2024 College Football Playoff odds: Oregon favored; Texas, Georgia tied
Oregon now has the shortest odds to make the 12-team Playoff after eight weeks of college football.
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Basketball wrap: Home comforts for Liffey Celtics
FloMAX Liffey Celtics marked their first home game of the 2024/25 Women's Super League with a 77-65 victory over Trinity Meteors to remain top of the table, while Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell kept themselves in the chasing pack following their 90-83 win at home against Utility Trust St. Paul’s on Sunday.
College football Week 8 preview: Texas-Georgia, five midseason surprises and more - ESPN
Week 8 is here as we look toward multiple exciting conference matchups on Saturday's slate of games. With how this season's matchups have been panning out, these are ones you won't want to miss.
UConn basketball adds No. 2 center Eric Reibe to 2025 class - ESPN
Eric Reibe, the second-best center in the senior class, announced his commitment to UConn on Wednesday, giving Dan Hurley and the Huskies their second top-25 recruit in 2025.
"Inhumane Treatment": Stranded In Airport For 20 Hours, Nigeria Football Team Boycott AFCON Qualifier vs Libya
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed Monday that their national team had returned home after alleged "inhumane treatment" in Libya ahead of a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. "The Nigeria delegation departed the Al-Abraq Airport at exactly 15.05 hours, bound for the city of Kano, and onwards to the Federal Capital, Abuja," the NFF said in a statement. NFF director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, outlined in a 20-point statement the team's "ordeal on Libyan soil", saying the "keenly-anticipated match" had been "relegated to a fiasco by Libyan federal authorities and Football Federation".
FA Cup First Round draw: Tonbridge Angels manager Jay Saunders looks ahead to potentially being drawn against a Football League club including Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic
Jay Saunders’ love affair with the FA Cup is back on - after a two-year absence.
Basketball Hall of Fame: Who is eligible in 2025, 2026 and 2027 - ESPN
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame welcomes its latest inductees, with former NBA stars Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups headlining the 13-member class.
Fantasy basketball: Karl-Anthony Towns positioned to thrive on Knicks - ESPN
The New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves are in the process of finalizing a blockbuster trade of All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns, sources confirmed to ESPN Friday night. This deal will likely have significant fantasy basketball implications.