“I can’t get this out of my mind that if Dabo Swinney wins this game tonight,” Finebaum said during ESPN’s First Take. “Dabo Swinney would then be the king of college football, I would give him my crown.” “This would be Clemson’s third in four years,” Finebaum added. “As the season ends tonight, Alabama would have 2 out of the last 7, that’s not really a comparison.” Alabama and Clemson have met three times — 2016, 2017 and 2019 — to play for the national title, with the Tigers winning in 2017 and 2019....

The 21-year-old has been afforded an appearance - a 94th-minute substitute against Huddersfield Town - since the appointment of the former Aston Villa boss in January. Prior to Lambert’s arrival, the former Al Ahly winger has featured in 16 games this season notching back-to-back goals in December against West Bromwich Albion and Huddersfield Town. Last month, due to lack of first-team opportunities, Sobhi featured for Stoke City’s U23 side where he scored a goal in their 3-2 win over Middlesbrough....

Jose Mourinho’s side were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Southampton on Saturday, a result that allowed Chelsea to move ahead of them into second place in the table. United have now drawn three league games in a row since losing to Bristol City in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup, in what has proved to be a damaging December for the Red Devils. Pogba has urged his team-mates to “wake up” and go to Everton on Monday determined to get back to winning ways....

Senior Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner may still be viewed with contempt by the national press corps and the foreign policy establishment. But if they are being honest, they’ll have to admit that the agreements have earned Kushner a place in American diplomatic history for helping end Arab support for the Palestinians’ war on the Jewish state. Giving Kushner the credit he deserves would be a bitter pill for his many critics to swallow....

Rinne’s injury occurred in the third period of the Predators’ game against the Calgary Flames on Friday night. Flames forward Sam Bennett made a deke move as he was going towards the net. Rinne bit on it, causing him to slide out of the net and collide with teammate Kevin Fiala. Bennett scored on the play. A Predators trainer came to the ice to attend to Rinne, but he stayed in the game....

The Brazilian soccer icon recently teamed up with Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2013 FIFA Player of the Year and widely considered to be one of the two best players on the planet, for a rather entertaining commercial for Emirates Airline. This commercial really tells the story of soccer today. The older gentleman are in awe of Pele's presence unaware that Cristiano Ronaldo is standing in front of them, while the younger gentleman asks the soccer legend to snap a picture of him standing next to the Real Madrid superstar....

The Pelicans are currently fifth in the standings. Typically, that spot would be considered pretty safe ground in terms of punching a playoff ticket at this point in the season. But only one game separates the Pelicans from the Jazz — who are eighth in the conference — and three games from the ninth-place Nuggets. Many wrote off New Orleans earlier this season when DeMarcus Cousins went down with a season-ending Achilles injury....

According to the latest tally of results published by The New York Times, House Republicans have gained five seats after ousting incumbents in New Mexico, Minnesota, Florida and at least three other states. At the same time, Democrats have only flipped two GOP-held seats, but are still poised to hold onto their majority in the House at least until the 2022 midterm elections. Speaking to reporters on election night, Pelosi said: “Our purpose in this race was to win so that we could protect the Affordable Care Act and that we could crush the virus....

During her weekly press conference, Pelosi said Thursday that there are no advantages to such behavior as moderate Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema face criticism from their colleagues over the upper chamber’s voting rights showdown. “We are a giant kaleidoscope here,” Pelosi explained. “Democrats and Republicans, you never know who is going to be in the design of the next bill. So we have to be respectful. But I’ve discouraged people from making comments about them....

Speaking to reporters Friday, the California Democrat said, “I don’t even listen to most of the speeches on the other side because they’re not fraught with meaning or fact. So I don’t have my computer get bothered with that.” McCarthy, a California Republican, spent eight and a half hours speaking against the legislation, which the House passed on Friday morning. The remarks began at 8:38 p.m. on Thursday and lasted until just after 5 a....

The Trump administration has regularly celebrated its record on securing the release of American hostages abroad, contrasting its success with some high-profile failures of the Obama administration—particularly those killed by ISIS. Pence was joined in the debate hall by Mueller’s parents Carl and Marsha. Both were also featured in President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in February and spoke at the Republican National Convention in August. Pence said Wednesday that the Obama administration—with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden serving as vice president—“hesitated” to move on the Syrian location where they believed Mueller was being held....

Penguins defenseman Trevor Daley will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a broken ankle, the team announced. Daley suffered the injury in the second period of Pittsburgh’s 4-3 loss in Game 4 at Tampa Bay on Friday when he slammed into the wall after racing Lightning forward Ryan Callahan for a puck. He was on crutches and had a wrap on his foot when he exited the arena....

But when it comes to recruiting, they don’t get a lot of attention. MORE: SN post-spring Top 50 players | Preseason Top 25 | 10 difference-makers So why not bring a little attention to yourself? That’s what Quinn Nordin did with his commitment Friday to Penn State. Here’s what he posted on Twitter: Over the top? Just right? Whatever you think, it’s a new twist to commitment announcements. A 3-star kicker from Rockford High School in Michigan, Nordin is the nation’s top-rated kicker, according to 247Sports....

The Mets trailed 7-1 heading into the seventh inning, but finished the inning tied. Yoenis Cespedes’ bases-loaded double was the big blow.MORE: The most iconic moments for each MLB team | Fans call for manager’s job after Nats lose again Heading into the series, the Nationals were riding a five-game winning streak and had cut the Mets’ lead in the NL East to four games. But things haven’t gone as planned for Washington, loser of the first two games in the series at home....

Both Trump and challenger Joe Biden have made their final push in Pennsylvania, hoping to do enough to secure its 20 electoral votes. Both candidates’ path to the White House will likely run through the Keystone State. Biden is currently around 5 points ahead in his home state, but pollsters have warned that is a narrow lead when taking into account margins of error and possible inaccuracies. Trump won the state in 2016 by less than a point over Hillary Clinton....

A number of GOP House members and senators either received a federal subpoena or were visited by FBI agents at their Pennsylvania Capitol offices on Tuesday or Wednesday, PennLive reported, citing several anonymous sources. It’s unclear which lawmakers have been subpoenaed, or how many, but the subpoenas are believed to be part of an investigation into congressman Scott Perry and allegations that he tried to install electoral officials who would have declared Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 Election, according to the report....

Hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are increasing in the military as members are often close to each other and risk greater spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Over the past month, the number of service-member deaths attributed to the virus increased from 25 to 34. The decision to issue the mandate comes as the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below....

There have been concerns from his teammates, led by quarterback Eli Manning, and help from his former coach, Tom Coughlin. One of his rivals, Dez Bryant, has even felt the need to come to Beckham’s defense. WEEK 5 PICKS: Against the spread | Straight up The truth is, Beckham is exactly the same player he’s been since he entered the league and became the best young receiver it has ever seen....

Five years ago Brooks was a seemingly unremarkable country singer ignored by the music intelligentsia. Then he shot to the top of the charts almost overnight. The country charts? No, the everything charts. To the shock of all but Wal-Mart shoppers everywhere, he was selling more records than anybody else by far. The ““Garth Brooks factor’’ was only one of many changes in the record industry wrought by a company called SoundScan, which provided comprehensive sales data for companies that for years had been winging it or relying on dodgy phone surveys....