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FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, file photo, Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck, right, celebrates with wide receiver Tyler Johnson (6) after Johnson caught a touchdown pass during the second half of an NCAA football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. Fleck has never lacked for clever ways to connect and motivate his players. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

Light reading: Fleck regaling Gophers with pregame kid books

By Dave Campbell Nov. 16, 2020 12:25 PM EST

Clemson linebacker Baylon Spector (10) celebrates after recovering a Notre Dame fumble in the end zone during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. (Matt Cashore/Pool Photo via AP)

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Clemson shows staying power in poll

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 16, 2020 02:14 AM EST

ESPN College Gameday host David Pollack, right, looks out toward the field as they prepare for their live broadcast from Notre Dame Stadium before the NCAA college football game between the Notre Dame and the Clemson in South Bend, Ind. (Matt Cashore/Pool Photo via AP)

NBC to cut away from Clemson-Notre Dame for Biden speech

By The Associated Press Nov. 07, 2020 04:59 PM EST

FILE - Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels looks to pass during the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game against Florida State in El Paso, Texas, in this Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, file photo. Arizona State plays Southern California at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Saturday, Nov. 7. (Briana Sanchez/The El Paso Times via AP, File)

Breakfast ball: No. 20 USC, Arizona State start season early

By Greg Beacham Nov. 05, 2020 02:56 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, Detroit Lions linebacker Jamie Collins signals touchdown as Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley tries to stop short of the end zone to control the final minutes of the clock in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Atlanta. Against a conceding opponent, whose only hope was to take advantage of a ballcarrier's natural inclination to find the end zone, Penn State and the Falcons inadvertently took the bait and ended up losing games they pretty much had wrapped up. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Do Not Score! How to avoid touchdowns defenses celebrate

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 30, 2020 02:06 AM EDT

Boston College linebacker Isaiah McDuffie (55) tackles Georgia Tech running back Jahmyr Gibbs (21) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Lawrence out, No. 1 Clemson looks for 10th straight over BC

By The Associated Press Oct. 29, 2020 02:16 PM EDT

Former AP sports writer Ken Rappoport dead at age 85

By Barry Wilner Oct. 13, 2020 06:24 PM EDT
Some people light up a room with their smile. Ken Rappoport could energize an entire arena or stadium with his laugh. Not to mention his...

South Carolina quarterback Collin Hill (15) passes against Vanderbilt in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

South Carolina at Vanderbilt 10/10/2020

Oct. 10, 2020 12:53 PM EDT

North Texas quarterback Austin Aune throws a pass during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Southern Mississippi on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Denton, Texas. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

Southern Miss at North Texas 10/3/2020

Oct. 03, 2020 09:35 PM EDT

Sodsai Dalzell, center, listens to her attorney, Ayinde Jones, during her arraignment hearing Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. Dalzell is charged with attempted kidnapping of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana's granddaughter. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)

Woman denies attempted kidnapping of Joe Montana grandchild

By Andrew Dalton Sep. 29, 2020 06:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2018, file photo, Joe Montana and his wife, left, Jennifer walk onto the field at Levi's Stadium before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions in Santa Clara, Calif. Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a home intruder who attempted to kidnap their grandchild over the weekend, law enforcement confirmed on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020.(AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

Joe Montana, wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild

Sep. 27, 2020 04:25 PM EDT

FILE - Notre Dame running back C'Bo Flemister (20) is tackled by Iowa State defensive back Braxton Lewis (33), defensive back Datrone Young (2) and linebacker Jared Gescheidler (40) after rushing for yardage during the second half of the Camping World Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. With all the success Notre Dame has enjoyed its last three seasons, amassing a 33-6 record under coach Brian Kelly, it has been the inability to run the football successfully in big games that has curtailed the championship hopes of the Fighting Irish. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Book's No. 10 Irish begin ACC title quest vs. Brice and Duke

By John Fineran Sep. 10, 2020 03:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 file photo, Texas linebacker Joseph Ossai (46) and defensive lineman Peter Mpagi (45) rush LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) during an NCAA football game in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

No. 14 Texas eager to get to kickoff with opener vs UTEP

By Jim Vertuno Sep. 10, 2020 02:46 PM EDT

Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson passes away at age 91

Sep. 07, 2020 05:05 PM EDT
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson, who called Washington State football for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 91. ...

FILE - Notre Dame Stadium is shown during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Michigan State in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. What is most commonly referred to as major college football (aka NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision or FBS) is compromised of 130 teams and 10 conferences. Seventy-seven of those teams are scheduled to play throughout the fall, starting at various times in September. The other 53, including the entire Big Ten and Pac-12, have postponed their seasons and are hoping to make them up later. That means no No. 2 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State, No. 9 Oregon and six other teams that were ranked in the preseason AP Top 25. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

For college football on TV, 'the season itself is the story'

By Joe Reedy Sep. 06, 2020 02:37 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 11:48 AM EDT
Aug. 23 1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 —...

Stafford, Smart donate $500,000 to UGa diversity program

Aug. 14, 2020 05:09 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford and Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart have contributed a total of $500,000 to an athletic department...

FILE - Bob Costas attends the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award ceremony honoring Billy Crystal in New York on Nov. 12, 2018. CNN announced that Costas will join their network as an on-air contributor. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Costas joins CNN to talk on intersection of news and sports

By David Bauder Jul. 24, 2020 12:49 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 16, 2020 12:45 PM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...