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MADISON, Wis. — Michigan State linebacker Jordan Hall talks about rolling with the punches to maintain focus amid adversity, but he never could have expected the haymaker his team absorbed last month. It was the same type of blow that players at Northwestern, Nebraska and Wisconsin have encountered over the last year. Unexpected firings have [...]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The first half of the season went about as well as it could for Penn State. It's about to get much tougher. If the seventh-ranked Nittany Lions (6-0) want to maximize their chances of playing for a Big Ten championship, they will need to do something they haven't done in more [...]
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals get an extra week to figure out why their offense has been so confoundingly inconsistent. The bye week is arriving at a good time for the Bengals, who managed to hold off Seattle 17-13 on Sunday — mostly because of a superlative effort by the defense late in the game. [...]
When a new football stadium was built at South Alabama, located in one of America’s rainiest cities, the decision was made to go with an artificial turf playing surface. At San Diego State, where the weather seems almost always perfect, going with a grass field was an easy choice — but not the usual one [...]
Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and Maryland coach Mike Locksley are among the honorees in The Associated Press' midseason report for the Big Ten conference. Harrison was picked as the conference's top offensive player in voting by AP sports writers who cover league teams. Locksley was the choice for top coach after the Terrapins [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — The ideal approach to sustained success for Ohio State, in coach Kevin McGuff's mind, revolves around recruiting players straight from high school and developing them over four or five seasons. "We have a system that I like. They tend to get better and better each year," McGuff said. "But we have used the [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets hope to improve on a horrendous season plagued by too many injuries to key players for coach Brad Larsen to keep his job. New coach Pascal Vincent was hired after Larsen’s planned successor, Mike Babcock, was dismissed amid allegations of violating the privacy of players by asking to [...]
CLEVELAND — For one of the few times in his life, Terry Francona won't have to follow a strict daily schedule. He's got freedom and flexibility. He'll no longer have to rush to Progressive Field early in the morning to review scouting reports. There's no required pregame media interviews anymore, and Francona doesn't have to [...]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a step toward putting rules in place to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for their fame, the NCAA Division I Council earlier this week introduced several proposals to bring transparency to the transactions and oversight of those who want to work with students. The proposals came from NIL [...]
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett left the stadium wearing a protective boot, a fitting accessory for a Browns team limping into its bye week. Cleveland's first four games left a mark. The Browns lost star running back Nick Chubb and two-time All-Pro tackle Jack Conklin to season-ending knee injuries in the first two weeks. On Sunday, [...]