In the USA, in College Football, so many teams are playingimportant games, 
with playoff implications. It seems that the old system of rivalries and 
intra-league play is justas exciting, or even more so, than several weeks of 
playoffs.   Atleast, this is what November teaches us, at least this 
November...   
Number 1 Georgia will play at Number 10 Auburn in anationally televised game.   
Auburn is atough team, and has yet to play Georgia and number 2 Alabama, who 
are topranked.  Auburn could easily throw amonkey wrench into the season for 
both the Bulldogs and the Crimson Tide, sotoday's game is of  even 
greaterimportance.   Alabama will visit number 16 MississippiState, who will 
not be a pushover.  Catholicshave a great reason to rejoice, as the favorite 
division one team of many,Notre Dame, sits at number 3 in the rankings and 
today will visit number 7Miami.  The Fighting Irish must win ifthey want to 
keep their playoff hopes alive, Miami could prove that theydeserve their high 
standing.   

The Big 12 has several teams who are vying for the top spot,even this late in 
the season, and so when number 6 TCU visits number 5Oklahoma, a possible 
playoff spot is on the line.   In the Big 10, recently demoted number 13Ohio 
State is recovering from a loss at number 20 Iowa last weekend, and todaywill 
host number 12 Michigan State.   Both are contenders for the Big 10 Easttitle.  
In the Big 10 West, number 20Iowa, coming off their big win against Ohio State, 
will visit Madison tocontend with number 8  Wisconsin.  Wisconsin's undefeated 
season is on the line,and Iowa has been surging lately.  Thisis one game not to 
miss.   
This is the first weekend of NCAA Division 1 Basketball forthe new season.  As 
would be expected thehistorically strong teams have been winning, and are 
expected to win, as theyplay historically weak teams.   

In Rugby, Fiji will meet Italy at the Angelo MassiminoStadium in Catania, 
Sicily,  today ingroup play of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup competitions.  
Fiji has won three of their last four competitions,Italy only one.     Fiji 
all-but securedtheir World Cup quarter-final place with another dominant 
display, dispatchingWales 72-6.  Italy responded to theirdisappointing outing 
in their opening game by producing a very good display toblank  the USA in 
their second groupgame.    The 46-0 win was a welcome relief to theItalians 
after a torrid week on and off the pitch in the previous week but itmay be too 
little, too late as they would need to beat Fiji by a similar scoreto qualify 
for the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, England's opening match oftheir autumn Test 
series at Twickenham will take place today. Eddie Jones' menwill be playing 
Argentina, Australia and Samoa over the coming weeks.  England have rested Owen 
Farrell and MaroItoje. Red Rose head coach Eddie Jones had indicated he would 
stand down someof his British and Irish Lions due to their involvement in the 
summer tour toNew Zealand.  Other nations play todayincludes Scotland vs Samoa 
at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Wales vs Australia at thePrincipality Stadium, 
Cardiff, Ireland vs South Africa at the  Aviva Stadium, Dublin and France vs 
NewZealand at the, Stade de France, Paris.   

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