A small-town doctor wanted to perform surgeries for transgender women. He faced an uphill battle.

Geoff Stiller works in a conservative part of the Pacific Northwest. He didn't realize what he was in for when he asked a hospital to allow him to perform vaginoplasties — a surgical procedure to construct vaginas for transgender women.
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Rypien's late TD passes help Boise St. beat Colorado St.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Brett Rypien threw four touchdown passes, including two in the final 1:41 of regulation, to help Boise State rally for a 59-52 overtime win over Colorado State on Saturday night.

Rypien was 23-of-43 passing for 331 yards and Alex Mattison had career highs of 242 ...
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3 generations of short-track racers share common themes

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Sixteen-year-old Trever Taylor admits that he has missed out on many of the typical teenage experiences, such as a recent homecoming dance, because of his love of short-track racing.

"It's the ultimate high," he said, gazing out at Volusia Speedway Park. "You feel so free."

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Notre Dame 72, DePaul 58

CHICAGO (AP) - T.J. Gibbs scored 21 points to lead No. 14 Notre Dame to a 72-58 victory over DePaul on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

Bonzie Colson had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Matt Farrell added 15 points for the Irish, who have Final Four ...
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Aguero gives Argentina win over Russia at WCup final stadium

MOSCOW (AP) - Sergio Aguero scored the first goal at the reopened Luzhniki stadium as Argentina beat Russia 1-0 in a friendly Saturday.

The Manchester City forward scored on the rebound in the 86th minute to leave Argentina seven games unbeaten despite a difficult World Cup qualifying campaign.

It was ...
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First Oscars of awards season to be bestowed on Saturday

LOS ANGELES (AP) - As Hollywood continues reeling from the growing sexual harassment scandal, the first Oscars of awards season are being presented to four film-industry veterans.

The film academy's ninth annual Governors Awards ceremony Saturday will celebrate the careers of writer-director Charles Burnett, cinematographer Owen Roizman, actor Donald Sutherland ...
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Vandeweghe gives US early lead in Fed Cup final vs Belarus

MINSK, Belarus (AP) - CoCo Vandeweghe gave the United States a 1-0 lead in the Fed Cup final against Belarus on Saturday with the Americans looking to break a 17-year championship drought.

Vandeweghe beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4, 6-4 in front of a boisterous home crowd in Belarus.

"I think that's ...
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