AP Sports WriterMariners use trades to continue building toward futureBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Jerry Dipoto expected a quiet lead-up to the trade deadline....

Kings sign Austin Wagner, Carl Grundstrom to extensionsEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Austin Wagner to a three-year,...

AP Sports WriterPirates rookie 3B Hayes ready to carry on family legacyBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Ke'Bryan Hayes remembers his father's instructions as a...

AP Sports WriterHubbard leads high hopes for No. 15 Oklahoma StateBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma State coach Mike Gundy just wants to talk football.That is quite...

AP Sports WriterLeach brings high-octane philosophy to Mississippi StateBy GARY B. GRAVESMike Leach and his Mississippi State football players have a lot to learn...

AP Sports WriterVirginia looks to fill voids, repeat as Coastal champBy HANK KURZ Jr.One year after dynamic quarterback Bryce Perkins led Virginia to its...

AP Sports WriterDoeren, Wolfpack aim for strong bounceback from 4-win seasonBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren saw his...

AP Sports WriterTennessee's challenge is building on 6-game winning streakBy TERESA M. WALKERTennessee proved a season ago it can do more than just compete...

AP Sports WriterTar Heels aim to build on solid start to Brown's tenureBy AARON BEARDMack Brown needed less than a year to stop North...

AP Sports WriterJohn Thompson spoke truth to power 'when it was hard to do'By JIM LITKEJohn Thompson opened the palm of one of his...