Pitt hits late 3 to defeat Ohio State as time expires
“Polo! Polo!” The chants were loud, the cheers were real for Pitt’s Damarco Minor, the proud-talking fifth-year point guard they call “Polo,” who’s in his first season with the Panthers. Well, “Polo” just made a shot heard ’round Oakland. In just Minor’s eighth game at Pitt after spending a year...
Bears’ dominant rushing attack leads to their 5th straight win, 24-15 over reeling Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Monangai rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, D’Andre Swift ran for 125 yards and a score, and the Chicago Bears finished with 281 yards on the ground to win their fifth straight game, 24-15 over the reeling Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. Led by rookie coach...
Cal (Pa.) football team returns home for 2nd round of playoffs
Cal (Pa.) will try to extend its postseason run Saturday when it hosts No. 24 Frostburg State in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs at noon at Adamson Stadium. The matchup marks the teams’ second meeting in four weeks and follows a dramatic opening-round win for the...
After fast start, Robert Morris holds off Southern Utah rally for victory in Urban-Bennett Classic
Robert Morris held off a second-half surge Friday to secure a 61-54 win over Southern Utah as part of the Urban-Bennett Invitational at UPMC Events Center. The Colonials’ first-half defense and quick start gave them enough of a cushion to earn the victory. RMU led the entire game, entering halftime...
Veteran Andrus Peat the surprise choice to start at left tackle for Steelers
He’s making his first start of the season in only his second game of 2025, and he’s doing so at a position he hasn’t started at during a regular-season game for almost two full years. And he’s doing it all while tasked with protecting the blind side of an injury-compromised...
Steelers injury report: Alex Highsmith returns; DK Metcalf, Joey Porter Jr. to play vs. Bills
Aaron Rodgers isn’t the only prominent Pittsburgh Steelers starter set to return to the lineup this week. After a two-game absence because of a pectoral injury, outside linebacker Alex Highsmith on Friday was given the green light to play in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. “It feels great to...
‘All systems go’: Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers will start Sunday vs. Bills
“All systems go.” Using that phrase, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin announced Aaron Rodgers will start Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The four-time NFL MVP quarterback was a full participant at Friday’s practice, Tomlin said, and will carry no injury designation on the status report for Sunday’s crucial AFC...
Mark Madden: What should the Penguins do with Tristan Jarry?
Tristan Jarry has provided grounds for buyer’s remorse since signing a five-year, $26.875 million contract in July 2023. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender played poorly and cleared waivers last season, doing two stints with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm club. The Penguins got goalie Arturs Silovs this past offseason. Their system is chock-full of...
Pitt’s outgoing players prepare for emotions of Senior Day
The landscape of college sports facilitates more movement by student-athletes through the transfer portal than ever before. As a result, far fewer players begin and finish their careers at the same institution, but those cases do exist. Pitt’s select few outgoing seniors who have been with the program since their...
Rutgers’ Greg Schiano offers thoughts on Penn State ties, Terry Smith ahead of matchup
Anyone who wants to know about Terry Smith’s Penn State playing career could ask Rutgers coach Greg Schiano. If you want to know what Smith was like when he directed the Gateway football program from 2001-12, well, you could ask Schiano about that, too. Schiano, whose Rutgers team faces Smith’s...
No. 7 Texas Tech focused on matchup at West Virginia and not what lies beyond
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A berth in the Big 12 championship game and a chance to win its first league title. A spot in the College Football Playoff. National title aspirations. All of those possibilities are still ahead for Texas Tech. And those dreams could start going sideways if the Red...
Football Footnotes: The most surprising stat of Steelers-Bills reveals a lot about Mike Tomlin’s team
The most amazing stat heading into the Steelers-Bills game Sunday at Acrisure Stadium is 30:0. Thirty is the number of questions that were asked at head coach Mike Tomlin’s press conference Tuesday. Zero is the number of questions that had to do with the Steelers’ opponent, the Buffalo Bills. Those...
Bengals win in Joe Burrow’s return, taking advantage of 5 Baltimore turnovers
BALTIMORE — Joe Burrow threw two second-half touchdown passes in his return for Cincinnati, and the Bengals snapped Baltimore’s five-game winning streak with a 32-14 victory over the fumble-prone Ravens on Thursday night. Baltimore (6-6) lost three fumbles in the first half and turned the ball over five times in...
Cowboys top Patrick Mahomes’ 4th-down magic in Thanksgiving win
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns, Malik Davis sprinted 43 yards for a score and the Dallas Cowboys overcame two fourth-down TD throws from Patrick Mahomes in a 31-28 Thanksgiving victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday. CeeDee Lamb scored the first Dallas touchdown and finished...
Jordan Love tosses 4 TDs, Packers beat Lions on Thanksgiving
DETROIT — Jordan Love had plenty of time to pass and took full advantage. Jared Goff did not, and Micah Parsons had a lot to do with that. Love converted a pair of fourth downs with scoring passes in the first half and finished with a career-high-matching four touchdown throws,...
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers returns to practice as full participant
Sporting a new black wrap on his fractured left wrist, Aaron Rodgers was a full participant in practice Thursday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It represented the first extended practice participation for Rodgers since he injured his wrist in the first half two weeks ago against Cincinnati, and it is a...
Steelers searching for way to stop NFL’s ‘superhero,’ Bills QB, defending MVP Josh Allen
The defending NFL MVP is visiting Acrisure Stadium on Sunday and, for once, it’s not Lamar Jackson or even Patrick Mahomes. Josh Allen will try to continue his mastery of the Pittsburgh Steelers when the Buffalo Bills visit in a game that is borderline must-win situation for both teams. Allen...
Fuzzy Zoeller, 2-time major champion haunted by racist joke about Tiger Woods, dies at 74
Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion and one of golf’s most gregarious characters whose career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods, has died, according to a longtime colleague. He was 74. A cause of death was not immediately available. Brian Naugle, the tournament director of the...
Minor league report: Philip Tomasino sparks Penguins’ winVideo
Forward Phillip Tomasino scored the winning goal and recorded two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 victory against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Wednesday. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday, Tomasino also collected a fighting major with Bears defenseman David Gucciardi to record...
Opportunistic Pitt defense looks to keep interceptions coming vs. Miami
When it comes to interceptions, Pat Narduzzi is a hard man to please. Before Pitt’s fall camp broke in late August, Narduzzi relayed to reporters that he and his staff had counted 19 dropped picks from 2024 — missed opportunities they felt players should have seized. Ultimately, the Panthers finished...
Penn State plays waiting game as coaching decision, possible player exodus loom
STATE COLLEGE — Since he became Penn State’s interim coach, Terry Smith has put things bluntly. After this weekend’s regular-season finale at Rutgers, Smith admits he’s not sure what comes next for a program still seeking a permanent coach. “We’re encouraging our guys to keep an open mind,” Smith said....
Penguins get back on winning track with festive but imperfect victory over Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins enjoyed one of their most buoyant crowds of the season at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday as they hosted the Buffalo Sabres for their seemingly traditional “Thanksgiving Eve” game. They were presumably thankful to witness an imperfect 4-2 victory, which was only the third triumph in the...
LSU confirms Kelly was fired ‘without cause’ and is owed his full $54 million buyout
Former LSU coach Brian Kelly received a letter from LSU on Wednesday confirming that he was fired without cause and is owed “liquidated damages as required” under his contract of about $54 million. The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, clears the way for Kelly to withdraw a Nov. 10...
Blue Jays and free-agent pitcher Dylan Cease agree to $210 million, 7-year deal, AP source says
Free-agent pitcher Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $210 million, seven-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical and had not...
Duquesne hits triple digits in win over Central State
Duquesne can be happy with the win. The Dukes’ defense? That’s another matter. Through seven games, it’s no secret coach Dru Joyce III’s focus has centered around the pace of his team’s play. “We’re not playing in the 60s now,” he said. “We’re playing in the 90s, almost.” With it,...
