Sports category, Page 355
CB Joey Porter Jr. returns, but Steelers will be without starter Donte Jackson vs. Bengals
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to face the Cincinnati Bengals’ prolific passing attack without starting cornerback Donte Jackson, who is inactive for Saturday night’s season finale at Acrisure Stadium. Jackson (back), who didn’t practice Tuesday and was a limited participant Wednesday and Thursday, was listed as questionable on the status...
PGA Tour moves toward changes to FedEx Cup finale
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Commissioner Jay Monahan wasn’t kidding when he told the PGA Tour staff in his year-end message that “everything was on the table.” That includes what could be another massive overhaul at the Tour Championship to determine the FedEx Cup champion. How soon it happens — and what...
Javon Small, Jonathan Powell combine to lift West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Javon Small scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Jonathan Powell scored 17 points as West Virginia never trailed in a 69-50 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Eduardo Andre grabbed 10 rebounds for West Virginia (11-2, 2-0 Big 12) which has won seven straight....
Steelers’ George Pickens passes $68,000 in NFL fines this season after helmet removal vs. K.C.
The NFL fined receiver George Pickens for removing his helmet during play of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game on Christmas Day against the Kansas City Chiefs. According to the league, Pickens was docked $10,231 for his actions at the 10:05 mark of the fourth quarter. Pickens actually twice took off his...
Jahsean Corbett’s 29 points not enough as Duquesne falls to DavidsonVideo
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Jahsean Corbett had 29 points and six rebounds, but Duquesne lost 77-71 to Davidson in an Atlantic 10 game Saturday. Maximus Edwards added nine points for the Dukes (6-9, 1-1), and Cam Crawford finished with nine points, four assists and two steals. Duquesne saw its four-game winning...
Bucs safety, Pitt and Central Valley product Jordan Whitehead injured in car accident, out Sunday
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead was injured in a car accident Saturday and will not play against the Saints on Sunday. The Buccaneers placed Whitehead on the reserve/non-football injury list and signed safety Ryan Neal from the practice squad. Whitehead, a Pitt and Central Valley product,...
Kicker Upton Bellenfant, LB Red Murdock lead Buffalo past Liberty in Bahamas BowlVideo
NASSAU, Bahamas — Upton Bellenfant kicked four field goals, linebacker Red Murdock led a dominant defense with 13 tackles and a pick-6 and Buffalo completed a turnaround season with a 26-7 win over Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl on Saturday. The Bulls, 3-9 last season, finished 9-4 under first-year coach...
Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen power hot Penn State rushing attack into CFP semifinalsVideo
Any time Penn State tight end Tyler Warren moves in motion, opposing defenses take notice. Warren, the undisputed starring actor within opponents’ film preparations for the Nittany Lions, has earned that kind of attention. Through 15 games, as Penn State continues its College Football Playoff run, no team has fully...
Pitt gets commitment from defensive end Blaine Spires, a transfer from Utah State
After losing three defensive ends in the transfer portal, including promising freshman Sincere Edwards, Pitt took a step toward restocking the position Saturday when Blaine Spires, formerly of Bowling Green and Utah State, said he plans to enroll. Full Circle! You earned it H2P #1stcommit???? Ant (@anttt88) January 4,...
Panthers forward Sam Bennett fined for punching Penguins forward Drew O’ConnorVideo
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett was fined $5,000 by the NHL for punching Penguins forward Drew O’Connor during a game at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. on Friday. The league announced the fine Saturday and labeled the action as “roughing.” At 17:55 of the third period during a 3-2...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Forget being fair, NHL’s outdoor games need star power, top teams
The NHL’s annual Winter Classic drew 16% less TV viewers than last year’s. The audience of 920,000 was the event’s lowest ever. That’s hardly shocking. The Winter Classic featured two subpar teams, St. Louis and host Chicago. The Blackhawks currently sit last in the NHL’s Central Division and their alleged...
Fox Chapel grad Kate Friday signs on with expansion Pittsburgh Riveters SC
Kate Friday didn’t want her mental well-being to be defined by success, or failure, surrounding her soccer career. When the Fox Chapel graduate committed to attend Xavier University in Cincinnati, she wanted to find places around her adopted city where she could escape. “I think my favorite place to go...
Who are the Penguins’ greatest players of the 21st century?
As far as centuries go, the 21st has treated the Pittsburgh Penguins pretty well. No team in the NHL has scored more goals (5,737) or held more Stanley Cup parades (three) since Jan. 1, 2000. It stands to reason, then, that their Quarter-Century Team should be something to see. Each...
‘I want to be here’: Starter-turned-backup QB Justin Fields hopes to return to Steelers in ’25
Justin Fields went from starting the first six games of the season at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers to playing sparingly in the final 10, in a role more reduced than even he expected. The hardest thing for Fields, however, was sitting out the past two games with a lower...
Hideki Matsuyama sets the target at Kapalua and leads Collin Morikawa by 1Video
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Collin Morikawa has played Kapalua enough to know that trailing Hideki Matsuyama by seven shots early in the second round was no reason to panic. Sure enough, he nearly caught up to the Japanese star Friday at The Sentry. Matsuyama played bogey-free on another gorgeous day on...
Minnesota beats Virginia Tech 24-10 in Duke’s Mayo Bowl for 8th straight bowl victoryVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Max Brosmer threw for 211 yards and a touchdown, Darius Taylor ran for 113 yards a TD and also threw for a score and Minnesota extended its bowl winning streak to eight with a 24-10 victory over Virginia Tech on Friday night in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl....
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Checkers in overtime
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 36 saves on 39 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Charlotte Checkers at WesBanco Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 5-4-2. Defenseman Nate Clurman and forward Ville Koivunen scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (17-8-3-0). Checkers forward...
Penguins lose shootout to Panthers, forward Philip Tomasino to injury
Penguins forward Philip Tomasino suffered an undisclosed injury during a 3-2 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. on Friday. He did not record a shift beyond the 4-minute, 56-second mark of the third period. Other than the team acknowledging his premature departure from...
Ohio State coach Ryan Day offered Texas QB Quinn Ewers scholarship as 8th graderVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ryan Day has been eyeing Quinn Ewers since he was in eighth grade. He will get another look at his former recruit from the opposing sideline at the Cotton Bowl soon. Now, Ewers is set to wrap up his third year as starting quarterback for the Texas...
Lincoln Pare rushes for a 73-yard TD late and Texas State beats North Texas in First Responder BowlVideo
DALLAS — Jordan McCloud threw for 307 yards and a touchdown, Lincoln Pare ran for a 73-yard touchdown with 2 minutes, 25 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and Texas State held off North Texas, 30-28, on Friday night in the First Responder Bowl. Texas State (8-5) secured eight wins...
PGA Tour contemplating changes to Tour Championship, AP sources sayVideo
KAPALUA, Hawaii — The PGA Tour is contemplating another change to the format at the Tour Championship to crown a FedEx Cup champion as part of its response to what fans, television and corporate partners want to see. Two PGA Tour officials said several concepts are still under discussion as...
Ar’Darius Washington has been right in the middle of Baltimore’s late-season improvement on defenseVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Before Baltimore’s game at Houston on Christmas Day became a rout, the Ravens’ defense was put to the test. It was fourth-and-goal from the 4-yard line, and on a swing pass to Joe Mixon, safety Ar’Darius Washington swooped in unblocked, stopping the running back along the...
Heat suspend Jimmy Butler for 7 games, will seek trade
MIAMI — The Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games Friday and said they will seek to trade him. The Heat said the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.” “Through his actions and statements, he...
Penguins activate defenseman Owen Pickering from injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated rookie defenseman Owen Pickering from injured reserve Friday evening. A left-handed shot, Pickering has been sidelined the past four games as a result of a concussion he suffered during a 3-0 road loss to the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 21. The Penguins’ first-round pick (No....
Vikings’ passing attack keeps ascending thanks to former Pitt star Jordan AddisonVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Jordan Addison lined up in the slot and ran a simple 5-yard hitch route for the Minnesota Vikings last week in the third quarter against Green Bay, selling his complete stop so well that Packers safety Javon Bullard relaxed his coverage for a costly second. Addison suddenly...
