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Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, has died at 77 08/18/2026 03:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, has died at 77. American Conference enters the season with Navy an early favorite amid revamped CFP hopes 08/18/2026 03:56pm • The American Conference turned heads during the 2025 season. A conference-record nine teams reached the postseason, including Tulane, which clinched a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff as the No. 11 seed. The conference produced three teams with at least 11 wins, and five teams earned Maine struggling to get homeowners to test and treat private wells for arsenic 08/18/2026 03:56pm • Wendy Brennan agreed to participate in a study examining how arsenic exposure can affect children���s cognitive development primarily because her young daughter wanted the free T-shirt. It was 2009, and the family had lived on their property in the small Kennebec County town of Mount Vernon for eigh Music Review: Weezer's self-titled 'Gold Album' delivers faithful, nasal power pop 08/18/2026 03:55pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Weezer, kings of nasal power pop, will release their 20th studio album on Friday. It is also known as ���Weezer (Gold Album),��� continuing a tradition of self-titled, color-identified records. And rest assured, it delivers the band���s signature energy for the faithful. That said, ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson���s disease 08/18/2026 03:38pm • LAND O��� LAKES, Fla. (AP) ��� Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded TV sports giant ESPN after hatching the idea for the world's first all-sports cable network with his son, died Tuesday. He was 93. ESPN historian Mike Soltys said Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson���s diseas While Big Ten holds down top two spots in AP preseason Top 25, SEC finds strength in numbers 08/18/2026 03:38pm • The push and pull between the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences only grows stronger with the release of the preseason Associated Press Top 25. Having Ohio State and Oregon enter the season Nos. 1 and 2 ahead of sixth-ranked defending conference and national champion Indiana is a flex for the Big Pat Fitzgerald and Michigan State seem to be a perfect fit with both having a lot to prove 08/18/2026 03:37pm • Michigan State EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� 2025 record: 4-8 Expectations The Spartans will surpass modest projections if they avoid a fifth straight losing season in Pat Fitzgerald's first year as coach. Fitzgerald and Michigan State seem to be a good fit and both have a lot to prove. Fitzgerald wa Jets running back Breece Hall sidelined 2-to-3 weeks with a groin strain, expected back for Week 1 08/18/2026 03:32pm • New York Jets running back Breece Hall will be sidelined two to three weeks with a strained groin, but is expected to be ready to play in the regular-season opener. Coach Aaron Glenn was cautiously optimistic Monday after Hall caught a pass late in practice Monday, pulled up and fell to the rain-sli Minnesota brings ample experience back for Fleck's 10th season, with QB Lindsey leading the offense 08/18/2026 03:30pm • Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� 2025 record: 8-5 Expectations After a promising performance during his 2025 debut as the starting quarterback, Drake Lindsey has entered his third year with the program as the 6-foot-5 centerpiece of an offense that has significantly evolved in recent seasons from a A full-circle Texans-Raiders joint practice as Ryans reunites with Gary and Klint Kubiak 08/18/2026 03:28pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Two decades ago, DeMeco Ryans and Gary and Klint Kubiak spent a lot of time together on the Houston Texans practice fields when Ryans was the team���s star linebacker and Klint���s dad coached the team. On Tuesday, the three were all back on those same practice fields with Ryans coa No. 16 Michigan may have season hinge on Underwood's development in Year 2 in Whittingham's debut 08/18/2026 03:24pm • No. 16 Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) ��� 2025 record: 9-4 Expectations The Wolverines will likely fall short of a double-digit win season for the third straight year with six opponents ranked in the AP Top 25, including four in the top 10. Coach Kyle Whittingham's debut season may hinge on how much Gary Woodland's toughest year recovering from brain surgery is also his proudest 08/18/2026 03:19pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Gary Woodland has strong memories of Bellerive, the closest tournament to his Kansas home. He led the 2018 PGA Championship after 18 and 36 holes and started the final round two shots out of the lead, his first Sunday in a major playing alongside Tiger Woods. ���I'd never seen any Liberia says it will receive up to 1,200 deportees from US, one of the largest known such arrangements with Washington 08/18/2026 03:14pm • MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) ��� Liberia says it will receive up to 1,200 deportees from US, one of the largest known such arrangements with Washington. Explosions and fire tear through Ohio industrial building, killing 2 workers 08/18/2026 03:11pm • TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) ��� Explosions rocked an Ohio industrial recycling business early Tuesday, killing two workers and sparking a large fire, officials said. Flames and dark smoke poured from Brent Industries in Toledo as fire engines surrounded the building, TV news video showed. Crews later discover Formula for extending the careers of NFL linemen? Less practice, maximum care 08/18/2026 03:08pm • At 34 years old, in his 12th pro season and with his fourth team, Patriots right tackle Morgan Moses was the old man in his first year on New England���s offensive line last season. It didn���t stop him from starting all 21 games the Patriots played during their Super Bowl run. A big reason? The Pat