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AP Sports WriterSyracuse hosts North Carolina looking to stop 2-game skidBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse quarterback Eric Dungey has forgotten his last pass. It wasn't so easy to do.Two weeks ago on the Orange's first offensive play in overtime at Pittsburgh after the Panthers had opened extra time with a touchdown,...

Associated PressNo. 25 Navy puts undefeated start on line against MemphisBy PHIL STUKENBORGMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The 25th-ranked Navy Midshipmen will put a pair of unbeaten streaks on the line when they play at Memphis.Not only are the Midshipmen (5-0, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) off to a perfect start...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota quarterback Mitch Leidner has undergone surgery on his left foot, requiring a four-month recovery that will limit him in spring practices.The university announced Wednesday that Leidner's procedure went as planned.Leidner did not miss any games this year. He had 2,701 yards passing for the fourth-most...

AP College Football WriterOnce overlooked, Huskers' Cole Conrad now man in the middleBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's Cole Conrad hopes his journey from small-school football star with no scholarship offers to starting center in the Big Ten can inspire players who feel as if they have been...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS rankings: Takeaways from the preseason Top 25By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A national voting panel selected the STATS FCS Preseason Top 25 on Monday, but the 160 votes seemingly came out of Frisco Texas - the host city of the national championship game since 2010.The only...

AP Sports WriterSpartans could be a force in rugged Big Ten raceBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) It's a familiar story at Michigan State: The Spartans are talented, tenacious - and a bit under the radar in the Big Ten.After a 10-win season in 2017, coach Mark Dantonio's...

Ex-NFL player sues Michigan State over 2016 expulsionEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A former NFL football player is suing Michigan State University, saying his rights were violated when he was expelled after a sexual misconduct investigation.Keith Mumphery was not charged with a crime. But he says his NFL career...

Lightning halts game between Syracuse and LouisvilleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A severe thunderstorm with lighting and high winds has halted Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference game between Syracuse and Louisville in the second quarter with the Cardinals leading 21-3.Driving rain arrived early in the first quarter and continued into the...

Alabama hires Karl Scott, Josh Gattis as assistantsTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama has hired Karl Scott as secondary coach and Josh Gattis to work with wide receivers.Coach Nick Saban announced the hirings Thursday.Scott was hired as Louisiana-Lafayette's defensive coordinator in late December after spending the last two seasons as...

New Mexico football coach faces heat over slur allegationsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico football coach Bob Davie continues to face questions after a report says witnesses reported him using racial slurs.A report from the school's Office of Equal Opportunity released Thursday said witnesses told the office Davie some...

Associated PressSandusky granted hearing in appeal of sex abuse convictionBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A judge on Thursday ordered hearings to let former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky develop more information as he tries to overturn his child molestation conviction.Judge John Cleland said the three days...

AP Sports WriterTennessee WR Jauan Jennings making most of second chanceBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings has orchestrated a personal turnaround over the last two years, becoming one of the Volunteers' most popular players after getting himself kicked off the team.Jennings was dismissed from...