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PHILADELPHIA — Sean Couturier scored two goals, Claude Giroux had a goal and two assists, and the Flyers spoiled Brayden Schenn’s return to Philadelphia with a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Scott Laughton, Jordan Weal and Wayne Simmonds also scored, Jakub Voracek earned his NHL-high 41st assist and Brian Elliott made

FRISCO, Texas — Easton Stick threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Darrius Shepherd and North Dakota State took back the Football Championship Subdivision title, beating James Madison 17-13 on Saturday a year after the Bison’s five-year run atop the FCS ended against the Dukes in the semifinals. The Bison (14-1) also preserved their division-record 33-game

DAKAR, Senegal — Gunmen killed at least 13 people Saturday in Senegal who were gathering firewood in the forest, the military said. It was the worst attack in years in the West African nation’s restive southern region, where a separatist insurgency has dragged on for more than three decades. The bloodshed sparked fears of renewed

DAKAR, Senegal — The Senegalese military says 13 people have been killed by armed gunmen in the country’s southern Casamance region. The bloodshed confirmed late Saturday by Col. Abdoul Ndiaye was the worst in years and immediately sparked fears of renewed unrest in the south, where separatists have sought independence for more than 30 years

ATLANTA — Intense Alabama defensive back Tony Brown was all business at media day on Saturday, two days before the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide faces No. 3 Georgia in the national college football championship game. What about that shirtless pre-game warmup routine? Nope, not talking about that. Those post-Sugar Bowl comments? That’s in the past. All

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State quarterback Ryan Finley says he’ll return for his final season of eligibility instead of entering the NFL draft. The school released Finley’s statement Saturday, with Finley saying he believes N.C. State could win an Atlantic Coast Conference title with several key starters returning on offense. Finley was a graduate

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri had the ball with time winding down in a tie game. The Tigers figured to do no worse than go into overtime with Florida. Then the Gators’ Chris Chiozza stole a pass and cruised in for a layup to give Florida a 77-75 victory Saturday at Mizzou Arena. The Gators (11-4,

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — At first glance, it appeared the days of the “star car” at the Rolex 24 at Daytona were over. Then Roger Penske showed up. Penske has brought his organization back to sports car racing and he’ll field two stacked lineups in the Rolex 24 at Daytona later this month. Juan Pablo

PHILADELPHIA — A veteran firefighter and a resident were killed when a fast-moving fire roared through a Philadelphia row home. City officials say 42-year-old Lieutenant Matthew LeTourneau was pinned under debris inside the home when it collapsed. He was rescued by fellow firefighters and taken to the hospital. The 11-year-veteran was pronounced dead there a

DURHAM, New Hampshire — Tanner Leissner scored 19 points, Josh Hopkins added 13 off the bench, and New Hampshire’s reserves helped spark the Wildcats to a 64-61 win over Albany on Saturday in their America East Conference home opener. Iba Camara grabbed 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (5-11, 1-1), whose bench outscored Albany’s 31-6. New

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Devon Hall scored 16 points and No. 8 Virginia held No. 12 North Carolina to its second-lowest point total of the season in the Cavaliers’ 61-49 victory on Saturday. Hall had seven assists for Virginia (14-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), and De’Andre Hunter had 10 points and seven rebounds. The Cavaliers won

CLEMSON, S.C. — A tough defense, an offense that makes key shots and an experienced starting five coach Brad Brownell trusts. Clemson is playing some of its best basketball in many years. Marcquise Reed scored 24 points and had a career-high five steals — two in overtime — to lead No. 25 Clemson to a

PASADENA, Calif. — The Latest from the TV Critics meeting in Pasadena, California (all times local): 6:00 p.m. When a producer mentioned a Twitter post from Benedict Cumberbatch led to a TV role, the actor couldn’t resist riffing on President Donald Trump’s “stable genius” tweet. Michael Jackson, executive producer of Showtime’s new “Patrick Melrose” series,

PASADENA, Calif. — The Latest from the TV Critics meeting in Pasadena, California (all times local): 4 p.m. Stephen Colbert clearly isn’t worried about television audiences getting Trump fatigue. “He is president of the United States,” he said on Saturday. “There is no escaping it. It’s like having oxygen fatigue.” Colbert has vaulted to the

PASADENA, Calif. — The Latest from the TV Critics meeting in Pasadena, California (all times local): 3:25 p.m. Showtime programming executive Gary Levine says if David Lynch is willing to tackle another season of “Twin Peaks,” the channel is willing to listen. But given the “Herculean” effort that Lynch put into reviving the cult drama

PASADENA, Calif. — The Latest from the TV Critics meeting in Pasadena, California (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Television viewers will soon get an inside look at what President Donald Trump likes to call the “failing” New York Times. Showtime announced Saturday that filmmaker Liz Garbus is producing a four-part documentary series on the Times,

PASADENA, Calif. — The Latest from the TV Critics meeting in Pasadena, California (all times local): 11:50 a.m. The producers of the new CBS comedy “Living Biblically” say their goal is to appeal to both believers and non-believers. Inspired by A.J. Jacobs’ book “The Year of Living Biblically,” the series stars Jay R. Ferguson as

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said the club could do nothing more to convince Philippe Coutinho to stay at Anfield after the Brazil playmaker sealed his dream move to Barcelona on Saturday. “Philippe was insistent with me, the owners and even his teammates this was a move he was desperate to make happen,” Klopp said. “I

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Kerry Blackshear Jr. scored a career-high 28 points to lift Virginia Tech to an 81-67 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday. Blackshear made 12 of 16 from the floor in helping the Hokies (12-4, 1-2 ACC) snap a two-game losing streak. Virginia Tech avoided a 0-3 start to league play for the first

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kyron Cartwright had 19 points, nine assists and four steals to help Providence beat No. 5 Xavier 81-72 on Saturday, snapping the Musketeers’ 10-game winning streak and ending the best start in their school’s history. Rodney Bullock scored 17 points, with six rebounds and two blocked shots, as Providence (11-6, 2-2 Big

HARTFORD, Conn. — Jalen Adams scored 18 points and UConn held off East Carolina 70-65 on Saturday for its first conference win this season. Terry Larrier and Christian Vital each added 16 points for the Huskies (8-7, 1-2), who snapped a four-game losing streak. B.J. Tyson led all scorers with 21 for ECU (7-8, 1-3),

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Isaiah Livers helped Michigan through a first-half struggle, and Moe Wagner scored 11 of his 14 points in the second to lift the Wolverines to a 79-69 victory over Illinois on Saturday. Michigan (14-3, 3-1 Big Ten) won its seventh straight game, but only after a difficult first half in which

ATHENS, Ga. — Yante Maten had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Rayshaun Hammonds scored 13 points and Georgia cruised to an easy 65-46 victory over Alabama on Saturday. Stegeman Coliseum hosted a rare sellout of 10,000-plus, with many Bulldog fans getting in some early cheering before Georgia and Alabama play for college football’s national championship

WASHINGTON — Toby Hegner made a career-high five 3-pointers in scoring 19 points and Creighton defeated Georgetown 90-66 on Saturday. Hegner made 5 of 8 3-point tries and the Blue Jays (13-3, 3-1 Big East) hit 16 of 36 from the arc in winning their third straight game and eighth in their past nine. Davion

The Latest on the death of astronaut John Young (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Legendary astronaut John Young, who died Friday in Houston, is being mourned by his fellow space explorers. Robert Crippen, Young’s co-pilot on Columbia’s successful maiden voyage in 1981, told The Associated Press that flying with Young was “a real treat.” “Anybody