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SUNRISE — Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal with 18 seconds left in overtime, giving the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. Oskar Sundqvist got his third goal of the season for St. Louis, coming midway through the first period. Uvis Balinskis got his first of the season for Florida, with Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk assisting midway through the second. It stayed that way until the 65th minute, when Barkov ended it with his 10th goal of the season. The score followed an elite sequence where Barkov took possession of the puck among numerous Blues in...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Backup Billy Atkins threw for 181 yards and a touchdown in his first start since 2022, leading James Madison to the program’s first bowl win after topping Western Kentucky 27-17 on Wednesday night in the Boca Raton Bowl. JMU was without starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III, who suffered an injury against Marshall on Nov. 30, and the Dukes turned to Atkins, who had just three pass attempts in the last two years. Atkins went 4 for 5 on a fourth-quarter drive, ending in a 21-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Thompson for a 24-17 lead with 9:20 left. After both teams...

ABC News is set to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump. The agreement was a significant concession by a major news organization and a rare victory for a media-bashing politician whose previous litigation efforts against news outlets have often ended in defeat. Under the terms of a settlement revealed Saturday, ABC News will donate the $15 million to Trump’s future presidential foundation and museum. The network and its star anchor, George Stephanopoulos, also published a statement saying they “regret” remarks made about Trump during a televised interview...

State semifinals 6A West Boca Raton 14, Miami Southridge 11 5A St. Thomas Aquinas 16, Bradenton Manatee 13 4A American Heritage 38, St. Augustine 28 1A Clearwater Central Catholic 22, Cardinal Newman 21 Chaminade-Madonna 35, Jacksonville Trinity Christian 6 State championship games At Pitbull Stadium, FIU, Miami Wednesday 1A Chaminade-Madonna vs. Clearwater Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Thursday 5A St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Niceville-Lakeland winner, 7:30 Friday, Dec. 13 6A West Boca Raton vs. Osceola-Buchholz winner, 12:30 4A American Heritage vs. Naples-Orlando Jones winner, 7:30  

By TIM REYNOLDS BOCA RATON — When Zach Kittley was initially meeting with Florida Atlantic President Stacy Volnick, he described himself as having a laid-back personality. Volnick suspects otherwise. That’s why Kittley is the new coach of the Owls. FAU introduced Kittley on Friday, four days after he took the job and assumed the task of rebuilding a program that reached great heights under Lane Kiffin — two 11-win seasons in a three-year span — and has largely sputtered in the five years since. “When I met Zach, I knew he would be a good fit to the culture that we have created here,”...

By TIM REYNOLDS FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — There will be no MLS Cup for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami this year. Atlanta United saw to that with a massive upset, sending the game’s most decorated player and biggest-spending team home earlier than anyone imagined. Jamal Thiaré scored twice, Bartosz Slisz’s header in the 76th minute was the winner, and Atlanta United stunned Inter Miami 3-2 on Saturday night to win their best-of-three first round MLS Cup playoff series in three games. Two free kicks by Messi in the final minutes hit the wall of Atlanta defenders, and time eventually ran...

By TIM REYNOLDS FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had chances at goals time and time again, only to keep being denied. Turns out, all he needed to do was deliver the right pass at the right time. Jordi Alba turned a pass from Messi into the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute, Luis Suarez also scored and Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Friday night in the opening game of a best-of-three first round Major League Soccer playoff series. It was not the easiest of openers for the Supporters Shield winners, the No. 1 overall seed in the MLS Cup playoffs — a team that set a league...

By FRED GOODALL TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, who led the Bulls to the American Athletic Conference’s regular-season championship a year ago, has died, the school announced Thursday. He was 43. The school said he died from complications that presented while he was undergoing a procedure at a Tampa-area hospital. “He was authentic, driven, and his infectious personality captivated all of Bulls Nation,” USF athletic director Michael Kelly said. “Coach Abdur-Rahim leaves a lasting impact on our student-athletes, the university and the community. We are supporting...

By ANDREW DALTON and KRISTIN M. HALL LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family. No cause was given. Starting in the late 1960s, the Brownsville, Texas native wrote such country and rock ‘n’ roll standards as “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “Help Me Make it Through...

DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Jennings passed for three touchdowns and Kobe Wilson returned one of three SMU interceptions 82 yards for a score as the Mustangs beat Florida State 42-16 on Saturday night before a sellout crowd in their ACC debut. Jennings threw TD passes of 11 and 15 yards to RJ Maryland and a flea-flicker score of 42 yards to Jordan Hudson. Jennings was 16-for-23 passing for 254 yards. Wilson made the interception between the hash marks, raced to the right sideline, and broke a tackle and hurdled a teammate while escorted to the end zone. Brashard Smith and Roderick Daniels Jr....