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DUBLIN — Aiden Scott will catch up on sleep another time. The opportunity to watch his Steelers play in Ireland is pretty rare. The college student and his father, Aaron, arrived in Dublin on Saturday ahead of Pittsburgh’s game against the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park. They were decked out...

DUBLIN — The NFL wants to expand its slate of international games to Asia, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday without specifying any countries. Goodell’s comment at an event in Dublin could indicate the league is ready to stage a game in the Middle East and it comes a day after...

Early in the second quarter of Pitt’s 34-27 loss to Louisville on Saturday, a controversial no-call set up the Cardinals at the Panthers’ 3-yard line, leading to an easy touchdown. With 14 minutes, 15 seconds to go before halftime, Pitt punt return man Kenny Johnson was first ruled to have...

The Pittsburgh Penguins cut 15 players from their training camp roster and assigned them to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. They include: Forwards – Raivis Ansons, Brayden Edwards, Zach Gallant, Max Graham, Jordan Kaplan, Gabe Klassen, Brett Murray, Zach Urdahl Defensemen – David Breazeale, Tommy Budnick, Kyle...

Matthew Rueve completed 30 of 37 passes for 400 yards and four touchdowns to lead IUP to a 40-13 victory over Seton Hill in PSAC football Saturday. Devin Whitlock caught 11 passes for 130 yards for IUP (3-1, 1-0) while teammates Maurice Massey, Leon Parson, Connor Shamany and Cyair Clark...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Devon Dampier threw a career-high four touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Utah to a 48-14 win over West Virginia on Saturday. Dampier bounced back from a lopsided home loss to Texas Tech last week in which he didn’t thrown a touchdown pass, was...

PITTSBURGH — Tyler Riddell passed to Joey Isabella for three second-quarter touchdowns and ran for two more as Duquesne beat New Haven, 44-18, on Saturday. New Haven’s AJ Duffy found Joshua Tracey deep for a 56-yard score in the second minute of the game, but Riddell and Isabella combined for...

Pitt will be without All-American tailback Desmond Reid on Saturday vs. Louisville, per the Panthers’ final player availability report submitted to the ACC at 10 a.m. Pitt (2-1) and Louisville (3-0) kick off from Acrisure Stadium at noon following a Panthers bye week. Reid, who has rushed 24 times for...

Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is scheduled to play in the the third period of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ home preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Prospect Sergei Murashov is slated to be in net for the first two periods. Fleury, who signed a ceremonial professional...

The last time Courtney Jackson was at Heinz Field, now Acrisure Stadium, was Nov. 5, 2022, as Syracuse played Pitt in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup. Things didn’t go as Jackson and his Orange teammates hoped that day as the Panthers held the Syracuse offense to three field goals in...

It had been nearly 40 years since New Castle celebrated a victory over Aliquippa. That changed Friday night. Freshman Marino Graham threw for 179 yards and one touchdown and ran for 105 yards and two TDs as New Castle upset top-ranked Aliquippa, 18-12, in a Class 4A Parkway Conference football...

The offenses gained momentum after halftime with three lead changes, but nobody was too surprised that Peters Township vs. Upper St. Clair eventually came down to the defenses. Each side delivered a late defensive stop. Ultimately, a last-minute stand 12 yards from its own end zone let Peters Township escape...

The Southmoreland and Derry football teams did not wait for mid-June to celebrate flag day. The teams combined for 27 penalties (Derry 14 and Southmoreland 13) during their WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference battle Friday. But it was two Southmoreland touchdowns in the first quarter and a solid defense that...

Mitch Keller rarely got run support to start the season, so it proved poetic that his final start would be the one where the Pittsburgh Pirates finally came through with a big inning. Sparked by Spencer Horwitz — who went 3 for 3 with two home runs, two walks, three...

Last year, Highlands led Deer Lakes by two touchdowns at halftime before the Lancers rallied for a one-point win. There was no dramatic Deer Lakes comeback victory this season. The Golden Rams led by three scores at halftime Friday in an Allegheny 7 Conference clash with the Lancers at Golden...

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their scheduled lineup for Saturday’s home preseason contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. Forwards — Justin Brazeau, Tristan Broz, Sidney Crosby, Filip Hallander, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Avery Hayes, Boko Imama, Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen, Evgeni Malkin, Anthony Mantha, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust. Defensemen...

Forwards Conor Dewar, Robby Fabbri and Philip Tomasino each scored their first goals of the preseason, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, on Friday at PPG Paints Arena. The result was the Penguins’ first victory of the preseason (1-1-1). Dewar’s score came at 2 minutes, 32...

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Rory McIlroy stared down Patrick Cantlay through the home stretch and made sure a European advantage wouldn’t be dented at the last moment. Thanks to stellar performances from McIlroy, Jon Rahm and their compatriots, Team Europe leads the United States, 51⁄2-21⁄2, after the opening day of the...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida captain Aleksander Barkov could miss the entire regular season because of a knee injury, a major blow to the Panthers and their quest to win a third consecutive Stanley Cup. Barkov got hurt Thursday in his first official practice of training camp and was undergoing...

ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders will be without offensive star players Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, coach Dan Quinn said. Daniels’ knee injury has not progressed enough for the doctors to clear him, Quinn said Friday. The Commanders’ franchise quarterback was also out...

Pittsburgh Riverhounds captain Danny Griffin has been cleared of allegations that he used racially offensive language during a game against Hartford Athletic last Saturday, according to a statement released by the Connecticut USL Championship club. Hartford Athletic’s statement, released Friday afternoon, said the league conducted an investigation into the allegations...