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A champion will be crowned but college football chaos will linger beyond Indiana-Miami title game

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Once the legal wrangling over paying players finally got settled last summer, there was hope that college football might finally stumble into something resembling stability. Among the headlines over the past few months: lawsuits over eligibility, bickering about the transfer portal, stalled congressional legislation, fights about outside investment into conferences, the future of the College Football Playoff and, of course, the decades-old dilemma over coaches leaving programs for huge amount...

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Wizards Lose But Still Can Say, “At Least We’re Not The Kings”

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The best thing about the Sacramento Kings is that the Wizards can say, “At least we’re not the Sacramento Kings.” Yes, the Kings beat the Wizards, 128-115 last night. It was their 12th victory of the year — just two more than the Wizards. But Sacramento has been bad while also being the league’s third […]

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Wesley Saïd leads Ligue 1 leader Lens to 10th straight win

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Winger Wesley Saïd scored a brilliant goal to secure Lens' 10th consecutive win across all competitions and place atop the Ligue 1 standings on Saturday. Lens defeated Auxerre 1-0 after Saïd controlled with his chest Malang Sarr’s cross into the box and finished with a left-footed volley from the bounce. Lens, which claimed its only French title in 1998, stayed one point ahead of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain, which beat Lille on Friday.

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Nwabali denies Salah, saves 2 penalties as Nigeria beats Egypt for 3rd place at Africa Cup

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Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saved two penalties including the first from Mohamed Salah for Nigeria to beat Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shootout for third place at the Africa Cup Nations on Saturday. Ademola Lookman scored the winning penalty. Salah and Omar Marmoush had their penalty kicks saved by Nwabali at the start of the shootout after the teams drew 0-0 in normal time.

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Pistons vs Pacers preview: Dominate the paint

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You’d think a matchup with the best and the worst teams in the East should be easy pickings. It might be for the Detroit Pistons, but the Indiana Pacers are playing much better basketball over the last two weeks. This will be Detroit’s fifth home game in a row as they are 4.5 games in […]

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