Michigan State will be the hot topic after rallying from a 16-point deficit to beat Michigan 37-33 on Saturday. The Spartans are the lone unbeaten team remaining in the Big Ten, and a resume that includes a non-conference victory at Miami cannot be overlooked. The Spartans have made their case to be a top-four team in the latest rankings, even if that comes at the expense of contenders such as Cincinnati, Oregon and Ohio State....

No. 1 Alabama meets No. 4 Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl Classic at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Crimson Tide are overwhelming 14-point favorites in this matchup. Our entire six-person panel is rolling with Alabama, but does anyone have the Bearcats covering the spread? No. 2 Michigan meets No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs are touchdown-favorites in what should be a fun matchup with Big Ten-SEC heat....

Originally scheduled for November, the Tigers’ only non-conference game of the season was brought forward to this weekend as a result of the 10-game schedule the Atlantic Coast Conference adopted for this season because of the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the Tigers’ second game of the season. Kickoff time—Clemson hosts The Citadel at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p....

The Big Ten will play football for the first time in 2020 after postponing its season on Aug. 11 — the first Power 5 conference to do so amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Week 8 slate of games marks the first of eight consecutive weeks those teams will play without a bye before the conference’s championship game. That starts on Friday, when Illinois travels to Madison, Wis., to take on No....

We have four games between top-25 opponents on Saturday, including three games played simultaneously in the 3:30 ET time slot: No. 6 Georgia at No. 11 Kentucky, No. 12 West Virginia at No. 15 Texas and No. 14 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan (at 3:45 p.m.). The last, and arguably biggest, is the 8 p.m. game between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 LSU. MORE: Sporting News’ Week 10 Power Rankings...

MORE: LIVE: Follow Michigan vs. TCU in College Football Playoff semifinals After the quick change of possession, Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy dropped a 50-yard pass to Roman Wilson that was initiallly ruled a touchdown. The Wolverives appeared to have cut its deficit to 14-9. Upon review, however, the touchdown call was overturned and the ball spotted at the TCU 1. MORE: Watch the College Football Playoff live with fuboTV (free trial)...

University President C. Scott Green told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee the school commissioned Hawley Troxell law firm to do an independent investigation into the indoctrination allegations brought on by a report written by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, the Idaho Press reported. In a statement sent to Newsweek, Green said the investigation proved the allegations were false. “What we already knew proved to be the truth – the University of Idaho does not engage in forcing any ideologies on its students but instead teaches critical thinking skills that our industries need in their next leaders,” he said....

The College World Series features the eight teams to emerge from the Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. MORE: Cowboys’ Hatch tosses shutout in opener Here’s how to watch every game (all times ET): College World Series 2016 TV schedule Sunday, June 19 Game 3: TCU vs. Texas Tech, 3 p.m. | ESPNU Game 4: Coastal Carolina vs. Florida, 8 p.m. | ESPN2 MORE: Ranking all 30 MLB front offices Monday, June 20 Game 5: UC Santa Barbara vs....

Here’s a look at the CWS futures odds posted at William Hill, opening game lines offered at the Stratosphere, picks to win the tournament and further analysis from Vegas handicappers, as well as some quick facts on each teams and players to watch. Odds to win 2015 College World Series (William Hill) LSU +280 Miami-Florida 7/2 Florida 4/1 Vanderbilt 9/2 TCU 13/2 Virginia 10/1 CS-Fullerton 12/1 Arkansas 15/1 College World Series game lines (Stratosphere) Saturday, June 13, 2015...

Colorado actually has some of the highest voter turnout in the country, according to the Washington Post, and ranked second among all states in the U.S. in 2020. Still, opponents of the MLB’s decision to relocate the All-Star Game point to certain aspects of the state’s voting practices. “Georgia has 17 days of in-person early voting, including two optional Sundays, Colorado has 15,” Georgia Governor Brian Kemp told Fox News on Tuesday....

Kevin Priola, a Republican senator from the fringes of the Denver suburbs, released a statement this week that he would be leaving the party for the Democrats, creating a swing in power as Democrats seek to hold on to its slim majority in the upper chamber of the Colorado Legislature. Priola—the seventh state senator to shift his affiliation from Republican to Democrat this year, according to Ballotpedia—all but ensures Democrats will remain in a safe position to maintain power after months of speculation that Republicans were in line to flip control of the chamber this cycle, a point Priola acknowledged in his letter....

With tubal ligation, your healthcare provider can use a colpotomy (previously known as vaginotomy) as one of the ways to reach your fallopian tubes. A tubal ligation that uses a colpotomy incision is considered to be minimally invasive surgery, and may be used in specific circumstances. This article discusses the colpotomy procedure and its uses during tubal ligation. It will help you to know what to expect when considering the benefits of this surgery as well as its drawbacks....

Colts punter Pat McAfee footed the bill, using his own money to pay for 83 Indianapolis Power and Light bills. MORE: NFL players doing good deeds | Football stars turned into emojis McAfee has done his job on the field for the 6-6 Colts, averaging 48.5 yards per punt this season. Indianapolis will take on the Jaguars in Jacksonville on Sunday.

Nixon isn’t a huge factor for the Colts, as he’s been inactive for both of the team’s postseason games. MORE: Colts-Pats betting lines, pick | Importance of Brady going downfield | Is Luck the answer? We’ll just mark it up as an odd circumstance.

Gold Cup needs new host country A four-year player at the University of Maryland, the 6-foot-5 defender is coming off a season where he was an All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. “Alex Crognale has been a member of the Crew SC family for many years and it is an exciting day to welcome him to the first team,” Crew head coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter told the team’s official website....

The source of my mental obsession/mission/rant: the home jerseys the Atlanta Braves wore from 1981 through 1986. Or, more specifically, that the Braves seem to have forgotten they ever existed. More on that in a bit. You know the uniforms I’m talking about: the red, white and blue beauties that outfitted “America’s Team” during the Braves’ rise to nationwide prominence on Superstation WTBS. The pullover tops and striped pants were basically an American flag in jersey form, perfect for the faux patriotic rah-rah of the Reagan era....

The social-media star’s take on a traditional “white people Thanksgiving” has gone viral, after highlighting tropes like the timing, the repetitive casseroles and the common gender roles. With millions of views and thousands of comments, @thejollybirate, whose screen name is Autumn, has tapped into the nation’s pulse. In a follow-up video, they acknowledged that the comment section was divided, with half the viewers calling it “so accurate,” while the other half stated it was “inaccurate....