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Unbeaten Oregon is the No. 1 team in the first rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee on ESPN Tuesday night, followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Miami and Texas.

After two months of regular season action, the first college football playoff rankings have been released, and we now have a look at what teams the committee thinks are the top-12 teams as of this moment. 
As we enter the new 12-team format this season, there were a lot of questions on how the committee would vote on certain teams that have already endured at least two losses. It was pretty obvious that Oregon, Georgia, Miami and BYU were going to take makeup the top-4 spots, which will receive first round byes when the postseason begins.

The Pope has been a popular figure for New Orleans Saints fans after Pontifex inadvertently gave the team his blessing.
Posting on his X account (what a time), the Pope hailed “the #Saints” as “precious pearls” in the aftermath of the team firing head coach Dennis Allen.
With his Saints hashtag, the Pope sprouted a ‘fleur de lis,’ that symbol centered on the team’s logo.

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The first College Football Playoff rankings are out with Oregon at No. 1.
This season marks the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff.
And after weeks of games, and speculation, we have our first official College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season.
Tuesday began with several undefeated teams in the AP Top 25 rankings, including Oregon (No. 1), Miami (No. 4), and a trio of upstarts in Indiana (No. 8), BYU (No. 9) and Army (No. 18).

The task of the College Football Playoff committee has never been easy, and ranking teams before the season ends won’t make it any better.

Ex-Big League catcher Jonathan Lucroy had a message for his fellow Americans, telling them to get out and vote and doing so in style.
Lucroy — a two-time All-Star who spent the bulk of his time in the MLB with the Milwaukee Brewers — took to X to tell some stories and tell others to head to the polls.
“I was once told by a team to kneel for the anthem. I told them no. Never ever would I do so. I told them I would retire before I ever did that,” Lucroy wrote. “Kneeling wasn’t the answer to the problem, it’s pissed half the country off and created even more division.

Jeremy Sochan left Monday’s loss to the Clippers early after injuring his left thumb.

Ohtani’s shoulder injury in the 2024 World Series was apparently a bit worse than the Dodgers let on.

Gerrit Cole did his best to keep the New York Yankees in the World Series, turning in two excellent starts in Game 1 and Game 5. Well, outside of forgetting to cover first base in the pivotal fifth inning of Game 5. 
The postseason performance reinforced the fact that Cole is one of the few true “aces” left in Major League Baseball. Able to turn lineups over three times, command his pitches, and work deep into games with elite stuff. For the Yankees, hoping to run it back for 2025 and finally win another championship, he’s as valuable as it gets.

Nick Richards has averaged a career-high 11 points and 10 rebounds per game this season in Charlotte.