AP Sports WriterNew Magnolia State coaches prepare for challenging debutsBy JOHN ZENORLane Kiffin's Mississippi home debut was supposed to come against Southeast Missouri State. Mike Leach expected to start his first season at Mississippi State versus New Mexico.Instead, both...

AP Sports WriterNew Magnolia State coaches prepare for challenging debutsBy JOHN ZENORLane Kiffin's Mississippi home debut was supposed to come against Southeast Missouri State. Mike Leach expected to start his first season at Mississippi State versus New Mexico.Instead, both...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse's Carrier Dome turns 40 years old, gets new lookBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse University's Carrier Dome opened 40 years ago with an overflow crowd that set an attendance record that still stands.Pete Sala remembers...

Associated PressVanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photosBy STEFANIE DAZIOLOS ANGELES (AP) Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos...

AP Sports WriterNo. 4 Georgia to be reunited with popular Pittman in openerBy CHARLES ODUMKirby Smart gives much credit to first-year Arkansas coach Sam Pittman for helping to make No. 4 Georgia an annual contender for the Southeastern Conference...

Associated PressVanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photosBy STEFANIE DAZIOLOS ANGELES (AP) Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos...

TCU names ex transfer Downing starting QB vs Iowa StateFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Former transfer Matthew Downing has been named the starting quarterback for TCU's season opener, though last year's starter has also been cleared to play.Downing redshirted...

AP Sports WriterMullen's Florida staff receives nearly $500K before pandemicBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Dan Mullen didn't get a raise or an extension after his team's 11-2 finish last season. His staff got the money.Mullen's assistants...

AP Basketball WriterSilver to CNN: A later NBA season may disrupt Olympic plansBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that his ''best guess'' is that next season will not start until at...

AP College Football WriterCyclones head into Big 12 opener at TCU in bounce-back modeBy ERIC OLSONIowa State knows all too well about picking up the pieces after a heartbreaking loss and getting in the right frame of mind for...