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Western Illinois to face Oklahoma State in 2020(STATS) - Western Illinois and Oklahoma State will meet for the first time in a game scheduled for Sept. 19, 2020 in Stillwater.WIU announced the matchup at Boone Pickens Stadium on Wednesday.It will be the Leathernecks' seventh game against a Big 12...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) A woman faces second-degree murder charges after authorities said she plowed a car into the crowd at an Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people, including a toddler.Adacia Chambers, a 25-year-old resident of the college town, was arrested after the Saturday crash on a...

AP Sports WriterGreen in C-USA: North Texas and Marshall league favoritesBy STEPHEN HAWKINSDENTON, Texas (AP) North Texas was oh-so-close in Conference USA last year to fulfilling the preseason prediction of repeating as a division champion. The Mean Green could have also ended up at the opposite end of...

Associated PressLSU prepares for physical challenge vs Mississippi StateBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU's defense is getting mentally prepared for the physical challenges ahead of it.Yes, the fifth-ranked Tigers were able to celebrate shutting down then-No. 2 Georgia. But now LSU will be tested by in its...

AP College Football WriterNo. 1 Alabama tops preseason Top 25; Clemson, Georgia nextBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare three-peat.The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25...

AP Sports WriterAuburn's Kerryon Johnson outshining more heralded SEC backsBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Kerryon Johnson wasn't the most heralded tailback in the Southeastern Conference coming into this season, or even on his own team.The running back for No. 10 Auburn has been the most prolific when healthy,...

AP Sports WriterSigns of conditioning issues concern for some ACC schoolsBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech's twice-delayed season-opener could hardly have started any better.By the middle of the first quarter, the Hokies led North Carolina State 17-0 despite being without almost two dozen players for COVID-19 and injury-related issues, as...

Associated Press/ Report for AmericaMichigan considers extension for lawsuits naming late doctorBy ANNA LIZ NICHOLSLANSING, Mich. (AP) Two Michigan lawmakers sought Wednesday to expand the state's statute of limitations for some sexual assault cases to allow more time for accusers of the late sports doctor Robert Anderson to...

Arkansas coach to miss Florida game with COVID-19FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas said Tuesday that coach Sam Pittman will miss the game at No. 6 Florida on Saturday after having two positive COVID-19 tests.Pittman was tested Sunday as part of the team's normal protocol and learned Monday morning that...

UNC takes on NC State hoping to earn bowl invitationRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina hasn’t earned a bowl berth in a while and hasn’t defeated North Carolina State in even longer.The Tar Heels can check off both of those boxes Saturday night.North Carolina can wrap up bowl eligibility...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Ohio St. runs past No. 15 Wildcats for Big Ten crownBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Ohio State running back Trey Sermon got the message Saturday.He'd heard coach Ryan Day preach about everything the Buckeyes overcame to reach this season's Big Ten championship game. He also...

AP Sports WriterCharlotte becomes bowl eligible for 1st timeBy NOAH TRISTERIn its fifth season in the FBS, Charlotte is bowl eligible for the first time.The 49ers secured that prize with a 24-13 win over Marshall on Saturday. They were one of two Conference USA teams that earned their sixth...