Vikings suffer first loss on late field goal
NFL, Sports
October 21, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Detroit Lions became division champions for the first time in 30 years late last season with a clinching win at Minnesota. They departed this time with another memorable and res...
Starting Wilson makes sense for Steelers
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
October 19, 2024
Starting Russell Wilson makes sense for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sure, Justin Fields has played well enough to keep his job. He has made steady progress, used his athletic ability to compensate for th...
Payton triumphs in his return to New Orleans
NFL, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
October 19, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton made a point of getting to the Superdome long before he normally would for a game — six hours before kickoff — so he could ease into his emotional return to a place wher...
Cardinals’ tough schedule continues with Chargers
NFL, Sports
October 19, 2024
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals aren’t going to start talking about mustwin games in mid-October. Even so, the prospect of a third straight lost season makes Monday night...
Pats to practice on Churchill’s old stomping grounds
NFL, Sports
October 19, 2024
LONDON (AP) — They’ll toil and sweat but hopefully without the blood and tears. A London game is more than just a typical road trip for NFL teams. It’s a chance to learn about local history, too. In f...
Jackson, Ravens look to extend streak over Buccaneers
NFL, Sports
October 19, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Todd Bowles could barely contain his laughter when asked to share his thoughts on Baker Mayfield’s mobility and ability to run. The usually stoic coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers c...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 18, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have been at this for a long time. The prime-time lights aren’t new. The stakes for their teams aren’t, either. The stakes for themselves personally?...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 18, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have been at this for a long time. The prime-time lights aren’t new. The stakes for their teams aren’t, either. The stakes for themselves personally?...
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 18, 2024
This might sound hard to believe, given the length of his career, but when Aaron Rodgers visits Acrisure Stadium on Sunday night, it will be just the second career game in Pittsburgh for the 40-year-o...
Tomlin not tipping hand on Steelers’ starting QB
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 18, 2024
Russell Wilson took firstteam reps at Pittsburgh’s practice Wednesday. The potential switch in quarterbacks began Wednesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they started on-field preparations for their ...
Steelers relied on Harris’ fury
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Najee Harris caught himself mid-sentence and said what’s become readily apparent across the Pittsburgh Steelers running back’s three-plus seasons in the NFL. Asked if he felt more “n...
Sources: Jets acquiring Davante Adams
NFL, Sports
By By DENNIS WASZAK JR. AP Pro Football Writer 
October 16, 2024
Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams are finally reunited after a year of speculation - and now they'll try to save the New York Jets ' sinking season. The Jets agreed to terms Tuesday to acquire the disgr...
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
Vikings acquire Akers again MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade for the second straight year, agreeing Tuesday to send a late draft pick to the Hou...
Tomlin: Wilson ‘in consideration’ to start Sunday
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 16, 2024
Let the quarterback controversy begin for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After sitting out the first six games of the season, Russell Wilson is “under consideration” to start Sunday night when the Steelers ...
McCollum to start for injured Frazier Sunday night
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 16, 2024
For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers used the same starting lineup on the offensive line in backto- back weeks when they faced the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. The game didn’t end w...
Bills acquire Cooper from Browns to help Allen
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
By JOHN WAWROW AND TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writers Amari Cooper went from a fading No. 1 wide receiver in Cleveland to a top one with Buffalo. Looking to add a playmaker for quarterback Josh Allen, the ...
Owners approve Jacksonville’s ‘stadium of the future’
NFL, Sports
By By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer 
October 16, 2024
NFL owners unanimously approved Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion “stadium of the future” Tuesday, a decision that should keep the Jaguars in one of the league’s smallest markets for at least another 30 yea...
Brady’s purchase of a stake in Raiders approved by NFL owners
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady has another new role in the NFL: owner. The seven-time Super Bowl champion purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, a deal unanimously approved by NFL team owners ...
Rodgers, Jets can’t overcome mistakes against Bills
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ tumultuous week ended the way so many have in recent seasons. With another gut-wrenching loss. Aaron Rodgers threw an interception on the Jets’ final dr...
How would the Steelers look with Wilson at QB?
NFL, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 15, 2024
I’m not sure if Russell Wilson is the Steelers’ quarterback for the long term, but if I were GM Omar Khan I would offer him a contract to keep him beyond this season. That said, I wouldn’t be disappoi...