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Dosunmu scores 24, Illinois beats No. 9 Penn State 62-56

By TRAVIS JOHNSON | February 18, 2020

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu felt well enough during warm-ups to return to lineup. That was enough for Illinois against No. 9 Penn State.Dosunmu, the Fighting Illini’s leading scorer who missed the previous game with a knee injury, scored...

Brown scores 24 to carry St. Joseph’s over Davidson 73-72

February 18, 2020

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Freshman Cameron Brown scored a season-high 24 points as Saint Joseph's snapped its seven-game losing streak, narrowly beating Davidson 73-72 on Tuesday night.Brown made 10 of 13 shots, including a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left...

Bloomberg would sell business interests if elected president

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE | February 18, 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mike Bloomberg would sell the financial data and media company he created in the 1980s — which bears his name and made him a multibillionaire — if he is elected U.S. president, a top adviser said Tuesday.Bloomberg would...

Giants, Cubs raising pay for minor leaguers this season

By JAKE SEINER | February 18, 2020

The Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants are pushing ahead with pay raises for minor league players this season, days after Major League Baseball mandated salary bumps beginning in 2021.Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer and Giants baseball executive Farhan...

Trial begins in lawsuit over missing woman’s murdered sons

February 18, 2020

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A final chapter in the horrific saga of a Utah woman who vanished about a decade ago and the killings of her young sons in a fiery attack by their father years later began Tuesday with opening statements in a lawsuit against Washington...

Bowden’s late free throws clinch Vols’ 65-61 win over Vandy

By STEVE MEGARGEE | February 18, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Bowden scored 17 points and clinched a victory by sinking two free throws with five seconds left as Tennessee outlasted Vanderbilt 65-61 on Tuesday night.Tennessee went on a 12-0 run to grab a 61-48 lead with 2 ½ minutes...

Experts ponder why cruise ship quarantine failed in Japan

By MARIA CHENG and MARI YAMAGUCHI | February 18, 2020

TOKYO (AP) — As an extraordinary two-week quarantine of a cruise ship ends Wednesday in Japan, many scientists say it was a failed experiment: The ship seemed to become an incubator for a new virus instead of an isolation facility meant to prevent the...

2 top execs stepping down at publisher Tribune amid turmoil

By TALI ARBEL | February 18, 2020

Two top executives at newspaper publisher Tribune are stepping down as the company deals with its largest shareholder, a hedge fund known for cutting newsroom jobs, andgrapples with a decline in revenue as the print-ad business shrinks.The Chicago-based...

Bloomberg to go face to face against rivals after ad blitz

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and KATHLEEN RONAYNE | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Mike Bloomberg, the one-way conversation with Democratic voters is about to end.By spending more than $400 million of his own money and largely bypassing his opponents by skipping the early primary states, Bloomberg has rocketed...

Bloomberg’s debate debut set to shake up Democratic primary

By STEVE PEOPLES | February 18, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mike Bloomberg will confront the greatest test of his presidential campaign on Wednesday when he faces five Democratic rivals in a debate in Las Vegas that could fundamentally change the direction of the party’s 2020 nomination fight.The...

Nebraska denies pardon for notorious killer’s ex-girlfriend

By GRANT SCHULTE | February 18, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's pardons board refused Tuesday to pardon the murder conviction of the ex-girlfriend of Charles Starkweather, the infamous killer who went on a rampage in the 1950s that was later immortalized in movies, books and two hit...

McLean lifts St. Francis (NY) past LIU 87-77

February 18, 2020

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) — Unique McLean tallied 14 points and 12 rebounds to lift St. Francis (N.Y.) to an 87-77 win over Long Island University on Tuesday night in the 45th annual Battle of Brooklyn.St. Francis broke it open with a 14-0 run, including...