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Analysis: Penguins forward Drew O’Connor figures out how to use his sizeVideo
Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ 7-1 win against the Maple Leafs: With seemingly any center of note sidelined due to various medical concerns, the Penguins elevated rookie Drew O’Connor to the second line on Saturday and he responded with two goals. On each occasion, he used his robust 6-foot-3, 200-pound...
West Virginia tops TCU despite TD kick return at start
FORT WORTH, Texas — Leddie Brown ran for three touchdowns, and West Virginia overcame Derius Davis’ 100-yard return for a score on the opening kickoff in a 29-17 victory over TCU on Saturday night. Brown’s 1-yard plunge put the Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) ahead for good in the second...
Braves finish off Dodgers, move on to World Series
ATLANTA — Eddie Rosario capped a remarkable NL Championship Series with a three-run homer, sending the Atlanta Braves to the World Series for the first time since 1999 with a 4-2 victory over the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. The Braves won the best-of-seven series four games...
Minor league report: Nailers fall in season openerVideo
Forward Sean Josling had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a season-opening 4-3 road loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Saturday. Wheeling also got goals from forwards Nick Hutchinson and Patrick Watling while goaltender Joe...
This date in sports history: Oct. 24Video
1943 — The Green Bay Packers grab nine interceptions, seven off Frank Sinkwich, in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. 1948 — Chicago’s Bill Blackburn returns two interceptions for touchdowns to highlight a 35-point third quarter as the Cardinals beat the Boston Yanks, 49-27. 1959 — Wilt Chamberlain plays...
With new life in race for 2nd place, Riverhounds grind out win over Charleston
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds received the news they hoped for Friday when the USL announced there will be a restart of the game at Miami FC in the 67th minute due to an officiating error that cost them a goal. For that match to matter in the race for a home...
Penguins’ reserves rout Maple Leafs at home
Even if they were at home at PPG Paints Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins were not the marquee team in their encounter Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. When you’re missing roughly $31.58 million of salary cap space in the form of forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Jeff...
Tim Benz: As Pitt beat Clemson, the better team just took care of business, now it needs to keep doing so
Saturday’s game against Clemson wasn’t the kind of showdown where Pitt’s football team had to rise to the occasion. It was a day when the Panthers just needed to take care of business. Pitt came in as a three-point favorite. With the higher ranking. A better spot in the ACC...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen not worried over little offense
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen entered Saturday’s home game against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, without a goal in the first four games of the season. Despite such futility, Kapanen, who had nine shots before Saturday, has been somewhat sated in just creating scoring opportunities. “Obviously, you want...
District college football roundup for Oct. 23, 2021: Cal (Pa.) makes comeback to down IUP
Cal (Pa.) made a furious comeback, blocking a punt with 35 seconds left and scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 11 seconds to go, to defeat IUP, 38-34, in the Coal Bowl on Saturday afternoon. IUP took a 34-24 lead on a 35-yard field goal by Tyler Luther with 5:08 to...
Kenny Pickett shines as Pitt knocks off Clemson, tightens grip on 1st place in ACC Coastal
Pitt needs the yards and touchdowns through the air, and the sharp, snap decisions that set Kenny Pickett apart from most quarterbacks. But his worth to the No. 23 Panthers goes far beyond the stat sheet. Early Saturday evening at Heinz Field, Pickett showed 60,594 patrons and nine NFL representatives...
Illinois stuns No. 7 Penn State 20-18 in NCAA’s 1st 9OT gameVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Over the course of an unprecedented nine overtimes, Illinois survived Penn State’s botched attempt at a trick play, lost its quarterback and a powerful running back to injury and failed to gain just three measly yards again and again. When Casey Washington finally came down with the...
Recording, preventing sacks among items on Steelers’ agenda when they return from bye
Mike Tomlin likes to spend the bye week taking an introspective look at the Pittsburgh Steelers, using his time to analyze trends, identify weaknesses and eliminate what he refers to as “known issues.” Despite the Steelers winning back-to-back games to take a 3-3 record into the bye, Tomlin had his...
Grant helps Sacred Heart pull away from Duquesne 31-13Video
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Malik Grant carried 34 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Sacred Heart controlled the second half en route to a 31-13 win over Duquesne on Saturday. The Pioneers (5-3, 3-1 Northeast Conference) took a 14-13 lead in the third quarter when Grant went up the...
Penguins recall defenseman Juuso Riikola from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Juuso Riikola from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). The 27-year-old Riikola has appeared in three AHL games this season and has two assists. During the NHL preseason, Riikola played in four games and did not record a point. In 75 career NHL games,...
Out of the way! NASCAR contenders want traffic to pull aside
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Daniel Suarez refused to get out of Martin Truex Jr.’s way and it ultimately ruined Truex’s race. Tyler Reddick did the same to William Byron, and Chase Briscoe held firm to his right to race hard when battling with Denny Hamlin. A conversation on driver code...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Astros’ appearance makes World Series must-miss TV
Don’t watch the World Series. I won’t. Not one pitch. The presence of the Houston Astros guarantees that. There was a good chance I wouldn’t watch, anyway. MLB stinks for many reasons, not least that efficiency has quashed entertainment and robbed baseball of action and romance. But Houston cheated, most...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang placed in covid-19 protocol
Already missing a handful of all-stars and other vital members of their forward ranks, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be without another essential piece of the franchise when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Defenseman Kris Letang was placed into NHL’s protocol for covid-19 on...
Hampton grad shines at Boston Marathon
Hampton graduate Elaina Balouris Tabb competed in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and represented her country on five continents as a professional distance runner. But nothing compared to a Monday morning in Boston earlier this month. Balouris Tabb, running in her first marathon, finished second among all U.S. females...
This date in sports history: Oct. 23Video
1949 — Don Doll of the Detroit Lions intercepts four passes in a 24-7 victory over the Chicago Cardinals. 1960 — Jim Martin of Detroit becomes the first kicker to kick two field goals over 50 yards in a game as the Lions beat the Baltimore Colts, 30-17. 1971 —...
Astros oust Red Sox in Game 6, reach World Series
HOUSTON — Rookie Luis Garcia showed the poise of an October ace, Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Houston Astros earned yet another trip to the World Series, beating the Boston Red Sox, 5-0, on Friday night in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series. The Astros...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 8
Top performers for Week 8 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 267 - Hunter Pelehac, Brownsville (14 of 35) 251 - Hayden Teska, Greensburg Salem (20 of 44) 233 - Carter Slowinski, Freedom (14 of 26) 229 - Brad Birch, Gateway (10 of 14) 227 - Zion White,...
Minor league report: Kasper Bjorkqvist leads Penguins to overtime winVideo
An overtime goal by forward Kasper Bjorkqvist gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Filip Hallander in regulation for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (2-1-0-0) while forward Jordy Bellerive recorded two assists. Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 30 saves...
McKeesport knocks off TJ, sets up winner-take-all showdown with Belle Vernon next week
When it comes to the Big 8 Conference, most of the talk usually revolves around Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon. But there’s a new big cat on the block, and the McKeesport Tigers have entered the chat. McKeesport used a plethora of big plays and rode the hot wheels of...
Franklin Regional can’t cool off Penn-Trafford
A cold front blew through Western Pennsylvania on Friday morning, cooling the unusually warm temperatures. What it didn’t do was cool the red-hot Penn-Trafford football team. The No. 2-ranked Warriors (7-2, 4-0) won their fifth consecutive game, scored on their first six possessions and blew out neighboring rival Franklin Regional,...
