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Florida's Edwards arrested on misdemeanor battery chargeGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida defensive back Brian Edwards has been released from the Alachua County Jail after being arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge.Edwards was accused of grabbing his girlfriend of two years by her neck Monday as she attempted to leave...

AP Sports WriterSankey talks link between sports gambling, mental healthBy JOHN ZENORHOOVER, Ala. (AP) Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey considers the mental health of athletes an important issue to be considered when it comes to legalized betting on college sports.Sankey opened the league's media days Monday with plenty...

Associated PressEmails: Protests spur college officials to talk with playersBy JEFF MARTINATLANTA (AP) As protests over racial injustice grab national attention in pro sports, some college and university officials are having pre-emptive talks with student-athletes and consulting each other amid concerns that such actions will spread to college...

Baylor axes assistant strength coach after prostitution bustWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor University fired a newly-hired assistant strength and conditioning coach after he was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge, the latest blow to a school wracked a by a sexual assault scandal.Brandon Washington was fired Saturday after school...

Towson's Ton Flacco leads National team in Tropical BowlDELAND, Fla. (AP) Tom Flacco of Towson threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to help the National team beat the American 35-7 in the Tropical Bowl on Sunday at Spec Martin Stadium.Flacco is the...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's D'Wan Mathis to transfer after losing starting jobBy CHARLES ODUMQuarterback D'Wan Mathis, who opened the season as No. 11 Georgia's starter, has entered the NCAA transfer portal.Coach Kirby Smart said Monday he wanted Mathis, a redshirt freshman, to continue his career at Georgia, where JT Daniels...

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly expressed disappointment Saturday about the school's academic misconduct investigation involving four of his players, saying he was shocked and disappointed when athletic director Jack Swarbrick called him into his office Thursday to inform him of the news. "I will be on the outside looking in...

ATLANTA (AP) Louisville's Lamar Jackson added another trophy to his stellar season, claiming the Maxwell Award as the top player in college football. Jackson was honored during a ceremony Thursday night. The other finalists were Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and Michigan all-around star Jabrill Peppers. The Cardinals quarterback already picked up...

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) After a tumultuous offseason at UCLA, coach Jim Mora and the Bruins are eager to get back to football.The Bruins were in the news for all the wrong reasons in recent months, from the suspension and reinstatement of offensive line coach Adrian Klemm to the...

Associated PressPeoples-Jones has Michigan wide receivers back on trackBy MATT SCHOCHANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) One season after Michigan's wide receivers could not get in the end zone, coach Jim Harbaugh had just one complaint about the Wolverines' pass catchers on Saturday.The guy with the black-rimmed glasses and khakis...

AP Sports WriterWashington ready to step up as Aztecs' next featured backBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Juwan Washington is ready for his turn to be San Diego State's featured running back.If he's as successful as D.J. Pumphrey and Rashaad Penny before him, SDSU will become the first school...

AP Sports WriterNew coach Applewhite vows that he'll be at Houston long-termBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) In recent years, Houston has been a stepping stone, a quick stop for up-and-coming coaches on their way to jobs seen as bigger and better.Art Briles was at Houston before leaving for Baylor....