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AP Sports WriterMayfield rejects Manziel comparisons with NFL combine nearBy SCHUYLER DIXONFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Baker Mayfield doesn't like comparisons to Johnny Manziel, although the Heisman Trophy winner from Oklahoma wasn't surprised by them after an arrest and other antics during his time with the Sooners.At a stop...

AP Sports WriterFlorida State, Louisville each searching for 1st ACC winBy GARY B. GRAVESFlorida State and Louisville hoped to be contending in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division at this point of the season.Instead, both are in search of their first conference victory when they met this Saturday. They...

Florida freshman QB Jalon Jones accused of sexual batteryGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Two University of Florida students have accused quarterback Jalon Jones of sexual battery.The university released two reports Thursday that stem from an April 6 incident at an on-campus residential housing complex.Jones has not been charged. The incident...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia plans to name Sanford Stadium field for Vince DooleyBy CHARLES ODUMVince Dooley braced for big news - good or bad - when University of Georgia President Jere Morehead and athletic director Greg McGarity interrupted his gardening for a surprise visit Thursday morning.''I was hoping it was...

3 Illini football players charged with robbery, burglaryCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Three suspended Illinois football players have been charged with burglary and aggravated robbery charges after what they say was a prank on a fellow dormitory resident.Darta L. Lee and Howard E. Watkins, both 18, and Zarrian J. Holcombe,...

Associated PressFormer Ohio St, NFL player at heart of licensing lawsuitBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The ex-college football star leading a class-action lawsuit against Ohio State University that alleges improper use of ex-athletes' likenesses is one of the school's most well-known, high-profile and loyal athletes.Linebacker Chris Spielman played...

Associated PressFlorida State QB Francois ready to be leader of offenseBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Deondre Francois had an appropriate answer when he assessed his performance last season - bumpy.The Florida State quarterback is hoping things go a little smoother in his sophomore season.''I feel like last year...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma President Boren has minor stroke at Stoops ceremonyBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) University of Oklahoma President David Boren had a minor stroke before the unveiling of a statue honoring former Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops on Saturday morning and was taken away on a stretcher.The...

How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared(STATS) - How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared in Week 3 games on Saturday1. North Dakota State (3-0): 47-22 win over No. 18 Delaware (2-1)2. James Madison (2-1): 63-12 win over Morgan State (0-2)3. South Dakota State (2-1):...

AP Sports WriterMind Games; ACC schools ramping up mental health servicesBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Tre Tipton felt off. Yet the Pittsburgh wide receiver spent years wrestling with his inner demons in silence, assuming it was up to him to sort things out on his own because, well, that's...

AP College Football WriterWhat is 'It'? Identifying and developing intangibles in QBsBy RALPH D. RUSSOSam Howell has been a quarterback since first grade.His father told him then that to play the position he needed to be the leader of the team, and that more would be expected of him...

Former University of Minnesota football star graduates at 57MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Star University of Minnesota running back Marion Barber Jr. left the university in 1981 for the NFL, but never earned his degree.At age 57, Barber, who played with the New York Jets, has finished his course work and...