PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sheldon Rankins is well-versed in the Houston Texans' nondescript playoff history. The veteran defensive tackle is hell-bent on writing a different ending this time. And he's hardly alone. The NFL's best defense is eager to prove it's a unit capable of winning a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin, as always, got right to the point. "When you don't get it done, words are cheap," a subdued Tomlin said Monday night after the Pittsburgh Steelers were quickly ushered out of the playoffs again, this time in a 30-6 loss to Houston. "It's about what you do or ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin was an unknown when the Pittsburgh Steelers plucked him from obscurity in 2007 and handed the young and charismatic Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator one of the most stable jobs in sports. Over the next 19 seasons, Tomlin wrote his own chapter with one of ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored on each of his first two shots and assisted on Gage Goncalves' two goals to help the Tampa Bay Lightning win their ninth straight game, 7-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. The teams will meet against Monday night in ...
BOSTON (AP) — Joonas Korpisalo made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and the eighth of his career, Viktor Arvidsson scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 on Sunday. The Bruins won for the fifth time in six games despite going 0 for 6 on the power play a ...
TORONTO (AP) — Scottie Barnes hit a tiebreaking free throw with 0.8 seconds remaining in overtime and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-115 on Sunday night in the first of back-to-back meetings between short-handed teams. Barnes made the first of two from the line and ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jauan Jennings hid his eyes behind sunglasses, but could not hide his emotions with the San Francisco 49ers set to play an NFC postseason rubber match in Seattle. The 49ers wideout-turned-backup quarterback slammed his fists on the table and essentially told the Seahawks ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf returned to work on Monday, relieved that his team's season is still alive following his two-game suspension for making contact with a fan in Detroit last month. The Steelers won the AFC North with a heart-stopping 26-24 win over ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Graham had just defended coach Nick Sirianni's decision to choose rest for his starters over playing them in a game that decided seeding — a loss to Washington that cost the Eagles the No. 2 seed in the NFC — when he was told San Francisco was on deck in the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Christian Dvorak to a five-year contract extension worth $25.75 million. General manager Daniel Briere announced the deal Monday night. Dvorak will count $5.15 million annually against the salary cap from when the deal kicks in ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bruce Brown scored 19 points and got the winning bucket in overtime off a goaltending call on Joel Embiid, and Jalen Pickett had 29 points to lead the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 125-124 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. Embiid was whistled for the ...
Wouldn't you know it? The season of the kicker came down to two missed kicks. Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell shanked the extra point after Aaron Rodgers threw a 26-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds left Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens in a win-or-go-home final ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sidney Crosby set up Ricard Rakell's tying goal with 13.7 seconds left in regulation, then scored at 2:22 of overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. The Penguins overcame a three-goal deficit to win their ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers isn't talking like someone who's on the verge of retirement. Maybe because there's a chance he's not. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, who recently turned 42, didn't shut the door completely on returning in 2026 when asked about it on Wednesday. The ...
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dustin Wolf made 25 saves, Mikael Backlund scored his 10th goal and the Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Wednesday night. Morgan Frost, Jonathan Huberdeau, Rasmus Andersson and Connor Zary also scored, and MacKenzie Weegar and Matt Coronato each had ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — There's a legacy that comes when your last name is Heyward, and you play football for a living. Especially when you do it in Pittsburgh. Connor Heyward has known this basically his entire life. The Steelers tight end/fullback grew up hearing the stories about his father, ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime in his 1,200th NHL game and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday night. Sidney Crosby had two goals an and assist to extend his point streak to five games, and Blake Lizotte also scored for the ...
DALLAS (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Joel Embiid scored 22 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-108 on Thursday night. Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe, the one-and-done player from Baylor playing 100 miles from his college campus for ...
Baltimore (8-8) at Pittsburgh (9-7) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC. BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Ravens 6-10; Steelers 8-7-1. Series record: Steelers lead 38-26 Last meeting: Steelers won 27-22 on Dec. 7 in Baltimore Last week: Ravens beat Packers 41-24; Steelers lost ...
A trendy preseason pick to go far in the postseason, the Detroit Lions won't be playing beyond Sunday at Soldier Field. One of their fans, however, continues to have a big impact on the NFL's playoff picture heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The league suspended wide ...