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Dominant season for the NFC North will leave a 14-win team as a wild card
There’s never quite been a division like this season’s NFC North and there has never been a wild-card team like whoever loses the division title showdown between Detroit and Minnesota. Led by the Lions and Vikings, both 14-2, the NFC North is set to be the winningest division since the...
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni set to rest Saquon Barkley in finale, end chance at NFL rushing record
PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley appears set to sit out the Philadelphia Eagles final regular-season game Sunday, denying the running back his chance at breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record. Barkley would finish the season with 2,005 yards rushing, just 101 yards shy of breaking Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards...
Pitt guard Ishmael Leggett out with lower body injury for game against California
Pitt’s depth at guard will get another serious test Wednesday after coach Jeff Capel ruled senior guard Ishmael Leggett unavailable with a lower body injury for the game against California. Senior guard Ishmael Leggett will miss today’s ACC home opener vs. Cal due to a lower body injury.Leggett is one...
Future of sports world integrates technology advancement, soaring revenue, fan experienceVideo
Editor’s note: One-fourth of the way through this century, TribLive is looking ahead to the next 25 years, using the events of the past 25 as a road map of what possibly is to come. This installment of the occasional series looks at the future of sports. Payment to college...
Penguins forward Michael Bunting finding power-play goals
Forward Michael Bunting became part of history Sunday when he scored a power-play goal during a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. The primary assist was recorded by forward Sidney Crosby, allowing him to become the Pittsburgh Penguins’ all-time leader in assists, surpassing Mario Lemieux’s...
Mark Madden: Should Steelers rest starters vs. Bengals if Ravens win and more sports notes
Time to ring in the New Year with refreshing sports notes! What does “auld lang syne” mean, anyway? • By the time the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ends, the only thing Mike Tomlin will win is “Hard Knocks.” • The Steelers will either lose the next two games or win the next...
Drew Allar’s NFL future comes into focus after Penn State’s CFP win over Boise State
Before the ball dropped and the East Coast rang in 2025, football fans across the country were glued to what was happening at the Fiesta Bowl. More specifically, neutrals saw what Penn State supporters have witnessed all year: the highs and lows of Drew Allar. They saw the elite arm...
No. 5 Penn State bottles up Jeanty, beats No. 8 Boise State in Fiesta Bowl
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Penn State defenders clogged every hole, stretched out every outside run, closed with ferocity. Everywhere that Ashton Jeanty turned, he ran into Nittany Lions. The Heisman Trophy runner-up still went over 100 yards, but he sure had to work for it. Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes...
U.S. beats Canada to finish 1st in its group at world junior championshipVideo
OTTAWA, Ontario — Danny Nelson scored the eventual game-winner in the third period and Trey Augustine made 38 saves, leading the United States to a 4-1 win over Canada on Tuesday night and into the top spot in Group A at the world junior hockey championship. Cole Hutson and Cole...
Minor league report: Nailers rout RoyalsVideo
Forward David Jankowski had a goal and three assists for the Wheeling Nailers who routed the Reading Royals, 7-3, at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday. Defenseman Chris Ortiz recorded five assists for Wheeling (22-5-1-0), which extended a winning streak to four games while forward Jack Beck contributed a...
Penguins close out year with loss to Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out the 2024 calendar year with a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Forward Drew O’Connor – who entered the game with a hideous 32-game streak without a goal – accounted for each of the Penguins’ scores. Red Wings...
Garrett Nussmeier throws for 304 yards, 3 TDs as LSU beats Baylor in Texas Bowl
HOUSTON — Garrett Nussmeier threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns as LSU beat Baylor 44-31 in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday. Nussmeier, who finished 24 of 34, tossed scoring passes of 10 yards and 1 yard to Trey’Dez Green and 41 yards to Chris Hilton Jr. in the first...
Louisville edges Washington in Sun Bowl after Huskies fail 2-point conversion
EL PASO, Texas — Harrison Bailey threw for three touchdowns and Caullin Lacy scored twice as Louisville hung on to beat Washington in a 35-34 nail-biter in the Sun Bowl on Tuesday. Lacy caught a 9-yard TD pass from Bailey, the game’s MVP, in the first quarter and rushed for...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang placed on injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been placed on injured reserve due to an undisclosed ailment. The six-time All-Star was injured during a 6-3 road loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday and was scratched the next day for a 3-2 home win against the Islanders. Via audio provided...
Lenny Randle, major leaguer repeatedly in the spotlight for 12 seasons, dies at 75Video
MURRIETA, Calif. — Lenny Randle, a big league player for 12 seasons who spoke five languages, performed stand-up comedy, was dubbed “The Most Interesting Man in Baseball” and was suspended for punching his Texas Rangers manager, has died. He was 75. Randle died Sunday at his home in Murrieta, California,...
West Virginia stuns No. 7 Kansas in intense Big 12 opener
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Javon Small hit the go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining, and short-handed West Virginia held on after blowing an 18-point second-half lead to beat seventh-ranked Kansas, 62-61, in an intense Big 12 opener for both teams Tuesday. Eduardo Andre had 15 points and Small finished with...
Steelers injury report: Joey Porter Jr. full practice participant, Jaylen Warren limited
Joey Porter Jr. returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Tuesday, six days after he sat out a game because of a knee injury. The Steelers No. 1 cornerback, Porter suffered the injury in a Dec. 21 loss at the Baltimore Ravens. Porter was regarded as a full practice participant on Tuesday’s...
Michigan defense pressures Jalen Milroe all day, Wolverines upset No. 11 Alabama in ReliaQuest BowlVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Michigan’s defense sacked Jalen Milroe five times and forced three turnovers by the Alabama quarterback to lead the Wolverines to a 19-13 victory over the 11th-ranked Crimson Tide in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Tuesday. Dominic Zvada kicked four field goals and Davis Warren threw a first-half touchdown...
Duquesne beats Rhode Island in Atlantic 10 opener to run winning streak to 4
After a rough start to the season, Duquesne’s basketball fortunes are turning. Jahsean Corbett totaled 13 points and 10 rebounds and three other Dukes scored in double figures as Duquesne opened Atlantic 10 Conference play Tuesday with a 67-55 New Year’s Eve victory over Rhode Island at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse,...
Zach Frazier given Joe Greene Award as Steelers rookie of the year
When the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Zach Frazier with the 51st overall pick of April’s draft, it marked the highest the team had selected a center since Maurkice Pouncey 14 years prior. Tuesday, Frazier joined Pouncey as a Steelers rookie of the year. He can only hope to follow by matching...
OLB Alex Highsmith given ‘Chief Award’ as Steeler most cooperative with media
It wasn’t lost on Alex Highsmith that he was at a podium accepting an award recognizing his interactions with media just six days after he had arguably his most honest and poignant public comments of the Pittsburgh Steelers season. After the Steelers lost their third consecutive game, Highsmith, on Christmas...
Former Duquesne great Sihugo Green named to National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Former Duquesne basketball star Sihugo Green, the only two-time consensus first-team All-America in program history, was named Tuesday to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. During his three-year career (1954-56) with the Dukes, Green averaged a double-double (19.8 points and 11.5 rebounds per game) and finished...
Inside linebacker Cole Holcomb leads trio of injured-list Steelers returning to practice
Cole Holcomb endured the solitude of a lonely rehabilitation from knee surgery — the details of which he wouldn’t divulge — so his return Tuesday to practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers was a major moment. “I felt like a little kid on the first day of school,” Holcomb said. “I...
A jet carrying the Gonzaga men’s basketball team ordered to stop to avoid collision at LAXVideo
LOS ANGELES — The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off Friday at Los Angeles International Airport. The plane operated by Key Lime Air was ordered by air traffic...
Tim Benz: Don’t fret over a potential Steelers-Ravens Round 3, embrace it
When the dust settles on the AFC playoff bracket, one of three things is going to happen to the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) after their regular season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals (8-8) on Saturday night. • They could win the AFC North and host a home playoff game next week....
