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AP Player of the Week: Miami's Cam Ward leads 4 straight TD drives to come back from 25 down vs. Cal
The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 6 of the season: Cam Ward, Miami The Hurricanes' quarterback led his team back from 25 points down in the second half, leading four touchdown drives to finish a 39-38 victory at California. ...
Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areas
While hospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities, they were not unscathed. The massive system battered the region's health centers, causing blackouts, wind...
Mexican immigrant families plagued by grief, questions after plant workers swept away by Helene
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — With shaking hands, Daniel Delgado kissed a photo of his wife, Monica Hernandez, before lighting a candle in a supermarket parking lot. Family members hugged pictures printed on poster board, some collapsing into them in tears as search helicopters flew overhead in the...
A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from floods driven by Hurricane Helene
As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that had leveled his home. But the thick debris in the water jammed the boat's...
Singleton scores late TD as Arkansas beats No. 4 Tennessee 19-14
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Malachi Singleton scored on an 11-yard run with 1:17 remaining to lift Arkansas to a 19-14 win over No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday night. The Razorbacks (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) overcame a 14-3 third-quarter deficit to notch their first home win...
Death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 227 as grim task of recovering bodies continues
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Helene inched up to 227 on Saturday as the grim task of recovering bodies continued more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the Southeast and killed people in six states. Helene came ashore Sept. 26 as a Category 4...
Phoenix passes for 412 yards and 3 TD as SC State beats Tennessee Tech 22-20
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eric Phoenix passed for 412 yards and three touchdowns, Justin Smith-Brown had four receptions for 129 yards and two TDs and South Carolina State escaped Saturday with 22-20 win over Tennessee Tech. Caden High had 150 yards receiving on...
Tennessee State uses 2nd-half comeback to beat Lindenwood 24-20
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Draylen Ellis threw for a touchdown pass and Tevin Carter ran for two scores and Tennessee State rallied to beat Lindenwood 24-20 on Saturday. Lindenwood fumbled it away three times with the final gaffe on its last offensive play. At its own 20 with 56...
Major cases before the Supreme Court deal with transgender rights, guns, nuclear waste and vapes
The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday with a handful of important cases set to be heard and the possibility that the justices will be asked to get involved in election disputes. Here are some of the top cases that will be argued in the coming months: Transgender...
Amid Hurricane Helene's destruction, sports organizations launch relief efforts to aid storm victims
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State football player Davin Vann was on the move, tiptoeing his way between obstacles in the Wolfpack's indoor practice facility midway through a game week. And it had nothing to do with the upcoming visit from Wake Forest. Instead, he...
