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STATS FCS Senior Editor=James Madison headlines CAA preseason honorsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Defending FCS national champion James Madison led the way in the CAA Football preseason honors announced Tuesday, tabbed in the preseason poll to repeat its conference title and gaining the most players on the preseason team with...

AP Sports WriterNo. 24 Florida regroups from Irma, vows to play for stateBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jim McElwain was somber and solemn Wednesday, mirroring how millions of Floridians felt following Hurricane Irma.McElwain's message was clear: ''Sometimes third down and 7 is not the most important thing in...

Associated PressPenn State settles 'outstanding issues' with Paterno familyBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State and the family of the late head football coach Joe Paterno announced Friday they have resolved “outstanding issues” that had divided them, eight years after he was fired following Jerry Sandusky's child molestation...

AP Sports WriterK-State survives, Kansas upset to start college seasonBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) There was a point Saturday night when Kansas was trailing Nicholls State in the second half and, a short drive down Interstate 70, Kansas State was trying desperately to rally against South Dakota.The Jayhawks...

Abilene Christian to play FBS pair in 2019(STATS) - Abilene Christian will seek to build off its first winning season on the FCS level during a 12-game schedule this year.The Wildcats, who were 6-5 in coach Adam Dorrel's second season, will open and close the new campaign against FBS...

DALLAS (AP) Tyrone Swoopes threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score as the University of Texas upset the No. 10-ranked University of Oklahoma 24-17 in college football on Saturday.Coach Charlie Strong's Longhorns (2-4, 1-2 Big 12 Conference) came to Dallas in the midst of the program's...

No. 14 Stanford opens against Rice in Sydney, AustraliaBy The Associated PressNo. 14 Stanford (10-3) vs. Rice (3-9) at Sydney, Australia, 10 p.m. (ESPN)Line: Stanford minus 31.Series: Rice leads 3-2.WHAT'S AT STAKEStanford begins life without running back Christian McCaffrey, who was a first-round draft pick by the Carolina...

AP Sports WriterRutgers OKs deal to bring back Schiano as football coachBy TOM CANAVANNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) After an on-again, off-again courtship, Greg Schiano is back as Rutgers football coach.Of course, it didn't go off without a Rutgers-like hitch. There was a glitch with microphones at a public...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 strong financially as teams split $348M in revenueBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) Big 12 schools are splitting a record $348 million in revenue for the 2016-17 academic year.Each of the 10 schools will get $34.8 million, though about $6 million of Baylor's portion is...

AP Sports WriterFootball still a possibility at big 3 Cal State schoolsBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) The California State University system’s plan for a mostly virtual fall semester due to the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t necessarily close the door on football at its three schools that play in the...

AP Sports WriterStidham, Auburn aiming for repeat SEC West title - and moreBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The big question facing Auburn is no longer whether the Tigers can beat rivals Georgia and Alabama.They answered that emphatically last November, wresting the Southeastern Conference Western Division title from the...

AP Baseball Writer3 generations of Harbaughs make 1st visit to Yankee StadiumBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Jim Harbaugh is in a New York sports state of mind this weekend.Michigan's football coach visited Yankee Stadium for the first time Friday, joined by his father and 6-year-old son to watch...