University of Miami quarterback Tucker Beirne arrested in Keys and other top stories.

• University of Miami quarterback Tucker Beirne arrested in Keys

  TAVERNIER, Fla. - A backup quarterback for the University of Miami Hurricanes was arrested early Saturday in Tavernier.Tucker Beirne was arrested by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office on charges of driving under the influence and cocaine possession.According to an arrest report, the 19-year-old football player was driving recklessly and failed to maintain a single lane when deputies pulled him over on U.S. Highway 1 near mile marker 92. The deputy who conducted the traffic stop said she could s..

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• Brad Kaaya, Miami offense show potential of 'coach Richt's offense'

  

  MIAMI GARDENS — Brad Kaaya has had enough birthdays now, 21 to be exact, that material things are not important.So when the face of the 2016 Miami Hurricanes awoke Saturday, the only birthday present the quarterback wanted was the one he received later that night at Hard Rock Stadium.Miami Hurricanes running back Mark Walton (1) follows the block of Miami Hurricanes tight end Christopher Herndon (23) to the one yard line at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on September 1, 2016. (Allen..

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• Pope declares Mother Teresa a saint and model of mercy

  

  Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society's most unwanted and for having shamed world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created."Francis held up Mother Teresa as the model for a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find poor, wounded souls during a canonization Mass that drew an estimated 120,000 people — rich and poor, powerful and homeless — to a sun-filled St. Peter's Square."Let us carry her smile in ..

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• Hermine kills 2, ruins beach weekends in northward march

  

  Storm system Hermine spun away from the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to keep beaches at risk for dangerous waves and currents — and off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the holiday weekend.The National Weather Service said a tropical storm warning remains in effect for Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, which could experience wind gusts of up to 50 mph and life-threatening storm surges during high tide late Sunday and into ..

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• Britain's May seeks out new trading relations post

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday that she intends to seize new trading opportunities for a Britain that has voted to leave the European Union, reiterating that "Brexit does indeed mean Brexit" and there will be "no attempt to get out of this."After May's first meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama since she became British leader in July, the two leaders sought to downplay the impact of a British exit on the much touted "special relationship" between the U.S. and U.K.But Obama d..

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• Gators honor Steve Spurrier in ceremony before season opener

  

  Steve Spurrier took to the the 50-yard line before kickoff underneath a light rain and surrounded by a roaring crowd inside the stadium where he put Florida football on the map.He felt right at home.And now it is his home.Minutes before the 25th-ranked Gators opened the 2016 season against UMass on Saturday, UF enshrined Spurrier’s name on its field: UF home games are now played on Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.“Having my name next to Florida Field, Ben Hill Griffin S..

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• Billboard for Heisman winner in Miami gets new look

  The sign may be faded, but not the accomplishments and the impact Miami's 1969 Heisman Trophy recipient Steve Owens has made, and continues to make on his hometown.Miami City Councilman Neal Johnson took the lead in efforts to refurbish the large, commemorative tribute billboard at the Will Roger Turnpike gate entrance onto East Steve Owens Boulevard greeting those entering the city and proclaiming, "Home of Steve Owens."The Miami News-Record (http://bit.ly/2bXWEu7 ) reports that the sign has s..

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• Live blog rewind: Miami Hurricanes 70, FAMU Rattlers 3 (FINAL)

  

  Live blog rewind: Miami Hurricanes 70, FAMU Rattlers 3 (FINAL)

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