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College Football Playoff expansion faces obstacles
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College Football Playoff expansion faces obstacles

January 2, 2019

College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock speaking during a press conference in Rosemont, Ill. The postseason system is not quite halfway through a 12-year contract with ESPN that runs…

Sick of Alabama vs. Clemson? The football will be great
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Sick of Alabama vs. Clemson? The football will be great

January 2, 2019

Alabama head coach Nick Saban, left, and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney talk before the Sugar Bowl semifinal playoff game for the college football national championship in New Orleans. Swinney…

NFL makes it hard for defense to lead way to Super Bowl
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NFL makes it hard for defense to lead way to Super Bowl

January 2, 2019

High-powered offenses might generate the highlights, the fantasy points and victories in the regular season. But more often than not the top defenses have managed to hold those dynamic offenses…

Houston hires Dana Holgorsen away from West Virginia
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Houston hires Dana Holgorsen away from West Virginia

January 2, 2019

Houston hired West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen as its coach Wednesday, ending his eight-year run with the West Virginia Mountaineers.Michael Thomas/Associated Press Holgorsen was 61-41 and 33-30 in the Big 12…

Overtime goal lifts Kings past Avalanche
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Overtime goal lifts Kings past Avalanche

January 1, 2019

Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown shoots the winning goal in overtime Monday against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. The Kings won 3-2.David Zalubowski/Associated Press Brown scored on a…

NFL head coaching positions a slippery ride
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NFL head coaching positions a slippery ride

December 31, 2018

Six head coaches were fired as the NFL season concluded, four of them on Monday. Two, Mike McCarthy in Green Bay and Hue Jackson in Cleveland, didn’t even make it…

Russo: With Alabama-Clemson set, get ready for part 5
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Russo: With Alabama-Clemson set, get ready for part 5

December 31, 2018

Clemson defensive end Austin Bryant holds up the trophy as the team celebrates their 30-3 win against Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl semifinal playoff game Saturday in Arlington, Texas.…

Paris wins super-G for back-to-back victories in Italy
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Paris wins super-G for back-to-back victories in Italy

December 30, 2018

Paris, who won a downhill on Friday, beat Olympic champion Matthias Mayer of Austria by 0.01 seconds for a record fourth victory on the Stelvio course, eclipsing Austrian greats Hermann…