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Here is the latest ACC sports news from The Associated Press

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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Bhayshul Tuten rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown to lead Virginia Tech to a 38-10 victory over Syracuse. Malachi Thomas rushed for 87 yards and quarterback Kyron Drones added 65 yards rushing for the Hokies (4-4, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who amassed season highs in rushing yards (318) and total yards (528) and won for the third time in the past four games. Syracuse (4-4, 0-4) now has lost four straight games by an average of 29 points per game.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — No. 2 Duke was picked to win the Atlantic Coast Conference, while the team’s talented, 7-footer Kyle Filipowski was selected as player of the year. The ACC released the preseason poll Thursday, a day after its men’s basketball teams gathered in Charlotte to preview the season. Duke got 44 of 51 votes from a media panel to be the preseason favorite for the eighth time in 11 seasons. No. 13 Miami received five first-place votes to finish second, with No. 19 North Carolina and Virginia third and fourth.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Eighth-ranked Virginia Tech is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball race. The league released its preseason picks Thursday after voting by media members at this week’s league media days. The Hokies won their first ACC title last year. They earned 45 of 61 first-place votes to open as preseason favorite for the first time. In addition, two-time reigning league player of the year Elizabeth Kitley was the preseason pick to be player of the year. No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 16 North Carolina were picked after the Hokies.

UNDATED (AP) — Even before the Michigan sign-stealing scandal, college football coaches are eager to eliminate the need for sideline signals. The NCAA football playing rules committee has been slow to embrace the use of coach-to-player communication technology because of concerns that it could provide a competitive advantage to schools that could afford better tech. The Michigan case is likely to accelerate the move. The NFL has allowed it for years.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The Notre Dame-Pittsburgh rivalry doesn’t have a cool nickname or a prized trophy. Instead, only one thing matters Saturday when the 14th-ranked Fighting Irish and Panthers meet for the first time in three years — bragging rights. Yes, the odds are stacked against Pitt, which has only won two of seven games this season and draws Notre Dame as the Fighting Irish are fresh off their bye week. But rivalry games don’t always go as expected, either.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — No. 18 Louisville had a week off to reset from a loss and now aims to avoid a modest skid. No. 20 Duke has the same goal, which requires finally solving the Cardinals. Maintaining at least a piece of second place in the ACC is the mutual objective for both teams, who hope to reclaim the identities and flow that helped fuel strong starts. Louisville looks to avoid the turnovers that led to a 38-21 loss at Pitt after its milestone win over Notre Dame. Duke is coming off a 38-20 loss to No. 4 Florida State.

ATLANTA (AP) — North Carolina had its sights on an Atlantic Coast Conference championship, maybe even a spot in the College Football Playoff. Then, it all came crumbling down. The No. 17 Tar Heels are reeling from a shocking, inexplicable loss at home to a one-win Virginia team that wiped out their best start in more than a quarter-century. This can still be a special season, but those hopes have certainly taken a hit heading into Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are also coming off a discouraging home loss, giving up three fourth-quarter touchdowns to Boston College.

UNDATED (AP) — Florida State has scored 30 or more points in 13 straight games. The Seminoles’ defense has also built an impressive run in October. The last second-half touchdown Florida State’s defense allowed came more than a month ago, on Sept. 23 at Clemson. And in three October games, the Seminoles’ defense has allowed just 8.66 points per game. “We’re going to scratch, claw, bleed, whatever we got to do for you to not get in,” safety Jarrian Jones said. “It just comes down to heart.”

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