College Football Spotlight: Get Ready To Debate One-Loss Playoff Contenders
Which one-loss team has the edge? So many pivotal games are still to come, and the temperature of the playoff change can be flipped and turned upside down any given week.
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Which one-loss team has the edge? So many pivotal games are still to come, and the temperature of the playoff change can be flipped and turned upside down any given week.
There is no disputing which game deserves the Heisman spotlight game this week. Notre Dame and Florida State will offer the biggest stage for a pair of Heisman Trophy candidates, Everett Golson of Notre Dame and the reigning Heisman Trophy winner from Florida State, Jameis Winston.
Until Notre Dame proves it can beat one of the elite programs in college football on a grand stage, the overall assessment of Notre Dame will be that it is good, but not good enough. But this season appears to be up for grabs with plenty of surprises still to come. Can Notre Dame offer one more surprise?
Each week of college football should be seen as a chapter, and the season the full novel. The only thing is, you cannot script drama this good.
For being such a beautiful feature of athletics, comebacks occur with great frequency in most sports. We take a look at some of our favorite comebacks in sports — and No. 1 may not be one that you expected.
The San Diego Chargers have selected Notre Dame guard Chris Watt in the third round of the NFL draft.
The Bahamas, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Montreal and Vancouver offer great options for a weekend international trip.
Manti Te'o says his rough rookie season has nothing to do with the flack he's faced over getting fooled by a hoax involving a fake girlfriend while at Notre Dame.
If Notre Dame beats Southern California on Saturday, the Fighting Irish will accomplish two feats for the first time since Bob Davie was coach.
Manti Te'o practiced Wednesday for the first time since injuring his right foot in August.
Finally in the NFL, Manti Te'o is looking to give football fans everywhere reasons to forget about his fake girlfriend scandal. His performance with the San Diego Chargers may be just the thing to jolt his name back to football relevance.
Eddie Vanderdoes says he had four good reasons for deciding to attend UCLA shortly after committing to Notre Dame.
Blue chip recruit Eddie Vanderdoes is eligible to play for UCLA this season after winning an NCAA appeal over his initial commitment to Notre Dame.
Manti Te'o was deep into his first news conference of training camp when Eric Weddle walked up to the podium, tapped the rookie on the hip and pointed him toward the locker room.
Manti Te'o is one of four draft picks who've signed contracts with the San Diego Chargers.
After dealing with the commotion over his fake online girlfriend and his flop in the national championship game, Manti Te'o believes he's ready for the NFL.
The San Diego Chargers have drafted Manti Te'o, the Notre Dame linebacker who was tricked into an online relationship with a girl that didn't exist.
Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference starting next season, a year earlier than expected, following the split among the Big East's football schools and seven Catholic schools that forming their own basketball-focused conference.
The man who says he tricked Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o into falling for a fake woman he created online claims the hoax had "everything to do" with escaping from real life because he had been molested as a child.
The 22-year-old Palmdale man who pretended to be Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend for several years talked about his love for the Notre Dame football star in an exclusive one-on-one interview with Dr. Phil Thursday.
The family of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- Manti Te'o's longtime friend who is accused of creating the girlfriend hoax embroiling the Notre Dame linebacker -- is apparently ready to open up.
Manti Te'o, the Notre Dame linebacker embroiled in a controversy involving a hoax he says he had no part in, has broken his silence.
Dupe or dope?
Notre Dame star Manti Te'o, the alleged victim of hoax involving his dead girlfriend, is expected to address the media Thursday about the scandal.
The story captivated the nation.
According to Santa Ana Police Department officers, the collision happened at around 6 p.m. near the intersection of N. Santiago Street and Santa Ana Boulevard.
Max Muncy singled in Shohei Ohtani, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Kansas City Royals 5-4 in 10 innings.
The meeting came at a time of heightened scrutiny over how local law enforcement uses Flock cameras.
Body cameras captured the moments Rialto police officers rushed to save a choking child with a LifeVac tool.
A judge ordered the dog's euthanasia after it attacked four people, leaving three of them with severe injuries.
According to Santa Ana Police Department officers, the collision happened at around 6 p.m. near the intersection of N. Santiago Street and Santa Ana Boulevard.
The meeting came at a time of heightened scrutiny over how local law enforcement uses Flock cameras.
Body cameras captured the moments Rialto police officers rushed to save a choking child with a LifeVac tool.
A judge ordered the dog's euthanasia after it attacked four people, leaving three of them with severe injuries.
The crash happened at around 10 a.m. on Monday near the intersection of Walton Street and Stanbridge Avenue.
The meeting came at a time of heightened scrutiny over how local law enforcement uses Flock cameras.
A judge ordered the dog's euthanasia after it attacked four people, leaving three of them with severe injuries.
The crash happened at around 10 a.m. on Monday near the intersection of Walton Street and Stanbridge Avenue.
LAUSD said that elevated levels of lead were found on two elementary school campuses
The $14.5 million Jeffrey Open Space Trail Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge is almost 1,200 feet long and 15 feet wide, spanning the I-5 Freeway.
According to Santa Ana Police Department officers, the collision happened at around 6 p.m. near the intersection of N. Santiago Street and Santa Ana Boulevard.
The $14.5 million Jeffrey Open Space Trail Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge is almost 1,200 feet long and 15 feet wide, spanning the I-5 Freeway.
Santa Ana police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who crashed into a man on an e-bike late Monday night, leaving him hospitalized.
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has a new policy this school year that bans kindergarten through 8th-grade students from riding e-bikes on school property and along the perimeter.
Metrolink has opted to suspend routes heading through Orange County this week due to an extended period of high tides that are expected to batter the Southern California coast.
Body cameras captured the moments Rialto police officers rushed to save a choking child with a LifeVac tool.
After more than 50 years, the victim of a cold case homicide investigation whose body was found in the remote Riverside County desert has finally been identified.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said the suspects got away after opening fire on an officer.
A deadly shooting suspect turned himself in to San Bernardino County authorities just hours after their investigation began in Hesperia on Friday.
Deputies say that the man pointed a firearm at them during the incident.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
Pitching coach Mike Maddux, bullpen coach Dom Chiti and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott have been fired by the Los Angeles Angels.
The Social Security Administration is expanding its list of diseases and other health conditions that may qualify for accelerated approval of disability benefits.
No winning tickets were sold for Monday night's $905 million Powerball jackpot, so the estimated grand prize for Wednesday's drawing will be at least $1 billion, Powerball says.
The recalled products with jalapeño were distributed at national retailers, including Walmart, Target and Trader Joe's, in 26 states.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
Wagering on wildfires — that's what some people are doing on prediction markets. But lawmakers say betting on a disaster crosses a line, and they're now pushing for new restrictions to stop it.
Ahead of a flight from Turkey, President Trump secretly left Air Force One and was moved to another plane with the help of a catering truck, according to a source, as the U.S. grappled with a threat from Iran.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
In a narrow 50-49 vote, President Trump's former defense lawyer was confirmed as attorney general in a vote early Saturday.
Homeowners getting their insurance through the California FAIR Plan will soon be paying even more, but industry observers say it may be a good sign for the state's insurance market.
Voters in California may soon decide on a ballot measure that seeks to help the state's middle class afford to buy a home, by establishing a $25 billion loan program that would provide down payment assistance.
Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children's e-bikes, saying some of the vehicles may be motorcycles or mopeds capable of high speeds.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
The Social Security Administration is expanding its list of diseases and other health conditions that may qualify for accelerated approval of disability benefits.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Orange County Health Care Agency officials have confirmed the county's first human West Nile virus case of 2026, amid what some medical experts believe could be one of the worst mosquito seasons on record.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
A California lawmaker wants to address the rising cost of event tickets by limiting how much some tickets can be marked up on the resale market.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the rollout of the state's new electric vehicle instant rebate program, touting it as part of an investment in the state's clean-vehicle future.
Initial findings showed no evidence of rising statewide unemployment claims from workers in occupations considered highly exposed to AI.
Ford is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles that were incorrectly repaired under a previous recall meant to fix a problem that caused the engine to stall while driving, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration.
The California State Assembly passed a new bill that they hope can rein in a black market in restaurant reservations.
Max Muncy singled in Shohei Ohtani, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Kansas City Royals 5-4 in 10 innings.
Zach Neto had an RBI single and scored during the Angels' three-run third inning, and Los Angeles snapped its three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Pitching coach Mike Maddux, bullpen coach Dom Chiti and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott have been fired by the Los Angeles Angels.
Brandon Nimmo singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 to snap a five-game road losing streak.
The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat Kansas City 6-5 for only their second victory in 10 games.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced that nine new television productions would be awarded through the state's film and television tax credit program, which his office estimates will bring over $600 million in production spending.
A California lawmaker wants to address the rising cost of event tickets by limiting how much some tickets can be marked up on the resale market.
Some parts of the LA Jazz Festival were canceled just days before the citywide, two-week party was slated to begin, leaving performers and fans alike in the dark.
A performer will be living inside a billboard 30 feet above the Sunset Strip as Netflix promotes its new film "The Last House."
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater is releasing its first new show in four decades as the iconic team works to raise money and purchase its permanent home in Highland Park.
The back-to-school excitement is being felt across Southern California as students in the second-largest school district in the nation head back for their first day of class. But before they get there, CBS LA’s Kalyna Astrinos explains what to watch out for so you don’t get schooled on your morning commute.
Temperatures across Southern California are going to remain hot as school districts across the region head back for the new school year. A majority of school districts will be in the 80s by the end of the day.
Desmond Shaw flies to the California Aqueduct for tonight's Look At This!
Monterey Park police and residents gathered at a city council meeting on Tuesday night to discuss how Flock cameras are used in their community. Nicole Comstock reports.
Wagering on wildfires — that's what some people are doing on prediction markets. But lawmakers say betting on a disaster crosses a line, and they're now pushing for new restrictions to stop it. Hunter Sowards reports.
Some of golf's best are facing off at the U.S. Women's Open at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades over the weekend. The event runs from June 2 to June 7.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
