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Analysis: The $2.8 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA lays the foundation for players to receive money directly from their schools.

Note Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State, all kings of the sport, made mostly quick and easy work of their visitors on the College Football Playoff’s opening weekend.

Pittsburgh (10-5) would have clinched the division with a victory, but now the teams are deadlocked after the Ravens (10-5) won for just the second time in the last 10 games in this series.

Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career — an MVP, 10 All-Star selections, two World Series titles and a Gold Glove award.

Jaydon Blue ran for 146 yards, dashing 77 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to help the Longhorns beat Clemson.

Penn State linebacker Tony Rojas added a pick-6 of his own and the Nittany Lions shut down Kevin Jennings and the high-powered SMU Mustangs.

The Chargers put some doubts to rest getting back on track and getting closer to wrapping up a playoff spot.

Towns spent nine seasons with the Timberwolves before being dealt three days before training camp began.

We nailed our Upset of the Week with Cowboys winning at Carolina, scored a second outright upset bull’s-eye on Buccaneers beating Chargers, and also had a ‘dog-with-points cover by Rams vs. Niners.

The sports romance genre is seeing a new trend thanks in part to the popularity of the docuseries “Drive to Survive.”

The 40-year-old Vonn says she’s “getting pretty tired of people predicting negative things about my future.”

Now, finally, college football has what the rest of sports have — a legitimate postseason tournament.

Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president who turned 68 this year, pledged to embed “transformative change over the next four years” then seek re-election ahead of schedule.

The Broncos need one win in their last three games to reach the playoffs. Nix is not looking at it like that.

Snow showers are forecast to give way to cloudy skies and temperatures in the 20s in South Bend, Indiana, for Friday night’s Indiana-Notre Dame game.

Bo Nix and Denver have won four straight and would return to the playoffs for the first time since 2015 with a victory at SoFi Stadium.

There have been other All-Star format shakeups in recent years.

The Detroit Lions keep losing players at an alarming rate. Other teams are dealing with injuries to key players.

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A total of 24 schools are represented on the first team with Texas and Miami having two players apiece selected by a panel of AP Top 25 voters.

Arkansas State coach Bryan Hodgson opted for the blunt route against University of Alabama at Birmingham.