CLEVELAND (AP) — With much of the focus around the Cleveland Browns on quarterback Deshaun Watson and the offense, coach Todd Monken wants to make sure that the defense is getting its share of the credit as well. Monken gave defensive coordinator Mike Rutenberg a game ball after his unit ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Houston’s Yordan Alvarez and Arizona’s Gabriel Moreno won their first batting titles Sunday, while Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski became just the fourth pitcher since 1950 to lead the majors in ERA, strikeouts and opponents’ batting average. Alvarez's .316 average was ...
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 ...
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 ...
WEST LIBERTY — West Liberty University football saved its best for last Saturday afternoon. The Hilltoppers erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter, scoring 15 unanswered points in the final 15 minutes to rally past Concord, 43-42, in a wild Mountain East Conference battle at West Family Stadium. West Liberty trailed 35-21 at halftime and 42-28 after three quarters before its defense shut out the Mountain Lions in the fourth quarter and the offense produced three touchdown drives in the final period. The comeback was capped with 29 seconds remaining when quarterback Kohl ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Jeremiah Smith gets invited to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist in December, the Ohio State wide receiver can point to Saturday's performance against Illinois as a big reason why. Smith became the first receiver in the Buckeyes’ storied history to have ...
