COLUMBUS — Texas and Ohio State are used to dealing with pressure. The expectations for both programs going into Saturday are at fever pitch as the top-ranked Longhorns and defending national champion No. 3 Buckeyes meet in one of the most-hyped openers in recent memory. “It is a great ...

BOYS SOCCER From Thursday Poland 6, Niles 0 — Andreas Tsikouris scored four goals and with an assist to power the Poland offense. Carter Iberis and Skevos Tsikouris also scored. Xander Thornton was credited with two assists, and Skevos Tsikouris had one for the Bulldogs (3-0-1). Niles ...

CLEVELAND — Brayan Rocchio singled in Nolan Jones with the tying run, then scored on Steven Kwan’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning in the Cleveland Guardians’ 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Jones led off the ninth with a double and came around on Rocchio’s ...

BOSTON — Paul Skenes pitched six strong innings, and Tommy Pham and Andrew McCutchen hit back-to-back doubles after the Pirates chased Red Sox phenom Payton Tolle in his major league debut, rallying Pittsburgh to a 4-2 victory on Friday night. Skenes (9-9) allowed one earned run on seven ...

AKRON — Kaden Anderson threw for 260 yards and a touchdown and Sam Scott ran for 132 yards and Wyoming beat Akon 10-0 in a season-opening contest for both teams Thursday night. It was the first meeting between the two programs. Anderson threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Chris Durr Jr. ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Athan Kaliakmanis passed for 252 yards and two touchdowns as Rutgers held on to defeat Ohio 34-31 on Thursday in the season-opener for both teams. Jai Patel kicked a 26-yard field goal with 11:11 to play, snapping a 31-31 tie. Ohio quarterback Parker Navarro passed for ...