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Last updated: September 12, 2026, 2:51 PM ET

College Football Week 2

Week 2 delivered on its promise of heavyweight matchups, bookended by Ohio State-Texas and Oklahoma-Michigan, with the day's top highlights capturing the drama. The slate featured an SEC-Big Ten challenge headlined by the Buckeyes and Longhorns, alongside five massive Big 12 games. In Columbia, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said he was "embarrassed" for Kansas after beating the Jayhawks on Friday night, criticizing their embrace of the historic Border War rivalry. Boston College hosted Rutgers in its annual Red Bandanna Game, honoring Welles Crowther on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. The Eagles' tribute uniforms led the best looks of Week. In Austin, a group of Texas students and alumni have turned overnight stadium camp-outs into a tradition, with the front of the line holding its position since Thursday night. Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has been a name since high school, and his also-famous grandfather had more time to adjust to the spotlight.

Tennis: US Open Finals

No. 1-seed Aryna Sabalenka and No. 2-seed Elena Rybakina meet Saturday in a clash of big hitters for the US Open women's title. On the men's side, Ben Shelton carries home-court pressure into Sunday's final against Alexander Zverev, bidding to become the first American man in 23 years to win a major — a shot at history that has the tennis world watching.

Cricket: England Sweep Pakistan

England survived an almighty scare to beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston, completing a 3-0 sweep. Captain Joe Root said England are in a better place at the end of a tumultuous summer and praised how the side handled the chaos. The result capped a Test season that leaves more questions than answers, with BBC correspondent Stephan Shemilt weighing the positives and negatives. Individual performances drew scrutiny, and the player ratings highlighted which batter played his most mature innings of the year and who gave the selectors food for thought.

Rugby: England Crush Australia

England produced a dominant second-half performance to comfortably defeat Australia 48-15 at Corp Acq Stadium in the opening game of the new WXV Global Series, with the Red Roses pulling away after the break to send an early statement.

Golf: Solheim Cup

Team Europe finally took down the record-setting U.S. partnership of Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz at the Solheim Cup, winning the morning foursomes to build a 7-5 lead after three sessions. The Korda-Corpuz loss marked a turning point as Europe seized momentum heading into the weekend.

Athletics: Ingebrigtsen Withdraws

Jakob Ingebrigtsen will not contest the men's 1500m final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, putting on hold his highly anticipated reunion with rival Josh Kerr. The withdrawal removes the marquee middle-distance showdown from the meet.

Basketball: FIBA Women's World Cup

The FIBA Women's World Cup semifinal matchups are set, with Team USA joined by France, Germany and Spain in Saturday's games. Analysts are assessing how each semifinalist stacks up heading into the final four.

NBA: Owners' Meetings

The next steps in the Clippers investigation, league expansion and NBA Europe could all be decided at next week's owners' meetings, with Brian Windhorst reporting the gathering could reshape the league.

Boxing: Ryan Garcia's Rise

Ryan Garcia is well positioned to become this generation's face of boxing, leveraging the one thing that has stopped many from taking him seriously as a potential star.

NFL: Rodgers' Record Chase

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, entering his 22nd season, is chasing records, and ESPN will chronicle his "last rodeo" as he pursues milestones in 2026.