Steelers release James Harrison

James Harrison’s long tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers is over.

The AFC North champions released the fivetime Pro Bowl linebacker and 2008 NFL defensive player of the year to make room for right tackle Marcus Gilbert. Gilbert is returning from a suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy.

The 39-year-old Harrison is the franchise’s alltime leader in sacks, piling up 80.5 during his 14 seasons with the Steelers and 82.5 during his career. Harrison briefly retired in September 2014 following a forgettable 2013 season in Cincinnati but returned when the Steelers ran into injury trouble.

College football

TOLEDO BLANKED IN DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL » Jalin Moore ran for 125 yards and a career-high three touchdowns and Appalachian State beat Toledo, 34-0, on Saturday night in the Dollar General Bowl.

Appalachian State (94) won its third straight bowl game since making the complete transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2015. Moore’s big night and the Mountaineers’ impressive defense were the biggest reasons the streak continues.

Appalachian State ran for 327 yards. Senior quarterback Taylor Lamb, who was starting his 49th straight game, threw for 131 yards.

Toledo’s Logan Woodside threw for 124 yards and three interceptions. The Rockets (11-3) finished with just 146 yards of total offense.

ARMY WINS IN FINAL MOMENTS OF ARMED FORCES BOWL » Darnell Woolfolk scored on a 1-yard run with 18 seconds left, Kell Walker converted a goahead 2-point run and Army added a last-play defensive touchdown for a 42-35 victory over San Diego State on Saturday in the Armed Forces Bowl.

After Rashaad Penny’s fourth touchdown run of the game gave San Diego State (10-3) a 35-28 lead with 5:47 to play, Army (10-3) drove 72 yards for the tying score and winning conversion.

The Aztecs made multiple laterals on the game’s final play from their 40. The final lateral was grabbed by Army’s Elijah Riley, who returned it 29 yards for a touchdown.

USF WIN BIRMINGHAM BOWL» Tyre McCants caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Quinton Flowers with 16 seconds left to lift No. 23 South Florida to a 38-34 victory over Texas Tech in the Birmingham Bowl on Saturday.

The Red Raiders (6-7) had taken the lead back with Nic Shimonek’s 25yard touchdown pass to a wide-open T.J. Vasher with 1:31 remaining. That left Flowers with plenty of time to work, it turns out.

He ran 13 and 21 yards for first downs, the latter coming on a third-and-10 play. Then he found McCants on their second scoring connection.

The Bulls (10-2) had won last year’s Birmingham Bowl on Flowers’ 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime against South Carolina.

College basketball

TOLEDO TOPS CLEVELAND STATE » Jaelan Sanford hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 points and Toledo pulled away in the second half to defeat Cleveland State, 77-62, on Saturday.

There were seven ties and 15 lead changes, the last coming with 10:47 when Nate Navigato made two free throws to start an 11-2 run for the Rockets. Navigato’s 3-pointer made it 56-48 with 7:08 to play.