SUNDERLAND, England -- David Moyes was hired to take charge of Sunderland as Sam Allardyces successor on Saturday, returning to Premier League management two years after being fired by Manchester United.Moyes signed a four-year contract less than 24 hours after Sunderland announced Allardyces departure to become England manager. Allardyce secured Sunderlands Premier League status after inheriting a struggling team last October but the northeast club doesnt want to be in regular relegation battles.It is our aim to become a better, stronger and more stable football club, Sunderland chairman Ellis Short said. With a manager of Davids caliber and experience at the helm, we have a fantastic opportunity to begin looking upwards, rather than downwards every season.The 53-year-old Moyes has a managerial career to rebuild at Sunderland after three disappointing years.The Scots relative success at Everton from 2002-13 earned him the high-profile job at United after Alex Fergusons retirement. But Moyes was fired 10 months into a six-year contract after missing out on Champions League qualification.Moyes next headed to Spain but he was dismissed by Real Sociedad last November after a poor start to the season. Now Moyes is hoping for another period of stability in his dugout at Sunderland.I have taken over a big British club, with a great support and Im looking forward to working in the Premier League again, Moyes said. I look forward to continuing the good work done by Sam.Sunderland said it had been pursuing Moyes for almost five years.I have spoken with him on many occasions and I have always been hugely impressed, Short said. He was my number one managerial target for the last five appointments, but his desire to honor existing contracts meant we were not able to bring him to Sunderland previously. Clearance Basketball Shoes .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open. Wholesalle Basketball Shoes China . 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A double-overtime classic has Ohio State?sitting pretty in the new College Football Playoff rankings, while Michigan?is on the outside looking in entering the final weekend.?The Buckeyes thrilling victory at home on Saturday kept Ohio State at No. 2, behind top-ranked Alabama, but ahead of No. 3 Clemson?and No. 4 Washington, which gained from the Wolverines loss.Despite an impressive résumé, Michigan may need a minor miracle to make it into the playoff. By not playing in the Big Ten championship game, the Wolverines likely have to hope that Alabama (SEC), Clemson (ACC) or Washington (Pac-12) lose in their respective conference championship games. With potential losses by the Tide or Tigers not guaranteeing they will miss out on a playoff spot, Michigan could find itself rooting for Colorado?(No. 8) to upend the Huskies for the Pac-12 title as the Wolverines also have a head-to-head win over the Buffaloes this season.Kirby Hocutt, chairman of the College Football Playoff committee, said the difference between Washington and Michigan is very, very small, while implying the Huskies strength of schedule works against them in a résumé comparison with the Wolverines.The final CFP rankings will be released Sunday at noon ET on ESPN.Though Ohio State seems to be comfortably locked into the No. 2 spot, like Michigan, the Buckeyes are not playing in the Big Ten title game. That game will feature Wisconsin?and Penn State, which are ranked sixth and seventh, respectively, followed by Colorado, which moved up a spot into eighth.Hocutt said Ohio State and Penn State are not close to each other, though the Nittany Lions beat the Buckeyes earlier this season and are playing in Saturdays conference championship game while Ohio State sits at home.ddddddddddddOklahoma?and Oklahoma State?round out the top 10 ahead of their annual Bedlam game.USC?and Florida State?follow the Sooner State duo.Louisville, a loser of two straight, falls from No. 11 to No. 13 as it has also seen quarterback Lamar Jackson fall back toward the pack in the race for the Heisman Trophy.At No. 14, Auburn?is the second-highest ranked SEC team as it is one spot ahead of No. 15 Florida, even though the Tigers lost to the Tide in the Iron Bowl last week while the Gators will be playing in the SEC championship game this coming weekend. The SEC foes are followed by West Virginia?at No. 16.Unbeaten Western Michigan?is the best of the Group of 5 schools, earning a No. 17 ranking as Boise State lost over the weekend to fall out of both the top 25 and the chase for a spot in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The only other ranked Group of 5 schools are Navy?(No. 19) and Houston?(No. 24). The Broncos will play Ohio on Friday for the MAC title, while the Mids will host Temple in the AAC championship game.Two Pac-12 schools round out the top 20 with Stanford?checking in at No. 18 and Utah?landing at No. 20.LSU?(No. 21), Tennessee?(No. 22), Virginia Tech?(No. 23) and Pittsburgh?(No. 25) close out the rankings. ' ' '