Americans win Ryder Cup in a rout, send Europe a message
Dustin Johnson became the first American since Larry Nelson in 1979 to go 5-0, completing his perfect week by beating Paul Casey in a match he never trailed.
Author: Associated Press
Clemson falls to No. 25 in AP poll, snapping top-10 streak
Clemson’s top-10 streak (97 week) was tied with Alabama for the longest current run in college football and second-longest in the history of the AP poll, behind Miami’s 137 from 1985-93.
Ruffolo’s 3 FGs helps Kentucky beat South Carolina 16-10
Matt Ruffolo made three field goals to help Kentucky beat South Carolina 16-10 on Saturday night.
NC State holds on in double OT, stuns No. 9 Clemson 27-21
North Carolina State forced D.J. Uiagalelei into a fourth-down incompletion in the second overtime to beat ninth-ranked Clemson 27-21 on Saturday, an outcome that shakes up the Atlantic Coast Conference race and deals a huge blow to the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes.
No. 17 Coastal Carolina wins 53-3; UMass’ 15th straight loss
Grayson McCall threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third, and No. 17 Coastal Carolina scored on eight of nine possessions and sent UMass to a 15th straight loss in a 53-3 victory Saturday.
South Carolina Senate cancels next month’s special session
By Jeffrey Collins
South Carolina Senate President Harvey Peeler sent a letter Friday to senators canceling the special session set to begin Oct. 12. They were supposed to debate how to spend billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief money and redistricting.
Carolina RB McCaffrey suffers hamstring injury at Texans
Carolina running back Christian McCaffrey left Thursday night’s game against the Houston Texans with a hamstring injury and did not return.
Slain woman Gabby Petito’s boyfriend indicted for bank fraud
By Matthew Brown
Federal officials say the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross country trip with him, has been indicted for unauthorized use of a debit card as searchers continued looking for him in Florida swampland.
US sets the stage for COVID booster shots for millions
By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe
The advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the extra doses for people 65 and older, nursing home residents, and people who are 50 to 64 with underlying medical conditions. It also said boosters can be offered to people 18 to 49 with underlying conditions.
CDC advisers try to work out the details on booster shots
By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe
With booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine now authorized in the U.S., government advisers reconvened on Thursday to tackle the most contentious question yet: Exactly who should roll up their sleeves right away?
