How Louisville's loss affects the College Football Playoff and other top stories.

• How Louisville's loss affects the College Football Playoff

  

  After a wild Saturday filled with big upsets, the ripple effect in the College Football Playoff continued Thursday night, when No. 5 Louisville was thoroughly outplayed by Houston in a 36-10 loss, sending reverberations throughout the selection committee's entire Top 25.The ACC took a direct hit, as No. 4 Clemson now stands as its lone CFP contender, but that was just the start.It impacted the Big Ten, which solidified its position as the conference with the best chance to get two teams into the..

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• Invicta FC 20 results: Yana Kunitskaya shocks Tonya Evinger with armbar to capture bantamweight title

  

  The main event of the twentieth Invicta FC show featured the biggest upset in the history of the promotion when Yana Kunitskaya submitted Tonya Evinger with an armbar in less than two minutes to capture the bantamweight title. Invicta FC 20 streamed live on UFC Fight Pass and took place at Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. Evinger (18-6) wasted no time taking Kunitskaya (10-2) to the canvas, securing a takedown seconds into the bout. However, scoring the takedown started the countdown to ..

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• Crosby, Pens aim to continue winning ways vs. Sabres (Nov 19, 2016)

  

  Sidney Crosby raises his game another to level when the calendar reads November. The Buffalo Sabres know how dangerous he can be regardless of what month it is. Crosby looks to continue his high-scoring ways and help the Pittsburgh Penguins extend some lengthy winning streaks over the Sabres when the teams face off on Saturday night in western New York. The accomplishments by "Sid the Kid" are well-documented-- two-time Hart Trophy winner as league MVP, two-time Art Ross Trophy winner as ..

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• Busch is overshadowed but far from overmatched in repeat bid

  

  HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) Kyle Busch is hardly the people's choice. His championship run last year was overshadowed by Jeff Gordon's farewell. His quest to repeat probably ranks behind Tony Stewart's retirement and Jimmie Johnson's shot at making history. He's overlooked but far from overmatched. Busch might even be the man to beat in the NASCAR finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. More from FoxSports ''I think winning the championship last year definitely impacted us,'' Busch said. '..

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• Thomas says Celtics 'gave up' (0:39)

  

  BOSTON -- A frustrated Isaiah Thomas expressed disappointment in a lack of playing time after the Boston Celtics' 104-88 loss Friday night to the Golden State Warriors."I guess we gave up. I mean, coaching staff as well," Thomas said. "We started subbing, it was bad. Especially, I only played 27 minutes. We gave up."Thomas admitted that his lack of second-half playing time wasn't the primary reason Boston lost, but he was likely frustrated by the Celtics' poor showing against one of the league's..

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• Goff prepared for debut as Rams host Dolphins

  

  Los Angeles quarterback Jared Goff makes his highly anticipated debut when the Rams host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at the Los Angeles Coliseum.The Rams' fan base has not-so-patiently awaited this moment, but the time has come for the No. 1 pick in this spring's NFL draft out of the University of California."I felt like this was the best time to go ahead and turn the keys over to Jared," Los Angeles coach Jeff Fisher said. "We're excited for him. He had a good day (at practice). He's into the ..

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• Jeurys Familia's wife wants assault charge against him dropped

  

  The wife of New York Mets closer Jeurys Familia has requested the simple-assault charge against her husband be dropped, the prosecutor in the domestic-violence case against Familia told Newsday.Fort Lee (N.J.) prosecutor Arthur Balsamo indicated that he will decide before Familia's scheduled Dec. 15 hearing whether to proceed with the misdemeanor case despite the objection of Bianca Rivas, Familia's wife."She feels pretty confident about the situation," Balsamo told the newspaper. "She told me s..

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