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Colorado football program to retire Rashaan Salaam's numberBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The University of Colorado football program will retire No. 19 in honor of Rashaan Salaam, who killed himself last December at age 42.It will be the first number retired by the program in 47 years. The ceremony will...

BC, Wake Forest set to renew mini-rivalry in ACC AtlanticBOSTON (AP) John Wolford is the first Wake Forest quarterback to start four straight season openers. Boston College's Anthony Brown is the first Eagle to win the opener in his freshman year.On Saturday, they'll face each other in what...

Quarterback David Cornwell leaves Nevada programRENO, Nev. (AP) Nevada quarterback David Cornwell, a transfer from Alabama, has left the Wolf Pack.Cornwell was the first player to commit to first-year Nevada coach Jay Norvell last December and he entered fall training camp as the starter.But Cornwell didn't make his...

California WR Demetris Robertson out for seasonBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) California receiver Demetris Robertson will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury.Robertson said on Twitter that he had surgery to repair an injury that bothered him last season. The school confirmed the surgery on Sunday and...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Hokies eager for another crack at No. 2 ClemsonBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech players say they are taking a sensible approach to their highly anticipated Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday night. They say they are casting aside any thoughts of revenge.The No. 12 Hokies...

Fired Gophers football coach defends leadership after reportMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Former University of Minnesota football coach Tracy Claeys is defending himself after an outside review blamed ''weak leadership'' by the coaching staff for a threat by players to boycott the Holiday Bowl.Claeys wrote a commentary that appeared online Wednesday....

AP Sports WriterIowa, Michigan St. ready for another crucial Big Ten contestBy MICHAEL MAROTSome things to watch in the Big Ten this week:GAME OF THE WEEKIowa at Michigan State. The first full weekend of conference play kicks off with one of the league's most competitive series. Both teams need...

AP Sports WriterImproved Virginia prepares for stern test at Boise StateBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) After three home games to start the season, Virginia has already matched its victory total of a year ago.The Cavaliers (2-1) will get a better sense of how far they've come when...

Ex-Baylor president: Some women 'make themselves victims'WACO, Texas (AP) A court filing this week reveals that the former interim president of Baylor University referred to some women who said they had been sexually assaulted as willing victims, amid lingering allegations that the nation's largest Baptist school repeatedly mishandled...

Associated PressNC State's Bradley Chubb apologizes for spitting on FSU logoBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) North Carolina State's Bradley Chubb said that he didn't intentionally spit on Florida State's logo after the Wolfpack's 27-21 victory over the 12th-ranked Seminoles on Saturday.The senior defensive end then took to social...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Austin Peay adds UCF as 12th gameBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Austin Peay will play a third FBS opponent this season after the Governors added an Oct. 28 visit to UCF on Thursday.UCF had two games called off to due to Hurricane Irma and had replaced only...

AP Sports WriterManning not worried about Giants offense after 1 gameBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Fourteen seasons in the NFL have taught Eli Manning not to make too much of one game.Sure, the New York Giants' offense was pathetic in a season-opening 19-3 loss to the Dallas...