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AP Sports WriterTennessee, former AD Currie agree to $2.5 million settlementBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has reached a $2.5 million settlement with former athletic director John Currie less than four months after he was suspended in the midst of a football coaching search that turned into a...

AP Sports WriterMoving forward: Cougars start spring after Hilinski deathBy TIM BOOTHPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Kyle Sweet got out of the cold rain that greeted the first day of spring practice for Washington State and threw on a black baseball hat with a `3' affixed to the side.On the...

AP Sports WriterTennessee, former AD Currie agree to $2.5 million settlementBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has reached a $2.5 million settlement with former athletic director John Currie less than four months after he was suspended in the midst of a football coaching search that turned into a...

AP Sports WriterTennessee, former AD Currie agree to $2.5 million settlementBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has reached a $2.5 million settlement with former athletic director John Currie less than four months after he was suspended in the midst of a football coaching search.Currie already had received nearly...

AP Sports WriterWhitehead addressing character questions ahead of draftBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The question comes up in every meeting Jordan Whitehead has with NFL teams considering drafting the talented if enigmatic Pittsburgh safety, one that could have as much of an impact on where Whitehead begins his pro...

Leo Brown, 1st black Ohio State football captain, dies at 84COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Leo Brown, Ohio State's first black football captain, has died. He was 84.Ohio State confirmed the death Wednesday through Brown's nephew, Henry Brown, saying the former football player died last weekend at his home in...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's Carter enjoys 'surreal' pro day with BelichickBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) After growing up as a Patriots fan, Lorenzo Carter said it was ''kind of surreal'' to find New England coach Bill Belichick leading positional drills at Georgia's Pro Day on Wednesday.This was no time...

Associated PressFun bunch: Taggart's first FSU practice sets different toneBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Willie Taggart's first practice at Florida State on Wednesday definitely had a different tone compared to his predecessor.It also began a lot earlier.The practice fields adjacent to Doak Campbell Stadium were abuzz with the...

North Carolina hires Robert Gillespie as assistant coachCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has hired Robert Gillespie as an assistant football coach.The school announced the move Wednesday. Gillespie had spent the past five seasons as running backs coach at Tennessee under former coach Butch Jones. He was initially...

Charleston Southern to kick off 2018 season at Florida(STATS) - A season-opening game at Florida and five home games help to highlight Charleston Southern's 11-game 2018 schedule which was announced Wednesday.The Buccaneers enter coach Mark Tucker's second season off a 6-5 record.The Sept. 1 game against Florida in Gainesville...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia gets back to work after wrenching loss in title gameBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) It's been more than two months since that last play.The one that cost Georgia a national championship.The Bulldogs are still not over it.''It's something I dream about every night,'' receiver Terry...

AP Sports WriterTennessee's Pruitt: 'We want to see who the competitors are'By STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's Jeremy Pruitt is looking for one thing in particular as he begins his first spring practice as a head coach.''We want to see who the competitors are,'' Pruitt said Tuesday...