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STATS FCS Senior Editor=NCAA rejects permanent 12th game in FCS By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - An FCS-member committee of the NCAA Division I Council has rejected the legislation to increase the regular season in the subdivision from 11 permanent games to 12.While concluding two-day meetings in Indianapolis on Friday, the...

Middle Tennessee dismisses players in animal cruelty probeMURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Middle Tennessee has dismissed two players who are under investigation for possible animal cruelty that circulated on a Snapchat video.The Blue Raiders announced Friday that defensive lineman Justin Akins and linebacker Shalom Alvarez are no longer on the...

NCAA imposes 2-year show cause against ex-Alabama assistantTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) The NCAA has imposed a two-year show cause penalty against former Alabama assistant coach Bo Davis for recruiting violations.NCAA findings released Friday said Davis knowingly violated rules in a meeting with four prospects that was arranged by a...

AP Sports WriterNCAA adopts early signing period, 10th coach for footballBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) College football recruiting is on the verge of getting a whole new look before the end of this year.The NCAA's Division I Council approved a sweeping package Friday that would allow players to...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) With one season in the books for coach Barry Odom at Missouri, players and coaches have spent the last six weeks working diligently to avoid a repeat of last season. The Tigers lost eight games for the first time since 2000 and finished with a 4-8 record...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) The NCAA has imposed a two-year show cause penalty against former Alabama assistant coach Bo Davis for recruiting violations but didn't impose further penalties against the university. Davis knowingly violated rules in a meeting with four prospects that was arranged by a booster and ''acted unethically'' in...

AP Sports WriterKentucky's Snell: Freshman year a glimpse of things to comeBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Benny Snell Jr.'s initial plan to ease into college life and big-time SEC football has quickly evolved into the sophomore assuming responsibilities as Kentucky's main running back.Last fall's breakout season helped...

Alabama DB Deionte Thompson arrested in Texas assault caseTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama safety Deionte Thompson has been arrested in connection with a spring break assault in Texas.Thompson was booked into the Tuscaloosa County jail Friday, according to the Sheriff's Department Web site. The listed charge was fugitive from...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jurors have resumed deliberations in the child endangerment trial of former Penn State president Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yur). The panel deliberated for six hours Thursday without reaching a verdict but did ask the judge for a couple of legal clarifications. Spanier is accused of conspiracy and two counts of...

Gene Chizik was walking out to practice last August when he noticed the overstuffed cars being unloaded by wide-eyed teenagers and their parents. The freshmen were moving into the dorms at the University of North Carolina. That's when it hit him: His twin daughters would be doing the same thing...

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...

WACO, Texas (AP) A second former Baylor football player has been arrested on charges that include sexual assault. The U.S. Marshal's Service confirms that 23-year-old Shamycheal ''Myke'' Chatman was arrested Thursday in Houston. A McLennan County grand jury earlier indicted Chatman along with another former player, 22-year-old Tre'Von Armstead, who was...