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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
SALEM — Goalkeeper Maela Thompson and her Hubbard teammates on the backline made scoring a challenge on Monday night. The Salem girls soccer team had plenty of chances, but the defense helped the Eagles earn a 2-1 win over the Quakers at Sebo Stadium in Salem. “Defense has been our ...
CLEVELAND — Tristan Peters fouled off 12 pitches in an 18-pitch plate appearance that keyed Chicago’s six-run outburst in the sixth inning and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Monday night to stay atop the AL Central. Kyle Teel hit a two-run double and Miguel Vargas ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Curbstone Coaches kicked off their 69th season Monday with Ron Strollo, YSU vice-president for intercollegiate athletics, serving as guest speaker at Avion Banquet Center. Currently in his 31st season at YSU and 26th overall at the helm of its men’s and women’s intercollegiate programs, Strollo has overseen the rise of its 21 programs, a group that won nine team titles last year and 86 overall since he took over the reins of the department in March of 2000. “Across the board, last year was arguably the most competitive in our athletics history,” ...
