Football:
Yup, you read that right. Iowa State is in first place in the Big 12, due to wins over TCU and OU (this was written before the conclusion on the Texas Tech/OU game, which I assume the Red Raiders found a way to bumble away).
The Cyclones aren't just a good story, they're legitimately good: Consider this question, posed before the game, officially answered. Iowa State has now knocked off previously unbeaten teams in Oklahoma and TCU. That doesn't happen by a fluke, and the win over the Horned Frogs certainly wasn't one.