SEC standings: What Texas' win against Vanderbilt means for SEC, College Football Playoff originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. No. 20 Texas held off No. 9 Vanderbilt 34-31 in a victory that shakes up the College Football Playoff race ahead of the first set of rankings Tuesday.

Denny Hamlin is chasing his first NASCAR championship at Phoenix Raceway. Despite 60 career wins and three Daytona 500 victories, he's known as the greatest driver never to win the Cup.

The Ole Miss Rebels coach dials up the right combination with his reconciled wife like he does with his playbook on Saturdays.

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Teams can always get hot and make a run in the NCAA tournament to turn a solid 24- or 25-win season into a miraculous finish that ends with a national title. In recent college basketball history, however, the bulk of the national champions were already flirting with that 30-win tally before they cut down the nets in the final game.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson understands the stakes for every remaining game as his team mounts an improbable playoff push following a 1-5 start.

The Blue Jays were relentless in Game 5 against the Dodgers and are now one game away from winning the World Series. Here are my takeaways.

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea is back in the win column at the expense of London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, collecting three big points away from home.

Some of the things Serena Williams did on a tennis court felt otherworldly, and that was apparently one rationale a former opponent leaned on to explain her dominance on the court.