9+ hour, 24+ min ago   (616+ words) Getting to play for your hometown team is surely a dream come true for an NFL player, but Jaquan Brisker says he dreamed even bigger. In one of his actual dreams, the former Gateway standout saw himself making an interception…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1319+ words) Despite everything that went wrong for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their season-opening win, one thing went right. The Atlanta Falcons were the opponent. The same Atlanta Falcons who started third-string quarterback Cooper Rush. The same Atlanta Falcons who don’t have…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago   (744+ words) The play was quintessential T.J. Watt, and the player who threw the ill-fated pass intercepted by the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker probably summed it up best. Two snaps into the fourth quarter, Watt paused his pass rush to make a leaping grab…...

14+ hour, 6+ min ago   (748+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars waited seven agonizing months to play another meaningful game at EverBank Stadium. This one won’t help them forget the previous one, a three-point loss to the Buffalo Bills in the first round…...

16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (307+ words) The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce the severity of the injury, said the Rams will place Garrett on injured reserve. The two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year was ineffective…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1338+ words) DETROIT — Tyler Shough threw an incomplete pass in the end zone on a 2-point conversion attempt, allowing the Detroit Lions to escape with a 31-30 win in overtime over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Saints coach Kellen Moore chose to go…...

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (504+ words) CINCINNATI — The Bengals’ new-look defense forced four turnovers — including its first fumble recovery for a TD since 2022 — Joe Burrow passed for 254 yards and a touchdown and Cincinnati defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 33-27, on Sunday. Evan McPherson had three field goals,…...

15+ hour, 6+ min ago   (377+ words) INDIANAPOLIS — Derrick Henry ran for three touchdowns to move into third on the NFL’s career list, Lamar Jackson threw for 324 yards and a TD and rushed for a score, and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Indianapolis Colts, 41-23, on Sunday. The…...

15+ hour, 22+ min ago   (662+ words) After Pitt played through a deluge of rain that contributed to widespread flooding throughout the region Saturday, many worried if Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers opener would be plagued by poor playing conditions back at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday. It turned out,…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago   (561+ words) The first game of the Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 regular season was a first for more than head Coach Mike McCarthy. It was a first for 70-year-old Linda Cicero of Cranberry and for 10-month-old Jones Courson of Pine, each attending a game…...