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Texas braces for rematch with top-ranked Ohio State

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AUSTIN, Texas — Hero Kanu has seen both sides of the Texas-Ohio State rivalry, in shades of scarlet and burnt orange. Kanu was a Buckeye defensive tackle when Ohio State beat Texas in a 2024 season College Football Playoff semifinal on the way to the national championship. Then he was a Longhorn when the Buckeyes beat Texas again in the 2025 season opener. That loss proved critical when the preseason No. 1 ultimately missed the playoff. So here he is again, waiting for another Texas-Ohio State matchup on Saturday night when the Buckeyes become the first No. 1 team to visit Austin ...

YSU unable to slow down rebuilt Kentucky

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The Youngstown State football team faced a tall task on Saturday. The Penguins traveled to Lexington, Ky., to face a Kentucky in first-year head coach Will Steins debut. YSU couldn’t stop the Wildcats’ firepower, giving up 506 yards of total offense in a 45-13 loss. Beau Brungard ...

Skenes, Davis lead Pirates to series win over Angels

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PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings for his first win since July 19 and Henry Davis hit a home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Sunday. Skenes (10-11) gave up four hits, struck out two and walked one. The 2025 NL Cy Young Award ...

Guardians record third walk-off victory of weekend vs. Tigers

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CLEVELAND — Daniel Schneemann singled home rookie Angel Genao from third base in the 10th inning to send Cleveland to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, the Guardians’ third walk-off victory in the four-game series. With a runner at second, Patrick Bailey opened the 10th with a ...

Bell passes Larson, wins Southern 500

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — Christopher Bell passed Kyle Larson with 18 laps to go and held on to win the Chase-opening Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night. Bell had seven second-place finishes this season and had not won since last September at Bristol, a stretch of 33 races. But ...