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STATS FCS Senior Editor=OVC surprise Austin Peay seeks next stepBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Austin Peay skipped over a step - maybe two - with its development last year, but the incredible turnaround hasn't changed the reality of this season.The Governors had a great season. The next step is trying...

Preseason Ohio Valley Conference teamNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Ohio Valley Conference preseason team released Monday as voted on by coaches and communications directors, along with the league's preseason offensive and defensive players of the year:---Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Marquis Terry, Southeast MissouriPreseason Defensive Player of the...

Predicted order of finish for Ohio Valley ConferenceNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The expected order of finish for the 2018 season in the Ohio Valley Conference as predicted by coaches and communications directors and released Monday. Eight points awarded for first, seven for second, et cetera, and coaches and sports...

AP Sports WriterFrost looks right at home with NebraskaBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Scott Frost talks to Tom Osborne almost every week. He welcomes his college coach into his office at Nebraska, or they go turkey hunting or fishing.Hard at work at rebuilding his storied alma mater, Frost is...

Police: Iowa football player mistook police car for UberIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) A University of Iowa football player faces a public intoxication charge after police say he drunkenly mistook a police car for an Uber.University police say 22-year-old Brady Reiff was arrested in Iowa City early Saturday.According to...

AP Sports WriterTrial begins for ex-Tennessee players facing rape chargesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A prosecutor in the trial of former University of Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams says they used their status as athletes to rape a woman in a ''case about power, privilege...

AP Sports WriterTrial begins for ex-Tennessee players facing rape chargesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A prosecutor in the trial of former University of Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams says they used their status as athletes to rape a woman in a ''case about power, privilege...

AP Sports WriterTrial begins for ex-Tennessee players facing rape chargesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The prosecutor and defense lawyers in the rape trial of former University of Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams as expected offer starkly different accounts of what occurred nearly four years ago.A...

Clemson again picked as preseason favorite in ACCGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Clemson is once again the favorite to win another Atlantic Coast Conference title.In voting results released Monday, the Tigers were the pick to win the league and the Atlantic Division, while Miami was selected as the favorite to...

Baylor calls claims by former AD in court docs 'baseless'WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor says its former athletic director made ''factually baseless assertions'' in a court deposition when he claimed regents tried to steer blame for the school's sexual assault scandal to the football team.The Waco Tribune reported Friday...

Jury selected in rape trial of ex-Tennessee football playersKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A jury has been selected in the rape trial of former Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams, clearing the way for opening statements to take place Monday.The list of 15 potential jurors - three will...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Love cliches? They're a dime a dozen at this placeBy PAUL NEWBERRYAfter a couple of days at the unrelenting babblefest known by the gloriously concise name of SEC 2018 Football Kickoff Media Days Presented By Regions, I wondered if all the valuable insights gleaned from propaganda-spouting...