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The College Football Playoff could be getting bigger — significantly bigger. Leaders of the CFP agreed Tuesday to open a thirty-day negotiating window with sole rights holder ESPN to explore expanding the field to twenty-four teams. That's up from the current twelve, and if the numbers work, college football's postseason gets a dramatic makeover.
Shifting to the NFL, the Los Angeles Rams are kicking off their season Thursday night in Melbourne, Australia, and they'll be doing it without their most dominant defender. Aaron Donald will not make the trip Down Under for the opener against San Francisco. Coach Sean McVay confirmed the standout defensive tackle is inactive, leaving a massive void on that defensive line against the Niners.
And in golf, a distraction the European side did not need heading into the Solheim Cup. A video surfaced appearing to show Charley Hull late for a practice tee time at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands, but Europe's vice captain was quick to step in and call it a false story, squashing the narrative before it gained any traction ahead of the matches starting later this week.
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