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LSU wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr., center, gets past a tackle by Baylor cornerback LeVar Thornton Jr., bottom right, for a gain during the first half of the Texas Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Nussmeier throws for 304 yards and 3 TDs as LSU beats Baylor 44-31 in Texas Bowl
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Tue,12/31/24-6:33PM , 54 Reads
HOUSTON (AP) — Garrett Nussmeier threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns as LSU beat Baylor 44-31 in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday.

Nussmeier, who finished 24 of 34, tossed scoring passes of 10 yards and 1 yard to Trey’Dez Green and 41 yards to Chris Hilton Jr. in the first half as LSU (9-4) built a 34-17 halftime lead.
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Banks scores 21 as Tulane downs Charlotte 83-68
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Tue,12/31/24-4:21PM , 99 Reads
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kaleb Banks scored 21 points to help Tulane defeat Charlotte 83-68 on Tuesday in an American Athletic Conference opener.
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Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) passes in the pocket against Texas during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Notre Dame give the newly expanded CFP a classic feel at the Sugar Bowl
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Tue,12/31/24-3:22PM , 88 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If Georgia playing Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl has a classic ring to it, it should.

Fighting Irish linebacker Jack Kiser and Bulldogs tight end Oscar Delp know all about the first time their storied programs met in the Superdome at the end of the 1980 season — some two decades before they were born.
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Michigan guard Brooke Daniels, left, has her shot blocked by Southern California guard JuJu Watkins during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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USC's JuJu Watkins is AP women's basketball player of the week
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Tue,12/31/24-12:00PM , 87 Reads
The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 8 of the season:

JuJu Watkins, Southern California
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