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Associated PressRelocated rebel statue causes athlete concerns at Ole MissBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSJACKSON, Miss. (AP) The University of Mississippi has put up a barrier to partially obstruct a Confederate monument after football players said they didn't want to see the rebel soldier statue while they practice.The university moved...

AP Sports WriterArkansas' Agim using past struggles to educate, help youthBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) McTelvin Agim can still hear the sound of his cell closing for the first time, six years after the fact.Clink. Clink.The Arkansas defensive lineman was an eighth-grader in Texarkana, Texas, and had just...

AP Sports WriterArmy's Jeff Monken still facing same recruiting challengesBy JOHN KEKISWhat a difference a year doesn't make at West Point.An academy-record 11 wins last season for Army and a final ranking of No. 19 in the AP Top 25?So what.''I don't know if it's been a boon (for...

Chattanooga, Eastern Illinois set two-game series(STATS) - Chattanooga and Eastern Illinois will play a home-and-home series in the 2019 and 2022 seasons.The two programs have never met previously. They will meet on Aug. 31, 2019 in a season opener at Chattanooga. In 2022, they will play a return game...

AP College Football WriterCOVID-19 delays create challenges for college football teamsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe last time North Carolina went this long between games during a football season was in 1952, when a polio outbreak on campus forced the Tar Heels to cancel two games.For No. 25 Memphis, 28 days...

AP Sports WriterSwinney knows No. 2 Clemson must improve after close UNC winBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Clemson is still unbeaten, still on course to claim another Atlantic Coast Conference championship along with a trip to the College Football Playoff.That doesn't mean the now-No. 2 and reigning...

AP Sports WriterBedlam prevails throughout Big 12 and co-leaders play nextBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Bedlam indeed in the Big 12 Conference, and not just in Oklahoma.Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield had a possible Heisman Trophy moment in arguably the wildest game in the rivalry actually known as...

Associated PressMissouri offense looking to build off last seasonBy CHARLIE CLARKECOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) When Missouri started the 2017-18 schedule 1-3, all the losses at home, the Tigers seemed on their way to another disappointing season.Instead, Missouri's offense flipped a switch, becoming one of the most high-powered attacks in...

AP College Sports WriterSun Belt Conference signs 8-year deal with ESPNBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Sun Belt Conference has signed a new eight-year contract with ESPN that gives the network exclusive multimedia rights to all of the league's sports.Terms were not disclosed, but the Sun Belt announced Thursday that the...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina hopes early season woes fixed during bye weekBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The first half of the season has not gone the way South Carolina had expected. The Gamecocks believe there's still plenty of time left to turn things back in the winning direction.''We're...

Ken Dorsey returning to Miami - as an assistant AD at FIUMIAMI (AP) Ken Dorsey, who quarterbacked the Miami Hurricanes to the 2001 national championship, has been hired as an assistant athletic director at Florida International.Dorsey starts his new job at FIU - 8 miles from the Hurricanes'...

AP Sports WriterNo. 18 Tar Heels open season against Orange in ACC matchupBy AARON BEARDNorth Carolina coach Mack Brown hasn't tried to dismiss the high expectations that are following his 18th-ranked Tar Heels entering Saturday's season-opening visit from Syracuse.The Tar Heels closed last season with three straight blowout wins,...