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FCS Selections in NFL Draft(STATS) - FCS players selected in the 2017 NFL Draft:Kansas City Chiefs (2nd round, 59th overall selection) - Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, VillanovaLos Angeles Rams (3rd, 69) - Cooper Kupp, WR, Eastern WashingtonNew England Patriots (3rd, 83) - Derek Rivers, DE/OLB, Youngstown StateArizona Cardinals (3rd, 98)...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS momentum continues on final day of draftBy CRAIG HALEYThe third and final day of the draft is when the majority of FCS selections come off the board, and Saturday didn't disappoint with intriguing story lines in Philadelphia.The Chicago Bears got it going in the fourth...

13 Louisiana-Lafayette players arrested, suspendedLAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Louisiana-Lafayette has indefinitely suspended 13 players facing charges of criminal conspiracy to commit felony theft.The suspended players are tight end Matthew Barnes, defensive ends Joe Dillon and Jarvis Jeffries, offensive linemen Robert Hunt and D'Aquin Withrow, linebacker Terik Miller, defensive backs...

Oh, brother! Faux Pelini picks 'Carl' as name of baby bisonGRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) Carl Pelini got buffaloed.(at)FauxPelini, the parody Twitter account that took off when Bo Pelini was coach at Nebraska and continues with him at Youngstown State, was given the honor of naming a bison born...

AP Sports WriterVirginia QB Benkert healthy again, ready to start the seasonBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia quarterback Kurt Benkert says he's not the same player he was a year ago.That player was heavier, injured and admittedly too quick to abandon the pocket. Benkert is now healthy,...

Montana, South Dakota agree on future games(STATS) - The Montana and South Dakota football programs announced Wednesday they have agreed to meet in a pair of games.South Dakota will host the Grizzlies in Vermillion on Aug. 31, 2019, and the teams will play a return game at Montana in...

Harbaugh gives pope a helmet, pair of JordansVATICAN CITY (AP) Jim Harbaugh stood near the steps of St. Peter's Basilica with a Michigan football helmet and a box of Wolverine-themed Jordan sneakers held high above his head.Members of Michigan's 150-plus contingent all came on this unusual trip to...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: 10-win teams in 2016 likely to slip back in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama makes knocking out double-digit victory seasons look so easy, but for most programs it takes a combination of good play and good fortune that can be difficult to replicate from one...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NFL teams look to the FCS for defensive backsBy CRAIG HALEYNo position may stock this year's NFL draft as much as defensive back.Former NFL executive and scout Mark Dominik predicted on ESPN Radio on Wednesday - the eve of the three-day, seven-round draft in Philadelphia -...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS draft class primerBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's only one piece in a puzzle that has 100 other pieces, yet an NFL Draft prospect is often sized up more by his time in the 40-yard dash than perhaps any other measurement.A fast time gets everybody's attention,...

Ex-Spartan football player returned to Michigan in sex caseMASON, Mich. (AP) Former Michigan State defensive end Auston Robertson is jailed on a $250,000 bond after being returned to Michigan from Indiana to face a third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge.The 19-year-old Robertson was arraigned in 55th District Court in...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: 10-win teams in 2016 likely to slip back in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama makes knocking out double-digit victory seasons look so easy, but for most programs, it takes a combination of good play and good fortune that can be difficult to replicate from one...