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SportsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State nearly let a comfortable lead slip away, but the Seminoles held on to beat LSU 89-87 on Saturday at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee in their last exhibition before the season starts. Sophomore Shon Abaev scored a game-high…
SportsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Arkansas-Pine Bluff took over the third quarter and held on for a 31-28 win over Florida A&M on Saturday at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, handing the Rattlers their first homecoming loss since 2017. A homecoming crowd of 20,549 watched FAMU take…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — The NFL has docked Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams $11,941 for the cleats he wore in Atlanta, ruling that the shoes broke league uniform and equipment rules because they carried a logo the league has not approved. The league notified Williams by letter…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Dalton Knecht has a new NBA home. The New York Knicks finalized a two-way contract with the 25-year-old forward on Friday and put Kevin McCullar Jr. on waivers to clear the spot. Knecht became available when the Los Angeles Lakers let him…
From the HERE City National DeskTALLADEGA, Ala. — Sammy Smith picked the last trip through the tri-oval to make his move Friday, slipping past Ty Majeski in a two-lap overtime dash to win the Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, his first victory in the series. Smith drove the…
From the HERE City National DeskMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff, the sharpshooting guard who spent last season at West Virginia, intends to put his name in the NCAA transfer portal while he presses a court case to win one more year of college basketball. His representatives announced the plan Friday.…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley landed another of the top prospects in the 2027 class on Friday when Jordyn Palmer, a five-star wing from Westtown School in suburban Philadelphia, announced she will play for South Carolina. Palmer is rated among the top 10 players in…
From the HERE City National DeskWASHINGTON — Britt McHenry, the former sports television reporter who joined the State Department as a press adviser this fall, is out of the job after a confrontation in the stands at a Washington Wizards game went viral. McHenry resigned Friday, two days after the…
From the HERE City National DeskSAINT-DENIS, France — The NFL’s first regular-season game in France is still set for Sunday at Stade de France, even as protests over living costs and schools roil Paris and a windstorm scrambles the week’s fan events. The Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints meet…
From the HERE City National DeskLAS VEGAS — Arman Tsarukyan needed barely more than a minute Friday night to settle his feud with Dillon Danis on the mat, scoring a 10-0 technical fall in the first period to claim the first Real American Freestyle middleweight crossover championship at RAF 14.…
From the HERE City National DeskBOSTON, Mass. — Jayson Tatum took over after halftime Friday night, scoring 25 of his game-high 36 after the break as the Boston Celtics turned back the defending NBA champion New York Knicks 107-103. Tatum was responsible for seven of Boston’s last eight points. With…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — When the NBA tipped off its 2026-27 season this week, eight former USC players were on opening-night rosters, a total that ties the Trojans for 15th among Division I schools. The group runs from veterans to young contributors. DeMar DeRozan, a six-time…
Crime
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Twelve people were hurt, 11 of them by gunfire, when shots broke out near Bragg Stadium on the Florida A&M University side of Tallahassee shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday, as homecoming weekend crowds filled the area. Half of the victims are juveniles, and the youngest is 11…
Politics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Leon County's top elections official says the two federal border vehicles spotted at a Tallahassee early voting site this week were there because the agents inside wrongly believed they could cast ballots at that location. Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley laid out the explanation in a release…
From the HERE City National Desk
LOS ANGELES — California has until noon Saturday to answer the federal government in a fast-moving fight over whether about 20,000 mail ballots should be pulled aside before the Nov. 3 midterm election, after the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order late Friday. The Justice Department went…
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WASHINGTON — Iran has sharply ramped up its effort to go after American personnel outside the United States, and some of its plans to kill U.S. citizens have moved into late stages in the Middle East and in other countries, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State…
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CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple first folding iPhone had barely reached customers before some owners began posting photos of inner screens that had split along the hinge, an early worry for a phone that sells for about $2,000. The iPhone Duo went on sale Friday, Oct. 23, reaching buyers in China…
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