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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska opened practice Thursday night with the competition at running back the featured position battle.Terrell Newby came out of the spring as the front-runner in the race to succeed three-time 1,000-yard rusher Ameer Abdullah. But the surprise arrival of heralded recruit Jordan Stevenson of Dallas...

AP Sports WriterVanderbilt fires coach Derek Mason in his 7th seasonBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt fired coach Derek Mason on Sunday after losing the first eight games of his seventh season, and offensive coordinator Todd Fitch will serve as the interim coach.''While this was a difficult...

AP Sports WriterUCF faces UConn in what may or may not be a rivalry gameBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UCF visits UConn on Saturday for what may or may not be an annual rivalry game.UConn coach Bob Diaco received plenty of ridicule when he created a trophy for...

The Latest: Sankey ties sports gambling, mental healthHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):1:45 p.m.Commissioner Greg Sankey opened Southeastern Conference media days talking about everything from a connection between sports gambling and athletes' mental health to football officiating and the event's future venues.Sankey...

AP Sports WriterMaryland-Michigan State canceled after Terps' virus outbreakBy DAVID GINSBURGThe Big Ten game Saturday between Maryland and Michigan State has been canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak on the Terrapins resulted in a positive test for coach Michael Locksley.It's the second straight cancellation for the Terrapins, who were scheduled...

AP Sports WriterPitt eyes balance in bid to repeat as ACC Coastal champsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Kenny Pickett knows his numbers in his first year as Pittsburgh's starting quarterback weren't great. He doesn't particularly care.What the numbers failed to show were all the times he would come to...

Minnesota safety Antoine Winfield Jr. declares for NFL draftMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota safety Antoine Winfield Jr. declared for the NFL draft Wednesday, skipping his final two years of eligibility after earning consensus All-American honors and tying the single-season program record with seven interceptions.Winfield posted the announcement on his Instagram...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A proposed June signing period for college football recruits has been rejected by the NCAA's Division I Council, but a possible December signing period remains very much in play. The council modified a proposal for flexibility in the recruiting calendar at the NCAA's annual convention on Wednesday...

The WAKE FOREST and the TULANE will both be gunning for a victory on 8/30/2018 at 8:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. WAKE FOREST vs TULANE When: 8/30/2018 8:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 139 WAKE FOREST 6.5 (-110) 56 (-110) -270 210 140 TULANE TV: 8:00 PM LINE: 6.5 PREDICTION: TULANE , WAKE FOREST Oddsmakers currently have the TULANE listed as 6.5 point...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Buckeyes have something to prove in Big Ten title gameBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A group of university administrators on a Zoom call decided Ohio State would play in the Big Ten championship game. Now the No. 3 Buckeyes are eager to show that...

Oklahoma's Sooner Schooner tips over on field; no injuriesNORMAN, Okla. (AP) University of Oklahoma officials say there were no injuries to riders of the school's ''Sooner Schooner'' or the horses that pull it when the miniature covered wagon tipped over during the Oklahoma-West Virginia football game.The wagon pulled...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Clemson No. 1, followed by Ohio State, AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOClemson is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what has already been taken by the...