New Jersey hits pause on an offshore wind farm that can't find turbine blades

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey hit the pause button Wednesday on an offshore wind energy project that is having a hard time finding someone to manufacture blades for its turbines. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities granted Leading Light Wind a pause on its project through...

Grant runs for 3 TDs, Rhode Island rallies late to top Long Island 28-21

NEW YORK (AP) — Malik Grant ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns, the last coming with 1:08 to play, to lift Rhode Island to a 28-21 win over Long Island on Saturday. Grant's 8-yard run over the left side capped a 67-yard drive in just over a minute and a half. The...

Rhode Island gets by Campbell 21-9 behind Devin Farrell's 3 TDs in a CAA opener

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, and Rhode Island beat Campbell 21-9 on Saturday night in a Coastal Athletic Association opener. Farrell completed 14 of 21 passes for 140 yards and he added 45 yards rushing and an 8-yard...

Patricia Morgan wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Rhode Island primary election

Sheldon Whitehouse wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Rhode Island primary election

Brosmer shines as Gophers dominate Rhode Island 48-0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Brosmer passed for 271 yards and two touchdowns in just three quarters on Saturday as Minnesota routed FCS opponent Rhode Island 48-0. Brosmer, a graduate transfer who led the FCS in passing yards per game last year at New Hampshire, completed 24 of 30 passes...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Rhode Island's state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than five months after weighing in on the presidential matchup, Rhode Island voters will choose which candidates will face off in this fall's U.S. Senate election. Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse faces a primary challenge from Mike Costa, a former...

Minnesota hosts FCS foe Rhode Island in attempt to rebound from flubbed opener

Rhode Island (1-0) at Minnesota (0-1), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (Peacock) BetMGM college football odds: no line. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Minnesota must rebound from an error-filled 19-17 loss to North Carolina, the...

Farrell-to-Harris touchdown in final minute lifts Rhode Island over Holy Cross in 20-17 thriller

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell hit Shawn Harris Jr. for a 31-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds remaining and Rhode Island survived a wild fourth quarter to defeat Holy Cross 20-17 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Rhode Island led 13-3 entering the...

Man accused of faking death and fleeing US to avoid rape charges will stand trial, Utah judge rules

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges will stand trial, a judge in Utah ruled Thursday. District Judge Barry Lawrence ruled during Nicholas Rossi's preliminary hearing that prosecutors had presented enough evidence to...