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Briles withdraws court filing amid settlement reportsWACO, Texas (AP) Fired Baylor coach Art Briles has withdrawn a demand for new lawyers in a federal civil rights lawsuit against him and the university amid reports he has settled a contract dispute with the school.Briles' lawyers had told a federal...

Briles withdraws court filing amid settlement reportsWACO, Texas (AP) Fired Baylor coach Art Briles has withdrawn a demand for new lawyers in a federal civil rights lawsuit against him and the university amid reports he has settled a contract dispute with the school.Briles' lawyers had told a federal...

Associated PressFSU's Fisher: 'We satellite right here in Tallahassee'By JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has decided that the best camp is the one he has on his campus.That is why his staff will not attend or host any satellite camps this year.''We satellite right...

Norfolk State forced to vacate 2011 MEAC title(STATS) - Norfolk State's 2011 MEAC football championship has been vacated as part of the NCAA sanctions lobbied against the university for inaccurate reporting of some student-athletes' eligibility, the NCAA and the school announced Thursday.The athletic department has been placed on two...

AP Sports WriterEx coach Art Briles rips Baylor, claims wrongful terminationBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Fired Baylor coach Art Briles ripped his former employer Thursday, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university...

AP Sports WriterEx coach Art Briles rips Baylor, claims wrongful terminationBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Fired Baylor coach Art Briles ripped his former employer Thursday, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university...

Associated PressNew coach Lovie Smith bars Illini from scootersBy DAVID MERCERCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) When he got to campus back in March, Lovie Smith counted 50 or 60 players who owned scooters.You can still see a handful of the compact, two-wheeled vehicles parked by Illinois' indoor training facility.But by...

Norfolk State forced to vacate 2011 MEAC title(STATS) - Norfolk State's 2011 MEAC football championship has been vacated as part of the NCAA sanctions lobbied against the university for inaccurate reporting of some student-athletes' eligibility, the NCAA and the school announced Thursday.The athletic department has been placed on two...

Associated PressSandusky granted hearing in appeal of sex abuse convictionBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A judge on Thursday ordered hearings to let former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky develop more information as he tries to overturn his child molestation conviction.Judge John Cleland said the three days...

Penn State appeals denial of coverage for Sandusky claimsPHILADELPHIA (AP) Penn State wants permission to appeal a judge's ruling denying it insurance coverage for certain child sexual abuse claims related to former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.The Legal Intelligencer said Monday (http://bit.ly/22K1xJx ) university lawyers filed a motion...

Penn State appeals denial of coverage for Sandusky claimsPHILADELPHIA (AP) Penn State wants permission to appeal a judge's ruling denying it insurance coverage for certain child sexual abuse claims related to former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.The Legal Intelligencer said Monday (http://bit.ly/22K1xJx ) university lawyers filed a motion...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Missouri Valley still atop FCS conference rankingsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Dreams of FBS riches not only have taken national champions away from the FCS this decade, but programs on the rise as well.The moves of Appalachian State and Georgia Southern from the Southern Conference - they...