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Military academy athletes can get waivers to delay service, go pro
Allowing athletes to delay service has been a hotly debated issue. The Obama administration put a policy in place allowing some athletes to go to the pros and defer their military service. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has opened the door for athletes at the nation's military academies to delay their active-duty service to play professional sports after they graduate.

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Georgia edges past Alabama to No. 4 in AP poll
LSU remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 54 first-places votes. No. 2 Ohio State (five first-place votes) and No. 3 Clemson (three first-place votes) maintained their spots. Georgia moved up one place after winning 21-14 at Auburn.

AP Top 10
No.1; LSU (54) 10-0
No.2: Ohio St. (5) 10-0
No.3: Clemson (3) 11-0
No.4: Georgia 9-1
No.5: Alabama 9-1
No.6: Oregon 9-1
No.7: Utah 9-1
No.8: Oklahoma 9-1
No.9: Penn St. 9-1
No.10: Florida 9-2


Alabama extended its record for consecutive weeks in the top five of the AP poll to 67, dating back to Nov. 8, 2015. The second-longest streak of top-five appearances is Miami, which had 55 from Oct. 8, 2000-Oct. 26, 2003.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Dominic Thiem in 3 sets to win ATP Finals
Tsitsipas rallied to beat Dominic Thiem 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-6 (4) on Sunday for the biggest title of his career, becoming the youngest champion at the season-ending event in 18 years.

France's Nicolas Mahut, Pierre-Hugues Herbert win doubles title at ATP Finals
Mahut and Herbert beat Rven Kiaisen of South Africa and Michael Venus of New Zealand 6-3, 6-4 to complete a near-perfect week at the O2 Arena. The duo lost last year's final to Mike Bryan and Jack Sock after a Champions tiebreaker that ended 13-11, failing to convert a match point along the way.

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Duke, Louisville move into top spots in AP poll.
Duke moved to No.1 for the first time this season. Louisville moved to No.2 with eight first-place votes. Michigan State the preseason No.1 is No.3 with four first-place votes. Kansas and North Carolina round out the top five. Three teams moved into the AP Top 25. No.20 Tennessee, No.21 VCU and No.22 Texas.
 
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Funnily enough, that cannon on Utsuho's arm? Shoots blasts of plasma undergoing nuclear fusion.

So just imagine her firing that at Chuckie.
 
2019 College Football Standings - Week-12
American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Conference USA, FBS Independents, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, Sun Belt Conference,



2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Division Leaders:
Atlantic: No.3 Clemson (8-0 Conference, 11-0 Overall)
Coastal: Virginia (5-2 Conference, 7-3 Overall)



South Eastern Conference Football Standings
Division Leaders:
East: No.4 Georgia (6-1 Conference, 9-1 Overall)
West: No.1 LSU (6-0 Conference, 10-0 Overall)



Big Ten Football Standings
Division Leaders
East: No.2 Ohio State (7-0 Conference, 10-0 Overall)
West: No.8 Minnesota (6-1 Conference, 9-1 Overall)



Big 12 Conference Standings
Division Leader
No.10 Oklahoma (6-1 Conference, 9-1 Overall)
No.13 Baylor (6-1 Conference, 9-1 Overall)



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LSU atop CFP again; Alabama stays at No. 5
LSU is once again atop this week's edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, with Alabama staying at No. 5 in the wake of quarterback The rest of the top four remains the same: No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Georgia.

Top-10
No.1: LSU (10-0)
No.2: Ohio State (10-0)
No.3: Clemson (11-0)
No.4: Georgia (9-1)
No.5: Alabama (9-1)
No.6: Oregon (9-1)
No.7: Utah (9-1)
No.8: Penn State (9-1)
No.9: Oklahoma (9-1)
No.10: Minnesota (9-1)
 
Canada beats United States for first time in Davis Cup
Canada beat the United States in the Davis Cup for the first time on Tuesday, defeating the Americans 2-0 on the second day of the revamped team competition to end a run of 15 straight losses. Vasek Pospisil edged Reilly Opelka 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) and Dennis Shapovalov defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 (6), 6-3 to give the Canadians an insurmountable lead in Group F of the inaugural Davis Cup Finals.

It was Canada's first win in 16 meetings with the United States in the 119-year-old competition, although the teams had not played since 1965. The Americans had lost only three matches in total against their neighbors in the previous 15 meetings. The result leaves the United States needing to beat Italy on Wednesday to have a chance of advancing to the knockout stage. Italy lost to Canada 2-1 in the opening group tie on Monday.

The U.S. has won 32 Davis Cup titles, but its last came in 2007. If it fails to win in Madrid, it will equal the team's longest gap between titles. The new Davis Cup is being played in a World Cup-style format with all 18 teams playing in a single venue in the same week, instead of the head-to-head confrontations that used to take place at varied sites over four weekends throughout the year.
 
U.S. women endure 48-hour trip, top Brazil in FIBA qualifier
News by: BLACKFOOT
The Americans got off to a bit of a slow start and trailed 15-10 after the first quarter. But the United States outscored Brazil 23-16 in the second quarter to take control. Center Sylvia Fowles of the Minnesota Lynx and guard Chelsea Gray of the Los Angeles Sparks each scored 21 points for the Americans and combined to shoot 18-of-23 from the field. Gray also had eight assists and five steals. Her Sparks teammate Nneka Ogwumike had 11 points for the Americans. Lynx forward Damiris Dantas had 11 points for Brazil, and former WNBA player Erika de Souza had 11 points and 12 rebounds. The U.S. squad next faces host Argentina on Saturday (7 p.m. ET), then Colombia on Sunday (4:30 p.m. ET).
 
Ticats up as East, West All-Star lists revealed

Record-setting receiver Brandon Banks topped the list of 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats placed on the East Division all-star squad. Banks finished the regular season as the CFL's leading receiver. The five-foot-seven, 150-pound dynamo had a club-record 112 catches for 1,550 yards and 13 TDs to secure Hamilton's nomination for the league's outstanding player award. the Montreal Alouettes' nine all-star nominations. The Toronto Argonauts had three players named

The Saskatchewan Roughriders put eight players on the West Division squad, including quarterback Cody Fajardo. Also named were receiver Shaq Evans, offensive lineman Dan Clark, defensive lineman Charleston Hughes, linebackers Solomon Elimimian and Derek Moncrief, safety Mike Edem and punter Jon Ryan. The Calgary Stampeders named to the squad. The Edmonton Eskimos had five players selected.


CeeJay - BLACKFOOT
 
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