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Steelers waiting on Rodgers

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is still weighing whether he wants to play in 2026. The Pittsburgh Steelers are still willing to give him plenty of latitude to decide. Pittsburgh general manager Omar Khan said Monday the team remains in regular communication with the four-time MVP, who guided the Steelers to the AFC North title in 2025. “Nothing’s changed,” Khan said. “It’s all been positive and good. He knows how we feel about him and we know how he feels about us.” It just hasn’t rendered any definitive answer from Rodgers, and none appears to be coming before the NFL ...

Mitchell, Harden drive Cavs to 2-0 lead

CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, James Harden added 28 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Evan Mobley had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, who had at least three players score at least 25 points in a postseason game for the second straight season and fourth time overall. “They threw the kitchen sink at us, gave us a lot of different looks and (we) kept our poise,” Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson said. “Donovan and James ...

Flyers might be too much for Penguins to handle

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots, rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game and the Philadelphia Flyers shut out Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series. The 19-year-old Martone became the sixth-youngest player in NHL history to score in each of his first two playoff games when he beat Stuart Skinner deep into the second period to put Philadelphia in front. Garnet Hathaway added a short-handed goal a few minutes later, and Luke Glendening chipped in an empty-netter late in ...

Mitchell knows how to turn it on

CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell has more support on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster going into this year’s postseason run. But even with the deeper roster, Mitchell still has the mentality of delivering the statement in the first game of a series. The All-Star guard did that again Saturday afternoon with a game-high 32 points in the Cavaliers’ 126-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. It is an NBA-record nine straight games in which Mitchell has scored at least 30 points in a series opener. “It’s not something like ...

Hedges’ proposal makes win special

CLEVELAND — Austin Hedges scored the first run of the game for the Guardians but had a bigger moment after the final out. Hedges proposed to his girlfriend, Lexi Dickinson, on the field Sunday following Cleveland’s 8-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. She happily accepted. “I’ve had the ring since early spring training, but was just trying to figure out when the right time was,” Hedges said. “I was going to do it regardless ... but I really wanted to win that game to make it extra special.” The 33-year-old catcher and his wife-to-be began dating in November 2024. ...

Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio’s Senate seat

COLUMBUS (AP) — As he seeks to retain his U.S. Senate seat this fall, Ohio Republican Jon Husted has been unable to escape the shadow of a $60 million bribery scandal that has roiled state politics for more than five years. Husted was recently called to testify as a defense witness in the related criminal trial of two former energy executives, testimony he might have to reprise after a hung jury led to a mistrial in the case in March. A judge in Akron scheduled the retrial to begin Sept. 28, meaning Husted could be back on the witness stand a week before early voting begins for the ...