It’s the time of year when football stadiums are packed on Saturday afternoons, grill smoke from pregame tailgates rise and the chase for the national championship begins. A list of things fans should know starts with the fact the season begins Saturday when North Carolina plays TCU in ...
Defending District 6 Class 3A champion Hollidaysburg got a stiff challenge from Tyrone in last year’s championship game, and the two teams will both enter 2026 with plenty of talent which could lead to an eventual rematch. The Golden Tigers will welcome back Alex Arbogast, a Mirror ...
HOUSTON — General manager Dana Brown and the Houston Astros have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Monday, when it was tied for first place in the AL West. Brown's contract was set to expire at the end of the season. Senior adviser Jeff Bagwell and assistant general managers ...
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson has won the competition to be the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback for the Sept. 13 opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because coach Todd ...
MASON, Ohio — Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula, 6-2, 6-4, to capture her second women’s Cincinnati Open title on Sunday, and Arthur Fils of France defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 in the men’s final for his first Masters 1000 title. The last time two American women played in the Cincinnati final was in 1970, when Rosie Casals beat Nancy Richey. Elsewhere in tennis: - Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will have to wait a little longer to learn their first opponent in the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship. Williams and Alcaraz were drawn Sunday ...
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Penn State freshman wrestler Jayden James impressed at the United World Wrestling U20 World Championships this Saturday and Sunday, taking the silver medal in the men’s freestyle 74-kilogram weight class at Sportova Hala Mladost. A native of Westwood, N.J., James booked his second career age-group world medal, pairing his silver medal finish at the 2026 U20 event with a gold medal result at the U17 World Championships a year ago at 71kg. Over the course of the 2026 freestyle campaign, James additionally boasts a first-place finish at the U20 World Team Trials ...
