The first round of the expanded College Football Playoff saw four teams advance and four teams eliminated. Analyzing the winners and losers.
Welling’s 22 lead Utah Valley past Weber State 64-62
Carter Welling had 22 points in Utah Valley's 64-62 win against Weber State on Saturday night. Welling also had six rebounds and five blocks for the Wolverines (7-6). Jackson Holcombe scored 13 points while shooting 6 of 10 from the field and 1 for 3 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds.
Flyers show no quit, snap 3-game skid with overtime win
The Flyers rallied three times for a much-needed, 5-4 overtime win Saturday night over the Blue Jackets at the Wells Fargo Center.
Howard throws 2 TD passes to Smith to help Ohio State rout Tennessee 42-17 in College Football Playoff
Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game.
Jayson Tatum makes history in MVP performance vs. Bulls
No Celtics player has ever done what Jayson Tatum accomplished in Saturday's win over the Bulls.
Ravens needed a win like Saturday’s, and the rest of the AFC should take notice
On paper, Baltimore appears to be rounding into Super Bowl-caliber form. Beating the bogeyman Steelers is proof of concept.
Ryan Day, Ohio State revival in College Football Playoff silences noisy Tennessee fans
Ohio State supplied fresh evidence in this College Football Playoff romp of Tennessee that they're national championship material.
College Football Playoff: Ohio State’s hot start powers it past Tennessee and into Rose Bowl vs. Oregon
The Buckeyes dominated the Volunteers 42-17.
Matchups, TV times, Bowl schedule for CFP quarterfinals
The CFP quarterfinals are set for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1
3 observations after Sixers get blown out by NBA-leading Cavs
The Sixers fell to a 126-99 road loss Saturday night to the Cavs without Joel Embiid.
What we learned as Steph, TJD, Podz lead Warriors’ win over Wolves
Steph Curry poured in 30 points as the Golden State Warriors pulled out a thrilling win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Graham Ike leads No. 13 Gonzaga to 86-65 win over Bucknell
Graham Ike had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 13 Gonzaga moved past an early cold spell to beat Bucknell 86-65 on Saturday night. Ben Gregg scored 15 points and Nolan Hickman added 14 for the Bulldogs (9-3), who improved to 6-0 at home. From there, the Zags ran out to a 38-27 halftime lead and stretched their lead to 20 points with a 9-0 run to open the second half.
Harsh lessons from blunder-filled journey to fill Aussie chasm… and how next ‘star’ can save them
The latest debacle surrounding opening batters for Australia’s Test side well precedes Nathan McSweeney and this summer’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Marlon Humphrey says he wasn’t taunting at the end of his pick six
After Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey caught an interception in the fourth quarter of Saturday's win over the Ravens and started for the end zone, he appeared to taunt a Steelers player by holding the ball toward him.
Fox calls out Kings’ lack of enjoyment as losses keep piling up
After another gut-punch loss, star point guard De'Aaron Fox made it clear the Sacramento Kings need to fix more than their fundamentals.