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Associated PressMissouri dismisses assistant coach over conduct issueBy JADE WASHBURNCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri has fired defensive line coach Jackie Shipp.Coach Barry Odom did not detail exactly why, but a statement from the school on Wednesday said it was due to an ''internal matter where his conduct didn't meet...

Associated PressLas Vegas teen charged as adult in football player slayingBy KEN RITTERLAS VEGAS (AP) A fight over name-calling between girlfriends promoted a fight that resulted in the death of a Missouri State University football player outside his Las Vegas home, according to a police report about the...

Division III football player faces murder chargeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A football player at Division III Maryville (Tennessee) College faces a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl.Knox County Sheriff's Office officials announced Wednesday that William Riley Gaul, a freshman wide receiver, was arrested late...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU coach Les Miles says he has dismissed defensive tackle Trey Lealaimatafao from the team because of his recent arrest on allegations of hitting a woman outside a bar after she tried to stop him from robbing her unconscious boyfriend.The redshirt freshman has not...

AP Sports WriterWoman Joe Mixon hit says she rejected his advancesBy CLIFF BRUNTA woman struck by Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon says she rejected his advances before he punched her and broke bones in her face.Mixon was suspended from the team for a year after the July 2014 incident...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa running back Derrick Mitchell Jr. is leaving the program and plans to play his final season at another school. The Hawkeyes announced Wednesday that Mitchell will graduate in May and then transfer with a year of eligibility remaining. Mitchell began his Iowa career as a wide...

Associated PressInjuries force UCF to hold open tryouts with Houston loomingBy TERRANCE HARRISORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Teams on the cusp of becoming bowl eligible don't usually have to hold open tryouts on campus looking for players in the middle of the season.That is exactly what UCF coach Scott Frost...

Illinois' Turner carted off field, Gophers' McGhee ejectedCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois receiver Malik Turner was carted off the field late in the first quarter against Minnesota.Turner was hit by Minnesota safety Duke McGhee while making a catch and remained on the field for several minutes. Turner was placed...

Associated PressNittany Lions confident they can hang with No. 2 BuckeyesBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Ohio State coaches and players are plenty familiar with the difficult environment that awaits them in Happy Valley.The No. 2 Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) survived against Wisconsin in a hostile, raucous...

AP Sports WriterNo top-10 team for Big 12 with No. 12 Oklahoma atop leagueBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWhile there is nothing unusual about Oklahoma leading the Big 12 and being the conference's highest-ranked team, there is a big difference with that scenario this season.For the first time in the history of...

Former Baylor football's Floyd Casey Stadium demolishedWACO, Texas (AP) Explosives have brought down what was left of the former longtime home of Baylor football.Floyd Casey Stadium was imploded Saturday in a demolition that took a matter of seconds on an overcast day in Waco.The Bears in 2014 began...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Missouri Valley still atop FCS conference rankingsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Dreams of FBS riches not only have taken national champions away from the FCS this decade, but programs on the rise as well.The moves of Appalachian State and Georgia Southern from the Southern Conference - they...