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5-ish players to watch in the first round of the College Football Playoff

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December 20, 2024
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College football fans around the country are preparing to settle into their seats – most of them at home, some of them in on-campus stadiums for the first time – for the opening round of College Football Playoff games this weekend.

The football feast kicks off at 8 p.m. ET Friday when Indiana plays Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, on ESPN and ABC. Saturday holds a full slate of games when Penn State hosts Southern Methodist University (noon ET on TNT), Texas hosts Clemson (4 p.m. ET on TNT) and Ohio State hosts Tennessee (8 p.m. on ESPN and ABC).

Here are five players to watch in this weekend’s opening round – plus some honorable mentions.

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Fiji rugby director fired for women’s team ‘gay problem’ remarks

The director of the Fiji Rugby Union has been fired just days into her new role, after she stirred controversy with remarks that the women’s national team had a “gay…

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January 14, 2025
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Marble-sized balls force Sydney beaches to close

Months after mysterious black balls forced the closure of some of Sydney’s most famous beaches, small marble-like debris has begun washing up on the city’s shores again. The balls –…