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Sims, Coker lead No. 2 Alabama past FAU, 41-0 09/06/2014 10:30pm • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's quarterbacks both got auditions for the starting job, but it's not clear yet who will win the role.Blake Sims had 214 passing yards and Jake Coker threw for 202 to lead the second-ranked Crimson Tide to a 41-0 win over Florida Atlantic o Pacquiao has Algieri next, but Floyd is out there 09/05/2014 10:46pm • BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Even as Manny Pacquiao prepares for undefeated junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, the name Floyd Mayweather is never far away.Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight crown on No. 22 in Macau, the 64th bout of a career that includes titles in No. 1 Florida State, Winston set for home-opener 09/05/2014 03:40pm • KAREEM COPELAND Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida State Seminoles may have thought they were past the off-field issues involving Jameis Winston and the sexual assault case involving the Heisman-winning quarterback.As the top-ranked Seminoles prepare to host The Citadel in their No. 2 Alabama fans expect to see Coker, Sims play 09/05/2014 01:50pm • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama fans should finally get a chance to see Jake Coker throw a pass for the Crimson Tide.Coker's competition with Blake Sims for the starting job resumes Saturday when No. 2 Alabama (1-0) hosts 40-point underdog Florida Atlantic (0-1). The Flo Peter Quillin vacates WBO middleweight title 09/04/2014 08:40pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Peter Quillin has vacated his WBO middleweight title, turning down a career-high payday to fight mandatory challenger Matt Korobov.Quillin announced his decision Thursday through Golden Boy Promotions.The WBO imposed a deadline on Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs) to agree to the title defe Talented sluggers could decide playoff races 09/01/2014 10:17am • JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Two sluggers with lingering questions. A catcher returning from injury. A pitcher headed for a big payday, and baseball's most famous panda.The final month of the season offers a chance for redemption for Josh Hamilton of the Angels and Bryce Harper of the William & Mary faces stiff test against Hokies 08/29/2014 11:40am • HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer William & Mary's Jimmye Laycock could surely have come up with a better scenario for the start of his 35th season as coach at his alma mater. Since it's too late for that, he can only laugh, and hope.Laycock named inexperienced Steve Cluley as his starting quarterback The one way to know how much you're really spending 08/29/2014 12:00am • Have you ever wondered where all your money goes after all your bills are paid? If you answered that question with a "yes," you are not alone. According to a study presented by the Brookings Institute in March, as many as 38 million families are currently living paycheck to paycheck, and that Big neutral site games highlight opening weekend 08/27/2014 07:30pm • RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Look beyond campus for the big games this weekend: College football's season-opening extravaganza features four marquee matchups in NFL stadiums.No. 1 Florida State begins defense of its national championship against Oklahoma State at AT&T Stadium in Arlingt Afghanistan's one-time booming war economy slows 08/27/2014 06:18am • REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Rows of dusty trucks and used cars sit unsold in Afghanistan's capital, where real estate agents bemoan a lack of sales and international businessmen no longer frequent top hotels. Even government employees nervously await each payday, worr Daily game explosion spawns big-dollar industry 08/24/2014 06:00pm • TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) -- When lawmakers carved out an exemption for fantasy sports in a 2006 law targeting online poker, no one predicted that it would spawn an online gambling operation that may someday rival the millions wagered daily in Las Vegas sports books.But huge money Seahawks capsule 08/24/2014 01:09pm • The Associated Press SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (16-3)New faces: DT Kevin Williams, rookie WR Paul Richardson, T Justin Britt, T Eric Winston, rookie DE Cassius Marsh.Key losses: WR Golden Tate, T Breno Giacomini, G Paul McQuistan, DE Red Bryant, DE Chris Clemons, CB Walter Thurmond, T Michael Bowie, DT Clin Fantasy explosion has some giving up day jobs 08/23/2014 06:00pm • TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer Cory Albertson was cruising at 30,000 feet and, like others on the plane to Detroit, taking care of some business on his laptop.His spreadsheets contained names familiar to anyone who follows baseball. Pitchers, catchers, maybe a center fielder Albertson thought might b Bourbon production reaches high point since '70s 08/18/2014 09:34am • BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) -- Kentucky bourbon makers are making a big bet by stashing away their largest stockpiles in more than a generation.To put it in bartenders' lingo: Distillers are putting up the tab for millions of rounds of bourbon years before they are eve Pick 6: College football coaches on the rise 08/16/2014 03:48pm • RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Now that Chris Petersen has left Boise State for Washington, college football needs another coach from outside the so-called Big 5 conferences that will have his name come up for almost every big job.Six coaches whose names are likely to come up often when t