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First, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Sun-Times reported Tuesday night that the Cubs were exchanging names with the Nationals on a possible deal that would send Washington right-hander Jordan Zimmermann to Chicago. About an hour later, the Chicago Tribune’s Paul Sullivan torched Wittenmyer’s reporting: And, just to break the tie, CSN Chicago’s Patrick Mooney joined in with Sullivan: MORE: Nats’ Williams named NL Manager of the Year Even before that Windy City newspaper/Internet war broke out, Mark Zuckerman of CSN Washington tweeted his skepticism....

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The new daily fantasy CFB Playbook is part of Fantasy Alarm’s DFS Playbook PRO package, which includes DFS Playbooks for NFL, NBA and MLB games at all the major DFS sites. We will be rolling out advice for even more DFS sports in the coming weeks, and everything, including our exclusive DFS tools, will all be included in one Playbook PRO subscription. Here is a free, sneak peek at the CFB Playbook for Saturday’s games....

After serving as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach since 2017, Ryan Day was named as the Buckeyes new head coach in December last year when Urban Meyer stepped down. To suggest the 40-year-old has big shoes to fill would be an understatement. In seven seasons with the Buckeyes, Meyer went 83-9 with a cumulative 54-4 record in Big Ten games. Meyer won the national championship in 2014 and took Ohio State to the Big Ten Championship Game on other four occasions....

Clemson reached the final by rolling past No. 3 Notre Dame (12-1) in the Cotton Bowl. Alabama (14-1) advanced to the championship round — and set up a third CFP title game with Clemson in four seasons — by outpacing No. 4 Oklahoma (12-2) in the Orange Bowl. MORE: Four-team Playoff is imperfect, but will be missed Here are all 40 college football bowl game matchups for 2018-19: 2018-19 College Football Playoff schedule 2018-19 New Year’s Day Six schedule 2018-19 College Football Bowl schedule

“The first thing that came to mind when I see this game moving is, is Dak Prescott not playing?” Avello said of the Mississippi State quarterback and Heisman Trophy contender. “The game to me, it’s a touchdown game. I do realize that Alabama’s beaten this team a bunch of times in a row, and none of the games have been close. But I think this is a different Mississippi State team that they’re playing here....

The first is the top-10 matchup between No. 9 Penn State and No. 2 Ohio State: The winner of that game will likely represent the Big Ten East in the conference championship game and take the driver’s seat for Playoff consideration. The other is the top-25 matchup between No. 24 Texas A&M and No. 4 Georgia: If the Aggies upset the Bulldogs in Athens, it will knock them clean out of Playoff contention....

There are five matchups between AP Poll top-25 teams this week, including No. 4 Ohio State at No. 9 Penn State, No. 7 Stanford at No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 12 West Virginia at No. 25 Texas Tech, No. 19 Oregon at No. 24 Cal and No. 20 BYU at No. 11 Washington. MORE: Week 5 bowl projections Sporting News is here to offer its straight up picks for those games and more....

No. 1 Alabama retained its stranglehold in the Interactive College Football Poll. Florida State remained No. 2. Both schools held their ground in the USA Today coaches poll as well as the AP Top 25. Baylor moved into third in the AP rankings, but the Harris Poll agreed with coaches in placing the Buckeyes in that slot. Contributing: Associated Press

There also will be College Football Playoff implications — after all, no weekend generates more over-the-top reactions than the first. MORE: SN’s preseason top 25 Sporting News breaks down the best games of college football’s opening weekend, from the Thursday before through Labor Day. (All times Eastern) 12. Texas at Maryland Noon, Saturday, Fox Sports 1 Maryland hung 51 on Texas in Austin last season, and the Terps are healthy again heading into D....

We’re still 13 weeks away from the release of the College Football Playoff pairings, but that won’t stop us from sorting out what’s fact and fiction from the top trends from the opening weekend. Here’s what’s being talked about most now, and whether we’re buying or selling. MORE: Week 1 highlights Tua vs. Trevor for the title! Buy. Tua Tagovailoa took control of the Alabama quarterback battle with an efficient performance in a 51-14 victory against Louisville....

MORE: Mets minor-league affiliate to wear glow-in-the-dark uniforms Fans can vote online for their top five emoji choices out of 100 options listed on the website (but don’t be 💔 if you don’t see your favorite — there is a write-in option). The votes will be tallied and the top 25 emojis will be featured on the uniforms during the team’s game Aug. 13 against the Rockford Rivets. Voting is open until March 1....

The game, tied 0-0, will resume Saturday at 3 p.m. EDT with Virginia batting in the top of the second inning. The Cavaliers have runners on first and second base. MORE: Must-see photos | CWS schedule Virginia would advance to next week’s best-of-three finals with a win. If Mississippi wins, the teams would play again Sunday. Texas and Vanderbilt will play a second bracket final on Saturday at 7 p....

Here take a look at all new words that are added in the month’s edition. http://www.collinsdictionary.com/blog/whats-your-word,40,HCB.html Now grammar geeks can’t say that words such as twitterer, captcha, amazeballs, lolz or tiger mother are incorrect English as these words are included in the dictionary. Collins Dictionary gives a word a real status as the only reason a word becomes a word is when many people start using it. Collins got as many as 4,400 submissions from people all over, out of which it accepted few and released the list earlier this week....

Even with the tremendous sales success of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward keeps taking hits in the public arena. First, there was the perceived slight to the PC community. Then there was the abuse of the Javelin Glitch. And recently, the Public “Private Match” and Infinite Ammo Glitches were causing havoc online. Now, color-blind gamers have publicly aired their gripes, and started an online petition requesting that Infinity Ward patch MW2 so that they are not at a disadvantage when playing online:...

With just under four minutes to play in the first period, Lindgren leveled Colorado’s Joonas Donskoi after Donskoi had dumped the puck into his attacking zone at the red line. He appeared to make contact with Donskoi’s head and sent the forward to the ice, injured. When the on-ice officials did not call a penalty on the play, Kadri tracked down Lindgren and challenged him to a fight. Kadri threw at least a dozen punches during the fairly one-sided bout and bloodied Lindgren before the linesmen pulled the two apart....

The items, which are designed as gags, appeared in a tree outside a home in W. Dartmouth Place over the weekend. Police have been made aware of the inflatables, but say that no criminal or ordinance violation would apply. “It’s offensive to me,” said neighbor Rhonda Valdez told Denver7. “It’s offensive to my neighbors. It’s degrading, it’s disgusting, and it needs to come down.” Another nearby resident, Andy Hodler remarked: “My grandson the other day pointed it out to me....

Salary details of the deal were not disclosed, but the extension for the towering 6-foot-7 defender will go into effect following the 2017 season. The contract also contains a team option for 2021. Get Rapids MLS title odds “Securing Axel for the next three years was a top priority for us this season,” Rapids interim general manager Pádraig Smith said in a statement. “Axel’s level of commitment and work ethic have made him one of the best defenders in Major League Soccer and we look forward to his continued contributions for years to come....

After the first-year Rams coach found out his players were having a team cookout Friday, he treated the team to dessert — driving a rented ice cream truck onto Colorado State’s campus in Fort Collins, ESPN.com reported. MORE: 20 QBs and their college starts | Grad party invite for Harbaugh “We knew they were having a barbecue and wanted to surprise them,” Bobo said. According to ESPN.com, the ice cream truck’s owner originally thought Bobo wanted merely to dish out the frozen treats....