A Guide to the College Football Playoff's Selection Day
12 weeks. Over 1,000 games. Dozens upon dozens of storylines. It all comes down to today, when ESPN will announce the four teams chosen to participate in the two College Football Playoff Semifinals – the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. Undefeated Alabama is your No. 1 seed. That leaves five teams to fight over the remaining three spots. We think Ohio State is in the field. We'll find out for sure soon enough. Consider this your guide for a busy day. ..>> view originalGameDay Final: The problem with Penn State in the playoff
Ohio State lost once.Penn State lost twice.The Buckeyes beat three teams that are currently ranked in the top 10 of the College Football Playoff rankings, including two of them on the road.The Nittany Lions defeated two teams that are currently ranked in the top 10 -- one at home and one at a neutral site.If the CFP selection committee decides on Selection Day to include No. 2 Ohio State -- and not No. 7 Penn State -- among the four teams that will compete in the third edition of the playoff, it..>> view originalEverton vs Manchester United: Premier League - live
Kick off: 4pmUnited start afternoon in seventh place, 14 points adrift of leaders Chelsea.Everton can leapfrog Jose Mourinho's side in the league with a win.Wayne Rooney suspended for clash against his former club.Paul Pogba available again after serving one-match suspension. Ronald Koeman's side without a win since the end of October. Everton team to face Manchester United: Stekelenburg, Coleman, Williams, Funes Mori, Baines, Barry, Cleverley, Gueye, Bolasie, Lukaku, Mirallas.Manchester United ..>> view originalSunday Shootaround: What do you do with DeMarcus Cousins?
The saga of Boogie Cousins What do you do with DeMarcus Cousins? Man, that’s a loaded question. The short answer: nothing. Already an established All-Star and now an Olympian, Cousins is off to the best start of his career. He’s averaging over 28 points a game to go along with his usual 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and is arguably the best player the Sacramento Kings franchise has ever seen (shout out to Chris Webber). Cousins is also clearly in his prime. You don’t trade players like DeMarcus Co..>> view originalUCLA vs. Kentucky: Score and Twitter Reaction
James Crisp/Associated Press The UCLA Bruins continued their rapid ascent up the college basketball rankings with a 97-92 victory over the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena. Per ESPN, Kentucky probably has a bad case of deja vu: Dec. 3, 2015: UCLA 87, No. 1 Kentucky 77Dec. 3, 2016: No. 11 UCLA 97, No. 1 Kentucky 92It happened again! Bruins pull the upset at Rupp. pic.twitter.com/zkTJG6iCUY— ESPN (@espn) December 3, 2016 The key difference is last year's win didn't do anything..>> view originalHow the 2016 College Football Playoff committee's members avoid conflicts of interest
The College Football Playoff’s selection committee will make public the four-team field for this year’s event shortly after noon ET Sunday on ESPN. Alabama and three other teams will officially punch tickets to the Peach and Fiesta Bowl semifinals on New Year’s Eve. Before that happens, the committee has to actually pick the teams. And while the committee’s got 12 members, not all of them get to be involved in every part of its last meeting, which is happening through Sunday morning. The commit..>> view originalRams sign Jeff Fisher to two-year extension
Despite staring at another losing record this season, Jeff Fisher isn't going anywhere. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday on GameDay Morning the Los Angeles Rams signed the head coach to a two-year extension through 2018. Per Rapoport, the deal was agreed to in the preseason and was signed during the season. In addition, the Rams have signed general manager Les Snead to a contract extension beyond 2017, a source informed of the situation told Rapoport. Fisher entered the se..>> view originalRams, Jeff Fisher ink contract extension
Getty ImagesApparently a 4-7 record is enough to earn a contract extension in Los Angeles. Jeff Fisher and the Rams have signed a two-year deal through 2018, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Although a contract extension for Fisher has long been discussed, there was talk that the disappointing season this year could change those plans, and that Stan Kroenke could be in the market for a new coach to build his team going forward. Instead, Kroenke has decided to keep things going with Fisher...>> view originalYour complete fantasy football guide to Week 13
Largely because of his running ability, San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick has been the second highest scoring quarterback in fantasy over the past four weeks.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports)Over the past four weeks, Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers has been the fourth-best fantasy quarterback in the NFL. His unexpected production may have carried his fantasy owners to the brink of making the playoffs.Is Kaepernick now a QB1 and worth starting against anyone, including the Chica..>> view originalWKU wins conference title amid Brohm job speculation
Western Kentucky fans had a clear message for their coach Saturday following the Hilltoppers’ win in the 2016 Dynacraft Conference USA Championship Game: One more year.That was the chant from WKU fans to coach Jeff Brohm in the wake of the Toppers’ 58-44 win against Louisiana Tech on Houchens-Smith Stadium.Saturday’s victory came amid reports that Brohm is a top candidate for open jobs at Baylor and Purdue, with other schools also possible. Brohm was asked following the win what his future hold..>> view original
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
A Guide to the College Football Playoff's Selection Day and other top stories.
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