September 26, 2025 4:43 am
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jason Myers made a 52-yard field goal as time expired, Sam Darnold threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, and the Seattle Seahawks withstood a late rally by Kyler Murray and the Cardinals to beat Arizona 23-20. The Seahawks blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead but still won their eighth straight over their NFC West rivals. The Cardinals trailed 20-6 midway through the fourth. Murray tied it with touchdown passes to Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emari Demercado, but left enough time on the clock for Darnold, who hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 22-yard gain to get into Myers’ range.
September 26, 2025 4:44 am
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau will be leading off in foursomes for the Americans at the Ryder Cup on Friday. Europe counters with the equally fiery Jon Rahm, who has never lost a foursomes match. DeChambeau will have Justin Thomas as his partner in the opening match at Bethpage Black. Rahm is with Tyrrell Hatton again. They were sent off first two years ago in Rome. The other matchups are Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick vs. Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood vs. Collin Morikawa and Harris English, and Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland vs. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay.
September 25, 2025 5:33 pm
CINCINNATI (AP) — Noelvi Marté robbed Bryan Reynolds of a tying home run in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Thursday to move within a half-game of the New York Mets for the final NL wild card. Nick Lodolo tied his career high with 12 strikeouts before leaving with a right groin injury in the seventh. Marté and Gavin Lux drove in runs, and the Reds (81-78) were positioned to move in into the last wild card spot if the Mets lost at the Chicago Cubs later Thursday. Cincinnati has the tiebreaker over the Mets (81-77) and Arizona (80-78), which played the Los Angeles Dodgers. Marté used his 6-foot-2 height when he jumped at the 8-foot right-field wall and reached back above the first-row of seats to catch Reynolds’ 348-foot drive for the second out of the ninth. Marté had all three putouts as Emilio Pagán got three straight outs for his career-high 30th save in 36 chances. Lodolo (9-8) got 27 swings and misses, including 15 on curveballs. He allowed two hits and walked one, leaving due to the injury after 6 1/3 innings and 81 pitches. Lodolo also struck out 12 at Philadelphia on April 8, 2023.
September 24, 2025 4:25 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Horwitz hit an run-scoring double in the 11th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cincinnati 4-3 on Wednesday night, preventing the Reds from gaining ground in the race for an NL wild card. The Pirates took the lead in the 11th when Bryan Reynolds scored his third run of the game on Horwitz’s double. In the bottom of the inning, the Reds loaded the bases before Yohan Ramirez got Noelvi Marte to ground into a force play. Pirates starter Paul Skenes allowed four hits and struck out seven in six innings in his final scheduled start of the season. Reds right-hander Hunter Greene allowed two runs on five hits in six innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
September 25, 2025 4:25 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes isn’t a big numbers guy, yet he does maintain high standards for himself. The 23-year-old right-hander allowed four hits and struck out seven in six innings in his final scheduled start of the season on Wednesday night. While he didn’t figure in the Pirates’ 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in 11 innings, he lowered his ERA to 1.97. Skenes became the first qualified pitcher with an ERA under 2.00 since Justin Verlander in 2022. He’s the youngest pitcher with a sub-2.00 ERA since 20-year-old Dwight Gooden’s 1.53 in 1985.
September 25, 2025 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers isn’t exactly a fan of his new helmet. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback says he “hates” the model the NFL required him to use this year after the league banned the model he long preferred for safety reasons. Despite his reservations, Rodgers is adapting. He’s thrown for seven touchdowns through three games, tied for second in the NFL. Rodgers says the Steelers are still “figuring it out” but is optimistic things are trending in the right direction. Pittsburgh travels to Dublin, Ireland, in Week 4 to face Minnesota in the first regular-season game in the Emerald Isle.
September 25, 2025 4:30 am
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — This week’s Ryder Cup is an example of sports as an international score-settler. Could a group of pro golfers give Americans a break from the nonstop news cycles that makes their country feel fraught and fragile? Could it help bring a country together? And if so, how will fans react to two of the most-beloved golfers during a normal week, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood. They’ll be representing the opposition this week, Europe. They’ll be doing it at Bethpage Black outside New York — a workingman’s golf course where fans have a reputation for behaving badly toward people they don’t like.
September 24, 2025 4:25 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the wild-card chasing Cincinnati Reds 4-2. With the loss, the Reds fell a game behind the Mets for the third NL wild card. The Pirates scored all four of their runs in the second inning against Brady Singer (14-11). Jack Suwinski doubled and scored on Nick Yorke’s single. Yorke scored on Alexander Canario’s double. Cruz’s homer made it 4-0. Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run homer for the Reds to make the score 4-2. The Reds had runners on first and third with two outs in the sixth, but Pirates rookie Hunter Barco (1-0) got Matt McLain to ground into a force play.
September 24, 2025 4:28 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. Human umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game. Challenges must be made by a pitcher, catcher or batter. A team retains its challenge if successful. Reviews will be shown as digital graphics on outfield videoboards. Adding robot umps could reduce ejections, as most are related to balls and strikes. The Automated Ball/Strike System has been tested in the minor leagues since 2019. The challenge system allows for ABS without eliminating pitch framing, a skill for catchers. This is MLB’s first major rule change since 2024.
September 24, 2025 4:26 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Scotty Bowman and Ron Francis headline the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Hall of Fame class of 2025. Both were key members of the Penguins teams that won the franchise’s first two Stanley Cups in the early 1990s. They will be inducted alongside forward Kevin Stevens and former coach and general manager Eddie Johnston during an on-ice ceremony on October 25. All four played significant roles in making Pittsburgh a marquee NHL team in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
