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By Crystal King The California Senate is making a game-changing move for college athletes by passing a new bill that will allow student athletes at California universities to receive profits from the use of their names, likenesses, and images. The bill, titled Fair Pay to Play Act, passed the state Senate …

Quarterback Elijah Sindelar is hit during a 4th quarter scramble.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jarrett Guarantano threw three touchdown passes and Tennessee rolled to a 45-0 blowout of Football Championship Subdivision program Chattanooga as the Volunteers began digging their way out of their slowest start in over three decades. Tennessee (1-2) is trying to …

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Cross off another milestone for Clemson, college football’s newest superpower. For the first time, the defending national champion Tigers are No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 presented by Regions Bank . The Tigers won the program’s second national title …

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kentucky got its big man back, and PJ Washington helped get the Wildcats to the Elite Eight for the seventh time in 10 years — with big boost from Tyler Herro. Herro hit a 3-pointer with 25.8 seconds left …

By TERRY SPENCER and JOSHUA REPLOGLE Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, faces charges of soliciting a prostitute after he was twice videotaped in a sex act at a shopping-center massage parlor in Florida, police said Friday. The 77-year-old Kraft …

By JOHN MARSHALL, AP Basketball Writer Tennessee kept rolling for a while after taking over the top spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll, unlike its previous stint at No. 1. The Vols had a close call against Vanderbilt, the team that knocked them off the No. 1 perch a …

By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer ATLANTA (AP) — That super shootout everyone expected turned into a defensive standoff. The New England Patriots showed they can win that type of championship game, too. So after Tom Brady led one classic drive to win the Patriots their record-tying sixth Super Bowl, …

By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The New England Patriots are headed to their third straight Super Bowl, once more thanks to Tom Brady’s brilliance. The five-time NFL champion guided the Patriots 75 yards after winning the overtime coin toss, and backup Rex Burkhead’s 2-yard …