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The Champions League is back. The last 16 begins Tuesday on CBS All Access with the big Barcelona vs. PSG clash, while Liverpool also face RB Leipzig. Now, this competition always has its fair share of upsets. Just look back at last season where RB Leipzig and Lyon made the semifinals, stunning the soccer world in the …

No. 6 Florida fell 37-34 to unranked LSU on Saturday night in foggy Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Gators kicker Evan McPherson missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired to send his team to their second loss of the season, knocking them out of contention for the College Football Playoff. McPherson’s miss came shortly after …

For once, a regular-season matchup between two of the top teams in the country lived up to the hype and then some. No. 4 Notre Dame outlasted No. 1 Clemson 47-40 in a double-overtime thriller on Saturday night in South Bend, Indiana. In doing so, the Fighting Irish handed the Tigers their first regular-season loss …

USA TODAY Published 10:02 a.m. ET Oct. 31, 2020 | Updated 10:23 a.m. ET Oct. 31, 2020 CLOSE SportsPulse: COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on much of the U.S. economy. How has it impacted college football coaches? According to our annual coaches compensation database, head coaches at Power Five conferences haven’t taken a big hit. USA …

The Philadelphia Eagles did not necessarily have a pretty night in San Francisco to close Sunday’s Week 4 action, but they did, in fact, get the job done. Despite a rough start, in which Carson Wentz threw his seventh interception in just four games, as well as a late push by C.J. Beathard, who took …

Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense didn’t disappoint in its SEC debut on Saturday as Mississippi State upset defending champion LSU 44-34 and quarterback K.J. Costello set a conference record for passing yards in a game with 623. The record previously was held by Eric Zeier of Georgia, who threw for 544 yards against Southern Miss …

Authentic scored an upset win in the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby, edging out Tiz the Law, and holding off a late push from the heavy favorite. The win ties trainer Bob Baffert for the record of most horses trained to win the Kentucky Derby with six. Authentic was u front right from the …

A handful of restaurants in the Inland Empire have been reprimanded for keeping their dining rooms open after novel coronavirus restrictions were announced. Incidents included a St. Patrick’s Day party, restaurants allowing employees to use their dining rooms on break, and one that set up tables in its parking lot as a work-around, according to …

Image copyright Getty Images The Court of Appeal is set to make a ruling over Heathrow’s expansion in a case described by green groups as massively significant. Judges will decide whether Heathrow’s expansion plans took into account climate change commitments. If the court rules against the environmentalists, it is likely Heathrow’s third runway will be …

Tonga’s historic defeat of Australia has provided a shot in arm to World Cup organisers as they prepare to announce details of the draw for the 2021 tournament that will include the island kingdom heading its own pool. With Tonga now having toppled New Zealand, Great Britain and Australia in the past two years, the …