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AP Sports WriterSawyer Smith ready for first start as Kentucky's starting QBBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky quarterback Sawyer Smith is no stranger to replacing an injured teammate in an emergency, having done it last fall at Troy.Things turned out well for him and the Trojans, so...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Oregon looking for better start against ArizonaBy JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Oregon's bid to win the Pac-12 North took a hit with last week's loss to No. 14 Washington State.The No. 19 Ducks are still in the hunt, but a loss at Arizona on...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=In Tuszka, NDSU has another much-deserved draft pickBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perfrom) - The more North Dakota State wins FCS national championships, the more it has players picked in the NFL Draft.The numbers don't necessarily add up enough, however.Defensive end Derrek Tuszka's selection by the Denver...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Talent runs deep with FCS Preseason All-AmericansBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - FCS college football remains filled with talented players even after an offseason with losses to grad transfers.The Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team, announced Wednesday, features 101 players from 56 schools and all 13...

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...

Associated PressCivil rights group: School retaliated against cheerleadersBy JEFF MARTINMARIETTA, Ga. (AP) A national civil rights group says it has ''grave concerns'' about actions taken by a Georgia university after five black cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem at a football game.The Kennesaw State University cheerleaders were told...

Associated PressEx-official's trial to focus on bias claims against Iowa ADBy RYAN J. FOLEY and LUKE MEREDITHDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The former associate athletic director at the University of Iowa will square off against the school in a trial Monday that centers on her claim that she suffered...

AP Sports WriterPruitt brings plenty of change in first spring at TennesseeBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's first spring under new coach Jeremy Pruitt is noteworthy for what isn't being said.Pruitt hasn't mentioned a single player by name at any of his past three post-practice sessions with reporters,...

TCU names ex transfer Downing starting QB vs Iowa StateFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Former transfer Matthew Downing has been named the starting quarterback for TCU's season opener, though last year's starter has also been cleared to play.Downing redshirted last season at TCU after limited snaps in four games...

AP Sports WriterIt's college football's season of hope - unless you're VandyBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) It's the season of hope in college football.Then there's Vanderbilt.The Commodores are the St. Louis Browns of the gridiron, a team that looks hopelessly overmatched and out of place in the mighty Southeastern...

AP Sports WriterSatterfield ends drills early to evaluate Louisville rosterBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Scott Satterfield is eager to learn what holes he has inherited with Louisville's current roster so he is shaking up the Cardinals' spring football practice schedule.The new coach began workouts last month and...

AP Sports WriterLewis' FG gives No. 11 Oregon 37-35 win over Washington StBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Freshman kicker Camden Lewis flexed his muscles with a holler as teammates raised him on their shoulders.He had just nailed a 26-yard field goal as time expired, extending No. 11...