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Ohio State-TexasNo. 1 Ohio State visits No. 4 Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ABC, a year after the Buckeyes held Arch Manning to 170 yards in a 14-7 game in Columbus.
White SoxJared Jones took a no-hitter into the seventh of a 2-0 Pittsburgh win, and Chicago heads out on a six-game road trip that ends in Cleveland.
49ers-RamsSan Francisco got to Australia a week early, played like it, and sent the preseason Super Bowl favorite home with a 20-point loss in front of 100,021 at the MCG.
SECThursday's expulsion meeting produced a two-sentence statement and no roll call. A one-page letter from LSU's president and a postponed federal hearing explain why.
DodgersA left knee, a right biceps and a swing on Monday that ended the wait. Los Angeles is 89-57 and betting that 15 days off now buys a healthy Ohtani for the playoffs.
SeahawksAn MRI showed the hip is intact, Mike Macdonald called it a muscle injury, and Sam Darnold is expected to miss Week 2 but not much beyond it.
Border WarMissouri is favored Friday night at Kansas in the first Border War in Lawrence since 2005, with its left tackle working back and an All-American running back still out.
Pennant RacesAtlanta beat Tampa Bay and Philadelphia lost to Houston on the same afternoon, and a seventh-inning collapse in Seattle pushed Texas three back in the AL West.
NFL KickoffThe season opens Wednesday night in Seattle, where the Seahawks beat New England 29-13 in February. The Patriots rebuilt the line and signed A.J. Brown. The Seahawks lost half their secondary. Three points and a total of 44.5 say it's close.
SECThe reporting now says the presidents are not expected to expel LSU. That does not mean nothing happens. Here is the mechanism, the number, the way out for Baton Rouge, and the reason the conference is doing this at all.