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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...
Riverhounds get goal from debuting forward, move into playoff spot with win over Rhode Island
With former striker Albert Dikwa making his return to Highmark Stadium, it was the newest forward for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds who made the biggest impact. Bertin Jacquesson, who was acquired via loan from Real Salt Lake of MLS on Wednesday, scored in first half stoppage time and the Hounds picked...
District college football roundup: Edinboro stuns Robert Morris on 4th-quarter safety
Edinboro recorded a safety to break a fourth-quarter tie, upsetting Robert Morris, 23-21, on Saturday night. With the score tied 21-21, Edinboro’s Reed Martin (Plum) backed Robert Morris up to its own 1 with a 74-yard punt. On first down, Edinboro’s Tristan Waldier, a Yough graduate, forced a fumble by...
Garrett Greene throws for 3 TDs, runs for another as West Virginia beats AlbanyVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Garrett Greene threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, two West Virginia running backs rushed for more than 100 yards and the Mountaineers beat Albany, 49-14, on Saturday night. CJ Donaldson ran for 125 yards, and Jahiem White had 100 for the Mountaineers (1-1). Both...
St. Francis (Pa.) beats Kent State for 1st win over NCAA Division I FBS opponent
KENT, Ohio — Jeff Hoenstine threw for one touchdown and ran for another, leading NCAA Division I FCS member St. Francis (Pa.) to a 23-17 victory over Kent State on Saturday. Hoenstine’s short touchdown run gave the Red Flash a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and they stretched it...
Pitt notebook: Road victory held hometown feel for Ben Sauls, Rasheem Biles
Included in the crowd of 37,992 that witnessed Pitt’s 28-27 victory against Cincinnati on Saturday were several friends and family members of kicker Ben Sauls and linebacker Rasheem Biles. Biles grew up in Columbus, Ohio, 97 miles from Cincinnati. Sauls’ hometown of Tipp City, Ohio, is only 40 minutes up...
Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 with field goal in final minuteVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kanon Woodill hit a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds to play, and Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard try as time expired as Northern Illinois stunned No. 5 Notre Dame, 16-14, on Saturday. Haberman blocked the 62-yard attempt by Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter, allowing the jubilant...
Duquesne football shut out on road at Boston College
BOSTON — Thomas Castellanos threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns in the first half before new Boston College coach Bill O’Brien went to his bench Saturday as the Eagles followed up their upset of then-No. 10 Florida State by routing FCS Duquesne, 56-0. Darius Perrantes completed 8 of 18...
Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to win U.S. Open for her 3rd Grand Slam titleVideo
NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka left the U.S. Open in tears 12 months ago as the runner-up. She exited in the semifinals each of the two years before that. This time, Sabalenka was in a joking mood after winning her first championship at Flushing Meadows and the third Grand Slam...
Suarez returns to the site of the closest finish in NASCAR history looking for a playoff payoffVideo
HAMPTON, Ga. — The best year of Daniel Suarez’s life began in February when he won the NASCAR Mexico race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, an event essentially staged with Suarez as the star. Later that month came the closest finish in NASCAR history, a photo-finish victory at Atlanta...
