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McLaren clinched the F1 Constructors’ Championship at Abu Dhabi, but Ferrari made them earn it
When the final race week of the 2024 Formula 1 season began, Ferrari faced what Carlos Sainz Jr. called “mission impossible” in their chase of McLaren, and the Constructors’ Championship. With McLaren holding a 21-point lead in that fight — and Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both starting Sunday’s season finale on the front row — Ferrari needed something extraordinary to end the season as Constructors’ champions.
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Lando Norris’ win at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix clinches McLaren’s first Constructors’ Championship since 1998
In the days before the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Lando Norris looked me in the eyes and conceded that at that point in the season, he and McLaren were simply “fighting for points.” The 2023 Formula 1 campaign saw McLaren limp out of the gates, reduced to also-ran status early in the season.
Today, Norris and McLaren are F1 Constructors’ Champions.
It’s the first constructor’s title for McLaren since 1998.
College football fans want to sweep Alabama into the trash.
The College Football Playoff committee will reveal its bracket for the inaugural 12-team playoff in the coming hours and everyone has a big question at the top of their minds:
Will Alabama beat out SMU to get a spot in the Playoff?
Only the committee knows the answer to that right now following Clemson beating the Mustangs, but judging from the reactions on social media, fans want to see the Crimson Tide left out in the cold.
Check out some of the reactions and takes below, and hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.
On Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs won their second SEC Championship in three years by taking care of the Texas Longhorns in overtime. While it was a celebratory moment for the Bulldogs and Kirby Smart, the head coach took the postgame celebrations as an opportunity to take a dig at Greg Sankey while the SEC Commissioner was standing just feet away.
During the trophy presentation on the field in Atlanta, Smart was asked what it meant for Georgia to earn a first-round bye with their SEC title win, and the head coach did not hold back with his answer.
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Will D’Andre Swift play in Week 14? What’s the latest on his injury status and what it means for fantasy football
Game day update: D’Andre Swift is expected to play in Week 14, per Ian Rapoport.
The Chicago Bears have not had the season they expected when they started 4-2 through the first six games. They have lost six consecutive games since the infamous Jayden Daniels Hail Mary and fired their head coach. Another team that has also been in a spiral this season is the San Francisco 49ers and the two will go head-to-head in Week 14.
ATLANTA, GA – Did you expect anything different on the final day before the College Football Playoff is announced? I didn’t expect a backup quarterback to lead Georgia in the second half to a win over Texas, and with the ACC giving us some last-minute talking points, the playoff committee has some tough decisions to make.
What started with Boise State clinching a spot, and most likely a first-round bye, bled into Saturday night as Clemson clinched a spot in the Playoff with a win over SMU.
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Get the latest on Kenneth Walker’s injury and what it means for fantasy football
One of the biggest games on the Week 14 NFL slate will be the Seattle Seahawks taking on the Arizona Cardinals. This season, the NFC West has been one of the most competitive divisions in football, with all four teams separated by just two games. However, the winner of the Seahawks-Cardinals matchup will gain a strong hold on the division heading into the final stretch of the NFL season.