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After being left out of the initial College Football Playoff rankings, Iowa has a chance to make a statement when it plays host to No. 9 Oregon at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.

The Timberwolves guard took on Jalen Brunson and limited the Knicks star, but he deferred too much on the other end.

Anthony Edwards was back from a right hamstring injury and scored 15 points in a loss at New York. The Wolves defense struggled again.

J.J. McCarthy is always trying to have fun on the football field, but missing 20 of his first 22 NFL games because of injury has also created an anger he wants to harness.

Van Ginkel was praised by coach Kevin O'Connell for a tackle for loss on Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs after taking a hit a teammate called a "cheap shot."

Minnesota Gophers coach P.J. Fleck has received four verbal commitments since Monday from players who previously were committed to other programs.

The team's payroll, the identity of the limited partners and what kinds of trades will be made are still up in the air after Tuesday's news conference.

Kirk Cousins is still in Atlanta, which means we can put a silly reunion to rest for now.

The Wild's overtime goal Tuesday came with Nashville's net halfway to the end boards, but Marcus Johansson's shot was good nevertheless.

Finally healthy after being limited by a neck injury since August, Vikings outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel proved how valuable he is in the upset of the Lions.