You’ve read in this space many, many times in recent years how Mike Tomlin is one of the finest orators I’ve ever heard in the sports fraternity. He is definitely a wordsmith and when he talks, he has...

PHOENIX (AP) — Dave Roberts didn’t look like a manager whose team had just won a Major League Baseball game on Saturday night, wearing a tired, slightly- concerned look on his face while contemplating...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has stepped away from football. “His biggest worry was letting us down, that’s the type of guy he is,” Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell s...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom told the Texas Rangers before the trade deadline that he believed in the team and wanted to stay. The two-time Cy Young Award winner and the Rangers have both sinc...

Natalie Jacobs scored late in stoppage time to give the visiting North Carolina Courage a 4-3 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday. In other National Women’s Soccer League games, the Kansas ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills firstyear coach Joe Brady used the team’s first practice in its new $2.1 billion stadium to enjoy a brief father-son moment on Saturday night. With fans beginni...

NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young all missed Las Vegas’ game against the New York Liberty to rest on Sunday, when the team was playing the second half of a difficult back-toba...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Detroit Tigers righthander Jackson Jobe had some nerves and some good stuff in his first big league outing in more than 14 months. Returning to the majors after having Tommy John ...

The former seventh-round pick has ascended to first-team right guard. Though Spencer Anderson had the respect of teammates and coaches over his first three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was...

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 9 a.m. - ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, New England Region Semifinal, Bristol, Conn. 11 a.m. - ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Southeast Region Semifinal, Warne...

After making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Playoffs, the California (Pa.) football team was picked third in the preseason PSAC West poll released by the league office Thursday. The Vulcans were...

Teams will have to adjust as the start of the season is a week later than usual. and LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com High school football season begins a week later this year, which means some teams wil...

They made history in several ways as teammates in Seattle. Editor’s note: This is the final chapter of a two-part story on Donora’s Griffey family. Part one ended with Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey ...

The new Steelers cornerback says the unit could be tops in the league. The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t fielded a top-ranked defense in more than a decade, but newcomer Jamel Dean says this should be t...

He’s facing a Labor Day deadline to get a new deal in place before the season starts. CINCINNATI (AP) — A possible contract extension for running back Chase Brown has been one of the underlying questi...

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 11 p.m. - FS2 — AFL: Gold Coast at Greater Western Sydney 2 a.m. (Sunday) - FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at West Coast 5:05 a.m. (Sunday) - FS2 — AFL: Carlton at St. Kilda ...

By his own admission, Ville Koivunen did not have an appetizing 2025-26 season. The rookie was expected to be part of a bright new future for the Pittsburgh Penguins. But instead of locking down a rol...

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Expectations are high for Dallas Cowboys rookie defensive back Caleb Downs, the No. 11 overall draft pick who is being counted on to help overhaul their defense. Downs’s personal...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — As the Raiders prepare for their season, the vast majority of media and fan focus remains on quarterback Fernando Mendoza. While Mendoza has put together stretches in training c...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown got the call that Boston — the franchise that drafted him as a teenager and where he blossomed into an NBA Finals MVP and champion — had traded him and heaved his phon...