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AP Sports WriterNew Alabama AD Byrne talks Saban, coach firing, new rulesBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Greg Byrne has had an eventful first three months as Alabama's athletic director.Byrne made a seemingly tough decision in firing a baseball coach after one season and a no-brainer, too: striking a...

UNC reinstates suspended player after dismissal of chargesCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has reinstated suspended football player Allen Artis after misdemeanor charges against him for sexual battery and assault on a female student were dismissed.Athletic director Bubba Cunningham announced the decision in a statement Thursday.Artis was indefinitely...

Big Ten to coaches: 'Stay put. Sideline isn't a stage.'CHICAGO (AP) Watch your step, Jim Harbaugh.The rest of you Big Ten coaches, too.Conference officials are tired of coaches who treat the sideline like a stage and rage like Hamlet over calls they don't like - and they're prepared,...

Headgear rules: Lee Corso, 81, signs extension with ESPNBy The Associated PressESPN has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Lee Corso, the 81-year-old star of ''College GameDay.''Corso joined ESPN in 1987 and has been part of the popular college football Saturday pregame show ever since. His head-gear game...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Jenkins directing Cal Poly's triple optionBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Cal Poly quarterback Khaleel Jenkins wore uniform No. 14 as a true freshman in 2015 and No. 2 last year. This year, he's sporting No. 10 - his high school number.It seems to fit just right as...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 FCS vs. FBS: SWACBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Coming off a 2016 season in which their 10 wins over FBS programs tied for the fourth most in a season, FCS programs hope to make a mark again in 2017.Southwestern Athletic Conference teams are involved in 11...

Associated PressConspiracy charge added against Penn State ex-administratorsBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday allowed prosecutors to add a conspiracy charge against three former Penn State administrators, increasing their possible penalty if convicted of crimes for their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.Judge...

2017 ACC predicted order of finishGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) The 2017 preseason Atlantic Coast Conference predicted order of finish and player of the year voting, announced Monday by the league and determined by a vote of 167 media members at the conference's media days last week, with first-place votes...

AP Sports WriterArkansas RB Williams to quit football after latest injuryBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas running back Rawleigh Williams says he will stop playing football after a most-recent injury scare that came after he broke his neck in a game a year and half ago.Williams, who was...

State lawyers: UConn football hire violates nepotism policyHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut ethics lawyers say the University of Connecticut violated the state's ban on nepotism by hiring football coach Randy Edsall's son as an assistant coach but say Corey Edsall can serve out his contract.In their draft recommendation to...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Liberty's 2017 scholarships will be in the 70sBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - As Liberty anticipates its impending move to the FBS level next year, the Flames won't quite be on a level playing field with the competition in their final FCS season.Coach Turner Gill said Friday Liberty's...

Florida WR Callaway gets plea deal in marijuana caseGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida receiver Antonio Callaway has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.Prosecutors dropped a marijuana possession charge as part of Monday's plea deal, which State Attorney Bill Cervone said was standard for cases involving small...