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Lowe and behold, Pirates still in it

CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Pittsburgh's three-run sixth inning, and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep of their weekend series. Bryan Reynolds had two hits for Pittsburgh, including an RBI single in the first. Carmen Mlodzinski, Luke Weaver and Mason Montgomery combined for 3 2/3 hitless innings in relief of Bubba Chandler (8-9). The Pirates (75-75) closed out a 4-2 stay in Chicago. They swept the White Sox before dropping two of three against the Cubs. Miguel Amaya homered for Chicago, and Michael Busch had two ...

Larson ends 51-race winless streak

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Kyle Larson ended a 51-race winless streak Sunday, edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman in overtime of a crash-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway that shook up the playoff standings. Larson, the defending series champion, took his No. 5 Chevrolet to Victory Lane for the first time since May 2025 at Kansas Speedway after defending the lead on three restarts in in the final two laps of regulation and seven laps of overtime. The second race in NASCAR's new postseason Chase format gave significant boosts to the championship ...

Steelers, Falcons have new bosses

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy headed home to Pittsburgh. Kevin Stefanski headed south to Atlanta. Both have been tasked with helping their respective franchises take the next step, though at wildly different speeds. The 62-year-old McCarthy, who grew up only a mile or two from the Steelers' training facility, replaced Mike Tomlin as head coach in January, well aware of the lofty expectations that come with a job only three other men have had since 1969. "That lays on me every single day," McCarthy said ahead of Sunday's opener against Atlanta. Time to see how heavy for a ...

Cooper Rush will start for Falcons

ATLANTA (AP) — Cooper Rush will be the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback on Sunday at Pittsburgh after Tua Tagovailoa was ruled out on Friday with an oblique injury. Falcons first-year coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday undrafted rookie Jack Strand will be the backup. The late change in plans for the season opener came after Stefanski announced Monday that Tagovailoa will open the season as the starter and Michael Penix Jr. will be inactive. Penix did not play in a preseason game as he continues his recovery from a torn ligament in his left knee that ended his 2025 ...

Browns enter rebuilding era in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars return many of the same players, all the same coaches and pretty much the same approach on both sides of the ball. They believe they have everything it takes to win the AFC South for the second consecutive year and advance beyond the opening round of the playoffs. How quickly will all that continuity show up and pay off? "We'll find out Week 1," defensive end Josh Hines-Allen said. "We can't live in the past. We only can be where our feet are. ... The model's the same; everything's the same. But how is our attention going to be ...

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CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept. 11 Several dozen presidential briefing documents declassified Friday, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, detail intelligence government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida ...