South Bend, United States (AP) — Notre Dame says team has decided not to play in a bowl game this season after being left out of College Football Playoff.
Grapevine, United States (AP) — College Football Playoff features 2 Group of Five teams for 1st time in Tulane, James Madison; ACC champ Duke left out.
Grapevine, United States (AP) — 3-loss Alabama makes College Football Playoff along with Miami, Notre Dame left out.
Grapevine, United States (AP) — Unbeaten Indiana gets No. 1 seed in College Football Playoff, Ohio State second followed by Georgia and Texas Tech.
New York, United States (AP) — Indiana jumps to a unanimous No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 before the playoff, Georgia up to No. 2 in top five shuffle.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (AP) — McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula 1 title.
Cotonou, Benin (AP) — The coup in Benin on Sunday has been 'foiled,' the Minister of Interior says in a video on Facebook.
Cotonou, Benin (AP) — A group of soldiers appear on Benin's state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup.
Charlotte, United States (AP) — Duke wins its first outright ACC title since 1962, beating No. 16 Virginia 27-20 in overtime in conference title game.
Atlanta, United States (AP) — No. 3 Georgia wins its 16th Southeastern Conference championship, beating No. 10 Alabama 28-7 in title game.
Fort Lauderdale, United States (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami win MLS Cup with 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Arlington, United States (AP) — No. 5 Texas Tech beats No. 11 BYU 34-7 for first Big 12 championship, likely first-round bye in playoff.
Los Angeles, United States (AP) — UCLA hires Bob Chesney from James Madison as football coach.
West Lafayette, United States (AP) — No. 1 Purdue loses to No. 10 Iowa State 81-58.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen takes pole position for F1 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP.
Cape Town, South Africa (AP) — South African police say at least 11 people, including 3 children, have been killed in a mass shooting at a bar.
State College, United States (AP) — Matt Campbell hired as football coach at Penn State.
Washington, United States (AP) — US, Ukraine officials say they'll meet for 3rd day after progress on security framework, urge Russia to commit to peace.
Los Angeles, United States (AP) — Architect Frank Gehry, who designed Los Angeles' Walt Disney Concert Hall and Spain's Guggenheim Museum, has died.
Charlotte, United States (AP) — Michael Jordan testifies at NASCAR antitrust trial, says 'someone had step forward and challenge the entity'.