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College Football Playoff is set: Top seed Michigan vs. Alabama in Rose Bowl, Washington vs. Texas in Sugar Bowl
The final season of the four-team College Football Playoff turned out to be the most controversial with an unprecedented snub. Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama were selected Sunday, and Florida State became the first unbeaten Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the field. Michigan will face Alabama in...
Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first U.S. band to go virtual and become digital avatarsVideo
On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. But as dedicated fans surely know — they were never going to call it quits. Not really. During their encore, the band’s current lineup...
Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health. Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 summit moved past two days of lofty rhetoric and calls for unity from top leaders to concerns about health...
DeSantis hits Iowa campaign milestone but is still far behind Trump, who again mocked his campaign
NEWTON, Iowa — Ron DeSantis completed his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties, crossing a symbolic but also tactical threshold by telling his audience in a central Iowa town “this should show you that I consider myself a servant, not a ruler.” Former President Donald Trump, who...
3 officials have left a pro-DeSantis super PAC in the group’s latest shake-up, AP sources say
DES MOINES, Iowa — Three senior members of a super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis left the group on Saturday, the latest sign of instability within the 2024 hopeful’s political operation just six weeks before the Iowa Republican caucuses. Kristin Davison parted ways with Never Back Down just after...
Israel expands Gaza ground offensive, vows to hit the south with ‘no less strength’ than the north
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel’s ground offensive expanded to every part of the Gaza Strip, its military said Sunday, as it ordered more evacuations and vowed to hit south Gaza with “no less strength” than the fight that has reduced large parts of north Gaza to a moonscape. Heavy...
No SEC? Unbeaten P5 but left out? Final 4-team College Football Playoff will be unlike any other
The four-team version of the College Football Playoff is going out with drama and controversy. Championship weekend created as many questions as answers for the CFP committee and the selections Sunday will be the first in the 10-year history of the system where the field is truly hard to predict....
No. 2 Michigan beats No. 18 Iowa for Big Ten title, likely to claim top playoff seed
INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh celebrated his return to the sideline Saturday by hugging players and evasively running to avoid a Gatorade bath. Blake Corum and J.J. McCarthy were already reflecting on bigger goals. And when the confetti came streaming down over the Wolverines, they made sure everyone knew...
No. 4 Florida State beats No. 15 Louisville 16-6 for ACC title, but could miss playoff at 13-0
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Florida State coach Mike Norvell said the possibility of leaving his unbeaten Seminoles out of the College Football Playoff shouldn’t even be discussed. It almost certainly will be. Florida State made things as difficult as possible on the CFP selection committee, using a dominant defensive performance to...
No. 4 Florida State beats No. 15 Louisville for ACC title, but could miss playoff at 13-0
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Florida State coach Mike Norvell said the possibility of leaving his unbeaten Seminoles out of the College Football Playoff shouldn’t even be discussed. It almost certainly will be. Florida State made things as difficult as possible on the CFP selection committee, using a dominant defensive performance to...
No. 8 Alabama knocks off No. 1 Georgia 27-24 for SEC title; both teams await postseason fateVideo
ATLANTA — Alabama is again the top dog in the SEC — and perhaps headed to the College Football Playoff — after ending Georgia’s 29-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory over the No. 1 Bulldogs in the conference championship game Saturday. Now, the big question: Is Georgia’s bid for...
Scottie Scheffler builds a 3-shot lead in the Bahamas. Tiger Woods is happy with his recoveryVideo
NASSAU, Bahamas — Scottie Scheffler made two eagles Saturday in his round of 7-under-par 65 that gave the No. 1 player in the world another chance to win the Hero World Challenge. Tiger Woods will be around at the end but only to hand out the trophy. Scheffler was never...
No. 7 Texas bids farewell to Big 12 with title win over Oklahoma StateVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns are leaving the Big 12 with bookend championships and still hoping for a chance at the College Football Playoff. As for their fans, it was good riddance to the commissioner they felt was rooting against them. Longhorns fans heartily booed and...
Burns scores 18 as Youngstown State knocks off Robert Morris, 71-57Video
MOON TOWNSHIP — Damiree Burns scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Youngstown State defeat Robert Morris, 71-57, on Saturday. Brett Thompson scored 17 and added six rebounds for the Penguins (5-3). Ziggy Reid finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. The Colonials (2-6) were led by Stephaun...
Miami (Ohio) upsets No. 23 Toledo to win MAC championship
DETROIT — Rashad Amos ran for two touchdowns, Graham Nicholson kicked three field goals and Miami (Ohio) upset No. 23 Toledo, 23-14, in the Mid-American Conference championship game Saturday. The RedHawks (11-2) last won the MAC title in 2019 when they beat Central Michigan. It is the first time Miami...
Bucknell hands Penn State 4th straight loss 76-67Video
STATE COLLEGE — Jack Forrest scored 23 points, Noah Williamson added 21 and Bucknell handed Penn State its fourth straight loss, 76-67, on Saturday. Forrest was 8-of 14 shooting, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers. Williamson was 9 of 13, and Josh Bascoe had 11 points and 10 rebounds for...
Las Vegas police search for suspect after 5 homeless people are shot, killing 1
LAS VEGAS — Five homeless people were shot in Las Vegas on Friday, one of them fatally, and police were searching for a lone suspect, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. near a freeway overpass in the northeastern part of the city, according to Las Vegas police. A...
Sheriff says Alabama family’s pet ‘wolf-hybrid’ killed their 3-month-old boy
CHELSEA, Ala. — A 3-month-old boy was killed as his parents tried to rescue the baby from the family pet, a hybrid animal that was part dog, part wolf, authorities said. The boy had been bitten but was alive when first responders arrived shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday at the...
Gun factory in upstate New York with roots in 19th century set to close
ILION, N.Y. — A gun factory in upstate New York with a history stretching back to the 19th century is scheduled to close in March, according to a letter from the company to union officials. RemArms, the current version of Remington Arms, will close its facility in the Mohawk Valley...
Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel pounded targets in the crowded southern half of the Gaza Strip on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacuate, driving up the death toll even as the United States and others urged it to do more to protect Gaza civilians a...
7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines and a tsunami warning is issued
MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting many villagers to flee their homes in panic around midnight after Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning. The quake struck at 10:37 p.m. at a depth of 20 miles, according...
U.S. targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy. The Environmental Protection Agency said the rule will sharply reduce...
No. 3 Washington rallies to beat No. 5 Oregon and secure playoff spot
LAS VEGAS — Michael Penix Jr. passed for 319 yards and a touchdown, Dillon Johnson ran for 152 yards and two TDs and No. 3 Washington wrapped up a spot in the College Football Playoff, beating No. 5 Oregon, 34-31, on Friday night in the Pac-12 Championship. The game was...
West Virginia falls short vs. St. John’s in Big East-Big 12 Battle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Joel Soriano scored a career-high 24 points to lead St. John’s to a 79-73 victory over West Virginia on Friday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. Chris Ledlum added a season-high 17 points and Nahiem Alleyne had 12 of his 14 points in the second half...
Pentagon forges high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with defense chiefs from Australia and...
