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Playoff bound: Alabama rolls No. 1 Georgia for SEC titleVideo
ATLANTA — Bryce Young stunningly carved up the nation’s top-rated defense, giving Nick Saban and Alabama a shot at another national championship. Young threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide rolled over No. 1 Georgia, 41-24, in the SEC championship game Saturday, a result...
Morikawa pulls away in Bahamas, takes big step toward No. 1Video
NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods joined the broadcast booth for his Hero World Challenge, and what he saw from Collin Morikawa must have looked familiar. Morikawa carved up Albany Golf Club to build a five-shot lead Saturday over Brooks Koepka, and too many pursuers faded from contention with a series...
Report: Ben Roethlisberger ‘privately’ saying this will be his final season with Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger is entering the home stretch of his 18th NFL season. According to an ESPN report, it will be the final one of his NFL career. Citing anonymous sources, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday that Roethlisberger “privately has told former teammates and some within the organization” this will be...
Big 12 commissioner: CFP expansion for 2024 ‘in some jeopardy’
ARLINGTON, Texas — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says expanding the College Football Playoff as soon as the 2024 season is “in some jeopardy” if an agreement on a new format cannot be reached soon. Speaking Saturday to reporters before the Big 12 championship game between No. 5 Oklahoma State...
Mt. Lebanon trounces State College, earns 1st trip to Hershey for state football finals
ALTOONA — Mt. Lebanon already proved itself as the best team in the WPIAL. Last week they added the title of best team in all of Western Pennsylvania. Now, the Blue Devils are thinking bigger. “We want to show we’re the best team in the state,” said senior Eli Heidenreich,...
Steelers Four Downs: Chuks Okorafor’s final stand, Big Ten alums dominate roster
1. The right right tackle? A former third-round pick taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers with designs he could be a staple of their offensive line for years to come, Chuks Okorafor is scheduled to hit unrestricted free agency this spring. While coach Mike Tomlin is on record that Okorafor is...
Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey dies as age 77Video
ATLANTA — Pro Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey, one of the NFL’s most fearsome pass rushers during the 1970s with the Atlanta Falcons but long overlooked on mostly losing teams, died at the age of 77. Humphrey, who also reached the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles, died unexpectedly...
Northern Illinois wins MAC championship over Kent St.Video
DETROIT — Quarterback Rocky Lombardi ran for three touchdowns, and Jay Ducker ran for 146 yards on 29 carries to power Northern Illinois to a 41-23 victory over Kent State in the Mid-American Conference title game Saturday. It is the Huskies’ (9-4) sixth MAC title in the last 11 years...
Baylor holds on for Big 12 title, knocks Oklahoma State out of CFPVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dezmon Jackson came up inches short on a desperate, fourth-down dive with 24 seconds left, and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State fell to ninth-ranked Baylor, 21-16, in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, knocking the Cowboys out of contention for a playoff spot. Blake Shapen threw three TDs while...
Franklin Regional grad Mike Evans Jr. to play football at West Virginia
Mike Evans Jr. is proof the NCAA transfer portal works — if you have patience and are willing to do a little self-promoting. Evans has a new college destination and he couldn’t be more pleased. Relieved to finally arrive at a decision, Evans announced Saturday he will play next season...
Robert Morris falls to Milwaukee in Horizon League matchup
MILWAUKEE — Patrick Baldwin Jr. had 26 points as Milwaukee beat Robert Morris, 77-69, on Saturday. Baldwin Jr. converted all six of his 3-point attempts. He added seven rebounds. Josh Thomas had 19 points for Milwaukee (2-6, 1-1 Horizon League), which snapped its six-game losing streak. Donovan Newby added 16...
Steelers will try to work some defensive magic against Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
Effusive in his praise of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, Mike Tomlin recently compared him to the world’s most renowned magician. “He’s Houdini at times,” Tomlin said. Tomlin also unwittingly exposed one of Jackson’s flaws when he made that observation. For all of the deception and trickery Jackson brings to...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry returns to Vancouver with newfound successVideo
Growing up in Surrey, British Columbia, Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry was a fan of the Vancouver Canucks in his formative years. During the “West Coast Express” era for the Canucks from the early- to mid-2000s, Jarry had two players who stood out to him. One was forward Markus Naslund, a...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: There’s a difference between actions of Aaron Rodgers, Antonio Brown
Antonio Brown got suspended three games by the NFL for having a bogus covid vaccination card. Brown’s ex-personal chef ratted him out because Brown owes the chef $10k. Brown’s ban costs him somewhere around $183k in game checks. Remember when those game checks were a lot bigger? Brown has not...
Akron hires Penn Hills native Joe Moorhead as head football coach
AKRON — Akron hired Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as head coach on Saturday, bringing back a former assistant for the Zips to take over a struggling program. Moorhead, a Penn Hills native, has been a head coach at Mississippi State (14-12 in two seasons) and FCS Fordham (38-13 in...
Steelers activate OLB T.J. Watt from reserve/covid list ahead of game vs. Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers have cleared the way for T.J. Watt to play Sunday in a pivotal AFC North game against the Baltimore Ravens. Watt was activated from the reserve/covid list Saturday morning, a procedural move the Steelers have to make before 4 p.m. in order for him to be included...
No. 14 Utah beats No. 10 Oregon for 1st Rose Bowl bid
LAS VEGAS — As the Utah players celebrated the Pac-12 championship surrounded by roses and confetti, the memories of two teammates who couldn’t share in the moment was paramount. The past year marked by tragedy following the deaths of Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe will end with the long-coveted Rose...
This date in sports history: Dec. 4
1945 — “Mr. Inside” Doc Blanchard of Army becomes the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy. Blanchard also becomes the only athlete to win both the Heisman and Sullivan Award. 1951 — Princeton triple-threat tailback Richard Kazmaier wins the Heisman Trophy. Kazmaier led the nation in total offense and...
Pirates A to Z: Miguel Yajure started strong before forearm injury affected his velocity
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z: An alphabetical player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfielder Anthony Alford to pitcher Miguel Yajure. Player: Miguel Yajure Position: Pitcher Throws: Right Bats: Right Age: 23 Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 220 pounds 2021 MLB statistics: Yajure was 0-2 with...
Redbank Valley steals momentum, stops Bishop Canevin short of state finals
In one moment, Bishop Canevin went from potentially going up two scores to seeing Redbank Valley tie the game. It was a momentum stealer the Crusaders could not recover from. With the Crusaders driving inside the Redbank Valley 10 early in the third quarter, Chris Marshall intercepted a pass and...
Serra Catholic forces 6 more turnovers, upends Farrell to earn trip to PIAA championship game
Serra Catholic has developed a reputation as the most ball-hawking defense in the WPIAL, and nothing the Eagles did Friday night did anything to change that. In a PIAA Class 2A semifinal matchup with the Farrell Steelers of District 10, the Eagles used six takeaways to win 27-18, booking a...
Central Valley makes key defensive stop, keeps state title repeat hopes alive
With Martinsburg Central rallying for a potential game-tying touchdown inside the Central Valley 5, the Warriors needed a big stop Friday night. Matt Merritt tackled Red Dragons quarterback Jeff Hoenstine at the 2, and on fourth down, Hoenstine was chased into making an incomplete pass. On the next play from...
Pitt loses ACC opener to Virginia on late putbackVideo
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jayden Gardner scored 15 points, including a last-second putback of a missed 3-pointer that bounced in, lifting Virginia to a 57-56 win over Pitt in the ACC opener for both teams Friday night. In a game that saw four ties and 14 lead changes, Gardner scored the...
Minor league report: Nailers edge Cyclones for 4th consecutive winVideo
Goaltender Stefanos Lekkas made 27 saves on 29 shots for the Wheeling Nailers, who extended a winning streak to four games with a 3-2 home victory against the Cincinnati Cyclones at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Forward Jared Cockrell recorded two assists for Wheeling (8-6-0-0) while forwards Cam...
Aliquippa scores 27 consecutive points in PIAA semifinal victory over Jersey Shore
EBENSBURG — Six minutes saved Aliquippa’s state title hopes. The Quips looked out of sorts for two quarters Friday night before scoring four times in a 6-minute span, including an 83-yard pass and an 94-yard punt return, to defeat District 4 champion Jersey Shore, 41-16, in a PIAA Class 4A...
