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HONG KONG — Hong Kong lawmakers passed a bill Friday mandating a minimum size, an exclusive bathroom and other standards in subdivided apartments — a common living arrangement…

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Katin Houser passed for 251 yards and two touchdowns, and East Carolina opened American Conference play with a 28-6 victory over defending league champion Army…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Brazil’s Flamengo and Ecuador’s LDU defeated Estudiantes La Plata and Sao Paulo, respectively, on Thursday to qualify for the Copa Libertadores semifinals. Three-time Copa…

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have yet to secure star forward Kirill Kaprizov beyond this season with a long-term contract. Owner Craig Leipold is trying to…

CLEVELAND — Detroit manager A.J. Hinch knows the Tigers’ 4-2 win over Cleveland Thursday night counts as only one game in the standings. However, the victory gave the…

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Seattle Seahawks could have been shell-shocked, giving up a 14-point lead during the latter half of the fourth quarter and turning their comfortable advantage…

MELBOURNE, Australia — A Qantas flight from Sydney landed safely in New Zealand on Friday after the pilots made a mayday call to report a potential fire in…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand jury convicted a man of murder and arson Friday for setting the fire at the boarding house where he lived that…

PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber said there have been times this season where he has pondered his accomplishments, then quickly switched focus. “Everything that we’ve got to do is…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is changing things up for its second regular season trip to the West Coast in two years. Coach Ryan Day said the top-ranked…