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Sites picked, selection committee next for playoff

Now that the guys putting together the College Football Playoff have determined where the games will be played, there's only one major item left on the agenda — and it just might be the most important piece. Who is going to pick the teams that play for the national championship ...

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2013, file photo, a member of the U.S. Army jumps into the stadium before the first half of the BCS National Championship college football game between Alabama and Notre Dame in Miami. The conference commissioners in charge of putting together the four-team playoff system that will start after the 2014 regular season will meet starting Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Pasadena, Calif. At the top of their agenda: Pick three more bowls to be used in the semifinal rotation and decide on a site for the first national championship game. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Cowboys Stadium gets 1st playoff championship game

The grandest stage in sports was too much for the guys who are putting together the College Football Playoff to pass up. The BCS conference commissioners announced Wednesday that Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, edged Tampa, Fla., in the bidding to be the site of the first championship game in ...

News Summary: Barclays returns to profit in 1Q

BACK IN BLACK: Barclays PLC on Wednesday reported a return to profit in the first quarter, as it tries to restructure and get past recent scandals. OUT OF THE HOLE: In the three months ending March 31, Barclays made an adjusted profit after tax of 839 million pounds ($1.3 billion). ...

Pedestrians pass a branch of Barclays Bank, in London, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Barclays PLC on Wednesday reported a return to profit in the first quarter, as it tries to restructure and get past recent scandals. In the three months ending March 31, Barclays made an adjusted profit after tax of 839 million pounds ($1.3 billion). That contrasted with a 589 million pound loss a year earlier and came despite a 5 percent fall in income to 7.7 billion pounds. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Barclays returns to profit in Q1

Barclays PLC on Wednesday reported a return to profit in the first quarter, as it tries to restructure and get past recent scandals. In the three months ending March 31, Barclays made an adjusted profit after tax of 839 million pounds ($1.3 billion). That contrasted with a 589 million pound ...

Stanford head coach David Shaw lifts the trophy following their 20-14 win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Rose Bowl to mark 100th game in January

The Rose Bowl will celebrate its 100th game on New Year's Day in 2014 as college football's oldest bowl. To mark the occasion, the game trophy has been modified by Tiffany to add 24-karat yellow gold vermeil accents to the 21-inch tall design that includes a three-quarter size sterling silver ...

Jacobs: Auburn review finds no evidence of fraud

Former Auburn coach Gene Chizik lashed out at media reports accusing the football program of flouting the NCAA rules and called it "the most scrutinized" and sometimes vilified program in college football. Chizik spoke Monday evening, hours after athletic director Jay Jacobs said an internal review into allegations by former ...

Fighting Irish win battle of the fans

The parking lots opened at 1:30 p.m. for a concert by country musician Luke Bryan and were nearly full at 4 p.m., 41/2 before kickoff. Porta-John lines stretched hundreds of people long. When the gates opened at 6 p.m., the going rate for tickets outside the stadium was in the ...