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HONOLULU — Ishmael El-Amin scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half and Luke Bumbalough added 14 points as Ball State topped Portland 61-46 on Wednesday for seventh place in the Diamond Head Classic. El-Amin and Bumbalough each made four 3-pointers as Ball State (7-6) was 10 of 37 from distance. The duo

JERUSALEM — Israel said a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into its southern territory Wednesday, forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be hustled from a stage during an election rally in the city of Ashkelon. The Israeli military said its air defense system, known as Iron Dome, intercepted the rocket. There were no

TEMPE, Ariz. — Quarterback Kyler Murray spent his rookie season with the Arizona Cardinals dealing with issues big and small: Becoming a leader, reading defenses, studying film and knowing when to use his speed. Even where to put his AirPods on Sunday mornings so he doesn’t forget them and wreck his pregame routine. “I was

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s attorney general on Wednesday said her communications director’s statement announcing the suspension of a nearly two-year criminal investigation into Michigan State University’s handling of complaints against serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar was “inadvertently misleading.” Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a written statement that the investigation is ongoing. The probe, which

Almost a year to the day after breaking his leg, Kenny Willekes is ready for his Michigan State swan song. As usual, he’s trying to think of himself as an underdog. “Always,” he said. “That’s the way you’ve got to play, that’s the mentality I play with. I play with a chip on my shoulder

COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Who needs a sleigh when you’ve got a surf board? Some 600 surfers dressed as Santa chose surfboards instead of sleighs on Tuesday during an annual Christmas Eve surfing fundraiser in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Almost 10,000 spectators also turned out for the 10th Annual Surfing Santas event along Florida’s Space Coast.

LOS ANGELES — Allee Willis, a songwriter whose work included the Broadway musical “The Color Purple” as well as the theme song from the TV show “Friends” and Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September,” has died. She was 72. The cause of death Tuesday was a cardiac event, her publicist, Ellyn Solis, told The New York

INDIANAPOLIS — A Republican U.S. senator from Indiana has been urging Congress to add two judges to one of the nation’s most overworked federal courts, but district judge appointments have stalled due to the upcoming presidential election. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is the state’s most overworked and ranks second

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has now been immortalized as a Jedi by the production company for the Star Wars franchise. News outlets report the family of Riley Howell, the University of

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — Organizers hope to go ahead with the annual reenactment of George Washington’s daring Christmas Day crossing of the Delaware River in 1776. The event was scrapped because of bad weather the last two years. The crossing is the highlight of a historical reenactment that draws thousands of people to the banks

EUREKA, Ill. — A 9-year-old boy charged in a central Illinois fire that killed five people, including family members, will be evaluated by a child trauma expert to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. The boy’s attorney, Peter Dluski, sought the expert to see if the child understood the charges and the consequences, among

FISHERS, Ind. — Authorities said a birds’ nest on top of flood lights is believed to be the cause of a Christmas Eve fire that damaged a suburban Indianapolis house. No injuries were reported. The call for the fire came in around 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to Fishers Fire Department Captain John Mehling. He said

A green jacket. A heart-melting embrace. A stirring return to the top of golf by one of the sport’s all-time greats. In choosing Tiger Woods’ victory at the Masters as The Associated Press sports story of the year, voters went with the uplifting escape of a great comeback over options that were as much about

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against a property owner over logging activity on his land along southern Indiana’s Lake Monroe. The ruling by a Monroe County judge rejects an effort by property owner Joe Huff to have a lawsuit filed against him by county officials dismissed. The lawsuit filed

SANTIAGO, Chile — Helicopters on Wednesday dropped water on the outskirts of the Chilean port city of Valparaiso to extinguish a fire that destroyed more than 120 homes. Dozens of people living in the city’s Rocuant and San Roque hills sifted through the ruins of their homes after the fire, fanned by strong winds, swept

Quick Lane Bowl: Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Eastern Michigan (6-6), Thursday at 8 p.m. EST (ESPN). Line: Pitt by 10. Series Record: Pitt leads 2-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi needs to win a bowl game after going 0-4 in his first four seasons. The Panthers and their fans had sights set on a

Former Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips made a deal with Dabo Swinney when he decided to make him the Tigers head football coach. “There were people that were very skeptical of that hire,” Phillips recently recalled. “I said, ‘Dabo, if it don’t work out what’s going to happen, you come over here and you

PHILADELPHIA — A man killed a woman in north Philadelphia on Wednesday, repeatedly stabbing her and even chasing her outside the home at one point in an attack that also critically injured a teenager and was witnessed by other children, police said. The 35-year-old woman was found with stab wounds to her stomach and chest

ATLANTA — Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray knows the Sooners’ defense is preparing for its toughest challenge of the season and believes experience on the national stage will be a big factor. No. 1 LSU (13-0) enters the College Football Playoff semifinal in Saturday’s Peach Bowl leading the nation in yards per game and red-zone production.

Independence Bowl: Miami (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (9-3), Dec. 26, 4 p.m. Eastern (ESPN) Line: Miami by 6. Series record: Miami leads, 4-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE Miami is trying to finish the season with a winning record. Louisiana Tech wants a 10-win season for the first time at the FBS level, and could give Skip

Miami coach Manny Diaz’s message leading up to the Independence Bowl has been simple: Winning streaks and winning traditions start somewhere. He should know. He was at Louisiana Tech in 2014 when the Bulldogs beat Illinois in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. No one knew at the time, of course, how that victory would start

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has met with Tunisia’s president in a surprise visit to Tunis to discuss the conflict in neighboring Libya. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Wednesday he and President Kais Saied discussed steps for a ceasefire in Libya and a return to political dialogue. The fighting in Libya has threatened to

SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II and her close family spent a gala Christmas Day at her palatial countryside retreat, feasting on locally-reared turkey after attending a church service. Her husband, 98-year-old Prince Philip, was able to take part one day after being released from a London hospital, although he did not go to church.

MOSCOW — Ukrainian officials opened a criminal probe Wednesday after a passenger train from Russia arrived in Crimea via a new Russian-built bridge, arguing that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border. Earlier this week Russian President Vladimir Putin inaugurated the railway bridge to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. He

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered a Christmas message of hope Wednesday against darkness that cloaks conflicts and relationships in large parts of the world from the Middle East to the Americas to Africa. The pope told tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the annual Christmas Day