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Notre Dame vs. Ohio State: The Beautiful Imperfection Defines the 12-Team Playoff Era
Notre Dame and Ohio State had imperfect regular seasons yet find themselves in the National Championship, which is what makes the 12-team format fun....
Bill McCartney, winningest Colorado coach, dies at 84
Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who guided the Buffaloes to their only national championship, died Friday night at age 84.,In a statement, his family said McCartney's death came after "a courageous journey with dementia.",McCartney spent 13 seasons (1982-94) at the helm of the program...
Ohio State set as 9 1/2-point favorite over Notre Dame in final
After a pair of thrilling semifinal games in the College Football Playoff, oddsmakers established Ohio State as a 9 1/2-point favorite to defeat Notre Dame in the title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.,The Buckeyes (13-2), seeded eighth in the inaugural 12-team CFP format, will face the seventh-seeded Fi...
College Football Playoff National Championship Is Ohio State’s To Lose
After a feeble performance out of Notre Dame and Penn State in the Orange Bowl, the National Championship appears to be all Ohio State barring a letdown....
Report: PGA Tour discussing bracket-style championship
Just call it August Madness.,The Athletic reported Friday that the PGA Tour is in "advanced discussions" that could lead to the season-ending Tour Championship being played bracket-style, like the NCAA Tournament. Per the report, the Tour Championship -- the final event of the three-tournament FedEx...
First Round of New 12-Team College Football Playoff Format Falls Flat
The 12-team College Football Playoff debuted with high hopes but delivered lackluster, lopsided first-round games, raising questions about the new format's effectiveness....
Out-of-nowhere Arizona State, Iowa State fight for Big 12 title, playoff bid
Picked to finish last in the 16-team Big 12, Arizona State jets to Texas one victory away from representing the conference in the 12-team College Football Playoff.,The No. 15 Sun Devils can take the final step when they face No. 16 Iowa State in the conference title game on Saturday at Arlington, Te...
Big 12 championship game capsule: Arizona State vs. Iowa State
Big 12 championship game,Arizona State (10-2) vs. Iowa State (10-2),Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at Noon ET,Arlington, Texas, AT&T Stadium,TV: ABC,Early line: Arizona State -1.5 (FanDuel),What's at stake:,Where Arizona State is in the standings on Tuesday will determine if the Sun Devils are facing a mus...
ACC championship game capsule: SMU vs. Clemson
Atlantic Coast Conference championship game,SMU (11-1) vs. Clemson (9-3),Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET,Charlotte, N.C., Bank of America Stadium,TV: ABC,Early line: SMU -1.5 (FanDuel),What's at stake:,SMU should be part of the playoffs even with a loss but just know the Mustangs badly want...
Big Ten championship game capsule: Oregon vs. Penn State
Big Ten championship game,Oregon (12-0) vs. Penn State (11-1),Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET,Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium,TV: CBS,Early line: Oregon -3.5 (FanDuel),What's at stake:,Oregon is a sure-fire pick no matter what happens in this game but the Ducks want the No. 1 overall seed and a...
SEC championship game capsule: Texas vs. Georgia
Southeastern Conference championship game,Texas (11-1) vs. Georgia (10-2),Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at 4 p.m. ET,Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium,TV: ABC,Early line: Texas -1.5 (FanDuel),What's at stake:,Texas is in the playoffs no matter what happens in the pro-Georgia environment. But the Longhorns ar...
Joey Logano wins third Cup Series Championship at Phoenix
Joey Logano completed his Cinderella story Sunday afternoon by holding off teammate Ryan Blaney and winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway and his third career title in Avondale, Arizona.,After passing William Byron by going from fifth to first in one lap following a rest...
Ty Majeski to appeal fine for skipping NASCAR event to vote
Ty Majeski, a NASCAR Truck Series driver, said he plans to appeal a $12,500 fine assessed for not taking part in NASCAR's content-gathering day Tuesday in advance of the series championship.,His reason for skipping the event? He said he returned to his home state of Wisconsin to vote on Election Day...
PSG Talon, paIN Gaming gain final spots at Worlds
The lineup for the Swiss Stage of the $2.225 million League of Legends World Championship is set, with paIN Gaming and PSG Talon qualifying after wins Sunday in Berlin.,paIN Gaming knocked out Rainbow 7, which jumped to a lead with a 28-minute win on red. But paIN recovered to win in 31 minutes on b...
Draft sorts out quarterfinal matches at LIV Golf Team Championship
The top three seeds have a bye into the semifinals of the 2024 LIV Golf Team Championship, leaving the other 10 teams to determine the quarterfinal matchups in a draft on Thursday at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas.,A $50 million purse is on the line for the 13 teams in the event Friday throu...
Golf Glance: LIV plays for team championship, LPGA heads to Cincy
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Procore Championship (Patton Kizzire),THIS WEEK: OFF.,FedEx Cup Champion: Scottie Scheffler,NEXT TOURNAMENT: Presidents Cup, Montreal, Sept. 26-29,LPGA TOUR...
Rickie Fowler rolls into Rocket vying for return to winner's circle
Rickie Fowler ended a four-year PGA Tour winless stretch in June 2023, emerging victorious in a three-man playoff to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic last summer.,Fowler is vying to become the tournament first back-to-back winner when he tees off on Thursday at the Detroit Golf Club, North Course.,"L...
Brooks Koepka celebrates as Panthers capture Stanley Cup
LIV Golf superstar Brooks Koepka was the talk of social media after he attended a Florida Panthers game in 2023.,On Monday, Koepka could hardly contain himself as the Panthers captured their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history with a Game 7 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Sunrise, Fla.,...
Celtics celebrate, confident championship window is wide open
BOSTON -- With a Game 5 win on Monday night the Celtics sealed the NBA title, but Boston had actually been waiting for this moment for over a decade. , ,Just over five years after the Celtics claimed their 17th championship, Boston went into a complete rebuild on June 28, 2013, trading franchise cen...
Stallions shut out Brahmas in first UFL championship game
Quarterback Adrian Martinez rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another as the Birmingham Stallions avenged their only loss of the season with a 25-0 victory over the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday in the inaugural UFL Championship Game in St. Louis.,Birmingham captured its third consecutive titl...