The Tigers were 14-0 when they arrived in Glendale, Ariz., to take on No. 2 Alabama in the national title game. When they left, they were 14-1. MORE: Ranking the top 40 college football players of 2016 “Just because we lost that one doesn’t mean the whole program, the whole way we think has to change,” Watson said Friday at the ACC Kickoff in Charlotte. Neither team closed out 2015 untouched....
Of those five, four are on offense, including QB Deshaun Watson, WRs Mike Williams and Artavis Scott and DE Shaw Lawson. Watson was selected as the preseason ACC Player of the Year and the Tigers were voted favorite to win the conference. MORE: SN Preseason Top 25 | SN All-ACC | 10 best ACC games FSU and Virginia Tech had four players apiece on the team. Pitt running back James Conner lead all vote-getters with 148, followed by FSU kicker Roberto Aguayo (141), Pitt WR Tyler Boyd (137), Duke safety Jeremy Cash (116), FSU cornerback Jalen Ramsey (115) and Duke center Matt Skura (111)....
The Tigers (10-0, 7-0 ACC) scored 24 unanswered points after allowing a 74-yard punt return touchdown by Michael Walker in the first quarter and falling behind 7-3. MORE: Watch college football live and on demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Clemson freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence didn’t seem to be affected by the cold weather as he completed 29 of 40 passes for 295 yards, with one touchdown and one interception....
Clemson (13-0) returns to the Playoff for the fourth consecutive year. The Tigers are one of two teams who ranked in the top five in scoring offense (45.4 ppg.) and scoring defense (14.7 points per game). The other team? No. 1 Alabama, of course. Dabo Swinney brings the same loaded team to Jerry World. NY6 PREVIEWS: Peach | Rose | Orange | Sugar | Fiesta Notre Dame (12-0) enjoyed its second unbeaten regular season under Brian Kelly, and this team will have a chance to take the Playoff stage for the first time....
Gallows humor aside, these second- and third-tier contenders have a point. How will they ever get known if the Big Three—soon to be Big Four, when Fred Thompson enters the race—crowd out everybody else? Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, one of the also-rans, blames money, or lack thereof, for his difficulty in breaking through. An ordained Baptist minister, he embodies the social values of the Republican base, yet polls show almost half of religious conservatives support Giuliani, whose personal life and policy positions conflict with their core principles....
“Increased frequency and severity of acute physical risk events and longer-term chronic phenomena associated with climate change are expected to lead to increased economic and financial costs,” the report said. The council gave several recommendations to combat the climate-related financial risks, including making strides to acquire more data that helps them assess the perils and creating an inter-agency group to monitor the threats. This is the first annual report of Joe Biden’s presidency from the governmental organization charged with assessing risks to the financial system and detailing them to Congress....
Just another 1.5-mile layout in a Sprint Cup schedule full of them and a Chase playoff that could use a bit more variety. Not to Clint Bowyer and Carl Edwards. As natives of Kansas (Bowyer) and Missouri (Edwards), there's practically no track (except maybe Daytona) that the two drivers would rather win at. MORE: Video: Danica plays sexy country girl | Video: Watch Bowyer get distracted | Kenseth: Why change | Kes contract...
The dilemma? Clinton owes a huge debt to Riordan campaign chairman William Wardlaw, who headed Clinton’s California campaign and stood by him during the scandal-filled days before the New Hampshire primary. Riordan also has endeared himself to Democrats: the millionaire has contributed heavily to big-name Dems like Dianne Feinstein and Bill Bradley. While the Woo camp and state party leaders have asked Clinton to visit L.A., Wardlaw-who has key administration backers in Secretary of State Warren Christopher and U....
“But Frank, you don’t understand,” Bill Clinton said. “I’ve always had to get A’s.” Always. And now, eight months later, much of America knows the mixed consequences of such fierce determination. The positive side will be on display this week at Madison Square Garden: a remarkably skilled and resilient politician, a man of persistence and intelligence who has managed to survive a personal ordeal unlike any other in the history of presidential campaigning and showed more than his share of grace under pressure in the process....
First, Leonard was named as one of the 75 greatest NBA players of all time. He became one of only 11 active players to make the list. Then, on Friday, Leonard dropped the first half of his rap project “Culture Jam.” MORE: Who are the active players on the NBA 75 team? Leonard’s goal with his rap album is to celebrate basketball and hip-hop together. He also wants to give back to underserved communities....
Is the best fight to be made for boxing in 2023 Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua? Who would win in a heavyweight clash featuring different styles? Did Caleb Plant go too far against Anthony Dirrell? Where does Claressa Shields rank when it comes to the best of the best in women’s boxing? Is she at the very top? And, of course, does boxing really need Tyson Fury vs. Derek Chisora 3?...
KSI recently fought two opponents in one night. Was it a sideshow or sign of things to come? Should we embrace it, or should the sport resist going down the WWE route? The Sporting News’ Andreas Hale breaks down the idea of boxing YouTubers in the third episode of “Clobberin’ Time” along with Daniel Yanofsky, The Sporting News’ Combat Editor. They discuss the value YouTubers may or may not bring to the sport, what the future holds for them, and much more including:...
RELATED: Best Cartoons Of The 2010s Sadly, that wasn’t the case. Clone High was canceled after one season due to some controversies regarding its portrayal of a certain character. Still, it lives on in fans’ memories as one of the chaotic, entertaining, and most unique adult cartoon shows in existence. As is customary for good shows that only last one season, rewatching the episodes and determining the best ones is a good way to commemorate it....
Chapman, who threw a 99 mph fastball on the play, suffered fractures above his left eye and nose. Given the frightening nature of incidents like this, it's best to wish Chapman a full recovery before assessing what's next in his career. (Update: Chapman reportedly has a "very mild concussion" but no brain or eye damage. A full recovery is expected, but a timetable of 6-8 weeks before he's pitching again has been mentioned....
Earlier that year, the women’s player group had raised an objection to several tournament organizers handing out significantly lower match fee payouts compared to the men’s players. In August of 1973, a landmark moment was witnessed when the US Open announced pay parity. A month later, King beat Riggs in that exhibition match which was televised to 90 million viewers around the US. The stage was set for equal gender pay; King called 1973 ‘a year of insanity’....
Today, the industrial-age factories are little changed: workers still sit at tin desks twisting and clicking new revolvers into place, at a rate of about four an hour, while the smoldering stench of forged metal drifts over the valley. But in just about every other way, life in Gun Valley is not what it was. As fewer people shoot for sport, profits are drying up quicker than the parched river....
But it’s coming and when it does, the Texans No. 1 overall NFL draft pick has one person in his sights—Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. It’s a good litmus test. Luck is an elite talent and getting the best of him would do wonders for Clowney’s ego and reputation early in his professional football career. He acknowledged as much while doing a video on the Texans’ website—a video during which he described himself not as a defensive end but as an outside linebacker who wants “to be the best Jadeveon Clowney I can be on and off the field....
Put into bat first, CSK lost Murali Vijay for a duck, for the second consecutive time in the series. Michael Hussey was joined by Suresh Raina at the crease. Just when the pair started looking dangerous, Duminy sent Hussey back to the hut with a beautiful off-spinner that induced the outside edge. With the scoreboard reading 45/2, CSK played the ‘You-know-what happens next’ card by sending in Subramaniam Badrinath to stabilize the innings....
“The best directors are the ones who worked on the factory floor,” he told his former Arsenal team mate Martin Keown in an interview for Britain’s Daily Mail on Friday. “The ones who make the decisions should be the people who know what’s really happening and how it impacts down below.” Dutch great Johan Cruyff, who died last month aged 68, was instrumental in putting that sort of system in place at the Amsterdam club he played for with such distinction....
“We want to keep him, Arsenal have said they will pay the full release clause, but he hasn’t accepted yet. He gets the last word.” Ranieri told Sky Italia Vardy was the second top scorer last season one goal behind Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane. His fantastic form helped Leicester City lift an unlikely Premier League title. Vardy also broke the record for scoring in the most consecutive number of games in the Premier League....
