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Ex-Vandy player's sentence unchanged after rape case appealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A Tennessee appeals court has upheld most of the convictions against a former Vanderbilt football player in the rape of an unconscious female student.News outlets report the 17-year sentence for 26-year-old Brandon Vandenburg was unchanged Thursday in Nashville....

No. 18 Broncos seek more Las Vegas Bowl success vs. HuskiesBy The Associated PressLas Vegas Bowl: No. 18 Boise State (12-1 Mountain West) vs. Washington (7-5 Pac-12), Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)Line: Washington by 3 1/2.Series Record: Tied 2-2.WHAT'S AT STAKEWashington's Chris Petersen will end his six-year coaching...

Associated PressFreshman Charbonnet helps No. 7 Michigan clean up mistakesBy MATT SCHOCHANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) With Michigan debuting its high-tempo, no-huddle ''size in space'' offense, a freshman helped bail the Wolverines out of an uneven performance.No. 7 Michigan was sloppy Saturday during a 40-21 victory over Middle Tennessee...

Taulia Tagovailoa transferring from Alabama to MarylandCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Taulia Tagovailoa, a backup quarterback at Alabama behind star brother Tua Tagovailoa, is transferring to Maryland.He announced the decision Friday on Twitter.''This decision was not easy & has been prayed on non stop. Thank you to my Pastors...

AP Sports WriterBrown, Tar Heels open camp with clear strength: running backBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) First-year North Carolina coach Mack Brown is implementing a new offensive scheme with three quarterbacks competing to become the starter.Amid all the uncertainty, there is one area of stability for the...

NCAA: Players ejected for targeting can remain on sidelinesINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Players ejected from football games for targeting will be allowed to remain on the sidelines, the NCAA announced Tuesday.The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the rules change no longer requiring players to head to the locker room after...

AP Sports WriterBack-to-back Heisman? Jackson looks even better this yearBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Lamar Jackson has looked even better than last year, when his performance was good enough to make him the youngest player to ever win the Heisman Trophy.This year, the junior quarterback has posted...

The Latest: Toledo left out of bowl berths despite 6-6 markBy The Associated Press6:30 p.m.Toledo is not headed to a bowl despite going 6-6 this season.With 79 teams bowl eligible and 78 slots available, there was going to be a team left out. The Rockets lost their final...

The Latest: Trial begins in ex-coach's lawsuit vs. Penn St.BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) The Latest on lawsuit by ex-coach against Penn State (all times local):---5:50 p.m.A prosecutor, a longtime aide to head coach Joe Paterno, a Penn State lawyer and a university spokeswoman are the witnesses called to testify...

Associated PressEx-Penn St. president's Sandusky-related conviction restoredBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated former Penn State President Graham Spanier's conviction for child endangerment over his handling of a report that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused a boy in a...

AP College Football WriterTrump, coaches push for college football as cracks emergeBy RALPH D. RUSSOPresident Donald Trump joined a U.S. senator and a number of coaches Monday in the push to save the college football season from a pandemic-forced shutdown.There was speculation that two of the five most powerful...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Time for Notre Dame to start making new memoriesBy PAUL NEWBERRYThe echoes have been slumbering at Notre Dame for more than two decades.The Fighting Irish really need to make some new memories.Well, here's their chance.Again.No. 7 Notre Dame can prove it's no longer living in the...