HENDERSON, Nev. — Kirk Cousins, as expected, will be the Raiders ’ starting quarterback when Las Vegas opens its season at home Sept. 13 against Miami, coach Klint Kubiak announced Wednesday.

CINCINNATI — Last year, wide receiver Dohnte Meyers was just hoping to get established in the Canadian Football League.

For as eventful as the opening game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants was, their rematch Wednesday night was something of a snoozer.

Referees let the Greensburg Salem and Latrobe girls soccer teams take a couple of water breaks on a hot and muggy evening, but that was about the only way the host Golden Lions could slow down Latrobe.

What started six decades ago as an improvised backyard game continues to top today’s lists of the nation’s fastest-growing sports.

Cali Schlegel and Reese Gibbons scored two goals apiece to power Trib HSSN Class 3A No. 5 Hampton (2-0) to a 4-3 victory over Class 2A No. 4 Freeport (2-1) in nonsection girls soccer Wednesday night.

A Penn Township photographer has been accepted into the inaugural International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition in Maryland.

Penn-Trafford middle school student Madison Kralik beat the Guinness World Record for slime stretching by a long shot.

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INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 65-69) lost 11-2 to Toledo (Tigers). SS Konnor Griffin (.375), on a rehab assignment as he recovers from a finger injury, went 2 for 4 with a walk and played nine innings at shortstop. CF Mitch Jebb (.276) went 1 for 4 with a walk and two runs scored. 3B Jack Brannigan (.219) went 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI. RF Ronny Simon ...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, according to a UN report that warns every fraction of temperature rise intensifies destructive extreme weather, glacier melt, ecosystem loss, and island and coastal city ...

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The bond sell-off is owed to a mix of high government debt issuance, an oil-price shock that has reignited inflation concerns, and expectations of higher rates.

Defending US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz rebounded from a quick deficit by winning eight straight games and beat Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night.

Heres the latest NFL news from around the league on Wednesday.

Elon Musk's super PAC disclosed over $800,000 in spending last month to support Republican Senate and House candidates in competitive races, with the bulk in Texas and Maine.

A months-long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has turned an overlooked corner of the market into one of 2026's hottest trades.

Residents in Bridgeport and Chinatown packed a community meeting to voice concerns about a proposed Amtrak maintenance facility, while the railroad released new information about a project it says is needed to modernize operations.

A family is searching for answers after a 35-year-old man was shot and killed while taking a college test on the front porch of his Chicago home, according to relatives and home surveillance video.

Lock in these NFL player props for Justin Jefferson and Aaron Jones before Minnesota's Week 1 matchup against the Packers

The Pentagon says "Operation Epic Fury" ended on May 5, after an Air Force email last month told service members to stop using the name for ongoing Iran operations.