Robert Morris loses at Milwaukee on last-second tip-in
Another close outcome didn’t go Robert Morris’ way Saturday night and the Colonials settled for a two-game split of their Horizon League season-opening road trip. Milwaukee’s Seth Hubbard followed up on teammate Isaiah Dorceus’ desperation 3-point shot with a high-arcing tap-in just before the final buzzer to lift the Panthers...
Pitt volleyball wins hard-fought match against Michigan to advance to NCAA regional semifinal
Pitt women’s volleyball coach Dan Fisher would love more preparation between the first and second round of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament. All 32 coaches who advanced to the second round felt like that to some degree about the 24-hour or so turnaround they face. The Panthers found ways to...
No. 10 Iowa State ‘steals spirit’ of No. 1 Purdue in dominant upsetVideo
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Milan Momcilovic scored 20 points, and Iowa State sank 11 3-pointers to propel No. 10 Iowa State to a dominant 81-58 win over No. 1 Purdue on Saturday. Momcilovic, Killyan Toure and Joshua Jefferson all hit three 3-pointers. Toure scored 13, Blake Buchanan 12 and Jefferson...
West Virginia can’t stop Juke Harris, loses to Wake Forest at Holiday HoopfestVideo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Juke Harris hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, Tre’von Spillers scored 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting, and Wake Forest beat West Virginia, 75-66, on Saturday night at Holiday Hoopfest. Omaha Biliew hit a 3-pointer that gave the Demon Deacons a one-point lead 24 seconds into...
Cameron Boozer scores 18 in No. 4 Duke’s win over No. 7 Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Cameron Boozer scored 18 points, including 16 in the second half, and Caleb Foster added 12 points Saturday to help No. 4 Duke hold on for a 66-60 victory over No. 7 Michigan State in a game that had the intensity of an NCAA Regional Final....
Georgia ends Alabama’s hold on rivalry, beats Crimson Tide to win SEC championship
ATLANTA — Gunner Stockton threw three touchdown passes as No. 3 Georgia solidified its position for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff and beat Alabama in the SEC championship game for the first time, pounding the 10th-ranked Crimson Tide, 28-7, on Saturday. Georgia (12-1, No. 3 CFP), had...
Messi and Inter Miami win MLS Cup, topping Vancouver, 3-1
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi ‘s legacy was long secured when he came to Inter Miami and joined Major League Soccer. He’d won a World Cup, won dozens of trophies, was generally considered the greatest player in the sport’s history. He didn’t need an MLS Cup. But he wanted...
Jalen Buckley’s two long touchdown runs lead Western Michigan to MAC Championship
DETROIT — Jalen Buckley had touchdown runs of 67 and 64 yards, and Western Michigan won the MAC Championship, defeating Miami of Ohio, 23-13, on Saturday. Buckley’s 67-yard touchdown burst on the third play of the game gave the Broncos the early lead. Palmer Domschke added three field goals in...
Texas Tech wins Big 12 title with 34-7 win over BYU
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cameron Dickey scored right after the first of linebacker Ben Roberts’ two interceptions in the second half as No. 5 Texas Tech won the Big 12 championship game and almost certainly locked up a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff with a 34-7 victory over 11th-ranked...
Duquesne men down Stony Brook behind John Hugley IV’s 25 points
At 6-foot-10 and 265 pounds, Duquesne’s John Hugley IV was making his presence felt, first outside the arc and then down low. Simply put, “Big John” was having another big game. “Just grateful that I can put this uniform on and share it with my teammates,” Hugley said Saturday after...
Penguins assign forward Joona Koppanen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Joona Koppanen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday after he cleared waivers. A left-handed shot, Koppanen was recalled to the NHL roster Nov. 6. Exclusively deployed on the left wing of the third and fourth lines, Koppanen has appeared in 10...
Veteran WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling in line to make Steelers debut vs. Ravens
After spending four seasons with the Green Bay Packers earlier in his career, Marquez Valdes-Scantling knows what an intense, old-school division rivalry is all about. Packers-Chicago Bears is not a bad equivalent to Steelers-Ravens. And Valdes-Scantling is set to make his Steelers debut amidst that rivalry. He was another practice-squad...
Michael Annett, who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR’s 3 national touring series, dies at 39
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Michael Annett, a former racecar driver who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR’s three national touring series, has died. He was 39. JR Motorsports, one of Annett’s former teams, posted the news on social media on Friday. No cause of death was announced. “Our thoughts and prayers...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Penguins can’t sacrifice development
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ place in the standings, perhaps unfortunately, dictates that a tightrope be walked between developmental (the primary goal) and contending for a playoff spot (the showbiz goal). But some decisions serve both masters. When Rickard Rakell returns from hand surgery in 3-4 weeks, he can’t resume his old...
Analysis: Penn State salvages chaotic coaching search with hire of Matt Campbell
Just a few days ago, Pat Kraft was public enemy No. 1. Now, Penn State’s athletic director can breathe a sigh of relief, and so can Nittany Lion fans. Penn State’s frustrating, antsy and, at times, embarrassing coaching search has been salvaged. Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, one of the most...
Until last year, Steelers had Ravens’ number when visiting M&T Bank Stadium
Gloom and doom surrounds the Pittsburgh Steelers’ visit to Baltimore this weekend. Given the team’s recent play — and last year’s trips to the Charm City — those low expectations are hardly surprising even if this game will determine first place in the AFC North. The Steelers, after all, aren’t...
Penguins forward Boko Imama is making the most of his time in the NHLVideo
In his first NHL game of the season, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Boko Imama enjoyed a milestone. During a 5-1 road win against the rival Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, Imama recorded 9 minutes, 39 seconds of ice time, a career high. By one second. “Was it?” Imama asked while offering a...
Steelers 4 Downs: Typically, the AFC North gets multiple playoff teams. Not likely in 2025
1. One, and done? With the two teams that are tied for first place in the AFC North sitting at 6-6 — and therefore on the outside looking in on the current conference’s wild-card picture — it would seem unlikely that the division will have multiple qualifiers for the playoffs...
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers opponent has struggled in the passing game
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Ravens beat Steelers, 28-14, on Jan. 11, 2025, in Baltimore in the wild-card playoff round Key matchup Ravens RB Derrick Henry vs. Steelers ILB Malik Harrison Harrison spent the first five seasons of his career with the Ravens as a run-stuffing linebacker, and the Steelers...
OT Dylan Cook elevated to Steelers’ roster vs. Ravens
Dylan Cook has been in uniform for a pair of NFL regular-season games. “No snaps yet,” Cook said Friday with a smile. A good chance that changes Sunday for Cook. The Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday elevated Cook and veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling from the practice squad to the gameday...
Mt. Lebanon native Parker Milner, 35, signs tryout with CapitalsVideo
The Washington Capitals signed goaltender Parker Milner, a native of Mt. Lebanon, to a professional tryout contract and dressed him as their backup for a road contest against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. With goaltender Charlie Lindgren sidelined by an undisclosed injury, the Capitals were unable to recall a reserve...
Minor league report: Penguins pound PhantomsVideo
Forwards Avery Hayes and Aidan McDonough each had a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (16-5-1-0) also got a goal and an assist each from forwards Tristan Broz, Danton Heinen...
Riverhounds goalkeeper Eric Dick won’t return as team announces series of moves
The first steps in the quest to repeat as kingpins of the USL Championship League were taken by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as the club announced a series of roster moves Friday, retaining options on four key players while also declining options on six members of the club, including its leading...
Babcock sets record as Pitt women’s volleyball team rolls in 1st round of NCAA Tournament
Olivia Babcock didn’t realize her performance during the first round of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament gave her the Pitt record for most kills in a season. Babcock knew she met the previous record holder, Wendy Hatlestad, during alumni weekend. Babcock recorded 13 kills during the Panthers’ 25-10, 25-17, 25-13...
Cameron Young and J.J. Spaun part of another 5-way tie for the lead in the Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas — U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun converted two of his three eagle chances, Cameron Young shot 30 on the back nine and Hideki Matsuyama was bogey-free, all of them part of another five-way tie for the lead Friday in the Hero World Challenge. Missing from a share of...
