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After clinching a spot in the Pacific-12 Conference championship game with a 22-20 victory at then-No. 11 Oregon State last week, Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was asked whether the Huskies might overlook this week’s Apple Cup to focus on the title game. Penix was incredulous. “It’s the Apple Cup. What you mean? We can’t lose that,” Penix said. “That’s one of the biggest games for Husky Nation, with the whole tradition and everything. We’re

The bitter rivalry between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan has brokered many a storyline, and the 2023 edition will add a strange chapter when the teams meet Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich. On the line are a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game against Iowa and College Football Playoff implications, but Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will be serving the last of a three-game suspension. He was sidelined by the conference because

While No. 5 Florida State and Florida remain fierce rivals, they have something painfully in common right now. Each is dealing with a devastating injury to its starting quarterback heading into the annual post-Thanksgiving rivalry clash, which the Gators will host on Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla. Florida State (11-0) now faces the daunting challenge of trying to keep its national championship hopes alive without Heisman Trophy candidate Jordan Travis, who suffered a significant leg

The game that used to be known locally as the Civil War has the potential to be an epic battle, not just for bragging rights in the state of Oregon, but also for a spot in what could be the last Pac-12 championship game ever. No. 6 Oregon can punch its ticket to the title game to face fourth-ranked Washington, but No. 16 Oregon State will look to spoil its rival’s plans on Friday in

No. 1 Georgia can write another chapter in a historic stretch of college football dominance by winning the Governor’s Cup in Atlanta on Saturday. The Bulldogs, back-to-back champions on a 28-game winning streak and massive favorites at Georgia Tech, can propel the program to the top of Southeastern Conference annals with a 29th consecutive win. Only Alabama, twice winners of 28 games in a row, has equaled Georgia’s current run of success. Georgia Tech (6-5)

Whichever team prevails between No. 11 Penn State and Michigan State on Friday night might be possessing the Land Grant Trophy for a while. The winner of the game each year claims the trophy, but with four new teams coming to the Big Ten from the Pac-12 next year, Penn State and Michigan State won’t be playing each other every year anymore and won’t play in 2024. That should add intrigue to the Big Ten

Just when it seemed as if the Edmonton Oilers finally had found a rhythm, they might be amid another slide. The Oilers likely won’t have an easy time avoiding a third straight defeat Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C., where the Carolina Hurricanes have been nearly unbeatable this season. Edmonton owned a 2-9-1 record before winning three straight from games. However, the Oilers again are headed in the wrong direction after allowing 11 goals in consecutive

To say things have been better for the Columbus Blue Jackets would be an understatement. After a 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday dropped them to 0-7-2 in their past nine games, the Blue Jackets return home to face the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, hoping to avoid a franchise-record 10th straight setback. While the Blue Jackets will be on two days of rest for the first time since Nov. 8, they are the

Wisconsin attempts to follow up its most impressive victory of the young season with another dynamic triumph. The Badgers (3-2) overpowered No. 24 Virginia in their tournament opener and now face SMU on Wednesday in the championship game of the Beach Division at the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida. Wisconsin dominated the boards in its 65-41 win over the Cavaliers. SMU (4-1) reached the title game with a strong second-half comeback for a 70-58 victory

Virginia was off to a strong start to the season until it found Wisconsin on the same floor. The No. 24 Cavaliers look to pick up from the ruins on Wednesday when they face West Virginia in the consolation game of the Beach Division at the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida. Virginia (4-1) played its toughest foe of the season Monday and it wasn’t pretty as Wisconsin notched an overpowering 65-41 victory that included an