A couple other narratives to watch this weekend are: Will Texas be able to slow down or at least keep pace with Texas Tech? How will Houston respond after losing to SMU? And can Oklahoma State spoil Oklahoma’s push for a playoff spot? WEEK 10 NFL DFS: Values | Stacks | Lineup Builder If you want to finish with a big fantasy total for the week, you need to know which games have the highest Vegas totals....

Emma Jane Walker, 16, was a junior cheerleader at nearby Central High School in Knoxville. According to police, Walker’s body was found Monday morning and she appeared to have been shot from outside her house while she slept. Her aunt said Walker recently broke up with Gaul. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016 “She had chosen to move on,” Jenny Weldon said, via the Knoxville News Sentinel. “He refused to accept it....

MORE: Live CFP rankings | Bowl game tracker Now that all of the conference championship games are complete, the selection committee has some decisions to make, some of them easier than others. The No. 1 and No. 2 teams entering the weekend, Georgia and Michigan, breezed through their conference title games and figure to remain where they are when the final rankings are released. Beyond them it was chaos, so much so that many expect No....

It’s a momentous occasion for Wolverines faithful, who crowded Michigan Stadium to watch their team beat Ohio State 42-27. It is arguably the biggest victory of the Jim Harbaugh era in Ann Arbor, if not long before he arrived in 2015. And this wasn’t some no-talent Buckeyes squad, either: The fifth-ranked Wolverines simply manhandled the No. 2 team in the country, locking up the Big Ten East championship and eliminating the Buckeyes (10-2) from College Football Playoff contention....

No offense to Week 0 or any of the 10 teams that played, but this is what college football fans think of when it comes to the official, bona fide start to the 2021 season. There is no shortage of storylines from across the field, but we’ll keep it tied to the top 25 teams in action. The first such team to take the field will be No. 4 Ohio State on Thursday, when the Buckeyes travel to face P....

That means there’s no marquee games between top 25 teams, but plenty of room for surprising upsets and trap games. No. 19 Iowa visits Iowa State in one of two rivalry matchups on the schedule, while games such as No. 20 Washington State vs. Houston and No. 24 USC at BYU are circled as potential upsets. MORE: Watch college football games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Other key intriguing matchups include No....

No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Alabama, last year’s CFP championship game participants, hold the top two spots. No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Michigan, the eternal Big Ten rivals, have the next two spots. MORE: College football playoff picture after Week 3 All four schools won in dominant fashion in Week 3. After all the offseason talk of the SEC and Big Ten pulling away from the rest of the Power 5, would it be possible for those two to monopolize the ninth installment of the CFP this season?...

(All times Eastern) MORE: SN Week 5 Top 20 | Cheerleaders | Crazy fans Thursday, Oct. 1 Miami (Fla.) at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Friday, Oct. 2 Memphis at South Florida, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Temple at UNC Charlotte, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network Connecticut at BYU, 10:15 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Oct. 3 Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech, noon, ESPN3 South Carolina at Missouri, noon, SEC Network Purdue at No. 2 Michigan State, noon, ESPN2 Minnesota at No....

It’s so great that we’re having this discussion and it’s come such a long way. Time Magazine in 2014 put on the cover, “It’s Time To Pay College Athletes,” and it’s happening. It’s been a long slog, but with NIL [name, image and likeness] happening, yes. College athletes can now be compensated by third parties. I think what we’re going to hone in on today is whether schools should directly pay athletes a salary....

Speaking on the “Let’s Go!” podcast with Jim Gray, Tom Brady and Sean Payton passed on words of encouragement to the Buffs’ newest tactician, indicating that they felt he’d be a big hit in Boulder. The pair of gridiron luminaries have had more than their fair share of interactions with the Pro Football Hall of Famer. Those experiences, coupled with Sanders’ sparkling time at Jackson State, leave Brady and Payton confident that Sanders has what it takes to get the Buffs back on track....

Bars may still sell alcohol to go. Restaurants that sell both food and alcohol can continue to operate as long as social distancing protocols are maintained. Tuesday’s order reverses a decision which opened bars and nightclubs in the state two weeks ago. “Having bars and nightlife in an unsustainable way is too big of a risk in Colorado,” Polis said in a Tuesday news conference. “It’s too big a risk of schools being too unsafe to return to, it’s too big a risk of having to close gyms and pools....

Line: Boise State -10.5, Total: 55.5 Line movement: CG Technology and the Wynn both opened BSU -10, and favorite has been bet up, even reaching as high as -11.5. The total opened 57 but has been pushed down by UNDER money. It ranges, though, from 55.5 to 56.5. For updated Las Vegas lines, see our live odds page. Trends that matter: Month-specific trends may not be a great handicapping tool, but these two stand out together....

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Lisa Ohrmundt was shocked to find at least 100,000 of the flying insects had, again, set up residence in the ceiling of her living room in Decatur, Georgia. Bee removal expert Bobby Chaisson took away the hive on Wednesday afternoon, having already evicted two colonies on two separate occasions. “Most people go their entire lives without colonies of bees setting up camp,” Ohrmundt told Fox5 Atlanta. “I think we’re going to have to burn the house down because this is the third time Bobby has come to remove bees and they just keep coming back to a little bit different spot....

The Redskins quarterback is back with the team for OTAs, and is expected to participate to some extent by minicamp before being fully ready by training camp, ESPN reported, citing an unidentified source. McCoy suffered a broken leg during his second career start against the Eagles in December, becoming the second Washington signal-caller to go down with the injury after Alex Smith broke his fibula and tibia in November. Smith is expected to miss the entire upcoming season as he continues to recover....

The Colts, after their own shameful performance in London on Sunday against the Jaguars, face the same dilemma. They shouldn’t let McKenzie’s success cloud their judgment. Coach Chuck Pagano appears to be on the hot seat. General manager Ryan Grigson’s rear end should be far, far hotter. MORE: How Colts lost to Jags in London They cannot, in good conscience, even think about bagging Pagano without getting rid of Grigson, as well....

Ravens coach John Harbaugh revealed Thursday that linebackers coach Ted Monachino will be hired as the Colts’ next defensive coordinator. Monachino worked with Pagano in Baltimore from 2008-11. MORE: NFL coaching gigs, ranked | Colts’ timing on Pagano was oh, so wrong Monachino runs a 3-4 defense that has turned out impact pass rushers like Terrell Suggs and Elvis Dumervil. Greg Manusky was dismissed as the Colts’ defensive coordinator after Indy (8-8 in 2015) ranked 26th in total defense and 25th in points allowed....

Let’s hope Luck is as smart as Schottenheimer claims. The issue at hand is the 26-year-old quarterback’s ultra-competitive nature at such a venerable position. While head coach Chuck Pagano thinks Luck needs to stop playing “like a linebacker,” Schottenheimer doesn’t seem as concerned. MORE: Colts still have unfinished business | Indy draft analysis “We’re not going to change the way Andrew plays,’’ Schottenheimer told ESPN. “Andrew’s going to play the game....