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Niccolo Moretti scores 19 as Florida Atlantic downs Indiana State 97-64 in season opener
XENIA, Ohio (AP) — Niccolo Moretti helped lead Florida Atlantic past Indiana State on Monday night with 19 points off the bench in a 97-64 season-opening victory. Moretti had five rebounds for the Owls. Baba Miller scored 13 points and added nine rebounds and four steals. Leland...
Clayton and Richard come up big for No. 21 Florida in 98-83 victory over South Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. scored 29 points, Will Richard added 25 and No. 21 Florida overcame a 13-point deficit to beat South Florida 98-83 in their season opener Monday night. Still coping with the death of coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, the Bulls looked inspired...
Jaylen Smith rallies North Florida to 74-71 victory over South Carolina in season opener
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jaylen Smith scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and North Florida rallied for a 74-71 victory over South Carolina in a season opener on Monday night. North Florida trailed 36-31 at halftime and by five at 64-59 with 4:07 left to play after a layup...
Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republican-led states say they will block the Justice Department's election monitors from going inside polling places on Election Day, pushing back on federal authorities' decades-long practice of watching for violations of federal voting laws. Officials in...
Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. Why that's unlikely
Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted. Trump set the pattern in 2020, when he declared that he had won during the early morning hours after...
The Baldwin Insurance Group: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (BWIN) on Monday reported a loss of $8.4 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Tampa, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs,...
Steelers CB Cam Sutton returns from 8-game suspension hoping to find a role on elite defense
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Sutton doesn't believe he has to prove anything to anyone as the Pittsburgh Steelers veteran defensive back tries to hit the reset button on his career. Sitting at his locker on Monday, his first full day back at work in two months after serving an eight-game...
Families settle court battle over who owns Parkland killer's name and likeness
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A nasty legal rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland high school massacre and the families of some of the 17 murdered victims was settled Monday with all sides now owning an equal share of the killer's publicity rights and an annuity he...
Beck retains Smart's confidence as leader of No. 2 Georgia's offense despite interceptions
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A string of eight interceptions in No. 2 Georgia's last three games hasn't endangered Carson Beck's standing as the Bulldogs' starting quarterback. The Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) have overcome the turnovers to win four consecutive games as they...
Makayla Timpson grabs 22 boards for 32nd career double-double and No. 19 FSU women top North Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ta’Niya Latson scored 27 points, Makayla Timpson had 17 points and 22 rebounds for her 32nd career double-double and No. 19 Florida State set a single-game program record for points scored in a 119-49 victory over North Florida on Monday. Latson scored...
