The No. 2 Tigers (13-1) took control of the Fiesta Bowl early and ran away with a 31-0 victory over No. 3 Ohio State (11-2) on Saturday. The shutout sets up a College Football Playoff championship rematch with No. 1 Alabama (14-0) on Monday, Jan. 9, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. MORE: Ohio State-Clemson Game Center Here are five things we learned from the Tigers’ impressive victory: 1....
Quarterback Trevone Boykin’s missed receiver Josh Doctson with a pass on fourth-and-goal from the 4 yard line, but the deflected ball magically fell into the arms of Aaron Green in the back of the end zone as the Horned Frogs prevailed 55-52 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. MORE: Best photos from Week 4 | How the Top 25 fared The Red Raiders defense allowed 750 total yards against TCU, but fell just one stop away from the upset with 23 seconds remaining....
Amid one of the worst stretches of his career — he had a 5.14 ERA entering Tuesday’s game at Washington — he tossed eight innings of two-run ball to guide the Mets to a 6-2 win. The images accompanying the struggling 6-6 right-hander in recent weeks were gone. No more bending over at the hip after allowing a home run, and no more cursing into his glove while trudging off the hill....
The summary of Senate Bill 1100 said that it “requires the biological sex designation on a birth certificate to be either male or female and prohibits a nonbinary or any symbol representing a nonbinary designation,” adding that “the measure declares an emergency.” The bill would also prohibit people from changing the gender on their birth certificates. Stitt is expected to sign the bill into law. Last fall, he issued an executive order to stop the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) from issuing nonbinary birth certificates....
Read on to learn more about the WBC count, what the range of values means, and why your healthcare provider might order the test. Purpose of the Test White blood cells are a group of blood cells that fight infection and inflammation in the body. They also protect your body from damage due to toxins (like air pollution) and aid wound healing and tissue repair. White blood cells are produced in the bone marrow and are an essential part of your immune system....
After a highly contested race last season, that saw Adam Fox beat out Cale Makar and Victor Hedman, the award for the best defenseman in the league does not have a clear-cut front-runner. Makar is in the running again, as he is scoring at an all-time rate for a defenseman. Hedman has bounced back after a down year last season and is back to being a dominant two-way defender. And there’s Roman Josi, who may hit 100 points as a defenseman....
It’s not the first time Pyongyang has used the hotlines as a way to bargain with Seoul, so it’s not clear whether relations between the Koreas will improve. The North frequently suspends and then reactivates the phone lines when it benefits the recluse nation. Liaison officers in North Korea answered calls by their South Korean neighbors Monday morning over a set of cross-border government and military channels for the first time after two months of silence....
HIs ninth-ranked Tar Hells were trailing by 17 at the half against Miami and the veteran coach went Bobby Knight all the sidelines. Apparently, frustrated with the way last year’s national runners-up were playing in a key Atlantic Coast Conference game on the road, Williams slammed a chair right in front of his players. Check it out. MORE: ACC leads conference rankings Hey, it could’ve been worse. Things didn’t much better for UNC in the second half....
His comment comes as Republican governors in Florida and Georgia stepped up to offer to hold the convention in their states instead. “We want to see from the RNC what their plans are and we’ve asked them to submit those plans to our public health officials,” Cooper told reporters Tuesday. “We look forward to the back-and-forth on that.” He said officials expect to continue discussions with GOP leaders in the coming days....
The freshman point guard, nephew of former Tar Heels legend Raymond Felton, was suspended from the university Jan. 30. Citing privacy laws, the athletic department declined to comment. Thursday, Jalek Felton’s attorney announced he has withdrawn from UNC. CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS:AAC | ACC | Big 12 | Big East | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC The 6-3, 190-pound West Columbia, S.C. native played in all 22 games he suited up for before his suspension, averaging 2....
Victoria Thomas Frabutt, of Murdoch Road in Newport, was detained on Tuesday morning by officers from the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office. Officers responded to the woman’s home shortly before 4 a.m. after the victim, James Frabutt, reported he had been assaulted. The husband told police his wife had restrained him before pulling out a knife. Investigators said in a media release posted to Facebook that the man’s penis was severed but the motive for the alleged castration remains unclear....
On Thursday, the North Dakota Department of Health reported 471 new COVID-19 cases—among the highest daily totals since the beginning of the pandemic. Officials also confirmed eight deaths, taking the state’s total to 211, while the number of active cases reached a new record high of 3,482. This is the sixth time in the past week that the state has set a new record for the number of active coronavirus cases....
During North Dakota State’s game against Denver, Kabellis chased a ball out of bounds on defense and flung it backward in an attempt to keep it inbounds. MORE: Canyon Barry sets Florida free throw record, underhanded The only problem? The ball went straight into the basket, scoring three points for Denver. “I tried to throw it cross-court to one of my teammates. But I ended up putting a little too much air on it and the rest is history,” Kabellis said in an interview with CBS Sports....
With a 63-57 win over USC Upstate in the Atlantic-Sun championship, the Ospreys (23-11, 12-2 A-Sun) earned their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in program history. The conference title continues a dream season for the Ospreys in their 10th season of Division I basketball. The program hasn’t enjoyed a winning season since going 15-14 in 2002-03 as a member of the Division II Peach Belt Conference. Junior forward Demarcus Daniels led the Ospreys with 22 points and six rebounds, while Jalen Nesbitt and Dallas Moore added 16 and 13 points, respectively....
Alli opened the scoring as Spurs won 2-0 in the last north London derby at White Hart Lane before the venerable old ground is demolished to make way for a gleaming new stadium. Spurs show superiority over Arsenal That result means Mauricio Pochettino’s high-flying side are guaranteed to finish ahead of Arsenal, a feat they have never managed during Arsene Wenger’s lengthy tenure at the helm of the Gunners....
That’s why Sprint Cup racing’s most popular driver is pushing his sport to remember its roots with T-shirts, caps and other items harkening back to the days of King Richard Petty, Bobby Allison and stockcar racing legends. Including, of course, his father, “The Intimidator” Dale Earnhardt. At 40, Junior spent most of his life at race tracks, following his father and grandfather, short-track legend Ralph Earnhardt, to their competitions....
Are these fears justified? There is no question that Indonesia faces enormous challenges, and that its performance since the fall of Suharto in 1998 has not inspired much confidence. But some of the nightmare scenarios are grossly exaggerated. So far there are no grounds for believing that Indonesia is close to disintegration along the lines of the Soviet Union or the former Yugoslavia, while the prospect of Islamic radicals’ seizing power is quite remote....
But we are familiar with another old Massachusetts story, the “Curse of the Bambino,” born when the Red Sox made the devastating choice to sell Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920. Prior to the infamous trade, the Sox were baseball’s golden team-winning more World Series than any other ball club. But after the “Bambino” left, Red Sox luck ran out-for good. In the four World Series they have appeared in since 1918, the Sox have managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by losing in Game Seven every time....
Two own goals put Barca in control at Camp Nou, before Gerard Pique added a third, but Edin Dzeko’s away goal 10 minutes from time looked to have brought the Serie A side back into the tie. While Ernesto Valverde’s men will sleep a little easier after seeing Luis Suarez strike to restore a three-goal advantage ahead of the return encounter, Rakitic is not writing Roma off. “Nothing is done,” the midfielder told BT Sport....
Drinking while semi-rooting for a team called the Fighting Irish is a requisite. The Guinness and Jameson just go down smoother, however, when it’s an NBC telecast. Notre Dame has its biggest home game of the season when Stanford travels to South Bend for Saturday’s kickoff (3:30 p.m. ET). Here are several reasons to make sure you have the appropriate well-stocked bar before you tune in: MORE: Heisman Watch: Does Golson have a chance?...
