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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Washington football coach Jimmy Lake is already facing the kind of heat his predecessor Chris Petersen never really experienced. Lake’s team is 0-2 just two weeks into his first full season as the Huskies’ coach. Washington lost 31-10 to Michigan in its most recent game, one

BOSTON (AP) — Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec underwent surgery for a hand injury that knocked him out of this weekend’s game against UMass. The school said he “could potentially miss the remainder of the year.” BC also said kicker Aaron Boumerhi is out for the season with a hip injury. Jurkovec completed three of

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Big 12 coaches feel the league is solidified for the long haul after the conference’s swift action to expand. Kansas State coach Chris Klieman says the Big 12 got four really good programs with the additions of BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston. That quartet got invited to the league

BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Mike Norvell says he believes in his players and that Florida State has lost two games to start the season they should have won. But they haven’t. Any ascent from a 3-6 season in 2020 has instead been halted by a demoralizing loss where the Seminoles took

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh seems to have his best running game in seven seasons at Michigan, rotating two speedy and powerful backs behind an offensive line that has been opening huge holes. In a 31-10 win over Washington, Michigan had 56 rushing carries for 343 yards

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has produced a remarkable comeback with three goals inside seven minutes to beat Burnley 3-1 in the English Premier League. Everton looked battered and beaten after Ben Mee marked his 200th Premier League appearance with the opening goal in the 53rd minute. However, within the space of 379 seconds the

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 26 of her 30 points in the second half, A’ja Wilson had 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 85-75. The Aces trailed 51-41 midway through the third quarter before closing on a 20-6 run for a 61-57 advantage. Wilson made

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says running back John Emery Jr. is expected to miss the remainder of the season for academic reasons. The junior was expected to compete to be the Tigers’ starting running back this season but has been ruled academically ineligible. Emery rushed for 378 yards and three

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns center JC Tretter believes Kansas City assistant coach Greg Lewis should be disciplined by the NFL for his role in a sideline skirmish with Cleveland safety Ronnie Harrison Jr. on Sunday. Harrison was ejected from Cleveland’s 33-29 loss in the first quarter after he forcefully

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are moving onto yet another kicker, waiving Michael Badgley a day after he missed an extra point and a 46-yard field goal in their season-opening loss. Tennessee signed Badgley to the practice squad Friday when Sam Ficken went on the injury report with a right groin issue. The

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Sweden midfielder Mattias Svanberg scored a late goal and Bologna beat Hellas Verona 1-0 in Serie A to extend its unbeaten start to three matches. The victory put Bologna level with defending champion Inter Milan and Udinese,two points behind leaders Roma, AC Milan and Napoli. Verona has lost all three of

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has fined Arkansas $100,000 after Razorbacks fans rushed the field following the win over Texas. The fans violated the league’s access to competition area policy that was adopted in 2004. Arkansas beat its former Southwest Conference before a crowd of 74.531 — the ninth-largest in school history. It

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 12 Notre Dame is trying to firm things up before a visit from Purdue this weekend. Both teams are 2-0, but the Fighting Irish have looked shaky at times. Notre Dame escaped Florida State with a 41-38 overtime victory to open the season. It

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The problem facing Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell isn’t finding things to fix. It is deciding where to start. The Lions trailed the San Francisco 49ers 31-10 at halftime and 41-17 with two minutes left before a late charge brought them within 41-33. Campbell said watching the

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Tulane officials say the football team plans to play its first on-campus home game of this season against UAB on Sept. 25. That’s nearly a month after the program was displaced by Hurricane Ida. The team’s return coincides with the planned return to campus of the general student body. Hurricane Ida

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida backup quarterback Anthony Richardson is expected to practice this week while recovering from a strained right hamstring. How much or how early he plays against top-ranked Alabama on Saturday remains to be determined. Coach Dan Mullen offered little insight into his decisions at the

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Game balls went to newcomers George Paton and Teddy Bridgewater and to old-timer Von Miller following Denver’s 27-13 demolition of the New York Giants in their opener. Paton is the architect of this rebuilt roster and Bridgewater his crowning jewel even though so many

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Longtime assistant Ivin Jasper is staying with the Navy coaching staff after another bad loss left his status in limbo. The Midshipmen did part ways with another member of their staff. Offensive assistant Billy Ray Stutzmann says he’s been dismissed after he was unable to follow the academy’s COVID-19

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — No. 6 Clemson is leaning on its defense early in its effort to win a seventh straight ACC title and possibly another trip to the College Football Playoff. The Tigers have not allowed a touchdown in the first two weeks and look to keep that

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine has been banned from competition for 10 years by the International Judo Federation after his withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics to avoid a potential bout against an Israeli opponent. Nourine’s coach, IJF Hall of Famer Amar Benikhlef, also received a 10-year ban. Nourine withdrew from