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Pete Alonso returns to Citi Field with Orioles on verge of 300th HR

National Sports

NEW YORK — Pete Alonso returned to Citi Field on Monday night with the Baltimore Orioles on the verge of his 300th home run and received a warm reception from New York Mets fans. “So many good memories here — I played with so many good people, talented people,” Alonso said before the game. “It’s going to be interesting to see what emotions kind of bubble up, because you never can anticipate things that happen.” Alonso, warming up along the third base line, tipped his hat following a nearly two-minute tribute video shortly before first pitch. Minutes later, Alonso, ...

Poland earns fifth-straight win, tops Girard, 3-0

High School Sports

GIRARD — Poland extended its win and clean-sheet streaks and further solidified its position in the Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) with a dominant 3-0 win Monday vs. Girard at Arrowhead Stadium. Despite failing to capitalize on numerous attacks, the Bulldogs, who earned their fifth ...

Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push and fresh opposition as college football returns

National Sports

With college football in full swing, proponents of the Protect College Sports Act have launched an all-out blitz to push the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks. The bill aims to put guardrails around escalating spending in college sports as the industry struggles to adapt to a new model in which schools can pay players. Major conferences, Senate leadership and President Donald Trump have backed the bipartisan bill, yet it still faces pushback that could sink it before the chamber breaks this fall. “This bill protects the billions of dollars ...

Monken stands by Watson after season-opening loss

Local Sports

Cleveland Browns fans are used to their team stumbling out of the gate and not playing well in season openers. However, Sunday’s 34-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars sparked anger and disappointment for several reasons, chief among them Deshaun Watson’s role as starting ...

McCarthy stays vague as Steelers sit Porter Jr. amid rehab, contract limbo

Local Sports

PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy is pretty much over talking about Joey Porter Jr.’s back and his contract situation. Until one or the other is resolved — having both go away seems unlikely in the short term — the Pittsburgh Steelers coach might have to. While McCarthy’s debut for his hometown team was largely successful against injury-ravaged Atlanta, Porter’s uncertain status and the attention it is getting could end McCarthy’s honeymoon period sooner rather than later. The club opted to make Porter inactive on Sunday, a decision that McCarthy called his and his alone, as ...

Turnover-prone Baker Mayfield turns attention to Browns

National Sports

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers saw the best and worst of Baker Mayfield in their first season-opening loss since 2020. Tom Brady led them to a Super Bowl title that season so 0-1 isn’t an insurmountable deficit. Plus, every team in the NFC South lost on Sunday. Mayfield lost three fumbles that led to 17 points, including one that was returned for a score in Tampa Bay’s 33-27 loss to Cincinnati. He also held the ball took long at times, taking four sacks. But Mayfield had an efficient game when he wasn’t giving the ball away. He completed 23 of 28 passes for 216 ...