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AP Sports WriterShazier stands to cheers at Ohio State spring gameBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State fan favorite Ryan Shazier visited the spring game Saturday and stood without assistance to cheers from the crowd at his alma mater.The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker is recovering from a devastating spinal...

AP College Football WriterWeek 5 Preview: Top-25 matchups in SEC; ACC title rematchBy RALPH D. RUSSOTwo games matching ranked Southeastern Conference teams. including the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, highlights the fifth week of the college football season.No. 13 Texas A&M visits No. 2 Alabama on Saturday, looking...

Demetrius Cooper ordered to undergo daily alcohol testingEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A court has ordered Michigan State defensive end Demetrius Cooper to undergo daily alcohol testing after he consumed alcohol last month in violation of his bond.Cooper in November accepted a plea deal on misdemeanor assault charges for...

Florida freshman QB Jalon Jones accused of sexual batteryGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Two University of Florida students have accused quarterback Jalon Jones of sexual battery.The university released two reports Thursday that stem from an April 6 incident at an on-campus residential housing complex.Jones has not been charged. The incident...

Football staffer no longer employed by Michigan after arrestANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Fergus Connolly, a former staff member for the Michigan football program, is no longer employed by the school.Spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed the departure Thursday.Connolly was the Wolverines' director of performance science. He was arrested earlier this...

AP Sports WriterBIG 12 SPOTLIGHT: No more bye-bye with return of title gameBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWith the return of the Big 12 championship game, each conference team has only one open date this season. There will be no bye-bye.Instead of two bye weeks, or even three like in 2013 or...

Iowa (AP) Fourth-year coach Matt Campbell has done a remarkable job making Iowa State respectable within the Big 12. And yet, the idea that the Cyclones could actually win the league remained implausible.Not anymore. Iowa State isn't the favorite to take the conference crown, not with Oklahoma among the nation's...

AP College Football WriterHouston still waiting to play after 3rd virus cancellationBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Houston Cougars are again without an opponent and still waiting to play their season opener as COVID-19 issues wiped out two more major college football games Wednesday.The latest team forced to bail on Houston...

AP Sports WriterLB Chris Orr comes full circle for Wisconsin after injuryBy BY GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Sometime early in training camp, Wisconsin linebacker Chris Orr launched himself into a pileup on the practice field during to make a tackle. He took a hit to his surgically...

AP Sports WriterDucks, back in Top 25, open Pac-12 season at struggling ASUBy BOB BAUMTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) A little over a year ago, Oregon unceremoniously fell from the national rankings after years of being rated among the nation's best.Now, after a 3-0 start in nonconference play, the Ducks...

Ex-Clemson tailback Tyshon Dye dies after drowning at lakeCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Former Clemson and East Carolina running back Tyshon Dye drowned Friday after swimming in a lake during a family outing.Dye was 25 years old.Elbert County Corner Chuck Almond told several media outlets Dye was at Richard B....

Southeast Missouri seeks to rebound in 2017(STATS) - Southeast Missouri will open the 2017 season at Kansas and play five home games as part of its 11-game schedule which was announced Thursday.The Redhawks are seeking to improve on a 3-8 season under coach Tom Matukewicz.They will face Kansas for...