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AP Sports WriterMiami holds off No. 20 Virginia, 17-9By TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) N'Kosi Perry threw for a touchdown on the opening drive and ran for another with 2:31 remaining, and Miami knocked off No. 20 Virginia 17-9 on Friday night.Deejay Dallas caught the touchdown pass for...

Associated PressTulsa, Navy look to move on from emotional games last weekBy JOHN TRANCHINATULSA, Okla. (AP) Tulsa and Navy are trying very hard not face another opponent in their game Saturday: An emotional hangover.Tulsa blew a 30-9, fourth-quarter lead before losing in triple overtime to SMU. The Midshipmen...

Virginia loses CB Bryce Hall to a lower left leg injuryMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Virginia preseason All-American cornerback Bryce Hall suffered an injury to his lower left leg and was taken off the field on a cart during the second quarter of the 20th-ranked Cavaliers' game at Miami...

AP Sports WriterTemple set for 2nd Top 25 upset when it plays No. 23 MemphisBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Temple wants to go 2-for-2 in knocking off Top 25 teams at home.The Owls pulled off the first upset when they beat then-No. 21 Maryland to prove a program that...

Associated PressUSC's Helton under microscope heading to No. 9 Notre DameBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Brian Kelly of No. 9 Notre Dame knows a little how his Southern California counterpart Clay Helton might feel as their teams prepare for their 91st meeting Saturday night.''What was the over-under...

Associated PressUSC's defense feels refreshed for No. 9 Notre DameBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Christian Rector really needed a week off.Sure, Rector played in Southern California's last game against Washington, but the defensive end never felt like himself because of an injured ankle, finishing with one tackle. He...

AP Sports WriterFlorida man barred from campuses after violating agent lawBy AARON BEARDHILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) A Florida man working for a former NFL agent has been barred from several North Carolina university campuses after pleading guilty to violating the state's sports agent law nearly a decade ago.Willie James...

AP Sports WriterFlorida man barred from campuses after violating agent lawBy AARON BEARDHILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) A Florida man working for a former NFL agent has been barred from several North Carolina university campuses after pleading guilty to violating the state's sports agent law nearly a decade.Willie James Barley...

AP Sports WriterColorado, Montez hoping for repeat success at OregonBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) The last time Colorado played the Ducks, Steven Montez was making his first start and a bit of Buffaloes history.Montez, then a redshirt freshman subbing for injured quarterback Sefo Liufau, threw for 333...

AP Sports WriterCoastal coaster: No. 20 Virginia visits struggling MiamiBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division has seven teams, and there's been a different champion in each of the last six seasons.Virginia is the outlier.It might be the Cavaliers' turn.The 20th-ranked Cavaliers (4-1,...

AP Sports WriterAlabama's McKinney a standout safety who can draw, tooBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Xavier McKinney is Alabama's leading tackler and one of the team's top defenders. He can draw, too.The top-ranked Crimson Tide's junior safety has emerged as one of the stars of a defense that...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten contenders are winning with defenseBy NOAH TRISTERThis is not an easy year to be an offensive coordinator in the Big Ten.Brad Salem, who fills that role for Michigan State, had to face one of the nation's top defenses last week against Ohio State. This week,...