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No. 4 Penn State stays on playoff track with narrow 26-25 win over Minnesota 
MINNEAPOLIS — Penn State left nothing to chance with a championship chase still on the line. The Nittany Lions were determined to end this game with the ball in their hands. Drew Allar passed for 244 yards and a touchdown, rushed for a score and led two late fourth-down conversions...
Pitt loses quarterback Eli Holstein to leg injury before losing game to Louisville
There aren’t many moments in a football game worse than losing your starting quarterback in the opening 10 minutes. But after Eli Holstein left the field at L&N Stadium on a cart with a serious injury — his left leg in a boot, his day finished — Pitt found several...
Devin Neal scores 4 times, Kansas beats No. 16 Colorado 37-21 as Buffs' Big 12 title hopes take hit 
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Devin Neal ran for 207 yards and three touchdowns, caught four passes for 80 yards and another score and led Kansas to a 37-21 victory over No. 16 Colorado on Saturday that dealt a big blow to the Buffaloes’ hopes of playing for the Big 12...
Avonworth shuts out Central Valley to win WPIAL Class 3A championship
Avonworth senior running back Nico Neal was itching to have one more opportunity to play at Acrisure Stadium. After two years of being champions in waiting, the fifth-seeded Antelopes battered down the door during a 17-0 win over Central Valley in the WPIAL Class 3A title game Saturday evening. Neal...
CJ Donaldson has two short TD runs, West Virginia beats UCF 31-21 to become bowl eligible 
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — CJ Donaldson had two short rushing touchdowns, and West Virginia became bowl eligible with a 31-21 victory over UCF on Saturday. Garrett Greene threw a TD pass in his final home game, and Jahiem White added a short rushing score for the Mountaineers (6-5, 5-3 Big 12)....
Which way? Mike Tomlin's Steelers teams often go on late-season runs — good and bad
In pro golf parlance, Saturday is “moving day,” the penultimate day of a tournament when players try to improve their standing to make a run at the title in the final round. For the Steelers, this time of year is similar. Particularly under Mike Tomlin, the stretch between mid-November and...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scheduled to start against Utah Hockey Club
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is scheduled to start Saturday’s home game against the Utah Hockey Club at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 10 games this season, Nedeljkovic has a 3-3-3 record, a 3.17 goals against average and...
District college football roundup: Clutch defensive play leads Slippery Rock to playoff win
Brayden Long threw for 270 yards and a touchdown and Michael Henwood made a game-saving defensive play to lead Slippery Rock to a 14-7 victory over New Haven (8-3) in first round of the NCAA Division II tournament Saturday. With Slippery Rock (10-1) leading 14-7 late in the third quarter,...
No. 2 Ohio State takes control in the 2nd half and runs over No. 5 Indiana 38-15 
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana, 38-15, on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan...
Penguins activate Kevin Hayes from injured reserve, send Vasily Ponomarev to AHL
Ahead of their Saturday night home game against Utah Hockey Club, the Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward Kevin Hayes from injured reserve. Hayes has missed the past eight games with an unspecified injury and last suited up Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders. In 14 games, the 32-year-old has three...
Central Connecticut's defense makes 7 interceptions to earn NEC's bid to FCS playoffs 
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Elijah Howard ran for 110 yards and scored two touchdowns, the Central Connecticut defense made seven interceptions and the Blue Devils beat Duquesne, 21-14, on Saturday to claim the Northeast Conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. Howard provided the game-winning score by running it in...
Tanner, Charles connect for 2 TDs and Robert Morris tops Stonehill 31-13 
MOON TOWNSHIP — Zach Tanner threw two touchdown passes to Shawn Charles, and Robert Morris ended the season with a 31-13 win over Stonehill on Saturday. Tanner and Charles hooked up for an 86-yard score on the second snap for the Colonials (7-5, 4-2 Northeast Conference) and then went for...
West Mifflin's Logan Cooley finds comfort in his second NHL season with Utah
Coming home is always special for Logan Cooley. It’s even more special when his mother, Cathy, offers a grand feast in their West Mifflin abode. Such was the case on Friday as Cooley, a forward with the Utah Hockey Club, had a day off before facing the Pittsburgh Penguins on...
No. 11 Miami pulls away in the 4th, tops Wake Forest 42-14 to move 1 win from ACC title game 
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Cam Ward passed for 280 yards and threw two touchdowns to Jacolby George on another record-breaking day, Mishael Powell ran back an interception 76 yards for a touchdown and No. 11 Miami pulled away late to beat Wake Forest, 42-14, on Saturday. The Hurricanes (10-1, 6-1...
Jennings has 3 TDs as No. 13 SMU routs Virginia 33-7 to clinch a spot in the ACC title game 
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Kevin Jennings threw for a career-high 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 13 SMU clinched a spot in the ACC championship game by routing Virginia, 33-7, on Saturday. Isaiah Smith and Jared Harrison-Hunte had two sacks each to help the Mustangs (10-1,...
South Park rides running game to secure WPIAL Class 2A championship
It was a turn back the clock day in the 2024 WPIAL Class 2A championship game Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. Nearly two decades since South Park played in a district title game, the Eagles’ approach on offense was more of a game plan from seven decades ago. It was ground...
Fort Cherry knocks off Clairton to go back-to-back as WPIAL Class A champs
Fort Cherry captured its second consecutive WPIAL Class A title by using a little trickery and luck to stun Clairton, 21-20, Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. The top-seeded Rangers (14-0), who struggled against Clairton’s defense in the second half, put together a 13-play, 82-yard game-winning drive utilizing two trick plays on...
Pitt basketball notebook: Panthers await tough challenge from No. 19 Wisconsin
In a venue layered in history that once was a Cold War safe haven for U.S. congressmen and served as host for 28 presidents, Pitt gets a chance Sunday to open eyes across the college basketball landscape. The Panthers play No. 19 Wisconsin in the championship of the Greenbrier Tipoff...
Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein will play against Louisville
Given medical clearance by Pitt doctors, quarterback Eli Holstein will play Saturday against Louisville after a one-game absence. This situation marks the second time in the past 3½ weeks Holstein has been cleared by doctors to play. He was injured in the Syracuse game Oct. 24, but played at SMU...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson earns spot on Challenger Tour
Murrysville native Palmer Jackson spent two weeks earlier this month competing in the DP World Tour (PGA European Tour) Q-school qualifier. And while he fell short of earning full exemption to the tour by two shots, he did return home with a job. He earned exemption to the Challenger Tour,...
Former Penguins forward Nick Bonino signs in Slovenia 
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino has signed with HK Olimpija Ljubljana, a team based in Slovenia that competes in the International Central European Hockey League (ICEHL). In addition to Slovenia, that league has teams based in Austria, Italy and Hungary. HK Olimpija Ljubljana announced the signing via a release...
Mark Madden's Hot Take: College Football Playoff could use less committee involvement
The new and improved 12-team College Football Playoff isn’t improved. It’s just a different version of screwy. It’s the word “committee.” Things get better if you ditch that word. Eliminate subjectivity. Make it about standings and winners. Provide an exact pathway. Right now, Ohio State is seeded fifth. The Buckeyes...
Minor league report: Penguins, Joel Blomqvist shut out Islanders 
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 23 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 shutout of the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. It was the first shutout of the season for Blomqvist, who improved his American Hockey League record to 1-1-0. Forward Emil Bemstrom had two...
LB Roquan Smith's injury causing concern for Ravens defense entering game vs. Chargers 
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Fresh off one of its best showings of the season, the Baltimore defense now has another problem to worry about. Roquan Smith missed practice again Friday because of a hamstring injury. Although the Ravens didn’t officially rule him or anyone else out — they don’t play...
Penguins teammates commend Sidney Crosby for fight vs. Winnipeg's Kyle Connor 
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is known for many things, such as possessing perhaps the most refined 200-foot game of his generation, elite passing skills and a wicked backhand. A propensity for dropping the gloves, however, not so much. Yet, the 37-year-old fought 6-foot-1 winger Kyle Connor of the Winnipeg...


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