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Pokemon event at controversial shrine to Japanese war dead canceled after China protests 01/31/2026 11:38pm • TOKYO (AP) — A Pokemon card game event planned for Saturday at a controversial shrine to Japan's war dead has been canceled and the Pokemon Company apologized for posting an event notice on its website following a backlash from China, as tensions between the two sides escalated. The Yasukuni Shri CJ Shaw scores 17 to lead UC Santa Barbara over Cal State Fullerton 83-69 01/31/2026 11:27pm • SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — CJ Shaw had 17 points to lead UC Santa Barbara to an 83-69 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night. Shaw added three steals for the Gauchos (15-7, 8-3 Big West Conference), who have won six in a row. Marvin McGhee totaled 14 points and nine rebounds, while C Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle lead Timberwolves to a 131-114 victory over the Grizzlies 01/31/2026 11:18pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Julius Randle added 27 points and seven assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves won their fourth straight, 131-114 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. Minnesota's winning streak was punctuated by a wire-to-wire victory over the defe Shooting at Louisiana parade leaves 5 people wounded, including 6-year-old , sheriff says 01/31/2026 11:16pm • CLINTON, La. (AP) — A 6-year-old and four other people were wounded when gunfire erupted during a small-town parade Saturday in Louisiana, sending people in the crowd fleeing for cover, authorities said. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeff Travis told reporters the shooting happened shortly after Blast in Iran port city kills 1, wounds 14 before Strait of Hormuz naval drill watched by US 01/31/2026 11:07pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion tore through an apartment building Saturday in Iran 's port city of Bandar Abbas, killing a 4-year-old girl as local media footage purportedly showed a security force member being carried out by rescuers. The blast happened a day before a planned nav NBA suspends Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George 25 games for violating anti-drug policy 01/31/2026 11:07pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers was suspended 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA's anti-drug program, the league announced Saturday. The NBA did not disclose the nature of the violation or the substance that was involved, and George released a statement to ESPN s Amen Thompson's near triple-double lifts Rockets over Mavericks in thrilling finish 01/31/2026 11:05pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Amen Thompson had 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. An alley-oop dunk by Thompson put Houston up four with under two minutes left before the Mavericks scored the next four points, Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority 01/31/2026 11:00pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority. Jack Campion scores 15 as SIU Edwardsville tops Southern Indiana 58-46 01/31/2026 10:57pm • EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Jack Campion scored 15 points and SIU Edwardsville beat Southern Indiana 58-46 on Saturday night. Campion also had five rebounds and three steals for the Cougars (14-9, 7-5 Ohio Valley Conference). Arnas Sakenis scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Tyler King added Aiden Tobiason scores 22, Mohamed Keita tips in winner as Temple tops South Florida, 79-78 01/31/2026 10:57pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aiden Tobiason had 22 points and Mohamed Keita tipped in the go-ahead basket with six seconds left as Temple rallied to beat South Florida 79-78 on Saturday night. Tobiason went 9 of 16 from the field (2 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Owls (14-8, 6-3 American Conference). De SPHL Glance 01/31/2026 10:57pm • All Times EST GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Ayo Dosunmu's season-high 29 points lead short-handed Bulls past Heat, 125-118 01/31/2026 10:50pm • MIAMI (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls topped the Miami Heat 125-118 on Saturday night. Dosunmu added nine assists and eight rebounds. Matas Buzelis scored 21 points and Isaac Okoro added 20 for the Bulls, who hit 20 3-pointers. Pelle Larsson sco Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperate 01/31/2026 10:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Newly disclosed U.S. government files on Jeffrey Epstein have prompted the resignation of a top official in Slovakia and revived calls in Britain for a former prince to share what he knows with authorities about Epstein's links to powerful individuals around the world. The fallout Westry scores 18, UAB defeats North Texas 72-68 01/31/2026 10:48pm • DENTON, Texas (AP) — Chance Westry had 18 points in UAB's 72-68 victory over North Texas on Saturday. Westry shot 9 of 11 from the field for the Blazers (14-8, 5-4 American Athletic Conference). KyeRon Lindsay scored 15 points and tallied 10 rebounds while going 5 of 11 and 5 of 6 from the free-th Understated triumph: Elena Rybakina wins the Australian Open with calm precision 01/31/2026 10:46pm • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The extreme nervous tension. The adrenalin. Elena Rybakina felt it all as she stood at the baseline on match point, relying on one of the best tools at her disposal to clinch the Australian Open title. “Even maybe (my) face didn’t show, but inside it was a lot of e