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Penn State to play Utah in Rose Bowl
After falling three spots in the new College Football Playoff rankings, No. 11 Penn State emerged from Selection Sunday with its second Rose Bowl berth in the past six seasons. The Nittany Lions will play Pac-12 champion and No. 8-ranked Utah at 5 p.m. Jan. 2 on ESPN. It will...
Former Jeannette/Hempfield wrestler Ethan Berginc off to perfect start for Army 
Ethan Berginc’s college wrestling career is off to a perfect start. Literally. Berginc, a freshman at Army who attended Jeannette and wrestled in a co-op with Hempfield, went unbeaten through his first 12 matches with the Black Knights. The run included a sudden-victory triumph over the then-No. 7 wrestler in...
Freeport grad Madison Moretti converts to distance events, helps Cal (Pa.) to 9-0 record 
From the time she started swimming in elementary school, Madison Moretti had been a sprinter. Dive in, swim as fast as she could and get out. That was her mantra. As she got older, however, some of her coaches in high school and in club suggested she might be better...
Kiski Area grad Adam Marco named Ballpark Digest's 2022 Broadcaster of the Year
There are 120 minor-league baseball teams with broadcasters, and Adam Marco stands among the best of them. The voice of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, was named Ballpark Digest’s 2022 Broadcaster of the Year. “To be recognized and even just considered for it is...
Playoff field set: Georgia vs. Ohio State; Michigan vs. TCU
The defending national champions, two Big Ten powers and an upstart that wasn’t even expected to contend in its conference this season. Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State were selected Sunday to play in the College Football Playoff, giving the Big Ten multiple programs in the four-team field for the...
T.J. Watt doesn't let rib injury keep him from playing for Steelers against Falcons
ATLANTA – Despite being bothered by a rib injury that limited him in practice for the entire week, outside linebacker T.J. Watt will play Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Watt was not among the players on the inactives list released...
Michigan dispatches Purdue in Big Ten title game
INDIANAPOLIS — Donovan Edwards ran for 185 yards and a score, J.J. McCarthy threw three touchdown passes, and No. 2 Michigan beat Purdue, 43-22, on Saturday night for its second straight Big Ten title and a likely No. 2 playoff seed. College football’s winningest program has the first 13-win season...
Pitt bounces BYU from NCAA women's volleyball tournament, returns to Sweet 16
For the third consecutive season, Pitt women’s volleyball has advanced to the NCAA Tournament regionals. The Panthers rolled to their second straight-set victory in two nights Saturday, 25-21, 25-22, 25-18, against No. 7 BYU in a second-round match at Petersen Events Center. Courtney Buzzerio and Rachel Fairbanks each set Pitt...
Clemson crushes North Carolina in ACC championship game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Backup quarterback Cade Klubnik completed 20 of 24 passes for 279 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score and No. 10 Clemson reclaimed the Atlantic Coast Conference championship with a 39-10 victory over No. 24 North Carolina on Saturday night. Cornerback Nate Wiggins broke up...
Colorado hires Deion Sanders away from Jackson State to turn program around
BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado, bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a beleaguered Pac-12 program that’s plunged to the bottom of college football. The deal was announced Saturday night by CU athletic director Rick George. The Pro Football Hall of Famer...
Minor league report: Nathan Legare scores Penguins' only goal in loss 
Forward Nathan Legare scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 5-1 home loss to the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves on 27 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (10-6-1-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the rival...
Forward Kasperi Kapanen records hat trick as Penguins rout Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan sent a fairly simple decree to forward Kasperi Kapanen. Go to the net. “He’s a big strong guy, he can get involved in the grind game down low, in the cycle game,” Sullivan said on Monday. “In today’s game in the NHL, you have to...
Rust issues? Deshaun Watson's long layoff could be factor for Browns 
BEREA, Ohio — Aside from battling the Houston Texans and some fans who are likely to taunt him, Deshaun Watson may have another not-so-visible opponent in his first NFL regular-season game in nearly two years. Rust. Seven hundred days worth of it. Watson will make his long-awaited debut Sunday for...
Boum, Nunge lead Xavier's rally past West Virginia 84-74 
CINCINNATI — Souley Boum scored 23 points, Jack Nunge added 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Xavier defeated West Virginia, 84-74, in the Big East-Big 12 Battle on Saturday night. Boum, coming off an all-tournament performance at the Phil Knight Legacy, added seven assists and four rebounds. He attempted only...
Northern Kentucky defeats Robert Morris, 60-56, in Horizon League matchup 
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Trevon Faulkner had 14 points in Northern Kentucky’s 60-56 win against Robert Morris on Saturday night. Faulkner also added five rebounds for the Norse (5-4, 2-0 Horizon League). Marques Warrick scored 13 points and was 7 of 9 from the free throw line. Xavier Rhodes recorded...
No. 1 Georgia romps into playoff with rout of LSU in SEC championship game 
ATLANTA — With all sorts of turmoil behind them in the rankings, No. 1 Bulldogs left no doubt about the top team heading into the College Football Playoff, dismantling No. 11 LSU, 50-30, in the SEC championship game Saturday. Stetson Bennett’s threw a season-high four touchdown passes in another stellar...
Analysis: By requesting a trade, Bryan Reynolds sets up a standoff with Pirates
With MLB’s Winter Meetings coming, it was inevitable that Bryan Reynolds would be rumored as a candidate to be dealt to a contender. Despite enduring back-to-back 100-loss seasons, the Pittsburgh Pirates had resisted any inquiries into the former All-Star outfielder’s availability. So Reynolds took preemptive action by requesting a trade,...
District college football: Shepherd knocks out IUP in quarterfinals
Tyson Bagent threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns to lead Shepherd to a 48-13 victory over IUP in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals Saturday. Ronnie Brown scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to help Shepherd (13-1) put the game away. He finished with 137 rushing yards and two...
Pitt men's soccer beats Portland in double overtime, advances to College Cup
Pitt men’s soccer is again bound for the College Cup. The Panthers scored a 1-0 victory over Portland in double overtime Saturday afternoon in an Elite Eight matchup. Midfielder Valentin Noel scored on a cross from forward Bertin Jacquesson in the 114th minute to seal the victory at Pitt’s sold...
Jimmy Clark III's buzzer-beating 3-pointer completes Duquesne's rally against Ball State 
Jimmy Clark III’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the first half seemed like a pretty significant basket, as it clawed Duquesne back within striking distance of visiting Ball State after the Dukes had faced an early deficit of as much as 14 points. But as it would turn out,...
No. 3 TCU loses in OT to Kansas State in Big 12 title game 
ARLINGTON, Texas — TCU quarterback Max Duggan was battered and bloodied, physically exhausted and mentally drained. And still unsure if the third-ranked Horned Frogs had done enough to get into the four-team College Football Playoff. Duggan dropped to his knees in the end zone after his 8-yard TD run ended...
Steelers activate DL DeMarvin Leal of IR, place Ahkello Witherspoon on IR
DeMarvin Leal was activated off of the injured reserve list Saturday, clearing the way for the rookie defensive lineman to return to game action for the first time in eight weeks when the Pittsburgh Steelers play at the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Leal hasn’t played since Oct. 9 at Buffalo,...
13 Steelers players fined in relation to machine gun-like interception celebration
James Pierre’s first-quarter interception helped spur a Pittsburgh Steelers victory against the Indianapolis Colts this past Monday night. It also helped spur a celebration that cost some Steelers defenders a collective $132,484. Thirteen defensive players were fined amounts ranging from $4,715 to $13,261 in relation to their actions following Pierre’s...
Mark Madden's Hot Take: U.S. men's soccer team accomplished nothing, as expected
Let’s finally bury the romantic notion that U.S. men’s soccer will ever be anything more than it was at this year’s World Cup. It won’t be. The U.S. team did exactly like expected. It scored just two goals in three games to narrowly navigate its way through a weak group...
Steelers 4 Downs: Kenny Pickett’s strong work under pressure bests even vet QBs
1. Cool under pressure Conventional wisdom is to rattle rookie quarterbacks via pressure and blitzing. For the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback, though, that’s been where he has excelled. How about this nugget CBSSports.com unearthed: Kenny Pickett leads the NFL this season in completion percentage when blitzed. In situations during this...


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