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The future of the College Football Playoff: Expansion, complaints and what comes next
Questions about the future of the CFP are rampant, as some Group of 5 power brokers push for expansion. But are those at the top inclined to change things?

CFP debate: What would an ideal system look like?
Our experts break down the process and propose changes. Plus, the architect of the BCS weighs in.

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NFL PLAYOFFS
Barnwell predicts the NFL playoff bracket and Super Bowl champ: Scores for every matchup
Thirteen playoff games, one Super Bowl LV winner. Here's how Bill Barnwell sees every matchup.

Experts predict: Wild-card weekend upsets
Which QB needs to show out this weekend? Which team should sign Cam Newton? Our insiders make their picks.

COMMENTARY
Bryant: From Kenosha to the U.S. Capitol, a new year brings the same old reminders
If 2020 was a revelation for huge swathes of white America, it also served as an indictment, carried into 2021, of how overwhelmingly a country that claims to be a meritocracy routinely denies the merits of Black people.


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METS ACQUIRE LINDOR
10 ways the Francisco Lindor trade changes MLB
The winter's biggest blockbuster not only bolsters New York's lineup, it sets dominoes in motion across baseball.

Grading the trade, what's next for both teams and more
New York made its first big move of the Steve Cohen era. Here's who won the deal, and what comes next.

MUST-SEE MOMENTS
Pass of the night! Jalen Suggs’ absurd, full-court dime leads to Zags' layup

Stanford's Ziaire Williams throws down windmill dunk

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Bilas: Making sense of college hoops and the 68 best teams right now
Sure, Jay Bilas will mock the NCAA tournament selection committee. But he also sees how hard this season will be, given all issues. Finding the best 68 teams (and one big name just on the outside) isn't easy -- except for The Bilastrator, of course.

Best freshmen: Biggest stars, surprises, those waiting their turn
Here are those who have excelled or left us wanting more.

How Titans' Derrick Henry can withstand a heavy workload to keep delivering
Henry enters the playoffs having logged 378 carries. Can he keep from wearing down? Legendary running backs size up Henry and give him advice.

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- Sources: Watson irked by Texans' hiring process
- Irving misses win, not traveling for Grizzlies game
- Mayor 'optimistic' about NBA's return to Seattle
- Ex-Angels staffer: Cole, others doctored balls
- UFC's Rivera faces 2 counts of attempted murder
- McShay's new NFL mock draft
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College Football Playoff
Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY Sports 2020-21 College Football Playoff
Get all the latest insight and analysis leading up to the CFP National Championship game on Jan. 11.
Wild-card MegaCast
Will Newton/Getty Images How to watch Baltimore Ravens-Tennessee Titans wild-card MegaCast
The Tennessee Titans ended the Baltimore Ravens' season in 2019 and face them again in the wild-card round of the playoffs at 1:05 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN.
On this date
Epic Alabama-Georgia duel in 2018 CFP Championship
In the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, Tua Tagovailoa led the Crimson Tide to a thrilling title.
ICYMI
Celtics' Brown: There are two different Americas
Jaylen Brown reacts to Wednesday's events in Washington D.C. and still encourages everyone to continue to push for change.
The blockbuster is coming
Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images NBA teams are going to need a James Harden trade soon
The circumstances for a blockbuster deal bear a striking resemblance to another team's recent gamble on a star trade.
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ESPN Ranking the top 10 NBA players for 2020-21
Here are the very best NBA players for this season, according to ESPN's NBArank.
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