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20-year-old Ben Shelton upsets Frances Tiafoe to advance to US Open semifinal | CNN
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Michigan wins College Football Playoff National Championship over Washington
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A college football title game without the South? Bless your heart.
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save HOUSTON — Apparently the honchos of college football intend to stage a national championship game Monday night with zero teams from the South. They seem hellbent on this sacrilege. How bold. Not since Ohio State and Oregon turned up at the first College Football Playoff…
