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USC Upsets No. 2 Ohio State as College Hoops Tips Off in Rome
Lincoln Riley notches his signature USC win over the second-ranked Buckeyes, Villanova and Notre Dame open the 2026-27 basketball season in Rome, and Borussia Dortmund draws 2-2 at Bayern Munich.
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USC head coach Lincoln Riley captured the signature victory of his Trojans tenure on Saturday night in Los Angeles by upsetting No. 2 Ohio State to vault USC back into the College Football Playoff race, according to national sports reports in The Press by Brad Crawford, Shehan Jeyarajah, and Robby Kalland. Across college basketball, European soccer, NBA ownership litigation, and combat sports this weekend, Villanova and Notre Dame prepared to tip off the 2026-27 college basketball season in Rome (Cameron Salerno and James Holliman), Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 at Bayern Munich (Pardeep Cattry), Canelo Alvarez and UFC lightweights headlined international fight cards (boxing and UFC), and Jeanie Buss filed a court response in the Los Angeles Lakers stake dispute (Brad Crawford).
USC Upsets No. 2 Ohio State as Buckeyes Turn to QB Luke Fahey
Playing at home in Los Angeles on Saturday night, Riley's Trojans toppled second-ranked Ohio State while the Buckeyes' offense sputtered without injured starting quarterback Julian Sayin. With Luke Fahey making his collegiate debut at quarterback for head coach Ryan Day's squad and Ohio State's defense struggling to contain USC, Buckeyes star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith saw his Heisman Trophy favorite status take a hit while Ohio State was left with zero margin for error in the College Football Playoff race.
Eternal City Tip-Off in Rome, Bundesliga 2-2 Draw, Lakers Filing & Fight Cards
- 2026-27 College Basketball Opener in Rome: On Sunday, Villanova and Notre Dame open the 2026-27 men's college basketball season in Rome, Italy, in the Eternal City Tip-Off.
- Borussia Dortmund 2, Bayern Munich 2: In Germany's Bundesliga on Saturday, Fabio Silva scored in the closing minutes to earn Borussia Dortmund a 2-2 road draw at Bayern Munich, spoiling Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or celebration and keeping Dortmund in the title race.
- Lakers Ownership Court Filing & Saturday Fight Cards: In NBA legal news, Jeanie Buss accused her siblings in a court filing this week of waging a "cloak and dagger" campaign through the media in their ongoing dispute over the Los Angeles Lakers ownership stake. In combat sports, Canelo Alvarez and Christian Mbilli squared off Saturday in Saudi Arabia for the WBC super middleweight title, while lightweights Renato Moicano and Tom Nolan headlined UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Paramount+.
Sources
- Lincoln Riley flips script on hot-seat chatter as USC's upset over Ohio State puts Trojans back in CFP picture
- Where does Ohio State go from here? Playoff hopes dim, QB questions mount after USC upset
- Jeremiah Smith's Heisman hopes take hit after Ohio State's offense sputtered with new QB in USC loss
- Villanova vs. Notre Dame prediction, pick, odds, spread: Why Irish, Wildcats are opening season in Rome
- Villanova vs. Notre Dame betting: Odds, preview, picks, start time for Sunday college basketball from Rome
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