Month: December 2019
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Carter Rowney netted the game winner and had an assist in win over Kings
Carter Rowney netted the game winner and had an assist in win over Kings
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Cuffee carries Liberty over Trinity Baptist 87-28
Elijah Cuffee registers 15 points as Liberty wins its 10th straight game to open the season, easily defeating Trinity Baptist, 87-28
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Bass, Blue Jays agree to $1.5M, 1-year deal; Law, Maile cut
Right-hander Anthony Bass and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration
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Seven Pacers score in double digits in 117-104 win over Grizzlies
Malcolm Brogdon scored 19 points, Domantas Sabonis added 18 and the Indiana Pacers beat the depleted Memphis Grizzlies 117-104.
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Miami holds off furious comeback to beat Illinois 81-79
Chris Lykes scored 28 points and Miami held off a furious second-half comeback to beat Illinois 81-79
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Giannis goes for 29 and 15 as Bucks blow out Knicks, 132-88
Giannis goes for 29 and 15 as Bucks blow out Knicks, 132-88
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LA Angels don’t tender contract to catcher Kevan Smith
The Los Angeles Angels declined to offer a 2020 contract to catcher Kevan Smith
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Pirates part ways with catcher Elias Diaz
Catcher Elias Diaz will not return to the Pittsburgh Pirates after the club declined to offer him a contract for the 2020 season
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D-backs allow Souza, Walker and Joseph to become free agents
D-backs allow Souza, Walker and Joseph to become free agents
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Climate change forces 1 person from their home every 2 seconds, report finds
iStock(NEW YORK) — Climate-fueled disasters have forced 20 million people — or one person every two seconds — from their homes every year for the last decade, according to a new global report. Thanks to [Read More…]
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Howard volleyball player skips final conference tournament to make lifesaving donation to a stranger
iStock(NEW YORK) — A senior volleyball player at Howard University spent her final conference tournament in recovery after making a lifesaving blood stem cell donation to a stranger. Jurnee Farrell, 21, has played volleyball for [Read More…]
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Cattle futures off to a sluggish start
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mostly lower in limited trade volume ahead of widespread direct cash business. Feeder cattle were mostly firm on the same factors with some momentum following last week’s [Read More…]
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Royals, Montgomery avoid arbitration with one-year, $3.1 million deal
The Royals and left-hander Mike Montgomery agreed to a $3.1 million contract for next season on Monday to avoid salary arbitration.
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Buie, Coburn lift Hofstra over Canisius 64-57
Buie, Coburn lift Hofstra over Canisius 64-57
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Over 350 lawyers, legal professionals who had abortions file brief in landmark Supreme Court case
iStock(WASHINGTON) — More than 350 lawyers and legal professionals who had abortions filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court Monday as part of the latest landmark abortion case. “My hope is that my classmate [Read More…]
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Fellow officers mourn Alabama sheriff John Williams: ‘He paid the ultimate sacrifice’
iStock(HAYNEVILLE, Ala.) — A devoted Alabaman sheriff who was gunned down in the line of duty was mourned Monday by fellow grieving officers. Lowndes County Sheriff John Williams, known as “Big John,” was fatally shot [Read More…]
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Classes resume at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, 18 days after deadly rampage
iStock(SANTA CLARITA, Calif.) — With heavy hearts and under tight security, students returned on Monday to Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, for the first time since a 16-year-old boy went on a shooting [Read More…]
Patriots have much to clean up with Chiefs up next
Patriots have much to clean up on both sides of ball with visit from Chiefs up next
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Critics call China’s mandatory facial recognition tech in cellphones a ‘wake up call’
iStock(NEW YORK) — China’s requirement that all new mobile phone users submit a facial scan went into effect, as international critics wary of the new tech called the move a “wake up call to people [Read More…]
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Cerri scores late as Cagliari fights back to beat Samp 4-3
Cerri scores late as Cagliari fights back to beat Samp 4-3