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ATLANTA (AP) Georgia State has received approval to purchase Turner Field for $22.8 million, clearing the way to convert the former home of the Atlanta Braves into a college football stadium. The Panthers plan to move into the stadium next season after playing at the much larger Georgia Dome since...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Tom Izzo's basketball team is undefeated, ranked No. 1 in the nation, and right now has to settle for second billing on its own campus.That's how high the bar has been raised at Michigan State.It's the football Spartans who are tantalizingly close to a...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) The latest in the trial of Florida State running back Dalvin Cook, accused of punching a woman in the face outside a bar (all times local):---11:20 a.mA woman says Florida State running back Dalvin Cook boasted that he would be able to buy her when...

AP College Football WriterPurdue fires coach Hazell after 3-plus seasons and 9 winsBy RALPH D. RUSSOPurdue fired coach Darrell Hazell on Sunday midway through his fourth season, ending his tenure with the worst winning percentage of any Boilermakers coach in 95 years.Hazell was 9-33 overall (.220) since taking over...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was cleared of the accusations he faced at a student code of conduct hearing involving an alleged sexual assault two years ago, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press on Sunday.Former Florida Supreme Court judge Major Harding wrote in...

AP Sports WriterWoman ex-OU RB Mixon hit says she rejected his advancesBy CLIFF BRUNTIn a video released by the Norman Police Department , Amelia Molitor said she rejected Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon's advances before Mixon punched her and broke bones in her face.Mixon punched Molitor at a Norman...

HOUSTON (AP) - James ''Froggy'' Williams, a 1949 All-America end on Rice's 1949 Southwest Conference football championship squad, had died. He was 87.A family statement Wednesday says Williams died Tuesday at his Houston home surrounded by loved ones.The Waco native led the Owls to a Cotton Bowl win over...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) First-year coach Philip Montgomery has brought his offensive philosophy from Baylor to Tulsa, and already, changes are evident for the Golden Hurricane.Montgomery hopes these changes will equate to a change in fortune for a program with just five victories in the past two seasons.If last...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota football program has hardly been prone to some catchy nickname like Cornerback College or Safety School.Now, in another sign of progress under coach Jerry Kill and his staff, the Gophers have an all-senior group of legitimate NFL prospects manning the four defensive back positions.''They'll...

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...