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Reggie Jackson rallies Pistons from 16 down in 4th quarter to beat Suns 127-122 in overtime
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, right, fouls Detroit Pistons forward Ersan Ilyasova (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Parker's 20 point effort helps Bowling Green put away UMBC 72-64
Lowry overcomes flu symptoms, scores 22 points in final period to help Raptors beat Hawks
Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (17) goes up for a shot against Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson (54) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Theater review: Do-gooders create vibrant, pulsating musical with 'Invisible Thread'
This image released by Polk and Co. shows Aisha Jackson during a performance of "Invisible Thread," at the Second Stage Theatre in New York. (Joan Marcus/Polk and Co. via AP)
Gasol has 26 points, 19 rebounds to lead Bulls to 99-90 win over Nuggets
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) strips the ball from Denver Nuggets guard Randy Foye (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes)
Morehead State beats Saint Louis 60-46 for fourth straight victory
OHL Roundup: Zachary Senyshyn scores four goals in Greyhounds rout of Wolves
Saunders sinks game-winning free throw, Wagner erases 4-point gap, edges Morgan State 62-61
Freshman Antwon Portley scores 25, Saint Peter's beats Rider 73-61 to open MAAC play
Maric with career-high 14 boards, 5 blocks; Northern Illinois beats Chicago State 80-54
Bruce Beckford scores 21 points and NC A&T defeats UNC Greensboro 77-68
Ontario has 'no reliable estimate' of infrastructure deficit: AG
Construction at the Highway 407 subway station in Toronto.
Harris has 21 points, 12 boards, Auburn holds off Coastal Carolina 81-78
Boyette has 21 points and 10 rebounds, No. 6 Texas women beat No. 9 Mississippi State 53-47
Texas center Imani Boyette, right, shoots over Mississippi State forward Jazmine Spears, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Fraser Institute survey says investors rank Saskatchewan oil and gas No. 1
Where's the beef? Northern Michigan teen finds her wandering calf 2 days later
Giants decline to tender contracts to pitcher Yusmeiro Petit, catcher Hector Sanchez
Williams scores 21 to lead No. 21 Oklahoma women over Arkansas-Little Rock 65-52
No. 11 Kentucky women take 84-65 victory at Northern Kentucky
Nevada judge sets hearings in Reno life-support case; lawyer says hospital trying to profit
Attorney David O'Mara, left, talks with Fanuel Gebreyes following a hearing on maintaining life support for Gebreyes' 20-year-old daughter Aden Hailu, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Washoe County District Court in Reno, Nev. The family of Hailu, who has been on life support since April, is disputing Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center's determination of brain death. (Cathleen Allison/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)
Pye's 16 points helps Texas A&M-Corpus Christi rally to beat Austin Peay 61-48
Southern California attack is latest in deadly US mass shootings since 2012
Warriors Watch
Simmons scores 43, leads LSU in 119-108 win over North Florida
QMJHL Roundup: Alex Barre-Boulet leads Voltigeurs past Tigres in OT
James Woodard scores 15 as Tulsa defeats Oklahoma State 66-56
Police say 4-year-old Detroit boy yanked from mom's grasp, killed by 4 pit bulls
Police investigate the scene where a 4-year-old that was mauled by four dogs, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Detroit. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP) DETROIT NEWS OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT DETROIT FREE PRESS
Hellebuyck continues to excel in net for Jets; Winnipeg beats Maple Leafs 6-1
Rob Gray with 26 points as Houston remains undefeated with 93-78 win over Murray State
Ariel view of the mass shooting area in San Bernardino, Calif.
Alberta police agency leading battle against fentanyl faces budget cuts
Fentanyl, a powerful opioid, has been responsible for 213 deaths in Alberta over the first nine months of 2015.
Josh Scott ties season-high with 24 points, Colorado knocks off Fort Lewis 95-71
University of Colorado head coach Tad Boyle shows his frustration with his team in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Fort Lewis College on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Coors Event Center on the CU campus in Boulder, Colo. (Jeremy Papasso/The Daily Camera via AP)
Porzingis scores 17, Knicks beat 76ers 99-87 as Okafor sits following suspension by team
Philadelphia 76ers' Nerlens Noel, left, shoots over New York Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis (6) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Moore scores 26 points, No. 22 SMU breaks late tie to beat TCU 75-70
SMU forward Jordan Tolbert (23) dunks against TCU during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Fall's perfect night propels UCF to 94-85 win over Stetson
Posley hits game-winner with 10 seconds left, St. Bonaventure holds on to beat Buffalo 60-58
Paul Thompson lifts Albany Devils over St. John's IceCaps 2-1 in overtime
O'Brien scores 22, adds 11 rebounds to lead Southern Illinois past Southeast Missouri 74-50
Gavin Ware scores 19 points and Mississippi State tops Texas Southern 86-73
Johnson hits go-ahead FTs with 1.6 seconds left, Winthrop tops Charleston Southern 83-82
Cavanaugh, McDonald score 16 to help George Washington beat Seton Hall 72-64
Cape Breton Highlands National Park resumes moose cull
The plan for the cull is to reduce the moose population by 90 per cent in the 20-square-kilometre area.
Bryant has big 4th quarter in DC finale, scores 31 points as Lakers beat Wizards 108-104
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) waves to the crowd after an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Washington. The Lakers won 108-104. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Top 25 Capsules
Taxpayers group tells Saskatchewan government to dump provincial bus line
Flemmings scores career-high 21 as NC Wilmington races away from Coker 93-73
Vast, interconnected and stunningly beautiful: A view of Canada's waterways
Wade Baldwin IV leads 7 Commodores in double figures as No. 16 Vanderbilt routs Detroit 102-52
Vanderbilt forward Luke Kornet (3) blocks a shot attempt by Detroit forward Jaleel Hogan (21) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Short scores 28, grabs 7 rebounds as Norfolk State tops D-II Mercy (NY) 71-65
Iverson gets double-double, Rhode Island beats Holy Cross 74-56
Rights group says proposed security laws puts Malaysia on road toward dictatorship
Thousands gather for NYC Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting amid heightened security
People watch as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit during a ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in New York. The Norway Spruce tree stands at about 78 feet tall and is lit with over 40,000 multi-colored LED lights. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Quincy Ford with 22 points, 10 boards leads Northeastern to 80-71 win over Harvard
Dunham scores 24, Jones hits late bank shot that sends Butler over No. 17 Cincinnati 78-76
Cincinnati's Octavius Ellis, right, reacts after scoring and drawing a foul off Butler's Roosevelt Jones (21) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Cincinnati. Butler won 78-76. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Quenton DeCosey scores 22 points; Temple rolls to 79-70 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson
Garner hits 8 3s, scores 30 as Penn State tops Boston College, 67-58 in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Indians acquire outfielder Collin Cowgill in trade with Los Angeles Angels
Nigel Hayes has 15 points and 12 rebounds, Wisconsin beats No. 14 Syracuse 66-58 in OT
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim yells to his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
Clippers' Paul out for game against Pacers, expect to miss more games
Dunn's 16 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds lead No. 23 Providence past Hartford 89-66
Providence guard Kris Dunn (3) controls the ball as Hartford guard Jalen Ross (3) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Hartford, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Providence, R.I. Providence won 89-66. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl)
Nelson scores 17, Gardner Webb wins 5th straight over Presbyterian, 87-76 in Big South opener
Abruzzo, Anderson score 11; Navy holds on to top Penn 65-59 for 7th straight win
Steidl hits 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch to help Vermont beat Dartmouth, 68-63
Ryan Martin scores 18 points and Tennessee Tech ekes out win over ETSU, 63-61
Breanna Stewart has 29 points, 12 rebounds to leads No. 1 Connecticut past DePaul, 86-70
Connecticut's Breanna Stewart (30), grabs the ball against DePaul's Chanise Jenkins (13), and Megan Podkowa (30), during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Boothe, Williams score 17 points, Toledo makes free throws to beat Cleveland State 76-65
Millaud-Meunier's 18 leads St Francis (Pa) over Lehigh 84-73
Matt Donlan scores 18 points as Youngstown State beats Robert Morris 65-58
Cedric Kuakumensah ties Ivy League record for career blocked shots, Brown beats CCSU 82-64
Mason scores 17, Downey 16 as Yale controls boards, beats Bryant 79-40
Denzel Valentine, Bryn Forbes help No. 3 Michigan State rally to beat No. 24 Louisville 71-67
Louisville's Trey Lewis, right, goes over Michigan State's Eron Harris (14) for a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
St. Francis Brooklyn pulls away late to cap come-from-behind victory over Lafayette 69-62
Stephen Curry scores 40 points in 3 quarters, Warriors beat Hornets 116-99 to improve to 20-0
Diane Vixon holds a sign supporting Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry before an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
VMI shoots 53 per cent from the field to beat Central Penn College 107-72
Morsell has 20 points, sparks big run as Towson tops George Mason 75-54 for 4th straight win
Maodo Lo makes 4 3-pointers, scores 23; Columbia beats Bucknell 72-61
Rhoomes has 26 points, 12 rebounds, Fordham beats St. John's 73-57 for 5th straight win
B.C. to get 200 privately sponsored refugees by year’s end
Volunteers sort through clothing donations for Syrian refugees who are expected to arrive in Canada within the next month, at the Middle Eastern Friendship Centre in Surrey, British Columbia November 26, 2015.
Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic leaves game and receives stitches after taking elbow to face
Dunham scores 24, Jones hits late bank shot that sends Butler over No. 17 Cincinnati 78-76
Butler's Kellen Dunha, second from right, shoots against Cincinnati's Shaq Thomas (24) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Cincinnati. Butler won 78-76. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Walker-Kimbrough leads Maryland to 82-64 win over Syracuse in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Maryland's Kiah Gillespie, left, is double teamed by Syracuse's Cornelia Fondren, center, and Briana Day in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
CBC producer Mark Blandford was a pioneer in Canadian television
Mark Blandford, shown in a CBC studio, was honoured with the Montreal board of trade’s Great Montrealer award in 1983 for his cultural work. The posters behind him represent his major TV productions to that time.
Joe Mihalich earns career win No. 300 and Hofstra holds off La Salle 84-80
$50-million donation to Toronto hospital enshrines memorial for son
For Berna and Myron Garron, donating $50-million to and renaming the Toronto East General Hospital holds special significance as their son Michael was born there in 1962.
Edwards scores 21 points, Army opens big lead to dump Maine 84-71
Defence lawyer calls Travis Vader, accused in deaths of couple, a "victim"
Quebec judge denies violent inmate’s bid for immediate release
Lawrence DaSilva has refused to be moved to a lower security prison to prepare him for his release. He was sentenced in 2000.
Cable has 25 points, 11 rebounds, No. 3 Notre Dame beats No. 10 Ohio State 75-72
Ohio State’s Shayla Cooper, right, looks for a shot under the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
UConn bounces back from back-to-back losses with 82-49 win over in-state rival Sacred Heart
Connecticut's Amida Brimah (35) guards Sacred Heart's Cane Broome during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
Rise in temperatures decreases productivity, study says
Extreme heat took a toll in Pakistan this summer, and is expected to increasingly undercut daily activity worldwide as the planet warms.
Hinds, Davis each score 20 points and UMass takes 99-69 win over in-state rival BU
DeShields scores 31 points, No. 8 Lady Vols trounce East Tennessee State 85-49
Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields (11) shoots over East Tennessee State forward Shomari Kendrick (24) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Cave double-double for No. 4 Baylor women, 89-38 over Rice after big runs to start both halves
Baylor forward Nina Davis (13) attempts a shot over Rice guard Shani Rainey (20) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Waco, Texas. Looking on are Rice forward Lexie Ducat (11) and Baylor forward/center Khadijiah Cave (55). (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune Herald, via AP)
Ray, Brown lead Kennesaw State over Florida A&M 61-41
Your winter guide to faux fur
Promising B.C. prostate cancer drug approved for clinical trials
The prostate cancer drug dubbed EPI-506 has been approved for clinical trial, an accomplishment that is reached in only one of 1,000 drugs that shows initial promise.
Marcel White and Kori Babineaux score 17 apiece, Jacksonville beats Florida Memorial 92-73
Anxious family members, co-workers await word from loved ones, friends after fatal shootings
People who were near a shooting rampage at a social services center that killed multiple people and wounded others arrive at at a community center to reunite with their family members in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Tournament drawcard Brandt Snedeker shoots 12-over 84 in opening round of Australian PGA
If fans vote enforcer John Scott into all-star game, NHL says he’s going
Formerly a member of the San Jose Sharks, enforcer John Scott is leading the NHL’s all-star voting, ahead of superstars such as Alex Ovechkin and Patrick Kane.
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