Oregon doesn't care about its No. 1 ranking, but Illinois sure does. The No. 20 Fighting Illini visit the Ducks on Saturday at Autzen Stadium with a chance to knock off the top-ranked team in the country. Illinois coach Bret Bielema indicated the ranking is motivation for his squad.

The Illinois offense is humming like a well-oiled machine. It’s good and having a good season. But the 6-1 Illini wouldn’t be 6-1 and ranked 20th in the country if the defense didn’t step up and play outstanding football.

The most anticipated World Series in some time will begin Friday night when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers take the field at Dodger Stadium. It's a meeting of the top teams in the two biggest media markets,

Five storylines to follow during Major League Baseball's best-of-seven World Series showdown between the American League's New York Yankees and National League's Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 2024 World Series will bring back a historic rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees that hasn't been seen in the Fall Classic since 1981. The big picture: The two most storied franchises in Major League Baseball have met 11 times in the World Series (Yankees have won 8,