Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games (AP)

Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension has been reduced from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ star quarterback met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct. 17 against Cleveland. Roethlisberger was suspended in April for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, but Goodell said at the time [...]

12 Tar Heels to miss opener amid probe (AP)

Twelve players from North Carolina won’t play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels’ opener against No. 21 LSU in Atlanta on Saturday amid an ongoing NCAA investigation. The school said Friday that six players — defensive ends Robert Quinn and Michael McAdoo, cornerbacks Kendric Burney and Charles Brown, receiver Greg Little and suspended defensive tackle Marvin [...]

Kiffin wins USC debut as Barkley stars (AP)

Finally, some good news for Southern California football. Matt Barkley and Ronald Johnson connected on three touchdowns to make Lane Kiffin a winner in his first game as Southern California coach. No. 14 USC beat Hawaii 49-36 on Thursday night to start the post-Pete Carroll era. Barkley passed for 257 yards and tied a school [...]

Utah topples No. 15 Pitt 27-24 in OT (AP)

Utah freshman Brian Blechen intercepted a pass on the first play of overtime, setting up Joe Phillips for a 21-yard field goal that gave the Utes a 27-24 victory against No. 15 Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Pittsburgh had rallied with 14 points in the fourth quarter, forcing overtime on Dan Hutchins’ 30-yard field goal on [...]

No. 2 Buckeyes rip Marshall behind Pryor (AP)

It was as if the Rose Bowl never ended for Terrelle Pryor. The Ohio State star tossed three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine ran for 103 yards and two scores and the second-ranked Buckeyes rolled over error-prone Marshall 45-7 on Thursday night in a tuneup for a big date with Miami. Pryor completed 17 of 25 [...]

Kiffin, post-sanction USC open at Hawaii (AP)

Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz is doing everything possible to get a good look at Southern California — he’s even gone virtual. Besides taking snaps in practice, Moniz has been taking on the Trojans regularly on his PlayStation 3 in hopes of getting a feel for the USC defense he’ll face in real life Thursday night.
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US improves to 5-0 at worlds with rout (AP)

Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away from Tunisia after sleepwalking through the first half, winning 92-57 on Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship. With nothing to play for, the Americans led their winless opponent by only four points early in the third quarter before [...]

American teen Capra pulls off Open upset (AP)

Goodbye, Melanie Oudin. Hello, Beatrice Capra. The day after the sensation of last year’s U.S. Open was quietly ousted, another 18-year-old American made her way unexpectedly to the third round. Capra, a wild-card entry ranked 371st, upset 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai of France 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 on Thursday to keep her Grand Slam debut on track.
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Roethlisberger ban likely to be reduced (AP)

Ben Roethlisberger’s six-game suspension likely will be shortened to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the two meet in New York on Friday. Goodell has said he will make his decision after the preseason concludes. The Steelers play Carolina on Thursday night. Although the NFL has not confirmed the exact location or time [...]

Big Ten splits up Michigan, Ohio State (AP)

The expanded Big Ten will place Ohio State and Michigan into different divisions. The conference announced its divisional breakdown Wednesday night, though neither division has been named. Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Northwestern will make up one division when the league grows to 12 teams in 2011.
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