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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National WriterATLANTA — The Texas Longhorns were in Atlanta less than a month ago, playing for a championship.That one didn’t go as planned.Now, the Longhorns get an A-T-L do-over when they face Arizona State at the Peach Bowl in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game on New Year’s Day.Fifth-seeded Texas (12-2) insists it has gotten over the disappointment of losing an overtime thriller to Georgia on Dec. 7, a result that denied the Longhorns a title in their debut season as a member of the SEC.“Of course we’re going to kind of feel that a little bit, but…
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports WriterNEW ORLEANS — If Georgia playing Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl has a classic ring to it, it should.Fighting Irish linebacker Jack Kiser and Bulldogs tight end Oscar Delp know all about the first time their storied programs met in the Superdome at the end of the 1980 season – some two decades before they were born.A national championship hung in the balance, and a freshman running back named Herschel Walker (150 yards, two touchdowns rushing) helped the Bulldogs capture it, 17-10.The stakes won’t be quite as high on Wednesday night when No. 2…
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports WriterGLENDALE, Ariz. — Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes and sixth-seeded Penn State bottled up Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty for a 31-14 victory over No. 3 seed Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night, earning a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals.The Nittany Lions (13-2) opened their first CFP berth with a blowout victory over SMU and appeared headed toward the latest lopsided victory in the new 12-team format by jumping out to a 14-0 lead against Boise State.But the Broncos (12-2) have relished the role of underdog, going back to…
ANAHEIM — The Ducks’ last four wins had been of the wagon-circling variety, and while they never trailed on Tuesday night, there was no shortage of intrigue in their 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils at Honda Center.It was their fifth victory in their past eight games, and over a team that entered the day leading the Metropolitan Division but that had slipped behind the Washington Capitals by the end of the evening.The Ducks went ahead 2-0, but retroceded that lead before Ryan Strome’s slap shot from above the right circle found the net on the far side thanks…
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ The Associated PressSAN ANTONIO — A Clippers team playing on short rest was no match for an energized Victor Wembanyama.Wembanyama closed out his historic month with 27 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots in 26 minutes and set the tone with an explosive first quarter as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 122-86 victory on Tuesday night.Wembanyama is the first player in league history with 300 points, 100 rebounds, 50 blocks, 50 assists and 40 3-pointers in a single month.The Clippers were playing the second game of a road back-to-back set that started…
LOS ANGELES — Going into Tuesday night’s home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Lakers coach JJ Redick found himself with more options for his frontcourt lineups than he’s had in a while.Not only was Dorian Finney-Smith available on Tuesday after the Lakers acquired him in a trade on Sunday, but backup center Jaxson Hayes was available after missing the past 14 and 20 of the previous 21 games because of right ankle ailments.In light of Hayes’ absence over the last month, the Lakers had leaned more on small-ball lineups featuring Rui Hachimura or LeBron James as the center when Anthony…
LOS ANGELES — Oregon football players Matayo Uiagalelei and Keyon Ware-Hudson sat next to each other during media day for the Rose Bowl game. In previous chapters of their football careers, however, they were part of one of the most high-profile high school rivalries in the nation.Uiagalelei, a sophomore linebacker, prepped at St. John Bosco and Ware-Hudson, a defensive lineman, played for Mater Dei. The recruiting pipeline linking SoCal and Oregon brought them together – and has attracted plenty more talent from the region.“A lot of kids my age will say this was their dream school growing up,” Uiagalelei said.St.…
Presley Wilson’s priorities shifted from college to finding a new home after she got booted from her studio apartment in the middle of her first semester at Cal State Long Beach.Homelessness loomed for the transfer student when her financial aid package arrived too late to keep her from falling behind on her rent.Then, three weeks before she had to leave her apartment, a university case worker located a slot in a state-funded program designed to get students out of homelessness and back on track to earning a degree.With money for the deposit on a new apartment, plus a $500-a-month subsidy for…
LOS ANGELES — The nightmare replays, every so often, in Will Howard’s mind. Too often.He can’t escape it. He doesn’t want to escape it. The video, from the failures of a cold October night in Eugene, has played in Ohio State’s facility on their trip to the Rose Bowl this week. Howard, the Buckeyes’ senior quarterback, already has it seared into his synapses from months before, dissecting the footage of that loss to Oregon over and over and over again during the bye week that followed.The thought persisted, amid the masochism: What could I have done better?The Buckeyes were trailing…
A $7.5 million federal grant will provide a smoother pathway for underserved students at La Sierra University to pursue graduate degree and career opportunities.The Riverside-based university recently received the first $1.5 million installment of the five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans or PPOHA program.“La Sierra University has been serving our community for over 100 years and expanded the possibilities for a huge number of students,” Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, said in a university news release.“I am proud to deliver this grant to ensure that students have a variety of academic offerings and…