Florida Rocks Ole Miss, Verlander Says Goodbye

Sep 27, 2026

Florida Rocks Ole Miss, Verlander Says Goodbye

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Yesterday in Sports recaps a loaded Saturday across college football, Major League Baseball, international soccer, the NFL, the Presidents Cup and Formula One , beginning with No. 1 Texas surviving a road test at Tennessee . Chris Horwedel covers Texas’ dominant pass rush, including Colin Simmons tying the school record with five sacks , before turning to the day’s biggest college-football upset as No. 21 Florida knocks off No. 4 Ole Miss . Iowa wins on the final play against Michigan, Oregon beats USC amid concern over Dante Moore’s injury, and the rest of the Top 25 slate gets a complete rundown. In MLB, Cleveland clinches the AL Central , while both the AL West and the final National League wild-card berth remain unsettled heading into the final day. The episode also looks at Justin Verlander’s final major-league start , which ends with Detroit rallying in the ninth to keep him from taking the loss. Soccer brings a youth-heavy United States performance against Peru, highlighted by Cavan Sullivan becoming one of the youngest senior USMNT players ever , while Spain rallies past England in Nations League action. The episode also covers Green Bay’s reported move for veteran guard Laken Tomlinson, the International Team carrying a lead into Presidents Cup singles and George Russell winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by less than two-tenths of a second.

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