September 2, 2026 4:22 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe scored from third base on a error with two outs in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-12 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Lowe led off the ninth inning with his fourth hit of the game and eventually moved to third. Pittsburgh backup catcher Rafael Flores Jr. hit a grounder that led to a throwing error by Giants third baseman Osleivis Basabe, allowing Lowe to score. Lowe’s performance included his 29th home run of the season. Oneil Cruz also had four hits and drove in four runs for Pittsburgh. The Pirates have won five of their last seven games.
September 2, 2026 2:36 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter Jr.’s back feels good enough for practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but contract issues are on his mind. The cornerback hasn’t committed to playing in the season opener against Atlanta on Sept. 13 if a new deal isn’t reached. Porter, entering the final year of his rookie contract, believes he’s one of the league’s best defensive backs and wants to be compensated accordingly. General manager Omar Khan wants Porter to stay in Pittsburgh, but negotiations seem stalled. The Steelers have a policy of not negotiating once the regular season begins, adding urgency to the talks.
September 2, 2026 4:24 am
The last play of the 2025 regular season determined the winner of the AFC North. Then Baltimore and Pittsburgh — the two teams playing in that game — soon entered new eras. Gone are coaches John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin. The former spent 18 seasons with the Ravens, the latter 19 at the helm of the Steelers. Jesse Minter and Mike McCarthy took over those jobs, part of an offseason in which three of the division’s four coaching positions changed hands. Cleveland replaced Kevin Stefanski with Todd Monken.
September 2, 2026 4:28 am
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kroenke Sports and Entertainment says it has reached a deal to purchase the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno. The company led by Stan Kroenke made the surprising announcement Tuesday, saying it expects to close the transaction in early 2027. Kroenke’s company owns the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, English soccer club Arsenal, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche and Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids. The company has now added the Angels, whose turbulent 23-year tenure under Moreno’s ownership will finally come to an end.
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.
