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AP Sports WriterFunny thing happened to Harbaugh on the way to the ForumBy JIM LITKECHICAGO (AP) Presenting the pope with a Michigan football helmet and a pair of Air Jordans wasn't the only highlight in Jim Harbaugh 's trip to Rome this spring.The jaunt went so well that...

AP Sports WriterBadgers' blockers open holes, then enjoy watching TaylorBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Jonathan Taylor can go pretty much anywhere at any time when he has the ball in his hands.That's trouble for any team that plays Wisconsin. And perhaps creates a little extra - but...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Improvement under new coaches is wide-rangingBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A new coaching staff brings added attention and often energizes a college football program, but few head coaches go into the first season by publicly quantifying what would make for a successful win total.Do all...

Wake Forest looks to improve defense against RiceBy Associated PressHOUSTON (AP) Wake Forest got a close win over Utah State in the season opener. Coach Dave Clawson admits there's still plenty the Demon Deacons need to improve, especially on defense.The defense picked off three passes but gave up...

Rutgers fires coach Ash after 8 wins in 3-plus seasonsPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers has fired football coach Chris Ash four games into a season where the hapless Scarlet Knights are showing little progress.Athletic director Pat Hobb announced the firing less than 24 hours after Rutgers (1-3) was embarrassed...

BC, Wake Forest set to renew mini-rivalry in ACC AtlanticBOSTON (AP) John Wolford is the first Wake Forest quarterback to start four straight season openers. Boston College's Anthony Brown is the first Eagle to win the opener in his freshman year.On Saturday, they'll face each other in what...

AP Sports WriterNo. 23 Stanford hosts Oregon in coaching reunionBy JOSH DUBOWSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) When Willie Taggart got the head coaching job at Oregon, one of the first calls he made was to Stanford coach David Shaw.The two had spent three years together as assistants under Jim Harbaugh...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=JMU's Moreland comes up big at all-star gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - All the NFL Draft assessments of James Madison cornerback Jimmy Moreland will keep going back to his size - or lack of it.That's why the consensus FCS All-American plans to keep coming up big with...

Associated PressConspiracy charge added against Penn State ex-administratorsBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday allowed prosecutors to add a conspiracy charge against three former Penn State administrators, increasing their possible penalty if convicted of crimes for their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.Judge...

Retrial set for Texas teen charged with killing his parentsHOUSTON (AP) A Texas teenager is set to be tried again on capital murder charges in the shooting deaths of his mother and his father, who was a standout linebacker for Texas A&M University before having a short NFL...

AP Sports WriterLosing Bachie the latest blow for Michigan StateBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) It's been over a month since Michigan State won a football game, and the news off the field hasn't been any better.Now the Spartans are dealing with the loss of standout linebacker Joe...

Longtime Tennessee broadcaster John Ward dies at 88KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) John Ward, the radio voice of Tennessee football and men's basketball for over three decades, has died. He was 88.Vol Network tweeted that Ward died Wednesday night in Knoxville. Tennessee athletic officials confirmed Ward's death.Ward became Tennessee's radio...