There’s a chance — a chance — Alabama won’t dominate the sport again as it did in 2020, and that other contenders or some true underdogs could find their way to the penthouse.
Manny Machado screamed at teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. in the dugout during the fifth inning of Saturday’s loss to the Cardinals after Tatis reacted angrily to a call by the plate umpire.
Alabama coach Nick Saban said his defense’s inability to “maintain our intensity” was a concern to him after Saturday’s 31-29 win over Florida.
Referring to Oklahoma CB D.J. Graham’s one-handed interception on fourth down at the Sooner 3-yard line in Saturday’s win over Nebraska, Lincoln Riley said he “might have been the first coach in history to challenge a play we got an interception on.”
After landing in Lewiston, Idaho, the Trojans’ team plane on Friday tipped backward on the tarmac, sending the plane’s nose into the air after the grounds crew did not put the tail stand in place. Nobody was injured.
UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel announced Saturday that he fractured his left clavicle during Friday’s 42-35 loss at Louisville, and there is no timetable for his return.
The Eagles have signed defensive end Josh Sweat to a three-year extension, the team announced. The deal could be worth up to $43 million and includes $26.9 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Defenseman Zdeno Chara has signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders for his 24th NHL season, rejoining the organization that originally drafted him in 1996.