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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – A hand grenade a woman found in her grandfather’s belongings prompted police in Vermont to evacuate their department and surrounding homes after she brought it into the station. South Burlington police say the cleared the department and nearby buildings on Saturday as a precautionary measure because …

MILWAUKEE – Steve Wojciechowski is going to have to lean on his guards in his first year as Marquette’s head coach. The Golden Eagles have only one player taller than 6-foot-7, and 6-11 center Luke Fischer isn’t eligible to play until mid-December because he’s a transfer. Still, Wojciechowski (woe-juh-HOW-skee) is …

LONDON – Two months after winning the World Cup, Germany opened its 2016 European Championship campaign with a 2-1 victory over Scotland on Sunday, while Portugal and Greece both slumped to defeats in their qualifying matches. Thomas Mueller scored both Germany’s goals — a difficult backward header in the 18th …