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With veteran Brandon Allen set to start at quarterback, the Niners are optimistic that star left tackle Trent Williams will play through his ankle injury Sunday at the Packers, a source told ESPN.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said his team belongs in the 12-team College Football Playoff field despite Saturday's 38-15 loss at Ohio State.

Victor Wembanyama started slow in his return but finished with a game-high 25 points to rally the Spurs from 17 points down to defeat the Warriors on Saturday.

Max Verstappen won his fourth straight championship at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as he finished fifth, ahead of title rival Lando Norris.

In what felt like a potential Final Four preview, the visiting No. 6 Notre Dame Irish, who led wire to wire, played spoiler to a crowd of 7,894 at Galen Center in Los Angeles, defeating No. 3 USC 74-61 to hand the Trojans their first loss of the season.

Former Giants QB Daniel Jones is expected to clear waivers Monday and have a new home on a one-year deal soon, sources told ESPN.

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said his team made several "uncharacteristic" errors in a game that "got away" from the Crimson Tide on Saturday against Oklahoma.

A wild day in the SEC, which featured road losses by Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas A&M, produced only one postseason guarantee on Saturday: No. 10 Georgia is headed back to the league championship game in Atlanta for a fourth consecutive season.

The SEC was thrown into another whirlwind with Ole Miss, Bama and Texas A&M losing, plus more trends.

Mikel Arteta has hit back at anyone questioning Bukayo Saka's commitment to England by insisting he would "send an MRI scan" to prove the winger was injured during this month's international break.