Christopher Dean Hopkins

The Crimson Tide and the Clemson Tigers, both better known for their defense, played a high-scoring game Monday night, with Alabama using long passes and an onside kick to get a 45-40 win.

Clemson took down Oklahoma 37-17 while Alabama shut out Michigan State 38-0. They'll play in the national championship game on Jan. 11.

A look at the 2016 campaign — or rather, the un-campaigns. The history of the Seattle music scene — but not that Seattle music scene. And the refugee crisis through the lens of a sinking water table.

Syed Farook, 28, an American citizen, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, who were in a relationship, are believed to have been the only attackers at a holiday party for Farook's co-workers.

The dead included one police officer from a local university. At least nine other people were hurt, including four police officers.

France has reinstated border controls that Europe had abandoned in recent years as they reel from Friday night's terrorist attacks that left at least 129 dead.

As France copes with shocking violence, the death toll from Friday night's attacks is not yet final and details are beginning to emerge about the attackers.

In the longest opening match in World Series history, the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets, 5 to 4.

Houston got home runs from Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez and gave up just three hits to New York in the wild card game. They'll take on the Kansas City Royals in the American League Divisional Series.

Williams defeated her big sister 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. It keeps alive her quest to win each of the year's major tournaments, the first time the feat would be accomplished since Steffi Graf did it in 1988.