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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2018, file photo, Luke Perry poses for a portrait during the 2018 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. A publicist for Perry says the "Riverdale" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" star has died. He was 52. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 23, 2019 10:13 AM EST

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, rapper Nipsey Hussle watches an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks in Oakland, Calif. Hussle has been shot and killed outside his Los Angeles clothing store, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said March 31, 2019. He was 33. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 16, 2019 12:47 PM EST

Students from Yale and Harvard University along with members of the Greater New Haven community charged with disorderly conduct after a protest interrupted the annual Yale Harvard football game, wait in Superior Court in New Haven, Connecticut, for their arraignments on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Arnold Gold/New Haven Register via AP, Pool)
Ivy Leaguers get community service for disrupting game

Dec. 06, 2019 12:54 PM EST

FILE- In this Nov. 14, 2015 file photo, Auburn's eagle, Nova, flies around the stadium before the start of an NCAA football game between Auburn and Georgia, in Auburn, Ala. Auburn University announced Friday. Nov. 22, 2019, that it is retiring its 27-year-old golden eagle mascot two years after it was grounded from flying at football games because of heart disease. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
Auburn retiring golden eagle mascot Nova

Nov. 22, 2019 12:34 PM EST

Clemson starting DE Thomas to miss game against Wofford

Nov. 02, 2019 01:36 PM EDT
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting defensive end Xavier Thomas is expected to miss a third consecutive game since suffering a concussion at practice last...

Wynn rushes for 2 TDs, Furman rolls past W. Carolina 28-7

Oct. 26, 2019 07:50 PM EDT
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Devin Wynn rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score, as Furman racked up 296 yards on the ground defeating...

Miami quarterback N'Kosi Perry (5) throws a pass during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Virginia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Miami won 17-9. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Surging Pitt hopes to sort out 'Coastal Chaos' vs. Miami

By Will Graves Oct. 25, 2019 10:41 AM EDT

Miami quarterback N'Kosi Perry (5) throws a pass during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Virginia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Miami won 17-9. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami to face Georgia Tech, matchup of Coastal's bottom pair

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 18, 2019 11:32 AM EDT

Virginia place kicker Brian Delaney (26) is congratulated by defensive tackle Eli Hanback (58) after making field goal during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami holds off No. 20 Virginia 17-9 for 1st ACC win

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 11, 2019 11:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2017, file photo, Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall watches his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami, in Miami Gardens, Fla. There’s chaos in the ACC’s Coastal Division again. With the season’s midpoint near, the Atlantic Coast Conference race is shaping up with Clemson on one side and more Coastal unpredictability on the other. Bronco Mendenhall’s Virginia team holds first place in the division and he compares it to a carnival ride. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Coastal coaster: No. 20 Virginia visits struggling Miami

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 10, 2019 04:14 PM EDT

Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente puts on his headset at the start of an NCAA college football game against Duke, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Blacksburg, Va. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP)
Hello, again: Now with Miami, Hill set to face Hokies

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 04, 2019 11:52 AM EDT

Florida State coach Willie Taggart reacts to a call during the second half of an ACC college football game against Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)
Penalty trouble puts FSU, Miami, Syracuse in early ACC hole

By Aaron Beard Sep. 18, 2019 01:20 PM EDT

University of Miami cornerback Trajan Bandy (2), left, and linebacker Shaq Quarterman (55), right, speak to the media after morning practice before Saturday night's ACC opener at North Carolina, at the Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility in Coral Gables, Florida on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.(Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP)
Tar Heels host Hurricanes in key ACC Coastal Division game

By Aaron Beard Sep. 06, 2019 12:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Texas A&M's Kellen Mond (11) directs his team against Texas State during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in College Station, Texas. Texas A&M gave Clemson one of its toughest tests during its run to the national championship last season, yet the Aggies enter the rematch as 17-point underdogs. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
No. 12 Texas A&M confident heading into matchup vs 1 Clemson

By Pete Iacobelli Sep. 06, 2019 10:05 AM EDT

Coastal Carolina relocating fall teams due to hurricane

Sep. 03, 2019 12:25 PM EDT
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina's football team is relocating due to a hurricane for the second straight year, this time staying and training in South Carolina...

Map shows Hurricane Dorian's projected path; 3c x 3 inches; 146 mm x 76 mm;
Hurricane Dorian prompts move of Boise State-FSU game

By Bob Ferrante Aug. 29, 2019 11:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2019, file photo, Miami quarterback Jarren Williams (15) sets up to pass during an NCAA college football scrimmage in Miami. Florida and Miami have the college football stage to themselves for 3 ½ hours Saturday, a new chapter in their once-heated and forever-storied rivalry. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP, File)
No. 8 Florida, Miami embrace spotlight as they start season

By Mark Long Aug. 23, 2019 12:55 PM EDT

Miami head coach Manny Diaz speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
ACC's Coastal Division gets new look with 3 new head coaches

By Aaron Beard Jul. 18, 2019 04:53 PM EDT

Miami vs Florida season-opener date expected soon from NCAA

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 28, 2019 01:57 PM EST
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Officials from Miami and Florida expect a decision from the NCAA shortly on whether their season-opener will be moved up a week to...

Miami running back Travis Homer, right, gets a first down as he is tackled by Pittsburgh linebacker Oluwaseun Idowu (23) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami wins regular-season finale, tops No. 24 Pitt 24-3

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 24, 2018 06:55 PM EST