerriero, coming in as the FCS rushing leader at 139.0 yards per game, had 31 carries including touchdowns of 68, 24 and 1 yards. He set a Monmo
  
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• Marable leads Coastal Carolina past Texas State 24-21

  30-11-2019 21:28
  
  CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — CJ Marable rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown and Coastal Carolina snapped a three-game skid with a 24-21 victory over Texas State on Saturday in the season finale for both teams.
  Marable topped the 100-yard mark for the sixth time this season and finished the season with 1,085 yards on the ground to become the fourth Chanticleer to accomplish the feat.
  Coastal Carolina (5-7, 2-6 Sun Belt Conference) took a 7-0 lead midway through the second quarter when backup quarte
  
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• Bowden’s 4 rushing TDs help Kentucky rout Louisville 45-13

  30-11-2019 21:27
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Lynn Bowden rushed for career highs of 284 yards and four touchdowns to lead Kentucky’s school-record 517-yard ground performance that blew out rival Louisville 45-13 on Saturday in the Governor’s Cup showdown.
  Bowden, whose feet have led Kentucky’s 5-2 turnaround since he moved from receiver to quarterback, broke the game open with TD runs of 60 and 46 yards in the third quarter for a 31-13 lead. The junior also had a 32-yard run in the fourth along
  
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• Lawrence, No. 3 Clemson dominate South Carolina 38-3

  30-11-2019 21:21
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Clemson to its 27th straight victory and second consecutive 12-0 regular season with a 38-3 victory over rival South Carolina on Saturday.
  Travis Etienne ran for two touchdowns to break Atlantic Coast Conference marks for career touchdowns (57) and rushing scores (53) as the Tigers dominated throughout on the way to a sixth straight win over South Carolina (4-8).
  Lawrence had touchdown throws of 10
  
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• Israeli army shoots dead Palestinian teen in West Bank

  30-11-2019 21:12
  
  HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli troops have shot and killed a teenager near the West Bank city of Hebron.
  The ministry on Saturday identified the youth as Badawi Masalmeh, 18, adding that Israeli soldiers took his body.
  The Israeli military said its forces spotted three people hurling firebombs at Israeli vehicles on a nearby route and fired at them. The two others were arrested.
  Tension has simmered in the West Bank in recent years, where 700,000 Isra
  
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