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The easy question is to ask if Ohio State is better than Baylor, but the real question should ask if Michigan State is better than Oklahoma State. That is the most important question over the next few weeks, but it will not matter if Alabama and Florida State run the table to collide in Pasadena.
Whatever playoff hopes the San Diego Chargers had when they got off the plane to start the weekend in Miami were certainly not encouraging going home with them come Sunday evening.
There were a number of big headlines from Sunday's action, and sometimes they need to be broken down to make sense of everything. Some of those headlines include gruesome injuries, a rookie finding the pine, and a storm delaying a game for almost two hours.
Warren's Veneda gained the lead with an eighth of a mile to go and went on to win the $100,000 Cat's Cradle Handicap by three-quarters of a length at Betfair Hollywood Park on Sunday.
Jordan Hill had career highs of 24 points and 17 rebounds, and Jodie Meeks and Nick Young scored 19 points apiece in the Los Angeles Lakers' 114-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.
Miami held San Diego without a touchdown over the final three quarters, and Brent Grimes broke up Philip Rivers' final pass in the end zone as time expired, giving the embattled Dolphins a 20-16 win Sunday.
Several fans were recovering Sunday morning from injuries sustained following the Trojans' 20-17 upset victory over Stanford.
Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J.J. Redick added 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 110-103 Saturday night, improving to 5-0 at home.
Andre Heidari kicked a 47-yard field goal with 19 seconds to play, and Southern California's stalwart defense repeatedly came up big in a 20-17 victory over No. 5 Stanford on Saturday night.
Tyler Johnson scored 18 points and grabbed a dozen rebounds to lead Fresno State to an 80-64 win over Cal State-Northridge in its home opener Saturday night.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers has met with Lamar Odom, who is currently out of the NBA.
- Kobe Bryant returned to practice with the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday for the first time since he tore his Achilles tendon seven months ago.
The Maple Leafs have acquired Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz from the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Jesse Blacker and draft picks.
Scores from the opening rounds of the CIF Southern Section football playoffs.
Wednesday's big win over Oklahoma City has been overshadowed by the twitter rant of forward Matt Barnes after getting ejected.
