Two fourth-quarter touchdowns lift Rhode Island to 31-21 victory over Brown

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell passed for one touchdown and ran for another and Rhode Island rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Brown 31-21 on Saturday in the 108th meeting of the in-state rivals. Rhode Island (5-1) has won the last six meetings against the Bears (2-2),...

Devin Farrell rallies Rhode Island to wild 46-44 victory over Hampton in 2OT

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Devin Farrell ran 2 yards for a touchdown and then ran for the mandatory two-point conversion in the second overtime and Rhode Island rallied for a wild 46-44 victory over Hampton on Saturday. Rhode Island (4-1, 2-0 Coastal Athletic Association) trailed 31-17...

Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it

Kay Masterson has always wanted to make her Boston-area restaurant more sustainable, partnering with an organic farm to get some vegetables close by and offering reusable containers for customers' takeout. When Massachusetts was weighing whether to block restaurants from dumping food waste into...

What is ballot gathering? And what are the laws around this controversial practice?

Ballot gathering or ballot collecting is a practice in where a voter completes an absentee ballot, places it in a sealed, signed envelope and entrusts it to another person who then drops it off at a mail center or a designated ballot drop-off location. This practice is also sometimes known as...

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...