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The Latest: Commissioner talks about integration of SECHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):1:25 p.m.Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey opened media days with a history lesson on the league schools' timeline of integration in athletics.Sankey spoke at length in his opening remarks...

AP Sports WriterTennessee Volunteers drawing buzz again in SECBy JOHN ZENORHOOVER, Ala. (AP) People are talking about the Tennessee Volunteers as potential Southeastern Conference contenders again.After making steady progress the past three years under coach Butch Jones and bringing in three straight highly rated recruiting classes, the Vols...

Memphis faces Wake Forest in Birmingham Bowl without star RBBy The Associated PressBirmingham Bowl: Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Memphis (8-5), Saturday, noon EST (ESPN)Line: Memphis by 3 1/2.Series Record: Tied 2-2.WHAT'S AT STAKEKEY MATCHUPMemphis's short-handed running game against Wake Forest's defense. The Tigers rank second nationally in rushing offense,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The student in an on-campus apartment break-in involving LSU quarterback Anthony Jennings and two teammates has asked prosecutors not to press charges, East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore said Wednesday.Jennings, LSU safety Dwayne Thomas and defensive lineman Maqeudius Bain were arrested by...

AP Sports WriterNew Vandy AD extends contracts for Mason, other coachesBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) New Vanderbilt athletic director Malcolm Turner has extended the contract of football coach Derek Mason after the Commodores reached their second bowl game in three seasons.Turner, who started Feb. 1, also announced...

Associated PressThen there were 4: Georgia Tech quarterback battle ongoingBy ANDY BUHLERATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is faced with a decision he has not had to make in three years: choosing a starting quarterback.He's in no rush.The Yellow Jackets must replace Justin Thomas, who led them...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Report: N.C. A&T could leave MEAC for Big SouthBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - North Carolina A&T, the leading power among HBCU programs, could be switching conferences.According to Greensboro News & Record, N.C. A&T's board of trustees will decide Friday whether to move the school's athletic...

The Latest: Kirby says return of Chubb, Michel big boostHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):11:50 a.m.Georgia is the rare team that returns a pair of talented, experienced running backs.Senior running backs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel combined for nearly 2,000 yards for...

AP College Football WriterBig Ten parents at protest want details on no-play decisionBy ERIC OLSONParents of Big Ten football players, upset over the process that led to the postponement of the fall season, held a protest near the conference's Chicago-area headquarters Friday while an attorney in Nebraska demanded Commissioner...

Associated PressJudge rejects Sandusky's latest request for shorter sentenceBy MARK SCOLFOROBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) A judge flatly rejected Jerry Sandusky's latest request to have his 30- to 60-year child molestation sentence reduced during a brief hearing Tuesday.Judge Maureen Skerda said she purposely fashioned the prison term to have an...

LSU-Alabama scores most-watched game of season for CBSBy The Associated PressThe LSU-Alabama game drew 16.636 million viewers for CBS, making it the most-watched college football game of the season.CBS said LSU's 46-41 victory against Alabama, a matchup of the AP Top 25's No. 1 and No. 2 teams, scored...

Associated PressNC State standout Chubb likely next to sit for Sun BowlBy JOHN ERFORTEL PASO, Texas (AP) North Carolina State defensive lineman Bradley Chubb hasn't talked with reporters and done only side work during practice for the Sun Bowl.Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren isn't making much of a secret...