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Rice Owls start season at home against the Florida International Panthers
Florida International Panthers at Rice Owls Houston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rice hosts Florida International for the season opener. Rice went 6-10 at home last season while going 11-21 overall. The Owls averaged 11.2 points off of turnovers,...
Florida Sen. Rick Scott seeks reelection with an eye toward top GOP leadership post
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is hoping being reelected to a second term will put him in a position to earn a Senate leadership role, while former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell seeks an upset victory that could help her party maintain its razor-thin...
Florida ballot measures would legalize marijuana and protect abortion rights
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters are deciding whether to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, potential landmark victories for Democrats in a state that has rapidly shifted toward Republicans in recent years. The abortion measure would prevent lawmakers from...
Abortion is on the ballot in nine states and motivating voters across the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in nine states are deciding whether their state constitutions should guarantee a right to abortion, weighing ballot measures that are expected to spur turnout for a range of crucial races. Passing certain amendments in Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska...
Balanced TCU rides huge first half to 105-59 rout of Florida A&M
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Vasean Allette's 20 points led six in double figures, TCU scored 59 points in the first half, and the Horned Frogs routed Florida A&M 105-59 to open the season on Monday night. Ernest Udeh Jr. had 13 points and 11 rebounds for TCU. Frankie Collins...
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...
