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Monroeville’s Ahmad Matour chasing pro card in International Federation of BodyBuilders
Ahmad Matour was surrounded by a bevy of savory food selections on Thanksgiving Day. But the Monroeville resident and one of the region’s top bodybuilders was disciplined and focused. Matour has let nothing stand in the way of his goals in the lightweight division at Saturday’s National Physique Committee National...
Jimmy Garoppolo throws 12-yard TD as 49ers beat Bengals in OT
CINCINNATI — Jimmy Garoppolo threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-23, in overtime Sunday. Garoppolo completed five passes in the overtime drive, including a pair to tight end George Kittle, who was again San Francisco’s offensive star. On the...
Pitt rally falls short, loses to Monmouth, drops to 3-7
A day before Pitt’s 56-52 loss to Monmouth on Sunday night, Jeff Capel saw misfortune taking aim on his team. And it didn’t miss. “I didn’t think we practiced well (Saturday),” he said, “and I think that led to what we did (Sunday). “(Monmouth) played with an energy, a pace...
Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Myers nets career-high 23 points
Tess Myers has made quite the impact for the Duquesne women’s basketball team. The latest evidence from the Dukes freshman guard, Lower Burrell resident and North Catholic graduate came Saturday against St. Francis (Pa.) in a nonconference game at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Myers scored a career-best 23 points (6 of...
Taz Sherman, Sean McNeil lead West Virginia over Kent State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Taz Sherman scored 27 points to lead West Virginia to a 63-50 victory over Kent State on Sunday. Sean McNeil added 19 points for West Virginia (9-1), which won its sixth straight. Sherman has scored 27 points three times this season and had a career-high 28 against...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out ThunderbirdsVideo
Goaltender Matt Jurusik made 28 saves and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 6-0 home win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Signed to a professional tryout contract (PTO) on Friday, the 24-year-old Jurusik recorded a shutout in his American Hockey League (AHL) debut....
NFL Week 14 roundup: Titans dominate Jags, get 1st home shutout since 2000Video
NASHVILLE — It took the Tennessee Titans a month to find themselves. This version looks pretty comfortable atop the AFC South. After two turnover-filled debacles and a bye week, the Titans ended up on the other side of a turnover-fest and got back in the win column Sunday. It surely...
Too good for Washington’s benches, Cowboys bring their own
LANDOVER, Md. — Dak Prescott would have liked to stay on the field more Sunday in the Dallas Cowboys’ victory at Washington. When he was on the sideline, he and his teammates had a comfortable seat that felt like home. After getting word from other teams that the sideline benches...
QB Lamar Jackson injured during Ravens’ loss to back-in-contention BrownsVideo
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes, Myles Garrett scored his first career TD and the Cleveland Browns stayed in the thick of the playoff race, surviving Baltimore’s late comeback for a 24-22 win Sunday over the Ravens, who lost superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson with an ankle injury. Healthier...
The Steelers a good team? Many games, that’s half right
With a 6-6-1 record, by definition, the Pittsburgh Steelers are an average football team. They also have proven themselves to be half good. A noticeable trend for the Steelers over the past two seasons perhaps came to a head during Thursday night’s game at Minnesota. The Steelers were dreadful in...
Ex-Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford ready for new challenge in Vancouver
By the time Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko denied Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois on a backhander to secure the Canucks a 4-3 home shootout win at Rogers Arena on Friday night, it was well into Saturday morning on the East Coast. To be precise, it was 12:52 a.m. in...
Max Verstappen wins 1st F1 title with last lap pass of Lewis HamiltonVideo
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The most dramatic Formula One season in years should have ended with Max Verstappen’s championship-deciding pass of Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The conclusion instead came nearly five hours after Verstappen became the first Dutch champion in...
Mark Madden: The Penguins are playing their way toward sleeper contender status
The Pittsburgh Penguins might yet morph into a sleeper contender. “Might yet” means “not yet.” But there are positive signs. Much depends on the condition and performance of Evgeni Malkin when he returns from knee surgery. (Don’t expect vintage Malkin right away.) The locker room likely sees itself as more...
Minor league report: Penguins return to play, fall in overtimeVideo
Forward Felix Robert had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who lost in overtime to the rival Hershey Bears, 3-2, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. It was the Penguins’ first game since Nov. 27. Due to several players and staffers testing positive for covid-19...
Ex-Duquesne player Tavian Dunn-Martin scores 31; FGCU beats Robert MorrisVideo
MOON TOWNSHIP — Former Duquesne guard Tavian Dunn-Martin had 31 points and 12 assists in his return to the Pittsburgh area as Florida Gulf Coast beat Robert Morris, 85-74, on Saturday night. Kevin Samuel had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Florida Gulf Coast (9-3). Caleb Catto added 14 points...
Casey DeSmith continues December to remember as Penguins blank Ducks
The latter half of Casey DeSmith’s 2021 has not gone well. After all, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ backup goaltender suffered a groin injury in May that ended his 2020-21 season, then underwent surgery in June to correct the problem. Additionally, he didn’t win a game for the first two months of...
Alabama’s Bryce Young beats out Kenny Pickett to win Heisman Trophy
Kenny Pickett placed his name alongside the greatest players in Pitt football history this season, but he brought his legend onto another plateau Saturday night among the bright lights of Lincoln Center in New York City. Pickett, who led the Panthers to heights not realized or envisioned in 40 years,...
Oregon hires Georgia DC Dan Lanning as coach
Oregon hired Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning as coach Saturday, completing a search for Mario Cristobal’s replacement that took less than a week. Cristobal was hired away from Oregon by Miami on Monday. Five days later, the Ducks landed on the 35-year-old Lanning, who will be a first-time head coach...
Mt. Lebanon dethrones St. Joseph’s Prep to win 1st state championship
HERSHEY – There’s a new champion in PIAA Class 6A football, which surely surprises much of the state. “It’s a surprise to everybody but us,” said Mt. Lebanon senior Alex Tecza, who scored three times Saturday night, including two touchdowns in a 90-second fourth-quarter span as the Blue Devils celebrated...
Defense dominates as Navy beats ArmyVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Quarterback Tai Lavatai ran for two touchdowns, and Navy’s defense limited Army to 57-second-half yards and a season-low 232 overall in a 17-13 victory Saturday in a game played at the Meadowlands to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Navy (4-8) played a...
Transfer of power: Pitt volleyball beats Purdue, reaches NCAA Final Four for 1st time
The foundation for the Pitt women’s volleyball team was firmly in place before Leketor Member-Meneh decided to transfer from Missouri and move 720 miles to play for the Panthers. Convincing the 5-foot-8 St. Louis native and senior outside hitter to leave home showed eighth-year Pitt coach Dan Fisher the Panthers...
4 Penguins named to NHL’s All-Star ballot
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel, goaltender Tristan Jarry and defenseman Kris Letang were named to the NHL’s ballot for the Metropolitan Division in this season’s All-Star Game event. Fans can vote on the captain for all four divisions. The “game” is really a two-round tournament between the...
Penn-Trafford went into PIAA Class 5A championship with confidence
HERSHEY — It’s unsure how much sleep the Penn-Trafford football team got Friday night after its stunning 17-14 overtime win against Imhotep Charter. But there is a good chance it was very little. “I’m staying up all night. I don’t care,” senior running back Cade Yacamelli said. “I’m going to...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Ducks
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith is scheduled to start Saturday’s home game against the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena. In five games this season, DeSmith has a 1-3-1 record along with a 3.64 goals against average and an .885 save percentage. DeSmith recorded his first win of the season on...
No. 19 Michigan State easily handles Penn State men
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Gabe Brown scored 15 points, and Marcus Bingham Jr. had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 19 Michigan State to an 80-64 victory over Penn State on Saturday. The Spartans (9-2, 2-0 Big Ten), who have won four straight games, are off to their...
