Football
Petrino named Missouri Valley Conference's top coach
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State coach Bobby Petrino, whose return to the sidelines was delayed until the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was named...
West Virginia coach Neal Brown gets 2-year extension
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach Neal Brown has received a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season, athletic director Shane Lyons...
NCAA tweaks college football OT format to shorten games
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College football teams will have to go for 2 after touchdowns starting with the second overtime possession, and beginning in the third...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press 6 hrs ago
April 27
1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. He finished with a 49-0 record, including six title...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press 6 hrs ago
April 23
1903 — The New York Highlanders, later renamed Yankees, win their first game as a major league team, 7-2 over the Washington...
SWAC to hold football championship in Jackson, Mississippi
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southwestern Athletic Conference is moving its championship game to a neutral site.
The league announced...
Rutgers holding 1st spring practice since Schiano's return
By Tom Canavan Apr. 21, 2021 05:03 PM EDT
For the first time since Greg Schiano started his second stint as coach, Rutgers has something new on the football field — spring football.
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Presbyterian dismisses football coach Tommy Spangler
Apr. 21, 2021 04:02 PM EDT
CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Presbyterian has announced that football coach Tommy Spangler won't return to the Football Championship Subdivision school.
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Washington loses LB Zion Tupuola-Fetui to Achilles injury
Apr. 21, 2021 03:09 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington outside linebacker Zion Tupuola-Fetui, a third-team AP All-American selection last season, will miss the next six to 10 months after...
UTEP athletics punished over football, softball violations
Apr. 20, 2021 04:23 PM EDT
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — UTEP football coach Dana Dimel and former softball coach Tobin Echo-Hawk received one-year show-cause restrictions and the athletic...
NCAA, Youngstown State agree to violations under Bo Pelini
Apr. 20, 2021 04:18 PM EDT
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Youngstown State football on Tuesday was placed on probation for two years and hit with recruiting sanctions by the NCAA after the...
On College Football: Who would make 15-team super league?
By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 20, 2021 01:40 AM EDT
Virginia coach: WR Davis, LB Bennett out with knee injuries
Apr. 19, 2021 04:00 PM EDT
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall said Monday that wide receiver Lavell Davis Jr. and linebacker Chico Bennett Jr. have sustained...
Hoosiers, Fighting Irish agree to 2-game series in 2030-31
Apr. 19, 2021 01:29 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana and Notre Dame will end a nearly a 40-year series hiatus after school officials announced Monday they would open the next...
