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Veteran Rodgers uses legs to help Steelers win

SAINT-DENIS, France — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers knew a protective slide was out of the question when he scrambled on a key fourth-quarter play in New Orleans territory Sunday. The 42-year-old star left the pocket on third-and-6 and picked up 8 yards before being ...

Steelers, Saints fans get to enjoy Paris

PARIS — A day after more mass protests and clashes in Paris, the atmosphere was jovial and upbeat among American football fans attending the NFL’s first game in France on Sunday. Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints fans mingled around the Stade de France before kickoff, with a ...

Penguins have to rally in winning OT game

PITTSBURGH — Ville Koivunen scored at 3:44 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday night. Koivunen beat Juuse Saros with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle. Rickard Rakell scored the tying goal for Pittsburgh with 1:06 ...

Lineup switch works for Golden State Valkyries in WNBA Finals

SAN FRANCISCO — Natalie Nakase’s shake-up of the Golden State Valkyries’ starting lineup for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals brought back memories of a similar move made by Warriors coach Steve Kerr in the NBA Finals more than a decade ago with his team in the very same spot. Veteran guard ...

Saints know that beating Steelers is a big deal

PARIS — Alvin Kamara wants the New Orleans Saints to become “a part of history” Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It’s the first NFL game being played in France. It’s an opportunity for all of us,” the running back said. “I want to win so we’ll always have that to ...

Rodgers has faith in the NFL doing the right thing

PARIS — Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Friday expressed confidence in the NFL to make security decisions around staging a game in Paris amid recent civil unrest in the city. The Pittsburgh star spoke at a news conference inside a downtown hotel shortly after the team arrived in the ...