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Smith charges back to claim first at BAPS

YORK HAVEN — Cameron Smith charged from his eighth starting position to claim York Excavating Kevin Gobrecht Classic at the BAPS Motor Speedway. Troy Wagaman Jr. came home second, while Chase Dietz rounded out the podium with a third-place finish. The Super Sportsman competition saw Matt Ondek battle Jordan Givler before taking over the top spot and driving away to his fifth career Super Sportsman victory. Givler finished a strong second, with Scott Dellinger crossing the line in third. The “Crown Vics” made their debut at the speedway and provided plenty of action. Brady ...

Steelers offense goes nowhere in loss at New England

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have yet to find much of the offensive rhythm that propelled their Super Bowl run last season. The defense was there to pick up the pieces against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Elijah Ponder had a 19-yard fumble recovery for a score, TreVeyon ...

Steelers’ Rodgers blames himself

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A year ago, Aaron Rodgers engineered a drive at Gillette Stadium that helped the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the team that went on to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. That version of Rodgers wasn’t anywhere to be found in Sunday’s 20-3 loss to the New England ...

Sweep of Royals puts Bucs at 79-77

PITTSBURGH — Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series sweep. The Pirates are now 79-77 with six games remaining in the season. After Ryan O’Hearn led ...

Key decision seals Central’s huge win over Bellwood-Antis — barely

ROARING SPRING — Sports can be games of inches, but those are usually only the ones that become instant classics. With Friday’s Bellwood-Antis and Central high school football game coming down to millimeters, it’s one that is sure to be remembered. With Central leading by two with 1:49 ...