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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Drew Brees passed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on 9-of-15 efficiency as New Orleans outlasted Indianapolis, 23-17, in exhibition action on Saturday. Mark Ingram totaled 46 yards on eight carries, Pierre Thomas added 66 yards on four grabs, while Marques Colston and Austin Johnson contributed …

Flushing, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Wilmer Flores had the best game of his young career and made Mets history in the process, belting two home runs and leading New York to a 9-1 rout of the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Flores finished 3-for-4 with a pair of homers and six runs …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Malik Newman led the two-time defending champion United States to the FIBA Under-17 World Championship final, scoring 15 points in an 89-68 victory over Serbia on Friday. Newman is from Jackson, Mississippi. Diamond Stone of Milwaukee added 12 points, and Harry Giles of Winston-Salem, North …

Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Prince Fielder’s streak of consecutive games played is over at 547. The Texas Rangers first baseman was not available for Saturday’s game against Toronto after being diagnosed with a herniated disk in his neck. Fielder, acquired by the Rangers from Detroit in November, last missed a …

CAIRO – An Egyptian court on Sunday ruled as unconstitutional a clause in the election law that draws voting districts, a verdict that is almost certain to delay parliamentary elections scheduled to start later this month. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in a statement that he has ordered the government to …

ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s new left-wing government is promising to spend 200 million euros ($234 million) this year on assistance programs for people pushed into “extreme poverty” by the financial crisis. In its first bill to parliament Tuesday, the government said it would spend the money on programs to distribute …

LISBON, Portugal – Portugal’s prime minister gave the taxman extra muscle as part of a crackdown on fraud and evasion after the country needed a 78-billion-euro ($86 billion) bailout in 2011. Now, Pedro Passos Coelho is admitting he was one of those who did not always comply with his tax …

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s government has ordered a North Korean diplomat to leave the country after discovering $1.4 million of unauthorized gold in his bag when he arrived at Dhaka’s airport, a Foreign Ministry official said Monday. The ministry summoned North Korean Ambassador Ri Song Hyon on Monday and gave …

BEIRUT – More than 20 international aid organizations have sharply criticized the United Nations Security Council, saying it has failed to implement three resolutions passed last year seeking to boost humanitarian assistance to Syrian civilians. The 21 aid groups say the resolutions have been “ignored or undermined by the parties …

LONDON – Britain’s independent police watchdog says it is looking into allegations that Scotland Yard covered up historic allegations of child abuse from the 1970s to the 2000s. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said Monday it is investigating 14 referrals, including claims that the force suppressed evidence and hindered or …