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Smith shines as Franklin Regional beats rival Plum
Things couldn’t have started any better for Franklin Regional and new coach Lance Getsy on Friday against Plum at Franklin Regional Stadium in Murrysville. A Caden Smith interception, his first of three picks, on the first play from scrimmage led to a Connor Donnelly 2-yard touchdown run. With less than...
Led by QB’s 99-yard run on 1st snap, Penn-Trafford speeds past Norwin
If the first play of the season is an indicator of how Penn-Trafford’s football season is going to go, watch out for the Warriors. Carter Green took his first snap as the Warriors’ starting quarterback and went 99 yards for a touchdown on the team’s first play from scrimmage —...
Dwayne Haskins struggles as Steelers conclude preseason with loss at Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The experiment of what might transpire when one NFL team plays many of its starters and the other primarily uses backups was on display Friday night at Bank of America Stadium. While the Pittsburgh Steelers rested their core group with the regular season still 16 days away,...
Olsen, Armstrong roll after slow start in victory over Freeport
It took a little more than a quarter for Cadin Olsen to get into gear. But when the 6-foot-5, 205-pound junior quarterback started clicking with some new players in the lineup, the Armstrong River Hawks were on their way to an opening night victory, 48-14 at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium....
Southmoreland football holds on vs. McGuffey
Southmoreland had the ball on its own 20 and a 20-point lead when Anthony Govern threw a deep pass over the middle that was intercepted by McGuffey’s Ethan Dietrich and returned 45 yards for a touchdown with 19 seconds left in the first half. Josh Plants made the second of...
Pirates fail to capitalize against Cardinals, as Tommy Edman homers, has 3 RBIs
The four reviews should have served as a cue for the Pittsburgh Pirates that this would be a game of close calls. One they would eventually lose. Tommy Edman hit a two-run home run and a sacrifice fly for three RBIs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3...
Mt. Pleasant turns in dominating performance, beats Burrell in season opener
Heading into its season opener, Burrell knew it needed to dictate the tempo with its run game. The Mt. Pleasant defense thwarted the Bucs from establishing anything on offense. The Vikings capitalized on their short fields and Burrell miscues in a 40-7 nonconference win Friday night at Mt. Pleasant Viking...
Erdely wins Westmoreland Senior Amateur after entering at urging of his sonVideo
Roger Erdely was playing the good dad and taking his son, Nixen, around to play in Junior golf events. Nixen, a sophomore at Frazier, challenged his dad to play in a tournament. “He told me, ‘You take me everywhere, and when we play, you beat me,’ ” Roger Erdely said....
Police investigation of Dodgers’ Trevor Bauer handed to prosecutorsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Police on Friday presented to prosecutors their investigation of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer in the case of a woman who said he choked her into unconsciousness, punched her repeatedly and had anal sex with her without her consent during two sexual encounters. The Pasadena Police...
Ravens going for preseason record for longest win streak
John Harbaugh cared enough about his Baltimore Ravens tying the mark for the most consecutive preseason victories that he told players about it in the locker room after their 19th in a row. “I believe everything in life has meaning,” Harbaugh said. “It’s something only one other team has done.”...
DeChambeau overpowers Caves Valley and narrowly misses a 59Video
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Big, wide and soft Caves Valley didn’t stand a chance against Bryson DeChambeau on Friday in the BMW Championship. Only the record book did. DeChambeau overpowered the vulnerable course, and when his 8-iron to the par-5 16th rolled off a bank on the back of the...
Browns’ Baker Mayfield playing in preseason finale
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield will get a summer tune-up, after all. Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski surprisingly said Friday that Mayfield and some “select” Cleveland starters will play in Sunday night’s nationally televised exhibition finale against the Atlanta Falcons. Not wanting to risk injuries, Stefanski kept his starting quarterback and...
Rostraver native finishes 6th in triathlon at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
A Rostraver native finished sixth Friday night in the triathlon competition in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Eric McElvenny, 38, of Bethel Park, representing the U.S. Paralympic Triathlon Team, finished in 1 hour, 6 minutes, 58 seconds. That was just 6 minutes, 2 seconds off the winner from France in...
All eyes on Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka at U.S. OpenVideo
NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic is well aware that his two-track pursuit of men’s tennis history at the U.S. Open — the first calendar-year Grand Slam in more than a half-century and a record 21st major title — means all eyes will be on him when he is on the...
Kurt Busch moving Monster to Hamlin and Michael Jordan’s team in 2022Video
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch will drive next season for 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan, in a long expected expansion move for the first-year organization. Hamlin, the three-time Daytona 500 winner, partnered with Jordan this year to start a team centered around Bubba...
Pitt Take 5: Hall of Famer Jimbo Covert shows Panthers how to build a winning culture
They cleaned up nicely, this Pitt football team. After nearly three weeks of practice, Pitt’s seniors combed their hair, dressed up in their Sunday best — tight end Lucas Krull wore a bowtie — and were honored guests at the Kickoff Luncheon at the Westin Pittsburgh, downtown. For a long...
Eventual departures of Oklahoma, Texas make for awkward Big 12 seasonVideo
Things quickly have gotten awkward for the Big 12 Conference. Whether eight will be enough for the Big 12 moving forward, there still are 10 teams this season. Second-ranked Oklahoma and No. 21 Texas, the only Big 12 teams to win national championships in the league’s first 25 seasons, aren’t...
Teammates Reddick, Dillon eye final NASCAR playoff spot at DaytonaVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There’s one guy Tyler Reddick doesn’t expect any help from at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night: his teammate. Reddick and fellow Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon essentially are battling each other for the 16th and final spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. And...
Louisville suspends coach Chris Mack for 6 games
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville said Friday that it is suspending basketball coach Chris Mack for six games for failing to follow procedures in handling an extortion attempt by one of his assistants. Mack “failed to follow university guidelines, policies, and procedures in handling the matter,” Louisville athletics director Vince Tyra...
AP source: Saints name Jameis Winston starting QB
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints selected Jameis Winston to succeed Drew Brees as starting quarterback for their regular-season opener against Green Bay on Sept. 12, said a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the club has...
Pitt’s 4 captains represent offense, defense, special teams
On a Pitt football team with 21 seniors, including 14 who decided to come back for the bonus year granted by the NCAA, the four captains this season will represent all three units — offense, defense and special teams. After a vote by the players, quarterback Kenny Pickett, defensive end...
Bob Huggins signs contract extension with WVU
West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has signed a contract extension that will likely carry the 67-year-old Morgantown native through the end of his coaching career, the university announced Friday. Huggins will serve as head coach through the 2023-24 season, then reassess whether to continue in his current role or...
NASCAR to present Wendell Scott’s family with 1963 trophyVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The family of Wendell Scott, the only Black driver to win a race at NASCAR’s top level, will receive a trophy commemorating the historic 1963 victory before Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway. Scott passed Richard Petty with 25 laps remaining at Speedway Park in...
Athletic director Heather Lyke ‘expects’ to remain at Pitt after she was contacted by Michigan State
Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke said Friday she has been contacted by Michigan State about its opening for the same job, but she said she doesn’t expect to leave. “There has (been contact),” she said before Pitt football’s Kickoff Luncheon at the Westin Pittsburgh. “I’m very happy at Pitt. I’m...
Column: Another earthquake leaves college football teetering
The Southeastern Conference is getting bigger and, somehow, even stronger. Three other major conferences have formed an alliance, whatever that means. And the Big 12 is dead man walking. After a period of relative stability, college football heads into a new season wobbling from the aftershocks of another major earthquake....
