Controversial CFB ranks, Stephen A. Smith rumors and the Best Albums of 2024 in today's Roundup

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel dances to celebrate a touchdown.
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel dances to celebrate a touchdown. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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It may be a Wednesday but ain't nobody humpin' around...Let's go...College Football Playoff Committee explains rankings of bubble teams...Two teams ranked too high in College Football Playoff rankings, two ranked way too low...Iowa State Athletic Director makes wild statement about his team's ranking...College football playoff rankings 2024: Biggest takeaways from Week 15's standings...Stephen A. Smith rebukes report that $120 million contract with ESPN is close...‘First Take’ has fun ribbing Stephen A. Smith over reported $120 million ESPN deal...The Best Albums of 2024, according to "The New York Times"...Billboard's Staff List: The 50 Best Albums of 2024...The 100 Best Albums of 2024, per "Rolling Stone"...LPGA, USGA add female-at-birth clause for golfers...Ja Morant 'dead serious' about his new no-highlight dunk policy...One Dodgers veteran thinks more teams should spend like the Dodgers...Lincoln Riley would be a better fit at UCF than he's ever been at USC...DAZN agrees to $1 billion deal to broadcast new FIFA tournament...Mike Tomlin amazingly predicts the future in 'Hard Knocks' premiere...'Draymond Green will clothesline you': Kings star sounds off on NBA's two biggest complainers...Jackson Arnold's best landing spots after Oklahoma QB enters transfer portal...Oklahoma's top transfer targets after Jackson Arnold enters portal...

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The most popular hot sauces in the US — and the history behind them

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Your random piece of Juan Soto information (or disinformation) of the day

Fred Durst gets what he deserves and drinks some hot dog-flavored water

They used a similar solution in the The Program

Another star in the making, courtesy of HBO...er...Max

Good to see some big guys mixing it up in the paint at MSG like back in the day

This will be appointment viewing for Phillies fans

All due respect, but Carolina's season was lost a long, long time ago

Man vs. random food facts

If you're in a bad mood, look away

Definitely a smoke detector-free zone

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