Rhamondre Stevenson has 3 TDs in return for No. 24 Oklahoma

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The room erupted during Oklahoma’s team meeting when finding out that running back Rhamondre Stevenson and defensive end Ronnie Perkins had been cleared for their season debuts.

A weary Puerto Rico prepares for referendum, new leaders

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Voters across Puerto Rico on Tuesday are choosing new leaders they hope can help heal a U.S. territory wracked by corruption, hurricanes, earthquakes and the coronavirus pandemic.

Dolphins' much-improved defense takes pressure off Tua

MIAMI (AP) — One thing in Tua Tagovailoa’s favor the rest of this season is that he won’t have to face his own defense.

Sean Connery, a lion of cinema whose roar went beyond Bond

Writing an appreciation of Sean Connery feels inevitably inadequate compared to experiencing the real thing. To glimpse his magnetism, you might turn to a photograph of him in a tailored suit, leaning against an Aston Martin. You’d probably get more of his menacing charisma by pulling up the “Chicago way” scene from “The Untouchables.”

Toney, Trask shine as No. 10 Florida tops, fights Missouri

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Dan Mullen showed up after his team's testy victory against Missouri dressed as Darth Vader.

Corral throws 6 TD passes, Ole Miss beats Vanderbilt 54-21

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It was a record Saturday for Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral and wide receiver Elijah Moore.

NCAA's Election Day off sends message but is it needed?

A summer of activism, sparked by protests of racial injustice, led to a grassroots movement to give college athletes the day off from sports on Election Day.

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Clemson, Alabama close to rare tie

Four times in the 84-year history of The Associated Press college football poll, there has been a tie for No. 1, and not since Aug. 26, 2002.

'Obamacare' sign-ups begin as millions more are uninsured

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage starting Sunday.

Treasury projects borrowing $617 billion in current quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury is projecting that it will need to borrow $617 billion in the final three months of 2020 as the government boosts the sale of Treasury securities to cover record budget deficits.

Liz Weston: The upsides to thinking about when you will die

Social Security’s life expectancy calculator predicts I’ll live to about 86. An insurance company’s version says I should expect to die at 98. A longevity calculator created by actuaries demurs, putting the odds at only 32% that I’ll make it to 95.

Zambia's risk of default highlights Africa's debt crisis

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Facing financial difficulties aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, the southern African nation of Zambia appears headed for a default on debt owed to private investors.

Insider Q&A: Why US economy needs more aid from Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is expected to rebound from a disastrous spring. Paralyzed by the coronavirus, economic output collapsed at a 31.4% annual pace from April through June — the worst such plunge on records dating to 1947.

Google ad costs, not its alleged monopoly, irks businesses

NEW YORK (AP) — When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners.

Trump admin funds plasma company based in owner's condo

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Trump administration gave a well-connected Republican donor seed money to test a possible COVID-19-fighting blood plasma technology, it noted the company’s “manufacturing facilities” in Charleston, South Carolina.

Legals for November, 3 2020

Voters decide employment fate of state's app-based drivers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters are behind the wheel as they navigate the employment future for Uber, Lyft and other app-based delivery drivers in the most expensive ballot measure in state history.

Louisiana man gets 25 years for torching 3 Black churches

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man who admitted to burning down three predominantly African American churches to promote himself as a “black metal” musician was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay the churches $2.6 million.

Dolphins' much-improved defense takes pressure off Tua

MIAMI (AP) — One thing in Tua Tagovailoa’s favor the rest of this season is that he won’t have to face his own defense.

Obama, Trump stop by Georgia in closing days of the campaign

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Joe Biden in Atlanta on Monday, arriving the day after President Donald Trump's second Georgia rally in the home stretch of a presidential race in which the once reliably Republican state has become a battleground.