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Karl-Anthony Towns is throwing cold water on any hopes of a quick resolution in New York. The big man says it "don't look good" for a contract extension with the Knicks before the regular season tips off, leaving his long-term future in Manhattan very much up in the air heading into what should be a pivotal year for that franchise.
Shifting to the gridiron, Week five reshuffled the college football postseason picture in a big way. Alabama muddied the SEC race with a result that has conference title implications rippling outward, while the ACC thought it found some clarity — though analysts aren't so sure that picture is as clean as it looks. The playoff projections are moving fast.
And in Pittsburgh, the Steelers are patching up a secondary that took a serious hit with the Joey Porter Junior trade. A six-year veteran cornerback from Tampa Bay is set to sign with Pittsburgh, giving defensive coordinator Teryl Austin some much-needed depth at a position that frankly couldn't afford to lose another body heading into the meat of the schedule.
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