PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin had four hits, Brandon Lowe hit his 32nd homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates surged past the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night. Pittsburgh churned out 15 hits against Kansas City to overcome an early four-run deficit to move back to .500 ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez and rookie Travis Bazzana homered and Joey Cantillo pitched six scoreless innings as the Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Athletics 5-3 on Friday night and stay atop the AL Central. Ramírez connected in the sixth inning to give the Guardians a ...
MORGANTOWN — Age is just a number, but for No. 25 Virginia football, the Cavaliers used it as a tool to create one of the best offensive lines in college football. Virginia’s offensive line consists of two seventh-year players, who are the last of their kind, two sixth-years and a fifth-year. The average age of the unit is 24, which is two years over the average graduating age. On the field, Virginia’s offensive line has totaled over 11,000 snaps. Now, West Virginia football gets a taste of all that experience when the Mountaineers head to Charlotte on Saturday. “It’s ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — During his 24 seasons with the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick never held back in expressing his affinity for the Pittsburgh Steelers. From the praise he showered on the Steelers' ownership, to the team's success on the field — currently tied with New ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield has become the leader and face of the franchise the Cleveland Browns hoped for when they drafted him No. 1 overall in 2018. The Buccaneers are glad he's found a home in Tampa Bay. What did the veteran quarterback learn in his four years in ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson insists he's not worried about his job certainty, changing people's minds about him or the possibility of facing a hostile Browns home crowd in two weeks. Maybe he should be. Coming off his first start in nearly two years, a bumpy performance in Jacksonville that did little to change the narrative surrounding the polarizing quarterback, Watson insisted Wednesday that he doesn't feel he needs to play well this week at Tampa Bay to stay the starter. And, it should be noted, he'll be matched up against Baker Mayfield, the QB Watson replaced in ...
