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AP Top 25 poll preview: Buckeyes are poised to return to No. 1

(AP) — As pro wrestling great and noted philosopher Ric Flair famously said, to be the man, you gotta beat the man. Defending national champion Ohio State is still the man in college football. The purveyors of preseason rankings had anointed Texas largely because of what in retrospect was ...

Rodgers building connections and reshape legacy in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers sits in the corner of a largely empty Pittsburgh Steelers locker room on a random afternoon late in training camp. The day might be over, but the NFL’s oldest active player is in no rush to leave. The four-time MVP stands up and walks over to a nearby ...

Steelers sign running back Jaylen Warren to an extension

PITTSBURGH (AP) — When Jaylen Warren arrived in Pittsburgh in the spring of 2022 as an undrafted rookie free agent running back, he was hoping he could do enough to earn a spot on the practice squad. Warren has done far more than that. Six months after letting former first-round pick ...

Freeman confident in QB CJ Carr’s future despite Notre Dame’s loss to Miami

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There were a couple things going through Marcus Freeman’s head when he saw CJ Carr scampering around to extend the play then finding receiver Micah Gilbert in the end zone for the quarterback’s first collegiate touchdown. “Throw it away! Throw it away! Throw ...