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Burrell’s Arledge will play football at Cal (Pa.)
Burrell graduate Alex Arledge is set to become a Vulcan. Arledge on Thursday night announced his college choice will be Cal (Pa.) at a gathering of family and friends at The Lab tavern in New Kensington. After spending the past fall at East Coast Prep in Great Barrington, Mass., Arledge...
QB Tyler Huntley giving Ravens reasons to believe in himVideo
The Baltimore Ravens are preparing for what’s almost certainly the most important game of their season so far — a showdown at Cincinnati, with the winner taking over sole possession of first place in the AFC North. Then again, when you’re a 23-year-old quarterback with two career starts, all the...
Giants running back Saquon Barkley puts focus on individual improvementVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley believes he has spent most of the season discussing everyone else’s expectations for him coming off major knee surgery. The questions never stopped. Has recovering from an ACL injury been tougher than expected? Are you going to return to being one of the NFL’s...
Gabbert leads Miami (Ohio) to Frisco Football Classic win
FRISCO, Texas — Brett Gabbert completed 22 of 31 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns, Kenny Tracy scored on an 8-yard run and Graham Nicholson kicked two field goals as Miami (Ohio) beat North Texas, 27-14, in the first — and possibly last — Frisco Football Classic on Thursday....
Russ Rose retires as Penn State women’s volleyball coach
STATE COLLEGE — Russ Rose retired Thursday as Penn State’s women’s volleyball coach, ending a 43-year run that featured seven NCAA titles, 109 straight wins from 2007-10 and the Division I career victory record. The 68-year-old Rose will remain in an advisory role within the athletic department. Katie Schumacher-Cawley will...
Browns center JC Tretter, Vikings running back Dalvin Cook among latest positive covid casesVideo
Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter, the NFL Players Association president who has been pushing the league for daily covid-19 testing all season, tested positive for the virus Thursday. So did Vikings running back Dalvin Cook and Saints quarterbacks Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian. But Washington is getting back quarterback Taylor...
Bengals-Ravens winner can get leg up on rest of AFC NorthVideo
CINCINNATI — Depleted by injuries and covid-19 protocols, the Baltimore Ravens have dropped three straight but remain in the thick of the crowded AFC playoff race. The inconsistent Cincinnati Bengals are tied with the Ravens for the lead in the AFC North, but the potential postseason field is so crowded...
Rutgers to replace Texas A&M in Gator Bowl vs. Wake ForestVideo
Rutgers will replace Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl against Wake Forest after an NCAA committee decided Thursday to adhere to an existing policy for making teams with 5-7 records bowl eligible. The NCAA football oversight committee also announced that any bowl can be moved to as late as Jan....
Pat Freiermuth, Chris Wormley sit out practice again for Steelers; Ben Roethlisberger limited
Rookie tight end Pat Freiermuth and veteran defensive end Chris Wormley will have one more opportunity to show if they will be available Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Freiermuth (concussion) and Wormley (groin) each missed practice for the second day in a...
Slow finish against Titans adds to list of growing problems for Steelers offense
After starting slower than a dial-up web connection for the past month, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense encountered a new issue Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. They couldn’t finish fast, either. Lost in the 19-13 come-from-behind victory Sunday was the way the offense bogged down after the defense repeatedly provided a...
Coach Bob Lilley agrees to multi-year contract extension with Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and coach Bob Lilley agreed to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. Lilley, 55, just completed his fourth season with the Riverhounds and is the club’s all-time leader in wins and games coached with a 66-25-34 record. “Since Bob came to Pittsburgh, he has turned...
Steelers add RB Anthony McFarland, DL Isaiah Buggs to reserve/covid list
It hasn’t quite reached outbreak status, but the number of players added to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ reserve/covid list continues to increase daily. Running back Anthony McFarland and defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs were the latest to join the list Thursday, the team announced. They join linebackers Devin Bush and Marcus Allen,...
Ex-Penguins coach Dan Bylsma thankful for opportunity in AHL
From the moment he was named coach of the United States’ men’s Olympic hockey team in late July to the day before the NHL formally pulled out of the 2022 Games on Tuesday, Mike Sullivan spoke with reverence of the opportunity afforded him. Over the past five months, he leaned...
Army stuns Missouri in Armed Forces Bowl on last-second FG
FORT WORTH, Texas — Cole Talley kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired and Army rallied to beat Missouri, 24-22, in the Armed Forces Bowl on Wednesday night. After the Tigers took a 22-21 lead on a touchdown with 1:11 to play, third-string quarterback Jabari Laws led Army (9-4)...
This date in sports history: Dec. 23
1933 — Montreal’s Howie Morenz scores his 251st goal to become the NHL’s career goal-scoring leader. Morenz’s goal caps the Canadiens’ 3-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. 1951 — Norm Van Brocklin’s 73-yard touchdown pass to Tom Fears in the fourth quarter gives the Los Angeles Rams a 24-17...
U mad, bro: Differing opinions on Steelers’ performance against Tennessee has fans grouchy for Christmas
Based on my email and Twitter exchange about the Steelers this December, many of you folks seem to believe I’m the type of person who would leave out sour milk and stale cookies for Santa Claus. Not true. I’m actually quite a jolly little elf this time of year. Please,...
Peach Bowl matters to Pitt, new starting quarterback Nick Patti
For those who believe bowl games are meaningless TV fodder for those with nothing better to do over the holidays, Pitt center Owen Drexel doesn’t buy it. The Peach Bowl offers Pitt a chance to win its 12th game of the season, tying a school record set by the 1976...
Dunn lifts Robert Morris over St. Francis (Pa.), 75-67Video
LORETTO — Rasheem Dunn tied his season high with 21 points as Robert Morris snapped a seven-game skid on the road with a 75-67 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Wednesday night. Matt Mayers finished with 16 points — making all six of his field goal attempts and all three...
Duquesne cancels final nonconference game amid covid complications
Duquesne revisited the misery of the 2020-21 season Wednesday when its game against Wofford, set to tip off at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, was canceled because of covid complications on its team. It was the first cancellation of 2021-2022 for the Dukes (5-7), who played only 18 games last season...
Sean McNeil gets hot, sparks West Virginia to rout of Youngstown StateVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sean McNeil hit four 3-pointers in five minutes, two in a 14-0 run when he scored the last eight points, and West Virginia raced past Youngstown State in the second half for an 82-52 win on Wednesday night. McNeil, who only attempted one shot in the first...
AP: NFL discussed game cancellations because of covid-19Video
With a surge of covid-19 cases threatening to disrupt the NFL season last week, the league discussed canceling games for the first time since the pandemic began. In talks with the NFL Players Association, canceling games involving Washington, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Rams was considered because of coronavirus outbreaks...
Steelers defensive stars T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward voted to Pro Bowl
Defensive stars T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward were voted to the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, giving the Pittsburgh Steelers multiple representatives at the NFL’s all-star game for the 21st consecutive season. For Heyward, the 32-year-old defensive tackle, this is the fifth consecutive season he has been honored. Watt’s Pro Bowl...
No new positive covid cases for Chiefs; Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill remain outVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs had no additional positive covid-19 tests Wednesday, a day after seven players were added to the reserve list, a promising sign that an outbreak that infected 16 players might have subsided. Now, the question facing the Chiefs — and many other teams...
Where’s the beef? Find it on Pitt’s offensive line, with all 5 starters returning
They marched into the room Wednesday morning – four of them, weighing a total of nearly 1,300 pounds – wearing wry smiles like someone carrying a secret no one else knew. Trouble was, Twitter already ruined the surprise minutes earlier: Pitt’s starting offensive linemen had decided en masse to return...
NFL head coaches Robert Saleh, Nick Sirianni among latest positive casesVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The Cleveland Browns got their coach back on the sideline. The New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles might be without theirs this weekend. The Buffalo Bills will be without wide receiver Cole Beasley, who has been among the NFL’s most outspoken critics of vaccinations. Browns...
