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Michigan St scuffling at QB in 6-game skidEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) His team in a freefall, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio acknowledged the Spartans are scuffling along at quarterback.''We lost a guy who was there for three years,'' Dantonio said, referring to the graduated Connor Cook. ''We have...

The Latest: Ex-Tennessee players acquitted on rape chargesKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on the trial of two former University of Tennessee football players facing aggravated rape charges (all times local):5:05 p.m.Jurors have acquitted two former University of Tennessee football players who were indicted on aggravated rape charges nearly...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 SWAC spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference has become quite predictable, and it may not change if a few teams don't do something about it this year.Alcorn State's conference championship last year was its third in five seasons, with East Division titles...

Wisconsin receiver testifies in trial of former teammateMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Danny Davis says at the trial of his former teammate Quintez Cephus that one of the women who accused Cephus of raping her had flirted with him shortly after meeting him for the first...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Georgia senior quarterback Hutson Mason has left the Belk Bowl in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury.His return is uncertain, according to the Georgia public relations department.Mason took a hard shot to his midsection midway through the second quarter and was slow to get...

The Associated PressFranklin says Penn State has work to do to be elite programBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State has enjoyed a striking turnaround since an embarrassing reality-check loss at Ann Arbor two seasons ago.But the feel-good era, which saw the Nittany Lions win 24 of...

AP Sports WriterAP source: American Athletic makes 12-year TV deal with ESPNBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The American Athletic Conference and ESPN have reached agreement on a new 12-year television contract that will increase revenue to the league's schools but leaves them far behind their Power Five counterparts.An...

Lightning delays Syracuse-Louisville game for 43 minutesLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A severe thunderstorm with lightning and high winds caused a 43-minute delay in Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference game between Syracuse and Louisville.The host Cardinals led 21-3 with 10:39 remaining in the second quarter when the game was stopped. Driving...

(STATS) - Senior Day at Villanova will take on a whole new meaning this year. When the Wildcats honor their graduating class prior to Saturday's showdown with fellow CAA Football powerhouse James Madison, they'll also pay tribute to the only coach the program has known since being reinstated in 1985. There's...

NBC to cut away from Clemson-Notre Dame for Biden speechBy The Associated PressNBC says it will cut away from the football game between No. 1 Clemson and No. 4 Notre Dame on Saturday night to show Democrat Joe Biden's first speech as president-elect.Biden is expected to address the nation...

TCU's Patterson sorry for repeating racial slur to playerFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) TCU football coach Gary Patterson apologized for himself Tuesday for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop using the slur in team meetings.Patterson's tweet came a day after school Chancellor Victor Boschini said...

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...