High-octane offense has Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball off to perfect start
If a play doesn’t work out of a huddle for Pitt-Greensburg, the players can ad-lib, no questions asked. It is as much their right as it is their privilege when they take the basketball court. You might even say improvisation is encouraged — because it works. A pop-out 3-point look...
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers opponent has NFL’s top rushing offense behind Derrick Henry
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Steelers beat Ravens, 27-22, on Dec. 7 in Baltimore Key matchup Ravens WR Zay Flowers vs. Steelers CB Asante Samuel Jr. Over the past four weeks, Flowers ranks eighth among NFL wide receivers in catches (22) and receiving yards (306). That hot stretch began during...
Steelers 4 Downs: Will the Ravens deploy man coverage again in rematch?
1. It’s raining man Asked by a reporter earlier this week if he expected the Baltimore Ravens to deploy man-to-man coverage against his team during Sunday’s regular-season finale, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III said, “I pray they do.” After the Steelers’ explosive effort in the passing game during...
Wake Forest QB torches Mississippi State in eventful Duke’s Mayo Bowl
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Robby Ashford threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 50 yards and two scores, Koredell Bartley scored on a 100-yard kickoff return, and Wake Forest beat Mississippi State, 43-29, in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Friday night, earning coach Jake Dickert a mayonnaise bath....
SMU fends off Arizona comeback to win Holiday Bowl
SAN DIEGO — Kevin Jennings threw for 278 yards, highlighted by an 80-yard completion on a razzle-dazzle play on the second play from scrimmage, and SMU beat No. 21 Arizona, 24-19, in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night. Jennings completed 21-of-32 passes and set up two touchdown runs by T.J....
Finland stuns 2-time defending champ US 4-3 in OT in world junior quarterfinals
ST. PAUL, Minn.— Arttu Valola scored at 2:11 of overtime, and Finland stunned the two-time defending champion United States, 4-3, on Friday night in the world junior hockey quarterfinals. Last year in the final in Ottawa, Ontario, the Americans beat the Finns, 4-3, in overtime. “Got to give credit to...
Rangers beat Panthers 5-1 in first outdoor hockey game in Miami. Mika Zibanejad has hat trick
MIAMI — Send the New York Rangers outdoors, and they become unbeatable. Mika Zibanejad had a hat trick, Artemi Panarin scored twice and the Rangers beat the Florida Panthers, 5-1, on Friday night in the Winter Classic, the first outdoor game played in the Sunshine State. Alexis Lafrenière had three...
Minor league report: Logan Pietila leads Nailers past RailersVideo
A pair of goals by forward Logan Pietila led the Wheeling Nailers to a 3-2 win against the Worcester Railers at Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Forward Randy Fernandez contributed a goal for Wheeling (21-7-1-0). Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 30 saves on 32 shots and boosted his record to 3-1-0. Highlights:...
QB Joe Flacco appreciates his chance to play for Bengals
CINCINNATI — After opening the season as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns facing the Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Flacco will close the season as the backup for the Bengals as they face the Browns on Sunday. Flacco was dealt to the Bengals in October and made six starts for...
DeSean Goode, Nikolaos Chitikoudis lead Robert Morris to win over Detroit Mercy
Single-digit outcomes are becoming a habit for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team, which won another close road game Friday night. As long as the Colonials are successful, coach Andy Toole has no problem with a pattern that already has produced seven victories in 10 such outings during their first...
Ole Miss breakthrough QB Trinidad Chambliss ready for Miami
NEW ORLEANS — Mississippi’s scintillating breakthrough quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and his Rebels teammates have been saying for weeks that they have the chemistry, talent and confidence to carry on in the College Football Playoff without former coach Lane Kiffin. Unlikely as that may have sounded after Kiffin left for rival...
Brad Jackson throws 3 TDs for Texas State in Armed Forces Bowl
FORT WORTH, Texas — Quarterback Brad Jackson threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns, plus ran in another score on the ground for Texas State in a 41-10 win over Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday. Lincoln Pare rushed for 106 yards on 11 carries for one touchdown...
Blake Horvath leads No. 22 Navy to 35-13 victory over short-handed Cincinnati in Liberty Bowl
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Blake Horvath threw a pair of touchdown passes and rushed for a score to lead No. 22 Navy to its 11th victory of the season, 35-13 over short-handed Cincinnati in the Liberty Bowl on Friday. Horvath scored on a 2-yard run and had scoring passes of 30...
Browns’ Myles Garrett will try to break NFL sacks record in finale against Bengals and Joe Burrow
CINCINNATI — Myles Garrett has sacked Joe Burrow plenty of times in the six seasons since Burrow was the top overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2020. That’s why it would be fitting if the Cleveland Browns All-Pro pass rusher takes down the Bengals quarterback Sunday to tie or...
Former baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces drug charges after New Year’s Day traffic stop
Retired professional baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces charges after Pennsylvania State Police said a trooper found drugs and paraphernalia in his possession during a traffic stop on New Year’s Day. Dykstra, 62, was a passenger when the vehicle was pulled over by a trooper with the Blooming Grove patrol unit...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt excited to return to play after ‘very scary’ partially collapsed lungVideo
Calling his ordeal “very scary” and repeatedly mentioning that he, at one point, was in “a significant amount of pain,” T.J. Watt on Friday expressed gratitude that he is now on the other side of his partially collapsed lung and is poised to return to game action for the Pittsburgh...
Steelers’ active roster appears fully available ahead of must-win matchup vs. Ravens
If the final practice of the regular season was any indication, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take an all-hands-on-deck approach to Sunday night’s game. Every active player except for left guard Isaac Seumalo was a full participant Friday afternoon when the team practiced at Acrisure Stadium, according to the team’s injury...
ACC’s improved nonconference showing could help its case for more March Madness bids
DURHAM, N.C. — It wasn’t long after sixth-ranked Duke finally fought off a pesky Georgia Tech team that coach Jon Scheyer pointed to the lesson emerging from the Blue Devils’ ACC opener. “I think for our guys … they’re learning very quickly that from this point forward, you’ve got to...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell gets to live his own Olympic dream
Rickard Rakell was enthralled in 2006. Sweden’s entry into the Olympics that year was stocked with luminaries such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Mats Sundin and his personal favorite, Peter Forsberg. And a 12-year-old Rakell was captivated when Sweden goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made a stunning goalmouth save with his right leg to...
Kotelnicki returns to Kansas as associate head coach after stint as Penn State offensive coordinator
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Andy Kotelnicki will return to Kansas as associate head coach after not being retained as offensive coordinator at Penn State, Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold announced Friday. Kotelnicki and Leipold have worked together a combined 11 years at Kansas, Buffalo and Division III UW-Whitewater. Kotelnicki was Kansas’ offensive...
Kenneth Gainwell voted Steelers team MVPVideo
If Kenneth Gainwell is to be believed, he might have been the least-surprised individual to hear the news that he had been named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ MVP. The running back was announced Friday as the recipient of the 2025 honor, determined via a vote of his teammates. But Gainwell —...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin resumes practicingVideo
Injured Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin joined his teammates for a practice session in Cranberry on Friday. Operating in a non-contact capacity, Malkin participated in a practice or morning skate for the first time since he suffered an undisclosed injury that landed him on injured reserve Dec. 9. Evgeni Malkin...
Pitt’s 2026 transfer portal tracker
Beginning at midnight Friday, the transfer portal officially opened, with players across college football free to enter their names and formally begin the process of finding new homes. At Pitt, a trickling of portal announcements began early last month, before the Panthers’ eventual loss to East Carolina in the Military...
Mark Madden: Olympics might produce great hockey, but they do nothing for NHL
So much about NHL players in the Olympics makes no sense: • The NHL is releasing its assets to play. Those assets are at risk to injury. If players get hurt, their salaries must still be paid by their employers, who gain nothing by their assets’ participation. • About that...
Penguins Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell named to Sweden’s Olympic roster
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson and forward Rickard Rakell were selected for Sweden’s Olympic roster on Friday. The Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced its team via a release. Karlsson has skated in 39 games this season and has scored 30 points (three goals, 27 assists) while averaging 23:47 of ice...
