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Steelers trade disgruntled corner Joey Porter Jr. to Dallas

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have acquired disgruntled cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers, a move to try help an injury-plagued secondary and boost a defense that remains among the NFL's worst. Pittsburgh will receive two draft picks from Dallas, a sixth-rounder in 2027 and a second-rounder in 2028. The Cowboys announced the trade Thursday. Porter has been inactive all three games this season for the Steelers. The fourth-year pro has been dealing with a back issue and had also been in the middle of a stalemate with the Steelers over a new ...

Narduzzi, Franklin meet again at Pitt takes on VT

When James Franklin took over at Virginia Tech last fall, only a few weeks after being fired at Penn State, Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi made it a point to reach out to a perceived mortal enemy who isn't actually a mortal enemy at all. "He's a ball coach," Narduzzi said. "He likes to coach ...

Knies has 2 goals and an assist in CBJ debut

COLUMBUS (AP) — Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist in his Columbus debut and the Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night for their first season-opening victory in five years. Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan and Mathieu Olivier also scored, and Charlie ...

Steelers head to Cleveland for Rodgers’ final Thursday night game

BEREA (AP) — Aaron Rodgers' NFL farewell tour continues with his final scheduled Thursday night game when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Cleveland Browns. Even though Rodgers is one win shy of tying Tom Brady (14) for the most QB wins on Thursdays, the Steelers have not had the same ...

Big Red gets momentum, holds off Weir High

STEUBENVILLE - A spurt at the end of the first set gave the Steubenville volleyball team the momentum against rival Weir. Big Red carried that momentum into the second set as the team took a 2-0 lead. The Red Riders responded and won the third to stay alive in the match, however, Big Red built a big lead in the fourth set en route to a 25-20, 25-15, 22-25, 25-15, victory Wednesday night inside the Crimson Center on Senior Night. The Red Riders (7-13) took the early lead in the first set, however, Big Red countered and built a 7-3 advantage forcing Weir head coach Fran Capaldi to call ...

Penguins pile on in 7-0 win over Flyers in opener

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Evgeni Malkin, Hendrix Lapierre and Filip Hallander scored in the second period and Arturs Silovs stopped 19 shots to help the Pittsburgh Penguins steamroll the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0 on Wednesday night. Silovs posted his third career shutout in his 57th start. Nick ...