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Ivy Leaguers get community service for disrupting gameNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Students from Harvard and Yale universities, along with others who staged a climate change protest on the field during last month's football game between the Ivy League schools, were sentenced Friday to perform community service.Judge Philip Scarpellino...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NFL teams look to the FCS for defensive backsBy CRAIG HALEYNo position may stock this year's NFL draft as much as defensive back.Former NFL executive and scout Mark Dominik predicted on ESPN Radio on Wednesday - the eve of the three-day, seven-round draft in Philadelphia -...

AP Sports WriterQB Guarantano’s re-emergence sparks Tennessee’s turnaroundBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nobody exemplifies Tennessee’s impressive recovery from a dismal start better than rejuvenated quarterback Jarrett Guarantano.Guarantano said he received death threats as he struggled through the first half of the season, lost his starting spot and fumbled...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse hosts Georgia Tech; first game in renovated DomeBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse coach Dino Babers didn't see the big improvement he expected when his Orange dropped their second straight road game to start the season. He remains upbeat.''We're barely misfiring on stuff. It looks big to everybody else....

AP College Football WriterPick 6: James, Rosen could make big impact after injuriesBy RALPH D. RUSSORoyce Freeman hardly looked like himself last season.An injured knee in the first month of the season caused Oregon's dynamic running back to miss a game. Then he took a shot to the chest...

Associated PressChange of plea hearing for suspect accused of game threatBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A man accused of threatening a shooting at Ohio State University and vowing to hurt players on the football team is now scheduled for a change of plea hearing, according to a Wednesday...

AP Sports WriterDefending Pac-12 champs need to replace significant talentBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Washington coach Chris Petersen has been here before. The Huskies lose significant talent only to replenish the roster and continue what's been an upward trend during his tenure.This season will test whether the Huskies can...

Saturday's bestBy The Associated PressSTARS-K.J. Costello, Mississippi State, passed for an SEC-record 623 yards and had five TD passes to help the Bulldogs knock off sixth-ranked and defending national champion LSU, 44-34.-Kyle Trask, Florida, threw for 416 yards and six TDs and the No. 5 Gators spoiled the head...

AP Sports WriterSarah Fuller 1st woman to score in Power 5 football gameBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Sarah Fuller became the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game by kicking an extra point for Vanderbilt on Saturday.The goalkeeper for Vanderbilt's Southeastern Conference women's...

Kentucky's Lynn Bowden wins Hornung Award for versatilityLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Kentucky junior Lynn Bowden has won the Paul Hornung Award as college football’s most versatile player. He is the first Wildcat player to be honored by the Louisville Sports Commission.Bowden moved to quarterback at midseason after starting as...

Peyton Manning headlines Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame classNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Five-time NFL most valuable player and two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Peyton Manning headlines the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame's latest induction class.The Hall of Fame announced its nine-member 2019 class Thursday.The class also features George Taliaferro,...

A look at things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the opening week of the season:GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 1 Ohio State at Virginia Tech. This marks the first time the reigning national champion opens on the road since USC visited Hawaii to open the 2005...