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Baylor looks to reach 7 wins against Vandy in Texas BowlBy The Associated PressTexas Bowl: Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6) at Houston, Thursday, 9 p.m. EST (ESPN)Line: Vanderbilt by 4.Series Record: Baylor leads 2-0.WHAT'S AT STAKEBaylor looks for its seventh win a year after winning just one game and...

Oregon parts ways with defensive coordinator Jim LeavittEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon and defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt have mutually parted ways.The two sides reached a financial settlement that will pay Leavitt $2.5 million, funded by private sources over multiple years, Oregon announced Thursday. The settlement would be less if...

AP Baseball Writer3 generations of Harbaughs make 1st visit to Yankee StadiumBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Jim Harbaugh is in a New York sports state of mind this weekend.Michigan's football coach visited Yankee Stadium for the first time Friday, joined by his father and 6-year-old son to watch...

Police: LSU's Ingram arrested on sexual assault chargesBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Authorities in Dallas say LSU offensive lineman Ed Ingram was arrested on sexual assault charges in early August, around the same time the projected starter was suspended from the Tigers' football program for an unspecified violation of...

Amazing Amy to join 4 others as Fiesta Bowl parade marshalsPHOENIX (AP) Special Olympian Amy Bockerstette will join an elite group of women serving as grand marshals for the Fiesta Bowl parade.The inspirational golfer with Down syndrome will serve as grand marshal for the Dec. 28 parade with...

AP College Football WriterNo. 1 Alabama-LSU, No. 5 Texas A&M-Tennessee postponedBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 1 Alabama at LSU and No. 5 Texas A&M at Tennessee will not be played Saturday because of COVID-19 issues, raising the number of Southeastern Conference games postponed this week to three.The SEC said Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterYear sees Day rise from unknown assistant to celebrity coachBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) At a crowded news conference last December, Ryan Day sat next to Ohio State legend Urban Meyer whose sudden decision to retire overshadowed the announcement of Day’s ascension to head coach of...

AP College Football WriterMAC returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4By RALPH D. RUSSOThe Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season because of the pandemic, became the final one to jump back in, making it 10 out of 10 conferences that will play...

AP Sports WriterAlabama players enjoyed watching Jalen Hurts' Oklahoma debutBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Some Alabama players kept an eye on former teammate Jalen Hurts' debut as Oklahoma's quarterback.They came away pleased, but not really surprised.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, meanwhile, said he didn't get to watch the...

AP Sports WriterMendenhall uses BYU video to show Virginia winning attitudeBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall was surprised how quickly a losing attitude dragged down the Cavaliers in their season-opening loss.The first-year Virginia coach had spent spring ball and fall camp trying to install a new mindset. The...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Texas and A&M try to win the breakupBy RALPH D. RUSSOTexas and Texas A&M don't play anymore. The best their fans can do is compare resumes since the split, gloating about their team's successes and basking in the failures of their rival.There has...

AP Sports WriterSEC's new coaches try to build winning foundation in springBy DAVID BRANDTMore than a decade after Nick Saban took over as the coach of Alabama, the rest of the Southeastern Conference is still trying to figure out how to consistently beat him.A lot of coaches have tried....