Sports 101: Tide grooves, Rams move | Sacramento Bee

Alabama running back Derrick Henry (2) breaks free for a touchdown as quarterback Jake Coker (14) celebrates during the Playoff Championship NCAA football game against Clemson, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Glendale, AZ. — Alabama running back Derrick Henry (2) breaks free for a touchdown as quarterback Jake Coker (14) celebrates during the Playoff Championship NCAA football game against Clemson, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Glendale, AZ. Butch Dill The Associated Press

In case you missed them, here are recent teachable moments:

▪ OK, so maybe Alabama is pretty good.

▪ The 49ers go in a different direction by hiring a highly successful college coach. Wait a second …

▪ The joy of being the nation’s No. 1 men’s college basketball team is temporary.

▪ It’s impossible to tell which NFL team will be the next to leave St. Louis. But it’s easy to nail down how many teams that will make: Three.

▪ A 31-point lead somehow looks shaky against the Seahawks.

This story was originally published January 18, 2016 at 11:00 PM with the headline "Sports 101: Tide grooves, Rams move."