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The clip features some of the biggest stars in the NFL including New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Brady’s Patriots will face off against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in Super Bowl LI and O’Brien, a Boston native, was clearly star struck. [embed width=“800” height=“450”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU8aZ-mqd1I[/embed] “I’m gonna be honest, I’m ****ing my pants right now, I’m here with Tom Brady,” O’Brien tells the camera at the start of the segment....

Sebastian Giovinco scored and provided an assist as Toronto claimed a 2-0 win over the Rapids in Colorado in their first leg. The Italian star set up Jonathan Osorio for a header in the second half before volleying in an Auro cross to seal the win for the MLS Cup champions. It leaves Toronto with a huge advantage heading into their home second leg next week. Tigres UANL appeared set to be in similar control before they gave up their lead late in a 2-2 draw at Herediano....

During a Wednesday appearance on the daytime TV show The View, Rice told the group of co-hosts that she believes that the riot was completely “wrong.” Joy Behar then mentioned former President Donald Trump’s rising poll numbers among Republican voters and the steady support he’s received even after the January 6 riot. “He wants to move past that, but according to what I’m reading he seems to be out of step with his own voters,” said Behar....

Cassano: Joining Real Madrid was my biggest mistake On Friday, the fixture between Deportivo La Coruna and Real Betis was called off because of the strong winds across the northwest region of Spain. The storm has damaged Celta’s Balaidos stadium, affecting the area reserved for away fans, leading to inspections from the city’s local council on Saturday morning and the mayor of Vigo saying “the game needs to be postponed”....

But he had never been to ESPN’s “College GameDay.” MORE: Must-see images from the Battle at Bristol “Me and my buddies usually get too drunk the night before to make it,” he said. “So I told them, we’re going to bed and we’re getting here in the morning.” And there he was, at 5:30 Saturday morning, wearing his bright orange Tennessee jersey, his cutoff overalls and his coonskin cap. Dressed in full Tennessee regalia, he was whooping and hollering outside Bristol Motor Speedway some 11 hours before the Battle at Bristol between Tennessee and Virginia Tech....

MORE: Early thoughts on Michigan-Ohio State showdown A key American Athletic Conference showdown between No. 19 Tulane and No. 21 Cincinnati is the undercard in the early window. No. 10 Oregon travels to No. 22 Oregon State in the 3:30 p.m. in a heated in-state Pac-12 rivalry. That sets up the prime-time matchup between No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 5 USC. It’s the first head-to-head matchup for first-year coaches Marcus Freeman and Lincoln Riley, and the Trojans are trying to reach the playoff....

Week 5 of the college football season features five games between teams ranked in the AP Top 25. That includes a pair of ACC matchups. No. 5 Clemson and No. 10 NC State meet in a top-10 showdown at 7:30 p.m. in what should be the best game of the week. The Wolfpack are trying to beat the Tigers in back-to-back seasons. No. 23 Florida State hosts No. 22 Wake Forest at 3:30 p....

Apart from the Big 12 shootout, Alabama plays a vastly overachieving Vanderbilt team, while UCLA and Stanford try to get back on track after crushing losses. Oh, and there’s that undefeated battle between Georgia and Mississippi State as well. MORE: Week 4 picks against the spread Sporting News is 17-7 on the season and 4-4 during Week 3 after a string of upsets. Here’s what we’ve got for Week 4 (point spreads provided courtesy of VegasInsider....

The College Football Playoff matches the No. 1 ranked team vs. No. 4, and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in semifinal games that rotate annually among six bowl games—the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl and the Rose Bowl Game. This season’s Playoff Semifinals will take place Friday, January 1, 2021, at the Rose Bowl Game and the Sugar Bowl. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 11, 2021, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida....

The top of the polls look very much the same, but teams like Michigan, Miami (Fla.) and Washington all took nosedives in the rankings thanks to their high-profile losses to Notre Dame, LSU and Auburn, respectively. MORE: SN’s updated Power Rankings Of course, several other changes were made, even from teams who barely escaped disastrous upsets in Week 1. Here are college football rankings from the AP and Coaches polls ahead of Week 2:...

The haters would say college football has a parity problem in 2018. It’s a five-pointed problem that features Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma. The other 124 teams? They’re just trying to catch up. The haters will use it as an excuse to talk College Football Playoff expansion, the growing gap between the Power 5 and Group of 5 and to say that the regular season just isn’t as exciting as it used to be....

Sixteen schools in the Top 25 were on Saturday’s schedule, with the biggest showdown being between No. 11 Oregon and No. 16 Auburn. That was the only game between two ranked schools this weekend, but it wasn’t the only entertaining game. SN provided live highlights from all of Saturday’s major games, which you can view below (all game times are Eastern). College football Top 25 schedule for Week 1 Live college football highlights New Mexico State vs....

That said, the two big headliners heading into Saturday are No. 7 Stanford at No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 4 Ohio State at No. 9 Penn State in a “White Out.” Both games will have huge implications on the outcome of the College Football Playoff. MORE: Week 5 bowl projections It’s a good week to be a college football fan to say the least, and Sporting News has you covered on how to watch all the action....

The first game of the week kicks off on Thursday when UAB travels to Miami, which boasts the status of being the first Power 5 team to play this season. From there, fans can enjoy six ranked matchups, including three all-ACC games, on Saturday. The first of those kicks off at noon when Syracuse travels to No. 18 North Carolina; the Tar Heels are carrying a ton of momentum into the 2020 season, and expectations are high for Mack Brown in his first game out of retirement....

This week, only two ranked games take place, both at neutral sites: No. 12 Notre Dame and No. 18 Wisconsin will get the “College GameDay” treatment at Soldier Field in Chicago in a game that has significant College Playoff implications for both teams. And look for Jack Coan to reunite with the Badgers, with whom he played for three seasons. Elsewhere, No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 16 Arkansas face off in a battle of unbeaten SEC teams in AT&T Stadium in Arlington....

Clemson, the No.1 ranked team, extended its winning streak to a record 19 games after beating Charlotte 52-10 at home, moving to 4-0. Trevor Lawrence attempted just nine passes before being withdrawn, completing seven of them for two touchdowns and 94 passing yards. The defending champions don’t have another Top 25-ranked opponent on the schedule and it appears unlikely North Carolina will be the team snapping the longest winning run in college football this Saturday....

The Horned Frogs (48-16) fell behind in the top of the eighth after starting pitcher Preston Morrison left the game, but they came back in the bottom half against Tech closer Jonny Drozd. MORE: Schedule | CWS field | Kenny Lofton talks CWS | Photos TCU, the No. 7 national seed, moves to a Tuesday game against Virginia, which beat Mississippi 2-1 on Sunday night. Texas Tech (45-20), in the CWS for the first time, will play Ole Miss in the afternoon....

Kevin Abel put in a historic performance in the College World Series finals, pitching a complete-game shutout, only the third in CWS history. It’s also the first time Arkansas has been shut out all year. CWS HISTORY: Closer look at Abel’s shutout Meanwhile, Arkansas is still in search of its first national championship. While the Diamond Hogs have nothing to feel down about, they certainly will look back on a missed popup in Game 2, which would have clinched the CWS....

Freiburg on Friday suffered their second loss as Cologne scored three first-half goals to secure three points on home soil in front of 46,000 spectators, reports Xinhua. Both sides started cautious start into the encounter, as both team did not want to risk an early deficit. Things changed with 29 minutes into the encounter when Anthony Modeste headed home Marcel Risse’s cross into the box to open the scoring....