June 10, 2026 4:33 am
The Cincinnati Bengals have restructured the contract of franchise quarterback Joe Burrow, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the move was not announced. The restructured deal was first reported by ESPN and NFL Network. Cincinnati gains around $10 million in cap space by spreading out some of his base salary over the final three years of the deal — 2027 through ’29. Burrow signed a five-year, $275-million extension in 2023. The Bengals found themselves low on cap space after acquiring defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants before the NFL draft and signing him to a one-year extension worth $28 million.
June 9, 2026 2:46 am
Brooklyn Hess threw out a runner trying to score in the bottom of the third, then scored the eventual game-winning run in the top of the fourth as Chartiers-Houston rallied past Bristol in Monday’s PIAA Softball 2A semifianls. Bristol used a lead-off walk and a pair of singles to build a 2-0 lead in the third. With two out, a ground ball single went sharply through the box and into centerfield. Hess charged, gloved and threw home in plenty of time to end the inning. Lauren Rush opened the Bucs’ 4th with a single. After failing to bunt twice, Aubree Randolph tripled to left center, scoring Rush. A strikeout and a pop up brought Hess to the plate. An at-bat that started hitting left-handed ended with Hess switching sides and popping up between the circle and the third-base line. A little contact between the shortstop and third baseman resulted in the ball dropping, with Randolph scoring to tie the game. Hess promptly stole second and scored on Zaylee Fonner’s base hit to give the Bucs a 3-2 lead. Bristol got the lead-off batter aboard in each of the next three innings but could not tie the game. The Warriors had scored in double digits in 22 of their 24 games but ended up stranding eight base-runners, three in the fifth inning alone. Three of Chartiers-Houston’s five hits came in the decisive fourth frame. The Bucs will take on Laurel for the PIAA softball title, Friday at Nittany Lion Softball Park at Penn State. We’ll have the game on-air and online. Listen Here
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PIAA Softball Semifinals Softball Brackets
2A Chartiers-Houston > Bristol, 3-2 Watch/Listen Here
June 9, 2026 4:32 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his first NBA Finals win, carrying the San Antonio Spurs to a 115-111 victory that cut the New York Knicks’ lead to 2-1. The Spurs handed the Knicks their first loss in 46 days and potentially salvaged their season on Monday night in front of a Madison Square Garden crowd that included President Donald Trump. The Knicks had their 13-game winning streak, the second-longest in NBA postseason history, snapped and missed a chance to move to the brink of their first championship since 1973.
June 9, 2026 4:34 am
Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction against the NCAA. The ruling could clear the way for him to play for Texas Tech this fall, even after the transfer quarterback was declared ineligible for wagering on college sports. Some of those bets were made on his own team while at Indiana. The ruling prevents the NCAA from being able to block Sorsby’s eligibility for what will be his final college season. The NCAA late Monday filed its notice of an accelerated appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas in Amarillo.
June 8, 2026 4:14 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Reynaldo López earned the win with a scoreless seventh, and Tyler Kinley ended a bases-loaded threat in the eighth when he got Ryan O’Hearn to ground out. Braves rookie Didier Fuentes stranded two runners in the ninth for his first career save. Harris came up as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh and the Braves trailing 2-0. With light rain falling, he drove the first pitch from reliever Evan Sisk into the right-field corner to clear the bases. The major league-leading Braves, who were limited to three hits, have won eight of 10.
June 8, 2026 4:19 am
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — J.T. Poston has won the Memorial, just not the way anyone would have imagined. Poston returned Sunday morning to complete the third round and built a four-shot lead. But that was gone on the turn and it turned into a mad scramble. Poston made a 7-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 72 to force a playoff with Ryan Gerard. He won on the second extra hole when Gerard three-putted from some 55 feet. Gerard was mistake-free most of the day until missing a 6-foot par putt. The victory gives Poston a spot in the next three majors.
June 8, 2026 4:17 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Police scuttled an NBA Finals watch party near Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks warned fans to get to Monday’s matchup at least two hours early as part of enhanced security measures with President Donald Trump attending the game. Trump is a longtime Knicks fan who confirmed Friday that he would attend the first NBA Finals game in New York since 1999. Part of the fallout from Trump’s visit was the cancellation of a Game 3 watch party outside MSG. The NYPD said the decision was made in coordination with the Secret Service. Also, the Knicks are warning fans to bring as little as possible to Game 3 and encouraging them to arrive early as part of enhanced security measures with Trump attending the game.
June 8, 2026 4:21 am
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Denny Hamlin went from the rear to first again Sunday, winning at Michigan International Speedway to earn his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory from the pole position. Just like last week’s win at Nashville Superspeedway when the Joe Gibbs Racing car was penalized for jumping the start, Hamlin qualified first at Michigan but dropped to the back at the green flag because of a penalty for unapproved adjustments to his No. 11 Toyota. He took the lead for good on a three-wide pass during a restart with 38 laps remaining, sweeping into first around Daniel Suarez and Carson Hocevar.
June 7, 2026 5:23 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Dominic Smith hit a two-run homer, Spencer Strider allowed three runs in five innings and the Atlanta Braves recovered after losing an early three-run lead to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 and clinch another series win. Atlanta led 3-0 after three innings. The Pirates pulled even in the fifth on Brandon Lowe’s sacrifice fly off Strider. Smith’s homer just inside the foul pole in left field capped Atlanta’s three-run fifth. The Braves improved to 44-21, the best record in the majors. They have won 18 of 21 series, including 10 of 11 at home.
June 7, 2026 5:24 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea Theodore scored at 5:38 of double overtime, avoiding what could have been a potentially devastating loss for the Golden Knights after they blew a four-goal lead, and Vegas beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 series lead. Theodore’s goal, which went off goalie Brandon Bussi skate, came on a night that teammate Mitch Marner had the fastest hat trick in Cup Final history. The teams take two days off before meeting in Game 4 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
