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'The fever is breaking': DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in Florida 08/21/2024 04:03pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign to expand his conservative education agenda in Florida schools didn't quite go the way he wanted on Tuesday. Of the 23 school board candidates that DeSantis endorsed this cycle, preliminary results show more of them appeared to lose their elec After falling in national title game, overhauled Washington faces new challenges in Big Ten 08/21/2024 03:54pm • SEATTLE (AP) — The players who took Washington to the cusp of a national championship last season are gone. Michael Penix Jr., Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan, Ja’Lynn Polk, Troy Fautanu are all in the NFL. Kalen DeBoer is now the head coach at Alabama. Ryan Grubb is an offensive coordinator in the Steelers QB Russell Wilson plans to play in preseason finale against Detroit 08/21/2024 03:29pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson wants another shot to get the Pittsburgh Steelers offense heading in the right direction before the regular season starts. The veteran quarterback said Wednesday he anticipates playing in Pittsburgh's preseason finale against Detroit on Saturday. Wilson played five Canada lynx confirmed in Vermont for 1st time since 2018 08/21/2024 02:49pm • SHREWSBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, has been confirmed in the state for the first time since 2018, and farther south than the last confirmed sighting. A Shrewsbury man was driving home on Saturday evening when he saw the large cat walking along the side of a rur Fed minutes: Most officials favored a rate cut in September if inflation continued to cool 08/21/2024 02:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials agreed last month that they would likely cut their benchmark interest rate at their next meeting in September as long as inflation continued to cool. The minutes of the Fed’s July 30-31 meeting, released Wednesday, said the “vast majority" of p Rocked by scandal a year ago, Northwestern now looks to build on bowl run 08/21/2024 02:31pm • A year later, the vibe at Northwestern sure is different. Coach David Braun is locked in after having the interim tag removed late last season, and the Wildcats are looking to build on a surprising bowl appearance. They have a new stadium going up on the site of the old one and a temporary home on t No. 8 Penn State hoping new offensive coordinator can help QB Drew Allar cut loose 08/21/2024 02:20pm • STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Before Andy Kotelnicki became Penn State’s offensive coordinator, he admittedly didn’t know much about Drew Allar. It didn’t take long for Kotelnicki to conclude the Nittany Lions’ quarterback is a special talent. “His wittiness, his decision-making, those kind Oklahoma transfer Dillon Gabriel now driving the No. 3 Ducks as they move to the Big Ten 08/21/2024 02:19pm • Quarterback Dillon Gabriel likens taking over the offense at No. 3 Oregon to driving a new car. “I knew what the difficult part of it was going to be, as time is of the essence and learning an offense and having command and control of it. It’s like getting a new car, there’s new buttons and a Rams expect to move into new Woodland Hills headquarters next week -- probably 08/21/2024 02:02pm • THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are set to move into their new complex next week. Probably. They were supposed to start using the new facility in Woodland Hills, California, at the start of August. But hiccups putting the finishing touches on it meant the Rams returned to Califor Tech tycoon, defense attorney, and Morgan Stanley banker among those missing in freak yacht sinking 08/21/2024 01:29pm • LONDON (AP) — A superyacht that sank Monday off the Sicilian coast during a storm left at least six people dead and one passenger missing. Among that list is British tech kingpin Mike Lynch and some of his inner circle, who were gathered to celebrate his victory in a long-running legal trial. Lyn Music Review: Electro-pop duo Sofi Tukker dances to own beat on new energetic album 'BREAD' 08/21/2024 01:26pm • Electro-poppers Sofi Tukker's third studio album, “BREAD,” is an acronym for “Be Really Energetic and Dance,” a mantra that the Grammy-nominated American duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern have long embraced. But before it was an abbreviation, “BREAD” was a literal reference. T Zooming past a stopped DC school bus comes with $500 fine this school year 08/21/2024 01:11pm • Ahead of Monday’s first day of classes, D.C.’s Department of Transportation is reminding drivers that zipping around stopped school buses will come with a hefty fine this school year. The program, which launched in the final weeks of the last school year, added cameras to 25 school bus stop a PGA Tour's return to Castle Pines stirs memories of milkshakes, mountains and missing Tiger Woods 08/21/2024 12:54pm • CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Start with those hand-spun milkshakes, that crazy scoring system and the seal of approval from Jack Nicklaus himself. Throw in some great mountain views and a chance to escape the same ol’-same ol’, and Castle Pines had the makings of one of those can't-miss stops on Nebraska turns to star QB recruit Dylan Raiola to pull program out of its worst stretch since 1940s 08/21/2024 12:44pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska football program posted a picture of Dylan Raiola moving into his dormitory on one of its social media platforms and it was viewed nearly 14 million times in a week. His hairstyle and sunglasses prompted a flood of comments about how much he resembled Patrick Maho Tim Walz is still introducing himself to voters. Here are things to know about Harris' VP pick 08/21/2024 12:24pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kamala Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will face a national audience that's still getting to know him when he headlines the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday night. Walz wasn't widely known outside of Minnesota before Harris chose him to join