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STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the week: North Alabama wins rousing debutBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Big South teams probably swelled with pride when the North Alabama team that will join their conference next year pulled off a 34-30 upset at defending Big Sky co-champion Southern Utah Saturday night.Then...

AP College Football WriterCyclones seeking a new opponent after weather wrecks openerBy ERIC OLSONAfter having to cancel its season opener because of severe weather, Iowa State is trying to find an opponent to play either on its October open date or on Dec. 1 if, at that time, it...

Associated PressNotre Dame's Kelly likes what he sees in Lea, defenseBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) If 36-year-old Clark Lea had butterflies calling signals during his first game ever as a defensive coordinator, it wasn't apparent to his boss, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly.''You don't know if a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 Spartans have room for improvement after dicey openerBy NOAH TRISTERIt was a little early for Michigan State to be playing a nail-biter.The 11th-ranked Spartans held off Utah State 38-31 on Friday night, but it was a dicey start for a Michigan State team that now...

AP Sports WriterRobertson adds speed to No. 3 Georgia's deep group at WRBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Demetris Robertson ''ran out of gas'' when he scored on a 72-yard run the first time he touched the ball in his Georgia debut.That was the report from Georgia coach Kirby...

Associated PressPenn State's secondary not discouraged by rough quarterBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) As Appalachian State lined up to try and match his team's touchdown in overtime Saturday, Penn State coach James Franklin bounded up and down the sideline, gesturing wildly for more than 105,000 fans to...

The BOSTON and the CHI WHITE SOX will both be gunning for a victory on 8/30/2018 at 8:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Boston Red Sox (91-42) at Chicago White Sox (52-80) DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 30 - 8:10 PM EST WHERE: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois ROT TEAM PS OU RL 967 BOSTON 9.5 (180) (180) 9.5 (-110) -190 180 968 CHI WHITE SOX TV: 8:10...

Florida school shooting victim honored at UCF-UConn gameEAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Max Schachter wore his son's University of Connecticut sweatshirt Thursday to the football game between UConn and Central Florida.Alex Schachter was killed in the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He had...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Former Indiana and Arizona quarterback Brandon Dawkins says he gave up football because he needed to deal with his ''deteriorating'' mental health. Dawkins told Hoosiers coach Tom Allen on Sunday he was leaving the program after enrolling in school this summer as a graduate transfer from Arizona....

Clemson student Roberts will start at QB for FurmanGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Furman quarterback Harris Roberts will get to start inside the Death Valley stadium where he usually parks near when attending classes at Clemson.Furman coach Clay Hendrix said Thursday Roberts had won the starting job. Roberts is a...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame defensive back Shaun Crawford will miss the season with a left knee injury suffered in practice this week. Coach Brian Kelly said Thursday that Crawford tore an ACL during one-on-one drills Tuesday. Crawford, a senior, was set to be the team's top nickel back. The...

Associated PressOhio State trustee resigns, calls Meyer's penalty too lightBy JOHN SEEWER and KANTELE FRANKOCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) An Ohio State University trustee who thought football coach Urban Meyer deserved more than a three-game suspension and resigned from the board over it said Thursday that he was alone in...