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Steelers' team plane makes emergency landing in Kansas City, no injuries reported

Sep. 25, 2023 17:12 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers' charter flight home following a Sunday night win in Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Kansas City early Monday. Team spokesman Burt Lauten posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that “everyone on the plane is safe and we are making...

Pitt left tackle Goncalves out for the season, QB Jurkovec's status uncertain for Virginia Tech

Sep. 25, 2023 13:17 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh will have to find a way to recover from its worst start since 2017 without left tackle Matt Goncalves. Coach Pat Narduzzi announced Monday that Goncalves is done for the season after sustaining a lower-body injury in a loss to West Virginia on Sept. 16....

Myles Garrett, Cleveland's defense devour Titans, Deshaun Watson has 2 TD passes in Browns' 27-3 win

Sep. 24, 2023 18:03 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Chubb's season-ending injury didn't crush the Cleveland Browns. For one day, they looked even stronger. Myles Garrett sacked Ryan Tannehill 3 1/2 times and fronted a swarming defense that limited Tennessee to a record-low 94 yards as the Browns...

Browns running back Nick Chubb is believed to have only 1 torn ligament, AP source says

Sep. 23, 2023 18:39 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb is believed to have suffered only a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee, an injury that should not be career-threatening, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday. The full...

Cubs manager David Ross texts Pittsburgh skipper Derek Shelton about his comments

Sep. 23, 2023 18:36 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross reached out to Derek Shelton on Friday night after the Pittsburgh skipper took exception to Ross' description of the Pirates. The contending Cubs dropped two of three in a series against Pittsburgh this week. Following the Pirates' 8-6...

Pirates' Shelton finds Cubs' manager's comment 'unfortunate'

Sep. 22, 2023 18:26 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Chicago Cubs’ skipper David Ross’ comment that Pittsburgh is “not a good team” was “unfortunate." Ross made his comment after the Pirates' 8-6 win over the Cubs on Thursday at Wrigley Field, their second straight...

Browns hope to keep moving without Nick Chubb as they start anew against Derrick Henry, Titans

Sep. 21, 2023 19:16 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — As the brutal reality of losing star running back Nick Chubb for the rest of this season sunk in, the Cleveland Browns only needed to trace the recent history of their opponent Sunday to know that everything could turn out OK. Tennessee has been there, done that. ...

Nick Chubb's injury underscores running backs' pleas for bigger contracts and teams' fears

Sep. 21, 2023 17:50 PM EDT

Nick Chubb’s injury underscores why running backs want better contracts and why NFL teams are reluctant to pay them. Chubb’s season ended abruptly when he suffered the devastating knee injury that was too gruesome for replay in Cleveland’s loss to Pittsburgh on Monday night....

Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick says the hit that injured Browns RB Nick Chubb wasn't dirty

Sep. 21, 2023 13:42 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick believes the hit that ended B rowns running back Nick Chubb's season on Monday night was unfortunate but not dirty. Fitzpatrick dove at Chubb's legs in an effort to stop the Cleveland star near the Pittsburgh goal line early in...

Drake Maye, No. 17 UNC head to Pitt looking for the program's first 4-0 start since 1997

Sep. 21, 2023 12:03 PM EDT

No. 17 North Carolina (3-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) at Pittsburgh (1-2, 0-0), Saturday at 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network) Line: North Carolina by 7 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: UNC leads 11-5. WHAT’S AT STAKE? ...