Ja’Marr Chase has 2 TD catches as Bengals breeze past Cardinals
CINCINNATI — Ja’Marr Chase caught two touchdown passes from Joe Burrow, who threw for 305 yards as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Arizona Cardinals, 37-14, on Sunday. Chase finished with seven catches for 60 yards and became the first player in NFL history with at least 80 receptions, 1,000 receiving...
NFL Week 17: Drake Maye has career-high 5 TDs passes in Patriots’ rout of Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Drake Maye threw a career-high five touchdown passes before getting the rest of the game off in the third quarter, New England scored a TD on its first six drives and the Patriots finished the regular season undefeated on the road by dominating the New York...
Kyle Whittingham confident his style will be a familiar fit as Michigan’s next football coach
ORLANDO, Fla. — Kyle Whittingham brought plenty of energy on four hours’ sleep Sunday when he was introduced as Michigan’s football coach, saying it was one of five jobs that could bring him out of a short retirement and offering no hesitation about joining a program in the midst of...
Penguins place forward Danton Heinen on waivers
The Penguins have designated forward Danton Heinen as “non-roster” and placed him on waivers at 2 p.m. Sunday. That maneuver allowed the team clear space on the roster to activate forward Blake Lizotte from injured reserve. Should Heinen go unclaimed by the NHL’s 31 other teams by 2 p.m. Monday,...
Mikaela Shiffrin keeps streak going with come-from-behind win in World Cup night slalomVideo
SEMMERING, Austria — Mikaela Shiffrin came from behind to win a World Cup night slalom in tough conditions Sunday and extend her winning streak in the discipline to six races. The American was fourth, more than half a second off the pace, in the opening session on a rapidly deteriorating...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Phantoms in shootoutVideo
Forward Rafaël Harvey-Pinard had two regulation goals and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 shootout loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Sunday. Defenseman David Breazeale also scored a regulation goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (22-7-1-2). Goaltender Joel Blomqvist saw his record...
Matthew Tkachuk practices with Panthers for 1st time this season, indicating game return is near
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk played hockey on Sunday, which was a jolt of long-awaited good news for the Florida Panthers. How long it’ll take him to go from the practice rink to the game rink remains unclear. Wearing a yellow non-contact jersey, Tkachuk practiced Sunday for the first...
Belle Vernon grad Quinton Martin shines for Penn State in Pinstripe Bowl
NEW YORK — Quinton Martin posing for a photo next to Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton after the Pinstripe Bowl was a fleeting moment that felt significant. Singleton and Allen, the record-setting duo that powered Penn State’s offense the last four years, were there as spectators, wearing sweatpants and letterman...
Steelers rookie RB Kaleb Johnson again a healthy scratch for Sunday vs. Browns
CLEVELAND – Pittsburgh Steelers rookie third-round pick Kaleb Johnson was announced as a Sunday inactive for the second consecutive game in advance of a matchup at the Cleveland Browns. Johnson also did not play during last week’s win at the Detroit Lions. The Steelers instead deployed veteran tight end Jonnu...
Steelers’ running game heating up for stretch run behind Jaylen Warren, Kenneth Gainwell
An anomaly happened last Sunday at Detroit’s Ford Field. Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, for once, weren’t the most formidable rushing duo on the indoor playing surface when the Detroit Lions hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers. Gibbs and Montgomery may each have a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons to their credit,...
Steelers 4 Downs: Missing top 2 WRs hurts — but it couldn’t have come at a better time
1. No receivers, no problem? The Pittsburgh Steelers are without their top two wide receivers for Sunday’s game at the Cleveland Browns. That is, of course, less than ideal. But if ever a situation allowed for success for a team that’s missing its top two WRs, it might be Sunday....
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Symbolism abounds as Myles Garrett chases T.J. Watt’s sack record
Myles Garrett needs one more sack to break T.J. Watt’s NFL single-season record of 22½. Garrett can set the mark when Cleveland hosts the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Watt won’t be in uniform but figures to be on the sideline watching. He might run on the field and try to...
Ravens’ win at Green Bay puts heat on Steelers to clinch division title with victory in Cleveland
If the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to win the AFC North, they will have to earn it. Help didn’t come Saturday night as the Baltimore Ravens kept their division title hopes alive with a 41-24 victory against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. A Ravens loss would have clinched...
Steelers vs. Browns: Get ready for 2025 Week 17 matchup
The Pittsburgh Steelers will make their final road trip of the regular season Sunday when they visit the Cleveland Browns for an AFC North clash. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with Jim Nantz on play-by-play alongside analyst Tony Romo and sideline reporter...
Pitt fumbles away chances, suffers upset loss to East Carolina in Military BowlVideo
For the second straight year, the Pitt football team ended its season with a bowl-game loss that puts a sour mark on an otherwise positive year. The Panthers put together a strong defensive performance that limited East Carolina to 1.7 yards per rush and less than 250 yards of total...
Ethan Grunkemeyer throws 2 TDs, Penn State finishes on high note vs. Clemson in Pinstripe BowlVideo
NEW YORK — Ethan Grunkemeyer threw for a career-high 262 yards and two TDs, including a 73-yard strike to Trebor Pena early in the fourth quarter, and Penn State beat Clemson, 22-10, on Saturday afternoon in the Pinstripe Bowl. Penn State (7-6) won its final four games under interim coach...
Isaac Seumalo out, Jalen Ramsey in, D’Shawn Jamison elevated for Steelers vs. Browns
Pro Bowl defensive back Jalen Ramsey had his status designation removed and will be in uniform for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ final road game of the regular season Sunday at the Cleveland Browns. Guard Isaac Seumalo, meanwhile, was downgraded to out. Ramsey had missed practice Thursday and Friday because of illness...
Scouting the Browns: Steelers opponent ranks No. 2 in NFL in defense, No. 1 against the pass
SCOUTING THE BROWNS Last meeting Steelers beat Browns, 23-9, on Oct. 12, 2025, in Pittsburgh Key matchup Browns DE Myles Garrett vs. Steelers LT Dylan Cook Garrett needs one sack to break the NFL single-season record — one shared by the Steelers’ T.J. Watt — and Cook is making his...
Houston passing game too much for LSU in Texas Bowl
HOUSTON — Conner Weigman threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns as Houston rallied from an early deficit for a 38-35 victory over LSU in the Texas Bowl on Saturday night. It was the final game for LSU before new coach Lane Kiffin takes over on the sideline next year....
Derrick Henry torches Packers to keep Ravens’ playoff hopes alive
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Derrick Henry rushed for a season-high 216 yards and matched a career high with four touchdown runs as the Baltimore Ravens kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating the Green Bay Packers, 41-24, on Saturday night. Henry had three touchdown runs in the first half and...
No. 20 Virginia notches 1st 11-win season by beating No. 25 Missouri in Gator Bowl
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Harrison Waylee ran for a touchdown, Chandler Morris threw for 198 yards and No. 20 Virginia edged 25th-ranked Missouri, 13-7, in the Gator Bowl on Saturday night. The Cavaliers bounced back from a crushing loss to Duke in the ACC title game — an overtime stunner that...
No. 23 North Texas beats San Diego State 49-47 in high-scoring New Mexico Bowl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Caleb Hawkins ran for two touchdowns and caught a scoring pass, Ashton Gray added a pair of rushing touchdowns and Cameron Dormer had two scoring catches as No. 23 North Texas beat San Diego State, 49-47, in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday night. Hawkins carried 30...
Minor league report: Penguins, Gabe Klassen beat BearsVideo
A pair of goals by forward Gabe Klassen led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-2 win against the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Raivis Ansons had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (22-7-1-1) while forwards Nolan Renwick and Philip Tomasino each contributed a...
Rams WR Puka Nacua on criticizing refs: I’ll ‘never let it happen again’
LOS ANGELES — Rams players enjoyed the day off they got for Christmas, perhaps no one more than Puka Nacua. The previous week, the star receiver was fined $25,000 by the NFL after he made critical comments about officials during a livestream and then again in a social media post...
Texans clinch 3rd consecutive playoff berth with win over Chargers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — C.J. Stroud threw for two long touchdowns on Houston’s first two drives of the game, and the Texans went on to beat the Los Angeles Chargers, 20-16, on Saturday and clinch a third consecutive playoff berth for the first time in franchise history. The Texans (11-5) won...
