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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

AP Sports WriterNo. 9 Texas A&M looks to improve against New Mexico StateBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) As the No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies take a break from the rigors of Southeastern Conference to host New Mexico State on Saturday, they are far more worried about improving than they...

AP College Football WriterMidseason Report: Pleasant surprises, flops, halfway HeismanBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe first half of the 2016 college football featured the emergence of a new star quarterback, the re-emergence of an old Pac-12 power and the end of an era at LSU.Texas is back! Nope.Houston to the playoff!...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Somewhat unexpected championship runs by Michigan State and Iowa last season fueled expectations of potential repeats in 2016. It doesn't look like either team will make it back to Indianapolis this December. The Spartans (2-5, 0-4 Big Ten) are a staggering four games behind No. 2 Michigan...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State has utilized at least 11 different receivers in each of its three games, but senior David Glidden has led the way.Sophomore quarterback Mason Rudolph has distributed the ball fairly evenly to a deep corps of talented receivers through three games - all victories...