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Associated PressSyracuse holds on to beat Pitt 27-24, 1st time in 5 yearsBy MARK FRANKSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Eric Dungey threw two touchdown passes and ran for another and the Orange defense stymied Pittsburgh's offense on third down as Syracuse held on to beat Pitt 27-24 Saturday.Syracuse's win was...

Miami-Florida State game could be impacted by weather againTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) The matchup between No. 13 Miami and Florida State could once again be impacted by inclement weather.Officials from both schools and the Atlantic Coast Conference are monitoring Tropical Depression 16, which is expected to turn into Tropical...

No. 21 Florida says WR Cleveland won't play against LSUGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 21 Florida will be without leading receiver Tyrie Cleveland against LSU on Saturday.Coach Jim McElwain ruled Cleveland out following practice Wednesday, saying the sophomore ''was in there working his tail off trying to play.''Cleveland sustained...

AP Sports WriterIowa LB Josey Jewell off to monster start in '17By LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) When Iowa defensive lineman Parker Hesse calls his teammate Josey Jewell ''obnoxiously competitive,'' he means it as a compliment.Hesse said Jewell's tenacity even extends to a tailgating game, cornhole, which was...

Associated PressWith creative plays, Penn St gets most out of star BarkleyBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Saquon Barkley's first career touchdown pass didn't look as good on replay as he envisioned it would. But it worked, unlike the first time the running back tried to throw one.''You...

Associated PressWith creative plays, Penn St gets most out of star BarkleyBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Saquon Barkley's first career touchdown pass didn't look as good on replay as he envisioned it would. But it worked, unlike the first time the running back tried to throw one.''You...

AP Sports WriterTennessee knows it needs more energy to beat No. 7 GeorgiaBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee can't quite explain the reasons for its lack of emotion in its last game, but the Volunteers understand they must not let it happen again.The Vols (3-1, 0-1 SEC) showed...

AP Sports WriterMiami says RB Mark Walton needs season-ending surgeryBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami running back Mark Walton will need season-ending surgery on his right ankle, a major blow for the 11th-ranked and unbeaten Hurricanes.Walton was injured in Miami's win over Florida State on Saturday, and...

AP Sports WriterDebate continues overs pro and cons of late Pac-12 kickoffsBy ANNE M. PETERSONWashington coach Chris Petersen has moved on from the debate over Pac-12 After Dark, those late-night televised conference games that end in the wee hours on the East Coast.But it's worth noting he did bring...

AP Sports WriterTennessee to start redshirt freshman Guarantano at QBBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee redshirt freshman quarterback Jarrett Guarantano will make his first career start in place of Quinten Dormady this week as the Volunteers seek to bounce back from their first shutout loss since 1994.Vols coach...

Auburn hires firm to investigate alleged academic fraudAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn has hired a law firm to review allegations that a part-time academic staffer took an online test for a football player.ESPN's Outside the Lines reported Wednesday that a mentor took the final exam for a player from...

AP Sports WriterIowa St.'s Lanning plays both ways; Cyclones stun OklahomaBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Iowa State's Joel Lanning played both offense and defense against No. 3 Oklahoma and helped the Cyclones pull off a 38-31 stunner on Saturday afternoon.Lanning started the game at middle linebacker, then entered...