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Buckeye phenom wants big showing in Texas

COLUMBUS (AP) — Jeremiah Smith has terrorized opposing defenses in big games over the past two-plus seasons. The only one Ohio State's All-America wide receiver has not done it against is Texas. As the top-ranked Buckeyes and No. 4 Longhorns meet Saturday for the third straight season, Smith will be looking to reach the end zone for the first time against Texas. Ohio State won the past two meetings, but Smith was a nonfactor. He had one catch for 3 yards in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl and six receptions for 43 yards in last year's season opener in ...

Guardians hold off Orioles

BALTIMORE (AP) — Travis Bazzana hit a three-run homer, Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 on Tuesday night. Cleveland (74-72), which clinched the season series over the Orioles, holds the final AL wild card. Jo Adell and Patrick Bailey each hit RBI singles before Bazzana extended the lead to 5-0 in the second inning with his 11th home run of the season, giving Cleveland a lead it never surrendered. Petey Halpin tacked on a one-run single in the third before Baltimore clawed its way back, scoring five runs over the ...

NCAA says it can’t overturn Michigan win

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — After review, the Mid-American Conference wants Western Michigan recognized as having defeated Michigan after all. The MAC cited what it believes to be an "extraordinary" circumstance in appealing the outcome of the Michigan-Western Michigan game and asked NCAA and College Football Playoff administrators on Tuesday to recognize the Broncos as the winner instead of the Wolverines. The CFP's bracket selection choices in December carry significant financial benefits to teams that make the playoff. The NCAA said the result will stand, noting its playing rules do ...

Wolverines dumped from Top 25

LSU jumped back into the top 10 in the first Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the regular season on Tuesday, Oregon slipped out of the top five and Michigan fell out of the rankings altogether after it needed a second-chance Hail Mary try at home to beat Western Michigan. Ohio State remained No. 1 by a wide margin entering its showdown with No. 4 Texas on Saturday. The Buckeyes received 46 first-place votes from the voting panel of 69 writers and broadcasters. The other 23 first-place votes were divided among six teams. Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas and Indiana each ...

SEC moves to possible boot LSU

Leaders of the Southeastern Conference will meet Thursday to discuss whether to take the extraordinary step of kicking LSU out of the league in the wake of an ugly feud over first-year coach Lane Kiffin's recent, but now-abandoned effort to field several players who signed contracts with NFL teams as undrafted rookies last spring. On Tuesday, the SEC amended the federal lawsuit it filed against LSU last week, asking the judge to issue a temporary restraining order to prevent the school from taking action to block or interfere with a scheduled meeting Thursday of SEC member university ...

Irish will rest two starters

Notre Dame safety Brauntae Johnson and defensive lineman Jason Onye have been ruled out of Saturday's home opener against Rice and are expected to miss multiple weeks, coach Marcus Freeman said Tuesday. His usual Monday weekly news conference was pushed back one day because their season opener was played Sunday night. Both starters suffered left foot injuries during the first half of the 41-13 victory over Wisconsin. Neither returned to the game. "We expect them back at some point this season, but they're not going to be back next week, it's going to be a couple weeks. That's why ...