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Jameis Winston throws 3 TD passes as Browns stun Ravens to end 5-game skidVideo
CLEVELAND — During an impassioned pregame speech, Jameis Winston asked his Browns teammates to believe. They do now. Winston threw a 38-yard touchdown pass — his third of the game — to Cedric Tillman with 59 seconds left as Cleveland stunned Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, 29-24, on Sunday...
Shohei Ohtani to play for Dodgers in Game 3 of World Series despite shoulder injuryVideo
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani will play for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, manager Dave Roberts told ESPN. Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder sliding into second base when he was caught stealing to end the seventh inning of Saturday night’s...
AP Top 25: Miami cracks top 5 for 1st time since 2017; Penn State at No. 3; Pitt at No. 18Video
Miami edged ahead of Texas and climbed to No. 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday, its highest ranking since 2017, and Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M all moved into the top 10. Oregon, Georgia, Penn State and Ohio State remained the top four teams,...
Steelers No. 2 QB Justin Fields downgraded to questionable to play vs. Giants
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday downgraded quarterback Justin Fields to questionable to play in Monday night’s home game against the New York Giants. Fields, the team announced, was added to the injury report because of a hamstring injury. Fields started the Steelers’ first six games of the season but was...
‘Just a gutsy win’: How Penn State football keeps winning despite injuries, setbacks
MADISON, Wis. — Saturday started to look all too familiar for Penn State. The starting quarterback was hurt. So were some other important players. And the early lead the Nittany Lions built had evaporated. This time it was QB Drew Allar, OL Anthony Donkoh and DE Dani Dennis-Sutton at Wisconsin....
Penn State’s James Franklin apologizes for handling of questions related to ex-players’ rape charges
MADISON, Wis. — Penn State coach James Franklin issued an apology Saturday night after his initial handling of questions about two former players who were charged early in the week with committing rape. After practice Wednesday night, a sports information director read from a brief statement that said Penn State...
Pitt moves up 1 spot to No. 18 in AP poll, awaits SMU showdown in Dallas
A month ago, one of the most iconic players in SMU history was speaking to coach Rhett Lashlee. Craig James said Lashlee’s Mustangs reminded him of another SMU team he knew well. He was referring to SMU of the 1980s when James teamed with Eric Dickerson to form the Pony...
Playing 3rd home night game in 23 days, Steelers can get 100th primetime win by beating Giants
Over his first six NFL seasons, Donte Jackson didn’t have much experience playing under the lights. Part of the lower-profile Carolina Panthers, Jackson played just five primetime home games. “I wasn’t used to (night games) till I got here,” said Jackson, a cornerback traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in March....
Organizer thrilled with inaugural Quaker Valley Fall Fest 5K
Quaker Valley junior River Capek created, planned and directed the 2024 Fall Fest 5K fun run/walk race in Leetsdale as his self-development school project. Things went well at the Oct. 13 event at Quaker Valley High School, the 16-year-old Capek said. “Things went fantastically well,” Capek said. “We were a...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freddie Freeman homers again as Dodgers win for 2-0 World Series lead
LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked back to his dugout and made the slightest tip of his cap to cheering fans. He left Japan for moments like this, an opportunity to put the Los Angeles Dodgers in control of the World Series. Yamamoto allowed one hit over 6 1/3 innings,...
Steelers 4 Downs: Russell Wilson thrives in debut by going under center, using play-action
1. No shotgun, plenty of ‘action’ It wasn’t just the quarterback that was different about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense during last week’s win against the New York Jets. In his debut for the team, Russell Wilson went under center and used play-action much more than has been typical for the...
Marc-Andre Fleury returns to Pittsburgh one final time
Mike Lange, as he always did during his career as the voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins, captured it perfectly. When goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made his NHL debut Oct. 10, 2003, he got a standing ovation during a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at the Mellon Arena. That reaction...
Scouting the Giants: DT Dexter Lawrence presents major problems for Steelers
SCOUTING THE GIANTS Last meeting Steelers beat Giants, 26-16, on Sept. 14, 2020 in East Rutherford, N.J. Key matchup Giants DT Dexter Lawrence vs. Steelers C Ryan McCollum As coach Mike Tomlin said this week, the Steelers “better do more than wish Ryan McCollum luck” against Lawrence. “We better give...
Penguins fall apart in 2nd period in Vancouver, lose 5th straight
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost their fifth consecutive game (0-4-1), falling to the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday. The Penguins took a 2-0 lead early in the second period before giving up three goals in 65 seconds to fall behind for good. Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made...
Minor league report: Goaltender Tristan Jarry leads Penguins past CrunchVideo
In his season debut at the American Hockey League level, goaltender Tristan Jarry made 32 saves on 34 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 win against the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the Pittsburgh Penguins sent Jarry to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
With Drew Allar hurt, Beau Pribula guides No. 3 Penn State past Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Beau Pribula performed well in relief of injured quarterback Drew Allar, Jaylen Reed scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 19-yard interception return and No. 3 Penn State rallied to beat Wisconsin, 28-13, on Saturday night. Allar went into the locker room before his teammates in the final...
Marchiol throws for 2 TDs, West Virginia scores on 3 fourth downs to beat Arizona 31-26Video
TUCSON, Ariz. — Nicco Marchiol threw for two touchdowns, and West Virginia scored three times on fourth downs to beat Arizona, 31-26, on Saturday night. Marchiol got his second career start after Garrett Greene was injured against Kansas State last week and was sharp, throwing for 198 yards on 18-of-22...
Will Howard throws for 3 touchdowns, but No. 4 Ohio State is sloppy in 21-17 win over NebraskaVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard tossed three touchdown passes, but No. 4 Ohio State needed an interception by cornerback Jordan Hancock with 1 minute, 16 seconds left to seal its 21-17 win over Nebraska on Saturday. The Buckeyes (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) bounced back from their loss to Oregon two...
Riverhounds clinch playoff spot with win over El Paso in regular season finale
With nine games remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley forecasted that 48 points was needed to get into the playoffs. Talk about foreshadowing. The Hounds achieved exactly that number and got the final three needed to clinch a playoff berth in a 2-0 victory over El...
Robert Morris blanks St. Francis for 2nd shutout in 3 games
Tyvon Edmonds Jr. and Ethan Shine scored on short touchdown runs, Robert Morris allowed just 130 yards, and the Colonials picked up their second shutout of the season, 17-0, over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday. Robert Morris (5-3, 4-0 Northeast Conference) remained a half-game ahead of Duquesne in the NEC...
District college football roundup for Oct. 26, 2024: Cal (Pa.) beats IUP in OT in Coal Bowl
Davis Black scored on a 3-yard run in overtime to give Cal (Pa.) a 16-13 PSAC victory over IUP in the 15th Coal Bowl on Saturday. Nick Andrasi kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime for IUP (5-3, 2-3). Black threw for 142 yards and a 63-yard touchdown to Eric...
Perrantes passes for 412 yards and 5 TDs as Duquesne beats Stonehill 48-34Video
EASTON, Mass. — Darius Perrantes was 25 of 34 passing for 412 yards and five touchdowns Saturday, and John Erby had eight receptions for 138 yards and two TDs to help Duquesne beat Stonehill, 48-34. JaMario Clements had 108 yards rushing and a touchdown on 20 carries for Duquesne (5-2,...
Cordarrelle Patterson doubtful but Damontae Kazee will return to Steelers lineup vs. Giants
The Pittsburgh Steelers likely will have to wait another week to welcome back Cordarrelle Patterson after a multi-game absence. They won’t, however, have to wait any longer for Damontae Kazee’s return. Kazee, one of the Steelers’ top three safeties, made it through a full week of practice, and on Saturday...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: What good is replay review when it abandons common sense?
The use of replay review in sports is invariably a hot topic. It gets the calls right. Usually. It slows down the game. Always. In the end, for me, replay review doesn’t quite connect. In the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s NFL game, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold got blatantly...
In honor of new Mr. Steelers Defense’s 202nd game with team, Cam Heyward’s top 5 career moments
When Cameron Heyward takes the field for the first snap of Monday night’s game against the New York Giants at Acrisure Stadium, he will become the all-time leader in games played by a Pittsburgh Steelers defensive player. For a franchise with a reputation for defensive brilliance, that Heyward will surpass...
