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North Carolina college quarterback paralyzed after shootingSALISBURY, N.C. (AP) A quarterback at a North Carolina college was paralyzed after a shooting in which at least six people were wounded during a party at a restaurant, police said.Livingstone College junior Ryan Williams of Jacksonville, Florida, was among the victims...

Maryland says staffers placed on leave after player deathCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Members of the University of Maryland athletic staff have been placed on administrative leave, pending the outcome of a review of the death of football player Jordan McNair in June.The statement Friday night comes after an...

AP College Football WriterLSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide voteBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU.The quarterback won the Heisman...

AP Sports WriterSEC nearing finish line in fragile, virus-disrupted seasonBy PETE IACOBELLISouth Carolina interim coach Mike Bobo wasn't sure what would happen when the Southeastern Conference kicked off its 10-game, all-league football season amid the coronavirus pandemicBut he couldn't have envisioned all that has unfolded, including but the end...

Bucknell to open 2019 season at Temple(STATS) - Bucknell and Temple have signed a contract to open the 2019 season against each other in Philadelphia.The first meeting between the two former rivals since 1970 will be played Aug. 31, 2019, at Lincoln Financial Field.Bucknell and Temple, former members of...

Bowling Green fires coach Mike Jinks midway through Year 3BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) Bowling Green has fired coach Mike Jinks midway through his third season, with the Falcons winless against FBS competition.Athletic director Bob Moosbrugger announced the move Sunday. Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini, the former head coach at...

AP Sports WriterNo. 8 Auburn's ground game still work in progressBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn entered the season with six tailbacks listed as co-starters on the depth chart. It was a comforting scenario of runners galore for a team trotting out a freshman quarterback.The reality has been...

AP Sports WriterACC schools hoping to benefit from coaching continuityBy AARON BEARDDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Several Atlantic Coast Conference schools are hoping the continuity in the coaching ranks helps them regroup after the league's sobering opening weekend.Schools are betting their loyalty provides the stability for the staffs to handle...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M's football program was placed on probation and coach Jimbo Fisher given a six-month show cause order by the NCAA on Thursday after the Aggies were found to have violated recruiting and other rules beginning in January 2018. Fisher, who had just been hired by...

Baylor denies allegations of racism, cover-up in lawsuitAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University says a former athletic director's claims that the school used black football players as scapegoats to cover up a school-wide sexual assault scandal are bizarre and ''blatantly false.''The Waco Tribune-Herald reports the school responded in court...

AP Sports WriterMissouri sanctioned by NCAA after academic misconductBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The NCAA has sanctioned Missouri's football, baseball and softball programs after an investigation revealed academic misconduct involving a tutor who completed coursework for athletes.Among the penalties handed down Thursday were three years of probation...

AP Sports WriterNC State seeks next top WR target with Harmon, Meyers in NFLBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State needs to find its next go-to receiving threat.The Wolfpack lost top receivers Kelvin Harmon and Jakobi Meyers - both ranked among the Atlantic Coast Conference's leaders in...