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No. 25 Florida settles for field goals and beats Charlotte 22-7 in Swamp
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Ricky Pearsall considered using two hands. He switched it up at the last second and made a catch so impressive that it will be hard to top this season. Pearsall made a one-handed grab that has to be among the best in program history, and No. 25 Florida beat...
Florida A&M extends home win streak to 17, tops Alabama State 23-10
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Moussa threw two first-half touchdowns and Isaiah Major added a 40-yard pick-six in the closing minutes as Florida A&M extended its home win streak to 17 games with a 23-10 win over Alabama State in a Southwestern Conference game Saturday. The...
Salters leads Liberty to 38-6 romp over Florida International
MIAMI (AP) — Kaidon Salter threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, Billy Lucas and Quinton Cooley both topped 100 yards rushing and Liberty thumped Florida International 38-6 in the Panthers' Conference USA opener on Saturday. Salter capped an eight-play drive on the...
Altmyer bounces back, leads Illinois comeback win over Florida Atlantic, 23-17
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Luke Altmyer threw a touchdown pass and ran for another and Isaiah Williams caught eight passes for 120 yards to lead Illinois to a 23-17 win over Florida Atlantic in a non-conference game Saturday. It was a bounce-back game for Altmyer, who threw four...
Brown throws for 435 yards, accounts for 3 TDs, South Florida beats Rice 42-29 in an AAC opener
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Byrum Brown threw for 435 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to lead South Florida to a 42-29 victory over Rice on Saturday in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Brown's 1-yard touchdown run gave South Florida a 20-14 lead about a...
Travis helps No. 4 Florida State snap 7-game losing streak to Clemson with 31-24 overtime victory
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Travis has spent too long hearing how No. 4 Florida State can't beat Clemson. That's over now after Travis threw a picture-perfect touchdown pass in overtime to lift the Seminoles to a long-sought victory over the rival Tigers. Keon...
Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors venturing far from their usual tropical setting. The American flamingos spotted Friday in Port...
Florida siblings, ages 10 and 11, stopped while driving mom's car on freeway 200 miles from home
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 10-year-old Florida boy and his 11-year-old sister who were running away to California drove 200 miles (320 kilometers) in their mother's car before they were stopped by sheriff's deputies on an interstate highway, authorities said. The Alachua County...
US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s education chief said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving admissions preference to the children of alumni and donors. In an interview with The Associated...
High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned high-speed passenger train service launched Friday between Florida's two biggest tourist hubs. The Brightline train is a $5 billion bet by owner Fortress Investment Group that eventually 8 million people annually will take the 3.5-hour,...
