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AP Sports WriterMalzahn, Bielema under pressure ahead of Auburn-ArkansasBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Gus Malzahn and Bret Bielema entered the Southeastern Conference within a week of each other when they were hired at Auburn and Arkansas, respectively, following the 2012 season.Both appear as though they're fighting to stay...

SWAC will drop football title game after upcoming seasonBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Southwestern Athletic Conference has decided to end its annual football championship game following the 2017 season.The winner of the SWAC's regular-season title will now go directly to the Celebration Bowl and play against the winner of...

Police: Ex-NFL player charged with raping UGA studentATHENS, Ga. (AP) A former NFL player and University of Georgia football standout has been arrested and charged with raping a UGA student, authorities said.Bacarri Jamon Rambo, 29, was charged Monday with rape, new outlets reported. He was being held at...

Things to watch in Week 7 in the Big 12:GAME OF THE WEEK: West Virginia (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) at No. 2 Baylor (5-0, 2-0). The Bears were snubbed from the first College Football Playoff after losing only once in the regular season last year, 41-27 at West Virginia....

Record-setting Kentucky quarterback Jared Lorenzen, 38, diesLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Jared Lorenzen, a husky left-handed quarterback who set multiple Kentucky passing and offensive records before backing up Eli Manning on the New York Giants' Super Bowl-winning 2007 team, has died. He was 38.A release from the school said Lorenzen's...

Ivy Leaguers get community service for disrupting gameNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Students from Harvard and Yale universities, along with others who staged a climate change protest on the field during last month's football game between the Ivy League schools, were sentenced Friday to perform community service.Judge Philip Scarpellino...

No. 18 Baylor top tackler Johnston has season-ending injuryWACO, Texas (AP) No. 18 Baylor will be without leading tackler Clay Johnston for the rest of the season after the senior middle linebacker injured his knee on a play where he had an interception.Baylor officials didn't elaborate Sunday, but...

AP Sports WriterBeer, wine, spiked cider becoming popular at ACC stadiumsBy HANK KURZ Jr.There's a growing trend at Atlantic Coast Conference football games: alcohol sales to the general public.Now everyone can enjoy their beverage of choice at most ACC stadiums, not just boosters and donors.Many ACC schools have made...

Jury finds ex-Charlotte QB Olsen not guilty of rape changesCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) A jury has found former Charlotte 49ers quarterback Kevin Olsen not guilty on rape charges.News outlets report the jury returned its verdict Wednesday.Authorities had filed multiple charges against Olsen, including three counts of felony second-degree forcible...

14 SEC players who could have breakthrough seasonsBy The Associated PressNow that spring practice has ended, here's a list of Southeastern Conference football players who are poised to break out this fall. Classes listed are their classes in the fall.EASTERN DIVISIONFLORIDAAMARI BURNEY, LB, Soph. - Burney, a converted safety,...

Duquesne player dies from fall(STATS) - Duquesne University grieved the loss of football player Marquis Brown on Friday, one day after he died following a fall from the 16th floor of a campus residence hall in Pittsburgh.In a message to students, the school said Brown, a sophomore running back...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Mississippi State junior running back Josh Robinson has decided to turn pro after Wednesday night's Orange Bowl game against Georgia Tech.Robinson announced his decision on social media, posting a photo that called him a ''2015 NFL Draft Candidate.'' The caption below the photo said,...