MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s presidential election began Friday, a milestone that kicked off a six-week sprint to Election Day after a summer of political turmoil. Voters lined up to cast their ballots in Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia, the states with the first early in-person voting opportunities. About a dozen more states will follow by mid-October. At a polling site in Minneapolis, Jason Miller arrived well before the polls opened at 8 a.m. and was first in line. He was...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Washington Nationals reactivated Trevor Williams before Friday afternoon's game at Chicago, and the right-hander was set to make his first start since May 30 against the Cubs and Jameson Taillon. The 32-year-old Williams was off to the best start of his nine-year career — 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA in 11 games — when he went on the 60-day injured list on June 4 with a right flexor muscle strain. Manager Dave Martinez didn't offer specifics,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — No. 3 Ohio State had an unusually early bye last week in the midst of a tune-up schedule that has already seen the Buckeyes outscore opponents by a combined 108-6. The Buckeyes dropped from No. 2 to No. 3 in the AP poll while other teams were playing more competitive games. And nobody is going to be overly impressed if they cover the 39 1/2-point spread against Marshall of the Sun Belt Conference this Saturday at the Horseshoe. But Ohio...

Kansas (1-2) at West Virginia (1-2), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: West Virginia by 2 1/2. Series record: West Virginia leads 10-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Kansas and West Virginia are hoping to get off to a good start in the Big 12 after subpar showings in nonconference play. The Jayhawks gave up a late TD to UNLV and lost 23-20 last week. The Mountaineers allowed a blocked punt for a touchdown and surrendered a 10-point lead in the final three minutes of a 38-34...

We aren't quite in the throes of conference play as the first month of the college football season winds down. Things get real next week when Georgia-Alabama gives us a top-five SEC matchup that will be advertised as an early battle for seeding in the College Football Playoff. In the meantime, No. 1 Texas, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 5 Mississippi each are favored by no fewer than five touchdowns against overmatched opponents Saturday. The four games pitting AP Top 25...

NEW YORK (AP) — The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden at the U.S. Capitol. Darden watched the ceremony from her Connecticut home. A medal was also given to all the women who worked as mathematicians, engineers and “human computers” in the U.S. space program from the 1930s to 1970s. "By honoring them, we...