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Attorneys: Briles drops libel suit against Baylor officialsWACO, Texas (AP) Former Baylor football coach Art Briles has dropped the defamation lawsuit filed against four university officials he accused of making false statements against him, according to attorneys in the case.Briles in December sued the three regents and a...

WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor officials insist it is a fluke that Nos. 61 and 58 are side-by-side in the Bears' new football team photo.TCU fans may find that hard to believe after the Frogs' 61-58 loss at Baylor last season.In the front row of the Bears' photo taken...

AP Sports WriterMAC commissioner calls for restrictions on satellite campsBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher is calling for some limits on when and where football satellite camps can be held.Steinbrecher suggested a 15-day window to hold the camps and a requirement that they take place...

AP College Football WriterPushback against delaying 10th college football assistantBy RALPH D. RUSSOTwo top college football administrators oppose delaying until the end of next season the expansion of FBS coaching staffs to 10 members.The NCAA announced earlier in the week an amendment to proposed recruiting reforms that are going...

WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor University President Ken Starr is proposing an independent investigation of the athletic department's handling of the sexual assault complaint against defensive end Sam Ukwuachu.Starr proposed the hiring of outside counsel after reviewing the results of the internal inquiry of sexual assault case, for which...

AP Sports WriterCalifornia hires Justin Wilcox as new head coachBy JOSH DUBOWBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) California changed directions with its football program Saturday, hiring longtime college defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox as head coach to replace the offensive-minded Sonny Dykes.Dykes was fired last Sunday after four seasons of sometimes dynamic...

Baylor assistant fired; charged with soliciting prostituteWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor University fired a newly hired assistant strength and conditioning coach after he was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge, the latest legal development at a school wracked a by a sexual assault scandal.Brandon Washington was fired Saturday after...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina upperclassmen out to prove a pointBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Elliott Fry hasn't given up on a successful final season, even if most of what he's heard and read since last year has told him he should.The South Carolina senior kicker, who's 42 points...

AP news guide: New disclosures in Sandusky child sex scandalBy The Associated PressCourt documents released Tuesday reveal more details about a claim that famed Penn State football coach Joe Paterno knew as early as 1976 that assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had been accused of sexually abusing boys. Here's...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Michigan has versatile ground game with balanced backsBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh likes to spread the wealth when No. 2 Michigan runs the ball.Four running backs, a pair of receivers, a fullback and do-it-all Jabrill Peppers are each averaging more than...

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) Arizona's 2014 season was the physical manifestation of the Twitter hashtag Pac12AfterDark: wildly unpredictable and wildly entertaining.The Wildcats needed a Hail Mary to beat California, clock mismanagement to beat Washington and a fourth-down stop to beat rival Arizona State. They would have come up with...

Media groups seek access to Sandusky insurance case recordsPHILADELPHIA (AP) Several media organizations want a judge to make public sealed court records in a dispute between Penn State and an insurance company over settlement payments to people who said former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky abused...