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AP College Football WriterNotre Dame relaunch: Confident Kelly unfazed by hot seatBy RALPH D. RUSSOSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The ''new'' version of Brian Kelly is fitter, more connected to his team, less connected to his offense, not as likely to unload on a player at practice and -...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 commish wants decision on expansion by end of summerBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby wants conference leaders to make decisions one way or the other on the lingering topics of expansion, a football championship game and a league network by...

Two Ole Miss football players arrested for shopliftingOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi football players Ken Webster and Detric Bing-Dukes have been arrested and charged with shoplifting. Both players have posted bail and have been released.Lafayette County Detention Center jail records show Webster and Bing-Dukes were arrested just before 7...

AP Sports WriterUniversity of Iowa discrimination case goes to juryBy LUKE MEREDITHDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Jurors on Wednesday began deliberating a lawsuit filed by an athletic administrator who accuses the University of Iowa of discriminating against her because of her sexual orientation.The case went to the eight-person jury...

Report: Alabama DB Deionte Thompson suspect in assaultTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) A Texas TV station reports that Alabama safety Deionte Thompson is a suspect in a spring break assault.KBMT-TV in Beaumont reported Thursday that the Galveston County Sheriff's Department has issued warrants against the 20-year-old Thompson and three others...

Utah State player, student charged with intimidating witnessSALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Utah State football player and another student are being charged with intimidating a witness in a burglary case against two other members of the football team.Logan Police Chief Gary Jensen told The Salt Lake Tribune (http://bit.ly/2p5NX4K)...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: With Riley moving up, which coordinators are next?By RALPH D. RUSSOBy promoting Lincoln Riley to head coach at age 33, Oklahoma locked up one of the most promising coordinators in college football and took a likely hot candidate off the job market.Riley replacing Bob...

AP Sports WriterAuburn Tigers trying to live up to those 2013 comparisonsBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The Auburn Tigers have stockpiled highly rated recruiting classes and built what coach Gus Malzahn deems his deepest, most experienced team.Now, the Tigers are hoping for a corresponding rise in on-the-field fortunes...

AP Sports WriterEx coach Art Briles rips Baylor, claims wrongful terminationBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Fired Baylor coach Art Briles ripped his former employer Thursday, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university...

Tebow re-ups with ESPN to be analyst for SEC NetworkBy The Associated PressESPN has announced a multiyear agreement with Tim Tebow, who will continue as an analyst on the SEC Network.Tebow has worked as a studio analyst for the SEC Network since its 2014 debut. He will remain part...

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...

The Associated PressPenn State reveals plans to renovate iconic Beaver StadiumBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State plans to overhaul 23 athletic facilities, including its football stadium, though renovations to the program's iconic facility won't begin for at least five years.Once completed, the 106,572-seat, nearly six-decade-old Beaver...