CLEVELAND — It came five weeks later than he thought, but Deshaun Watson earned cheers from Cleveland Browns fans. After struggling for most of the game, Watson came through when it counted on Sunday. He led a late fourth-quarter drive and threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Harold Fannin ...
PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers have been around each other a long time. So much so that when the Pittsburgh Steelers coach told Rodgers and the rest of the offense it was time to “cut it loose” before Sunday’s early-season litmus test against Cincinnati, it didn’t ...
FOOTBALL Springfield 42, Campbell 12 BY QUARTERS Campbell 0 0 6 6—12 Springfield 21 14 7 0—42 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Passing: Springfield: Michael Tuscano 1-2-23 Rushing: Springfield: Alex Caldwell 10-80 Receiving: Springfield: Marco Gentile 1-23 Lisbon 28, Valley Christian 14 BY QUARTERS Valley Christian 0 7 7 0—14 Lisbon 7 14 0 7—28 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs: VC: 16, L: 9; Rushes/Yards Rushing: VC: 36-138 , L: 29-93; Yards Passing: VC: 80, L: 89; Comp-Att-Int: VC: 9-18-0, L: 8-10-4; Penalties: VC: 8-50, L: 4-44; Fumbles-Lost: VC: ...
COLUMBUS — Another home game, another record for Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith. After becoming OSU’s career leader in receiving yardage last week against Kent State, the superstar junior had a monster game on Saturday as the seventh-ranked Buckeyes defeated Illinois 42-19. Smith tied ...
DETROIT — Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning season in eight years with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the final game for both teams. Pittsburgh (82-80), which improved by 11 wins over 2025, hadn’t finished with a record over .500 since going 82-79 in 2018. Detroit, which made the postseason the previous two years, finished 76-86, an 11-win drop from 2025. Griffin led off the game against River Ryan (0-1) with his sixth homer, and the Pirates doubled the lead in the second on an RBI single by Jake Mangum. ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Six games back of the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox in mid-August, the Cleveland Guardians threw everything they had at chasing down their division foes. Lucky them, the AL Central crown comes with a little break before their postseason begins. “We’ll get ...
