September 17, 2024 6:49 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby is looking to finish what he started in Pittsburgh. The Penguins star has signed a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2026-27 season. The deal, which carries an average annual value of $8.7 million, would keep Crosby in Pittsburgh until nearly his 40th birthday. The agreement comes on the eve of Crosby’s 20th training camp with the Penguins. Crosby had been eligible to sign an extension on July 1. While talks dragged on longer than expected, Crosby said recently he wasn’t worried about something getting done before the season began.
September 17, 2024 4:35 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kirk Cousins led a flawless last-minute drive for Atlanta and connected with Drake London for a 7-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left to give the Falcons a 22-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Saquon Barkley dropped a short pass that stopped the clock with 1:46 left and forced the Eagles to settle for a field goal instead of a game-sealing first down. That was plenty of time for Cousins — especially against an Eagles defense playing soft coverage with a nonexistent pass rush. Cousins hit hit Darnell Mooney for 21 and 26 yards on consecutive plays during the final drive.
September 17, 2024 4:39 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have benched 2023 No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young after the second-year quarterback’s rough start to the season. Andy Dalton will take over as the starter for Carolina’s next game on Sunday at Las Vegas. Panthers head coach Dave Canales said he made the decision after watching game film from Sunday’s 26-3 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
September 17, 2024 4:41 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are signing backup quarterback Tyler Huntley off the Ravens’ practice squad as Tua Tagovailoa remains out with the third diagnosed concussion of his pro career. Coach Mike McDaniel confirmed the move first reported by NFL Network, saying that Huntley is being added for depth behind current No. 2 quarterback Skylar Thompson. Tagovailoa remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol after leaving a 31-10 loss to Buffalo last Thursday. McDaniel said there’s still not enough information to know whether Tagovailoa will go on injured reserve. Thompson likely will start when Miami plays at Seattle on Sunday.
September 16, 2024 4:37 am
DENVER (AP) — Justin Fields won his second straight start in place of an injured Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers throttled Bo Nix in a 13-6 win over the sputtering Denver Broncos. A lingering calf injury kept Wilson on the sideline as the Steelers’ emergency QB in his return to Denver to face the team that benched him late last season and then cut him in March. Nix struggled again to find any rhythm and the Broncos had a hard time moving the ball in losing Nix’s home opener and falling to 0-2 for the second straight season under coach Sean Payton.
September 16, 2024 4:41 am
HOUSTON (AP) — C.J. Stroud threw for 260 yards and a touchdown and Ka′imi Fairbairn kicked four field goals to help the Houston Texans top the Chicago Bears 19-13. Fairbairn connected from 56, 47, 59 and 53 yards, and Houston’s defense put heavy pressure on Caleb Williams for much of the game. Stroud’s 28-yard scoring pass to Nico Collins put Houston up 10-3 early in the second quarter, and the Texans led 16-10 at halftime. Houston had trouble moving the ball in the second half, but its defense intercepted Williams twice to secure the victory. Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, was 23 of 37 for 174 yards. He was sacked seven times.
September 16, 2024 4:39 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the fifth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Billy Cook lined a single to left to start the fifth and scored from first on a hit and run when Kiner-Falefa shot one to center to put the Pirates ahead 3-2. Carmen Mlodzinski pitched a perfect fifth inning in relief of Pirates starter Jared Jones, who allowed two runs in four innings. Brady Singer gave up four runs on six hits in five innings for Kansas City, which is four games back of first-place Cleveland in the AL Central.
September 15, 2024 4:05 pm
Jacob Pugh passed for 280 yards and four touchdowns, leading Washington & Jefferson College to a blowout win, 58-7, at Thiel College Saturday evening. Kobe DeRosa ran for a pair of first-half touchdowns helping the Presidents beat the Tomcats for the 40th time in the last 41 meetings. Zach Cernuto caught two scoring passes, one from Pugh, one from Kellen Stahl in relief. Zach Seaman, John Peduzzi, Anthony Rosati and Roberto Smith added TD receptions as W&J put up 506 yards total offense while the defense held Thiel to 74 total yards, -4 rushing, and just four first downs. The Presidents travel to Waynesburg for a Week 3 matchup with the Yellow Jackets.
September 15, 2024 5:48 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 100th run of the season with a solo homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1. Witt also hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the sixth. He went 2 for 3 to raise his MLB-leading batting average to .333. He also has 31 homers and 102 RBIs. Michael Wacha gave up one run in five innings to improve to 9-1 with a 2.68 ERA in 13 starts since the beginning of July. The Royals won for the seventh time in nine games since a seven-game losing streak.
September 15, 2024 5:45 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Derrick Davis scored on a 1-yard dive with 32 seconds remaining and Pittsburgh rallied past West Virginia 38-34 in the 107th edition of the Backyard Brawl. The Panthers trailed by 10 with less than 5 minutes to go before Eli Holstein, a redshirt freshman transfer from Alabama, led a stirring comeback that added another memorable chapter in a rivalry that dates to 1895. Holstein passed for 301 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 59 more as Pitt improved to 3-0. Garrett Greene threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions for WVU, which fell to 1-2.
