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Joe Burrow has a big day, but Bengals fall to 1-4
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow had a career day, and the Cincinnati Bengals led by 10 points three times in the second half. That still wasn’t enough. The defense couldn’t stop Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens’ offense in a stunning 41-38 overtime loss. “We’re 1-4, so obviously something has to...
Texans’ Dylan Horton returns after late-stage cancer diagnosis
HOUSTON — Houston’s Dylan Horton took a few seconds to soak everything in after running out of the tunnel Sunday before his first game since recovering from late-stage cancer. “I was kind of taking in the moment, understanding that there’s been a long journey to get here, but it’s also...
Raiders see 8-game win streak vs. Broncos end in 34-18 loss amid penalties, turnovers and dramaVideo
DENVER — The reeling Raiders are dealing with drama, dysfunction and now an ugly defeat against a Denver Broncos team they had owned since moving to Las Vegas in 2020. This one started out so well, too, before turning so ugly. Gardner Minshew threw a momentum-turning pick-6 in the second...
Packers’ Xavier McKinney is 1st since merger to achieve feat
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Only one person would have been comfortable enough to predict Xavier McKinney would have an interception in his first five games with the Green Bay Packers. It’s no surprise that person is McKinney himself. “Nah, I wouldn’t have thought you (were) crazy at all,” McKinney said after...
Suspended Packers WR Romeo Doubs expected back this week
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Green Bay wide receiver Romeo Doubs is expected to be back with the team this week after he was suspended for what the Packers described as conduct detrimental to the team. Coach Matt LaFleur said after Green Bay’s 24-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday...
Snoop Dogg draws attention as guest at Steelers-Cowboys gameVideo
Rapper Snoop Dogg has never been shy about his affinity for the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Sunday, he certainly didn’t keep a low profile while in attendance at Acrisure Stadium. Snoop was seemingly everywhere throughout the early evening Sunday up to the originally scheduled start time of a game against the...
Minor league report: Penguins top Phantoms in preseason finale
Forwards Emil Bemstrom and Tristan Broz each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton which won its preseason finale by defeating the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 5-1, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Goaltender Filip Larsson made 27 saves on 28 shots in the victory while...
Kevin Yu birdies 18th twice and wins Sanderson Farms in playoff for first PGA Tour titleVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — Kevin Yu made a 15-foot birdie on the 18th hole for a 5-under-par 67, and he birdied it again from 6 feet in a playoff to beat Beau Hossler and win the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Yu was nearly forgotten...
Greensburg native Rocco Mediate goes into playoff to win on the PGA Tour ChampionsVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Greensburg native Rocco Mediate missed a 4-foot par putt for the win and then made one from about the same distance on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat Bob Estes and win the Constellation Furyk & Friends on the PGA Tour Champions. Mediate, who closed with...
Storm delays start of Steelers-Cowboys game at Acrisure Stadium
The first appearance by the Dallas Cowboys in Pittsburgh in eight years had to wait. The start of Sunday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers home game against their longtime NFC nemesis was delayed by a storm that began passing through the area almost exactly at the scheduled start time of 8:20 p.m....
Castellanos wins Game 2 for Phillies with 9th-inning single, top Mets 7-6Video
PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Trea Turner and sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over the New York Mets on Sunday and evened the NL Division Series at one game apiece. Castellanos tossed his helmet and was mobbed...
Rookie 3rd-round pick Roman Wilson remains an inactive for Steelers
Five weeks into the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first third-round pick has yet to make his NFL debut. Wide receiver Roman Wilson was again among the list of inactives for Sunday night’s home game against the Dallas Cowboys. Wilson suffered an ankle injury early during training camp and missed all...
Ricky Stenhouse snaps 65-race losing streak at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snapped a 65-race losing streak by winning in overtime at Talladega Superspeedway after a late crash collected more than half the field, including eight of the 12 championship contenders. Stenhouse is not in the playoffs, and his victory Sunday marked the second consecutive week...
Justin Tucker’s field goal lifts Ravens over Bengals in OT
CINCINNATI — Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow traded touchdown throws all afternoon. It took a big run and a chip-shot kick in overtime to settle a wild game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. After Derrick Henry rumbled for 51 yards to put the Ravens at the Bengals 6,...
After record-breaking season, NHL eyes more: ‘You’ve got to do it better’Video
Aleksander Barkov lifted the Stanley Cup over his head, passed it around to his Panthers teammates and hockey’s holy grail got a new home in South Florida. The next morning, Matthew Tkachuk gave it a saltwater bath in the Atlantic Ocean. Commissioner Gary Bettman woke up after what former player-turned-analyst...
Jayden Daniels, Commanders drop Browns to 1-4
LANDOVER, Md. — Jayden Daniels shook off throwing an early interception at the goal line like it was his 50th NFL game, not his fifth. “Stay the course,” he said. “Don’t get too high, get too low. Everything’s going to work out.” It worked out well enough to give Daniels...
NFL Week 5: Game-winning field goal from 59 yards lifts Texans over BillsVideo
HOUSTON — C.J. Stroud threw for 331 yards and a touchdown and Ka′imi Fairbairn’s tiebreaking 59-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Houston Texans to a 23-20 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The Texans (4-1) led 20-3 after a field goal early in third quarter before the...
Jets’ Rodgers leaves London ‘banged up’ with a sprained ankle and a tough loss to Vikings
LONDON — London has not been good to Aaron Rodgers. The New York Jets quarterback has lost both times he has played there and heads home “banged up” again after throwing three interceptions in a 23-17 defeat against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. That’s back-to-back losses...
Penguins place Sebastian Aho, Boko Imama on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Sebastian Aho and forward Boko Imama on waivers Sunday according to Puckpedia. Should they go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Monday, the Penguins can assign them to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. The NHL’s deadline for teams to submit a season-opening roster is 5 p.m....
Penguins return many key pieces from last year’s top 10 penalty-killing unit
Success on the penalty kill was insufficient to save the Pittsburgh Penguins from themselves last year, as a host of other inconsistencies and shortcomings tanked their postseason aspirations for the second straight season. But being solid short-handed was and is far better than the inverse. Heading into the 2024-25 campaign,...
Shohei Ohtani homers in playoff debut, Dodgers rally to beat Padres in NLDS opener
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres, 7-5, in their NL Division Series opener Saturday. Manny Machado’s two-run homer...
Chaos hits AP poll with 4 teams ranked in the top 11 losing to unranked opponents
Vanderbilt’s stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama that led to crazed fans marching the goal posts through the streets of Nashville was just the appetizer. Saturday proved to be one of the wildest days in the AP poll in years. Four teams ranked in the top 11 in the latest...
Tyler Warren passes Pat Freiermuth for most TDs by a TE in Penn State program historyVideo
STATE COLLEGE — When Penn State tight end Tyler Warren scored during Saturday’s 27-11 win over UCLA, he etched his name in the Nittany Lions football record book. Warren’s 5-yard touchdown reception from Drew Allar in the second quarter was his 17th at Penn State, propelling him into first all-time...
Will changes on the power play work for the Penguins?
It’s been a fairly common scene in Cranberry since 2015. A booming voice with a New England accent halting practice for the Pittsburgh Penguins and bellowing out a command. Usually, head coach Mike Sullivan of Marshfield, Mass., has been the origin of those missives. As of late, contributions have been...
Pitt ranked No. 22 in AP poll, but improvements on defense could lead to greater heights
Not unlike every coach before him, each of his colleagues across the nation and anyone who will walk a sideline in the future, Pat Narduzzi insists on playing games one at a time. His credo: Try to go 1-0 every week and at the end of the season, look up...
