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Team Europe easily defeats Team World to win fourth Laver Cup in a row; John McEnroe unhappy with scheduling
John McEnroe wishes the Laver Cup could get more attention and thinks it's a mistake that the ATP Tour schedules regular tournaments that conflict with the three-day exhibition event. Captain Bjorn Borg's Team Europe clinched its fourth consecutive Laver Cup on Sunday by taking an insurmountable 14-1 lead over McEnroe's Team World.
Iowa Hawkeyes, Cincinnati Bearcats move up in AP Top 25 poll; Clemson Tigers out for first time since 2014
Clemson's 19-13 home win over previously unbeaten Boston College didn't impress voters enough to keep the Tigers in the Top 25. Thus ends their streak of 107 consecutive weeks in the rankings. The last time the Tigers were unranked was the week of Oct. 5, 2014. They are one spot out of the Top 25, 15 points behind San Diego State. Alabama and Georgia are the only constants during this topsy-turvy college football season. They held down the top two spots for a fifth straight week in the AP Top 25.
No.1: Los Angeles Chargers (3 - 1)
Wins tie break over Cincinnati based on strength of victory. Wins tie break over Buffalo based on best win percentage in conference games.
No.2: Cincinnati (3 - 1)
Wins tie break over Buffalo based on best win percentage in conference games. No.3: Buffalo (3 - 1)
No.4: Tennessee (2 - 2)
No.5: Las Vegas (3 - 1)
Wins tie break over Baltimore based on head-to-head win percentage. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Denver (Las Vegas wins tie break over Denver based on best win percentage in common games). Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Cleveland (Baltimore wins tie break over Cleveland based on best win percentage in common games). No.6: Baltimore (3 - 1)
Wins tie break over Denver based on head-to-head win percentage. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Cleveland (Baltimore wins tie break over Cleveland based on best win percentage in common games). No.7: Denver (3 - 1)
Wins tie break over Cleveland based on best win percentage in conference games.
National Football Conference
No.1: Arizona (4 - 0)
No.2: Dallas (3 - 1) Wins tie break over Green Bay and Tampa Bay based on strength of victory. No.3: Tampa Bay (3 - 1) Wins tie break over Green Bay based on strength of victory. No.4: Green Bay (3 - 1)
No.5: Los Angeles Rams (3 - 1) Wins tie break over Carolina based on best win percentage in conference games. No.6: Carolina (3 - 1) No.7: Washington (2 - 2) Wins tie break over Chicago, New Orleans and Seattle based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate San Francisco (Seattle wins tie break over San Francisco based on head-to-head win percentage).
2021 NFL Standings: Division
Week-4 Division Leaders: American Football Conference
East: Buffalo (3 - 1) North: Cincnnati (3 - 1). Baltimore (3 - 1). Cleveland (3 - 1) South: Tennessee (2 - 2) West: Los Angeles Chargers (3 - 1). Las Vegas (3 - 1). Denver (3 - 1)
National Football Conference
East: Dallas (3 - 1) North: Green Bay (3 - 1) South: Tampa Bay (3 - 1). Carolina (3 - 1) West: Arizona (4 - 0)
League Leaders American League
* Tampa Bay (100 - 62)
x Houston (95 - 67)
x Chicago White Sox (95 - 67)
y Boston (92 - 70)
y New York Yankees (92 - 70)
National League
* San Francisco (107 - 55)
y Los Angeles Dodgers (106 - 56)
x Milwaukee (95 - 67)
y St. Louis (90 - 72)
x Atlanta (88 - 73)
* --:Clinched Best League Record
X--:Clinched Division
Y --:Clinched Wild Card
Division Leaders American League EAST: Tampa Bay (102 - 62) CENTRAL: Chicago White Sox (93 - 69) WEST: Houston (95 - 67) National League
EAST: Atlanta (88 - 73) CENTRAL: Milwaukee (95 - 67) WEST: San Francisco (95 - 50)
Midseason hot seat report: Could coaching changes be coming soon at LSU, Miami and beyond?
After a surprisingly active 2020 college football coaching cycle amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry sources pointed to three jobs that could send the 2021 carousel spinning: USC, LSU and Michigan. USC gave the carousel its first push on Sept. 13, dumping Clay Helton after only two games and jump-starting its search. While Jim Harbaugh and Michigan are off to a 6-0 start and ranked No. 8, LSU could soon be joining USC in the deep waters of the coaching market. On Saturday night, Ed Orgeron's team trailed 21-0 and 35-7 in a noncompetitive 42-21 loss at Kentucky. The game felt like a breaking point in the Coach O era.