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AP Sports WriterMissouri sanctioned by NCAA after academic misconductBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The NCAA has sanctioned Missouri's football, baseball and softball programs after an investigation revealed academic misconduct involving a tutor who completed coursework for athletes.Among the penalties handed down Thursday were three years of probation...

Lawyers: $6.5 million to settle false arrest claimCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Lawyers say a $6.5 million settlement has been reached with the widow of a former Ohio State football star who says police used excessive force arresting her late husband.Jim Stillwagon, who died last year, was captain of the...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma football coach Riley's salary jumps to $6 millionBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley's salary jumped to $6 million and he had his contract extended a year, through the 2023 season.Riley and Oklahoma's Board of Regents agreed in principle to the extension and salary increase earlier...

Associated PressUniversity head staying until June 2020 in MarylandBy BRIAN WITTEANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) University of Maryland President Wallace Loh will remain at the state's flagship university through June 2020, after he initially announced plans to retire at the end of this school year in the aftermath of a...

AP Sports WriterUSC hires Graham Harrell as offensive coordinator, QBs coachBy GREG BEACHAMSouthern California hired North Texas offensive coordinator Graham Harrell as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Wednesday night, filling the vacancy abruptly left by Kliff Kingsbury with a coach holding remarkably similar credentials.Trojans head coach Clay...

Washington State coach Mike Leach gets one-year extensionPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State and coach Mike Leach have agreed on a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2023 season.The school said Wednesday that Leach will be paid $3.75 million in 2019, and $4 million per year the following...

AP Sports WriterAP source: LSU, Orgeron in extension talksBy BRETT MARTELA person familiar with the situation says LSU and coach Ed Orgeron have begun work on the framework of a contract extension with the hope of putting it before the university system's board of supervisors in March.The person spoke...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: 2019 recruiting wraps up with signing dayBy RALPH D. RUSSOThere are still blue-chippers to sign and holes to fill for some traditionally strong program.What was once the traditional signing period in college football has been replaced by the early signing period, but...

Samford signs Hatcher through 2023(STATS) - Samford has signed coach Chris Hatcher to a five-year contract extension through the 2023 season, athletic director Martin Newton announced Wednesday.Hatcher has posted a 27-19 record, including 19-12 in the Southern Conference, through his first four seasons at Samford. His Bulldogs finished 6-5...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=How the FCS conferences ranked in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - CAA Football appeared primed to be the top conference in the FCS in 2018, but the new script didn't reach the Missouri Valley Football Conference.By season's end, the MVFC reigned again behind national champ North Dakota...

Lamar extends Schultz through 2021(STATS) - Lamar announced a contract extension for football coach Mike Schultz through the 2021 season on Wednesday.The contract includes an option for a one-year extension following the 2021 season.Following a 2-9 debut in 2017, Schultz led Lamar to 7-5 record and its first FCS...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=JMU's Moreland comes up big at all-star gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - All the NFL Draft assessments of James Madison cornerback Jimmy Moreland will keep going back to his size - or lack of it.That's why the consensus FCS All-American plans to keep coming up big with...