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Here are this week's televised college and NFL game.

Sunday’s college basketball: UM women top Oakland, win fourth straight

Oakland got within nine to start the fourth quarter but a 10-0 run that left Michigan up by 19 with seven minutes left.

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‘We’re ready’: LSU moves past Ohio State for No. 1 seed in College Football Playoff

LSU used a convincing victory against Georgia at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday to move up to No. 1 Sunday.

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Just for kicks: Miami (Ohio) downs Central Michigan with special teams, 26-21

Chippewas fall for the first time in four title game appearances, 26-21 to the RedHawks Saturday at Ford Field.

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Bowl recap: UM vs. Alabama; MSU vs. Wake Forest; CMU, WMU, EMU all get bids

Bowl selection day has arrived and Michigan has five bowl-eligible teams with six or more victories.

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Ferris State runs over Northwest Missouri State, reaches national semifinal

Ferris State defeated Northwest Missouri State, 25-3, in an NCAA Division II quarterfinal game at Big Rapids, Michigan, Saturday afternoon.

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Lane Kiffin named Ole Miss head coach in return to SEC

Lane Kiffin is back in the SEC, taking over at Ole Miss.

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Saturday’s college football: Burrow leads LSU past Georgia for SEC title

Joe Burrow collected a shiny award as the game’s MVP. LSU’s fans had another trophy on their minds.

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Ohio State rallies to claim third straight Big Ten title, possible No. 1 seed in playoff

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields looked frazzled and frustrated in the first half Saturday night.

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Saturday’s college basketball: Montero’s 16 carries Eastern past Detroit Mercy

Ty Groce also had 16 points for the Eagles who defeat the Titans 55-51 at Calihan Hall.

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CMU players thinking of those not with them ahead of MAC championship game

Coach Jim McElwain and the Central Michigan Chippewas have made an incredible turnaround this season, culminating in Saturday's MAC Championship.

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MAC Championship: Miami (Ohio) 26, Central Michigan 21

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Central Michigan’s Oliver is excited to play for MAC title in his hometown

Michael Oliver is heading home to try to help Central Michigan win the Mid-American Conference championship game Saturday afternoon at Ford Field.

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Friday’s college basketball: Lane scores 17 to carry Central Michigan past UT-Martin

Devontae Lane had 17 points as Central Michigan won its seventh straight home game, beating UT Martin 84-75 on Friday night.

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Oregon wins Pac-12 championship, ends Utah’s playoff hopes

CJ Verdell ran for 208 yards and broke open the game with two long touchdown runs in the fourth quarter.

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Potential Lions 2020 draft prospects: Conference championship week

Each week we've been highlighting prospects with locally-televised matchups who could be a fit for the Detroit Lions in the 2020 NFL Draft.

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Thursday’s college basketball: MSU women lose, UM women win in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Kiah Gillespie has made clutch shots in late-game situations. She did it again and again Thursday night.

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Don Chiodo, veteran voice of Central Michigan football, dies in car crash

Chiodo called CMU football since 2010. He was a Warren native and CMU alum.

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Central Michigan’s reversal of fortune takes turn to MAC title game

Jim McElwain has flipped the script in one year, turning a 1-11 team into an 8-4 squad vying for a MAC championship.

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Thursday’s college football: Buckeyes’ Fields hurt but will play on Saturday

Justin Fields’ first real hero moment came in the third quarter last Saturday, a display of toughness destined to live in the lore of the Ohio State-Michigan game.

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Wednesday’s college basketball: Stifling defense helps Purdue blow out Virginia

Just hours after learning he would make his first career start, the sophomore guard poured in a career-high 20 points, Jahaad Proctor added 16 and the Boilermakers shut down No. 5 Virginia.

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Green Room podcast: Aaron Henry disappears, Draymond Green tribute, MSU bowl-bound

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's 87-75 loss against Duke, Draymond Green's jersey retirement and the bowl-bound football team.

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Ohio State tops CFP rankings going into league title games

Ohio State will go into championship weekend as the top team in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s rankings, followed by LSU, Clemson and Georgia.

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Tuesday’s college basketball: Visiting Oakland holds off Western Michigan

Xavier Hill-Mais scored 26 points, surpassing 1,000 career points, and Oakland fended off Western Michigan 72-62 on Tuesday night.

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Chris Petersen resigns as Washington coach; Jimmy Lake to take over

Washington coach Chris Petersen is stepping down six seasons at the school, with defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake promoted to over the program.

Monday’s college basketball: Minnesota whips Clemson in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Gabe Kalscheur added 15 points, making three of five 3-pointers, and the Gophers (4-4) gained a much-needed win after several recent setbacks.

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ESPN’s Lunardi lifts UM to a top seed in latest NCAA bracket; MSU a No. 2

Michigan's Battle 4 Atlantis championship is carrying a lot of weight.

Monday’s college football: Big 12 champion could have more feasible shot at playoff

Oklahoma is No. 7 in the CFP rankings, Baylor is ninth.

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Michigan matches record with jump to No. 4 ranking; MSU drops to No. 11

The Wolverines received nine first-place votes and matched Kansas in 1989 for the biggest jump from being unranked the previous week.

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Sunday’s college basketball: Michigan women mash Morgan State

Michelle Sidor and Akienreh Johnson each scored 16 points in Michigan's 80-48 victory.

Sunday’s college football: Boston College, Ole Miss, USF fire coaches

Charlie Strong, Steve Addazio and Matt Luke were among the college coaches who got the boot on Sunday.

Ferris State rides second-half surge past Central Missouri, into Division II quarterfinals

Ferris State used three second-half TDs from Marvin Campbell to pull away from Central Missouri in a 37-10 win.

Michigan falls to No. 17 in AP poll, No. 18 in coaches’

Ohio State’s 56-27 rout over Michigan on Saturday dropped the Wolverines to No. 17 in the Associated Press college football poll and to No. 18 in the Amway coaches' poll on Sunday.

Saturday’s Top 25: Auburn thwarts Alabama’s playoff hopes

Another wild, triumphant Iron Bowl finish turned Auburn’s field into a teeming mass of orange and blue. A missed Alabama field goal again had much to do with it.

Saturday’s college basketball: Central Michigan continues unbeaten run at home

Kevin McKay had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Chippewas downed Youngstown State 88-72.

Wisconsin topples Minnesota, will play Ohio State for Big Ten championship

Wisconsin is headed to the Big Ten championship game for a rematch with second-ranked Ohio State.

Saturday’s Big Ten: Northwestern upsets rival Illinois

It was the first Big Ten win for Northwestern (3-9, 1-8). Illinois — 21-point favorites going into the game — finished the regular season 6-6 and 4-5 in the conference.

Could Jim McElwain’s remarkable run at Central Michigan be short-lived?

So, what will Jim McElwain do for an encore? Well, that depends if he stays at Central Michigan beyond just this season.

Friday’s state football: CMU crushes Toledo, wins MAC West; EMU’s bowl hopes take a hit

Quinten Dormady threw two touchdown passes and Kobe Lewis ran for two scores for Central Michigan.