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NC State dismisses 2 players, suspends 3 for misconductRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren has dismissed two players from the team and suspended three others for violating athletics department and team rules pertaining to marijuana and alcohol.The team announced the dismissals and suspensions Tuesday. The...

Dayton QB Jeske's recovery progressing(STATS) - Dayton starting quarterback Alex Jeske continues to recover from a foot injury and is projected to return to the Flyers' lineup after missing about three games next month.The redshirt junior and team captain suffered a Jones fracture, breaking the little toe in his...

The Latest: Lawyers want fraternity death charges droppedBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) The Latest on a preliminary hearing for Penn State fraternity members charged after a pledge died (all times local):5 p.m.Members of a Penn State fraternity fighting charges they're to blame for a pledge's death are hoping a judge...

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 WriterFor Briles and others, FAU is a second chanceBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Lane Kiffin is the head coach at LSU.No, not that one.Kiffin is still the coach at Florida Atlantic, which has a roster - and coaching staff - featuring many of people who...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 West Virginia short on proven receiversBy JOHN RABYWest Virginia is jostling to get enough capable targets for quarterback Will Grier to throw to with the season opener less than two weeks away.With the top two wide receivers gone from last year's team and other problems...

AP Sports WriterFlorida suspends 2 more for opener, including RB ScarlettBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 17 Florida has suspended two more players, including starting running back Jordan Scarlett, for its season opener against 11th-ranked Michigan.Scarlett and receiver Rick Wells were suspended indefinitely from all team activities for...

Oregon QB Justin Herbert out with fractured collarboneEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert is out ''for a while'' because of a fractured collarbone, coach Willie Taggart said Monday.Taggart also said at his weekly news conference that junior linebacker Kaulana Apelu is out for the season with an...

AP College Football WriterOn a healthy path, Jerry Kill returns to coaching at RutgersBy RALPH D. RUSSOPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Jerry Kill has been seizure-free for almost a year and a half. He has lost 25 pounds by cutting way down on carbs and taking long walks. After years...

AP Sports WriterStanford back at Coliseum 10 years after historic USC upsetBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Although nearly a full decade has passed, Stanford's victory over Southern California in 2007 still seems downright preposterous.The 0-3 Cardinal entered the Coliseum as 41-point underdogs and ended the Trojans' 35-game home...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Clemson pulls closer to 'Bama; USC out of Top 10By ERIC OLSONAlabama's big win over Mississippi didn't keep Clemson from cutting into its lead in The Associated Press college football poll.The defending national champion Tigers more than doubled their number of first-place votes...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: UAB celebrates its return, but tough issues remainBy PAUL NEWBERRYWelcome back, UAB.Now, the real work begins.For the Blazers, and so many other programs on the fringes of supposedly major-college football, it's hard to envision a scenario where this all works out in the long run. There's...