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The No. 2 Buckeyes will host Oregon in a “Scarlet the Shoe” game, with fans encouraged to wear scarlet. The game will air on CBS and marks the teams’ second meeting as Big Ten opponents since Oregon joined the conference in 2024.
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Three different Crew players scored in a 3-1 comeback win Wednesday, while Columbus matched its franchise record for shots in a…
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The Buckeyes moved up one place in both major weekly polls after beating Maryland 45-16 at home. Their next game is a noon…
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Bo Jackson ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns as Ohio State pulled away from Maryland on homecoming. The Buckeyes also gave up…
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Cleveland blanked Chicago 2-0 in Game 5, completing a rare comeback after losing the first two games of the American League…
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Iván Angulo scored in the 89th minute to give Orlando City a 3-2 win over the Crew on Saturday. Columbus twice came back from a…
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No. 5 Ohio State took a 7-0 lead on Jeremiah Smith’s 33-yard touchdown catch during the first quarter of its homecoming game…
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Columbus sent its leading goal scorer of the past three seasons, Kirill Marchenko, along with Elvis Merzlikins and Miles Wood to…
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The Buckeyes will host Maryland at Ohio Stadium in a 4:15 p.m. kickoff, the team’s first home game this season scheduled to…
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Aaron Rodgers threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns, then Pittsburgh drove for Chris Boswell’s go-ahead field goal with 2:18…
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Jamal Thiaré scored in the ninth minute of stoppage time to give the Crew a 2-1 win over Inter Miami on Sunday. Josef Martínez…
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Cleveland rallied past the Panthers 21-18 after Deshaun Watson threw his second touchdown to Harold Fannin Jr. with 1:48 left.…
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Cleveland clinched its third straight AL Central title and will host the winner of the Houston-Chicago White Sox wild-card…
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The Buckeyes moved up two places after beating Illinois 42-19 in their Big Ten opener. They visit Iowa City next, with kickoff…
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Ole Miss is expected to leave the AP Top 5 after a 52-28 loss to Florida, while seven other ranked teams also lost in Week 4.…
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Jeremiah Smith caught four touchdown passes, tying an Ohio State single-game record, as the No. 7 Buckeyes opened Big Ten play…
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Angel Martínez provided the only run in Cleveland’s 1-0 win over Boston, while Joey Cantillo and Cade Smith combined to keep the…
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The Blue Jackets have signed center Adam Fantilli to a six-year, $82.5 million extension that runs through the 2031-32 season.…
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The Columbus Crew fired Crew 2 coach Federico Higuain after an alleged physical interaction with a female referee and comments…
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Federico Higuain received a two-game suspension after an Aug. 23 match following an alleged physical and sexist interaction with…
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Ohio State dropped two spots to No. 7 in the latest AP Top 25 despite a 59-3 win over Kent State. Texas remained No. 1, while…
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Mohamed Farsi and Brais Méndez scored in the second half as Columbus defeated CF Montreal 2-0 Saturday night. Patrick Schulte…
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The sixth-ranked Buckeyes answered their loss to Texas with a 59-3 victory over Kent State at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.…
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Freshman running back and returner Legend Bey is expected to get more opportunities Saturday after playing only one snap at…
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The NCAA acknowledged that replay procedures were not followed during Michigan’s 13-12 victory over Western Michigan on Sept. 5.…
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The Columbus Blue Jackets will open training camp under Rick Bowness with a short runway to prepare for an 84-game season and a…
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Ohio State’s men’s and women’s basketball schedules are set, with both teams beginning play Nov. 2. The men face BYU on the…
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The Columbus Crew beat Orlando City SC 2-1 in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals, with Brais Mendez scoring the decisive goal in the…
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The sixth-ranked Buckeyes return to Ohio Stadium Saturday for a noon kickoff against Kent State, their final nonconference game.…