Commentator John U. Bacon has a theory about why the NCAA introduced a college football playoff — and it has nothing to do with crowning a national champion.

The college football season officially kicks off this weekend. Powerhouse division 1 schools will play. That got our commentator wondering: What's in it for the weaklings of that division?

Hockey fans will pay their last respects on Wednesday to Gordie Howe, who died last week at age 88. Our commentator looks at the lasting impact the man known as Mr. Hockey had on the game in the U.S.