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That made-for-television drama is going to kick-start heated debates about those top four spots and questions about the selection process are coming. Do the rankings matter? Consider this statistic: 16 of the 28 teams that were in the top four in the initial set of CFP rankings the last seven seasons went on to make the CFP. Last year, all four teams went on to the Playoff. The lowest ranked teams to work their way back into the playoff?...

In no surprise Tuesday night, Georgia is still the No. 1 team. The Bulldogs will play the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship this Saturday against Alabama, which is No. 3 in the latest rankings. Michigan vaulted to No. 2 after its convincing win last Saturday over Ohio State, which fell from the second spot to No. 7. Michigan will play No. 13 Iowa for the Big Ten championship this Saturday....

That’s the date the College Football Playoff Selection Committee will release its first set of preliminary rankings, a practice that, every Tuesday, inspired some heated discussions and plenty of ire last year. MORE: Best, worst-case scenarios for Top 25 teams | N.C. State coach offers two walk-ons scholarships | 20 memorable lefty QBs Outrage boiled over — at least in some parts of the country — when Ohio State beat out Baylor for the fourth and final spot in the playoff while TCU dropped from No....

This is the last week in which the ACC and Big 12 will be the only Power 5 conferences playing; starting with Week 4, the SEC begins its 10-game, conference-only trek to December. The planned return of the Big Ten (and potential return of the Pac-12) could add another degree of excitement toward the end of the year but, for now, what college football fans have waited for is a mere week away....

This week features two matchups between top-25 teams, both of which take place in the SEC. That starts at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday when No. 13 Texas A&M visits second-ranked Alabama. Jimbo Fisher’s Aggies struggled on offense in a 17-12 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday, while Alabama predictably handled Missouri 38-19. The second of those top-25 games is this week’s “College GameDay” matchup: No. 7 Auburn at No. 4 Georgia....

One of the biggest matchup of the week will take place in Ames, Iowa, as No. 10 Iowa, fresh off dismantling previously ranked Indiana, heads to take on No. 9 Iowa State in the programs’ first-ever ranked matchup. The Cyclones may have been caught looking ahead to their in-state rivals last week when they held off an upset-minded Northern Iowa team 16-10 to start 1-0. Matt Campbell’s program will look to improve significantly in Saturday’s Cy-Hawk Series showdown, which gets the “College GameDay” treatment....

Six teams among the top 25 — No. 1 Georgia, No. 9 Michigan State, No. 11 Iowa, No. 15 Kentucky, No. 19 Auburn and No. 20 Baylor — are off this week. And none of the 19 remaining teams among the top 25 faces one another. It’s a weekend slate that looks devoid of controversy or chaos, but this season has shown time and again rankings mean nothing when the clock hits zero....

Thursday FAU at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 Sacramento St. at Arizona St., 10 p.m., Pac-12 Network Friday Merrimack at Wagner, 6 p.m. Wake Forest at Boston College, 8 p.m., ESPN2 UCF at FIU, 8 p.m., CBS Sports Saturday Shorter at Charleston Southern, 11 a.m. Chowan at Charlotte, Noon Miami (Ohio) at Kentucky, Noon, ESPN3 E. Kentucky at Louisville, Noon, ESPN3 Florida at Miami, Noon, ESPN E. Michigan at Penn St....

That can only mean one thing: One of the biggest weekends of college football is here. Week 3 could be a deal-breaker for several teams — can Ole Miss bounce back from that FSU loss in Week 1? How will the Fighting Irish fare against Mark Dantonio’s Michigan State Spartans? And what about the ultimate Pac-12 rivalry with Stanford and USC? MORE: Week 3 TV schedule | Week 3 picks...

MORE: Get the latest NCAAF odds & betting advice at Sportsbook Review Michigan vs. Illinois Saturday, Oct. 12, noon ET Line: -19.5 to -23 It wasn’t long ago when Michigan fans were calling for the head of coach Jim Harbaugh after their team’s humbling 35-14 loss to Wisconsin. This defeat came hot off the heels of Michigan’s 24-21 overtime win against Army in which the Wolverines were tagged as 21....

Reaching this stage in the baseball season is one of the most difficult achievements in college sports, and few schools have ever been crowned national champion. Now, Arkansas, Auburn, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Stanford, Texas and Texas A&M will compete to become the latest title-winner. Here’s a look at the schools that have won the most Men’s College World Series titles in NCAA history. MORE: College World Series bracket, schedule...

France led 2-0 thanks to Giroud’s 30th goal for his country and a fine counter-attack rounded off by Monaco star Thomas Lemar but Luis Muriel and Radamel Falcao got Colombia back on level terms before Juan Quintero’s late penalty completed a stunning comeback in Paris. Les Bleus are considered among the favourites to win the World Cup but Giroud accepts France must show a response on Tuesday against tournament hosts Russia....

A group of around a dozen protesters stopped their cars in the middle of the I-25, near downtown Colorado Springs, on June 30. The road blockage lasted around 30 minutes, with protesters chanting, “No justice, no peace.” A local news crew streamed the event on Facebook. Using a fake name, which he believed was anonymous, Sergeant Keith Wrede posted under the live broadcast. He wrote “KILL THEM ALL” and “KILL EM ALL” on the live stream, said Niski in a statement....

The state’s labor department said in a statement on Tuesday that its website struggled to cope with the demand placed upon it as newly laid-off workers went online to submit their applications for unemployment support. According to the statement, the number of unemployment claims rose from 400 on March 7 to more than 6,800 on March 17. That equates to a 1,600 percent increase in ten days. The department said it is responding by “implementing system maintenance” to accommodate the heavy demand....

Line: Broncos -5.5, Total: 45 Line movement: This point spread has moved in the Broncos’ direction after opening at -3 (+100) at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook on Sunday. The line was set before their Sunday night win against Green Bay. The total opened at 48 on Sunday, but reoffered at 44 following the Colts’ loss to Carolina on Monday night. Check our odds page for updated NFL numbers from Las Vegas....

Jeff Saturday’s tenure with the Colts has gone south since their Week 10 comeback win over the Raiders. Indy has been outscored by 43 points over its past three games (all losses), and it’s also struggled on the road this season with a 2-4-1 record. In their latest defeat to Dallas, the Colts allowed 33 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. That is unheard of in today’s NFL but a perfect microcosm of how this season has gone for the Colts....

The France international struggled to build on his impressive first season at the club this term as he made just 19 Bundesliga appearances, in which he scored twice. Pogba makes pilgrimage to Mecca Bayern still opted to turn his loan spell from Juventus into a reported €28million permanent move, and the winger is keen to fight for his place after the champions convinced him he still has a role to play at the Allianz Arena....

MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Flores was the runner-up at the 2018 “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man, $100,000-grand-prize featherweight tournament last December. Unfortunately, his run to the $100K prize ended with a devastating spinning elbow from Andres Quintana. His performance against Marroquin, in which he demonstrated poise and accurate striking, should rinse the bad taste of that loss from his mouth. Marroquin did his best to offset Flores by marching forward but ended up eating plenty of leather for his troubles....

At the same time, however, multiple drugs may increase the risk of drug interactions. If there is such a problem, it may be challenging to determine which drug is to blame so that treatment can be adjusted. To address this potential risk and elevate the likelihood treatment will be effective, chemotherapy is sometimes used along with a type of immunotherapy. History of Combination Chemotherapy The use of combination chemotherapy to treat cancer was inspired in the 1960s when scientists wondered whether the approach to treating tuberculosis—using a combination of antibiotics to reduce the risk of resistance—would work for treating cancer as well....