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By The Associated Press No. 11 Florida tries to bounce back from a gut-wrenching home loss to top-ranked and defending national champion Alabama and extend its dominance over Tennessee. The Gators have won 15 of the last 16 against the Volunteers, who are on the road for the first time this season. Tennessee has dropped

By The Associated Press No. 10 Ohio State is experiencing some uncharacteristic struggles. The Buckeyes will look to work out some of the problems Saturday in the Horseshoe against Akron, which comes in as a seven-touchdown underdog.  After being upset by two-touchdown underdog Oregon in Week 2, Ohio State looked off-kilter again against less-talented Tulsa

By The Associated Press Ninth-ranked Clemson visits North Carolina State on Saturday in a key divisional matchup in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers are struggling offensively entering their trip to Raleigh. Clemson has managed 17 points in two games against power-conference opponents this year. That includes just a field goal against No. 2 Georgia

By The Associated Press Seventh-ranked Texas A&M is going for its 10th win in a row over rival No. 16 Arkansas. The Aggies have won the last nine games in the series since joining the Razorbacks in the Southeastern Conference in 2012. Both teams go into Saturday’s game at the home stadium of the NFL’s

By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders return home to take on the Miami Dolphins in search of their first 3-0 start since 2002. The Raiders opened the season with wins over Baltimore and Pittsburgh and could be the first team to open a season with three straight wins against teams that won at

By The Associated Press The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with injuries to several high-profile players heading into a visit by Cincinnati. Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger missed practice time during the week with a pectoral injury but is expected to play. The Steelers are also hopeful linebacker T.J. Watt and cornerback Joe Haden will be available.

By The Associated Press Fifth-ranked Iowa goes for its 10th straight win since last season when Colorado State visits Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. They’ll also be trying for their second 4-0 start in three years. Iowa’s biggest defensive challenge will be controlling tight end Trey McBride. The NFL first-round draft prospect already has 30 catches

By The Associated Press Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys take the NFL’s No. 4 offense into their home opener against Philadelphia and the fourth-best defense. It’s the first home game for Prescott since the gruesome ankle injury that ended his 2020 season last October at AT&T Stadium. The home team has won five consecutive

By The Associated Press Oregon is rolling undefeated into the Pac-12 season. The Ducks jumped a spot in this week’s AP Top 25 to No. 3 after defeating Stony Brook 48-17. It’s the highest Oregon has been ranked since 2014. Arizona is headed in the opposite direction. The Wildcats are without a win this season

By The Associated Press This AFC South rivalry has been dominated by Indianapolis from the start. The Titans are the reigning division champs and have won two of the last three. Colts coach Frank Reich is 4-2 with a different starting quarterback in each of his three previous seasons against the Titans. Reich will have

By The Associated Press The second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs head to Nashville looking to continue their undefeated start. The Bulldogs also want to further fine-tune a defense that has allowed one touchdown through three games. Vanderbilt is trying to snap a 13-game skid inside the Southeastern Conference after going 0-9 last season with an all-league schedule.

By The Associated Press Former college coaches Kliff Kingsbury and Urban Meyer will be on opposing sidelines for the first time Sunday. Kingsbury left Texas Tech to become Arizona’s head coach in 2019 and has the Cardinals looking for their first 3-0 start since 2015 and their fourth since 1970. Meyer returned to coaching after

By The Associated Press No. 1 Alabama is seeking its 100th consecutive win over unranked opponents. The Crimson Tide hosts Southern Miss Saturday night. The 99-game win streak over unranked teams is an FBS record. This is a sandwich game between ranked Southeastern Conference teams for the Crimson Tide. Alabama is coming off a 31-29

By The Associated Press The Green Bay Packers are making their fourth trip to the Bay Area in the past 22 months to face the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners won the first two of those meetings in the 2019 regular season and the NFC title game that season before Green Bay won last year

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LSU has bounced back from an opening-game loss to UCLA by routing McNeese State and Central Michigan by an 83-28 margin. Tigers coach Ed Orgeron is encouraged but believes more growth is needed, especially in his team’s Southeastern Conference opener at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs ruined LSU’s 2020

By The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens are favored to beat Detroit by more than a touchdown and it is easy to understand why. Baltimore is coming off a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Detroit and first-year coach Dan Campbell are winless. The Ravens are No. 1 in the NFL in rushing with quarterback

By The Associated Press The Minnesota Vikings are hosting Seattle for the first time at U.S. Bank Stadium. They haven’t beaten the Seahawks in seven matchups since 2009. Russell Wilson has been the quarterback for the Seahawks in each of those games. Minnesota lost in Seattle in each of the last three seasons. The Seahawks

By The Associated Press The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Los Angeles Rams for an early-season showdown between a team that won the Super Bowl in its home stadium last season and a team that hopes to do the same this year. Tom Brady is off to a brilliant start in his age-44 season, leading

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-monopoly commission has fined 17 soccer teams for conspiring to impose a cap on the salaries of female soccer players. The commission announced Thursday the teams will be fined about $9 million for illegal practices, which include limits on players’ ability to switch teams. The clubs acted somewhat openly through

BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Louisville coach Scott Satterfield still has modest steps to achieve as he rebuilds the Cardinals football program after an emotional win over UCF last week. One would be winning back-to-back games against an FBS team for the first time since Satterfield’s first season in 2019. Florida State’s