Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Highsmith is “week-to-week” after Highsmith twisted his left ankle late in a 28-27 victory over Washington on Sunday. Highsmith sustained the injury while chasing down Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels in the fourth quarter.
This is the second time this season Highsmith has missed time. A groin injury forced him to sit out three games earlier this
BERLIN — Berlin’s city government launched an official bid campaign on Tuesday to host NFL games over a five-year period starting next year.
Berlin would be the third German city to host regular-season games after Munich, which hosted the first game in 2022 and the Carolina Panthers‘ 20-17 overtime win over the New York Giants on Sunday, and Frankfurt last year.
Games would be held at the Olympiastadion, which hosted NFL exhibition games in the 1990s and has a capacity of more than 74,000. It’s previously hosted the finals of
Shane Waldron has been fired as the Chicago Bears‘ offensive coordinator less than 10 months after being hired for the job.
The Bears announced the firing Tuesday, one day after head coach Matt Eberflus promised “changes” and “adjustments” for the struggling Bears. Passing game coordinator Thomas Brown has been promoted to offensive coordinator.
“After evaluating our entire operation, I decided that it is in the best interest of our team to move in a different direction with the leadership of our offense,” Eberflus said in a statement released by the team. “This decision
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is a finalist for his second American League MVP in three seasons, joined by Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and Yankees outfielder Juan Soto.
Ohtani was unanimously voted the AL MVP in 2021 and 2023 as a two-way star for the Los Angeles Angels and finished second to Judge in 2022 voting. He didn’t pitch in 2024 following elbow surgery and signed a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers.
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Ohtani would join Frank Robinson for Cincinnati in 1961 and Baltimore in 1966 as the only players to win the MVP award in both leagues.
Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes is a finalist in balloting for the NL Cy Young Award and NL Rookie of the Year. The 22-year-old right-hander becomes the fifth rookie to finish among the top three in Cy Young Award voting, after Mark Fidrych (1976), Fernando Valenzuela (1981), Dwight Gooden (1984) and José Fernández (2013). The only one to win both in the same year was Valenzuela in the National League.
Ohtani hit .310, stole 59 bases and led the NL with 54 homers and 130 RBIs exclusively as a designated hitter, becoming the first player with 50 or more homers and 50 or more stolen bases in a season. He helped the Dodgers to the World Series title, playing the final three games with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
Shohei Ohtani joins ‘MLB on Fox’ crew to discuss Dodgers winning the 2024 World Series
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Ohtani would become the first primary DH to win an MVP award.
The top three finishers in voting for each of the major individual awards presented annually by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America were announced Monday night on MLB Network. Winners will be revealed next week.
Balloting is conducted before the postseason.
Ohtani would become the 12th player with three or more MVPs, joining Barry Bonds (seven) and Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Roy Campanella, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Mike Schmidt, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols and Mike Trout (three each).
Lindor batted .273 with 33 homers, 91 RBIs and 29 steals, while Marte hit .292 with 36 homers and 95 RBIs.
Judge led the major leagues with 58 homers, 144 RBIs and 133 walks while hitting .322. Witt topped the big leagues with a .332 average, hitting 32 homers with 109 RBIs. Soto batted .288 with 41 homers and 109 RBIs.
Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler are NL Cy Young Award finalists along with Skenes, who made his big league debut May 11 and went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 23 starts, striking out 170 in 133 innings.
Detroit’s Tarik Skubal, Kansas City’s Seth Lugo and Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase are the finalists for the AL honor. Clase becomes the first reliever to finish among the top three in voting since San Diego’s Trevor Hoffman came in second in 2006 NL balloting.
Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt, Kansas City’s Matt Quatraro and Detroit’s A.J. Hinch are finalists for AL Manager of the Year. The three NL finalists were all first-year managers with their teams: the Mets’ Carlos Mendoza, Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy and San Diego’s Mike Shildt.
LOS ANGELES — John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at USC and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89.
The Rams on Monday confirmed the death of Robinson, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his two successful tenures at USC. He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of complications from pneumonia, USC said in a release.
Robinson also became the winningest coach in Rams history during his nine-year tenure with the NFL club. Sean McVay passed Robinson’s career victories total
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr.’s “business decision” to sit out a recent game with a knee injury might have backfired.
Wills was recently benched in favor of second-year tackle Dawand Jones, who was moved from right tackle to the left side in hopes of improving a Cleveland line that has been beset with injuries.
Wills said it was his decision not to play against the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 27 after he hyperextended his left knee — the same one he had surgery on in December
Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus said Monday that he is still in the process of deciding changes to help the team’s struggling offense but made it clear that rookie Caleb Williams will remain the starting quarterback.
“Caleb is our starter,” Eberflus said.
Besides the quarterback position, however, “everything is on the table,” Eberflus said.
He wasn’t ready to disclose those changes on Monday, however.
The Bears coach had acknowledged Sunday after the team’s 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots — its third straight defeat — that who calls the offensive
