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It fell short of that goal in heart-breaking fashion Saturday, dropping the championship game in overtime to the Wildcats 31-28 to finish the regular season 12-1 and invite doubt about their College Football Playoff chances. With USC also losing on Friday, the discussion will be centered around Ohio State, Alabama, and TCU, who could still backdoor their way into the playoff. It will all come down to what the committee values....

They’re still taking inventory in places like Michigan and Texas, ranked teams that lost on the road on Saturday. Washington and Miami fell in neutral-site games on opening weekend, and Florida State capped Week 1 with a home loss to Virginia Tech. Now, those five schools face almost impossible odds in getting back to the College Football Playoff after just one week. Was it worth stepping out? Miami coach Mark Richt tried to put the right spin on it after the Hurricanes’ 33-17 loss to LSU on Sunday, a game that led to a 14-spot jump up for the Tigers and the same drop down for the Hurricanes in the AP Poll....

The Sooners continued to live dangerously last week, scraping past Texas Christian University 28-24 just seven days after needing a record comeback to have the better of Baylor. Despite the close win, Oklahoma climbed up two spots to No. 7 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. The inclusion of Oklahoma State—at No. 21—and Iowa State in the Top 25 means the Sooners could end the regular season as a one-loss team with three wins over ranked opponents....

Will this continue? There have been a decent number of upsets to date, as teams adjust to immediate transfer eligibility and super seniors making rosters as fluid as ever. We’ll do our best to spot them ahead of time so you can put some coin on the money line. As a reminder, this is how the contest works: Each panelist selects three underdogs to win. If they do, said panelist gets as many points as the team was an underdog....

Iowa climbed over that mental barrier on Sunday. Roy Devyn Marble scored 22 points, Aaron White added 19 and the 20th-ranked Hawkeyes ended the game on a 22-9 run to hand No. 3 Ohio State its second loss of the week, 84-74. MORE: Box score/stats | Full scoreboard | Video It was a watershed game for a program that has fallen short in big games continually over the past several years....

The full list of participants: MORE: College World Series dates, times, TV Miami Hurricanes: Beat VCU two games to none in the Coral Gables Super Regional Florida Gators: Completed a two-game sweep of Florida State in the Gainesville Super Regional. Virginia Cavaliers: Beat Maryland in two straight games in the Charlottesville Super Regional. Arkansas Razorbacks: Took the Fayetteville Super Regional by defeating Missouri State two games to one. LSU Tigers: Swept Louisiana-Lafeyette in two games at the Baton Rouge Super Regional....

The Cubs already have an outstanding pitching staff, but they drafted another good arm last week in Oklahoma State’s Thomas Hatch. The Cowboys ace ran his scoreless streak in the NCAA baseball tournament to 23 innings Saturday with a complete-game shutout to open the 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. MORE: CWS cheat sheet: Five ways to sound like an expert Hatch, a third-round pick of the Cubs, struck out seven with one walk in a 1-0 win over UC-Santa Barbara....

Of the eight national seeds in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, only three made it to Omaha. One of those three has been eliminated, and another will be gone after Tuesday’s games are played. No. 3 Miami was ousted Monday by UC Santa Barbara, which used a four-run sixth inning to stay alive in the College World Series with a 5-3 victory at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. MORE: Every MLB’s worst, most painful draft regret...

Morikawa rolled to a three-stroke victory Sunday at the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession. He became the second player (after Woods) to win a major and World Golf Championship event before age 25. TIGER WOODS CRASH: Latest updates, details The 2020 PGA Championship winner flashed a broad smile as he was asked in his post-round interview to assess that feat. The 24-year-old voiced his appreciation for Tiger, and then he became emotional....

Here’s yet more fuel for the national discussion: On Wednesday, University of Colorado chancellor Phil DiStefano told CU’s board of regents that athletes on the university’s main Boulder campus call the Dal Ward Athletic Center “The Plantation.” The nickname refers to the fact that black athletes in revenue-rich CU sports such as football and basketball feel it’s unfair they help pay for scholarships in non-revenue (and mostly white) sports such as golf and tennis....

Colorado’s health department announced the decision Wednesday to emergency workers. The department announced the expert panel last year, saying it would review the state’s ketamine waiver. Emergency medical service directors can get the waivers, permitting their workers to use the drug outside of hospitals. Excited delirium is associated with habitual drug abuse, mental illness, or both. A majority of states and agencies allow for the use of ketamine to those exhibiting the condition, The Associated Press reported....

The products are part of Jefferson County’s “Emergency Go Bucket,” a way for students to relieve themselves in the event of a prolonged lockdown because of an active shooter. Lockdowns are increasingly becoming a fact of life in American schools, which have seen at least 22 shootings so far this year. Typically, if there’s a threat reported in a school teachers are instructed to turn off the lights, lock classroom doors and hide students before getting out of sight themselves....

McNary is not eligible to practice or attend games while on the list, meaning he won’t be at Sunday’s AFC championship game against the Patriots. MORE: Hardy says he’d play for free | Peterson hearing Feb. 6 | Disgraced athletes “That designation will permit the investigation provided by the League’s Personal Conduct Policy to run its course and will afford Josh the opportunity to focus on his defense against the charges,” the team said in a statement....

MORE: Week 6 picks against the spread | Fantasy QB rankings for Week 6 In Luck’s absence the past two weeks, Matt Hasselbeck, 40, has led Indianapolis (3-2) to victories against the Jaguars and Texans. Sunday’s game is a rematch of last season’s AFC Championship, as well as the flash point for Deflategate, so it’s hardly a surprise that Luck is eager to get back in the lineup for the rivalry game....

Indianapolis quarterback Carson Wentz completed 18 of his 28 pass attempts for 225 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Colts capture their sixth victory in their last seven games. Wide receivers Michael Pittman Jr. and T.Y. Hilton combined for 12 catches, 133 yards and one touchdown. Running back Jonathan Taylor continued what has been a spectacular season, racking up 27 carries and 108 rushing yards. On the other side, Kyler Murray and the Cardinals’ offense continued their recent struggles....

The Colts announced Friday they won’t bring back the franchise’s all-time leader in regular-season games played (211) and wins (143). MORE: Top 25 free agents | Briggs won’t be offered Bears contract | Salary cap casualties “Reggie is one of the greatest men to ever wear the horseshoe, and we have been blessed to watch him play for the past 14 years,” Colts owner Jim Irsay said. “When he first took the field with us in 2001, we knew this day would eventually arrive....

No. 1 Alabama and No. 6 Texas A&M will be the stars of the weekend in a game that is crucial to both. They are undefeated and this game will likely determine which goes on to clinch the SEC West title. MORE: SN’s Midseason All-Americans Meanwhile, No. 10 Wisconsin will look to bounce back from a brutal loss to No. 2 Ohio State with a win over Iowa. And let’s not forget N....