Report: Ravens acquire pass rusher Jones from Tennessee for draft pick
The Baltimore Ravens are adding a hot hand to their needy pass-rushing group for the back half of the season. The Ravens acquired Tennessee Titans edge Dre’Mont Jones for a conditional 2026 fifth-round pick, according to multiple reports. Jones, 28, has racked up 4 1/2 sacks over the last four...
Pirates ace Paul Skenes up for NL Cy Young Award as baseball writers announce finalists
Despite finishing with a .500 record, Paul Skenes is considered the consensus favorite to win the National League Cy Young Award. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace is now one step closer to making history. Skenes was named a finalist for the NL Cy Young by the Baseball Writers Association of America...
NHL power rankings: 2024-25 non-playoff teams surprise early
USA Today Sports’ NHL points projections saw pretty much the status quo from the 2024-25 playoff field. The Utah Mammoth would replace the St. Louis Blues in the West and the Columbus Blue Jackets would replace the Montreal Canadiens in the East. But in the early going – emphasis on...
Browns coach Stefanski giving up play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Rees
For the second straight season, Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski is giving up play-calling duties. Stefanski announced Monday that he is turning the playbook over to offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. The move comes after the Browns went 2-6 in the first half of the season. Cleveland is preparing to visit...
Chargers standout left tackle Alt out for rest of season after surgery for high-ankle sprain
It has been a rough year to line up at left tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers. After losing two-time Pro Bowl starter Rashawn Slater to a season-ending patellar tendon tear in August, his replacement, Joe Alt, is set to undergo right ankle surgery that will put an end to...
Commanders coach Dan Quinn: Jayden Daniels’ elbow injury is 100% on meVideo
There’s no clear timetable for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels’ return from the dislocated left elbow he sustained in Sunday night’s 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, coach Dan Quinn told reporters Monday. Quinn said they’re still gathering information on the extent of the injury, which occurred when Daniels’ arm...
Rangers are beginning to find their identity with coach Mike Sullivan
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The way the New York Rangers have played early in the Mike Sullivan era wouldn’t light up a Broadway stage. It does bring the two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach some satisfaction. A month into games with Sullivan in charge, the Rangers have been way more successful at keeping...
Penn State football can still make a bowl game, but would it go?
Penn State football is roiled in the middle of an epic five-game losing streak. The Nittany Lions have lost their head coach, their starting quarterback and, certainly enough, their once-promising ways during the past month. But could this team still play in the postseason? Interim head coach Terry Smith was...
Youth is served for Steelers’ defense in dominant performance against Colts
For a defense that was criticized by national pundits for being old and slow, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned back the clock Sunday in a 27-20 victory against the Indianapolis Colts. With members of the Super Bowl XL champions on hand for a 20-year reunion — a group that finished top...
32 things we learned in NFL Week 9: Good luck figuring out this league
The 32 things we learned from Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season: 1. No lead is safe, no team is as good as you might think and maybe none are as bad, either. 2. The Indianapolis Colts, at 7-1, entered the weekend with the league’s best record … and...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi puts bow on Stanford win, discusses crowded field of ACC contenders
Following a long return trip home from Stanford, Pat Narduzzi didn’t wake up Sunday morning feeling like Pitt had put its best effort together against the Cardinal. While the Panthers cruised to a comfortable enough 35-20 victory and recorded three interceptions, Pitt still lost the turnover battle, as quarterback Mason...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Belle Vernon grad Devin Whitlock shines at receiver at IUP
When he played at Belle Vernon, Devin Whitlock was a big-play quarterback who could change the game with his arm, his legs or both. He was the focal point of opposing defenses each week. These days, he is making plays with his arms and hands. A redshirt sophomore at IUP,...
No NFL team has a better pair of wins than Steelers — and 4 other things we learned after victory
Five things we learned from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-20 upset victory against the Indianapolis Colts: 1. Quite a resume As the NFL season hits its midway point, three teams are tied for the best record in the league. The Steelers have beaten two of them. No other team can say...
Ian Happ wins again as the Chicago Cubs earn a major league-high 3 Gold Glove awards
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs had a major league-high three Gold Glove winners this year, with Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner all taking home baseball’s most famous fielding honor. It was the first Gold Glove for Crow-Armstrong, part of a breakout season for the All-Star center fielder. Happ,...
Delgado, Kent, Sheffield and Valenzuela join Hall ballot with Bonds, Clemens, Mattingly and Murphy
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy were held over on the Hall of Fame’s contemporary baseball era committee ballot and will be joined next month by Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. The 16-person committee meets on Dec. 7 at the...
Kickoff time, TV details announced for Pitt’s home game vs. Notre Dame
In the first of three pivotal consecutive games to conclude the regular season, Pitt hosts No. 10 Notre Dame on Nov. 15 at Acrisure Stadium. That contest will be a noon kickoff, televised nationally on ABC or ESPN, the ACC announced Monday. The Panthers (7-2, 5-1 ACC) will head into...
Mark Madden: Some say MLB is broken, but World Series numbers prove otherwise
In the wake of Los Angeles’ second straight World Series win, we’re being told the Dodgers “bought” victory. Well, of course they did. Their payroll was $350 million this season, $266 million in 2024. But Toronto tried its best to do the same. The Blue Jays paid their players $255...
First Call: Jerome Bettis’ Hall of Fame campaign for 3 former Steelers; Joe Alt injured for Chargers
Monday’s “First Call” features Jerome Bettis’ Hall of Fame endorsements for some retired Pittsburgh Steelers. The Los Angeles Chargers have to navigate around a crucial injury against the Steelers on Sunday night. Local college basketball teams are getting underway Monday and Tuesday. The Penguins are in Toronto to conclude their road...
Steelers vs. Colts: What they’re saying in Indianapolis after loss
Some Pittsburgh Steelers fans held a makeshift funeral for the team’s defense Sunday outside Acrisure Stadium. As it turns out, the eulogy was a little premature — as the defense posted six takeaways and five sacks on the way to rattling the Colts’ offense and a 27-20 win. Indianapolis Star...
Madden Monday: Steelers’ upset of Colts ‘goes a long way to them convincing themselves’
The ripple effect from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts (7-2) goes beyond the standings. That’s the view of 105.9 The X’s Mark Madden during this week’s TribLive “Madden Monday” podcast. Sure. There’s the practical angle of the Steelers (5-3) maintaining a two-game lead on the Baltimore...
Larson’s 3rd-place finish enough to edge Hamlin for NASCAR title
Riding a winless streak since early May, Kyle Larson did not need to pass Ryan Blaney at the end Sunday to become a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. Blaney won a two-lap overtime shootout to take the final NASCAR checkered flag at Phoenix Raceway, and Larson’s third-place finish was enough...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Admirals in overtimeVideo
An overtime goal by forward Max Graham gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 win against the Norfolk Admirals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forwards Connor Lockhart and Ryan Mahshie also scored goals for Wheeling (4-1-0-0), which has won three consecutive games. Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 33 saves...
Kyle Larson wins second NASCAR championship, denying Denny Hamlin in overtime
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Larson knew he wasn’t going to catch Denny Hamlin in the final laps on Sunday, not without the sort of help that only a caution flag can bring. Larson got his lucky break. Hamlin only got heartbreak. Larson is now a two-time NASCAR champion after denying...
Chargers left tackle Joe Alt carted off field with right ankle injuryVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jim Harbaugh didn’t have an update on Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Joe Alt after he was carted off the field Sunday, and what the coach said wasn’t promising. Alt hurt his right ankle in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans, and a cart came out...
Dodgers still can’t believe what happened in all-time World Series Game 7
TORONTO — Game 7 was so insane, so compelling, so breathtaking, so dramatic, that when the final out was made early Sunday morning, Dodgers three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw looked at his teammates in disbelief. “What, we just won?” Kershaw said. “‘Really? Are you sure?’ I was warming up....
