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Study: Key leadership at FBS schools white, male

A study released Wednesday shows that the top leadership positions among Football Bowl Subdivision schools and conferences remain overwhelmingly white and male. More>>

SEC loaded with talented, sizable running backs

The Southeastern Conference has a talented pack of big backs. More>>

Crean: Hoosiers' culture remains work in progress

Tom Crean sent a clear message to Indiana's basketball players Wednesday. It's time to shape up. More>>

The ACC: League teams trying to close gap on FSU

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer When Syracuse played defending national champion Florida State the only thing surprising about the outcome was the score. More>>

Big Ten Showdown: No. 13 OSU vs No. 7 Michigan St

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The entire Big Ten season has been leading to this: Ohio State vs. Michigan State. More>>

Oregon top 4 newcomer in 2nd playoff ranking

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Mississippi State, Florida State and Auburn held the top three spots in the second College Football Playoff rankings, with Oregon joining them in the top four Tuesday... More>>

Jameis Winston's hearing set for week of Nov. 17

An attorney says Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston's student code of conduct hearing has been scheduled for the week of Nov. 17. More>>

Stewart, Loyd headline AP preseason women's team

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Connecticut's Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis are in a class by themselves. More>>

Devon Still's daughter attending Bengals game

Devon Still figures it will be the most emotional game he'll ever play. More>>

Paige, Harrell head AP preseason team

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Jahlil Okafor has yet to play a game for Duke. The hype surrounding his arrival is all pegged to potential and what he accomplished against high school players. More>>

Miami joins list of schools deploying drones

From a camera perched atop a sideline tower on the Miami practice field, it seemed like Hurricanes quarterback Brad Kaaya misread a particular play. More>>

Hoke says he can't let job status distract him

The athletic director who hired Brady Hoke resigned last week, and the Michigan coach's own job status seems as precarious as ever. More>>

No. 11 Shockers set sights on another Final Four

When last season finally ended for Wichita State, and Gregg Marshall had a chance to reflect on it, the Shockers' coach relished just about everything. More>>

Oregon's rebound continues with Stanford win

Marcus Mariota says the Oregon Ducks refuse to let the loss to Arizona back at the start of October define their season. More>>

Player with brain tumor fulfills basketball dream

Lauren Hill felt so good after fulfilling her dream that she felt inspired to play another game. More>>

Auburn pulls off another end-of-game escape act

The Auburn Tigers have become the ultimate survivors. More>>

Devastating loss leaves No. 12 Ole Miss hurting

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer In one devastating moment on Saturday night, Mississippi lost a hard-fought game against Auburn, any realistic shot at a spot in the College Football Playoffs and arguably... More>>

No. 1 Mississippi St keeps winning, even if sloppy

Mississippi State's first trip to the top of the national rankings has lasted four weeks and the Bulldogs are still in command of the Southeastern Conference's brutal Western Division. More>>

Win over WVU keeps TCU in Big 12 chase

Forcing turnovers is playing a large role in what's turning out to be a special season for TCU. More>>

Ahead of Showdown Saturday, Auburn to 3 in AP poll

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Auburn moved up a spot to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football behind Mississippi State and Florida State ahead of a weekend stacked with Top 25... More>>

No. 4 Auburn holds off No. 7 Rebels, 35-31

Cassanova McKinzy won the scramble for the ball and Auburn emerged from a playoff pileup to survive and advance. More>>

K-State football coach lands in political pileup

Popular Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder found himself in the middle of a nasty late-in-the-game political pileup after he was filmed praising incumbent Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and the video was used in a... More>>

Golson leads No. 6 Notre Dame over Navy, 49-39

On a night in which Notre Dame blew a 21-point lead and its youthful defense surrendered 454 yards, coach Brian Kelly still found reason to smile. More>>

Mariota leads Ducks to 45-16 win over Stanford

Marcus Mariota finally beat Stanford. More>>

No. 1 Mississippi State beats Arkansas 17-10

Scrambling to his left with two Arkansas defenders in pursuit, Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott was in serious trouble. More>>

Florida runs wild over No. 9 Georgia 38-20

Florida coach Will Muschamp reached over his shoulder and said "let me lift this thing off my back." More>>

Petty, No. 12 Baylor rebound, beat Kansas 60-14

The normally talkative Bryce Petty turned into a man of few words after No. 12 Baylor bounced back from its only loss with a 60-14 victory against Kansas on Saturday. More>>

Women are the target on campaign's final weekend

Their grip on the Senate majority slipping, anxious Democrats aggressively courted female voters Saturday on the final weekend of a midterm campaign that will decide the balance of power in Congress and statehouses during... More>>

Oberkrom's field goal lifts TCU past WVU, 31-30

TCU followed an 82-point outburst at Texas Tech with its worst offensive output of the season at West Virginia. It still added up to another victory. More>>

Abdullah hurt, No. 17 Nebraska beats Purdue 35-14

With Ameer Abdullah out most of the game with a knee injury, Nebraska slogged through a win over Purdue and now has two weeks to get their Heisman Trophy hopeful healed for the No. 17 Cornhuskers' showdown with Wisconsin. More>>

No. 24 Duke survives Pitt 51-48 in 2 OTs

Duke is getting used to thriving under pressure. More>>

Review: CBS streaming not worth cutting cord, yet

I dropped my cable TV service more than a year ago and have been relying on Netflix, Hulu and other services to fill my television needs. But I get my shows at least a day late. With CBS' new All Access streaming... More>>

Brandon's exit may not be only change at Michigan

Less than a year after taking over Michigan's athletic department, Dave Brandon hired Brady Hoke to be his football coach. More>>

Kentucky earns No. 1 nod in AP preseason poll

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The story seems to be the same every season at Kentucky: Lose star players to the NBA, replace them with another group of one-and-doners, compete for a national... More>>

Column: Seminoles a team everyone loves to hate

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Admit it. You're rooting against Florida State. More>>

Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon resigns

Dave Brandon took over Michigan's athletic department four years ago with so many of the right qualifications: success as a businessman, experience as a university regent - and he'd played football for Bo... More>>

Looking for playoff contenders outside the obvious

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The first games after the release of the College Football Playoff rankings have a chance to reveal some new contenders. More>>

Rating the Nation-Best Pre-BCS Bowls

By The Associated Press There was no BCS to make sure Nos. 1 and 2 played each other after the 1982 regular season. That left No. 1 Nebraska facing No. 4 Miami in what was expected to be a coronation for... More>>

Florida State not shocked by another rally

As bad as Jameis Winston and second-ranked Florida State looked in the first half against Louisville, the second half offered plenty of time to recover. More>>

Winston, Florida State rally to beat Louisville

If trailing Auburn by 18 last season in the BCS Championship game didn't shake Florida State, a 21-0 first-half deficit to Louisville surely wasn't going to, either. More>>

NCAA denies Georgia's appeal of Gurley suspension

The NCAA upheld its four-game suspension of Georgia tailback Todd Gurley on Thursday night, ending the school's final hope of having its biggest star in uniform for Saturday's game against Florida. More>>

Kansas State football coach endorses Sen. Roberts

Beloved Kansas State University football coach Bill Snyder on Thursday endorsed Sen. Pat Roberts for re-election and is appearing in a television ad for the three-term Republican incumbent, potentially giving the GOP a... More>>

Notre Dame's Robinson grows into big-play receiver

Notre Dame receiver Corey Robinson didn't dwell on his potential game-winning touchdown against Florida State being taken away by a controversial penalty. More>>

Florida State player subject to university inquiry

Florida State running back Karlos Williams is subject to a Title IX investigation by the university for his role in a possible domestic battery case. More>>

Developers say work to begin on Vegas Strip arena

Developers said Wednesday they're starting construction on a privately-funded $1.4 billion retractable-roof sports arena and resort backed by a former UNLV and National Basketball Association player at a former... More>>

Georgia's Todd Gurley suspended 4 games by NCAA

Georgia was hoping to get Todd Gurley back on the field. More>>

Playoff spreads championship hope and big games

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Back when the Bowl Championship Series decided major college football's champion, its defenders would talk about how it enhanced the regular season and how... More>>

Zac Brown Band to headline championship tailgate

The Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band will headline the tailgate party before the inaugural College Football Playoff national championship game in January. More>>

Crunch time: SEC teams relying on defense _ again

It's the time of year when SEC teams seem to start flexing their defensive muscle. More>>

Parity in ACC gives everyone shot at league title

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference is still looking to prove there's good football in the league beyond Florida State. More>>

Flying drones near stadiums could end in jail time

Operators who fly drones or model planes near or over large sports stadiums and auto racetracks are breaking the law and can be fined and imprisoned for up to a year, the Federal Aviation Administration warned in a notice... More>>

Mississippi State, Florida State top playoff list

The College Football Playoff selection committee has spoken - and it likes the SEC. More>>

Woman asks to end investigation of FSU player

The lawyer for the woman involved in the domestic battery investigation of Florida State running back Karlos Williams has asked police to end the investigation. More>>

GOP's Gillespie needles Warner in pro-Redskins ad

Virginia Republican Ed Gillespie, trailing in the polls and short on campaign cash, is hoping a last-minute appeal to devoted fans of the Washington Redskins' name gets him over the goal line in his Senate bid. More>>

NCAA graduation rates improve; critics cry foul

NCAA President Mark Emmert keeps touting the record-breaking graduation rates of Division I athletes. Critics keep balking at the interpretation of those numbers, citing recent academic scandals. More>>

Penn St. board votes down new look at 2012 report

Penn State's trustees on Tuesday voted against taking a fresh look at the 2012 university-commissioned report into how the Jerry Sandusky molestation scandal was handled, disappointing many who have criticized the... More>>

Kaminsky headlines Badgers, primed for another run

The one-point loss to Kentucky in the Final Four still stings for Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky. More>>

College Football Playoff committee rankings Q&A

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff selection committee will unveil the first of seven top 25 rankings on Tuesday night, the first step toward setting the field for... More>>

Pac-12 passes reforms for athletes

The Pac-12 passed sweeping changes for athletes in all of the conference's sports Monday, guaranteeing four-year scholarships, improving health care benefits and liberalizing transfer rules. More>>

NCAA's Emmert calls N. Carolina report troubling

NCAA President Mark Emmert said Monday that findings from a recent investigation into academic fraud at the University of North Carolina are troubling, disturbing and shocking. More>>

Hoke: No discipline for stake-planting linebacker

Michigan coach Brady Hoke says linebacker Joe Bolden, the player who planted the stake in the ground before the Michigan State game, would not be disciplined. More>>

Ballot breakdown: Head-to-head or body of work?

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Breaking down the ballots for the AP Top 25 and wrapping up college football's ninth weekend. More>>

Miss State, FSU, Alabama, Auburn in AP poll top 4

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Mississippi's first loss of the season dropped the Rebels four spots in The Associated Press college football poll to No. 7 and left Mississippi State,... More>>

Carson-Newman's Sparks wins 324th, passes Bryant

Carson-Newman coach Ken Sparks broke a tie with Bear Bryant for sixth place on the NCAA victory list, reaching 324 on Saturday in the Eagles' 35-34 win over North Greenville. More>>

Defense will be hard to find for playoff committee

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer If defense is what the College Football Playoff selection committee wants from its top teams, the 12-member panel is going to have a tough time filling out the... More>>

No. 24 LSU upends No.3 Mississippi, 10-7

Bo Wallace wasn't about to play it safe - not even in Death Valley. The bold but risky decision ended any hope No. 3 Mississippi may have had about its first unblemished record in more than half a century. More>>

Cooper leads No. 4 Alabama past Tennessee, 34-20

Lane Kiffin figured out a winning strategy for his return to Knoxville. More>>

No. 10 TCU gets record-setting 82-27 rout of Tech

Trevone Boykin took issue with coach Gary Patterson saying he was among the TCU players who weren't ready to play Texas Tech. More>>

No. 1 Mississippi State holds off Kentucky 45-31

Mississippi State's recent slugfests with Kentucky have taught the Bulldogs that there's no such thing as a safe lead against the Wildcats. More>>

No. 8 Michigan State handles Michigan again, 35-11

With under a minute remaining in another comfortable win over his team's biggest rival, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio had the Spartans keep right on running the ball. More>>

Remains belong to missing Virginia student

Remains found nearly a week ago in a rural area of Virginia are those of a missing university student, authorities said Friday, as they turned their attention to filing possible additional charges against the suspect... More>>

Michigan mess: Wolverines mauled again by Spartans

Brady Hoke was the last person to enter Michigan's locker room, a couple of state troopers trailing behind him waited outside. More>>

No. 22 West Virginia rolls past Oklahoma St 34-10

West Virginia, picked to finish near the bottom of the Big 12 this year, will enter November with a chance for the conference title. More>>

Freshman running back gives Ducks a boost

Marcus Mariota took another step toward the Heisman Trophy and positioned No. 6 Oregon to get serious consideration when the playoff rankings come out next week. More>>

No. 11 Kansas State routs Texas 23-0 in Big 12

In an era of high-octane offenses producing gaudy statistics and prodigious point totals, it makes sense that Kansas State's old-school coach can appreciate an old-school defensive performance. More>>

As Rebs win, Ole Miss balances Dixie and diversity

Ole Miss is enjoying its best football season in a half-century, and that's bringing new attention to Mississippi's flagship university. More>>

Mariota throws 5 TD passes, No. 6 Oregon beats Cal

Marcus Mariota threw a rare interception - his first since the Oregon State game last season - on a pass that was deflected twice. More>>

Parseghian turned around moribund Notre Dame

Notre Dame's glory days seemed like a distant memory 50 years ago when Ara Parseghian took over as coach. More>>

Judge halts New Jersey's sports betting plan

A federal judge on Friday granted a request from the four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA to temporarily stop New Jersey from allowing legalized sports betting. More>>

College player fights tumor for moment on court

Lauren Hill is the last player to take the court for the 6 a.m. stretch before basketball practice. She's moving slowly today. More>>

Ole Miss hopes it's not Tiger Bait in Baton Rouge

By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer It's midterm election time and football teams are campaigning in their own ways. More>>

Rating the Nation-Best Coaches

By The Associated Press There will never be another Bear. More>>

Leipold makes history at Division III Whitewater

Lance Leipold has a picturesque view of the football field where he has had so much success. More>>

Failures in oversight worsened UNC academic fraud

An alarming lack of institutional oversight at the University of North Carolina allowed an academic fraud scandal to run unchecked for nearly two decades and has the school reeling from the scandal's fallout. More>>

Giants' Hudson to face Royals' Guthrie in Game 3

In the middle of a champagne-and-beer-soaked clubhouse after the San Francisco Giants won the NL Championship Series, Tim Hudson was given the chance to speak to his team. More>>

Judge questions $75M NCAA concussion settlement

The federal judge overseeing a first-of-its-kind head injury settlement with the NCAA expressed serious concerns Thursday about some terms and the vast scope of the $75 million deal that currently encompasses all college... More>>

Massive cheating scandal at UNC involved athletes

Bogus classes and automatic A's and B's are at the heart of a cheating scandal at the University of North Carolina that lasted nearly two decades, encompassing about 3,100 students - nearly half of them athletes. More>>

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