Parity reigns as 4 ranked games reached overtime on Saturday; 4 more decided by 3 or fewer points

Parity reached another level in college football on Saturday, with four games involving at least one ranked team going to overtime and four others being decided by three or fewer points. It matched the most overtime games in one day since Sportradar began keeping track in 2000 —...

CFP Bracket Watch: Oregon takes over No. 2 seed; No. 1 Texas, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 Iowa St. hold spots

Oregon's one-point victory over Ohio State was enough to put the Ducks on the No. 2 seed line Sunday in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection. Top-ranked Texas of the Southeastern Conference continues to hold the No. 1 seed and is followed by Oregon, which...

AP Top 25: Oregon, Penn State move behind No. 1 Texas. Army, Navy both ranked for 1st time since '60

Oregon and Penn State each moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday following thrilling wins in high-profile games, and Top 25 newcomers Navy and Army are in the rankings together for the first time since 1960. Texas strengthened its hold on No. 1 with...

Oregon and Penn State rise to Nos. 2-3 in AP Top 25 football poll; Navy and Army both ranked for first time since 1960

Dillon Gabriel rallies No. 3 Oregon past No. 2 Ohio State, 32-31

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon coach Dan Lanning saw it in quarterback Dillon Gabriel's eyes — he was ready to meet the moment. Gabriel threw two touchdown passes and ran for another late score, helping third-ranked Oregon outlast No. 2 Ohio State 32-31 on Saturday night. ...

Ejection of Oregon's Traeshon Holden is third this season in FBS for a player spitting on opponent

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon receiver Traeshon Holden was ejected from Saturday night's game against Ohio State for unsportsmanlike conduct after he spit on a Buckeyes player, the second spitting incident of the day in college football and third of the season. The third-ranked Ducks...

No. 23 Illinois outlasts Purdue 50-49 in overtime on sack on 2-point conversion

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Luke Altmyer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime to Pat Bryant, and Dylan Rosiek sacked Purdue's Ryan Browne on a 2-point conversion attempt to give No. 23 Illinois a 50-49 victory Saturday. Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) had lost four straight and seven...

Oregon's most populous county adds gas utility to $51B climate suit against fossil fuel companies

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state's largest natural gas utility to its $51.5 billion climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies over their role in the region's deadly 2021 heat- dome event. The lawsuit, filed last year,...

In Pacific Northwest, 2 toss-up US House races could determine control of narrowly divided Congress

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In their battle for Congress, national Republicans and Democrats are keenly eyeing the Pacific Northwest, where two of the most competitive U.S. House races in the country are playing out. Oregon’s GOP-held 5th Congressional District and Washington state’s...

Showdown set for Saturday between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Oregon

No. 2 Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) at No. 3 Oregon (5-0, 2-0), Saturday, 7:30 ET (NBC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ohio State by 3 1/2. Series record: Ohio State leads 9-1. WHAT'S AT STAKE? After last weekend's college football chaos,...