It’s like old times again for the New England Patriots, who are being pursued by everyone else in the AFC East.

The Denver Broncos ended the Kansas City Chiefs’ nine-year reign atop the AFC West last season, yet Patrick Mahomes sensed his team’s stranglehold on the division loosening just a bit way back in mid-November 2024 when he was on his way to a third consecutive Super Bowl.

The Philadelphia Eagles are the first in a generation with back-to-back titles in the NFC East, a division that didn’t have another team with a winning record last season.

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The last play of the 2025 regular season determined the winner of the AFC North.

TAMPA, Fla. — How many wins will it take to win the NFC South this season?

I guess I’d be more outraged by the prospect of professional athletes playing amateur sports if it wasn’t already happening.

That he lasted all the way until the seventh round of the draft serves as motivation for Robert Spears-Jennings.

Allegheny County Police have charged a 15-year-old girl in connection with an attempted shooting Friday in Clairton.

Shady Side Academy was busy during training camp, trying to get a roster low in numbers and experience up to speed. When the lights turned on, the Bulldogs looked like a team that spent the summer preparing to win games.

Clara Drahnak won’t have a specific game plan she needs to execute for the Fox Chapel girls tennis team. When the ball is in play, the Foxes’ No. 1 singles player is comfortable making decisions on the fly.

The Shady Side Academy girls cross country team will face a number of new challenges this fall. The Bulldogs — propelled by the one-two punch of Charlotte Barker and Josie Lenart — won the program’s first WPIAL team championship in 17 years last season.

The Franklin Regional girls tennis team has a new coach and a new No. 1 player.

The Franklin Regional football team scored quickly in its season opener and was tied early with visiting Penn Hills but watched the Indians score 27 straight points on the way to a 34-21 win.

The Norwin boys volleyball coach since 2022, Mike Palaschak is moving to the girls team this fall.

he leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Saturday agreed to pause strikes on each other’s capitals while U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hold talks to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Alongside the familiar sounds of roosters crowing and thrill seekers screaming on rides at the Iowa State Fair, there was a chorus of boos from Turning Point Action activists who were heckling Democratic politicians making their way through the crowds.

Has the Big Ten officially overtaken the SEC as the best conference in college football? Urban Meyer has the answer.

The American Airlines flight took disorderly conduct to new heights.

The Cardinals manager came to the defense of reliever Hancel Rincon, who was making his MLB debut

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