PITTSBURGH (AP) — It is the next-to-last day of September on the eve of Sidney Crosby's 22nd season. His team's opener across the state in Philadelphia less than 36 hours away looms. And there the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain is on a random early fall Tuesday, doing what he has ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Interim manager Don Mattingly wanted the Philadelphia Phillies' best reliever on the mound as early as possible in a tight opening game of a best-of-three National League Wild Card Series against the Atlanta Braves. Turning to All-Star closer Jhoan Duran in the seventh inning ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Defense is often the topic when a team is getting set to play at Iowa. The 14th-ranked Hawkeyes have developed a reputation as a consistent force on that side of the ball, and the 2026 version looks no different through four games for the undefeated Hawkeyes, who host ...
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — President Donald Trump returned to the Presidents Cup as honorary chairman for the second time, getting a loud cheer and keeping his remarks brief. "These people want to see golf," he said Sunday. His visit to Medinah Country Club in suburban Chicago marked the fourth ...
PHILADEPLHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa homered, and Zack Wheeler delivered like a Game 7 ace to bring the Philadelphia Phillies back from the brink of collapse and send them into the playoffs with a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday that clinched the final National League ...
] DETROIT (AP) — Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning season in eight years with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the final game for both teams. Pittsburgh (82-80), which improved by 11 wins over 2025, hadn't finished with a record ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino homered twice and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Pasquantino hit solo homers in the fifth and eighth innings off Austin Peterson ...
TORONTO (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out seven over seven-plus innings for his 225th career win, Brandon Valenzuela and Charles McAdoo homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 in Sunday's season finale. A two-time World Series champion and three-time Cy Young Award ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers have been around each other a long time. So much so that when the Pittsburgh Steelers coach told Rodgers and the rest of the offense it was time to "cut it loose" before Sunday's early-season litmus test against Cincinnati, it didn't really ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — It came five weeks later than he thought, but Deshaun Watson earned cheers from Cleveland Browns fans. After struggling for most of the game, Watson came through when it counted on Sunday. He led a late fourth-quarter drive and threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Harold Fannin ...
