The day gets started with the Red River Rivalry at noon ET (FOX) before LSU and Florida kick off at 3:30 p.m. on CBS. Notre Dame’s matchup with Virginia Tech at 8:30 p.m. (ABC) will round out the action between top-25 teams on Saturday. MORE: Sporting News’ Week 6 Power Rankings That said, SN will have all the biggest highlights and big plays from Saturday, including those from outside the top 25....
The Buckeyes debuted at No.1 in the first CFP ranking of the year on Tuesday, marking the first time they have held top spot since the playoffs were introduced five years ago. Ranked third in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches’ polls, Ohio State has looked utterly dominant throughout the season, outscoring opponents by 323 points so far—the only Power 5 team with a differential of over 300—en route to an 8-0 record....
The Bulldogs earned their first title in 41 years with a 33-18 victory over No. 1 Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday. The Bulldogs employed a bend-but-don’t-break strategy against the Crimson Tide, forcing Alabama to settle for three field goals in two trips to the red zone. Alabama finally scored its first touchdown in the fourth quarter following a controversial Stetson Bennett fumble. That put the Tide up 18-13, but it ultimately proved inconsequential....
In a statement shared by FIU’s Board of Trustees on Sunday, Rosenberg, 72, said that he “caused discomfort for a valued college” because of issues resulting from the impact of his wife’s medical condition on him. “I unintentionally created emotional [not physical] entanglement. I have apologized. I apologize to you. I take full responsibility and regret my actions,” Rosenberg said in the statement. The school hired an independent law firm to head the investigation, according to the Miami Herald....
A new study of 800 undergrads at the University of New Hampshire found many students had risk factors ranging from high cholesterol to low bone density. Sixty percent of male students had high blood pressure, and two thirds of females were not meeting their needs for calcium, iron or folate. More than one third were overweight or obese, the same as in the general population. “Many of the students were astounded that they could be at risk for what they would view as elderly-related diseases,” says Joanne Burke, a researcher who led the study....
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department was summoned to rescue two local college students from the freezing ocean waters near Isla Vista in the early morning hours on Saturday after they tried to sail on a boat of their own creation. According to a report from The San Luis Obispo Tribune, the two students attempted to build their own boat with a host of unconventional materials, including 20 Home Depot orange buckets, two plastic kiddie pools, a large piece of plywood and plenty of duct tape....
Defending champion Vanderbilt, behind the pitching of Philip Pfeifer and Kyle Wright and a solo homer by Zander Wiel in the seventh inning, edged TCU 1-0 Tuesday night in a winners’ bracket game. Wiel’s homer broke up a no-hit bid by Horned Frogs starter Alex Young. MORE: College World Series schedule, TV info It was the second 1-0 game in as many nights; Virginia defeated Florida 1-0 in a winners’ bracket game Monday....
According to Collins, there is one player in the NBA who has repeatedly taunted Collins by teasing him about his sexuality. Not wanting to give him recognition, he didn't reveal said player's name or the team he is affiliated with other than to say it wasn't a player from the Nets. “One player, one knucklehead from another team,” Collins said. “He’s a knucklehead. So I just let it go. Again, that goes back to controlling what you can control....
However, despite no known sources publicly coming forward and attesting that they provided Mr. Goldberg with this “information,” Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media ran wild with the false tale—very much including former Vice President Joe Biden. Opponents of the president deliberately ignored the fact that as soon as The Atlantic published the article, on-the-record statement after statement from actual firsthand witnesses of the discussions at issue came out to discredit Mr....
MEDELLIN, Colombia/CHAPECO, Brazil (Reuters) - At the moment when they were set to take the field as foes, two soccer teams a continent apart raised their voices in unison on Wednesday, paying tribute to the 71 lives lost in a plane crash that cancelled the final of the Copa Sudamericana. Colombia’s Atletico Nacional, which was ready to host the first leg of the final on Wednesday night, instead held a ceremony in honor of their fallen rivals Chapecoense, whose planed crashed into a hillside outside of Medellin....
With Mikko Rantanen already out week-to-week, Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog is now out indefinitely with an unspecified lower-body injury, the team announced Tuesday. In Saturday’s contest against the Anaheim Ducks, the nine-year veteran recorded 20 minutes and 30 seconds of ice time, including the last 35 seconds of regulation in the 5-2 loss. The news comes off the heels of another top-line forward missing time in Rantanen, who suffered an injury on Oct....
The fire, which started December 30, destroyed almost 1,000 homes, hitting the towns of Superior and Louisville the hardest. Currently, the median home value for the area is $416,900, up almost $100,000 since last year. Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, said rising real estate costs will likely “exceed the insured value of many destroyed structures.” In addition, builders across the nation are waiting longer for supplies that have gone up in price....
With Gore aging and on the wrong side of 30, as well as lack of preseason results from Josh Ferguson, Robert Turbin and Jordan Todman, the Colts will turn to Ridley, hoping he can return to his 1,000-yard rushing form. Those goals could be a bit of a stretch. Ridley was cut by the Lions already this preseason after nine rushes for 27 yards in two preseason games. MORE: 2016 Fantasy Football cheat sheet Ridley, 27, has played in 60 career NFL games (26 starts) and totaled 2,907 yards and 22 touchdowns in his time with the Jets (2015) and Patriots (2011-14)....
Why? Because making unpopular picks is a big part of winning office pool strategy. Every time an underrated team wins, whomever picked that team get an extra boost in the pool standings, relative to the risk they took in making the pick. Here are six teams – three favorites and three underdogs – that each offer a very attractive risk vs. reward profile in college bowl pick ’em contests this year....
Sporting News’ Bill Bender will pick all 40 games, beginning with the R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 16 all the way to the College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan. 8. The College Football Playoff semifinals also return to New Year’s Day with Oklahoma and Georgia the Rose Bowl Game and Clemson and Alabama at the Sugar Bowl. MORE: Where to Watch: fuboTV (7-day free trial)...
USA Today first reported Wednesday the College Football Playoff moved the semifinals from New Year’s Eve after watching the ratings drop last season. CFP executive director Bill Hancock told USA Today, “We looked at the play, and we reversed the call.” MORE: Surprise contenders for CFP title | It’s difficult to go back-to-back Good move. Are we allowed to say that? The decision won’t affect this year’s CFP semifinals, but everything from 2017-18 on looks good....
That doesn’t mean there aren’t significant storylines to discuss, most notably the cancellation of Saturday’s meeting between No. 4 Ohio State (5-0) and Michigan (2-4). As it stands now, the Buckeyes don’t meet the Big Ten’s six-game requirement to make the conference championship game, raising questions of whether the league will amend its requirements to protect its one true Playoff-caliber team (there’s also the potential, if other games get canceled, for the Buckeyes to play a different team)....
After nearly a month-long hiatus, the top-four teams in the country will take the field on New Year’s Eve for the College Football Playoff semifinals. The action starts with No. 3 TCU vs. No. 2 Michigan at 4 p.m. EST in the Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ), and wraps up with No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Georgia at 8 p.m. EST in the Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA). Below, find the full slate of odds along with my best bet for both games, and head over to SBD for the latest national championship odds....
But the top schools in college football polls figure to hold their ground. The biggest change could come at No. 3. Top 25 roundup | 10 coaches under fire | Monster: Nov. 8 schedule loaded | Top 25 players re-ranked Unless, of course, voters decide to make Florida State No. 1 again at the expense of Mississippi State. The coaches poll is due at noon ET, followed two hours later by The Associated Press Top 25....
