This is Jacksonville State’s first year as a FBS entry and they’re looking for their first bowl victory. The Gamecocks (8-4) will meet the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (6-6).The Gamecocks closed out the regular season by dropping two of their last three contests. Their offense ranked...
The Independence Bowl will feature the University of California (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (6-6) in Shreveport, La. The game will feature the first meeting between the two schools since they met in the Holiday Bowl in 2004.The Bears are playing in a bowl for the...
By Courtney Astolficleveland.comCLEVELAND — Cleveland is preparing to double the number of social workers who team up with specially-trained police to handle some mental health calls.With City Council approval this week, Mayor Justin Bibb received the OK to strike a new contract to provide what’s...
Justin Turner, who was one of the Red Sox’s top hitters last season, reportedly is drawing interest from the Mets in free agency.New York Post’s Mike Puma wrote, “The Mets, according to a source, have been engaged in discussions with Turner’s camp after initiating contact...
Associated PressNEWARK, N.J. — A loose bull in New Jersey’s largest city found its way onto train tracks, snarling rail traffic for a while Thursday before it was captured, authorities said.The ruddy brown bull with long, dark-tipped horns stood on the tracks at Newark Penn...
By Brittany McGeeColumbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.LEE COUNTY, Ala. — LaTonya Jones’ cries were audible before the Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Cook pulled up to the scene on Sept. 25.She was sitting in her front yard cradling her almost 2-year-old daughter, Alyra, who was wearing a...
The Celtics have struggled with the Magic in recent years, having dropped four straight contests to them heading into Friday’s game at the TD Garden. The excuses were numerous for Boston entering the matchup with a back-to-back game mixed in with the team missing their...
A truck with electronic panels drives along a street Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, near Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., while displaying messages calling attention to a recent controversy involving testimony to Congress by presidents of three prestigious schools, including Harvard University, MIT, and the University...
Season 24 of “The Voice” proved to have talent unlike past seasons as 20 hopeful contestants all earned four chair turns during blind auditions.Of the 56 contestants who made it through on the show, almost two dozen contestants had all four coaches fighting in hopes...
Obviously, Jim Montgomery liked the result of the Bruins’ 5-4 win on Friday over the New York Islanders, but his satisfaction leaving UBS Arena extended well beyond getting two more points in the standings.He liked how his team rallied and what they overcame to be...
