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Bison at home in BCS

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State's road to the highest level of college football was paved by an unprecedented run of success, with 10 national championships serving as sparkling souvenirs from a two-decade stay in the Championship Subdivision. That exit sign for the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) came into view through a rare and bitter taste of failure. The Bison rumbled last year into the FCS playoffs with the top seed, a first-round bye and an unbeaten record. Then came Dec. 6 and the fateful game against Illinois State. The Redbirds, a conference rival, rallied three ...

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

STEELERS HAVE HOPE PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan said cornerback Joey Porter Jr. knows how the club feels about him. The team, however, doesn't feel strongly enough to adjust its long-held standard of not negotiating during the season in hopes of getting something done. While Khan declined Monday to get into specifics about talks with Porter — who is about to enter the final season of the four-year rookie deal he signed after being the first pick in the second round of the 2023 draft — he reiterated that the team wants Porter to finish his ...

Same song, different verse for Browns

(AP) — A steady Sam Darnold and a stellar defense helped the Seattle Seahawks win the Super Bowl last season. Can they repeat? They're not even favored to win their own division. The Seahawks have a tough challenge trying to stay on top in the NFC West, let alone the entire NFL. They ...

Cignetti sets high standard at Indiana

(AP) — Branden Sharpe started his prep career with lots of potential and endless college options. His athleticism was obvious even before he entered Brownsburg High School in suburban Indianapolis. It didn't take long for the lean, 5-foot-9 receiver to go from Football Bowl Subdivision ...

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NASA’s newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the ...