September 2, 2026 4:27 am
STUART, Florida (AP) — Tiger Woods has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in Florida. Woods was arrested in March following a rollover crash near his home on Jupiter Island. The golf legend appeared Wednesday in court in Martin County, just north of Palm Beach County. Woods previously pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence. He was arrested after his SUV clipped a truck and rolled onto its side on a beachside residential road. Woods said little during the hearing and arrived at the courthouse with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, President Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law.
August 31, 2026 4:21 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers general manager Omar Khan says cornerback Joey Porter Jr. knows the team’s feelings about him. However, the Steelers have no plans to budge from their long-held position of not negotiating during the season to get a new contract done. Khan stressed the team wants Porter to finish his career in Pittsburgh but declined to get into specifics of the negotiations. Porter is coming off the best season of his three-year career and hasn’t allowed a touchdown since he was a rookie. The team is expecting Porter to return to practice after he missed all of training camp with what the club described as a back issue.
September 1, 2026 4:19 am
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys waived backup quarterback Joe Milton on Monday while saying the newly acquired Broderick Jones will compete with Terence Steele to start at right tackle. The move with Milton presumably means Sam Howell has won the No. 2 job behind Dak Prescott. Before the team announced the move, coach Brian Schottenheimer said the competition between Milton and Howell was still open. The Milton move was to clear a spot for running back Emari Demercado, who was claimed on waivers from Kansas City. The Cowboys got Jones in a trade with Pittsburgh on Saturday.
September 1, 2026 4:24 am
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international soccer after 21 years representing Argentina. “It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deeply — but I understand that the time has come,” the 39-year-old Messi says on his Instagram account Monday. Messi played in a record-tying six World Cups, won it in 2022 in Qatar and led Argentina to this year’s final, losing to Spain in extra time in New Jersey. He concludes his international career as Argentina’s all-time leading scorer with 125 goals, 21 of which were in World Cups.
August 31, 2026 2:10 am
The Steelers finalized their 53 man roster. They are keeping all four quarterbacks. They also traded offensive tackle Broderick Jones and a 2027 fourth-round pick to Dallas for the Cowboys’ third- and sixth-round picks. Jones, a 2023 first-round selection is going to Dallas Jones was the 14th overall pick out of Georgia and started 38 of the 45 games he played for the Steelers over three seasons. The Steelers also sent running back Kaleb Johnson to the Green Bay Packers. Johnson, a former third-round pick out of Iowa, entered training camp hoping to establish himself as a key part of Pittsburgh’s running back rotation. Instead, a disappointing preseason and a lack of contributions on special teams ultimately left him on the outside looking in.
August 31, 2026 4:42 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald has returned to the Los Angeles Rams, ending his retirement after 2 1/2 years. The Rams announced the 35-year-old Donald’s decision following several weeks of discussion, preparation and contemplation for the star defensive lineman. Donald became one of the greatest defensive players of his era during his first 10 seasons spent entirely with the Rams in St. Louis and Los Angeles. He won three AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards while earning 10 Pro Bowl selections, eight All-Pro selections and a Super Bowl ring before he retired somewhat abruptly in March 2024.
August 31, 2026 4:33 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez and Jared Triolo homered, Brandon Lowe added an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday. Braxton Ashcraft (14-5) held St. Louis without an extra-base hit over five innings to become the first Pirates pitcher since 2018 (Jameson Taillon and Trevor Williams) to reach 14 wins. He allowed two runs on six hits and had three strikeouts and one walk.
August 31, 2026 4:42 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is the FedEx Cup champion for the second time. His victory Sunday in the Tour Championship also moves him past Tiger Woods atop the PGA Tour career earnings list. Scheffler began the final round three shots behind Viktor Hovland. He caught Hovland in four holes, took the lead for the first time on the 13th and the Norwegian couldn’t catch the No. 1 player in the world. Scheffler won for the third time this season and ended any debate about who had the best year on tour. Scheffler also won the FedEx Cup in 2024.
August 29, 2026 7:00 am
The 2026 high school football season is underway. Trinity scored twice in the final four minutes of the first half and rolled past Ringgold, beating the Rams for a 10th straight time. Canon-McMillan shut down defending WPIAL champion Peters Township in Mike Evans return to the CM sideline. McGuffey (20) and Burgettstown (8) snapped long losing streaks with Week 1 wins. Wash High beat Steel Valley, snapping a four-game skid against the Ironmen. Avella, Beth-Center, California and Fort Cherry won at home. Carmichaels’ win at Leechburg marked the debut of new head coach Ken Perkins.
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Week 1 Scores
Avella 48, Mapletown 0
McGuffey 35, Bentworth 7
Beth-Center 34, Brentwood 6
Burgettstown 42, Jeff-Morgan 7
California 40, Mohawk 6
Canon-McMillan 19, Peters Township 3 Watch/Listen Here
Carmichaels 20, Leechburg 13
Monessen 36, Charleroi 14
Fort Cherry 42, Chartiers-Houston 7
Trinity 34, Ringgold 12 Watch/Listen Here
Wash High 21, Steel Valley 6
Waynesburg 43, West Greene 0
August 30, 2026 8:03 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rafael Flores Jr. hit a three-run home run and Brandon Lowe added a solo shot to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The Pirates entered the game, having scored only eight runs in their previous six games. Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6), the third Pirates pitcher, gave up one run and one hit in 3 1/3 innings. Six Pittsburgh pitchers held the Cardinals to just three hits.
