No. 5 Clemson narrowly avoided disaster at home vs. No. 14 Syracuse on Saturday, overcoming a 21-7 deficit to beat the Orange 27-21 in Death Valley. The win extends the Tigers’ home win streak to 38 games, giving them the largest such streak in ACC history. And it wouldn’t have been possible had Dabo Swinney not benched starter DJ Uiagalelei in favor of backup Cabe Klubnik late in the third quarter....

Swinney on Thursday said he doesn’t think the Playoff should delay its schedule to accommodate those conferences if they follow through with plans to postpone their respective seasons. He was asked that question amid reports the Big Ten and Pac-12 are looking at earlier start dates to play football. “We are ready to roll. That would be something I would not be in favor for,” Swinney said. “I am all in favor of (the Big Ten and Pac-12) playing....

The Tigers coach was furious with defensive back Andrew Booth, who was ejected in the second half after he threw Louisville sophomore Trenell Troutman to the ground and punched him in the helmet during a punt. Before the referees could toss Booth, Swinney did it himself and apologized to Cardinals coach Scott Satterfield for the incident after the game. Swinney said there would be “consequences” to Booth’s actions, which started with the trip back to Clemson....

Defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko has been kicked off the team, coach Dabo Swinney announced. MORE: Golson can win at FSU | ACC coach rankings “Ebenezer Ogundeko has been dismissed from the Clemson football team for a violation of team rules and behavior detrimental to our football team,” Swinney said in a statement. “We wish him well.” While the school didn’t go in to specifics, FoxCarolina.com is reporting that Ogundeko was arrested and charged with one count of financial transaction fraud....

That's just what defensive lineman Desmond Bryant is doing, and unfortunately not all NFL players get field passes and box seats. MORE: Super Bowl live blog | Safety first | History of prop bets | Namath’s jacket Bryant deleted the photo from Twitter, but everything stays alive on the Internet. It could be worse, he could be stuck in transit purgatory with a bunch of Super Bowl fans in Secaucus, N....

The Indians on Thursday announced they have whittled public opinion on the team’s new nickname to a handful of choices, and that they are vetting those names for any “legal issues,” according to the Associated Press. The team received almost 1,200 entries since a query began, and now Cleveland searches for a name to replace the Indians, which the team first used in 1915. Some of the more-popular names have included: Spiders, Rockers, Guardians, Buckeyes, Clevelanders, Defenders and Lindors, according to an early poll almost a year ago....

With the election just days away, Schumer met with reporters Thursday to announce he was moving a million dollars into Arizona, a GOP stronghold, where tracking numbers show a little-known challenger, Jim Pederson, within striking distance of Republican Sen. Jon Kyl. Told the Republicans were putting more resources into Maryland and Michigan, where their candidates were closing, Schumer grinned, “God bless ’em”. Noting that polls were putting Michigan Democratic Sen....

Will the pro-choice community be galvanized, as it was in the early ’90s? Will the Republican right, emboldened by the ruling, push a flurry of further restrictions on abortion? If so, Democrats generally—and Hillary Clinton in particular—will benefit. Clinton wasted little time condemning the decision on her Web site, calling it “a fundamental attack on a woman’s right to choose and a dramatic departure from decades of policy that put our rights and our health first....

If that’s the goal, it doesn’t help that a group of women plan on protesting outside the hotel Saturday where the Democratic Party’s rules and bylaws committee is meeting. These women are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore. But their complaint, that Hillary Clinton may be denied the nomination because she’s the victim of sexism, doesn’t hold water. Sexism by whom? By the press? By Barack Obama?...

Swift landed in the top spot on Yard’s list, and a representative for the singer-songwriter has already responded to the report. Speaking to Rolling Stone, the rep said, “Taylor’s jet is loaned out regularly to other individuals. To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect.” For its report, the Yard analyzed research from the Twitter account Celebrity Jets, which uses information from ADS-B Exchange on flight data....

He scored just 31 seconds into his team’s 2-1 win over Ghana, the fastest of the tournament. 33 minutes later, he went to contest a volley and caught a leg to the face. WORLD CUP: USA vs. Ghana photos | Altidore injury He took a brief respite, but returned to action despite a potentially broken nose. (Mock Session)

The reaction from the Clinton camp was a collective shrug. The press, it was assumed (correctly), would play the speech as nothing new or worse-Bush’s suggestion that a 1 percent tax cut might be possible if his programs were enacted seemed more of the same old cynical, patronizing gamesmanship that is the signature of his “campaign mode.” That the Detroit address came a day after the president repromised never “ever, ever” to raise taxes again (and several hours after Marlin Fitzwater retracted that nonpledge) made it even more difficult to take seriously....

Barack Obama has the state to himself; Hillary Clinton’s campaign seems to have written Mississippi off, leaving only daughter Chelsea behind to try to turn out the vote. According to the two most recent polls, Clinton trails Obama by between 6 and 17 points—despite the long-standing ties of former Arkansas governor Bill Clinton to the region. Obama basked in his lead over breakfast at Buck’s restaurant in Greenville, accompanied by a few dozen local pols, while more than 100 cheering supporters gathered outside....

Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) told Newsweek in May that investigations were ongoing over allegations that Heard lied under oath with regards to taking her pet dogs into the country back in May 2015. In 2016, Heard—who was then married to Johnny Depp—entered a court battle with local authorities for taking the two terriers, Pistol and Boo, into Australia without declaring them. The trial concluded with Heard avoiding conviction....

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is known for his vivacious and energetic demeanor on the sideline, but he took it in a new, unexpected and totally weird direction during Game 6 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday. Caught on camera, Ballmer grabs a handful of thighs from neighboring spectators and begins … stroking? carressing? … them in celebration. (If that’s awkward to read, just imagine how awkward it is to write....

On the floor, the Lakers were a juggernaut. But off the floor, the team’s soap opera was the money-making bonanza for all. The Lakers didn’t play in any truly competitive Finals in the first part of the 2000s, yet they set post-Michael Jordan television ratings records that stood up until last year’s championship series. MORE: Kobe’s retirement tour: 11 most meaningful road stops | Warriors fire back at Jazz reporter...

Punk, real name Phil Brooks, suffered a shoulder injury this week while training at the Roufusport Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Milwaukee, Wis., according to ESPN.com. MORE: Cormier retains at UFC 192 | Brock Lesnar shows off superhuman strength “He got caught in a scramble, so right now he’s taking a little time off,” Punk’s trainer, Duke Roufus, told ESPN. “He was doing great before that. His progress has been good....

The governor is accused of arranging access to state-administered COVID tests for members of his family and “well-connected figures”, according to The Washington Post. Chris Cuomo, who contracted the virus last spring, is one of the people who allegedly received priority testing organized by his brother. Cuomo’s wife also had COVID-19. CNN spokesperson Matt Dornic issued a statement on Wednesday that appeared supportive of Chris Cuomo without defending the reported events....

Produced by the Center for Global Development, a policy and research group in Washington that examines how the actions of wealthy nations affect the poor in developing countries, it is a treasure-trove of data that shows just what the world is up against when it comes to controlling CO2 emissions. The data reflect information that is publicly available from agencies such as Environment Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as calculations of CO2 emissions based on the kind of generators, fuel, efficiency and other specs at power plants....