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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...

Associated PressHeisman motivates Jackson to be more valuable for LouisvilleBy STEVE BITTENBENDERLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rewarding as it was to win the Heisman Trophy last season, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson didn't end the year the way he had envisioned.Jackson's selection as the school's first Heisman winner was preceded by...

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...

Police seek teen, mom in killing of Missouri State playerLAS VEGAS (AP) Police are looking for a teen suspect and his mother in the shooting of a Missouri State University football player who witnesses say tried to stop a fight involving his sister and others in Las Vegas...

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...

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 WriterAresco: AAC's profile boosted by Big 12 expansion processBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco noted the difference on Tuesday.His conference, which a day before had been facing the potential loss of two or even four of its highest-profile programs to the...

Former USC football assistant coach John Jackson dies at 81LOS ANGELES (AP) John Jackson, who coached star tailbacks Marcus Allen and Charles White during their Heisman Trophy-winning seasons at Southern California, has died. He was 81.The university said Friday that Jackson died of complications following intestinal surgery on...

AP Sports WriterSpring game shows Buckeyes' emphasis on throwing the ballBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Urban Meyer made it clear this spring that he wants to throw the ball deep again.Meyer needs quarterback J.T. Barrett to hook up with receivers for more momentum-changing plays downfield,...

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...

Kentucky dismisses senior DE Bell for violating team rulesFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Kentucky coach Mark Stoops says senior defensive end Alvonte Bell has been dismissed from the team for an unspecified violation of team rules.Stoops and Louisville coach Bobby Petrino spoke during a Tuesday news conference at a charity...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Houston looks to bounce back against TulsaBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) After a 5-0 start the No. 13 Houston Cougars had designs on crashing the College Football Playoff.A loss to Navy last week, however, ruined those plans. Now the Cougars need help to reach the...