AP Top 25: FSU remains No. 4, USC drops out for first time under Lincoln Riley; Oklahoma State vaults in to No. 15
Southern California dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in more than two years and Oklahoma State vaulted into the rankings for the first time this year at No. 15.
Earth safe from Asteroid Armageddon for next 100 years
In March 2021, the U.S. space agency announced that new telescope observations have ruled out any chance of the asteroid Apophis colliding with Earth in 2068. NASA tracks near-Earth objects (NEO) to calculate the risk of a catastrophic impact with an asteroid. [RELATED: How scientists know weโre not going to get squashed by an asteroid | NASA spacecraft successfully โkissesโ asteroid to bring back sample to Earth]Asteroid 99942 Apophis is one such object. AdNASA became interested in the asteroid in 2004 when scientists noticed it seems to be wobbling closer and closer to Earth. They were able to calculate the asteroid with what NASA calls โextreme precision,โ ruling out an impact with Earth for another century.
No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Ohio State meet to top AP Top 25 slate
Their meeting Sunday headlines the national AP Top 25 schedule for the week, a matchup of teams contending for No. Meanwhile Ohio State (17-4, 11-4) has won six straight overall โ including against the Badgers and No. โThe biggest thing as a coach right now is weโve got to get better,โ Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said after Saturdayโs win against Indiana. 25 last week but visits Michigan on Thursday. Thereโs also Belmont (22-1, 16-0 Ohio Valley) chasing the programโs first AP Top 25 poll ranking.
Cowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riot
Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)SANTA FE, N.M. โ A New Mexico county official and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump who had vowed to return to Washington after last weekโs riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosiโs desk has been arrested Sunday by the FBI. Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol. A video posted to Griffin's personal Facebook page shows Griffin in the restricted areas, according to the affidavit. On Thursday, Griffin, said he planned to travel with firearms to Washington, D.C., for Bidenโs inauguration.
NFL races go down to the wire in AFC South and NFC East
โWe win this game, find a way to win, win the division. He's assured of repeating as NFL rushing champ, the first since Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006-07. Henry has a career-high 1,777 yards rushing and ran for 212 yards in his most recent game against the Texans. Ezekiel Elliott, despite a mediocre performance in 2020, needs 63 yards rushing for 1,000 this season, his fourth such output in five seasons. Baltimore (10-5) at Cincinnati (4-10-1)During their four-game winning streak, the Ravens have averaged 37 points and 233.3 yards rushing per game.