Michigan No. 2 in CFP rankings

Michigan moved up to No. 2 in the second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings, joining Georgia, Alabama and Cincinnati in the top four heading into conference championship weekend.

Oklahoma State is fifth going into the Big 12 championship game Saturday against Baylor, and Notre Dame is sixth with no games left and no head coach.

Virginia Tech hired Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry as its next head

coach.

Urban Meyer said he will not be Notre Dame’s next head coach . ... Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill’s suspension for punching Las Vegas offensive lineman John Simpson after a Thanksgiving Day loss to the Raiders was reduced to one game . ... A person familiar with the situation told the AP that New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has a neck injury and his status for Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins was uncertain.

The Milwaukee Bucks announced they have signed DeMarcus Cousins, a fourtime All-Star who earned second-team all-NBA honors in 2015 and 2016.

The New Jersey Devils signed center Jack Hughes to an eight-year, $64-million contract extension.

Sean Johnson saved Adam Buksa’s attempt during a penalty shootout and all five of Johnson’s teammates scored as New York City FC advanced to its first Eastern Conference final following a 2-2 playoff draw with the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass.

Keidane McAlpine, the 2021 Pac-12 coach of the year who led the USC women’s soccer team to eight straight NCAA tournament appearances, including a national championship in 2016, was named the sixth head coach of the Georgia soccer program.