TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida has hired Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh as its new head football coach. Golesh, who came to Tennessee with head coach Josh Heupel in 2021 after the two were at Central Florida in 2019, takes over a USF program that went 1-11 this year. The Bulls finished 0-8 in
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Actress and singer Keke Palmer confirmed that she is pregnant
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson signed autographs, posed for selfies, ignored the boos and earned a sloppy win. Again, he declined to express remorse for behavior that earned him an 11-game suspension. Back in his old home to play his first game in 700 days, Watson showed plenty
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson signed autographs, posed for selfies, ignored the boos and earned a sloppy win. Again, he declined to express remorse for behavior that earned him an 11-game suspension. Back in his old home to play his first game in 700 days, Watson showed plenty
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer For this college football season, the BCS probably would have been fine. Two days after the College Football Playoff announced it is expanding to 12 teams, the field of four to determine this season’s national champion included two schools that did not even win their conferences. Georgia,
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The defending national champions, two Big Ten powers and an upstart that wasn’t even expected to contend in its conference this season. Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State were selected Sunday to play in the College Football Playoff, giving the Big Ten multiple programs in the four-team
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox and right-hander Mike Clevinger have finalized a $12 million, one-year contract. Clevinger will make $8 million in 2023, and there is a mutual $12 million option for 2024 that includes a $4 million buyout. The 31-year-old Clevinger went 7-7 with a 4.33 ERA in 23 games, including 22
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CNN By Kylie Atwood, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the Biden administration supports the zero-COVID protesters in China, explaining that he will address the topic when he visits the country early next year. “Of course, we do,” Blinken told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” when asked about the
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — It all seems so straightforward — laughable, perhaps — for Kylian Mbappé when it comes to the World Cup. The France forward, who scored four goals when he led his country to the title four years ago as a 19-year-old phenom, put on yet another
Continue Reading CNN By Sarah Fortinsky and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Republican Rep.-elect Mike Lawler of New York on Sunday offered his full support for House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid, saying the party won’t be “held hostage by a handful of members” seeking to place a different Republican atop the chamber. “Kevin is the only person
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EL PASO, Texas– Several people gathered Saturday for Desert Discovery Day hosted by Asombro Institute for Science Education. Desert Discovery Day is a celebration of the desert and the grand opening of Asombro’s newest trail, the Gateway to the Desert Trail. The event celebrated a new trail ribbon cutting ceremony at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature
Continue Reading DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Brazil coach Tite has recalled his emotional first meeting with Pelé and sent the soccer great well-wishes ahead of Brazil’s game against South Korea at the World Cup. Tite says Pelé was the only person who ever made him nervous before they were introduced. He says he was “shaking” before meeting
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State were the top four in the final Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs (13-0) are No. 1 for the ninth straight week and 12th time this season in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank.
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady only knows one way the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can pull out of a season-long funk on offense and realize their potential. Brady enters Week 13 ranked fourth in the NFL in passing with 3,051 yards. Still, the 45-year-old quarterback and a group of
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Pittsburgh and the University of California, Los Angeles will face off in the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. The Pitt Panthers (8-4) finished the season second in the ACC Coastal division and the UCLA Bruins (9-3) finished in 6th place in PAC-12 standings and ranked 18th
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EL PASO, Texas- Borderlanders woke up to a foggy scene this morning. Heavy fog has been reported north and west of El Paso all throughout southern New Mexico. As the sun makes its way up and the temperatures rise it will burn the fog off. Temperatures will be in the high 60s and low 70s
Continue Reading SALEM, Va. (AP) — Julianne Sitch has become the first woman to coach a men’s soccer team to an NCAA championship. She guided the University of Chicago to the Division III title. Chicago defeated Williams College 2-0 for the Maroons’ first NCAA men’s soccer title in program history. The title capped an undefeated season (22-0-1)
Continue Reading DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Olivier Giroud has broken Thierry Henry’s French record with his 52nd goal for the national team. The goal gave the defending champions a 1-0 lead over Poland in the round of 16 at the World Cup. The 36-year-old Giroud had tied Henry’s record of 51 goals when he scored twice in
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By Rene Marsh, CNN A mom of three, Alicia Fout was going to college and working 30 hours a week but still often struggled to cover the cost of child care. The high price tag forced her to prioritize which monthly bills to pay, which meant frequent utility shut-off notices — and some extremely difficult
Continue Reading CNN’s Rene Marsh reports on New Mexico becoming the first state to offer free child care to most of its residents. It’s also the first state to enshrine child care funding in its constitution, effectively making the service a universal right — and perhaps offering a model for how other states could serve their youngest residents and working parents.
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Liberty has hired Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell to replace Hugh Freeze as the Flames’ football coach. Chadwell was introduced during a news conference Sunday on the Lynchburg, Virginia, campus. Freeze left Liberty after four years to accept the same position at Auburn. Chadwell is an innovative offensive mind
Continue Reading IGLS, Austria (AP) — The opening weekend of the World Cup luge season was perfect for Austria. It was pretty good for Emily Sweeney, too. Austria claimed gold medals in all five races Sunday to cap a perfect 8-for-8 weekend for the host nation, which also swept wins in three races Saturday. USA Luge left
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new study found evidence at least one species of dinosaur may have been an adept swimmer, diving into the water like a duck to hunt its prey. The study, published in Communications Biology on December 1, describes a newly-discovered species, Natovenator polydontus. The theropod, or hollow-bodied dinosaur with three toes
Continue Reading DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has matched France’s national team record of 142 appearances by starting a round-of-16 match against Poland at the World Cup. The 35-year-old Lloris is now tied with 1998 World Cup winner Lilian Thuram. Lloris lifted the trophy as captain for Les Bleus four years ago. Thierry Henry has
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN An “amateur phone collective” in Philadelphia is working to bring back pay phones to the city — just without the actual payment. PhilTel, a volunteer organization that launched in June, is planning to open its first free-to-use payphone on December 17 at Iffy Books, a hacker-focused bookshop and workshop in the
Continue Reading JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thriston Lawrence held on to win his home South African Open by one shot despite a final-round 2-over 74 at the Blair Atholl course. He started the day with a two-shot lead over Clement Sordet of France and despite extending his advantage to five strokes early on the back nine, the South
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN With the arrival of December, the year is drawing to a close — and some might say not a moment too soon. What does 2023 hold in store for us? Well, it appears the future looks bright … magenta to be exact. Here’s what else you need to know to Start
Continue Reading CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig reacts to former President Donald Trump’s statement on his social media platform Truth Social.
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA official Arsène Wenger took a shot at World Cup teams who tried to make political statements in Qatar, saying Sunday they lacked focus for their first games. Wenger said teams who had a good opening game were mentally ready to focus on the competition
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Neymar appeared to have fully recovered from his ankle injury and is expected to return to the starting lineup for Brazil’s match against South Korea in the round of 16 at the World Cup on Monday. Neymar was back training Sunday and showed no signs
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