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Vikings player Floyd denies reports of flagged alcohol testsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Police say Vikings wide receiver Michael Floyd has been flagged for failed alcohol tests that are part of his monitoring for house arrest in Minnesota.Police records obtained by the Star Tribune show that Floyd flagged his alcohol monitoring...

Associated Press2 ex-Penn State officials plead guilty in child-sex scandalBy MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVYHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Two former Penn State administrators accused of covering up child sexual abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky pleaded guilty to reduced charges Monday, more than five years after the scandal rocked the...

Baylor regents: 17 women reported assaults by 19 playersWACO, Texas (AP) An outside investigation of the Baylor University sexual violence scandal found 17 women who had reported sexual or domestic assaults involving 19 Baylor University athletes since 2011, university regents have told The Wall Street Journal.Those included four...

Jon Reschke leaves Michigan State after regrettable commentEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State linebacker Jon Reschke has left the team.Reschke released a statement Friday, saying he made an insensitive and totally regrettable comment involving a former teammate more than a month ago. Reschke says he and coach Mark...

AP Sports WriterSEC tweaks graduate transfer rules, opening door for ZaireBy MARK LONGDESTIN, Fla. (AP) The Southeastern Conference tweaked its graduate transfer policy Friday, making changes that would allow former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire to land at Florida.School presidents and chancellors voted to reduce penalties for programs...

Baylor suspends football player hit with protective orderBy The Associated PressBaylor safety Travon Blanchard has been suspended after the school was notified that a woman's request for a protective order against him had been granted by a court.The Baylor athletic department released a statement Tuesday, saying it was aware...

3 U of Illinois football players arrested in alleged robberyCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Three University of Illinois football players have been arrested for allegedly robbing a man of cash in a residence hall.Police told the Champaign News-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2r2e8KT) that Darta Lee, Zarrian Holcombe and Howard Watkins will be formally...

Alabama hires Patriots assistant Brian Daboll to run offenseTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama has hired New England Patriots assistant Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban announced Monday that Daboll will replace Steve Sarkisian, who ran the offense in the national championship game before...

Michigan State's Mike Sadler remembered as bright 'light'EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Hundreds of people have turned out at Michigan State's Spartan Stadium to celebrate the life of former football player Mike Sadler, who died in a car crash in Wisconsin.Michigan State admissions director Jim Cotter offered opening remarks...

Ex-Florida QB Harris planning transfer to Tennessee StateNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Florida quarterback Treon Harris plans to resume his career at Football Championship Subdivision program Tennessee State.Tennessee State athletic department spokesman Jose Garcia said Friday via email that ''I can inform of his intention to enroll at Tennessee...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Undrafted FCS players have NFL opportunitiesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Feeling overlooked and undervalued has a way of fueling FCS players heading into the NFL - especially the many who go undrafted and become even longer shots.Past awards, honors and statistics don't matter, even for a player...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS draft roundtable - Part VBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Tony Romo went from winning the 2002 Walter Payton Award as a senior at Eastern Illinois to being undrafted the next spring. Newly elected Hall of Famer Kurt Warner was undrafted out of Northern Iowa.Sleeper prospects are...