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STATS Senior Editor=QB Adams adds another explosive layer to WCU's offenseBy BRETT HUSTON(STATS) - Detrez Newsome has been at it for four years, giving Western Carolina an all-purpose weapon who's an equal threat to take a handoff, kickoff or dump-off to the house.He's no longer a one-man show.Sophomore quarterback...

AP Sports WriterAir Force will play Army, Navy in football this seasonBy PAT GRAHAMThe Air Force Falcons are planning to play two football games this season against fellow service academies Army and Navy.The Falcons' abbreviated schedule will include hosting Navy on Oct. 3 at the Air Force Academy and...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=MEAC spring plan has divisional play, championship gameBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - With FCS conferences hoping to play their postponed football schedules in the spring semester, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has decided to dream big.The MEAC unveiled a scheduling model on Wednesday that includes its...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Faculty members at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have drafted a no-confidence resolution against the president following his decision to kill the school's football program despite it finishing with its best record in years.The document, released Thursday by the university, accuses UAB President Ray...

Baylor calls claims by former AD in court docs 'baseless'WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor says its former athletic director made ''factually baseless assertions'' in a court deposition when he claimed regents tried to steer blame for the school's sexual assault scandal to the football team.The Waco Tribune reported Friday...

AP Sports WriterQB Guarantano opens as undisputed starter for No. 16 VolsBy TERESA M. WALKERJarrett Guarantano and the 16th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are about to find out how much it helps them having the same offensive coordinator for consecutive seasons.The quarterback who lost his starting job last season and even...

PROVO, Utah (AP) A campus police report shows BYU sophomore linebacker Sione Takitaki has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor theft.KSL.com (http://bit.ly/1L9Ikf4 ) reports Takitaki has been given citations for two Class B misdemeanors for thefts of athletic wear from the women's soccer and track and field...

AP Sports WriterNCAA to lift moratorium on football, basketball workoutsBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on voluntary workouts by football and basketball players effective June 1 as a growing number of college leaders expressed confidence that fall sports will be possible in...

AP Sports WriterSwinney: Not in favor of social justice messages on uniformsBy PETE IACOBELLIClemson coach Dabo Swinney does not support messages of social justice or other issues on player uniforms.Swinney said Tuesday his stance is solely because he's a college football traditionalist who values the historic look of jerseys,...

Associated PressOhio, Northern Illinois picked as MAC preseason favoritesBy MATT SCHOCHDETROIT (AP) Northern Illinois is hoping to re-establish its recent run of Mid-American Conference dominance with a return to the Motor City in November.For Ohio, the championship history is more in the distant past.The two teams are the...

AP Sports WriterKerryon Johnson's 40-yard run highlights Auburn pro dayBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Kerryon Johnson can now happily get back to his football routine.The Auburn running back ran the 40 before NFL scouts Friday at the school's pro day after skipping it at the combine. He didn't...

AP Sports WriterKelly is back, Love, too: 2018 is Pac-12 Year of the ReturnBy ANNE M. PETERSONChip Kelly, who haunted opposing teams with his blur offense for the Oregon Ducks a few years ago, returns to the Pac-12 this season as head coach at UCLA. He'll make his season...