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Shamar Givance recorded 18 points as Evansville edged past Illinois State 5653 on Sunday.

Kasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter scored nine seconds apart in the third period to erase a twogoal deficit and Sidney Crosby scored the only goal of the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied by roadweary Winnipeg 32 on Sunday.

Katie Benzan scored 17 points to lead five in double figures and No. 12 Maryland welcomed back coach Brenda Frese with an 8759 victory over Northwestern on Sunday.

Nate Watson had 18 points and seven rebounds and 21stranked Providence held off Butler 6962 on Sunday.

The passes, which are mandatory for anyone wishing to enter a restaurant, museum or many other public space, have sparked fierce opposition among some Belgians.

The government told people in areas of the Chinese capital deemed at high risk for infection not to leave the city after 25 cases were found in the Fengtai district and 14 elsewhere.

Guinea's junta on Saturday set up an 80member council to act as a parliament during the country's transition to elections, according to a decree read on the state broadcaster, following a coup in September that ousted President Alpha Conde.

New Zealand will impose mask rules and limit gathering from midnight on Sunday after a cluster of nine cases of the COVID19 Omicron variant showed community transmission from the North to South islands.

Britain on Saturday accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a proRussian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with a number of former Ukrainian politicians as part of plans for an invasion.

Vince Cole had 23 points and hit four straight free throws in overtime as Coastal Carolina edged Georgia State 7268 on Saturday.

Jordan Jones came off the bench to tally 18 points to lift Cornell to a 7661 win over Harvard on Saturday, the Big Red's seventh consecutive home victory.

Kuwait's foreign minister visited Beirut on Saturday in the first trip by a senior Gulf Arab official since a diplomatic rift last year, saying he had delivered confidencebuilding proposals to Lebanon in a message coordinated with Gulf states.

A closed hearing in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyds killing was canceled Friday after prosecutors and the media objected, the second time in just days that access to the proceedings became an issue.

The Los Angeles Rams will not have left tackle Andrew Whitworth or safety Taylor Rapp available when they play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC divisional playoff game Sunday.

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are excited about another opportunity to face a regularseason nemesis in the playoffs.

The UN Human Rights Office said the reports of intensifying coalition air strikes on populated areas were "deeply shocking".