Sports category, Page 4

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 78-59) used a five-run seventh inning to edge Columbus (Guardians), 10-9. C Shawn Ross (.200) was 2 for 3, hit the game-winning home run and had four RBIs. CF Jase Bowen (.272) smacked a three-run home run. 2B Anthony Prato (.258) was 2 for 4 with a walk...

CLEVELAND — Cincinnati’s defense came up with two second-half turnovers, including DJ Turner’s interception with 1 minutes, 24 seconds remaining, and the Bengals held on for a 17-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. The Bengals — playing their first game under new defensive coordinator Al Golden — got...

For a good part of his young life, Brayon Crawford has been on the move. His most recent wanderings were for pleasure. This past summer, the Jeannette native spent several days driving down the bucolic west coast of Ireland before taking in the city life of Paris. Last year, he...

Nick Rossi remembers the first time he walked onto the field for practice with the Deer Lakes football team. He was a sophomore, a little over 6 feet tall and about 215 pounds. The first person he noticed was fellow lineman John Lisotto, a year older, 2 inches taller and...

Numbers in the NFL can deceive. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense last season served as a prime example of such deception. The final ranking showed that the Steelers defense finished eighth in points allowed — it represented a third consecutive top-10 finish — and No. 12 in yards. But anyone who...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Pass rushing specialist No. 3 outside linebacker Nick Herbig was designated as inactive and not in uniform for the Pittsburgh Steelers for Sunday’s season opener at the New York Jets. Herbig did not miss any of the three practices this past week in the lead-up to...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have set their 53-man roster ahead of their Week 1 meeting with the New York Jets. Here’s a look at each player: 2, QB Mason Rudolph, 6-5, 235: Everything you want in a backup quarterback — durability, ability to win games, knowledge in the system — Rudolph...

1. Big-time adds The makeover started before this offseason’s free agency even began. Word broke on a March Sunday night — the eve of the date of the so-called “legal tampering period” for NFL teams to speak with free agents. The Pittsburgh Steelers traded for DK Metcalf. It was one...

SCOUTING THE JETS Last meeting Steelers beat Jets, 37-15, on Oct. 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh Key matchup Steelers WR DK Metcalf vs. Jets CB Sauce Gardner Arguably the Jets’ best player, Gardner has nursed calf and fibula injuries in recent weeks but has trended positively through the days leading up...

A season that is light on appearances at Acrisure Stadium in the first two months and includes a “home” game overseas before an early bye week commences for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday when they travel to East Rutherford, N.J., to face the New York Jets. The Steelers are hoping...

Jayson Jenkins is getting the hang of college punting. The Gateway graduate and special teams standout as a graduate student on the Robert Morris football team earned Northeast Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in the Colonials’ opener Aug. 30 at West Virginia. In his first...

You might have seen a close Pittsburgh Steelers win coming in advance of their 2025 season opener against the New York Jets. I did. I picked them to win by two points. Unfortunately, I said the final score was going to be 15-13. In the end, the Steelers ended up winning...

Bubba Chandler’s disastrous starting debut Sunday was deflating, given that the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander was billed as baseball’s best pitching prospect. He gave up four runs before he recorded his first out and lasted only 22⁄3 innings in the 10-2 loss. Moving forward, Pirates manager Don Kelly said Chandler...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 77-59) was clobbered by Columbus (Guardians), 12-0. LHP Nick Dombkowski (2-6, 6.45) started and gave up six runs on seven hits, including three homers, in four innings. After RHP Sean Sullivan (4.57) pitched three scoreless innings, RHP Ryan Harbin (12.38) gave up six runs on four hits and...

Mitch Keller has worked hard to avoid the second-half swoon that plagued his past two seasons as the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander has focused on his mechanics to maximize his pitching power. Keller delivered his 17th quality start of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers, but for the second consecutive start,...

No player has ever appeared in 15 consecutive season-opening games for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thanks to a revised contract agreed to Saturday, Cameron Heyward will make that happen Sunday. Heyward accepted a deal that included incentives that could bump his pay by up to $3 million for this season, according...

Jake Phillips threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns to lead Saint Vincent to a 28-7 victory over Hilbert in its season opener Saturday, giving Casey Goff a win in his debut as Bearcats coach. Chris Downs caught six passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns and Julian Walker rushed...

ATHENS, Ohio — Parker Navarro threw one touchdown pass, and Ohio overcame his three interceptions and held on to beat West Virginia, 17-10, on Saturday. Ohio (1-1) of the Mid-American Conference beat a Big 12 opponent for the second time in three years. West Virginia (1-1) lost preseason all-Big 12...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Beau Brungard ran for four touchdowns and set a Missouri Valley Conference record for quarterbacks with 264 yards and passed for another score as Youngstown State defeated Robert Morris, 56-17, on Saturday. Brungard, a junior, scored on runs of 72, 20 and 4 yards in the first...

No one has been more successful in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs than Joey Logano, who has won three championships since the introduction of three-race elimination rounds in 2014. But it’s rarely been easy for the Team Penske star, who knows the pressure that many title contenders will be feeling...

NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka did not make many mistakes — well, until near the end — despite not sacrificing any power, and outplayed Amanda Anisimova for a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory in the U.S. Open final Saturday, making her the first woman to win the tournament in consecutive years...