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AP College Football WriterAAC lays out COVID-19 testing plan ahead NCAA announcementBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe American Athletic Conference will require all its schools to test football players for COVID-19 at least 72 hours before competition.The announcement Thursday by the American comes ahead of the expected release of recommendations from...

Former NFL and USC player David Lewis dies at 65TAMPA, Fla. (AP) David Lewis, a key member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 1979 team that reached the NFC title game, has died. He was 65.Lewis died Tuesday in Tampa. The cause was not immediately known, but he had...

Former NFL and USC player David Lewis dies at 65TAMPA, Fla. (AP) David Lewis, a key member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 1979 team that reached the NFC title game, has died. He was 65.Lewis died Tuesday in Tampa. The cause was not immediately known, but he had...

Central Arkansas leads Southland preseason team(Stats Perform) - Behind quarterback Breylin Smith, Central Arkansas led the way with 14 selections on the Southland Conference preseason team Wednesday.Smith, a redshirt junior, set the school's single-season record for passing yards (3,704) and tied the mark for touchdown passes (32) as Central...

FCS conferences to host virtual media days(Stats Perform) - As college football players continue to return to campuses, the anticipation for the 2020 season is raising considerably. Preseason polls and honors take the excitement to an even higher level.Most FCS conferences will use virtual media days as an unofficial...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=D-III power St. Thomas to join PFL in 2021By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The University of St. Thomas has been too good for the Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference - literally - so it's jumping to Division I.St. Thomas will make the move upward...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=D-III power St. Thomas to join PFL in 2021By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The University of St. Thomas has been too good for the Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference - literally - so it's jumping to Division I.St. Thomas will make the move upward...

Wisconsin teams to wear university crest logo with black 'W'MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin plans to have its sports teams wear a university crest logo with a black “W” to show solidarity with Black and other underrepresented communities on campus.School officials said Wednesday the change would take effect whenever...

2021 Rose Parade canceled due to coronavirus pandemicPASADENA, Calif. (AP) The 2021 Rose Parade has been canceled because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on planning for the New Year’s Day tradition and the risk of spreading infections among its huge audience and participants, organizers said Wednesday.The...

2021 Rose Parade canceled due to coronavirus pandemicPASADENA, Calif. (AP) The 2021 Rose Parade has been canceled because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on planning for the New Year’s Day tradition and the risk of spreading infections among its huge audience and participants, organizers said Wednesday.The...

AP Sports WriterMissouri's Drinkwitz takes side in mask-or-no-mask debateBy DAVE SKRETTACOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Eli Drinkwitz has been the head coach at Missouri for just over seven months.He has yet to lead the Tigers onto the football field, much less win a game, yet his role in the community...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS independents would be caught between conference-only schedulesBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Most FCS conferences are likely considering a conference-only schedule as they try to have a 2020 season during the global COVID-19 pandemic.Moving to a conference-only schedule would cut down on early games and...