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College football picks: No. 1 Ohio State should win a close one against No. 4 Longhorns

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You know the song, the one that goes, "The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day." Well, before the UT Longhorn Band plays the alma mater, as tradition dictates when games end, you can be sure the eyes of the nation will be upon Texas all the live long night. Lots of them. No. 1 Ohio State's visit to No. 4 Texas highlights the Week 2 schedule and is the first regular-season top-five matchup since the Buckeyes beat the Longhorns 14-7 in Columbus last year. There are plenty of reasons to watch. A bevy of future NFL players will be on the field. It's a classic Big Ten-SEC ...

Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Football Notebook – Week 3

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COLUMBUS — Week 3 of the 2026 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the sixth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take a look at this week’s top performances. -Madison’s Damarrion Lloyd ran for 227 yards and four touchdowns of 17, 65, 78 and 18 yards on 11 carries during the Rams’ 42-7 nonconference football win over Norwalk. Carson Cook completed 7-of-12 passes for 200 yards and two ...

Valdez homers, Pirates use 8 pitchers in win over White Sox

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CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh's three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single to ...

Dons head on the road with momentum

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OAKLAND, Md. — After starting the season with a long trip a couple weeks back, the Madonna football team has another one on Friday night. Coming off a big first victory of its season in the home opener last week, the Blue Dons head to Oakland, Maryland to take on the Southern Rams on Friday night. “It’s definitely another long trip, but they’re kind of about the same size as us,” Madonna head coach Shawn McKInnon said of the Rams (0-1). “They’re a little bit bigger of a school, but they have different rules in Maryland. They can only dress the varsity group, so ...

Korda leads U.S. bid for Solheim Cup win on the road

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Nelly Korda is the No. 1 in the world, a multiple major winner and an Olympic gold medalist. Still, for all her individual accolades, nothing in golf beats putting on the Team USA uniform and representing her country at the Solheim Cup. "There's no greater feeling," Korda says, "especially stepping onto that first tee box." This week could be even more special for the biggest name in women's golf. Korda is spearheading the United States' attempt to win the Solheim Cup on European soil for the first time since 2015 in the matches that start Friday in the Netherlands. After ...