NFL KickoffThe season opens Wednesday night in Seattle, where the Seahawks beat New England 29-13 in February. The Patriots rebuilt the line and signed A.J. Brown. The Seahawks lost half their secondary. Three points and a total of 44.5 say it's close.
The reporting now says the presidents are not expected to expel LSU. That does not mean nothing happens. Here is the mechanism, the number, the way out for Baton Rouge, and the reason the conference is doing this at all.
Chicago is 75-69 with a two-game lead on Cleveland and three weeks to play. The math says the Guardians' schedule is easier. The tiebreakers say the Sox already won the season series. Somebody is going to be wrong.
A conference that has never expelled anyone in 93 years has asked a federal judge to make sure nothing stops it from voting on LSU this week. Here is how a two-player roster fight got here, and what the 15 other schools actually have to decide.
TitansThe Titans open at Nissan Stadium against the team that fired their head coach. The line says pick 'em. The film says it hinges on one number.
TennesseeThe Vols hung 638 yards on Furman in a 56-9 rout, and the freshman quarterback matched a mark held by Casey Clausen and Tyler Bray. Georgia Tech is next.
West VirginiaA 24-0 lead nearly slipped away before Michael Hawkins Jr. put it to bed with his legs. Rich Rodriguez's second opener back in Morgantown was a win, with an asterisk.
Big TenThe clock read 0:00 with the ball in the air. Then it read 0:01. Then Bryce Underwood threw a Hail Mary that JJ Buchanan caught, and the Big Ten owes everyone an explanation.
AP Top 25A 51-10 demolition of Clemson moved the Tigers into the top 10. Notre Dame is No. 3. Tennessee holds at No. 18, and the Big 12's flag is carried by Texas Tech, BYU and Houston.
Godzilla Wins FantasyYour draft is over and the free-agent pool is still full. Two rookie receivers, a goal-line back, a bridge quarterback and a tight end nobody drafted.
Past the WireSir Mark Prescott's six-year-old mare won the Grade 2 Kentucky Turf Cup by 1¾ lengths, gave Luke Morris his first U.S. graded stakes win, and is going back to Europe before November.