Here’s hoping for more in this week’s matchups, which feature three more top-25 matchups: No. 3 Alabama at No. 20 Mississippi State, No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 4 Baylor and No. 25 Memphis at No. 16 Houston. MORE: Winners & Losers | 10 playoff busters (All times Eastern) Tuesday, Nov. 10 Kent State at Ohio, 8 p.m., ESPNU Toledo at Central Michigan, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Wednesday, Nov. 11 Northern Illinois at Buffalo, 8 p....
That said, a shakeup has shifted in our projected end-of-year Playoff matchups. Sporting News now has Alabama vs. Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl, which would give the people what they want with quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts. We have Clemson and Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl in a rematch from the 2016 season. The rest of our New Year’s Day Six projections remain the same. MORE: Week 6 Playoff picture...
Scanning the college football slate earlier in the week was a disappointing five minutes. No top-10 matchups. No conference rivalry clashes. Nothing that felt like appointment viewing. Heck, ESPN and College GameDay even opted to avoid the snoozefest schedule and instead went to FCS James Madison — which was actually pretty cool. However, to the delight of football fans near and far, Saturday had no shortage of moments that forced viewers to rewind their DVRs....
The biggest story in Week 8, though, came out of the Big Ten, when Penn State upset Ohio State on a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown. The Buckeyes are out of the Big Ten title hunt for now, until their game against Michigan at the end of the season. In Week 9, the attention turns to the Pac 12, where Washington travels to Utah for its first big road test of the season....
Gracyn Dawn Courtright, who is from Hurricane, West Virginia, gave the plea to a federal judge in Washington, D.C. via conference call. The plea pertained to a charge of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds; other charges Courtright faced were discarded in the plea agreement with prosecutors, the AP reported. This includes a count of theft of government property under $1,000. Courtright’s sentencing trial was scheduled for Nov....
Wisconsin (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten) matched the best start in school history, tying the 1911-12 and 1913-14 teams. MORE: Box score/stats | Full scoreboard | Video The game was physical at times, drawing loud protests from both coaches. But Iowa coach Fran McCaffery boiled over after a foul was called on Gabriel Olaseni that sent Nigel Hayes to the line. McCaffery was ejected with 12 minutes to play after two technical fouls were called....
The College World Series features the eight teams to emerge from the Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 2015: ESPN analyst call LSU most complete team Here’s how to watch every game (all times EST): College World Series 2015 TV schedule Saturday, June 13 Game 1: Arkansas (40-23) vs. Virginia (37-22), 3 p.m. | ESPN Game 2: Florida (46-19) vs. Miami (49-15), 8 p.m. | ESPN...
The College World Series features the eight teams to emerge from the Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. MORE: Miami ousted; OSU registers another 1-0 win Here’s how to watch every game (all times Eastern): College World Series 2016 TV schedule Tuesday, June 21 Game 7: No. 1 Florida (52-15) vs. No. 5 Texas Tech (46-19), 5 p.m. | ESPN2 Game 8: Coastal Carolina (50-16) vs. TCU (48-16), 9 p....
The Chanticleers are perhaps the unlikeliest champions of college baseball ever and one of the unlikeliest in any sport. They withstood a spirited ninth-inning comeback attempt by the Wildcats. MORE: The worst No. 1 MLB Draft picks of all time The key play of the game was a two-run homer by Coastal’s G.K. Young in the sixth inning. Young’s blast made it 4-0. “We’re not the most talented team in America, we’re just the national champions,” and emotional Coastal coach Gary Gilmore told ESPN after the game....
The former National League batting champion had last played in 1985, unable to get a contract for the following season. But on Jan. 10, 1995, arbitrator Thomas Roberts ruled that collusion by Major League Baseball had cost Oliver and nine other players jobs in 1986. Roberts awarded Oliver $680,031.05. For Oliver, the stakes were high when he lost his livelihood. Oliver stalled out at 2,743 hits and a .303 lifetime batting average....
Colombia progressed to the World Cup last 16 as winners of Group H thanks to a 1-0 triumph over Senegal in Samara on Thursday. However, they were forced to play without the talismanic James for two thirds of the contest, after the Bayern Munich playmaker was replaced by Luis Muriel. A calf injury meant James was forced to start on the bench in the opening game against Japan, but he returned to the first XI against Poland last time out and put in a sparkling display, setting up two goals in a resounding 3-0 success....
The following are the most common food colorings that have been reported to cause allergic reactions: Tartrazine Also known as FD&C Yellow Dye #5, tartrazine has been suspected as the cause of many reactions, including urticaria (hives) and worsening asthma and eczema. A study published in 1976 in Clinical Allergy, looking at 140 asthmatics, showed a significant cross-reactivity between aspirin and tartrazine. A review of six studies published in 2001, however, found tartrazine did not negatively impact asthma in most individuals, but the authors also noted that firm conclusions could not be reached without more data....
Gil, who began his career with Real Salt Lake, has made 17 appearances for the Lions since joining from Mexican side Queretaro early in the 2017 season, making six starts. Colarado 5/1 to beat Dallas The 23-year-old midfielder played for Real Salt Lake from 2010 to 2015, appearing in at least 24 games each season. A decorated U.S. youth international, Gil also has two caps with the senior squad....
Defendant James Holmes was convicted of all charges stemming from the July 20, 2012, mass-killing in suburban Denver. Golditch, a rising senior at Aurora’s Gateway High School at the time, was among the 70 wounded in the shootings that killed 12. MORE: SN Preseason Top 25 | CSU’s Higgins is top WR Holmes was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder except in the charges involving Golditch, Gage Hankins and McKayla Hicks....
The photo is the saying “Wakanda forevaa,” and the two people in front are making the Wakanda salute from the comic book and film Black Panther. The photo made its rounds through social media over the weekend. CSU President Joyce McConnell said the students did not violate any school policies for sharing information through their own social media accounts. McConnell penned an email Tuesday night that circulated to students, faculty and staff explaining the school’s reasoning, according to The Denver Post....
The 37-year-old remains very active as an independent wrestler as he approaches his 20th year in the business. Outside of the ring, he’s one-half of the Ring of Honor broadcast team, an entrepreneur selling wrestling merchandise, podcast host (“The Art of Wrestling” podcast), an actor and a comedian. He’ll next take the comedy stage on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at North Bar in Chicago where he will team up with Marty DeRosa for the annual ‘night before Thanksgiving’ event where they commentate bad wrestling matches....
With the Colts facing the Steelers on Thanksgiving night, McAfee politely requested via Twitter that Steelers wide receiver-punt returner Antonio Brown not stomp his face during the affair. MORE: NFL Week 12 Power Rankings McAfee’s concerns aren’t baseless. You may remember that in 2014, Brown karate-kicked Browns punter Spencer Lanning square in the jaw. It was the best Jean-Claude Van Damme impression we’ve seen on a football field. Well, Pat, here’s to hoping you can chew your turkey with an intact jaw after Thursday’s matchup....
The Colts coach, who’s in the final year of his current contract, at least seems to think so, according to NFL Media. DIAMOND: It’s Jim Irsay’s job to solve Pagano issue | MORE: Week 3 picks Though they’re off to a slow start — winless after two weeks — the Colts have been successful during Pagano’s tenure. They’re 33-17 under his watch and just months removed from their first post-Peyton Manning AFC title game appearance....
Six days after his six-game suspension ended, the 55-year-old Colts owner broke his silence by telling a small group of reporters that he’s excited about the season, feeling well and is ready to move on. MORE: Irsay returns to Twitter with classic Irsay tweet | Colts leave doubters light in wallet “I’ve always said I’ve felt the role of a steward here and that you learn from your mistakes,” Irsay said during a 30-minute news conference Wednesday....
The Line: New England -10, Total: 55 Line movement: The Patriots opened as low as -6.5 in Vegas, and, despite Andrew Luck listed as probable, the line shot up to double digits. The huge line swing is “based on Luck not being 100 percent and the public betting the Patriots regardless of the line,” Ed Salmons told The Linemakers on Sporting News in a text message. “Also, sharps have not bet the Colts at any number so far....
