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SEC sticking to 8-game league football schedule through at least 2025

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is sticking to an eight-game league schedule for at least two more seasons. The league announced on Wednesday that teams will play eight SEC opponents in 2025 with one mandated game against a team from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 or a “major independent.” The SEC had previously decided to use …

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Fracture in back healed, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders takes the field for spring practice

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders estimated that his quarterback son, Shedeur, feels about eight times better since missing the season finale with a fracture in his back. That wasn’t a random figure that the second-year Colorado coach happened to use. It’s a reference to the amount of new offensive linemen — Sanders even double-checked — the Buffaloes brought in …

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Wake Forest squares off against Appalachian State in NIT matchup

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Appalachian State Mountaineers (27-6, 17-3 Sun Belt) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (20-13, 12-10 ACC) Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest and Appalachian …

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Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen has bone fracture in wrist, could miss opening day

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen has a fractured bone in his right wrist and could miss opening day, manager John Schneider said Friday. Jansen sustained the injury to the pisiform bone when he was hit by a 93.4 mph fastball from Pittsburgh’s Carmen Mlodzinski during the eighth inning of Wednesday’s spring training game. “It’s a …

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