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District college football roundup: Kutztown tops Cal (Pa.) to repeat as PSAC champs
Jaedyn Stewart rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown and caught an 8-yard scoring pass from Judd Novak to lead No. 3 Kutztown to a 21-14 victory over Cal (Pa.) in the PSAC championship game Saturday to repeat as conference champs. The Vulcans (8-2) pulled to within seven points with...
Steelers on Ravens RB Derrick Henry: ‘That’s what you call a unicorn’
As he stood in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Friday, Nick Herbig widened his eyes and shook his head out of a combination of adulation and incredulity. “He’s different, man,” Herbig said of Baltimore Ravens star running back Derrick Henry. “That’s what you call a unicorn.” What Herbig did not...
Robert Morris loses to Central Connecticut State on deflected 2-point pass in 2nd OT
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Isaac Boston caught a 2-point conversion pass that deflected off his own lineman’s helmet and gave Central Connecticut State a 35-33 double-overtime victory over Robert Morris on Saturday to send them into a conference championship showdown. The Blue Devils (6-5, 4-1) will host Duquesne, unbeaten in...
Duquesne clinches share of NEC title with rout of Wagner
PITTSBURGH — Darius Perrantes threw six touchdown passes and Tedy Afful had more than 200 receiving yards as Duquesne clinched a share of the Northeast Conference championship with a 42-21 win over Wagner on Saturday afternoon. The Dukes (8-2) are now 5-0 in conference play and can clinch the outright...
Penguins rookie defenseman Jack St. Ivany feels more secure as an NHLer
Jack St. Ivany reached a minor milestone Friday, but he wasn’t aware it was approaching when the topic was brought up earlier in the week. The right-handed defenseman set a career high in games played when he dressed for his 15th contest of the season Friday, a 6-2 road loss...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang remains sidelined due to illness
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss Saturday’s home game against the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena because of an unspecified illness. It will be the second consecutive game he has been scratched with the malady. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status approximately two hours before Saturday’s game....
Steelers place veteran CB C.J. Henderson on IR, sign RB Jonathan Ward to active roster
For the third time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday added veteran running back Jonathan Ward to their active roster. The move could signal that Ward will be in uniform for the Steelers for a fifth time this season during Sunday’s AFC North showdown with the Baltimore Ravens. A...
Clemson stuns Pitt on QB Cade Klubnik’s late 50-yard touchdown run
So much of what happened to Pitt in its 24-20 loss to Clemson on Saturday was bad that it’s difficult to believe the Panthers actually fooled everyone and looked like winners in the game’s final 90 seconds. • Start with the dagger that stretched Pitt’s losing streak to three, the...
Thomas Jefferson tops McKeesport for WPIAL Class 4A championship, giving Bill Cherpak 10th title
Bill Cherpak has never been one to tout his own stats or accolades and that remained the case after becoming the first WPIAL coach to reach double-digit championships in football on Saturday. His Thomas Jefferson players did the talking for him. “He’s the G.O.A.T. Period,” Jaguars running back Tyler Eber...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers need to let Russ cook in must-win game
You will know the likelihood of the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Baltimore Ravens at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday after the Steelers’ first two offensive plays. If the Steelers run the ball twice by way of indulging their preferred hard-nosed style and pursuing how this matchup traditionally is contested, they’re ignoring...
Greensburg Central Catholic rallies past Linville Hill to claim 3rd PIAA girls volleyball title
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Trailing 2-1 in the state championship match, Greensburg Central Catholic found its game and took the final two sets to win its third PIAA girls volleyball title Saturday with a 3-2 victory over Linville Hill Christian School in the Class A final at Cumberland Valley High...
Nate Yarnell replaces Eli Holstein as Pitt’s starting quarterback against Clemson
After two head injuries in the past three games, Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein didn’t start Saturday when the Panthers met Clemson at Acrisure Stadium. Nate Yarnell made his fourth career start — and first this season — in a make-or-break game for Pitt (7-2, 3-2 ACC) against the Tigers (7-2,...
Indiana rewards Curt Cignetti for 10-0 season with new 8-year contract
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti, a Pittsburgh native, has been rewarded for a historic season with a new eight-year contract worth an annual average of $8 million, university officials announced Saturday. The contract, which runs through 2032, includes a $1 million retention bonus. University officials made the...
North Allegheny grad Luke Colella a bright spot for Princeton football
The wait was worth it for North Allegheny graduate Luke Colella. After biding his time for two seasons at Princeton behind a group of talented pass-catchers, Colella has become the Tigers’ top wide receiver. Colella, a senior, moved into the starting lineup last season and earned honorable mention all-Ivy League...
Steelers 4 Downs: Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry have opponents seeing red in red zone
1. Zone-ing in Rest assured that in advance of the AFC North showdown Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers are aware of the Baltimore Ravens’ offensive abilities once they get inside the 20-yard line. The Ravens lead the NFL by scoring touchdowns on 76.7% of red-zone possessions, and it should come as...
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers’ next opponent has NFL’s best offense but worst pass defense
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Steelers beat Ravens, 17-10, on Jan. 6 in Baltimore Key matchup Ravens RB Derrick Henry vs. Steelers ILB Elandon Roberts Henry (10,622 yards), the active career rushing leader, has a 2,000-plus yard season on his resume and currently leads the NFL with 1,120 rushing yards...
Central Catholic hopes to finally solve North Allegheny as teams clash again in WPIAL 6A final
Xxavier Thomas is about to play in his fourth WPIAL championship game, a rather rare feat accomplished by the Central Catholic senior. But he admits he expects more out of this one after three runner-up finishes. “Hopefully, we can come out victorious,” said Thomas, a Penn State-bound cornerback and wide...
Jake Paul beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as the hits don’t match the hype
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Paul won a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson as the hits didn’t match the hype in a fight between a young YouTuber-turned-boxer and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Friday night. All the hate from the pre-fight buildup was gone, with Paul even stopping to pay homage...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Fuel in shootoutVideo
A shootout goal by forward Jack Beck gave the Wheeling Nailers a 2-1 win against the Indy Fuel at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 24 saves on 25 shots in regulation and overtime then stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout to...
Isaiah Rivera scores 18 points as DePaul takes down Duquesne
CHICAGO — Isaiah Rivera’s 18 points helped DePaul defeat Duquesne, 84-58, on Friday night. It was the Dukes’ third straight loss to start the season. Rivera went 7 of 9 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Blue Demons (4-0). David Skogman scored 16 points and...
Matt Sieg’s 6 touchdowns guide Fort Cherry past Jeannette in WPIAL Class A semifinals
Fort Cherry junior quarterback Matt Sieg put on quite a show Friday against Jeannette in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Canon-McMillan’s AHN Field. The Penn State commit scored six touchdowns and rushed for 232 yards to lead Fort Cherry to a 49-14 victory. The win puts the top-seeded and...
Ace Baldwin Jr., Zach Hicks both score 19 as Penn State breezes past Virginia TechVideo
BALTIMORE — Ace Baldwin Jr. and Zach Hicks scored 19 points apiece, and Penn State rolled to an 86-64 victory over Virginia Tech at the Hall of Fame Series on Friday night. Baldwin added 10 assists for his first double-double of the season for the Nittany Lions (4-0). He made...
Nick McCullough’s 97-yard kick return touchdown sends Peters Township back to WPIAL finals
Nick McCullough knew he needed to make amends. He had a ball hit off him that led to an interception late in the second quarter and subsequently a field goal for Upper St. Clair. Well, he made up for it in a huge way a few seconds after that kick...
Pitt roughs up West Virginia in Backyard Brawl
The Pitt/West Virginia rivalry is called the Backyard Brawl, and Pitt’s Guillermo Diaz Graham was ready to take that label literally only 34 seconds into the Panthers’ 86-62 victory Friday night at Petersen Events Center. Diaz Graham was hit in the mouth while trying to block a shot by West...
Why are so many NFL kickers getting hurt?
EAGAN, Minn. — The kicker carousel has spun frequently around the NFL this fall. The riders keep getting hurt. Traditionally viewed in this tough-guy sport as the quirky specialists who get to steer clear of the danger that lurks on the field, the kicking community has experienced an outsized amount...
