Patrick Queen does not finish Steelers loss with hip injury, James Pierre a concussion
Two Pittsburgh Steelers starters on defense did not finish Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills because of injury. Inside linebacker Patrick Queen suffered a hip injury late in the second quarter of the 26-7 defeat. Initially announced by the team as questionable to return, early in the third quarter the...
Rodgers’ return doesn’t help as Bills send Steelers to 5th loss in past 7 games
Aaron Rodgers’ return from a left wrist injury didn’t provide the jolt the Pittsburgh Steelers were seeking Sunday. Instead, it was a jolt to Rodgers that awakened the Buffalo Bills and sent the Steelers to another loss. Rodgers lost a fumble after being sacked from behind on the first play...
‘Fire Tomlin’ chants ring out at Acrisure Stadium late in Bills’ blowout of Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t formally fired a coach in more than a half century. If the angry fans at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday had their way, that would change. A robust “Fire Tomlin” chant was recited during the fourth quarter of a game that the Buffalo Bills won 26-7 against...
Pitt volleyball earns top-4 seed in NCAA Tournament, opens play Friday
The Pitt women’s volleyball team landed one of the top four seeds in the NCAA Tournament, which means the Panthers will host games all the way through the elite eight. Nebraska, Kentucky and Texas received the other top seeds. Pitt will host matches Friday and Saturday at Petersen Events Center....
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers returns to game after missing a series with cut to his nose
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was forced out of Sunday’s game after absorbing a hit on the first snap from scrimmage of the second half of a matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Rodgers had a cut on his nose. He missed one series but returned. Rodgers was playing for the...
Michael Jordan’s fight against NASCAR heads to court, could shake up motorsports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan’s bitter fight against NASCAR heads to federal court Monday in a jury trial that could rip apart the top motorsports series in the United States. The antitrust allegations leveled by Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports has exposed salacious personal communications, NASCAR’s finances and...
Moore scores 11, Jenkins adds 10 to help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 70-38
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Chance Moore had 11 points and eight rebounds, Amir Jenkins scored 10 points and West Virginia beat Mercyhurst, 70-38, on Sunday. Treysen Eaglestaff had nine points and eight rebounds, and Brenen Lorient scored all his nine points in the first half for West Virginia (6-2). Mercyhurst’s 38...
LSU lures Lane Kiffin away from virtual playoff lock Ole Miss
Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had he been allowed. The...
Separated at birth? Mayor-elect O’Connor and Pens GM Dubas embrace the resemblance
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor and Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Kyle Dubas bear an uncanny resemblance. They look so much alike that O’Connor posted photos of himself with Dubas on social media Saturday, joking they could be twins like the separated-at-infancy siblings in the 1998 film “The Parent Trap.” “Great to...
NFL Week 13: Panthers take advantage of Matt Stafford’s 3 turnovers to end Rams’ 6-game win streak
CHARLOTTE — Bryce Young completed 15 of 20 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns — two of them coming on fourth down — and the Carolina Panthers forced three turnovers by Matthew Stafford to beat Los Angeles 31-28 on Sunday and snap the Rams’ six-game winning streak. The Panthers...
Shiffrin wins slalom on home Colorado snow to remain perfect in the Olympic seasonVideo
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — American standout Mikaela Shiffrin dominated a World Cup slalom Sunday on home Colorado snow to remain perfect in the discipline during the Olympic season. Shiffrin extended her winning streak in slalom to four races after also claiming the opening two races this season and the final...
Purdy leads 49ers past Browns, spoils Sanders’ first home start
CLEVELAND — Brock Purdy rushed for a touchdown and passed for another score in the second half, and the San Francisco 49ers spoiled Shedeur Sanders’ first home start by defeating the Cleveland Browns 26-8 on Sunday. Cleveland took an 8-7 lead late in the second quarter when Sanders hooked up...
Robert Morris men run home winning streak to 13
Nine games after a season for the ages and with the Horizon League opener looming, Robert Morris coach Andy Toole isn’t sure his current roster, which includes just one player from an NCAA Tournament team, has the makeup of a consistent winner. Ready or not, here comes the first conference...
Veteran CB Darius Slay a healthy inactive for Steelers
Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay has been benched by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 34-year-old veteran was designated as a healthy inactive for Sunday’s home game against the Buffalo Bills. Slay was a stalwart on Philadelphia Eagles teams that won two of the past three NFC championships and claimed the...
Michigan State fires Jonathan Smith after less than 2 years
Michigan State has fired football coach Jonathan Smith less than two years after he was hired. The move was made Sunday by athletic director J Batt, who has been on campus since June, according to a person familiar with the situation speaking only on condition of anonymity because the move...
Penguins assign forwards Tristan Broz, Danton Heinen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Tristan Broz and Danton Heinen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. Broz, a rookie, was recalled to the NHL roster Monday and made his NHL debut Wednesday in a 4-2 home win against the Buffalo Sabres. Opening the contest as the...
Georgia up to No. 3 behind Ohio State, Indiana in Top 25 shuffle; Pitt drops out
Texas A&M fell out of the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months Sunday, Texas Tech notched its highest ranking in 17 years and a season-high four teams from Group of Five conferences are ranked as the top five got a...
Ohio State earns spot in Big Ten title game, Georgia and Alabama meet again in SEC championship
The final regular season week of college football has set the stage for conference championships. All eyes were on the ACC on Saturday, as a crowded race to the conference title game began to take shape. Virginia and SMU had simple paths and could have clinched a championship game appearance...
Penn State’s defense makes big play, running backs shine again to secure bowl eligibility
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After an uneven year in Happy Valley, Penn State is going bowling. The Nittany Lions defeated Rutgers, 40-36, in a wild shootout to secure their sixth win and earn a bid to a postseason game. They also eliminated Rutgers from bowl contention by handing the Scarlet Knights...
Springdale grad Sean Dugan finds positives in up-and-down 1st season as FBS assistant at Eastern Michigan
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Sean Dugan is barely into his 30s, but the Springdale grad is starting to feel old already. While hosting a football recruit at Eastern Michigan recently, Dugan, the Eagles’ alpha linebackers coach, was pointing out a wall in Incarnati Athletic Center that honored former EMU players who...
New coach Colin Johnston hoping to guide Saint Vincent wrestling back to top of PAC
Dom Nania launched Saint Vincent’s resurrected wrestling program two years ago by leading the Bearcats to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference title. Last season, the Bearcats were PAC runner-up. But in April, Nania stepped down to focus on a career outside of wrestling. A month later, Saint Vincent had its new...
Its biggest aspirations dashed, Pitt now aims to regroup, stay focused for upcoming bowl game
So soon after a deflating defeat to Miami that torched Pitt’s aspirations of an ACC title game appearance, it’s difficult to imagine what a morale-restoring message would be for the players. Coach Pat Narduzzi likely already has delivered some remarks akin to that in the immediate aftermath of his team’s...
Emotions define Tristan Broz’s rise as a Penguins prospectVideo
Tristan Broz was hot. And it wasn’t because it was July. The Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect was taking part in a development camp scrimmage tournament during the 2024 offseason, and the team he helmed was eliminated first. The stakes weren’t particularly high. It was hockey in the summer, after all....
Steelers vs. Bills: Get ready for 2025 Week 13 matchup
The Buffalo Bills have had the number of the Pittsburgh Steelers the past several seasons, winning four of the past five in the series, dating to 2016. The teams will meet at 4:25 p.m. Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with Jim Nantz on play-by-play...
Minor league report: Penguins, Joel Blomqvist beaten by BearsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 12 saves on 16 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. The result was Blomqvist’s first loss of the season, dropping his record to 3-1-0. Sergei Murashov replaced Blomqvist to open...
