For all the promise and high-velocity pitching that Jared Jones has shown in his two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he had one item lacking on his stats sheet.

When the soccer ball is in the air around his team’s net, Aiden Alexander is either going to be in position to catch a stray carom or sprinting into frame to make a play. It’s his thing.

After a tumultuous two weeks to start the season for reigning WPIAL and PIAA Class A champion Clairton, the Bears got back to doing what they do best — winning.

NEW YORK — Elena Rybakina rallied past Coco Gauff, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, on Thursday night and will face Aryna Sabalenka in a U.S. Open final between the top players in women’s tennis.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Mike Evans, Demarcus Robinson and Deebo Samuel caught touchdown passes from Brock Purdy, and the San Francisco 49ers routed the Los Angeles Rams, 27-7, on Friday in the first NFL regular-season game in Australia.

The Steelers make their regular-season debut this weekend, but that game isn’t until Sunday. While away the hours before football starts — or find a fun alternative to sports — with these events.

Caden Gnoth converted the game-winning penalty kick, lifting West Allegheny to a 2-1 victory over Chartiers Valley (2-1, 0-1) in Section 4-3A boys soccer Thursday night. Milo Kent also scored for West A (3-1, 1-0).

DETROIT — More than a dozen former hockey players are suing the University of Michigan, alleging their coach and other staff were aware of sexual hazing that included the forced shaving of their genitals and other abuse by teammates decades ago.

Dane Simmons is undergoing treatment at Children’s Hospital for his recent leukemia diagnosis.

BOSTON — Lindsay Clancy shouldn’t be tried a second time for killing her three young children because prosecutors don’t have enough evidence, her lawyer told a judge Thursday, saying the court should decide she’s not guilty by reason of insanity.

Carly Shelleby kept asking why.

Football teams strive to be balanced.

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court canceled a second consecutive session of deliberations on Thursday, a rare step that highlights its deep institutional and political crisis.

Point Park University officials believe their acquisition of the former CVS building on Forbes Avenue and Smithfield Street in Downtown Pittsburgh can set off a chain reaction of growth and activity along that corridor.

Canada plans to produce millions of drones over the next two years and send a third of them to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed allies for more support against Russia’s invasion.

Penn State’s offense lit up Marshall on Saturday, but that doesn’t mean everything went well with the unit. While the Nittany Lions passing attack was firing on all cylinders, the running game created some question marks about its viability, especially as Penn State moves on to conference play in a few weeks.

State investigators said a major statewide narcotics ring with roots in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties funneled tens of thousands of illegal drug-laced products and million of dollars in cash throughout Pennsylvania.

Robert Morris men’s basketball announced its Horizon League schedule Thursday, including 10 games at the UPMC Events Center.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said Thursday that wide receiver A.J. Brown will undergo more testing after a right ankle injury in the second half of New England’s season-opening 13-10 loss at Seattle.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend during which she said he threw her to the ground.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left practice Thursday with an oblique injury.

SEATTLE — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold’s hip injury appears to be muscle-related, and his status for next week’s game at Arizona is as yet undetermined, coach Mike Macdonald said Thursday.

Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio of Fox Chapel, running for reelection in this year’s pivotal midterms, is positioning himself for a possible Senate run in 2028.

A New Florence woman convicted earlier this year of orchestrating the execution-style slaying of her mother in St. Clair has lost an appeal that sought to overturn a first-degree murder conviction and life sentence.