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If only there wasn’t that dark omen looming around the Manning celebration, right there for Andrew Luck and the Colts to see. Yes, that’s an awfully pessimistic view of the only two optimistic aspects of the Colts’ season so far. But as Luck’s recovery from shoulder surgery grinds along and the number of games he’ll actually play this season shrinks, ignoring the bleak end of Manning’s Colts career remains shortsighted and borderline foolish....

NFL offenses will be able to sleep a little easier knowing they won’t be lining up against Polamalu anymore. One person who is somewhat on the fence about seeing him go is Pat McAfee. The Colts punter recognizes Polamalu for his abilities, but also brings up the fact that the modern-day Samson may have stolen his “one shining moment.” MORE: Top ten Steelers of all time | Surprising NFL retirements...

Be sure to click through to the informative and entertaining videos, which are shot at the South Point sports book and our studios in Vegas. The lines and totals listed below are available in Vegas as of Friday. You can check out updated college football point spreads and totals on our live odds page. Florida vs. Alabama (-14.5, 51), 3 p.m. ET, CBS Florida is unranked, but our Kenny White – one of the most respected oddsmakers in Vegas – believes the Gators are a top-25 caliber team....

The lines and totals listed below are available in Vegas as of Friday. You can check out updated college football point spreads and totals on our live odds page. Tennessee vs. Georgia (-17, 57.5), 12 p.m. ET, ESPN The line looks correct in this spot. We’re split on the side, but offer a lean on the total. Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (-9.5, 72), 3 p.m. ET, CBS Again, we have a difference of opinion among our Vegas crew....

Each of those games will have serious implications on the College Football Playoff, but perhaps none more than the Big Ten eliminator between the Badgers and Wolverines. MORE: CFP upset watch Sporting News is 32-16 on the season after going 5-3 in last week’s slate of games. Check out our picks for the Week 7 slate of games, many of which can be streamed online at fuboTV. No. 10 UCF (-4....

CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Friday that the playoff bracket will feature only four teams through at least the end of the 2025 season. The decision was approved by the CFP Board of Managers on Thursday after it was proposed by the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick. MORE: Jim Harbaugh, Michigan and a ‘good place’ hard to find after turbulent offseason...

There’s plenty of time to flesh out the final top 25, but there will definitely be movement in the Week 12 CFP rankings after No. 2 LSU beat No. 3 Alabama 46-41 and No. 4 Penn State fell to No. 17 Minnesota 31-26 on Saturday in a pair of 8-0 showdowns. There are three weeks left in the regular season, and 11 Power 5 teams remaining with one loss or fewer....

A week after top-10 teams Ohio State, LSU and Clemson fell, two more teams — No. 3 TCU and No. 4 USC — lost in the Big 12 and Pac-12 championship games, respectively. Those defeats opened the door even wider for chaos to reign amid the final AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll rankings. The biggest question, of course, is whether those polls will match the final top 25 from the College Football Playoff committee....

The Sooners dropped from No. 3 to No. 12 in both polls. Michigan dropped to No. 17 in the AP Poll and No. 16 in the Coaches Poll. In the AP Poll, Washington State entered the top 10 as it stayed undefeated with a win over Oregon. TCU shot up to No. 6 after a win over Big 12 rival West Virginia. Previously unranked teams entering the rankings this week include Michigan State, Central Florida, Stanford, Texas Tech and undefeated Navy....

The month-long joyride that is tournament basketball is straight ahead, but let’s not overdo it. As crazy and wild as it gets, college basketball can’t touch the beauty and passion of college football. Simply put: oblong > roundball. With a nod to the tournament field, here are 68 reasons why: MORE: SN picks top 10 players by team | Top 25 players for 2014 | Spring sked 1. The College Football Playoff: Two more teams, two more games, twice the controversy!...

No longer will champions be determined by polls, bowl coalitions or alliances or the BCS. Nor will the College Football Playoff be available to only four teams in a given season (considered a much-needed improvement by some, and a detriment to the game by others). The Playoff will join the vast majority of the organized sports world by providing more inclusive entry into the college football postseason, tripling the number of current teams from four to 12 and providing four rounds of play as opposed to two....

The Bears return from their bye week with a 7-0 record, their best start since 2015 and one of the only nine undefeated programs in the FBS. Despite being off, Baylor climbed two spots in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, rising up to No. 12. More importantly, Oklahoma’s surprise defeat against Kansas State left the Bears in sole control of the Big 12, as the Sooners dropped to 7-1....

Plenty of people think we’re nuts for picking Arizona No. 1 instead of Kentucky, but we’re sticking with the rankings that are featured in the front of the Sporting News college basketball yearbook. That top 25 did include a change from what we published in the spring, with SMU dropping from No. 12 to No. 25 as the result of star recruit Emmanuel Mudiay’s decision to play professional basketball in China rather than enroll....

The College World Series features the eight teams to emerge from the Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. MORE: A look at Friday’s action; Vandy advances to finals Here’s how to watch the remaining games (all times Eastern): College World Series 2015 TV schedule Saturday, June 20 Game 13: Florida vs. Virginia, 8 p.m. | ESPN Sunday, June 21 No games scheduled Monday, June 22 Finals, Game 1: Vanderbilt vs....

Each night of the College World Series, we’ll provide you with a recap of the day’s games and a look ahead to what’s next in Omaha. In the first of three outcomes Monday, Jeren Kendall hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a three-run rally as Vanderbilt beat Cal State Fullerton 4-3 in the completion of a game that was halted Sunday night because of rain....

There’s the blue blood programs. Six-time champion Texas, which leads all of college baseball with its 38th trip to the CWS, joins fellow multi-national champion programs Stanford and Oklahoma as programs that have stood atop the college baseball world. Then there’s the teams looking for their first-ever national championship. Ranked teams Auburn and Texas A&M, each coming off wins against fellow ranked opponents, are hoping this is a year they finally cap off a season with a title, while unranked Notre Dame, Arkansas and Ole Miss are looking to continue their underdog runs to the CWS with their first championships....

The sharper of descent? Now that took some resolve for the Colorado Mesa University senior to conquer. Understandable, considering that nearly four years ago he blew a tire during a race in Spain, crashed into a wall and fractured six vertebrae. It’s been an arduous climb back — one that saw him morph from a sprinter into more of an endurance specialist, change schools and land in Grand Junction, Colorado, where he rides for the varsity squad....

The Rockies are in last place in the National League West with 64 wins and have a winning percentage of 0.427. They have a positive home record of 40-38 and are 3-7 in their last ten matchups. The Padres, meanwhile, are in second place in the National League West division with 83 wins and have a winning percentage of 0.553. They are in good form and will look to sustain that here....

“We’ve been made aware of the recent Al Jazeera report concerning Peyton Manning and find it utterly ridiculous,” the Colts stated. “We are thoroughly familiar with Peyton’s tireless work habits, his medical history, and, most importantly, his integrity.” MORE: Peyton Manning’s worst moments | QBs who played beyond 40 “Peyton played the game in Indianapolis for 14 years the right way,” the statement continued. “He never took any shortcuts and it would be absurd to suggest he would have taken prohibited performance enhancing drugs....

Bettors are jumping ship on Virginia Tech at home against Miami off a 21-16 loss as a 1-point favorite at Pittsburgh last Thursday. The Hokies opened as 2.5-point favorites against the Hurricanes, who are now favored at -3. Johnny Avello, The Wynn’s executive director of race & sports operations, told The Linemakers on Sporting News on Monday that the only reason he made Virginia Tech a small favorite in this ACC matchup is because the team is playing at home....