Best bets for the CFP semifinals: Where are the edges in the Fiesta and Peach bowls? - ESPN
The stakes are simple for the semifinal round of the College Football Playoff: win and you're playing for a national championship.
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Vaughan says time for England to move on from failed 'Bazball'
SYDNEY, Jan 7 : England need to finally move away from their high-risk, attacking 'Bazball' style of cricket and get back to basics after their Ashes series defeat, former captain Michael Vaughan told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.
Bethell's maiden century stalls Australia's victory march in fifth Ashes test
SYDNEY, Jan 7 : Jacob Bethell scored his maiden test century to lead an England rearguard action on the fourth day of the fifth test on Wednesday but Australia still looked firmly set for victory and a 4-1 series triumph.
Top prospect Darryn Peterson forces OT; Kansas rallies vs. TCU - ESPN
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Darryn Peterson scored 32 points, including three crucial free throws in regulation to tie the score, and No. 22 Kansas erased a double-digit deficit to outlast TCU 104-100 in overtime Tuesday night.
LeBron says he's fitting his game around Luka, as it should be - ESPN
NEW ORLEANS — As much as LeBron James' recent scoring surge — including 30 points in the Lakers' 111-103 win over the Pelicans — has proven once again that his career defies convention for an aging star, James reiterated the pecking order for L.A. on Tuesday night.
England 174-3 at tea, still trailing Australia's first-innings tally
SYDNEY, Jan 7 : England were 174 for three in their second innings at tea on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes test at Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday, still nine runs behind Australia's first-innings tally of 567.
England reach 80-1 at lunch after Crawley falls early
SYDNEY, Jan 7 : England were 80 for one in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes test at Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday, still 103 runs behind Australia's first-innings tally of 567.
NFL playoff myth-busters: Why you're wrong about all 14 teams - ESPN
The NFL playoff field is set, and you know these teams. For months, you've been watching them, talking about them and drawing conclusions about them. But some of those conclusions are wrong.