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Associated Press/Report for America LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Chinatown was a saving grace for her family, including a granddaughter who has autism. But that grace had an expiration date. For Maalouf and her family

AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Dejan Joveljić scored the go-ahead goal in the 76th minute, Gabriel Pec became the second Los Angeles player to score in four straight matches this season and the Galaxy moved closer to wrapping up the top seed in the Western Conference with a 2-1 victory over Austin FC

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Sam Vidlak threw four touchdowns passes to lead Stephen F. Austin to a 59-17 rout of Northwestern State on Saturday night. Vidlak was 23-of-29 passing for 307 yards. Gavin Rutherford also threw a touchdown pass and finished with 60 yards for Stephen F. Austin (3-2, 1-1 Southland Conference). Blaine Green made

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Kayvon Britten ran for 191 yards and three touchdowns and Tarleton State blew a 21-point lead before rallying for a 38-37 overtime victory over Southern Utah on Saturday night. Britten scored on a 1-yard run as Tarleton State (5-1, 2-0 United Athletic Conference) had the ball first in overtime. Bronson

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Zach Calzada threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns as Incarnate Word pulled away in the second half to post a 56-28 win over Prairie View A&M in a nonconference game on Saturday night. Jaden Johnson threw a pair of long touchdown passes in the first quarter to give the Panthers

HOUSTON (AP) — Dillon Fedor kicked five field goals, the longest from 45 yards out, and Eli Brickhandler accounted for 297 totals yards as Houston Christian beat McNeese in its Southland Conference opener Saturday night. The Huskies amassed 622 yards of offense and converted 10 of 17 third-down chances to even their record at 3-3.

Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for 277 yards and two touchdown to lead No. 16 Iowa State to a 43-21 win over Baylor on Saturday night. The Cyclones (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) wiped out an early deficit and another in the third quarter and are off to their best start since

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — Simon Becher scored a goal in each half, Marcel Hartel had two assists, and St. Louis City breezed to a 3-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night. Becher used assists from Cedric Teuchert and defender Jannes Horn in the 14th minute to score the only goal St. Louis

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Antonio Martin Jr. ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns and SE Louisiana defeated Texas A&M-Commerce 21-9 on Saturday night in the Southland Conference opener for both teams. Martin’s 58-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter staked SE Louisiana (2-4) to a 7-0 lead that stood into the third quarter.

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Maverick McIvor passed for 350 yards and five touchdowns — three of them to Nehemiah Martinez — and Abilene Christian defeated Central Arkansas 41-34 on Saturday in a battle between ranked FCS teams from the United Athletic Conference. McIvor staked Abilene Christian (4-2, 3-0), ranked 17th in the latest coaches poll,

HOUSTON (AP) — Quintell Quinn ran for two touchdowns to spark Texas Southern to a 28-10 win over NCCAA-member Virginia Lynchburg on Saturday afternoon. Quinn capped an eight-play, 66-yard opening drive with a 10-yard run and X’Avier Allen returned a blocked punt 11 yards to take a 14-0 first-quarter lead. The Dragons scored their lone

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans defensive end Dylan Horton was activated from the reserve/non-football injured list Saturday, less than a year after he was diagnosed with late-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. Horton, who returned to practice Wednesday, was diagnosed with the cancer of the lymph nodes on Dec. 1. The 24-year-old announced that he was in remission

AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kevin Jennings made bold declarations about himself and for SMU, neither of which could be debated after his arm and feet helped the Mustangs make a statement about their conference prospects. Jennings passed and rushed for career highs, Isaiah Nwokobia intercepted an end-zone pass with 2:23 left to

AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Le’Veon Moss was asked if he thought No. 25 Texas A&M shocked ninth-ranked Missouri after his big game propelled the Aggies to a rout Saturday. The running back laughed before answering. “Most definitely,” he said before chuckling again. “They thought they was coming to get a piece

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys placed Brandin Cooks on injured reserve Saturday with a knee issue, sidelining their No. 2 receiver behind All-Pro CeeDee Lamb for at least four games. Cooks was already out for a visit to Pittsburgh on Sunday night but now will miss at least three more games. The 31-year-old

AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville announced Saturday that senior free safety Devin Neal has left the program a season after leading the Cardinals with four interceptions and earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors. No reason for Neal’s departure was stated in a release less than an hour before the No. 22 Cardinals hosted

Associated Press Ludmila scored a goal and earned a penalty shot as the Chicago Red Stars beat the Houston Dash 2-0 on Friday night at Shell Energy Stadium. Ludmila headed in Mallory Pugh’s free kick in the 8th minute to get things started. It was the third straight game she had scored a goal. Ally

Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man set to die this month is at the center of another push for clemency in the U.S., this time backed by several GOP lawmakers and bestselling author John Grisham, who say a father’s 2002 conviction for killing his infant daughter deserves a second look.

AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Zeon Chriss ran 71 yards for a touchdown on a quarterback draw in his first start with Houston coming off back-to-back shutout losses, and the Cougars knocked off TCU 30-19 on Friday night. Chriss started in place of Donovan Smith and ended Houston’s eight-quarter streak without points

Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a request by a Black high school student in Texas for a court order that the student’s lawyers say would have allowed him to return to his high school without fear of having his previous punishment over his hairstyle resume. Darryl George had sought

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum injured his right wrist during training camp in Las Vegas, and the team gave no timetable for a return. The injury to Exum comes after star guard Luka Doncic sustained a calf injury during a workout before the Mavericks left for Las Vegas. The team said Friday

AP Soccer Writer As the MLS postseason looms, D.C. United is among a handful of teams on the bubble for a playoff spot with two games remaining in the regular season. At the same time D.C. United is clamoring for a berth, striker Christian Benteke has nearly secured the Golden Boot for most goals this

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Bills are already missing suspended pass rusher Von Miller. Now, they will face the Texans on Sunday without leading receiver Khalil Shakir, Austin Johnson at defensive tackle and Taylor Rapp at safety. The Bills (3-1) announced Friday that Shakir, Johnson and Rapp would join Vonn on the sidelines when

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted. “We are going to boost renewable energies. The

AP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That’s what everyone told Sofia Roca. Never mind the open drug use, the sex workers or the groups of other migrant women marching the sidewalks soliciting work at the very same Mexican restaurants and bakeries. On East

AP Basketball Writer The Indiana Fever have hired Amber Cox as the team’s chief operating officer and general manager, the franchise announced Friday. Cox will succeed current GM Lin Dunn, who will move into a new position as a senior advisor for the team. “I have known Amber for over 20 years and have watched

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico. The justices said they will review a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission exceeded its