Wofford takes on Mercer for conference showdown

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Wofford Terriers (14-11, 7-5 SoCon) at Mercer Bears (11-14, 4-8 SoCon) Macon, Georgia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SoCon foes Mercer and Wofford meet on Wednesday. The …

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Motorist in England calls police to report he’s too drunk to drive

LONDON (AP) — Police in England say a drunken driver did the right thing after doing the wrong thing. An emergency dispatcher received an unusual call just before noon Monday when a motorist reported he was driving drunk and said he “doesn’t know what he is doing,” North Yorkshire police said. The man said he had a rough weekend. “Man …

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UNLV visits Fresno State after Thomas’ 25-point performance

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. UNLV Rebels (13-9, 6-4 MWC) at Fresno State Bulldogs (11-13, 4-7 MWC) Fresno, California; Wednesday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNLV visits the Fresno State Bulldogs after Dedan …

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GOP-led Wisconsin Legislature passes Democratic governor’s legislative maps

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled Legislature on Tuesday passed legislative maps that were proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers — a move designed to prevent the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from implementing maps that might be even worse for Republicans. Republicans conceded defeat, while Democrats said they were afraid of being tricked. “It pains me to say it, but …

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Former NBA player Bryn Forbes arrested on family violence charge

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Former NBA player Bryn Forbes has been arrested on a family violence charge. Bexar County arrest records show Forbes was arrested Tuesday and jailed on a charge of assaulting a family member by choking, strangulation, a third-degree felony. Forbes, 30, was still in the Bexar County Jail on $7,500 bond as of Tuesday afternoon, a jail …

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Here’s what happened to a man who broke a panda park’s strict dietary rules

BEIJING (AP) — Don’t feed the pandas. That’s the rule seemingly broken by a man who was banned for life from one of China’s main panda centers after throwing unspecified “objects” into an enclosure on Monday. A notice from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding didn’t identify the objects, but said that feeding pandas may cause them harm, …

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Seahawks finalize agreements with seven assistants for new coach Mike Macdonald

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks announced the hirings of seven assistants for new coach Mike Macdonald on Tuesday, including agreements with offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, defensive coordinator Aden Durdee and assistant head coach Leslie Frazier. Jay Harbaugh is Seattle’s new special teams coordinator, Scott Huff the offensive line coach, Karl Scott the defensive pass game coordinator and defensive …

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Add Super Bowl Play-by-Play

___ FOURTH QUARTER San Francisco 1st & 10 at KC 42 (15:00) (Shotgun) B.Purdy pass deep middle to B.Aiyuk to KC 22 for 20 yards (M.Edwards; J.Reid). 1st & 10 at KC 22 (14:14) B.Purdy pass incomplete deep right to D.Samuel (C.Jones). 2nd & 10 at KC 22 (14:09) C.McCaffrey left end to KC 14 for 8 yards (M.Edwards). 3rd …

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Jubilant Ivory Coast fans take to streets to celebrate Africa Cup of Nations win

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Thousands of jubilant Ivory Coast supporters were taking to Abidjan’s city streets on Monday to celebrate the country’s Africa Cup of Nations victory. Blowing whistles and vuvuzelas, singing and chanting, the supporters poured out of commuter buses near the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, where many then ran to arrive in time for the culmination of the team’s …

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Pakistan’s premier defends the delay in releasing election results and denies the vote was unfair

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister on Monday defended the widely criticized delay in announcing the results of last week’s parliamentary election, saying authorities took only 36 hours to count over 60 million votes while grappling with militant attacks. Anwaarul-Haq-Kakar insisted that a “level playing field” was available to all political parties, including that of imprisoned former prime minister …

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Monday’s Transactions

BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Lucas Luetge on a minor league contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Announced player development and minor league coaching staffs. Ed Sprague, Director of Player Development, Grady Fuson, Special Assistant to the General Manager, Gil Patterson, Milnor League Pitching Coordinator, Craig Lefferts, Minor League Assistant Pitching Coordinator, …

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