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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

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Texas' Sam Ehlinger (11) throws a pass against UTEP during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Ehlinger and No. 8 Texas open Big 12 play at Texas Tech

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 08:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, file photo, Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell looks to the scoreboard after Kansas scored a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State knows all too well about picking up the pieces after a heartbreaking loss and getting in the right frame of mind for the next game. The Cyclones are calling on that experience again heading into their Big 12 opener at TCU on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, following their loss to double-digit underdog Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)
TCU jumps into Big 12 play vs Iowa State in delayed opener

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 24, 2020 12:40 PM EDT

Coach will be among the missing when FSU plays No. 12 Miami

By Steven Wine Sep. 24, 2020 10:35 AM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Missing from this year’s Florida State-Miami game will be a lot of fans and one head coach. The stakes aren't quite like the...

East Carolina head coach Mike Houston looks from the sidelines against Cincinnati during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Greenville, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Houston opens his second season with the Pirates on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 against No. 13 UCF. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
No. 13 UCF opens conference play with trip to East Carolina

By Aaron Beard Sep. 24, 2020 10:06 AM 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

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2019, file photo, North Carolina head coach Mack Brown stands on the sideline during an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. No. 18 North Carolina has plenty of hype with quarterback Sam Howell leading an offense full of returning playmakers for Mack Brown's second season. The Tar Heels open Saturday against Syracuse with a chance to prove the hype is deserved. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
No. 18 Tar Heels host Orange to open season in ACC play

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 01:25 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. ...

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2019, file photo, workers set up the ESPN "College GameDay" stage in front of Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. The COVID-19 pandemic has put fall college football Saturdays in peril, but if the season can be salvaged so to will the sport's most popular pregame show. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
ESPN considers how to make 'GameDay' work during pandemic

By Ralph D. Russo Jul. 15, 2020 06:27 PM EDT

Former South Carolina football star, AD Dixon dead at 83

Jul. 07, 2020 01:03 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina running back, athletic director and board of trustees member King Dixon died Monday. He was 83. ...

FILER - In this Feb. 21, 2020, file photo, Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo (4) goes to the basket against New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) in the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Pacers will finish this season without Oladipo after the two-time All-Star decided to sit out because of the risk of re-injuring his right knee. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Latest: Pacers' Oladipo to sit out restart of season

By The Associated Press Jul. 03, 2020 12:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2019, file photo, Gary Woodland poses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif. The U.S. Open is returning to NBC starting this year at Winged Foot after Fox Sports has asked to end its 12-year contract with the USGA, multiple people told The Associated Press on Sunday night, June 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
USGA transfers US media rights from Fox back to NBCUniversal

By Doug Ferguson Jun. 29, 2020 12:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2002, file photo, Kansas State running back Darren Sproles celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game, in Manhattan, Kan. Georgia cornerback Champ Bailey, Syracuse defensive end Dwight Freeney and Kansas State running back Darren Sproles will appear on the College Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. The National Football Foundation announced Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the 78 players and seven coaches from major college who are up for selection to the Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Bailey, Freeney debut on college Hall of Fame ballot

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2020 11:03 AM EDT

FIUE - In this Nov. 19, 2011, file photo, empty seats are seen in the student section of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium as umpire Rick Lowe waits for LSU and Mississippi players to return to the field during a time out in the fourth quarter of their NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss. As lock-downs are lifted, restrictions on social gatherings eased and life begins to resemble some sense, sports are finally starting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Many college and pro sports teams already were dealing with declining ticket sales. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Fan experience to change profoundly amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Dave Skretta Jun. 07, 2020 11:54 AM EDT