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OXFORD, Miss. -- Ole Miss receiver Laquon Treadwell is expected to need four months to recover from a broken leg and dislocated ankle suffered in the team's 35-31 loss to Auburn on Saturday, coach Hugh Freeze said Monday. Treadwell was close to scoring a go-ahead touchdown with 1:30 remaining in...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) The emotional boost North Dakota State gets from its star quarterback's return to practice may not matter if the Bison can't stop Northern Iowa's vaunted running game.Senior signal-caller Carson Wentz, a top-tier pro prospect who last year led the Bison to their fourth straight FCS...

Former Oklahoma All-American DE Jimbo Elrod killed in crashCHANDLER, Okla. (AP) James ''Jimbo'' Elrod, an All-American defensive end who played on Oklahoma's 1974 and 1975 national championship teams, died in a car wreck Monday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. He was 62.The single-vehicle crash happened at about 3:45...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jurors in the criminal trial of former Penn State University president Graham Spanier spent more than six hours deliberating Thursday without reaching a verdict regarding the child endangerment and conspiracy charges he faces in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.The panel got the case after Spanier's...

AP Sports WriterNew coach Applewhite vows that he'll be at Houston long-termBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) In recent years, Houston has been a stepping stone, a quick stop for up-and-coming coaches on their way to jobs seen as bigger and better.Art Briles was at Houston before leaving for Baylor....

AP Sports WriterIt's back: The potential for ACC Coastal chaos looms againBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Chaos rested last season in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.It may reign again this year.North Carolina, a team in fourth place in the division two weeks ago, is now on...

The once-in-a-lifetime play has become a weekly occurrence this college football season.Game-winning botched punt? Check.Game-winning blocked field return? Check.Eight-lateral, game-winning kickoff return touchdown? Check.Now add to the list of Twitter-busting crazy plays, Arkansas' game-saving backward pass. Hog Mary? Maybe?It seems so long ago that this mayhem started in Michigan...

AP Sports WriterUndefeated Baylor still has a tough road on and off fieldBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Undefeated Baylor still faces a long, tough road - both on and off the field.While the eighth-ranked Bears (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) are still without a loss halfway through their season...

AP Sports WriterAlabama, SEC trying to stay in college football's penthouseBy JOHN ZENORA postseason rampage put both Alabama and the Southeastern Conference back on top in college football last season.Now, the trick will be staying there with three new coaches in the East and quarterback uncertainty across much of...

UAB running back declared brain dead after shootingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Police in Florida are searching for clues after a Saturday night shooting on Interstate 95 in South Florida that left University of Alabama Birmingham running back Gregory Bryant brain dead and injured a passenger in his...

Potential playoff coaches highlight list of Broyles nomineesLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Coaches from Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Ohio State are among the 40 nominees for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant.The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation said Wednesday the nominees include Alabama defensive coordinator...

Associated PressSandusky granted hearing in appeal of sex abuse convictionBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A judge on Thursday ordered hearings to let former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky develop more information as he tries to overturn his child molestation conviction.Judge John Cleland said the three days...