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Injured Air Force falcon expected to make full recoveryAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) An Air Force falcon named Aurora is expected to make a full recovery from injuries she suffered at West Point during a prank before the annual football game between the service academies.The 22-year-old bird remains...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Seven impactful games for the FCS playoffsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Election Day has passed, but FCS teams are still campaigning for playoff bids.There are two weekends of games remaining before the NCAA announces its 24-team field on Nov. 18. At stake are 10 automatic bids (Colgate...

5 injured in crash of bus carrying Princeton studentsWEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Police say a coach bus carrying Princeton University students heading to a football game at Yale has crashed into a building in Connecticut, sending four of them to the hospital with minor injuries.Police say the bus...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 UCF focused on Navy, not playoff pictureBy FRED GOODALLORLANDO, Fla. (AP) No. 11 UCF, heavily favored to beat Navy to remain unbeaten and extend the nation's longest winning streak to 22 games, insists the Knights aren't paying attention to chatter about their chances...

AP Sports WriterNo. 25 Cincinnati in hunt for AAC title in NovemberBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Whenever senior defensive tackle Cortez Broughton mentioned the American Athletic Conference championship over the summer, he'd get a look that said, ''Yeah, right.''The Bearcats won only four games each of the last two...

Associated PressStanford seeks to become bowl eligible vs struggling BeaversBy RICK EYMERSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) After opening the season with four consecutive victories and high expectations, Stanford finds itself in an unusual situation when it hosts Oregon State on Saturday.The Cardinal (5-4, 3-3 Pac-12) need a win to become...

AP Sports WriterWin over UCLA crucial to Sun Devils' Pac-12 South hopesBy BOB BAUMTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) After consecutive wins over USC and Utah, Arizona State finds itself in the thick of the Pac-12 South race. The Sun Devils need a victory over UCLA on Saturday to stay there.Arizona...

AP Sports WritersSEC drama still lingers even with league title game setBy DAVID BRANDT and STEVE MEGARGEEThe calendar has barely hit November and the Southeastern Conference championship game matchup is already set: Alabama will meet Georgia for the league title.It's the earliest in the season that both division winners...

K-State cornerback Shelley arrested for traffic violationsMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State cornerback Duke Shelley was arrested this week for failure to appear and released after paying a $500 bond, though his status for this weekend's game against Kansas remains in question.A school spokesman said any punishment will be...

AP Sports WriterBadgers' blockers open holes, then enjoy watching TaylorBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Jonathan Taylor can go pretty much anywhere at any time when he has the ball in his hands.That's trouble for any team that plays Wisconsin. And perhaps creates a little extra - but...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Mich. St, Auburn try to play spoilerBy RALPH D. RUSSOSpoiler season is here in college football, the time of year when being a party pooper is a worthy and honorable goal.After most of last week's monster matchups turned out to be lopsided affairs,...

Virginia linebacker Malcolm Cook ends playing careerCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall says sixth-year linebacker Malcolm Cook has decided to end his playing career.Mendenhall says the oft-injured Cook will have a medical procedure for a sports hernia that would cause him to miss the remainder of the...