{
  "id": 13558671,
  "title": "Rice drops fifth straight game as East Carolina pulls away in fourth quarter for win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/rice-drops-fifth-straight-game-as-east-carolina-pulls-away-in-fourth",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T22:23:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rice-drops-fifth-straight-game-222313632.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rice's football team suffered its fifth consecutive loss on Saturday, falling to East Carolina 28-12 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Owls (1-5, 0-2 American) secured their third straight win after a three-game losing streak. East Carolina, coming off a 0-2 start, won its third consecutive game. Rice trailed 9-7 in the third quarter, but the Owls responded with three quick touchdowns to take control. Ray Ray Joseph Jr. caught a 6-yard TD pass from Emory Williams, extending East Carolina's lead to 14-9. Two plays later, T.J. Engleman Jr. scored on a 43-yard rush, giving East Carolina a 21-9 advantage. With 12:47 left in the fourth quarter, Julien Davis intercepted Rice quarterback Jacurri Brown, leading to a 12-yard TD run by Williams, putting East Carolina ahead 28-9. Rice returned home to face Tulsa on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.",
  "summary": "Rice took a lead in the third quarter, but gave up three quick touchdowns that allowed East Carolina to take control en route to an American Athletic Conference win.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "No. 16 Gators suffer second straight loss under Sumrall in stunning 19-point rout by South Carolina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/no-16-gators-suffer-second-straight-loss-under-sumrall-in-stunning-19",
        "published": "2026-10-10T20:38:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}