No. 9 Florida State broke open the game late in the second half to roll past No. 7 Duke 88-72 on Tuesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles (16-1, 4-0 ACC) set a school record with their 12th straight win and are 4-0 in ACC play for the first time in program history. And they did it by showing off their depth and forcing the Blue Devils into foul trouble ...

Villanova 79, Xavier 54—Final The No. 3 Villanova Wildcats recovered from a slow start to shred the No. 15 Xavier Musketeers 79-54 Tuesday night. Five players reached the double-digit scoring mark for the Wildcats, including 20-point efforts from both Kris Jenkins and Josh Hart. As a team, Villanova (16-1) shot 53.8 percent from the floor. Xavier (13-3) knocked down five of its first 10 three-point attempts, taking a 24-16 lead. However, the Musketeers misfired on 21 of their ...

The College Football Playoff was decided less than 24 hours ago, with Clemson pulling off the thrilling 35-31 win, which can mean only one thing: It's time to start thinking about next season already! No time to bask in Clemson's victory, folks. We must always look ahead! So let's take a look at next year's projected rankings.  Alabama currently is ranked No. 1 in recruiting for the class of 2017, per Scout.com, which would be its seventh straight ...

Check out five of the top NFL and NCAA football headlines from Monday night and Tuesday morning. Clemson vs. Alabama: Score, Twitter Reaction from College Football Championship The Clemson Tigers scored 21 points in the fourth quarter on the way to a 35-31 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship.  Click here for more.                                     NFL Investigating Dolphins' ...

Monday and well into early Tuesday morning, the Clemson Tigers secured revenge while beating the Alabama Crimson Tide at their own game. Clemson came out on top 35-31, scoring a touchdown with one second left in regulation and announcing to the globe another version of the Crimson Tide had arrived and isn't going anywhere for a long time. The contest was a tale of gaudy numbers, revenge and momentum. A look at the box score summarizes the ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes continue to add impact talent in the secondary, scoring a huge commitment from prized junior college cornerback Kendall Sheffield. Sheffield announced his decision to play for the Buckeyes starting in 2017 to ESPN.com's Gerry Hamilton: "After a great season at Blinn College and an exciting recruiting process, I have decided to finish my collegiate career at The Ohio State University. I am excited to join Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes and look forward to ...

What if I were to tell you there was a type of NBA prospect who had close to a 90 percent success rate when drafted in the first round? Those are odds any NBA general manager would take in a millisecond. That player is not the one-and-done phenom, the 7-footer with a never-ending wingspan or anyone coached by Kentucky's John Calipari; it's the four-year player from a small or mid-major program. Over the last 10 NBA drafts, this ...

The Clemson Tigers toppled a dynasty Monday night, earning their place in the history books. When wide receiver Hunter Renfrow streaked into the end zone early Tuesday morning with one second left in regulation to give Clemson a 35-31 win in the College Football Playoff National Championship, historians got to scribbling.  Clemson's upset was retribution of the utmost kind at the collegiate level—payback for last year's 45-40 loss in the same game. The reaction from the team's official ...

There was no Gatorade shower for Nick Saban, no victory celebration on the field in front of fans who made the trip to Tampa, and Tuscaloosa doesn't have to worry about holding another parade. But those things came oh-so-close to happening again for the University of Alabama football program. Seeing the national championship come down to the final play after rallying to retake the lead with just 2:07 remaining…well, there's a reason the term "instant classic" ...

SEC, you have a problem. An ACC problem.  The ACC champion Clemson Tigers had a comeback for the ages on Monday night, overcoming a two-score deficit to unseat SEC champion, defending national champion and previously undefeated juggernaut Alabama 35-31 in a title game for the ages. It was a fitting end to a subpar season for the once-proud conference. What does it mean moving forward? That question and more are answered in this edition of SEC Q&A. Without a doubt, ...