Falcons hoping Penix’s return can spark offense

September 24, 2026

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr.'s return comes at a time when the winless Atlanta Falcons need someone to provide a jolt for their lifeless offense. Atlanta's offense couldn't reach the red zone as the Falcons opened the season with losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers. The Falcons were the first team since the Rams in 2008 not to run any plays from inside an opponent's 20-yard line through the first two games of a season. Penix now is back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The 26-year-old quarterback is ready to play his first ...

Rays clinch AL East title, Guards top Red Sox

September 24, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Rasmussen allowed his only hit in the seventh inning and struck out 11 as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title. The Rays (96-61) secured home-field advantage ...

Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says

September 23, 2026

Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, a coroner in South Carolina said Tuesday. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug. 16. Her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother ...

Steelers find themselves at early-season crossroads

September 23, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers hasn't lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds of New England linebacker Christian Elliss running at full speed in the second quarter of ...

Yankees’ Judge unlikely to play in Wild Card Series

September 23, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is unlikely to play in the Wild Card Series after having an injection in his sore right calf, manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday. Before the Yankees faced the Rays in a day-night doubleheader, Boone said Judge had a platelet poor plasma injection ...

Local Calendar

September 23, 2026

Wednesday, Sept. 23 High school volleyball: River at Magnolia, 5:30 p.m.; Monroe Central at Fort Frye High school golf: Parkersburg at Warren (Oxbow); Williamstown at Riverside GC, 4 p.m.; Girls: Marietta at Warren, 4 p.m. High school cross country: Parkersburg South at Coal River Classic (St. Albans); Federal Hocking Invite, 5:45 p.m. College men’s soccer: Denison at Marietta, 7 p.m. College women’s soccer: Marietta at Adrian, 4 p.m.