Professional football

Sugar Bowl moved to Dec. 31 to avoid conflict with NFL game

May. 26, 2022 04:02 PM EDT
The Sugar Bowl has been moved off its usual primetime spot to noon EST Dec. 31 to avoid a conflict with a Monday night NFL game. The bowl schedule for...

Highsmith returns to Hurricanes as GM of football operations

May. 26, 2022 12:38 PM EDT
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Alonzo Highsmith is back with the Miami Hurricanes, with the university announcing Thursday that the former player and NFL executive is its...

FILE - Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher speaks to reporters in Cleveland on March 12, 2020. With sports betting now legal in more than half the states and generating millions in revenue for once-apprehensive professional sports leagues, college conferences are starting to explore ways to cash in, too. The MAC was the first to jump in, selling the rights to its data and statistics to a company called Genius Sports, which will in turn sell it to sportsbooks. Steinbrecher said it is impossible to ignore the changing reality. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

College sports eye gambling money amid safeguard concerns

By Ralph D. Russo May. 26, 2022 02:23 AM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) hauls in a pass for a touchdown against Duke safety Lummie Young IV (23) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Nov. 6, 2021, in Durham, N.C. Addison is exploring his options. The 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation's top receiver is in the NCAA transfer portal. Addison put in his paperwork by the May 1 deadline and his entry became visible Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

USC lands All-American WR Jordan Addison from Pitt

By Greg Beacham May. 19, 2022 06:03 PM EDT

Ex-NFL head coach Kitchens joins South Carolina as analyst

May. 18, 2022 08:50 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens has joined South Carolina as a senior analyst. The school announced the...

Georgia coach Kirby Smart talks with defensive back Nyland Green (1) after a play during the NCAA college football team's G-Day game Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

College football, XFL, Australian Open headline ESPN slate

By Joe Reedy May. 17, 2022 12:08 PM EDT

Sheridan resigns as Wisconsin's inside linebackers coach

May. 13, 2022 04:37 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bill Sheridan has resigned as Wisconsin’s inside linebackers coach while the NCAA investigates him for potential rules violations during his...

Pitt WR Addison, Biletnikoff winner, in transfer portal

By Ralph D. Russo May. 03, 2022 07:15 PM EDT

Kansas City Chiefs fans cheer during the third round of the NFL football draft Friday, April 29, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Howell, Ross, "Punt God" still available on Day 3 of draft

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 30, 2022 02:49 AM EDT

FILE - UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, right, runs the ball in for a touchdown as Southern California linebacker Ralen Goforth defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Los Angeles. Thompson-Robinson is back for a fifth season as UCLA's quarterback when many, including coach Chip Kelly, thought he would leave for the NFL. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

UCLA's Thompson-Robinson has plenty he wants to accomplish

By Joe Reedy Apr. 29, 2022 07:53 PM EDT

Texas A&M White's Max Johnson (14) passes during the Texas A&M Maroon and White game at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas on Saturday, April 9, 2022. (Michael Miller/College Station Eagle via AP)

SEC proving to be a preferred destination for transfers

By John Zenor Apr. 26, 2022 01:16 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 26, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 27 1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. He finished with a 49-0 record, including six title defenses and...

FILE - Oklahoma coach Brent Venables talks to players during the NCAA college football team's opening spring practice in Norman, Okla., March 22, 2022. Venables respects what the Sooners accomplished in recent years, but he believes a higher level can be reached. (Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman via AP, File)

Venables looks to take Oklahoma program 'from good to great'

By Cliff Brunt Apr. 23, 2022 03:22 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 26 1905 — Jack McCarthy of the Cubs became the only outfielder in major league history to throw out three runners at the plate, each of whom...

College Football Hall of Famer Bob Babich dies at 74

Apr. 20, 2022 06:44 PM EDT
Bob Babich, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame who played linebacker in the NFL for the Chargers and Browns, has died. He was 74. Babich...