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No. 14 Stanford opens against Rice in Sydney, AustraliaBy The Associated PressNo. 14 Stanford (10-3) vs. Rice (3-9) at Sydney, Australia, 10 p.m. (ESPN)Line: Stanford minus 31.Series: Rice leads 3-2.WHAT'S AT STAKEStanford begins life without running back Christian McCaffrey, who was a first-round draft pick by the Carolina...

Judge rips USF coach Charlie Strong for behavior of playersTAMPA, Fla. (AP) A judge presiding over the first appearance of a South Florida football player charged with sexual battery not only had harsh words for the athlete in court, but questioned whether new coach Charlie Strong is a...

AP Sports WriterNobody's laughing at Buffaloes' lofty goals this timeBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Just like last year, Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre has declared that the Buffaloes' goal is to play in the Pac-12 title game.Only this time, nobody laughed.A year ago, the Buffaloes were picked as cellar...

Duke adds former interim Purdue coach to staffDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke has added former Purdue interim coach Gerad Parker to its football staff as an operations assistant.Coach David Cutcliffe announced Parker's hiring Wednesday and says he will work with the Blue Devils' offense.Parker was at Purdue from 2013-16...

The Citadel sets FBS matchups(STATS) - The Citadel has FBS opponents lined up for the next three seasons, but the Bulldogs also are thinking long term, adding a 2025 game at Ole Miss.The Bulldogs, who have won the last two Southern Conference titles, will receive a $500,000 game agreement...

Associated PressCalifornia ban won't stop Alabama from hosting Fresno StateBy KIM CHANDLERMONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) Fresno State's football game at the University of Alabama this fall is expected to go on as scheduled, despite California's decision to ban travel to Alabama by its state employees.''We look forward to the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=SWAC to stop playing conference championship gameBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference is planning to forgo the only conference championship game in the FCS after this year's matchup on Dec. 2 in Houston.In a surprising announcement Tuesday, the SWAC said it will begin sending...

Michigan WR Perry pleads guilty in assault caseLANSING, Mich. (AP) A University of Michigan receiver has pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer and misdemeanor assault and battery in connection with a confrontation outside an East Lansing bar.The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/2tYDOL5 ) that 20-year-old Grant Perry...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Montana's Gustafson gains tryout with BearsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It doesn't have quite the fanfare of the Chicago Bears drafting Mitchell Trubisky with the second overall pick, but former Montana quarterback Brady Gustafson hopes to impress the NFC North team as well.Gustafson has a tryout with...

Woman accused of lying about rape claims psychiatric illnessBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) A former Connecticut university student accused of lying about being raped by two university football players is seeking to have the charges against her dismissed.The Connecticut Post reports former Sacred Heart University student Nikki Yovino filed an...

3 Michigan State players accused of assault violated policyEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State University investigated an alleged sexual assault and found that three football players violated campus policy, a lawyer said Tuesday.Michigan State said federal law bars it from releasing the report or discussing the findings. But...

Investigators meet with woman at center of UNC probeCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) A woman at the center of North Carolina's multi-year academic scandal interviewed with NCAA investigators after previously declining to cooperate in the probe.Raleigh attorney Elliot Abrams told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that his client...