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Associated PressMissouri aiming for second-half improvement against IdahoBy CHARLIE CLARKECOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri's 1-5 start to the season put coach Barry Odom and the Tigers under fire. And if that wasn't already evident, Odom made it clear last Sunday.During a team meeting, the second-year coach took game statistics...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Young Bison go east (to Delaware)By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Fifth-ranked UC Davis is waiting in the wings for North Dakota State next week, but don't consider the Bison's visit to Delaware a trap game.The owners of two straight FCS national titles and a record seven in...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina hopes early season woes fixed during bye weekBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The first half of the season has not gone the way South Carolina had expected. The Gamecocks believe there's still plenty of time left to turn things back in the winning direction.''We're...

AP Sports WriterCoastal Carolina, Cincinnati headline Bowl Day snubsBy CLIFF BRUNTThe Coastal Carolina Chanticleers did everything asked of them and then some.Coastal played 11 games during a pandemic that wreaked havoc on schedules nationwide and won them all. The Chanticleers even added unbeaten BYU late in the season on...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Shedding the blocks of Big Ten offensive linemen as an undersized defensive tackle isn't the toughest thing Darius Hamilton has faced in his football career.Instead, it's shedding the shadow of his father Keith, a New York Giants defensive lineman from 1992-2003.Even as he became a...

Associated PressMichigan State rocked by sexual assault investigationsBy ED WHITE and CHRIS EHRMANNEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State University, known for its leafy campus, years of basketball success and a heritage that goes back to Abraham Lincoln, is dealing with a different image these days: allegations of sexual...

Police investigating altercation between Miami fan, officerMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Police are investigating a videotaped altercation where a University of Miami football fan slaps an officer, who then punches her in the head.Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said in an email Sunday that Bridget Freitas, a 30-year-old nurse,...

Central Michigan, San Diego State meet in New Mexico BowlBy The Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico Bowl: Central Michigan (8-5) vs. San Diego State (9-3), Dec. 21, 2 p.m. EST (ESPN)Line: San Diego State by 3 1/2Series Record: First meetingWHAT'S AT STAKESan Diego State is making a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Miami looks to finally stop home drought against FSUBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) The last time Miami won a home game against Florida State, the Hurricanes wound up celebrating on the turf of the fabled Orange Bowl.That stadium was bulldozed a decade ago.The...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Missouri fires football coach Barry OdomBy DAVE SKRETTACOLOMBIA, Mo. (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the decision says Missouri has fired football coach Barry Odom.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because no announcement has been made.Odom is...

LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Two Utah State athletes injured when their SUV was struck by a semi have been released from the hospital, but three others remain hospitalized.Redshirt freshman Adewale Adeoye and senior John Taylor were discharged Sunday afternoon, three days after the accident.They were among four football players,...

OU's Riley extended through 2025, will earn average of $7.5MNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley will earn an average of more than $7.5 million a year under a contract extension through the 2025 season.The university's board of regents approved the two-year extension Tuesday. The deal was negotiated...