Coles scores 14 to carry Butler past Providence 70-64

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — JaKobe Coles had 14 points off the bench to lead Butler to a 70-64 win over Providence on Wednesday night.

The Latest: S Korea reports its biggest daily rise in cases

SEOUL, South Korea — Christmas Day has brought South Korea its biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections of the pandemic as officials urged for citizen vigilance to help curb a viral surge that has worsened …

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:

WA Lottery

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Friday:

Bills cut WR Jake Kumerow with John Brown set to return

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills cut receiver Jake Kumerow on Thursday in opening the possibility of receiver John Brown’s return after missing four games with an ankle injury.

Ohio police chief urges officer who shot Black man be fired

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The police chief of Columbus, Ohio, recommended on Thursday that the officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, earlier this week be fired.

US Forecast

US Forecast for Saturday, December 26, 2020

Lottery State-by-State

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Friday:

Novelist Yu Miri: Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding

TOKYO (AP) — Yu Miri, who won this year’s National Book Award for translated literature, says Tokyo’s Ueno Park, where a homeless man kills himself in her award-winning story, looks very clean ahead of next summer'…

Dolphins move past Raiders in rebuilding process

Coach Brian Flores started the rebuilding process in Miami a year after Jon Gruden did the same in his return to the Raiders.

Watchdog: Police covering badges didn't violate policy

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's police watchdog agency says city police officers didn’t violate any policies when they wore badges with black bands and kept their body-worn cameras turned off during protests this spring a…

Packers' run defense faces major test against Titans, Henry

An inability to stop the run cost Green Bay a Super Bowl berth in January. Playoff-bound again, the Packers are about to find out how much they’ve improved in that area.

Cowboys, Eagles meet in altered states, close to elimination

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The preseason favorites in the NFC East are set to meet in Week 16 without their franchise quarterbacks starting and with their playoff hopes in the hands of a team that didn't figure to be …

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Parker scores 26 to carry Idaho St over Northern Colorado

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Brayden Parker had 26 points as Idaho State defeated Northern Colorado 71-56 on Wednesday.