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NFC West preview: 49ers bid for rare three-peat in divisionVideo
The NFC West has been a one-team show the past two years with the San Francisco 49ers winning every game against their division rivals, except when they rested their starters. If the Niners want to become the first team to win the NFC West three straight years since Seattle did...
NFC South preview: Baker Mayfield, Bucs look to fend off new-look Falcons, other challengersVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Losing Tom Brady didn’t loosen the Buccaneers’ hold on the NFC South. Baker Mayfield replaced Brady, revived his career and led Tampa Bay to its third straight division title and a playoff victory last season. Now, another veteran quarterback enters the division along with two new head...
NFC East preview: Cowboys up next in bid for repeat division titleVideo
The Dallas Cowboys are the latest team through the ever-revolving door of NFC East champions. They’ll have to finish ahead of Philadelphia’s “Dream Team” if the division is going to have a repeat winner for the first time since the Eagles won four in a row from 2001-04. Dallas overtook...
NFC North preview: Lions, Packers lead suddenly daunting divisionVideo
The week before Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was picked by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to be her running mate, he visited Vikings training camp and made a glowing 11-win prediction for his favorite team in that other fall season that will dominate American attention this year. While Walz’s optimistic...
Chiefs’ pursuit of 3-peat hottest topic among many storylines entering NFL seasonVideo
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs chasing history will be the hottest topic throughout the NFL season. Kansas City’s three-peat quest is only one of many interesting storylines. Aaron Rodgers is back in New York after his first season with the Jets lasted only four plays. The 40-year-old four-time NFL MVP...
Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen doubles, homers while batting cleanup in return from ILVideo
Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen, already a revered figure in the Pittsburgh clubhouse, earned additional respect from his teammates by playing through a nagging knee ailment in early August during the club’s eventual 10-game losing streak. Knee inflammation ultimately sidelined McCutchen on Aug. 17, as he headed to the 10-day...
Patrick Queen, Elandon Roberts become fast friends, ideal complements in middle of Steelers defenseVideo
A three-hour drive through southern Louisiana on the Gulf Coast separated the towns in which Elandon Roberts and Patrick Queen were born and raised. Nowadays, it’s three locker stalls between the two at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. And though they never personally were acquainted until this spring, Roberts and Queen...
High school football roundup for Aug. 30, 2024: Bethel Park rolls past Mars
Ja Vaughn Moore rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns to lead Class 5A Bethel Park to a 49-13 nonconference victory at Class 4A No. 3 Mars (1-1) on Friday night. David Dennison added 142 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Bethel Park (2-0) while teammate Tanner Pfeuffer threw for...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 30, 2024: Matt Fraizer delivers walk-off homer for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-63) and Louisville (Reds) were suspended with the game tied 5-5 going into the 10th inning. The game will resume at 6:05 p.m. Saturday. Next: Saturday vs Louisville (Reds), 7:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 53-71) defeated New Hampshire (Blue Jays), 7-5, in 10 innings thanks to a walk-off three...
Peters Township punishes McKeesport with defense, running game
Peters Township knows a little about running the football, too. Hosting a McKeesport team that usually thrives on the ground, Peters Township ran the ball close to 50 times and mixed in some quarterback draws Friday night in a 42-7 nonconference win that ended with a running clock. The Indians,...
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open, one night after Carlos Alcaraz lostVideo
NEW YORK — Defending champion Novak Djokovic was shocked at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz was, bowing out in the third round with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to 28th-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia on Friday night. The No. 2-seeded Djokovic was trying to become the...
Greensburg Salem pulls away to rout Ligonier Valley, improves to 2-0
Greensburg Salem fell behind early for the second consecutive game. And for the second consecutive game, the Golden Lions roared from behind for a victory. Max Topper scored two touchdowns, and senior Kai Brunot rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown to lead Greensburg Salem (2-0) to a 43-14 nonconference...
Highlands bounces back to defeat Elizabeth Forward in triple-OT thriller
The Highlands and Elizabeth Forward football teams both experienced heartbreak in Week Zero. The Golden Rams lost to Armstrong by one in overtime, and the Warriors came up short by one against West Mifflin as a conversion attempt was unsuccessful with no time left in regulation. But Friday night at...
Pirates allow 10 runs, 16 hits in defeat to Cleveland, dropping 4th straight
In their recent series against the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates averaged nearly eight runs a game but still managed to get swept. The Pirates traveled to Cleveland on Friday to begin a series against the Guardians, and, again, offensive production was solid. But Bailey Falter, Carmen Mlodzinski and Domingo...
Miami Dolphins extend coach Mike McDaniel through 2028 season, AP source says
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins want Mike McDaniel to be around for a while. The head coach who was just the third Dolphins coach to make the playoffs in each of his first two seasons at the helm signed a contract Friday that extends him through the 2028...
Bubba Wallace confident he can make NASCAR playoffs
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Bubba Wallace, as he usually does after races, received a text from owner Michael Jordan after Daytona last week about his final attempt this week at Darlington Raceway to make the Cup Series playoffs. “Things you want more cost more,” Wallace said Jordan told him. Wallace is...
Chartiers Valley’s T.J. McConnell signs 4-year, $45 million extension with Pacers
The Indiana Pacers agreed to terms with guard T.J. McConnell on a four-year extension worth $45 million. Agents Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman confirmed the deal in an email to the Associated Press on Friday. McConnell, a Chartiers Valley product who is signed for $9.3 million for the upcoming NBA...
Jacob deGrom, Rangers set date for fourth rehab start
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom might not rejoin the Texas Rangers’ rotation on this homestand after all. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Friday that deGrom will make two more minor league rehab starts in the next eight days: On Sunday, with Triple-A Round Rock, and another next Saturday, most likely...
Scottie Scheffler leads by 4 at East Lake as Morikawa and Schauffele try to keep it closeVideo
ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler put on another clinic from tee-to-green at East Lake on Friday for a 5-under-par 66 and a four-shot lead at the Tour Championship that didn’t seem as big as it looked. Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele had something to do with that. In a second round...
Pirates remove struggling David Bednar from closer’s role, will have closer by committee
Amid a season of struggles highlighted by a disastrous appearance Aug. 28 against the Chicago Cubs, right-handed reliever David Bednar was removed from the closer’s role, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced Friday. Per Shelton, the Pirates will operate by committee when it comes to who takes the hill in...
Game week begins for the Ravens as they prepare for the NFL’s season opener at Kansas CityVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Game week has arrived for John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens returned to practice Friday after three days off, and the focus turns to Thursday’s season opener at Kansas City. The Chiefs earned the right to play in that game as the defending Super...
UNC loses QB Johnson for season after surgery for broken right leg suffered in Minnesota winVideo
North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson will miss the rest of the season after having surgery for a broken right leg, coming after he was carted off in the season-opening win at Minnesota and taken to the hospital. The school announced Johnson’s status Friday, saying he had surgery in Minneapolis and...
Coco Gauff keeps her US Open title defense alive by coming back to beat Elina SvitolinaVideo
NEW YORK — Coco Gauff turned things around after being a set down and beat Elina Svitolina, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, in the U.S. Open’s third round Friday, extending the 20-year-old American’s defense of her first Grand Slam title. The third-seeded Gauff made mistake after mistake in the first set at...
No solution for PGA Tour and LIV Golf remains ‘frustrating’Video
ATLANTA — For as much as Rory McIlroy lamented his loss to Bryon DeChambeau in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst in June, there was something good about it. The tournament was one of the few — really just four majors a year — that now bring together the world’s best...
Pitt senior running back Rodney Hammond ineligible for 2024 season
Pitt’s depth at running back suffered a significant blow Friday — the day before the opener against Kent State — when senior Rodney Hammond Jr., who’s been a valuable member of the offensive unit since 2021, was declared ineligible for the entire season. Pitt officials did not give a reason....
