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Former Buccaneers standout running back Doug Martin dies at 36
Doug Martin, a two-time Pro Bowl running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who played seven seasons in the NFL, died Saturday, according to his family. He was 36. “It is with great sadness to inform you all that Doug Martin passed away Saturday morning,” Martin’s family said in a...
Former Buccaneers standout running back Doug Martin dies at 36
Doug Martin, a two-time Pro Bowl running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who played seven seasons in the NFL, died Saturday, according to his family. He was 36. “It is with great sadness to inform you all that Doug Martin passed away Saturday morning,” Martin’s family said in a...
Florida fires Billy Napier, who becomes 1st Gators coach with losing record since 1940s
Florida has fired football coach Billy Napier, the school announced Sunday. The move comes after an 23-21 win against Mississippi State improved the Gators to 3-4 on the season. Napier ends his tenure with the Gators with an overall record of 22-23 in his four seasons at the school. “As...
Pitt basketball claws out of early hole, fights off Providence’s rally in exhibition victory
Jeff Capel’s retooled Panthers got their first opportunity of the season to square up against hostile competition Sunday, as Pitt hosted Providence for an exhibition at Petersen Events Center. Exemplifying the turnover from a year ago were three new starters — Barry Dunning Jr., Damarco Minor and Roman Siulepa —...
2025 WPIAL playoff picture, clinchings through Week 8
One week remains in the 2025 WPIAL football regular season with plenty of district postseason berths and conference crowns still up for grabs. This is the second year of the new look WPIAL football playoffs where wild card teams have expanded and are no longer figured out by the mathematical...
Pitt linebackers Nick Lapi, Cameron Lindsey step up in win over SyracuseVideo
Rasheem Biles, Pitt’s All-ACC linebacker and leader in most statistical categories, being held out of Saturday’s contest at Syracuse was an unwelcome development for the Panthers heading into kickoff. Then, about 10 minutes into the first quarter, Biles’ position mate, All-American linebacker Kyle Louis, went down with what appeared to...
‘We gotta stop the (expletive) run’: Steelers’ defense reels after shredding by Bengals
CINCINNATI — Of all the uniformed and non-uniformed members of Pittsburgh Steelers organization, few are as gregarious and mild-mannered as Teryl Austin and Cameron Heyward. Rarely do you see the team’s defensive coordinator and defensive co-captain, respectively, veer into — how shall we say this? — a lack of family-friendly...
‘We can’t get stops’: Penn State defense allows historic performance from Iowa QB in 4th straight loss
Terry Smith told NBC’s broadcast in the lead-up to Saturday’s game at Iowa that his Nittany Lions would “shock the world” amid turmoil from James Franklin’s firing this week. However, the interim coach led a Penn State group that fell to the Hawkeyes, 25-24. And the most shocking part was...
Lacking everyday role, Penguins’ Matt Dumba aims to seize opportunities when they come
At no point did Matt Dumba look further away from being the player the Minnesota Wild drafted seventh overall in 2012 than last season’s NHL playoffs. Dumba, in his first year with the Dallas Stars, was a nonparticipant during the postseason, serving instead as a healthy scratch for a club...
Riverhounds beat Monterey Bay for 2nd straight win since coaching upheaval
Upheaval in the coaching ranks has done nothing to slow the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. In fact, it may be having the opposite effect. Sean Suber, Augi Williams and Jackson Walti scored as the Hounds defeated Monterey Bay FC, 3-0, on Saturday night in California. The Hounds have won four of their...
Penguins, Tristan Jarry outduel Alex Nedeljkovic, Sharks
During the previous two seasons, Tristan Jarry and Alex Nedeljkovic competed with one another to be the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top goaltender. On Saturday, they simply competed. Jarry made 31 saves for the Penguins in a 3-0 win against San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The...
Fox Chapel grad Bella Urso makes immediate impact on Franciscan women’s soccer team; basketball next
When he arrives on campus early in the morning, Franciscan women’s soccer coach Nick Miller often sees Bella Urso in the gym sharpening her basketball skills. Basketball practice officially started last week, so the Fox Chapel grad is trying to stay sharp until she can join the Barons women’s team...
Westmoreland college cross country runners aiming for all-conference honors
Saint Vincent is accustomed to fielding some of the most competitive men’s and women’s cross country programs in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Since joining the PAC in 2010, the men’s team has won nine titles — including seven in a row between 2010-16 — and the women consistently have been...
Pitt wins clunker over Syracuse for 3rd straight victory, overcoming injuries, penalties
Following Pitt’s 30-13 win over Syracuse on Saturday at JMA Wireless Dome, coach Pat Narduzzi succinctly summed up the Panthers’ performance. “It was an ugly win, but they all count as one,” Narduzzi said on the field. Narduzzi can say that again. While Pitt (5-2, 3-1 ACC) won its third...
Ness Davis runs for 158 yards, TD to lead Duquesne to shutout of Mercyhurst
Ness Davis ran for 158 yards and a touchdown to lead Duquesne to a 37-0 rout over Mercyhurst on Saturday night. Davis had five carries for 28 yards that helped set up Tyler Riddell’s 20-yard touchdown pass to Joey Isabella on Duquesne’s opening drive. Davis then broke loose on a...
Iowa rallies late, sends Penn State to its 4th consecutive loss
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski rushed for a career-high 130 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaden Wetjen scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 8-yard run with 3:54 to play as the Hawkeyes defeated Penn State, 25-24, on Saturday night. The Hawkeyes (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) trailed 24-19...
Minor league report: Penguins come back to remain undefeatedVideo
A goal and two assists by forward Danton Heinen helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins score six unanswered goals and stage a 6-3 comeback win against the Bridgeport Islanders at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday. Forwards Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Ville Koivunen and Sam Poulin all had a goal and...
District college roundup: Cal (Pa.) stings Clarion with last-minute touchdown
Phaeton Hill hit Deontae Williams for a 56-yard touchdown catch with 11 seconds left in the game as Cal (Pa.) defeated Clarion, 31-28, in a PSAC thriller Saturday. Anthony Guercio connected with Holt Egan on a 16-yard TD pass with 1:17 to play to give Clarion a 28-24 lead. Hill...
Robert Morris football slips to 1-6 after loss to Long Island
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — O’Shawn Ross Jr. ran for 110 yards with a touchdown, Luca Stanzani added a touchdown pass, and Long Island defeated Robert Morris, 17-7, on Saturday. Long Island (2-5, 1-2 NEC) led 14-0 at halftime after scoring twice in the second quarter. Ross scored on a 6-yard...
Mariners try to put dramatic Game 5 win behind them, focus on Game 6 of ALCS
TORONTO — The Seattle Mariners will be sailing in uncharted waters Sunday night when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays for Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. The Mariners can shed the albatross of never having reached the World Series with a victory. They took a 3-2 lead...
MLB playoff bedlam as Mariners homers, Blue Jays meltdown flip ALCS on its head
Baseball’s majesty and misery are almost always intertwined. And in a stunning eighth inning in an unforgettable Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, they were inseparable. For several pulsating minutes at T-Mobile Park, the fates of the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners hung first on a crucial...
McDowell earns pole for crucial NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Michael McDowell might be competing for a new team this year, but the Spire Motorsports driver still proved himself one of the fastest at a superspeedway. He earned pole position for Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. McDowell turned in a lap of 182.466 mph in the...
WVU remains winless in Big 12 after blowout loss at Central Florida
Tayven Jackson threw a pair of touchdowns to Chris Domercant in the opening quarter on fourth down as UCF rolled to a 45-13 victory over visiting West Virginia on Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Fla. Jackson returned after sitting out last week’s loss with a shoulder injury suffered two weeks ago...
Diego Pavia does it again as No. 17 Vanderbilt beats No. 10 LSU
Diego Pavia ran for two touchdowns and passed for one to help No. 17 Vanderbilt defeat No. 10 LSU, 31-24, on Saturday in SEC play at Nashville, Tenn. Pavia passed for 160 yards and rushed for 86, and the Commodores (6-1, 2-1 SEC) scored on five of their first six...
Tight end Pat Freiermuth no longer an invisible piece of Steelers’ passing game
Erase the final 2 minutes, 21 seconds from existence Thursday night, and Pat Freiermuth authored a storybook performance for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their prime-time matchup at Cincinnati. Invisible for much of the previous three games, Freiermuth caught his second touchdown pass against the Bengals, a 68-yard catch and run...
