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College Football Playoff rankings will be released tonight

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be released Tuesday night, and there are bound to be a few differences between the selection committee and the 70 media members who make up The Associated Press Top 25 voting panel. Maybe not as many as you'd think, though. When the AP rankings corresponding with the initial CFP rankings over the 12 years of the playoff are put side by side, the two compare quite favorably. ( The AP Top 25 released Sunday, for example, would be the one used to compare with the Tuesday's CFP rankings.) Of the possible 300 teams — 25 each year — ...

Barkley knows he doesn’t play for ‘big, bad Eagles anymore’

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley says he wants to stay with the Philadelphia Eagles instead of potentially getting traded by the Nov. 10 NFL deadline. The Eagles running back believes that, yes, better days are still ahead for an injury-riddled and ill-performing team. Just not necessarily the rest of this season. The last time the Eagles started 2-6 — as they are now following a 27-10 loss Sunday at Washington — was in 1999, Andy Reid's first season as coach. The Eagles have lost six straight games for the first time since they dropped eight consecutive games in 2012. That ...

Could Trump, Vance be a drag on the GOP?

If as president you are presiding over a dark period in America's history, complete with divisions, a never ending war, political corruption, affordability issues for the average American family, a slew of broken promises, and a favorability rating that barely hits 30%, I do not think it would be a good idea feature yourself with candidates for office in your party. The far better strategy would be to assume the "hard core" MAGA types are going to support the GOP and allow the candidate to distance himself from the sinking Titanic - that is you, Mr. President. By latching onto ...

A sly attack on democracy in Alaska

In August, Mary Peltola told Alaskans, "It should be a criminal offense to lie or mislead the electorate. YES!" Her campaign might have wanted to check its own text messages before she said it. According to a New York Times investigation published Wednesday, top Peltola aides in the summer ...

Bills surge past Ravens in second half

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and scored another rushing, and the Buffalo Bills overcame a sloppy first half in a 36-10 win over Baltimore on Sunday in an outing the Ravens lost starting quarterback Lamar Jackson and his backup Tyler Huntley to injuries in the ...