Toledo wants loss to Syracuse vacated (AP) TOLEDO, Ohio (AP)—Toledo wants Syracuse’s 33-30 overtime win against the Rockets to be vacated after a Big East Conference official acknowledged that replay officials wrongly awarded an extra point for a kick that was no good. Toledo athletic director Mike O’Brien says he has asked the Mid-American Conference [...]
Nicotine could be put on list of banned substances (AP) GENEVA (AP)—The World Anti-Doping Agency can take the first steps toward classifying nicotine as a performance-enhancing drug on Saturday, when it meets to update its list of substances prohibited in sport. WADA has received a report from its accredited laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland, that describes [...]
Browns sign P Maynard to replace McGee (AP) CLEVELAND (AP)—Browns punter Richmond McGee(notes) injured his back during warmups before Sunday’s season opener, a possible explanation for his horrendous NFL debut. Agent David Canter said McGee suffered a herniated disk before Cleveland hosted Cincinnati, and that the injury was so bad that McGee was kicking without [...]
Bengals’ Benson begins 20-day jail term (AP) AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—Cincinnati running back Cedric Benson(notes) has begun serving a 20-day jail term in Texas to settle two misdemeanor assault cases. The former University of Texas star was sentenced Monday in Austin and had planned to surrender Oct. 17, during Cincinnati’s bye week. But Travis County Jail [...]
