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AP Sports WriterAP Exclusive: Power Five spend big on lobbying CongressBy BEN NUCKOLSThe Power Five conferences spent $350,000 on lobbying in the first three months of 2020, more than they had previously spent in any full year, as part of a coordinated effort to influence Congress on legislation affecting...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Biggest conference games in 2019 FCS seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - While wins count the same in the standings during a season, let's face it, some mean a lot more than others.The most important during the long, winding conference schedule have the biggest impact with deciding titles...

UGa football official hospitalized nearly 6 weeks with virusATHENS, Ga. (AP) The video coordinator for Georgia's football team was released from the hospital Thursday after becoming critically ill from the coronavirus.Head coach Kirby Smart was among hundreds on hand at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center to cheer the...

The Latest: NWSL moves NC-Chicago semifinal to PortlandBy The Associated PressThe Latest on games impacted by Hurricane Florence. (all times local):5:55 p.m.The National Women's Soccer League semifinal between the North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars has been moved from North Carolina to Portland, Oregon, because of Hurricane Florence.Orginally...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Coaches don't expect 'College GameDay' distractionsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Neither James Madison football coach Mike Houston nor Villanova counterpart Mark Ferrante expects the presence of ESPN's "College GameDay" before their matchup Saturday to be a distraction.Few of the coaches and players figure to be near the...

NC State WR Meyers skipping final season to enter NFL draftRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is skipping his final season to enter the NFL draft.The school announced the redshirt junior's decision on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Wolfpack lost to Texas...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Lance's focus on NDSU opponent, not NFL Draft buzzBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - In playing the "Madden NFL" video game, Dillon Radunz has found himself filling his team's roster with former North Dakota State teammates. The left tackle jokes about how he's anticipating drafting quarterback...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State defensive lineman Keith Joseph Jr. and his father, former Bulldogs linebacker Keith Joseph Sr., were killed in a car accident Friday night.The school said they died in a one-car accident Friday night en route to Pascagoula High School's home game. The 18-year-old Joseph...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NDSU's DeLuca has the drive of an NFL playerBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Nick DeLuca hasn't been the recipient of those surprising, sometimes inappropriate questions NFL teams ask prospects during the build up to the draft, but the linebacker was honest when asked about his biggest fear."For...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten's best: Ohio State's Haskins and Michigan's WinovichBy LARRY LAGEThe Big Ten's best teams so far, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 6 Michigan, have the best players on both sides of the ball at the midway point of the season.Buckeyes quarterback Dwayne Haskins is on...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin safety Michael Caputo has returned to practice, though his status for the Badgers' home opener on Saturday remains in question while he goes through a concussion protocol.Caputo was hurt on the third play of the 35-17 loss to Alabama last Saturday while trying to...

Associated PressNotre Dame's Kelly likes what he sees in Lea, defenseBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) If 36-year-old Clark Lea had butterflies calling signals during his first game ever as a defensive coordinator, it wasn't apparent to his boss, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly.''You don't know if a...