Breaking down Clemson’s come-from-behind 35-31 win over Alabama in Monday’s national championship game at Raymond James Stadium:

ALMOST EVERYONE IS HAPPY AND EMOTIONAL OVER CLEMSON’S WIN

THE BIG PICTURE: Clemson was the better team — on both sides of the ball. And while they say defense wins championship, having arguably the best quarterback in college football on your side helps, too. Over and over, Deshaun Watson put Clemson on his back and willed his team to stay in this game. Wats

Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough sure is going to miss the Georgia Dome.

Four weeks after his two-touchdown performance here in a win over Florida in the Southeastern Conference championship game, Scarbrough and the No. 1 Crimson Tide returned to the soon-to-be demolished dome on Saturday and defeated No. 4 Washington, 24-7, in the Peach Bowl, one of the College Football Playoff semifinals.

With the win, Alabama (14-0) advanced to the national title game on Jan. 9 in Tampa, Fla., where it

When last year’s national championship game ended, Ben Boulware, Clemson’s vicious linebacker, sat in the locker room and sobbed.

“Cried like a baby,” Boulware said. “And it still hurts.”

On Saturday, Boulware and his team marched from that same locker room at University of Phoenix Stadium, took the field against a favored Ohio State team, and won a shot at redemption.

For four quarters of the College Football Playoff semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, Clemson annihilated the Buckeyes

Do you remember how fun and exciting last year’s College Football Playoff National Championship was to watch?

Alabama and Clemson spent 60 minutes trading hits, big plays and the lead. The fourth quarter alone featured 40 points and five touchdowns, and when the dust settled, it was Alabama claiming another national title with a 45-40 win.

Well, here’s to hoping the sequel is as good as the original, because we’re getting a rematch.

Following Alabama’s 24-7 win over Washington in the Peach Bo

Breanna Stewart was unstoppable in Tuesday’s NCAA final. (USATSI)

For the second straight night, Storrs, Conn. is the center of the college basketball world.

One night after the UConn men won their fourth national title, Geno Auriemma’s women’s squad battered and bruised their way to a record ninth program championship with a 79-58 victory over Notre Dame, winning the first-ever championship game between two undefeated programs, men or women. Auriemma, whose team finished 40-0, now has one mo