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Today is Sunday, Sept. 22, the 266th day of 2024. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn begins at 8:43 a.m. EDT. Today in history: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people in Confederate states should be freed as of Jan.

TAMPA — The Hurricanes took the Bulls‘ best punch on Saturday night, and they left Raymond James Stadium with their record unscathed. After a tug-of-war in the first half, No. 8 Miami (4-0) pulled away in the second half and notched a 50-15 win over upstart USF (2-2), which has proven its mettle in closely fought games against both UM and Alabama. The Hurricanes are 6-1 all-time against the Bulls. “Proud of our guys for responding the way they did,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said.

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Durell Robinson and Mel Brown each ran for 156 yards and Robinson scored two touchdowns and the duo helped UConn trample Florida Atlantic 48-14 on Saturday. Robinson did his running damage on just 16 carries and Brown carried 21 times. Quarterback Nick Evers ran for 78 yards on 18 carries and scored two touchdowns.

8212; Ja’Khi Douglas had a 36-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter and Florida State defeated Cal 14-9 on Saturday in the Bears’ first Atlantic Coast Conference game. Patrick Payton had three of Florida State’s seven sacks, the last when Marvin Jones Jr. and Edwin Joseph combined to sack Cal’s Fernando Mendoza on fourth down with 54 seconds left.

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