While top-ranked Alabama cruised past Arkansas in a 65-31 win, then-No. 5 LSU, then-No. 8 Auburn and then-No. 13 Kentucky all lost to SEC foes. As a result, LSU dropped to No. 13, Kentucky dropped to No. 18 and Auburn dropped to No. 21. MORE: SN’s Week 7 Power Rankings Elsewhere, then-No. 7 Oklahoma and then-No. 14 Stanford fell, plummetting the Sooners to No. 11 and the Cardinal out of the rankings....
The headliner for Saturday will be the matchup between No. 2 Georgia and No. 13 LSU, which will test the Tigers’ resolve after a heartbreaking loss to Florida. Then there’s the matchup between No. 7 Washington and No. 17 Oregon in a game that has huge ramifications for the Pac-12’s Playoff hopes. The final top-25 game of the day is essentially a Big Ten eliminator between No. 12 Michigan and No....
The first takes place at 3:30 as No. 12 Oregon travels to face No. 25 Washington in a game with immense Pac-12 and College Football Playoff ramifications. The second top-25 game of the day is at 6 p.m. as No. 17 Arizona State faces No. 13 Utah in a pivotal Pac-12 South matchup. The final headliner of the day — the “College GameDay” game of the week — is in University Park as No....
The 20-year-old University of Miami Hurricanes safety was taken into custody by Miami-Dade police officers on Wednesday night after police responded to a domestic violence incident involving Williams and his ex-girlfriend, who is 31 weeks pregnant with his chid. Williams has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault of a pregnant victim. He was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and his bond has been set at $10,000....
The NCAA changed rules in 2019-20 that allowed a student-athlete to transfer to another school without having to sit out for a season. Since then, the way the quarterback position is managed in college football has changed dramatically, and that trend continues in the 2022-23 cycle. That is what everybody will be watching Monday. The portal is officially open for undergraduate transfers until Jan. 18, 2023. It will also be open from May 1 to May 15....
The Tigers thrashed Arkansas 56-20 on Saturday, clinching the SEC East title and a spot in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia. Joe Burrow strengthened his Heisman Trophy credentials as he finished 23-of-28 for 327 passing yards and three touchdowns, while Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a monstrous game, rushing for 188 yards over six carries for three scores. The Tigers take on Texas A&M in their season finale on Saturday and remain in pole position for a spot in the College Football Playoff, as does Ohio State....
The offender was a faculty member at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia. The harassment began in February, when the lecturer asked the student if she wanted to be “friends with benefits” during an extracurricular study session, the Cape Breton Post reported. The female student, who requested anonymity, told the Post she started to become “very uncomfortable with some of the questions he was asking, such as how many sexual partners we had, if we had ever done drugs or did crazy partying before....
Codi Miller-McIntyre added 12 points for the Demon Deacons (11-3, 1-0), who took control with a 15-2 run midway through the second half to build a double-digit lead. MORE: Box score/stats | Full scoreboard | Video The Tar Heels (10-4, 0-1) made a late push to cut the deficit to 64-61 with about 2 minutes left, but got no closer as the Demon Deacons held on for their third win against a ranked opponent under fourth-year coach Jeff Bzdelik....
The class action suit was originally filed in 2009 by former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon and related to the use of former college athlete likeness in video games. O’Bannon would remain as the face of the legal action even as it expanded to cover current college athletes and no longer related only to likenesses in video games. The entire state of amateurism would be challenged in the ability for student-athletes to receive compensation from the lucrative revenue streams of broadcasing and merchandising....
“We want you here. We want you to be healthy. Please get vaccinated,” Polis said during a news conference, according to the Colorado Sun. “Show that you love yourself. Show that you support your friends and family that want you to be here for many years to come. Get protected. Get vaccinated. Get boosted,” he added later. Polis’ message came as the state’s ICUs are around 90 percent capacity. As of Thursday there were only 120 intensive care beds remaining....
title: “Colorful Prose” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-24” author: “Wilma Downs”
Colts quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is unsure if he’ll be able to play Sunday when Indianapolis visits Jacksonville after suffering shoulder and neck injuries in a blowout loss at Pittsburgh. MORE: Five reasons why Cam is the MVP | No need to criticize Antonio Brown’s goal post slam-and-slide Hasselbeck said he initially got hurt in the first quarter but the injuries got worse when a brutal third-quarter hit prompted team doctors to take the field to assist him....
Colts GM Ryan Grigson confirmed that the running back was suspended two games during the playoffs, according to Mike Wells of ESPN. Wells tweeted that Grigson was non-committal on bringing Richardson back next season. MORE: Colts react to Deflate-gate | Ravens reportedly tipped off Colts | 2015 Pro Bowl rosters: Luck No. 1 overall Grigson did not elaborate as to why Richardson was suspended, other than “personal reasons.” Richardson ran for 519 yards for Indianapolis this season, but scored just three touchdowns and averaged 3....
Wentz wasn’t good for the Eagles last year, and that’s part of the reason the team was willing to send him to the Colts. Wentz will be looking to rebound under the tutelage of Frank Reich, who coordinated his best, MVP-caliber season with the Eagles, so there’s a chance that the QB could enjoy a bounce-back campaign. The Colts don’t have the easiest schedule. They are playing against seven teams that made the playoffs last season....
Officers from the Columbus Division of Police have killed six minors by gunshot between 2013 and 2021, with the first shooting occurring in 2016. The only two other departments with higher figures are the Chicago Police Department and the Houston Police Department. Since 2013, Chicago police have killed 13 minors and Houston police have killed eight. When analyzing the data by race, police killings of Black children in Columbus, which accounted for five of the six deaths, surpasses the number of police killings of Black children in Houston, which accounted for four of the eight deaths....
In the third period of Wednesday’s game against the Dallas Stars, Milano pulled the puck between his legs with two Stars trailing and lifted one past Dallas goalie Ben Bishop on his blocker side, extending the Blue Jackets’ lead to 3-1. Milano’s goal lit up Twitter and prompted Stars’ play-by-play announcer Josh Bogorad to say it was “surely going to be goal of the week” on the game’s broadcast....
New York came into Sunday’s second leg needing at minimum a three-goal win after falling 4-1 to the Crew in the first leg. Ultimately though, the home side fell just short after winning 2-0 on the night and falling to the Crew by a 4-3 aggregate score. David Villa gave the home side the early goal it needed to get on track, with the former Barcelona star netting from the penalty spot after Rodney Wallace was taken down in the box....
When I was a child growing up in a small New England town during the 1960s and ’70s, voluntarism was as natural a part of our family life as the 6 o’clock dinner bell and Sunday afternoon drives. At various times, my father taught religious education, sat on church and political committees, and even served as constable of our tiny town. My mother regularly donated blood and cajoled others into doing the same....
