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Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro auto racing debut
INDIANAPOLIS — Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut on Saturday in an event in which “The Matrix” star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Reeves spun into the grass without a collision on the exit of Turn 9 a little more than halfway through the...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson expects to play in the season opener ‘with ease’
Erik Karlsson was optimistic. As he lumbered into the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room at their facility Saturday in Cranberry, he blurted out his ambitions. “I was hoping you forgot about me!” Karlsson quipped to the gaggle of reporters hoping to speak with him for the first time this training camp....
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson preparing for busy schedule
As Palmer Jackson was enjoying a stress-free round of golf at Oakmont Country Club on Oct. 1, he took time to watch some of the players putt on No. 18 during the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship. Jackson, the 2018 PIAA champion, was playing with good friend Gregor Meyer...
Steelers 4 Downs: George Pickens takes lion’s share of team’s targets, production
1. Pick ‘em, Pickens If you add up all of Justin Fields’ 109 pass attempts for the Pittsburgh Steelers so far this season, the ball was sent downfield a net 698 yards. And more than half of those “air yards” have been thrown to George Pickens. Pickens — at 54.61%,...
‘We came up short way too often’: Pirates’ season spiraled with stretch of 1-run losses
The Pittsburgh Pirates had just blown a ninth-inning lead in a 7-6 loss to the San Diego Padres on Aug. 8 at PNC Park when manager Derek Shelton was asked about suffering a fifth one-run loss in seven days. “If I could put my finger on it, I would,” Shelton...
Scouting the Cowboys: Steelers’ next opponent is facing 3rd AFC North team in 5 weeks
SCOUTING THE COWBOYS Last meeting Steelers beat Cowboys, 24-19, on Nov. 8, 2020 in Texas Key matchup Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb vs. Steelers defense The NFL’s reigning receptions leader and first-team All Pro, Lamb is unlike most of the other elite receivers in that he runs the majority of his...
‘Why change it?’: No. 2 Upper St. Clair rides running game to take down No. 4 South Fayette
There wasn’t much mystery around Upper St. Clair’s offense Friday night. The Panthers ran the football 43 times, which is pretty much what they did last week, too. And, again, it worked. Upper St. Clair rushed for 342 yards and senior Julian Dahlem scored twice as the second-ranked Panthers defeated...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bears
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 24 saves on 28 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 preseason loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday. Forwards Atley Calvert, Sam Houde and Gabe Klassen scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The Penguins will conclude the preseason with...
High school football roundup for Oct. 4, 2024: No. 1 Pine-Richland edges Penn Hills
Aaron Strader threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a fourth-quarter TD as top-ranked Pine-Richland scored a 31-21 victory over Penn Hills (3-4, 2-1) in a Class 5A Northeast Conference football game Friday night. Devin Harris threw for 132 yards and ran for two touchdowns for Penn...
Fast start helps Hempfield hold off Norwin for 2nd consecutive conference win
Hempfield jumped out to a quick lead against rival Norwin on Friday but needed to hold on for its second consecutive WPIAL Class 6A Conference victory. Quarterback Dom Detruf rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown and completed 6 of 17 passes for 143 yards and a score to carry...
Trey Coury runs 53 times for 266 yards as Burrell tops Valley in rivalry game
For the second week in a row, Trey Coury did some heavy lifting. The Burrell sophomore tailback again logged more than 50 carries: 53 to be exact. Those runs went for 266 yards and both Bucs scores in a 15-6 victory over Valley in the annual “Battle of the Bypass”...
Penguins finish preseason by beating Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins won their preseason finale, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets, 7-3, at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. Blue Jackets forward Mikael Pyyhtia (second goal of the preseason, 4:35 of the first period) and defenseman Cole Clayton (first goal, 5:05) opened the scoring. Penguins forward Noel Acciari responded with...
Aaron Rodgers denies Robert Saleh rift, responds to Davante Adams rumors
WARE, England — Aaron Rodgers talked some football but mostly relationships — those with coach Robert Saleh and former teammate Davante Adams, in particular — after the New York Jets landed in London on Friday. The four-time NFL MVP even tossed in some local lingo, saying “knackered” and “gobsmacked” during...
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto want to deliver World Series to L.A.
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have been friends going back to their days playing in Japan’s top baseball league. Now, they’re making their MLB playoff debuts together for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They teamed to win a gold medal for Japan in last year’s World Baseball Classic....
Mets name Kodai Senga Game 1 starter against Phillies in NLDS
PHILADELPHIA — Kodai Senga, who has thrown just 5 1/3 major-league innings all year, is the surprise Game 1 starter for the New York Mets when they open the NL Division Series on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Senga joined the Mets ahead of the 2023 season on a $75...
Mets, Phillies set for 1,082nd head-to-head game, 1st in playoffs
PHILADELPHIA — Take a look at the great moments in the Mets-Phillies rivalry — from Jim Bunning’s Father’s Day perfect game to New York’s epic collapse in the 2007 NL East race, to each team scoring 20-plus runs against the other and all the way to a London series this...
Report: Former Jeannette standout Terrelle Pryor suing Big Ten, Ohio State, others over NIL use
Former Jeannette standout Terrelle Pryor is suing the NCAA, Big Ten, Ohio State and Learfield Communications seeking restitution for the use of his name, image and likeness, according to multiple media reports citing a legal filing. Pryor, who also is suing on behalf of others similarly affected, asserts that the...
Beau Hossler leads by one at the Sanderson Farms in search of his first PGA Tour titleVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — Beau Hossler did his part on another day of low scoring at the Sanderson Farms Championship, missing only one green Friday for an 8-under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend as he chases his first PGA Tour victory. Hossler started his round with a...
Witt prepares for Royals to take on New York at Yankee Stadium by watching Jeter videosVideo
NEW YORK — Happy to be on track for an AL Division Series matchup against the Yankees, Bobby Witt Jr. streamed YouTube on the train ride from Baltimore to New York to watch some Derek Jeter highlights of postseasons past. “Just being able to see it,” Witt recalled Friday, “just...
On Football: It’s early enough for NFL coaches on the hot seat to cool criticism with a few winsVideo
Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl with a backup quarterback and turned a perennial loser into a playoff winner in his first season. Now, he’s the most likely NFL coach to get fired, according to oddsmakers. Mike McCarthy also has a Super Bowl ring and has won 12 games each...
Kyle Busch is in danger of snapping his NASCAR-record 19-year winning streakVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Time is running out for Kyle Busch to stretch his remarkable winning streak to 20 consecutive NASCAR seasons with at least one victory. There are only six races remaining as Busch heads to Talladega Superspeedway, where he has won twice in his career. He has won just...
Neighbors, AL Central rivals Tigers and Guardians meeting in October’s postseason for first timeVideo
CLEVELAND — Midwest neighbors and mostly friendly division rivals, Detroit and Cleveland have played 2,326 times since their first game May 3, 1901. Never once have they met in the postseason in 123 years. That changes Saturday. “This will be the best commute in my playoff history,” joked Tigers manager...
Return of Isaac Seumalo welcome development for otherwise-young Steelers O-line
It was only two years ago that Isaac Seumalo was surrounded by some of the NFL’s most experienced and decorated offensive linemen. Flanking Seumalo in the starting lineup for the 2022 NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles were 12- and 10-year veterans. A couple years before that, Seumalo could defer not only...
Devils beat Sabres in NHL regular-season opener in PragueVideo
PRAGUE — Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist in his Devils debut as New Jersey beat the Buffalo Sabres, 4-1, on Friday in the NHL regular-season opener played in the Czech Republic capital. After former NHL great Jaromir Jagr, who still plays in the Czech league, dropped a...
Steelers injury report: Larry Ogunjobi questionable, Nick Herbig cleared to face Cowboys
The groin injury that began affecting veteran defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi over the past two days of Pittsburgh Steelers practice has left him as officially questionable to play in Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Ogunjobi joined quarterback Russell Wilson and outside linebacker Jeremiah Moon with “questionable” designations on the...
