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Associated PressFormer Longhorns, NFL RB Benson dies in motorcycle accidentBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Former NFL running back Cedric Benson, one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history, has died in a motorcycle accident in Texas. He was 36.Benson's attorney, Sam Bassett, said...

Miami (Ohio) faces Louisiana-Lafayette in LendingTree BowlBy The Associated PressLendingTree Bowl: Miami of Ohio (8-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (10-3) in Mobile, Alabama, Monday at 7:30 p.m. EST (ESPN).Line: Louisiana-Lafayette by 14.Series record: Miami leads 2-0.WHAT'S AT STAKE: Louisiana-Lafayette is seeking its first bowl win since 2014 and first outside its...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 moving to complete verifying Baylor's Title IX reformBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) The Big 12 is working toward the completion of verifying that Baylor is fully implementing 105 recommendations for reforming its Title IX process after a campus sexual assault scandal broke two years...

Hall of Famer Bob Robertson retires from calling WSU sportsPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson is stepping away from the microphone.Robertson issued a statement through Washington State on Monday announcing his retirement, effective immediately. He served as the lead broadcaster for Washington State football from...

14 ACC players who could break out during fall campBy The Associated PressA look at football players in the Atlantic Coast Conference this spring who are poised to break out this fall:ATLANTIC DIVISIONBOSTON COLLEGEELIJAH ROBINSON, WR, Sr. - Robinson had two long catches during the spring game - including...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) The latest on the protests and turmoil over racially charged incidents at the University of Missouri. All times local.9: 15 p.m.Two graduate student groups at the University of Missouri are calling for walkouts in solidarity with protesters who want the system president to resign.The Steering...

AP Sports WriterNew-look Wisconsin O-line answers bell in season openerBy KEITH JENKINSMADISON, Wis. (AP) One of the biggest question marks surrounding the 19th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers entering this season was their offensive line.That question was answered emphatically in the season opener, as the Badgers dominated South Florida up front...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: ESPN's Rece Davis on preseason pollingBy RALPH D. RUSSOPutting together a preseason Top 25 for The Associated Press college football poll is more art than science for ESPN's Rece Davis.Davis said on the AP Top 25 College Football Podcast that he tries...

Maryland says staffers placed on leave after player deathCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Members of the University of Maryland athletic staff have been placed on administrative leave, pending the outcome of a review of the death of football player Jordan McNair in June.The statement Friday night comes after an...

DeLuca questionable against Eastern Washington(STATS) - Nick DeLuca has worked hard to put himself in position to play a full game once again. Now, he might have to wait a little bit longer.North Dakota State's star linebacker is considered questionable for Saturday's showdown with No. 7 Eastern Washington after...

UNLV agrees to 3-year extension with Sanchez through 2021LAS VEGAS (AP) UNLV and football coach Tony Sanchez have agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2021 season.Terms of the deal announced Friday are still being finalized by the university.The 42-year-old Sanchez was hired as UNLV's 11th coach...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 adds new measures to shorten football gamesBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Pac-12 Conference will have shorter breaks and move up kickoff times for non-conference games on its network as part of a pilot program designed to shorten college football games.The conference announced this summer that it will shorten...