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Dak Prescott leads Cowboys to romp over Browns
CLEVELAND — Dak Prescott threw a touchdown pass hours after agreeing to a four-year, $240 million contract with Dallas, and the Cowboys’ defense roughed up Deshaun Watson in his return, throttling the Cleveland Browns, 33-17, in their opener Sunday. Prescott’s deal makes him the first player to average $60 million...
Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances: T.J. Watt, Chris Boswell, Justin Fields drive Steelers’ victory
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had Georgia on their minds since the NFL schedule was released in May. Then everybody’s minds got scrambled late last week. That’s when we found out Russell Wilson’s bothersome calf flared up, and Justin Fields may start in Atlanta to open the 2024 campaign. That’s what...
Steelers notebook: Pat Freiermuth gets action in Week 1
ATLANTA — Two days after rewarding Pat Freiermuth with a five-year, $49.88 million contract, the Pittsburgh Steelers showed the fourth-year tight end will be a pivotal part of their offense. Freiermuth had four catches for 27 yards Sunday in the Steelers’ 18-10 victory against the Atlanta Falcons in the season...
Joey Logano wins NASCAR playoff opener at Atlanta to advance to 2nd roundVideo
HAMPTON, Ga. — One of the first things Joey Logano said after winning NASCAR’s playoff opener was that the postseason is his time of the year. And, in 10 initial playoff appearances, he typically slid his way through the rounds, winning two Cup titles and never finishing lower than eighth...
NFL Week 1: Jason Sanders makes 52-yard field goal as time expires and Dolphins rally past JaguarsVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — For the Miami Dolphins, the day started with chaos and ended with celebration. Jason Sanders nailed a 52-yard field goal as time expired, and the Dolphins — on probably one of the more bizarre days in their history, one where two players were placed in handcuffs...
Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz in U.S. Open men’s final weeks after doping exonerationVideo
NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner started slowly at the U.S. Open, dropping the first set he played after being exonerated in a doping case no one knew about until shortly before play began at Flushing Meadows. If that episode initially hung over him during the tournament, Sinner was able to...
Patriots win Jerod Mayo’s debut as coach, beating mistake-prone Bengals 16-10Video
CINCINNATI — Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 120 yards and a first-quarter touchdown, Joey Slye kicked three field goals and the New England Patriots won Jerod Mayo’s debut as coach, beating the mistake-prone Cincinnati Bengals, 16-10, on Sunday. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who got the starting nod for the Patriots over first-round...
Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz in the U.S. Open men’s final weeks after doping exonerationVideo
NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 with a relentless baseline game to win the U.S. Open men’s championship on Sunday, less than three weeks after being exonerated in a doping case. The No. 1-ranked Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy, won the second Grand Slam trophy...
Sanctuary Boxing Club earns medals at women’s championships as gym builds momentum
The Sanctuary Boxing Club in New Kensington continued its impressive run, earning national recognition at the USA Boxing women’s championships Aug. 17-20 in Lafayette, La. Makya Wade, 10, and Kabrynna Wiley, 8, won gold, and Katie Kerecz, 12, secured a silver and won the mitt competition with coach Rich Cantolina....
Chris Boswell kicks Steelers to opening win vs. Falcons
ATLANTA — No Super Bowl-winning veteran quarterback under center. No legitimate No. 2 wide receiver on the field. No problem for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. The game plan was simple in the season opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with Justin Fields subbing for an injured Russell Wilson against the Atlanta Falcons....
Jared Jones strikes out 9, Pirates get trio of solo home runs to beat Nationals for series split
Jared Jones got off to an inauspicious start when CJ Abrams hit his third pitch of the game out of the park, only for the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander to turn in one of the best performances of his rookie season. Jones got frustrated after giving up two runs in the...
Texas on top! Longhorns take over at No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 16 years, jumping Georgia
Texas is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs struggled to remain unbeaten. The Longhorns moved up a spot from No. 2 and received 35 first-place votes and 1,540 points. The Bulldogs,...
Pirates place Henry Davis on 10-day IL, select contract of OF/1B Billy Cook from Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Henry Davis on the 10-day injured list Sunday with inflammation in his left hand and selected the contract of outfielder/first baseman Billy Cook from Triple-A Indianapolis. Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Davis has been dealing with the hand injury since the series at the Chicago...
Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline 2025 Super Bowl halftime show
LOS ANGELES — Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL’s biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome...
Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show
LOS ANGELES — Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL’s biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome...
Ja’Marr Chase, awaiting a contract extension, active for the Bengals’ opener vs Pats
CINCINNATI — Ja’Marr Chase is active for Cincinnati’s game against the Patriots on Sunday, although fellow receiver Tee Higgins is out with a hamstring injury. Chase was a “hold-in” for most of the preseason as he awaits a contract extension. He practiced Thursday and Friday and was listed by the...
Dak Prescott, Cowboys agree on record contract at $60 million per year
Dak Prescott has a new contract with the Dallas Cowboys hours before their season opener at Cleveland. The star quarterback and the Cowboys agreed on a $240 million, four-year contract, the first in NFL history to average $60 million per season, a person with knowledge of the deal told The...
Tyreek Hill is briefly detained for a traffic violation ahead of Dolphins’ season openerVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside the team’s stadium after he was stopped for speeding and reckless driving Sunday morning before the Dolphins’ first game of the season, an incident that left the star wide receiver...
Justin Fields starts at quarterback, Wilson listed as emergency passer in Steelers’ win at Atlanta
ATLANTA — The first snap that Justin Fields handled Sunday was fumbled. He bobbled another exchange later in the opening series. His first pass attempt was incomplete, and his second was behind running back Najee Harris. Not the kind of start that Fields envisioned when he was summoned to start...
At the dawn of WVU week, undefeated Pitt still has significant clean-up dutyVideo
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi’s main thrust Sunday at the start of West Virginia week is to wash off the euphoria of a big victory and get ready for another difficult test next Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. There was so much good about the 28-27 comeback victory against Cincinnati that some...
On cusp of reaching UFC, Plum grad Justin Patton to fight at Brawl in the Burgh 23
Justin Patton is on a roll in his professional mixed martial arts career. The 2012 Plum graduate has won six of his last seven fights and is on the doorstep of making it to the Ultimate Fighting Championships. He faces the No. 3-ranked featherweight in Pennsylvania, Ryan Cafaro, at 247...
Penn State defense’s ‘sloppy’ start, 2nd-half turnaround fuels win over Bowling Green
As 35-point favorites against Bowling Green, Penn State returned home to a partially renovated Beaver Stadium on Saturday. Pregame rain cleared, the Nittany Lions deferred to the second half after winning the coin toss and booted the opening kickoff out of the end zone for a touchback. Then sixth-year Bowling...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 7, 2024: Termarr Johnson homers in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 68-66) beat Toledo (Tigers), 9-4. LF Billy Cook (.278) went 2 for 4 with a grand slam, his 16th homer. 2B Liover Peguero (.260) went 2 for 5 with a run scored and RBI. 1B Jake Lamb (.264) went 2 for 4 with a RBI. SS Nick Yorke...
Washington Wild Things roar into Frontier League Championship Series
Washington Wild Things catcher Ricardo Sanchez chose to come to Southwestern Pennsylvania because liked what the team had to offer. Following two seasons with the Trois-Rivieres Aigles, Sanchez believed he had a purpose with the Wild Things. During Washington’s 10-0 win over the Lake Erie Crushers on Saturday night in...
Pitt’s rousing rally brings back memories of comebacks for former QB Dave Havern
Dave Havern was enjoying a relaxing afternoon Saturday, listening to the Pitt game on the radio while driving to Erie to celebrate his wife MaryJean’s birthday. “We listened to it up until about Meadville,” the former Pitt quarterback said. “I thought that I heard the field goal was good, but...
