Peach Bowl: Alabama dynasty vs. playoff outsider Washington (Dec 30, 2016)
ATLANTA (AP) Alabama is very familiar with this role. Washington? It’s been a while. The Peach Bowl features one of college football’s greatest dynasties against the definite outsider in this season’s College Football Playoff. The top-ranked Crimson Tide (13-0) is going for its second straight national title and fifth in the last nine seasons under coach Nick Saban . At this point, it’s national championship or bust for Alabama. A loss in Saturday’s semifinal game would make this season ..>> view originalNew champ Cody Garbrandt says 'run it back' with Dominick Cruz, who punts to TJ Dillashaw
By: Steven Marrocco and John Morgan | December 31, 2016 3:45 am LAS VEGAS – There came a moment in the third round of Cody Garbrandt’s fight with Dominick Cruz where everything shifted. Cruz, he told MMAjunkie, had been responding to his in-cage trash talk during the first two rounds of their co-headliner at Friday’s UFC 207. But when he asked the bloodied champ a question – “Are you having fun?” – he received no response. “I knew right there it was my fight,” Garbrandt said at the pos..>> view originalTennessee Football Wins Music City Bowl: 5 Takeaways from Vols Victory Over Nebraska
Tennessee football defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 38-24 in the Music City Bowl. Here are five takeaways from the Volunteers’ win over the Huskers. After a tumultuous season where Butch Jones was mocked and put on the hot seat, fans called for Joshua Dobbs’s benching, and a 5-0 start turned into a massively disappointing 8-4 record, Tennessee football finished the season in style. The Vols got a nice win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers 38-24 in the Music City Bowl. It was the first win in progr..>> view originalMichael Bennett: “I Love Seattle, I Love the Fans Here. I Want to Retire a Seahawk”
The Seahawks travel to San Francisco for their regular season finale against Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Watch. Video. Seahawks Sign Michael Bennett to Multi-Year Contract Extension. Posted about 4 hours ago. On the final Friday ...>> view originalFlorida State outlasts Michigan to prevail in Orange Bowl for the ages
Good luck topping this one, College Football Playoff. One night before the highly anticipated national semifinals, Florida State and Michigan played an Orange Bowl for the ages, with the Seminoles prevailing 33–32 on Deondre Francois’s 12-yard completion to Nyqwan Murray with 36 seconds left. It was a wild game full of dramatic swings of momentum and it will almost certainly top the lists of the best games of bowl season. Here are three thoughts on the Seminoles..>> view originalDetroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers: Scouting report, prediction
CLOSE In this week's "Talkin' Lions," Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez discuss the Lions' recent slump, the playoff picture and Lions-Packers on Sunday night for the NFC North title. Recorded Dec. 27, 2016. Sep 25, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs for a first down before being tackled by the Lions' Brandon Copeland (51) and Tahir Whitehead at Lambeau Field.(Photo: Benny Sieu, USA TODAY Sports)Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the matchups f..>> view originalRonda Rousey knocked out in 48 seconds at UFC 207
LAS VEGAS – Ronda Rousey was once again pummeled by a striker and lost her second consecutive bout.The former women’s bantamweight champion was completely outclassed in the striking game by Amanda Nunes, who stopped Rousey at 48 seconds of the first round to retain her women’s bantamweight championship in the main event of UFC 207 at T-Mobile Arena.Nunes landed a big right just seconds into the fight that clearly hurt Rousey, who was fighting for the first time since a stunning defeat at the han..>> view originalJames Harden has triple-double, Rockets top Clippers 140-116 (Dec 31, 2016)
HOUSTON (AP) The Los Angeles Clippers entered their game against the Houston Rockets without star point guard Chris Paul and by halftime they were down another point guard and coach Doc Rivers. James Harden had a triple-double with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and the Rockets rolled to a 140-116 victory Friday night. Clippers guard Austin Rivers and father/coach Doc Rivers were both ejected in the second quarter as Los Angeles dropped its fifth straight. ”(The Rockets) played grea..>> view originalCan anyone stop the Tide from a playoff rerun?
ATLANTA -- SEC teams aren't the only ones tired of hearing about how good Alabama is.So are Clemson, Ohio State and Washington, the other College Football Playoff participants.Call it Alabama fatigue. It doesn't matter the sport, professional or collegiate, when a team enjoys a run of dominance like the Crimson Tide have in college football in recent years, neutral observers develop a rooting interest in seeing the king fall.Few teams have dominated the sport like defending national champion Ala..>> view original
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