Texas flips the script, Oklahoma State snaps 21-game skid, Rybakina wins first U.S. Open title
Texas flips the script!
This is The Sports Reset for Sunday September 13th
In college football, the No. 4 Texas Longhorns stunned the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes 24 to 23. Arch Manning started a 21-point fourth quarter with a touchdown pass to Ryan Wingo, and Hollywood Smothers scored twice from one yard, including the winner with 25 seconds left, completing the largest fourth-quarter comeback ever against an AP No. 1 team. The Oklahoma State Cowboys upset the No. 6 Oregon Ducks 39 to 31 as Drew Mestemaker passed for 317 yards, rushed for 109 and snapped the Cowboys’ 21-game FBS losing streak. In tennis, Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka in three sets for her first U.S. Open title and third major, while Claire Liu defeated Anna Blinkova in three sets at the Kia Open. In UFC, Jean Silva beat Jose Miguel Delgado in the Noche UFC main event. In MLB, Francisco Lindor homered twice, including a grand slam, as the New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 12 to 2, and the Seattle Mariners set a franchise record for victory margin by beating the Athletics 19 to 1.
Looking ahead, in golf, the Solheim Cup is tied 8 to 8 entering Sunday’s 12 singles matches in the Netherlands. The defending champion U.S. team needs six points to retain the Cup, while Europe needs six and a half to win it. In the NFL, the Buffalo Bills visit the Houston Texans, where Josh Allen is 0-and-4 and was sacked a career-high eight times last season; the Washington Commanders visit the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Dallas Cowboys meet the New York Giants. In tennis, Ben Shelton faces Alexander Zverev in the U.S. Open men’s final, with Shelton trying to end a 23-year American drought in men’s major singles. In Formula 1, Madrid hosts the Spanish Grand Prix, while NASCAR runs its second Chase race at World Wide Technology Raceway, where points leader Denny Hamlin is the defending winner. In MLB, the Mets and Yankees finish their weekend series. Beyond the scoreboard, the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson will enter the season without a new extension after talks failed to produce an agreement.
