College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Tennessee or Ole Miss for the final at large?

With Georgia’s 31-17 win over Tennessee, the 8-2 Vols may be headed toward the dreaded “first team out” distinction. I’ll be curious to see whether the committee leaves them ahead of 8-2 Ole Miss this week. The Rebels have two Top 25 wins (Georgia and at South Carolina) to Tennessee’s one (Alabama), but they also…

PlayStation, Manchester United and why video games may be players’ secret weapon

The dominant Manchester United dynasty of the 2000s can attribute their success to several factors. Most pertinently, they had world-class players, such as Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rio Ferdinand, who were coached by Sir Alex Ferguson, arguably the greatest manager in English football history. There was also Old Trafford, the largest club stadium in…

Chargers blow 21-point second-half lead but beat Bengals anyway

When he starred at Ohio State, the Buckeye faithful called their running back “All Day J.K.” J.K. Dobbins took all day to break through but did just in time, scoring the game-winning touchdown with 18 seconds remaining to give the Chargers a 34-27 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. The Chargers…

Chargers beat Bengals 34-27 on Dobbins’ late TD after squandering 21-point lead

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – J.K. Dobbins rushed for a 29-yard touchdown with 18 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 34-27 on Sunday night after squandering a 21-point third-quarter lead. Justin Herbert passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 65 yards as the Chargers (7-3) won their fourth straight….

Rory McIlroy wins sixth Race to Dubai title after DP World Tour Championship victory: ‘Means a lot’ after this year

Rory McIlroy has won his sixth Race to Dubai title after triumphing in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. The 35-year-old has now won three successive Race to Dubai crowns and his sixth overall — previously winning in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2022 and 2023 — to match the record of golfing legend Seve Ballesteros on…

Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Playoff bracket, bubble and Big 12 race have new main characters

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from college football’s Week 12, where no one won bigger than Indiana’s Curt Cignetti. He got a $64 million contract on his week off. 1. Preseason No. 1 Georgia faced the prospect of missing the College Football Playoff entirely if it suffered its third loss of the season on Saturday…

Plane crashes at Pomona drag strip, jolting NHRA championship finals

Two people were critically injured Sunday when a single-engine plane crashed near the track at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, where fans were gathered for the finals of a championship racing event. First responders on duty for the race noticed a plane flying low around 11:10 a.m. and called in when the aircraft came down…

Cavaliers to put perfect start on line against champion Celtics in juicy matchup, playoff rematch

CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers will put their perfect start on the line in the perfect place. “Boston Garden,” said Cleveland first-year coach Kenny Atkinson, who has yet to lose in his new job. “What’s better than that?” As NBA games in November go, not much. Unbeaten through 15 games after defeating Charlotte 128-114 on Sunday…

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