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Pentagon approves using military bases to quarantine 1,000

February 1, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Saturday approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services for the possible use of military facilities to accommodate 1,000 people who may have to be quarantined upon arrival from overseas...

Torrential rains overshadow Post Malone pre-Super Bowl show

By KELLI KENNEDY | February 1, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Torrential rains in Miami overshadowed rapper Post Malone's pre-Super Bowl show, ultimately shutting down the red carpet and delaying his set until the early morning hours of Saturday. Nearby, the weather forced Harry Styles to cancel his...

No. 10 Oregon State pulls away to beat Utah 77-65

By JOHN COON | February 1, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mikayla Pivec had 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists to lead No. 10 Oregon State to a 77-65 victory over Utah on Saturday.Her best shot of the day didn’t even count as the senior swished a fullcourt shot after the first...

Teague scores 24 in Ball State’s wire-to-wire 65-54 win

February 1, 2020

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Tahjai Teague scored 24 points as Ball State led from start-to-finish, topping Ohio 65-54 on Saturday.Teague hit 10 of 13 shots and added eight rebounds with a steal and a blocked shot. Jarron Coleman had 10 points and nine rebounds...

Wesson scores 15 to power Buckeyes over Indiana 68-59

By MITCH STACY | February 1, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With a key player missing from the Ohio State lineup, Kaleb Wesson put the Buckeyes on his back again.The junior big man scored 15 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, dominating Indiana in the paint in a 68-59 Ohio State win on...

Notorious Utah brothel owner’s interview eludes historians

February 1, 2020

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Scholars at a Utah university are trying to unlock a mystery after discovering a nearly 70-year-old transcript of an interview with a notorious brothel owner that is written in a shorthand style that few people can read today.The...

Bramah lifts Robert Morris past Central Connecticut 64-57

By MOON TOWNSHIP and Pa. | February 1, 2020

AJ Bramah had 11 points and 14 rebounds to lead Robert Morris to a 64-57 win over Central Connecticut on Saturday.Yannis Mendy added 11 points and eight rebounds for Robert Morris (12-11, 8-2 Northeast Conference). Jalen Hawkins blocked three shots and...

Mooney’s 28 points lead Irish past Georgia Tech, 80-72

By JOHN FINERAN | February 1, 2020

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Mike Brey refers to Notre Dame's double-double machine John Mooney as “Superman.”Saturday after the 6-foot-9, 245-pound senior forward's 28 points and 10 rebounds led the Irish to an 80-72 triumph over Georgia Tech, Brey's...

Emails show the fallout from Trump’s claims about Dorian

By LYNN BERRY and JILL COLVIN | February 1, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A flurry of newly released emails from scientists and top officials at the federal agency responsible for weather forecasting clearly illustrates the consternation and outright alarm caused by President Donald Trump’s false claim...

Braxton, Blackmon lead St. Francis (Pa.) over Bryant 84-64

February 1, 2020

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Keith Braxton scored 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting, Isaiah Blackmon scored 21 and St. Francis (Pa.) beat Bryant 84-64 on Saturday.Myles Thompson scored 16 points with six rebounds and Ramiir Dixon-Conover had 11 points and 4 of 7...

Flowers leads Hartford to 3rd straight, beats Maine 55-49

February 1, 2020

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Freshman Moses Flowers scored 14 of his 15 points during a breakaway run late in the second half as Hartford defeated Maine 55-49 on Saturday in the Black Bears' historic ‘Pit’ inside Memorial Gymnasium.Playing a regular-season...

`Zombie’ campaigns could pick up support in Iowa caucuses

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE | February 1, 2020

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa caucuses could feature an attack of the “zombie” candidates.As some Democrats prepare for Monday's contest, they say they're planning to side with candidates who have been out of the race for weeks, even months....