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No. 16 Auburn upends No. 5 Alabama's playoff hopes, 48-45
Auburn (9-3, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) survived a final, marathon Crimson Tide drive when Joseph Bulovas' 30-yard field goal attempt hit the left upright with 2:00 left. Alabama (10-2, 6-2) made the first five College Football Playoffs fields, but its case was damaged with a 46-41 loss to No. 1 LSU. The team's in-state rival delivered the final blow.

No. 4 Georgia (11-1, 7-1 SEC) - No.2 LSU (12-0, 8-0 SEC) plays for the SEC Championshp and a spot in the College Football Playoffs.
Ohio State is No.1, Clemson is No.3

College Football Playoff: With Alabama out of picture, hopes rise for Oklahoma, Utah and Baylor
Alabama just made life much easier for the 13 members of the Colege Football Playoff selection committe.


Are No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 LSU already in? - Yes. Both teams finished the regular season undefeated and should remain in the same spots Tuesday. The order could be shuffled a bit if both lose their respective conference title games, but Ohio State and LSU would likely still be in the top four on Selection Day.

What happens to Wisconsin or Georgia if they win? - If two-loss Wisconsin beats Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game, the Buckeyes would probably get in instead of the Badgers. It would be easy for the committee to justify that decision because Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 38-7 on Oct. 26.

If Georgia finishes as a one-loss SEC champ, the Dawgs are in along with LSU, blocking the way for the Big 12 and Pac-12 champions. The committee has made it clear Georgia's good wins (Notre Dame, Florida and Auburn) have more than compensated for its ugly 20-17 home loss against South Carolina on Oct. 12, and a win against a top-four LSU team would only enhance that.

Can Oklahoma leapfrog Utah for a top-four finish? - Yes. The most obvious way this happens is if Utah loses against two-loss Oregon in the Pac-12 title game, but it can also happen if Utah wins a close game and Oklahoma earns a convincing win against Baylor in the Big 12 title game. The Sooners got a boost last week when the committee promoted Baylor to No. 9, its first appearance in the top 10. Since OU has already beaten the Bears this season, it has a stronger win on its résumé than any on the Utes' schedule -- and Lincoln Riley's crew has a chance to beat the Bears again.

Does Baylor have a chance? - Yes. Now that Alabama is out of the mix, there are no other teams not playing in their conference championships that can make a case for being "unequivocally" better than any of the Power 5 winners -- including Baylor. The only way the committee reverts to the word "unequivocal" to justify a top-four team this year is if LSU or Ohio State loses its respective conference title game. It's extremely unlikely the group would consider any two-loss teams ahead of any contenders playing in their conference title games this year.

 

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Alabama drops out of top 5 in AP poll for first time in 4 years​

The Crimson Tide lost to Auburn in a wild Iron Bowl on Saturday to give them two regular-season losses for the first time since 2010. The four-spot drop by Alabama broke a string of top-five appearances that began Nov. 8, 2015. Snapping the Crimson Tide's record streak of 68 appearances in the top five.

Other notable top-five streaks:​

55 -- Miami, Oct. 8, 2000-Oct. 26, 2003 (30 weeks at No. 1). - 48 -- Alabama, preseason 2011-Dec. 8, 2013 (25 at No. 1). - 48 -- Oklahoma, Nov. 16, 1953-Nov. 11, 1957 (23 at No. 1). - 48 -- Ohio State, preseason 1973-Sept. 20, 1976 (24 at No. 1).

AP Top 25​

1. LSU (40) 12-0 - 2. Ohio St. (19) 12-0 - 3. Clemson (3) 12-0 - 4. Georgia 11-1 - 5. Utah 11-1 - 6. Oklahoma 11-1 - 7. Florida 10-2 - 8. Baylor 11-1 - 9. Alabama 10-2 - 10. Wisconsin 10-2 - 11. Auburn 9-3 - 12. Penn St. 10-2 - 13. Oregon 10-2 - 14. Notre Dame 10-2 - 15. Minnesota 10-2 - 16. Memphis 11-1 - 17. Michigan 9-3 - 18. Iowa 9-3 - 19. Boise St. 11-1 - 20. Appalachian St. 11-1 - 21. Cincinnati 10-2 - 22. Virginia 9-3 - 23. Navy 9-2 - 24. Southern Cal 8-4 - 25. Air Force 10-2

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College football bowl projections

Spoiler

College Football Playoff National Championship
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Jan. 13, 8 p.m., ESPN
Bonagura: LSU vs. Ohio State
Schlabach: LSU vs. Ohio State

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Dec. 28, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN
Bonagura: LSU vs. Clemson
Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Oklahoma

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Dec. 28, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN
Bonagura: Ohio State vs. Utah
Schlabach: LSU vs. Clemson

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Louisville new No. 1 in AP poll; unranked Michigan leaps to No. 4
Louisville has its first No. 1 ranking since 2013, the year the Cardinals won the national title after beating Akron and Western Kentucky last week. The only other time Louisville was ranked No 1. was in 2009.

Top 10
No.1: Louisville
No.2: Kansas
No.3: Maryland
No.4: Michigan
No.5: Virginia
NO.6: Ohio State
No.7: North Carolina
No.8: Kentucky
No.9: Gonzaga
No.10: Duke

 

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Stanford grabs No. 1 in AP women's poll after Oregon, Baylor lose
The Cardinal moved up two spots after a weekend that saw previous No. 1 Oregon and No. 2 Baylor both lose on Saturday. It was only the third time since the Top 25 became a writers' poll before the 1994-95 season that the top two teams lost on the same day.

Top 10
No.1: Stanford
No.2: Louisville
No.3: Oregon
No,4: UConn
No.5: Oregon State
No.6: South Carolina
No.7: Baylor
No.8: Florida State
No.9: Maryland
Np.10: Mississippi State

 

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Carl Frampton scores impressive win, Patrick Teixeira upsets Carlos Adames

Former junior featherweight and featherweight titlist Frampton (27-2, 15 KOs) moved up to junior lightweight, dropped Tyler (16-1-1, 7 KOs) twice with body shots and soundly defeated his inexperienced opponent in the co-feature of the Oscar Valdez-Adam Lopez bout that headlined the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card. The judges all had it as a shutout, 100-88 on all three scorecards.

Junior middleweight Patrick, 28. (31-1, 22 KOs) , with his face a bloody mess, won a hard-fought unanimous decision over Carlos Adames, 25, (18-1, 14 KOs) to win a vacant interim world title. The judges scored the fight 116-111, 114-113 and 114-113 for Teixeira, who earned the winning margin on two scorecards on the strength of a knockdown in the final moments of the seventh round.


Boxing champions list

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Ashleigh Barty claims third straight Newcombe Medal
During an unforgettable season, Barty became Australia's first French Open champion since Margaret Court in 1973 and the country's first women's world No.1 since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976.She was also the first-ever Australian woman to secure the year-end top ranking - and first Aussie since Lleyton Hewitt to do so in 2002.
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Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Marquez and "Sugar" Shane Mosley elected to International Boxing Hall of Fame
Hopkins (55-8-2, 2 no contests, 32 KOs) - Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) - Mosley (49-10-1, 41 KOs). All three were among boxing's biggest names throughout the 2000s, regularly appeared in pound-for-pound rankings, won multiple world titles and regularly faced elite competition.

Women inductees: Christy Martin (49-7-3, 31 KOs), known as "The Coal Miner's Daughter," and Lucia Rijker (17-0, 14 KOs), known as "The Dutch Destroyer. each won various titles and were the best of their time.
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Mark Pavelich, 61, of Lutsen, was charged with felony assault in August

Hopkins (55-8-2, 2 no contests, 32 KOs) Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) Mosley (49-10-1, 41 KOs)

Icon, survivor, grandee: Farewell Bob Willis, the man with the longest run

 

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2019 College Football Standings
American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Conference USA, FBS Independents, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, Sun Belt Conference,



2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Division Leaders:
Atlantic: No.3 Clemson (8-0 Conference, 12-0 Overall)
Coastal: No.23 Virginia (6-2 Conference, 9-3 Overall)

South Eastern Conference Football Standings
Division Leaders:
East: No.4 Georgia (7-1 Conference, 11-1 Overall)
No.9 Florida (6-2, 10-2)
West: No.2 LSU (8-0 Conference, 12-0 Overall)
No.11 Aluburn (5-3, 19-3)
No.12 Alabama (6-2, 10-2)

Big Ten Football Standings
Division Leaders
East: No.1 Ohio State (9-0 Conference, 12-0 Overall)
No.10 Penn State (7-2, 10-2)
No.14 Michigan (6-3, 9-3)
West: No.8 Wisconsin (7-2 Conference, 10-2 Overall)
No.16 Iowa (6-3, 9-3)
N0 18 Minnesota (7-2, 10-2)

Big 12 Conference Standings
Division Leader
No.6 Oklahoma (8-1 Conference, 11-1 Overall)
No.7 Baylor (8-1 Conference, 11-1 Overall)
No.25 Oklahoma State (5-4, 8-4)

PAC 12 Standings
Division Leaders
North: No.13 Oregon (8-1 Conference, 10-2 Overall)
South: No.8 Utah (7-1 Conference, 11-1 Overall)
No.22 USC (7-2, 8-4)
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2019 College Football Rankings: AP Top 25/ Coaches Poll

College Football Playoff Rankings -Top-10
No.1: Ohio State (12-0)
No.2: LSU (12-0)
No.3: Clemson (12-0)
No.4: Georgia (11-1)
No.5: Utah (11-1)
No.6: Oklahoma (11-1)
No.7: Baylor(11-1)
No.8: Wisconsin (10-2)
No.9: Florida (10-2)
No.10: Penn State (10-2)


Top-5: AP - Coaches Poll
No.1: LSU (12-0) - LSU (12-0)
No.2: Ohio State (12-0) -Ohio State (12-0)
No.3: Clemson (12-0) - Clemson (12-0)
No.4: Georgia (11-1) - Georgia (11-1)
No.5: Utah (11-1) - Utah(11-1)


ESPN Football Power Index - 2019

Top-5
No.1: Ohio State, Big 10 (12-0)
No.2: Clemson, ACC (12-0)
No.3: Alabama, SEC (10-2)
No.4: LSU, SEC (12-0)
No.5: Georgia, SEC (11-1)

 

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Army football program dropped motto of white supremacist origin​

The Army football program removed a slogan from merchandise and a team flag earlier this year after administrators were told that the phrase originated with white supremacist gangs. For the past several years, the Black Knights have taken the field for each game flying a pair of banners: the American flag and a black skull-and-crossbones flag with four letters inscribed on what would be the upper lip of the skull: GFBD. The acronym is shorthand for "God Forgives, Brothers Don't" and has been part of the football program's lexicon since the mid-1990s.

After a two-month investigation, military officials said they determined that the motto was used without knowing its origin, and therefore its use by the team was "benign" and had nothing to do "with the views or beliefs of white supremacist groups or any other disreputable organizations with which they might also be associated," according to an executive summary of the investigation's final report.

The skull-and-crossbones imagery was first used by Army football players to symbolize "toughness, tenacity, camaraderie and accountability" in the early 1990s and appeared on T-shirts before it was put on the team flag, according to investigators. The GFBD phrase wasn't made part of that symbolism by football players until 1996, according to Buddie. A group of players adopted the phrase after seeing it in the action movie "Stone Cold," starring former NFL linebacker Brian Bosworth.

 

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Slade to partner Supercars champ in 2020

Supercars star Mostert signs with WAU

Supercars drivers welcome 2020 changes

 

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Are you most confident Baylor, Oklahoma, Oregon or Utah will win its conference title game?
It's championship week, which means the major conference championship games are coming up.


Big 12 Championship: #7 Baylor (11-1) vs #6 Oklahoma (11-1)
Pac 12 Championship: #13 Oregon vs #5 Utah (11-1)
ACC Championship: #23 Virginia (9-3) vs #3 Clemson (12-0)
SEC Championship: #4 Georgia (11-1) vs #2 LSU (12-0)
BIG 10 Championship: #8 Wisconsin (10-2) vs #1 Ohio State (12-0)

My picks: Oklahoma. Utah. Clemson. Georgia. Ohio State

 

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Big 12 Championship: #7 Baylor (11-1) vs #6 Oklahoma (11-1)
Pac 12 Championship: #13 Oregon vs #5 Utah (11-1)
ACC Championship: #23 Virginia (9-3) vs #3 Clemson (12-0)
SEC Championship: #4 Georgia (11-1) vs #2 LSU (12-0)
BIG 10 Championship: #8 Wisconsin (10-2) vs #1 Ohio State (12-0)

My picks

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[Charlemagne]

Okay.... Utsuho Reiuji.... or Mariner 10....

Fuck it, this thread's getting BOTH.

 

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Are you most confident Baylor, Oklahoma, Oregon or Utah will win its conference title game?
It's championship week, which means the major conference championship games are coming up.


Big 12 Championship: #7 Baylor (11-1) vs #6 Oklahoma (11-1) 12:00 PM on ABC
Pac 12 Championship: No. 13 Oregon ends No. 5 Utah's playoff hopes with 37-15 win
ACC Championship: #23 Virginia (9-3) vs #3 Clemson (12-0) 7:30 PM on ABC
SEC Championship: #4 Georgia (11-1) vs #2 LSU (12-0) 4:00 PM on CBS
BIG 10 Championship: #8 Wisconsin (10-2) vs #1 Ohio State (12-0) 8:00 PM on FOX

My picks: Oklahoma. Utah. Clemson. Georgia. Ohio State

 

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Sorry, Three teams remain undefeated, but the Tigers make the best case for being No. 1

Most popular playoff picks: LSU, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma

Ed Orgeron: 'Doesn't matter' where CFP selection committee ranks LSU

 

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Justin Hamilton to replace longtime Va. Tech DC Foster

Virginia Tech has promoted safeties coach Justin Hamilton to defensive coordinator to replace longtime coordinator Bud Foster, who is retiring after the team's upcoming bowl game. Hamilton, 37, a former Hokies player, returned to his alma mater in 2018 as director of player development for defense and was promoted to safeties coach this past season.

Foster, 60, the architect of Virginia Tech's Lunch Pail defense, is the longest continually tenured FBS assistant coach at the same school. He was hired by former Hokies coach Frank Beamer as inside linebackers coach in 1987 and was elevated to co-defensive coordinator in 1995. He assumed control of the defense the next season and has held that role ever since.

 

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No. 1 LSU gets Oklahoma; Ohio State to play Clemson in College Football Playoff
LSU (13-0) reclaimed the No. 1 ranking. Ohio State (13-0) maintained its 19-game winning streak. Clemson (13-0) is in the playoff for the fifth straight year, winning the national title in 2016 and 2018. Oklahoma (12-1) was the biggest beneficiary of conference championship weekend.

LSU opened as a 10-point favorite over Oklahoma, and Clemson is a 2-point favorite against Ohio State in opening lines at Caesars Sportsbook. The Pac-12 was shut out of the playoff for the third straight year.
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