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Harbaugh, Michigan looking to play game outside USCHICAGO (AP) Michigan hasn't played a game outside the United States in more than a century but coach Jim Harbaugh said that will change soon.Asked about the possibility of playing a game in Mexico, Harbaugh tipped an upcoming international date.''We're close...

The Latest: Millen recovers from heart transplant surgeryCHICAGO (AP) The Latest from Big Ten football media days (all times local):11:25 a.m.Matt Millen will be back in a broadcast booth when the coming college football season begins, new heart and all.The former Penn State star who played on four-time...

Harbaugh Michigan looking to play game outside USCHICAGO (AP) Michigan hasn't played a game outside the United States in more than a century but coach Jim Harbaugh said that will change soon.Asked about the possibility of playing a game in Mexico, Harbaugh tipped an upcoming international date.''We're close...

Media picks Alabama to beat Georgia again in SEC title gameBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Defending Southeastern Conference champion Alabama is the favorite to once again beat Georgia in the title game in a preseason media poll.The Crimson Tide was selected by 203 of 260 voters this week at SEC...

Associated PressEx-Giants offensive lineman Mitch Petrus dies of heat strokeBy JILL BLEEDLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Offensive lineman Mitch Petrus, a walk-on at Arkansas who went on to a three-year NFL career that included a Super Bowl win with the New York Giants, has died. He was 32.Pulaski County...

Beanie Wells offering reward for capture of brother's killerAKRON, Ohio (AP) Former Ohio State and NFL player Beanie Wells is offering a $5,000 reward for the capture of the person who gunned down his brother.Akron police said 31-year-old Joel ''Joey'' Wells was found in a driveway in Akron...

AP Sports WriterACC urges fans to ask cable providers to carry new networkBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference is roughly a month away from launching its new ESPN-partnered TV channel and still awaiting key deals with several cable providers to carry it.The league and its...

Big Ten Notebook: Spartans, Buckeyes tops on preseason teamCHICAGO (AP) Michigan State and Ohio State each placed two players on the preseason all-Big Ten team announced Thursday.Junior running back J.K. Dobbins and defensive end Chase Young were the Buckeyes and linebacker Joe Bachie and defensive end Kenny Willekes,...

AP Sports WriterACC's Coastal Division gets new look with 3 new head coachesBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi had a good idea what to expect over the past two seasons from every opponent in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.Not this year.After two years with...

The Latest: Storms delay Nebraska's arrival at Big Ten eventCHICAGO (AP) The Latest from the opening day of Big Ten football media days (all times local):Nebraska's traveling party took a longer-than-expected route to Chicago thanks early morning thunderstorms.The Huskers' charter flight Thursday was delayed and, once it finally...

UNLV: Rebels assistant Cotton waiting for heart transplantLAS VEGAS (AP) UNLV offensive coordinator Barney Cotton is awaiting a heart transplant and will not coach on the field this season.Rebels coach Tony Sanchez says in a news release issued Thursday by the school that the 62-year-old Cotton is in...

AP Sports WriterACC's Coastal Division once again appears up for grabsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall doesn't need to be reminded that the Cavaliers are the only team in the ACC Coastal Division that hasn't won the division title in the last six seasons.They have...