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Maryland Terrapins and the Villanova Wildcats meet in Newark, New Jersey
Villanova Wildcats (3-3) vs. Maryland Terrapins (4-1) Newark, New Jersey; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Terrapins -4.5; over/under is 138 BOTTOM LINE: Maryland takes on Villanova in Newark, New Jersey. The Terrapins have a...
Record dryness in US Northeast should change water behavior, experts say
DENVER (AP) — It hasn't been a typical fall for the northeastern United States. Fires have burned in parks and forests around New York City. Towns and cities in a stretch from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to south of Philadelphia had their driest three months on record, according to...
Marchenko ties it late, Monahan gets only goal in shootout as Blue Jackets beat Hurricanes 5-4
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kirill Marchenko tied it late in the third period with his second goal of the game, Sean Monahan had the only score in a shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Saturday night for their third straight win. Dmitri Voronkov...
Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump's most contentious picks
WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the...
Bratt scores 2 goals, assists another in Devils' 4-2 win over Hurricanes
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist, Jack Hughes had three assists and the New Jersey Devils downed the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Thursday night. New Jersey defenseman Dougie Hamilton gave the Devils a 3-2 lead with 9:25 remaining after Carolina’s Andrei...
Justice Department finds a pattern of misconduct by police in Trenton, New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey’s capital have shown a pattern of misconduct, including using excessive force and making unlawful stops, the Justice Department said Thursday, in a report documenting arrests without legal basis, officers escalating situations with aggression and...
Casino workers who want smoking ended demonstrate in New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City's casinos going nowhere fast in either the courts or the state Legislature, casino workers and supporters of smoke-free gambling halls demonstrated Thursday outside a hotel where New Jersey's governor was due to speak. ...
No. 24 Illinois and Rutgers are climbing the Big Ten ladder heading into Saturday's showdown
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — After years of being at the bottom of the Big Ten Conference, No. 24 Illinois and Rutgers are going in the right direction under Bret Bielema and Greg Schiano with the season entering its final two weeks. The Illini (7-3, 4-3, No. 25 CFP) and Rutgers (6-4,...
Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze
A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday. Many parts of the Northeast have been under red...
Trump's casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a common trait that President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing as he selects those to serve in his new administration: experience on television. Trump loves that "central casting" look, as he likes to call it. Some, like his choices...
