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Belhaven reported the driver had been drinking in its announcement of Rich’s death. Police had yet to determine what caused the crash, nor had the been able to confirm whether the driver had been drinking. Rich, a 5-10, 185-pound wide receiver from Memphis, had two catches for 13 yards this season.

The Tigers and the Crimson Tide debuted at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively in the first CFP rankings of the season behind Ohio State, but Saturday’s matchup in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has radically altered the picture. Joe Burrow threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns, as LSU became the first team since September 2015 to defeat Alabama on the road and the first program to win in Tuscaloosa twice since Nick Saban took charge of the Crimson Tide in 2007....

Preseason polls are always good for inciting arguments starting discussions, but it seems most of the usual suspects are ranked at the top of the poll this season. For the second year, Alabama opens as the No. 1 team in the country. The Tide are followed by Ohio State, Florida State, USC and Clemson, respectively. MORE: SN’s 2017 conference, CFP predictions Some analysis of the polls: The SEC once again leads the Power 5 in number of teams represented, with six....

No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 TCU are 11-0 heading into Rivalry Week. A few contenders barely survived Week 12. Griffin Kell kicked a walk-off 40-yard field goal to give TCU a 29-28 victory at Baylor. Jake Moody hit a 39-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining to give Michigan a 19-17 victory against Illinois. MORE: CFP scenarios after Week 12 A few other top teams weren’t as fortunate....

The biggest victims this week are USC and Michigan State, which fell nine and 11 spots after their losses to Stanford and Michigan State, respectively. MORE: SN’s updated Power Rankings Elsewhere, Clemson remained the No. 2 team in the country in both polls, even after a close call with Texas A&M. The Coaches Poll also saw the addition of two Pac-12 teams with Arizona State and Oregon making the cut....

No. 20 Oklahoma defeated Texas in the Red River Shootout after a literal offensive shootout, with both teams trading the lead before Oklahoma finally settled the score with a 45-40 victory. MORE: Sooners Big 12 team to beat after win over Texas Meanwhile, Auburn looked like it’s former self, scoring 35 unanswered points before Mississippi State finally scored. However, the effort was too little too late for the Bulldogs....

That said, college football has three matchups between teams ranked in the AP Top 25: No. 12 Syracuse vs. No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 19 Cincinnati at No. 11 UCF and No. 18 Iowa State at No. 13 Texas. None of those games will have as much Playoff impact as the neutral-site game between the Orange and Irish in Yankee Stadium. MORE: Watch college football live and on demand at fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

Now, where to start? The biggest games of the day naturally include top-25 opponents, with the biggest of those featuring No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus. It’s not only the coaching debut of Marcus Freeman, but also a reunion of sorts: he played for the Buckeyes from 2004 through 2008. Then there’s the meeting between third-ranked, defending national champion Georgia and No. 11 Oregon in Atlanta....

Three games take place this week between ranked teams, including No. 5 Penn State at No. 13 Minnesota and No. 18 Iowa at No. 16 Wisconsin. Neither come close, however, to the “Game of the Century” between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama, a game on which several College Football Playoff paths could unfold. MORE: Sporting News’ Week 11 top 25 It will be a fantastic week of college football, even beyond those three games: Can Baylor remain undefeated at TCU, a team it hasn’t beat since 2014?...

(All times ET. Games listed on ESPN and ESPN 2 are also shown on Watch ESPN.) PHOTOS: Week 9 | Midseason All-Americans Thursday, Oct. 30 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 Florida State at Louisville | ESPN 7:30 p.m. | Troy at Georgia Southern | ESPNU Friday, Oct. 31 8 p.m. | Cincinnati at Tulane | ESPN2 8 p.m. | Tulsa at Memphis | ESPNU MORE: Ranking one-loss teams by that one loss | Best of week 9...

A lot was made of the chaos that could have been caused Saturday. What if No. 10 North Carolina stunned No. 1 Clemson in thee ACC title game? What if No. 2 Alabama stumbles against No. 18 Florida in the SEC Championship Game? What if No. 20 USC exacts revenge on No. 7 Stanford in the Pac-12 championship? 5 THINGS: ACC | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC Well, no need to worry....

According to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department, the incident occurred on Tuesday at around 8:23 p.m. local time when police were dispatched to a residence at 4414 Oak Leaf Court NE, following reports of a possible shooting. Police said when they arrived to the residence, they discovered three family members that had sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced deceased on the scene. The three family members were identified by police as 61-year-old Jan Perry Jackson; 68-year-old Melissa Ferne Jackson; and 19-year-old Sabrina Hana Jackson....

No. 4 Vanderbilt, with one of the most explosive pitching staffs in the nation, will face off against the highest-scoring lineup in the nation in No. 5 Arizona in the first bracket, while a pair of highly ranked teams square off as No. 2 Texas takes on No. 7 Mississippi State. And that’s just what’s on tap for the first two days of the College World Series. The field also includes a pair of ACC Cinderella teams, N....

“We’re here today to say this is not only intolerable, it’s unacceptable,” Bishop Kevin Foreman with the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance said on Saturday, local NBC News affiliate KUSA 9 News reported. “We demand not just apologies. Apologies will not make up for what happened to these families.” In a news release, the ministerial alliance said that the Aurora police are plagued by “longstanding, systemic, intrinsic racism and injustice....

UPDATE: Erik Walden suspended one game for headbutt Walker did something that could be considered equally foolish when he took a swing at Walden's helmet. (When will players learn? Do not try to punch helmets. This is how you break your hand.) And Walker's hands are pretty valuable at this point. He had a 10 catches for 91 yards and a TD in the loss. "What got him riled up?...

Both teams are 3-2 SU and 4-1 ATS. The Line: Colts -3 (even), Total: 46 Line movement: Indy opened at -2.5 at multiple Las Vegas bet shops, with the line being adjusted to -3 (even) by midweek. The South Point, which never comes off the standard -110 vig, was dealing 2.5 on Wednesday. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page . Trends that matter: The Colts are 10-1-1 ATS in their last 12 Thursday games, 14-3 ATS in their last 17 against the AFC South, and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 overall....

One theme was to be patient. “We are committed to playing under these rules as we analyze their effectiveness … and it’s important to acknowledge that we are not at the finish line yet,” Monahan said in a memo sent Monday. Another was to look at the USGA as a partner instead of a villain. “This is a collaborative process, one the PGA Tour has been a part of from the beginning, along with all organizations in the world of golf,” he wrote....

Despite dominating the game, Bayern was facing the prospect of penalties in front of some 75,000 fans at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium until Hertha’s defense failed to deal with a bobbling ball and Coman headed in from close range in the 98th minute. Hertha had only three efforts on goal but scored with, and took the lead through Maximilian Mittelstaedt in the third minute. But Robert Lewandowski set up Serge Gnabry to reply four minutes later, and Bayern went on to dominate the game in terms of possession and chances....