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The Tigers survived in a 37-34 victory at Florida State (5-3, 2-3 ACC) on Saturday and heads into November as one of four remaining unbeaten Power 5 teams. Deshaun Watson led the go-ahead touchdown drive in the fourth quarter with a 34-yard TD pass to Jordan Leggett with 2:06 remaining. Watson finished with 378 passing yards, 52 rushing yards, two TDs and two interceptions. “That’s what championships are made of,” Swinney said on the ABC telecast afterward....

“Alabama’s played the better schedule in the SEC,” said White, “and Alabama’s the better team with the far better defense, but with the recent big wins by Clemson the disparity between the two closed to the point where, Alabama is rated only 3-points better (5-points better prior to ACC Championship). At the beginning of the season, the differential was 9-points.” The added inflation to the number is sort of a luxury tax because sports books know the majority of the action will come on Alabama....

The Tigers have won the past four conference championship and are 28-point favorites—the largest spread of any of the FBS conference title games this season—but Swinney dismissed the suggestion Clemson could be taking success for granted. “These guys love to work,” Swinney was quoted as saying by The Associated Press. “They love the challenge of preparing every single week. So for us, this is the next goal.” For the first time in school history, the Tigers have won 27 consecutive games and have completed two consecutive perfect regular seasons....

And if you talk to any seasoned ad person, they try very hard to be clever. A catchy headline, sophisticated metaphor, ample doses of humor. And sure, this stuff makes an ad “sticky.” Chip and Dan Heath even outlined the formula: Simple, Unexpected, Concrete, Credible, Emotional and Stories — or SUCCESs. SUCCESs is great for something where the message is the product, but what good is a clever ad if nobody buys what you are selling?...

The study comes after what is the world’s largest tropical forest hit headlines over the summer, as scenes of raging wildfires fires and deforestation shocked the world. Data suggests the carbon dioxide which has already been released into the atmosphere has likely already doomed the region to “substantial warming and drying,” which will in turn likely intensify fires, the authors said. Changing temperature and rainfall levels in the forest could push the forest into a new low-biomass state, the researchers said....

Unfortunately, the energy landscape has changed fundamentally since the 1970s. Reserve supplies are tighter in all segments, from electric supply to refining, making the system more fragile. Resources are more concentrated, with close to two thirds of remaining oil reserves in the Middle East and the majority of natural-gas reserves split among three countries: Russia, Iran and Qatar. (Natural gas was not part of the energy picture in the ’70s....

In their first tournament under a new coach, India meant business and found the net in each quarter, twice in the third, to streamroll their less-fancied but tricky opponents. SV Sunil (3rd minute), Lalit Upadhyay (22nd), Ramandeep Singh (33rd) and Harmanpreet Singh (35th and 48th) were on target. Japan’s lone goal came through Kenji Kitazato’s stick in the 4th minute. World No 6 India did not look rusty under their new coach, Marijne Sjoerd, who took charge of the team just last month following the sudden sacking of Roelant Oltmans....

Michael Waltrip Racing announced Tuesday it will not field a full-time NASCAR team in 2016 and will allow Bowyer to find another ride. MORE: Chase standings | Next: Saturday night in Bristol | Danica Patrick’s new sponsor “After extensive discussions with (MWR co-owner) Rob (Kaufmann) and MWR, we came to the point that we mutually agreed our paths in the future just didn’t align,” Bowyer said in a release, “but I think we all agreed on the next steps in a very professional manner....

It couldn’t happen to him again, they probably thought. MORE: Preseason Top 25 While making his debut for the Georgia State Panthers, former Louisville forward Kevin Ware took a spill, hitting the floor hard, according to head coach Ron Hunter. “He hit the wall, went down, stayed down for a little bit, and the entire team froze,” Hunter told ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. “I was scared to death when he didn’t move at first — but then he got up and sprinted back....

After 400 years of being merely the greatest of all writers, Shakespeare is suddenly an adorable guy and a pop icon. In the wonderfully clever screenplay by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman, Will is a grungily romantic Elizabethan playwright who hasn’t had his big hit yet and is stalled by writer’s block. It feels like ““trying to pick a lock with a wet herring,’’ he tells his analyst (Antony Sher)....

The January show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to incorporate organic fabrics into their lines. Many other recent events have budged eco-friendly design toward wider recognition and a more fashion-forward image. At the high end, specialty store Barneys made a major commitment to sustainable design, commissioning exclusive “conscious” lines from Theory, 3....

Clowney backed up his desire to dominate the field in his workouts, believe he still can run the 40-yard dash between 4.4 and 4.5 seconds. But he's already looking ahead to what he expects out of his NFL career. "I just want to be the best, one of the best of all time," Clowney said. If it were Clowney's choice, he would have already been in the league, but he wasn't eligible to leave college at this time last year....

On the eve of the anniversary of WWE’s “Montreal Screwjob,” CM Punk took to social media to remind everyone that Bret Hart was right. While CM Punk could be referring to several things he and Bret Hart agree on, the timing of the tweet with the anniversary of the Montreal Screwjob can’t be overlooked. Does CM Punk agree with Bret Hart’s stance on the Montreal Screwjob? For newer wrestling fans unfamiliar with WWE history, the Montreal Screwjob took place on November 9, 1997, at WWE Survivor Series when Bret Hart was screwed out of the WWE Championship in a match against Shawn Michaels....

The Magicians didn’t get off to a perfect start, as they suffered a 39-run defeat against Wellington Blaze. They failed to capitalise on the crucial moments, which led to their loss, but will now aim to make a strong comeback. Wellington Blaze, meanwhile, performed admirably in both batting and bowling. They hammered 268 runs on the board before restricting the Magicians to 228. They will now look to replicate that performance, and grab another victory in this game....

While Serena is nursing a torn right hamstring, Venus has a leg injury that has kept her out of the year’s final Major. For the fast-rising Coco Gauff, who has modeled parts of her game after Venus and Serena, not having either of them in the draw is a big disappointment. Following her 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 win over Magda Linette in the first round of the US Open, Gauff was asked to share her thoughts on the absence of the Williams sisters....

Every game has some kind of issues that bring a hault to gaming. Lag and ping issues are some of the major issues that the players face while playing any online game. Hence, the players might sometimes come across ping issues in COD Mobile as well. Here are a few of the ways that might help the players fix lag and reduce ping issues in COD Mobile. COD Mobile: How to fix lag and reduce ping These are some of the ways by which the players can fix these issues...

Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart. Matt Barkley, Rodney Peete, Rob Johnson, Pat Haden, Mark Sanchez and John David Booty. MORE: Top 25 | Best Week 8 performances | Is Muschamp done? But none of those did what Cody Kessler accomplished Saturday night against Colorado. The junior threw seven touchdown passes — five in the first half — breaking Barkley’s mark of six that he reached four times (twice against Colorado, coincidentally)....

During his interview on Talk Is Jericho, Cody Rhodes opened up about how he would grade AEW’s first year. Cody said that he would rate it an “A” and said that there was still room for improvement to become an A+. Cody Rhodes on what AEW can improve in the future Speaking about how AEW can improve in the future, Cody Rhodes said that he saw the freedom the wrestlers have as their biggest pro and con at the same time....

In a recent Busted Open Radio podcast (h/t Wrestling Inc), Cody Rhodes talked about MJF and Jungle Boy having to evolve their characters. AEW’s Cody Rhodes on the need for Jungle Boy and MJF to evolve Cody Rhodes admitted that one area of in-ring work he always worked on was getting to that ’next gear’ in wrestling. Getting to that area requires him to go for a higher gear in the final minutes of the match creating an impact on the minds of the audience....

Cody Rhodes noted on his Twitter that he may shave his mustache. He wrote: “Today might be the day…might shave this thing…” You can purchase Bray Wyatt’s theme, Live in Fear by Mark Crozer, on iTunes by clicking here. WWE presents Monday Night RAW at the Resch Center in Green Bay, WI on August 5th. Tickets go on sale at 11am this Saturday, you can purchase them at this link....