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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jurors in former Penn State president Graham Spanier's child endangerment case are preparing to resume their discussions after failing to reach a verdict over six hours. The panel of seven women and five men are scheduled to restart their closed-door talks Friday morning at a courthouse in...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=James Madison QB competition highly anticipatedBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Any team that has a quarterback competition in the spring usually finds it be the overwhelming storyline. It gets multiplied at a program like James Madison."Everybody's going to be looking at the quarterback competition," third-year coach Mike...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Washington's secondary faces test in Rosen, UCLABy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Chris Petersen has nothing but the highest compliments for UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen.He just wishes No. 12 Washington was taking on the Bruins at another point of the season when the Huskies were not...

Associated PressGrogan on verge of Oklahoma State's scoring recordBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Ben Grogan passed Barry Sanders a couple weeks ago. Dan Bailey could go down on Saturday.Pretty good company for the senior kicker.Grogan is closing in on Oklahoma State's career scoring record heading into this weekend's...

AP Sports WriterA win-win: Georgia, Miami succeeding after coaching changeBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami coach Mark Richt's departure from Georgia two years ago was called a lot of things: a stepping down, a parting of the ways, a mutual decision, and a firing.The semantics are irrelevant...

Oregon receiver Darren Carrington dismissed from the teamEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon receiver Darren Carrington has been dismissed from the team, nearly two weeks after he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence.''I have visited with Darren Carrington and informed him that he is no...

Move over, Little Giants. You too, Rocket.Michigan State's latest last-second touchdown doesn't have a name yet, but even compared to the Spartans' previous dramatics under coach Mark Dantonio, this victory over Michigan was on an entirely different level.''It's soaking in, but at the same time, it's probably just like...

AP Sports WriterDebate continues overs pro and cons of late Pac-12 kickoffsBy ANNE M. PETERSONWashington coach Chris Petersen has moved on from the debate over Pac-12 After Dark, those late-night televised conference games that end in the wee hours on the East Coast.But it's worth noting he did bring...

Baylor offered ex-coach Briles support letter in MayFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) A letter of support written by Baylor's general counsel for Art Briles has emerged only days after the former Bears coach was nearly hired as an assistant coach by a CFL team.The letter dated May 23 and...

LSU Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon dies at age 80BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Billy Cannon, the gifted running back who won the Heisman Trophy for LSU in 1959 with a memorable Halloween night punt return touchdown against Mississippi, died Sunday. He was 80.LSU said Cannon, the school's only...

Stanford tight end Colby Parkinson declares for NFL draftSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford tight end Colby Parkinson is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.Parkinson said Friday it wasn't an easy decision but he is ready to chase his childhood dream of playing in the NFL.Parkinson had...

Hawaii coach assails Oregon State's recruitment effortsBy The Associated PressHawaii coach Nick Rolovich called out Oregon State on social media for sending recruiting materials to his current players.According to a post on Twitter , players received materials including invitations to the Beavers' spring game. The packages were sent to...