NFL combine’s speed week ends with another fast finish
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College football’s top players turned the NFL’s annual scouting combine into speed week.Running back...
Senior Bowl helps some draft prospects prep for NFL combine
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Linebacker Malik Harrison came to the NFL’s annual scouting combine fully prepared.He expected the e...
Big guys made big impression in 40-yard dash at NFL combine
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The big guys made a big statement at the NFL scouting combine Friday night.Wisconsin star Jonathan T...
Ohio State star Chase Young follows in Nick Bosa’s footsteps
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chase Young wants to follow in fellow Ohio State star Nick Bosa’s NFL footsteps, and he probably won...
Brown, Davis follow different paths on journey to NFL draft
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown bet big on himself last winter and is about to see the payoff....
Deep wide receiver class jockeying at NFL scouting combine
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — If your favorite NFL team doesn’t have a Tyreek Hill, Julio Jones or Courtland Sutton streaking down...
Dobbins, Taylor add another chapter to running back rivalry
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Taylor and J.K. Dobbins spent three seasons vying for the title of Big Ten’s best running b...
AP Top 25 Podcast: Georgia’s Smart move targets Alabama
Georgia coach Kirby Smart is trying to turn his program into the Alabama of the SEC East. His latest move to make that h...
Burrow shows Cincy some love, NFL teams drool over receivers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Who wouldn’t want to follow in the footsteps of John Elway and Eli Manning? Joe Burrow, that’s who.T...
Tagovailoa looking forward to going full speed in March
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa climbed up a couple stairs, then walked to the podium without a hitch Tuesday.It was ...
Big changes are coming to the NFL scouting combine this year
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big changes are coming to the NFL scouting combine this year.There will be more eyeballs on the leag...
University of Michigan officials told of abuse decades ago
1 of 4FILE- In an undated photo provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, Dr. Robert E. ...
Penn State settles ‘outstanding issues’ with Paterno family
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State and the family of the late head football coach Joe Paterno announced Friday they have ...
Wrestler adds to abuse allegations against university doctor
ANN ARBOR, Michigan (AP) — An Olympic wrestler on Thursday accused a University of Michigan doctor of touching him inapp...
NCAA moves toward immediate eligibility for all transfers
The NCAA took a significant step toward allowing all Division I athletes to transfer one time without sitting out a seas...
NFL putting stronger Rooney Rule front and center
Pro football is discovering that the spirit of the Rooney Rule is being violated. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made th...
President Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former I...
Ex-Wisconsin receiver surrenders, charged in double-homicide
CHICAGO — A former University of Wisconsin football player who is the brother of a standout in the 2011 Super Bowl surrendered to Chicago police on Sa...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wall claim is beyond ‘redemption’
WASHINGTON — On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, President Donald Trump told a rally that people who are in the United States illegally are payin...
2 Ohio State football players plead not guilty to rape
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two former Ohio State football players pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they held a woman against her will and raped her t...
Analysis: Commitment in football is simply self-preservation
College football needs to place a moratorium on the use of the words loyalty and commitment.
Michigan State rallies to hire Tucker away from Colorado
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Mel Tucker recalled making $400 a month when he began his career as a graduate assistant at Michigan State, sleeping under his d...
Panthers owner says Cam Newton’s future depends on health
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers owner David Tepper remains noncommittal on Cam Newton's future with the organization, saying it will largely depend on how ...
Panthers staying mum on Cam Newton’s future with team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While Cam Newton remains optimistic about his chances of playing for the Carolina Panthers next season, the team is remaining mostly...
Driver charged in police chase along Super Bowl parade route
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A driver who led police on a chase along the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade route before he was stopped and arrested at gunp...
Andy Reid tells parade-goers Chiefs will win again next year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of thousands of Kansas City Chiefs fans braved sub-freezing wind chills on Wednesday to celebrate the team's first Super B...
Top heavy: Handful of elite programs hoard most top recruits
McKinnley Jackson, a huge and talented defensive tackle from Mississippi, was one of the few five-star recruits whose college choice was a mystery com...
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio retiring after 13 seasons
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a 13-year run in which he guided the Spartans to heights they hadn't reach...
NFL 101: What’s ahead as next century of pro football begins
MIAMI — The NFL's centennial season concluded with a championship a half-century in the making.
No. 10 Villanova faces 2 matchups with ranked Big East foes
RALEIGH, N.C. — Villanova coach Jay Wright knows his 10th-ranked Wildcats have youth and inexperience that can lead to inconsistent play in some of th...