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AP Sports WriterBrowning rebounds from benching for No. 20 WashingtonBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Jake Browning was angry and probably had every right to be.After four seasons as Washington's starting quarterback, the last thing Browning expected was to be benched because of the Huskies' offensive woes.Instead of letting the...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: West Virginia up to 7 after 10 ranked teams loseBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 7 West Virginia re-entered the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll after another weekend in which the number of ranked teams losing reached double digits.Unanimous No. 1...

AP Sports WriterAnother dominant RB duo has Georgia back in SEC title chaseBy STEVE MEGARGEELEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) No. 5 Georgia is heading back to the Southeastern Conference championship game behind a new running back tandem that has capably stepped in for the dynamic duo that led the Bulldogs...

West Point apologizes for injuries to Air Force mascot birdAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) Army officials at West Point are apologizing for injuries to a 22-year-old Air Force falcon that occurred during a prank before the annual rivalry football game between the two service academies.The academy said Sunday...

Air Force mascot falcon improving after injury at West PointAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) An Air Force falcon injured at West Point during a prank before Saturday's annual rivalry game between the two service academies is back home and showing signs of improvement.Air Force Academy spokesperson Lt. Col....

AP Sports WriterKansas fires football coach Beaty with year left on contractBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas has fired football coach David Beaty, effective at the end of the season, ending a three-plus year tenure marked by modest improvement but just a handful of wins.Kansas (3-6) has three...

Air Force mascot falcon improving after injury at West PointAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) An Air Force falcon injured at West Point during an apparent prank before Saturday's annual rivalry game between the two service academies is back home and showing signs of improvement.The 22-year-old bird named Aurora...

AP Sports WriterJudge rules hiring of UConn coach's son was not violationBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that UConn did not violate the state's ban on nepotism when it hired football coach Randy Edsall's son as an assistant coach.Judge Trial Referee Joseph...

AP Sports WriterChairman of Maryland board resigns after furor over DurkinBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) The chairman of the University System of Maryland board of regents has resigned following the furor over the decision to reinstate football coach DJ Durkin.The board's decision to reinstate Durkin on Tuesday drew harsh...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Stony Brook gives Priore two-year extension(STATS) - Stony Brook and coach Chuck Priore have agreed to a two-year extension through the 2022 season, athletic director Shawn Heilbron announced Thursday.Priore is in his 13th season guiding the Seawolves and has an 83-64 record, including 6-3 this year.Under...

AP Sports WriterJudge rules hiring of UConn coach's son was not violationBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that UConn did not violate the state's ban on nepotism when it hired football coach Randy Edsall's son as an assistant coach.Judge Trial Referee Joseph...

First woman to score in Division I football seriously illSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A former University of New Mexico kicker who was the first female to play and score in a Division I football game faces months of recovery after becoming seriously ill from an adverse reaction to...