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Ohio State, Texas clash Saturday

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Across a history of college football that dates to the 1800s, Texas and Ohio State have rarely met on the field. The Buckeyes and Longhorns are making a habit of it of late, however, with big games and big stakes. Here comes another. Top-ranked Ohio State (1-0) and ...

Correction

Due to a production error, two columns were omitted from Thursday's edition by Marcy O'Brien and Thomas Kirkpatrick Sr. Those columns can be found today on Page D4.

Late nights at US Open add new wrinkle

NEW YORK (AP) — The late-night action at the U.S. Open has now reached an extreme. Ben Shelton's five-set thriller to beat reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday, leaving few people awake to see the 4 1/2-hour marathon reach its finale on one of the sport's biggest stages. That only added to the list of early-morning finishes that had already stirred frustration and concerns about how organizers were managing the schedule at the Grand Slam event with numerous matches straying well past night-owl hours. Players have long loved the ...

Southwestern, Westfield post volleyball wins

Southwestern knocked off Panama, 25-16, 25-14, 25-23 in a nonleague volleyball match Wednesday. Leading the way for the Trojans were Maddie Burnett with 11 kills, three blocks and three aces; Gianna Sirianni with seven kills and five digs; Reagan Stutzman with five kills, three blocks and three aces; Elise Kartesz with 17 assists and two aces; and Anna Conley with five digs. For the Panthers, Alex Becker collected 19 digs; Lily Hyde had five kills and 13 digs; and McKenna Kolstee added four kills, two blocks and 10 digs. TUESDAY WESTFIELD PREVAILS CLYMER — Behind nine kills, two ...

SEC not expected to vote on LSU’s membership this week

NEW ORLEANS — The Southeastern Conference is no longer expected to vote on whether to expel LSU from the league on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday evening. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Thursday's meeting — to be held by video conference — is not open to the public and because the SEC has not released a statement on the matter since a federal court filing on Tuesday highlighted the league's intent to vote on LSU's membership. The dispute between the conference and LSU stems largely from first-year Tigers ...