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Several Vegas sports books on Sunday opened Alabama -9.5 vs. the Spartans in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, with the line getting bet up to -10 at MGM Resorts. The Wynn opened the game -8.5 and moved to -9. On Monday morning, most shops are dealing -9.5, with -9s available for bettors looking to lay the points early. “I give ‘em a puncher’s chance here against Alabama,” John Avello, head oddsmaker at The Wynn, told The Linemakers of Michigan State....

In 2014, Mississippi State was sporting a spiffy 9-0 record and was deemed No. 1 by the inaugural CFP committee. Game 10 was at Alabama, and the Bulldogs were a 9.5-point underdogs. Alabama won 25-20, kicking off a close to the season where Mississippi State lost three of its final four, including a 49-34 defeat to Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. So can the top-ranked Vols “upset” No. 3 Georgia as 8-point underdogs?...

"He's like a Ferrari sitting in the garage that I can't drive," UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. Ollie isn't the only coach watching their rosters fill up with players who have already made at least one stop at another college. A recent surge in transfers has turned the once-sleepy late signing period, which this year started Wednesday and runs through May 21, into a monthlong frenzy that has changed college basketball....

In July, assistant professor Ryan Ball, from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, went viral after a student posted his unconventional lecture entrance. Ball entered the lesson to the tune of “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble” with his face masked as a stock image of a potato. The teacher, named Dr. Po Tato on the Zoom call, entered the lesson dancing around the screen as a floating potato with sparklers....

On Wednesday, ISU President Larry Dietz said the party occurred at a local apartment complex used as off-campus student housing. The party dispersed as soon as officers from the Normal City Police Department arrived. However, ISU Police Chief Aaron Woodruff told The Pantagraph that the party relocated three times after it was moved, with students simply re-congregating at new locations. While no one was fined or arrested, videos of the partygoers posted on the NELK Boys Instagram stories showed students drinking and cheering in a large crowd with no space or face masks between them....

But boy, what an inning it was. ORE: Must-see photos The Commodores capitalized on Virginia starter Nathan Kirby’s sudden loss of control to score nine runs in the third, then held off the Cavaliers to win 9-8 in Game 1 of the College World Series finals Monday night. “We’re fortunate to win that game, for sure,” Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin said. “No one could have scripted that particular game, and if anyone said they could, they’re lying....

The Razorbacks defeated defending champion Florida en route to their second finals appearance in school history. The Beavers, who eliminated Mississippi State, are in the finals for the first time since 2007, when they won the second of back-to-back College World Series titles. MLB DRAFT: Ten players who could headline next year’s talent crop When are the 2018 College World Series finals? The College World Series finals begin Monday, June 25, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb....

The 26-year-old West Point alumnus was formally charged on Wednesday, according to Fox 59 in Indianapolis. MORE: NFL players arrested in 2014 The charges were filed to the Marion County prosecutor. McNary faces one count of rape, one count of criminal confinement and one count of battery resulting in bodily injury stemming from an incident that reportedly occurred Dec. 1. The alleged victim met McNary at a bar and went back to his apartment, where she claims a fight broke out before he raped her....

Michigan replaced Penn State in our New Year’s Day 6 after an impressive victory against Minnesota. Our College Football Playoff picks remain the same, with Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama and Oregon holding their spots. The Ducks begin play in two weeks. Two more bowls — the Fenway Bowl and Holiday Bowl — announced that they will not be played in 2020. We tweaked our projections to account for the changes....

Southern Cal, on the other hand, suffered an unjustifiable defeat. The Trojans were on the road as well, but as 17-point favorites were expected to take care of the Boston College Eagles with relative ease. Instead they fell 37-31, resulting in their championship odds stretching from 12-to-1 to 30-to-1. The good news is that both programs have multiple high-profile games remaining on the schedule that could vault them back into the thick of the playoff race....

Rather than fans of Iowa State or Oregon, the two College teams playing in this year’s Fiesta Bowl, PlayStation characters filled the stands of the game. The titular star of the popular PS5 launch game Astro’s Playroom is seen many times in the audience, with the bot accompanied by other variations of the character seen in the games. Crash Bandicoot makes a few appearances in the crowd, with Peely and Jonesy from Fortnite also having a cameo....

But the league, likely wanting to protect its only remaining College Football Playoff contender, is expected to eliminate its six-game requirement to favor the Buckeyes (5-0) if needed, per a report from Brett McMurphy of Stadium. Michigan is the lone opponent remaining on Ohio State’s schedule. That contest, slated for next Saturday, would be canceled if COVID-19 outbreaks within each program persist. Because coach Ryan Day’s squad has only played five times this year, the Big Ten would need to bend its rules to push it into a title game matchup against No....

LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia should maintain the top four spots, and Alabama held on to the No. 5 spot despite the loss of Tua Tagovailoa suffered a season-ending hip injury. Oregon and Utah have the No. 6 and No. 7 spots, respectively, and that is good news for the Pac-12. Oklahoma remains at No. 9 despite beating undefeated Baylor last week. MORE: Why Alabama will (or won’t) make the Playoff with Mac Jones...

No. 5 Michigan was the biggest winner on Saturday, upending No. 2 Ohio State 42-27 for the program’s first win in “The Game” since 2011. It kept alive the Wolverines’ hopes of making the College Football Playoff for the first time under Jim Harbaugh while ending the Buckeyes’ bid for a fifth straight Big Ten championship and fifth playoff appearance. Not a bad day’s work. MORE: College Football Playoff Picture for Week 14...

While most polyps do not turn into cancer, the ones that are most likely to are called adenomatous polyps or adenomas. Large polyps (greater than 1 centimeter), polyps that contain abnormal cells (called dysplastic polyps), and having two or more polyps within the colon also increases the likelihood of colon cancer. Several factors increase the risk of colon cancer, some are within your control (modifiable), and some are not....

TV Picture Quality Setting Options One way to fine-tune TV picture quality is with image or picture presets. These may include: StandardVividCinemaGameSportsUser or Custom Each preset determines how displayed images look based on the selected content sources. The User or Custom options allow adjustment of presets further according to preference. Here is how this breaks down: Brightness: Makes dark areas brighter or darker. Contrast: Makes bright areas brighter or darker. Color: Increases or decreases the saturation (intensity) of all colors in the image....

About 19 seconds into the game head coach Jared Bednar challenged for goaltender interference when Jason Dickinson struck first for the Stars, arguing that Joe Pavelski’s stick interfered with Philipp Grubauer as he failed to get across the net and stop Dickinson’s shot. SN MAILBAG: Taylor Hall, John Carlson and the 2020 draft However, the call stood and Colorado went down a man on the PK. It wouldn’t take long for the same story to unfold in the second period....

Monique Reetz said she was knocked unconscious after receiving a sudden kick to the head by the husband of a woman who attacked her at Skate City on North Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs Saturday. The incident was captured on video and uploaded to Facebook. The mother told KDVR she suffered a concussion and internal bleeding after being punched and dragged by another woman during the confrontation, which was allegedly sparked over a plastic skating aid she obtained for her 13-year-old son....

Location Colorectal surgery is an inpatient procedure that will take place in a hospital. Plan on spending several days at the hospital, and possibly some additional time in a nursing or rehabilitation facility. Your healthcare provider may have you arrive a day or two early to prepare for surgery, or you may be asked to arrive on the day of the procedure. What to Wear It does not matter what you wear to the hospital, because you will be asked to change into a hospital gown once you arrive....