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LSU has little trouble beating Florida Gulf Coast
Daimion Collins had 18 points to lead a balanced scoring effort, Corey Chest added a double-double and LSU held off Florida Gulf Coast 80-71 on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La.,Chest had 12 points and 12 rebounds, Cam Carter and Jordan Sears scored 13 apiece and Dji Bailey added 11 points for the Tigers (...

Dolphins use overtime touchdown to push past Jets
Tua Tagovailoa tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jonnu Smith on the first possession of overtime as the Miami Dolphins defeated the New York Jets 32-26 on Sunday afternoon in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Tagovailoa passed for 331 yards and two touchdowns as Miami (6-7) kept its playoff hopes alive. Tyreek H...

Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 11 SMU
11. SMU Mustangs,11-2 (8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season),What's next: at No. 6 Penn State, State College, Pa., Dec. 21, Noon ET,Head coach: Rhett Lashlee (three seasons, 29-11 overall),About Lashlee: The 41-year-old is enjoying success in his first college head coaching gig and has guide...

Vikings QB Sam Darnold stars in win over Falcons, Kirk Cousins
Sam Darnold completed 22 of 28 passes for 347 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away for a 42-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Jordan Addison had eight catches for 133 yards and a career-high three touchdowns for Minnesota (1...

Steelers avenge loss to Browns, grow division lead
Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes to help the Pittsburgh Steelers cruise to a 27-14 victory over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday.,Najee Harris rushed for a touchdown and Van Jefferson and Pat Freiermuth caught scoring passes for Pittsburgh (10-3), which has won seven of its last eigh...

Vikings QB Sam Darnold has huge day in win over Falcons, Kirk Cousins
Sam Darnold completed 22 of 28 passes for 347 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away for a 42-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Jordan Addison had eight catches for 133 yards and a career-high three touchdowns for Minnesota (1...

Eagles hold off Panthers for 9th straight win
Jalen Hurts threw 4 yards to Grant Calcaterra on Philadelphia's only second-half scoring drive as the Eagles held off the visiting Carolina Panthers for a 22-16 win Sunday afternoon., ,Hurts tossed two touchdowns and finished with 108 yards on 14-for-21 passing. He also ran for a score. Saquon Barkl...

Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 9 Tennessee
No. 9. Tennessee Volunteers ,10-2 (6-2 SEC),What's next: vs. 8 Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ET,Head coach: Josh Heupel (fourth season at Tennessee, 37-14; seventh season overall, 65-22),About Heupel: In addition to chasing Tennessee's first national championship since 1998, Heupel -- ...

Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 8 Ohio State
8. Ohio State Buckeyes,10-2 (7-2 Big Ten regular season),What's next: First round vs. No. 9 Tennessee,Head coach: Ryan Day (Sixth season; 66-10 overall),About Day: The 45-year-old was a quarterback at the University of New Hampshire from 1998-2001 when Chip Kelly, now the offensive coordinator at Oh...

Raiders QB Aidan O'Connell (knee) carted off
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell was carted to the locker room with an air cast on his left leg after being pushed from behind by Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Calijah Kancey in the third quarter on Sunday.,The Raiders soon ruled O'Connell out for the rest of the game with a kn...

UCF continues home-court advantage by holding off Tarleton State
Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and the Central Florida overcame a poor shooting start to beat Tarleton State 66-51 on Sunday afternoon for its seventh straight home win.,The Knights (7-2) of the Big 12 Conference stayed undefeated at Addition Financial Arena this seas...

Joel Embiid scores 31 in return as Sixers upend Bulls
Joel Embiid returned from a seven-game absence to provide 31 points and 12 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the host Chicago Bulls for a 108-100 win on Sunday afternoon., ,Embiid carried Philadelphia to its fourth win in five games after sitting out to manage a left knee injury. Tyrese Ma...

Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 7 Notre Dame
7. Notre Dame,11-1,What's next: vs. No. 10 Indiana, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ET,Head coach: Marcus Freeman (third season, 30-9 overall),About Freeman: An All-Big Ten linebacker at Ohio State, Freeman was hired as defensive coordinator of the Fighting Irish in 2021 and elevated to the top spot 11 months later...

Blackhawks place G Petr Mrazek (groin) on injured reserve
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek was placed on injured reserve on Sunday after sustaining a groin injury in the first period of a 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.,Mrazek got banged up following a save near the post in the opening frame, left the game and did not return. He stopped...

Jason Edwards, Vanderbilt pull away from TCU
Jason Edwards scored a season-high 30 points as Vanderbilt broke open a tight game with a second-half scoring spurt in an 83-74 win against TCU in the first game of the USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Devin McGlockton scored 10 points, Tyler Nickel had nine points on 3...

Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 6 Penn State
6. Penn State Nittany Lions,11-2 (8-1 Big Ten regular season) ,What's next: vs. No. 11 SMU at State College, Pa., Dec. 21, noon ET,Head coach: James Franklin (11th season, 99-41 overall at Penn State, 123-56 overall as head coach),About Franklin: Penn State gets pounded for a poor record against qua...

Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 4 Arizona State
4. Arizona State Sun Devils,11-2 (7-2 Big 12 regular season),What's next: First-round bye; vs. winner of No. 12 Clemson-No. 5 Texas at Peach Bowl, Jan. 1.,Head coach: Kenny Dillingham (Second season, 14-11 overall),About Dillingham: A graduate of Arizona State and native Phoenician, Dillingham retur...

Oklahoma State benefits from balanced scoring in win vs. Seton Hall
Robert Jennings and Jamyron Keller led five Oklahoma State players in double-figure scoring as the Cowboys defeated host Seton Hall 85-76 on Sunday in Newark, N.J.,The Cowboys (6-2) started 14 for 19 from the floor on their way to 56.9 percent shooting overall. They led by 19 points at halftime and ...

No. 15 Baylor might not be full strength against Abilene Christian
Baylor coach Scott Drew admitted frustration that his Bears have been playing short-handed for much of the season.,"You've got to be healthy enough to develop," Drew said following the Bears' 76-72 loss at two-time reigning national champion UConn on Wednesday.,"We've been bit from the injury bug fr...

'Quite a debate': Alabama, Miami first teams out of CFP field
Getting whipped by a downtrodden Oklahoma squad came back to haunt Alabama. So did a historic loss to Vanderbilt.,That's because the Crimson Tide (9-3) were passed over for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff when the selections were announced on Sunday.,Alabama appeared in good shape to ...