September 25, 2026 4:26 am
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bijan Robinson rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns as the Atlanta Falcons capitalized on the return of quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and trounced the punchless Green Bay Packers 35-14. Atlanta erased an early 7-0 deficit by scoring 27 straight points to take control of the game amid a chorus of boos at Lambeau Field. The Falcons outrushed the Packers 242 yards to 17. Green Bay lost a home opener for the first time since falling 30-22 to the San Francisco 49ers in 2012. Drake London had nine receptions for 194 yards for the Falcons.
September 25, 2026 4:24 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. is eager to play this season, though he doesn’t know when that will happen. Porter didn’t rule out making his 2026 debut in Week 3 when Cincinnati visits. The fourth-year pro missed Pittsburgh’s first two games. Coach Mike McCarthy held him out of the opener against Atlanta. Porter then watched a loss in New England last weekend from the sideline because of back pain. Contract negotiations between Porter and the club have stalled. Porter is entering the final season of his rookie deal and wants a raise. Porter’s teammates have defended him throughout the process.
September 25, 2026 4:23 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have secured their first non-losing season in eight years with a 2-1 win over St. Louis. Ronny Simon scored the winning run on Spencer Horwitz’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. Mason Montgomery closed out the game for Pittsburgh by picking up his 17th save of the season. Pirates ace Paul Skenes ended his season with 6 1/3 strong innings, including earning his 200th strikeout. St. Louis fell to 77-82, marking consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the mid-90s. Pittsburgh now heads to Detroit, while the Cardinals face Philadelphia.
September 25, 2026 4:28 am
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns finally won a match together as partners. It helped the Americans take a 3-2 lead after the opening session in the Presidents Cup. Their match against Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im came down to the 18th hole. Scheffler saved par from a bunker and Im narrowly missed a long birdie putt. Jackson Koivun also got a win in his Presidents Cup debut. The 21-year-old Koivun teamed with Justin Thomas for an easy win. The International picked up two convincing wins in fourballs. International captain Geoff Ogilvy says he can live with a one-point deficit.
September 24, 2026 4:40 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have secured their first non-losing season in eight years with a 2-1 win over St. Louis. Ronny Simon scored the winning run on Spencer Horwitz’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. Mason Montgomery closed out the game for Pittsburgh by picking up his 17th save of the season. Pirates ace Paul Skenes ended his season with 6 1/3 strong innings, including earning his 200th strikeout. St. Louis fell to 77-82, marking consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the mid-90s. Pittsburgh now heads to Detroit, while the Cardinals face Philadelphia.
September 23, 2026 4:15 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1. Liberatore gave up one run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts and no walks. His previous win came on July 11 against Atlanta in the left-hander’s last start before the All-Star break. Liberatore had lost eight straight decisions. Burleson singled in the first run in a three-run third that put the Cardinals ahead 3-1. Iván Herrera scored on a wild pitch and Leo Bernal hit an RBI single.
September 24, 2026 4:17 am
The NFL hasn’t seen an early-season injury epidemic at quarterback quite like this in a long time. With Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all getting hurt in Week 2, there’s a good chance six teams will be forced to go with a backup quarterback as the starter because of injuries by the time the games this week are finished. This will be the first time since at least 2000 that has happened within the first three games of a season.
September 24, 2026 4:19 am
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson isn’t sure how Browns fans will react on Sunday as he makes his first regular-season home start in Cleveland in nearly two years. Watson is focused on avoiding any tension with fans before facing the Carolina Panthers. He was booed during an August exhibition game and called the reaction “personal.” Watson says he wants to move forward and feel the fans’ support. Cornerback Denzel Ward also hopes for team support from fans. Watson has been performing well, with a high completion rate and effective short passes. He could have a favorable matchup against Carolina’s defense.
September 23, 2026 4:20 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones allowed one hit in seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to their first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 victory over St. Louis. Jones retired the first 16 batters before Nathan Church’s double in the sixth. Jones tied a season-high with nine strikeouts in seven innings. Ryan O’Hearn delivered an RBI-single for the Pirates and Bryan Reynolds hit his MLB-leading 40th double. Andre Pallant (12-8) worked six solid innings for the Cardinals.
September 23, 2026 4:25 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Playing in perhaps baseball’s toughest division, the Tampa Bay Rays were the class of the field this season. The thrifty Rays clinched their fifth AL East title with a 6-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the second game of a day-night doubleheader as Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in 6 2/3 innings and Yandy Díaz hit a pair of two-run singles. Tampa Bay took the AL East for the first time since 2021 and surpassed that team by three days with the earliest division clincher in team history. The club also won division crowns in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season along with 2010 and 2008, when it reached the World Series and had the franchise’s first winning season.
