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Associated PressJudge to consider Sandusky's latest request for new sentenceBy MARK SCOLFOROJerry Sandusky's legal effort to have his decadeslong child molestation sentence reduced will be the subject of a hearing Tuesday in a Pennsylvania courtroom.The former Penn State assistant football coach's defense lawyers and state prosecutors are expected to...

AP Sports WriterFormer Vols pay tribute to Phillip Fulmer at charity roastBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer issued a reminder to his former players and colleagues Saturday before they gathered to roast him at a charity event.''I did warn them that my children...

AP Sports WriterNC State at Virginia Tech postponed amid COVID-19 casesBy HANK KURZ Jr.North Carolina State's season-opener at Virginia Tech was postponed for two weeks Wednesday because of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among Wolfpack athletes.The delay comes two days after N.C. State paused all athletic activities. The school...

AP Sports WriterBaylor says NCAA investigation is 'ongoing, pending'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University officials say the school is being investigated by the NCAA in the wake of a sexual assault scandal that led to the firing of football coach Art Briles and the departure of the...

Associated PressNotre Dame signs 6 to complete top-10 signing classBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame finished off a top-10 recruiting class by filling positions of need.After signing 21 players in the early period just before Christmas, the Fighting Irish received six more signed letters of intent...

AP Sports WriterInjuries force SEC teams to alter quarterback plansBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) This was supposed to be the year that the Southeastern Conference showcased its wealth of experienced quarterbacks up and down the league.Plans have changed for a number of schools.Injuries have wreaked havoc around the...

Florida State QB Francois cited for marijuana possessionTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois has been cited for possession of marijuana.According to a Tallahassee Police report, officers searched Francois' apartment on Thursday and found 17 grams of marijuana as well as other drug paraphernalia. Tallahassee Police public...

AP Sports WriterPurdue seeks bowl win over Arizona to cap Brohm's 1st seasonBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Purdue's first bowl win in six years would give the Boilermakers a winning record and a perfect capper to coach Jeff Brohm's first season.Brohm helped engineer an impressive turnaround at...

Alcorn State said in a release Wednesday that it was placed under two years' probation and must vacate wins that involved the ineligible student-athletes and pay a $5,000 fine. The violations involved a combined 26 student-athletes in football, men's basketball, men's and women's tennis, baseball, men's and women's cross country,...

Associated PressAuthor Krakauer denied records on rape case against playerBy MATT VOLZHELENA, Mont. (AP) Author Jon Krakauer's five-year quest to find out how and why Montana's top higher education official intervened to prevent a star college quarterback's expulsion over a rape accusation stalled Wednesday when the state Supreme...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=New Hampshire waits on injured QB Knight's statusBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The availability of New Hampshire quarterback Trevor Knight for Saturday's FCS playoff game at South Dakota State won't be known until later this week, coach Sean McDonnell said Monday.Knight, a redshirt junior, is under concussion...

How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared(STATS) - How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared in Week 4 games Saturday:1. North Dakota State (4-0): 27-16 win over No. 4 UC Davis (2-2)2. James Madison (3-1): 37-14 win over Chattanooga (1-3)3. South Dakota State (3-1): 43-7...