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Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a 27-20...
Jan 02, 2024
Michael Penix Jr. leads No. 2 Washington to 37-31 victory over Texas and spot in national title game
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The remarkable comeback story of Michael Penix Jr. is a victory away from a perfect ending for Washington. Penix passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and the Huskies held off Te...
Jan 02, 2024 ngader / CC
Harbaugh's Michigan Wolverines to play for national title after stopping Alabama 27-20 in OT
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Jalen Milroe caught a low snap on fourth down in overtime at the Rose Bowl and ran straight ahead into wall of blue and maize. That wall of Michigan defenders had been hardened...
Jan 02, 2024 ajay_suresh / CC
College Football Playoffs set for Monday
A tantalizing Rose Bowl matchup pits Saban's Alabama against Harbaugh's Michigan in the CFP PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh are among the few larger-than-life figures still standin...
Jan 01, 2024
Justin Fields, DJ Moore lead way as Bears deal Falcons' hopes a big blow with 37-17 romp
CHICAGO (AP) - Justin Fields noticed the smoke in the air and the cigars on a table as he walked into the locker room. By then, the celebration was underway. Fields threw for 268 yards with a touchdow...
Jan 01, 2024 Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) passes the ball in the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/David Banks)
NFL Monday morning review
Analysis: Cowboys got all the breaks while Ravens and 49ers were big winners, locking up No. 1 seeds The Dallas Cowboys got another big victory without taking the field Sunday. The Baltimore Ravens an...
Jan 01, 2024
NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough, a 3-time Cup champion in the 1970s, dies at 84
Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR's all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, has died. NASCAR announced that the Hall of Famer and South Carolina native die...
Jan 01, 2024 Ted Van Pelt / CC
Mason Marchment has 3 goals and an assist in Stars' 8-1 rout of Blackhawks
DALLAS (AP) - Mason Marchment had three goals and an assist and the Dallas Stars routed the Chicago Blackhawks 8-1 on Sunday night to complete a two-game set. Tyler Seguin had a goal and two assists a...
Jan 01, 2024
Father McGivney Wins Midwest Farm & Land/Christ Our Rock Winterfest Girls Tournament In Overtime Thriller
Father McGivney took home the Midwest Farm & Land Winterfest Tournament at Christ Our Rock in overtime beating Greenville 43-32. Staunton took down Pinckneyville in the 3rd place game 55-32. It wa...
Dec 31, 2023
Central Captures First Mater Dei Christmas Title Since 2016
The Breese Central Cougars captured their first Mater Dei Christmas title since 2016, knocking off Alabama's 2nd ranked team Red Bay in the title game 51-33. Colton Arnold led the 2nd ranked 2a Cougar...
Dec 31, 2023
