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Steelers’ George Pickens fined $20,462 for unsportsmanlike conduct flags vs. Bengals
The pair of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties assessed to Pittsburgh Steelers receiver George Pickens during last week’s game in Cincinnati have cost him more than $20,000. The NFL levied a pair of $10,231 fines to Pickens. They were made public Saturday, as is custom for the league each week. Pickens was...
Vermont stuns Pitt in quarterfinals of NCAA men’s soccer tournament
Vermont advanced to the first final four in program history and spoiled No. 2 Pitt’s hopes of a national title in the regional final, defeating the Panthers, 2-0, on Saturday at Ambrose Urbanic Field. The Panthers dominated possession in the first half and were on the attack the majority of...
Galaxy strike early, hold off Red Bulls for 6th MLS Cup championshipVideo
CARSON, Calif. — Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic scored in the first half, and the LA Galaxy won their record sixth MLS Cup championship with a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. After striking twice in the first 13 minutes of the final with goals from...
Penguins forward Philip Tomasino sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Philip Tomasino will miss Saturday’s home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan revealed Tomasino’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff and labeled him as “day to day.” Tomasino did not record a shift...
Mount Union rallies to eliminate Carnegie Mellon from Division III playoffs
T.J. Shields passed for 218 yards on 23-of-30 passing, Tyler Echeverry rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns and the Mount Union defense sacked Carnegie Mellon quarterback Ben Mills on fourth down with 1 minute, 25 seconds left to secure a 24-19 victory Saturday in the Division III playoffs. The...
Slippery Rock avenges loss to Cal (Pa.) to earn spot in D-II football semifinals
Brayden Long sat inside a cramped, makeshift interview room high atop Cal (Pa.)’s Adamson Stadium quietly surveying his surroundings. As Slippery Rock’s record-setting quarterback swigged water from a bottle, his eyes darted back and forth as if to replay the day’s events. Thanks in large part to Long’s masterful approach,...
Ohio dominates Miami (Ohio) to win its first MAC Championship game 38-3Video
DETROIT — Parker Navarro ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more, and Ohio beat Miami (Ohio), 38-3, in the Mid-American Conference championship game played at Ford Field on Saturday. Anthony Tyus rushed for 151 yards and a score on 27 carries to help the Bobcats (10-3) win their...
No. 16 Iowa State falls short in Big 12 title game again, this time with CFP at stakeVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cam Skattebo ran for 170 yards and two scores while adding a touchdown catch as 12th-ranked Big 12 newcomer Arizona State beat No. 16 Iowa State, 45-19, in the conference championship game Saturday for a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff. The Sun Devils (11-2, No....
Jaland Lowe carries Pitt to 2nd-half rally in victory at Virginia Tech in ACC opener
Before Pitt found its shooting touch, before the Panthers started to play with the necessary physicality and focus, before Jaland Lowe decided the floor was his, Pitt looked like a team headed for defeat. Suddenly, the momentum shifted and Lowe scored 15 points in the second half Saturday to lead...
Steelers free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick short on turnovers, big on value as last line of defense
Minkah Fitzpatrick is aware of the narrative that he doesn’t make many splash plays anymore, let alone create turnovers, so the Pittsburgh Steelers’ three-time All-Pro free safety must be having a down season. On a defense that loves to talk about its turnover culture and awards T-shirts for takeaways, Fitzpatrick...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Pressure is on Steelers’ T.J. Watt in rematch with Myles Garrett, Browns
T.J. Watt skipped the NFL Honors ceremony at Las Vegas in February when he learned he wouldn’t be winning the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. Cleveland’s Myles Garrett got that award. Garrett took Watt’s no-show as a slight, and said so. When the Steelers visited Cleveland on Nov. 21,...
Steelers 4 Downs: Russell Wilson throws downfield often, effectively
1. Moon man Russell Wilson has quickly become known to Pittsburgh Steelers fans for his “moon ball.” If it seems every week Wilson is dropping his trademark high-arcing pass into the arms of a receiver deep down the field, it’s because he is. In each of Wilson’s six starts, he...
Scouting the Browns: Cleveland hasn’t won regular-season game in Pittsburgh since 2003
SCOUTING THE BROWNS Last meeting Browns beat Steelers, 24-19, on Nov. 21 in Cleveland. Key matchup Steelers WR George Pickens vs. Browns CB Denzel Ward The eyes of everyone are always on Pickens, from opposing defensive coordinators to fans to officials. Pickens is coming off a game in which he...
Minor league report: Nailers’ winning streak reaches 9Video
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 31 saves on 33 shots for the Wheeling Nailers who extended a winning streak to nine games with a 4-2 win against the Kalamazoo Wings at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Murashov’s record improved to 8-2-0 while forward Jordan Martel paced the offense for...
Penguins’ season-best winning streak halted with loss to Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins look much better in early December than they did when the 2024-25 campaign began in early October. But they wound up with a result on Friday that was similar to what they opened the season with. A loss to the New York Rangers. At New York’s Madison...
No. 1 Pitt sweeps Morehead State in opening round of NCAA Tournament
Senior libero Emmy Klika and her teammates huddled together in front of the net after the Pitt women’s volleyball team swept Morehead State on Friday night at Petersen Events Center. The Panthers’ tradition of taking a photo after every match is the program’s simple way of documenting the steps along...
Javon Small, Tucker DeVries lead West Virginia over Georgetown in Big 12-Big East BattleVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Javon Small had 26 points, Tucker DeVries scored 13 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia rallied to beat Georgetown, 73-60, on Friday night in the Big 12-Big East Battle. Small made 9 of 16 shots with four 3-pointers and 4 of 5 free...
Duquesne defeats Delaware, earns 2nd win in past 3 games
A week-and-a-half ago, he secured his first college coaching victory at the Cayman Islands Classic. On Friday, Duquesne’s Dru Joyce III won his first game in the United States. Tre Dinkins III scored 18 points to lead five Duquesne players in double figures, and the Dukes, playing for the second...
Scottie Scheffler goes on run of birdies in Hero World Challenge and leads by 2Video
NASSAU, Bahamas — Scottie Scheffler birdied every hole but the par 3s on the front nine at Albany Golf Club on Friday and finished his bogey-free round with an 8-under 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge. Two months off did nothing to slow the...
Jaguars WR Josh Reynolds ready to put shooting behind him
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Josh Reynolds was ready for another change of scenery after getting shot in Denver in mid-October. The Jaguars (2-10) claimed Reynolds off waivers from the Broncos on Wednesday, adding the journeyman to help offset season-ending injuries to Christian Kirk and Gabe Davis. The 29-year-old...
Dan Campbell, Lions no longer satisfied with making playoffs
DETROIT — For most of a century, the Detroit Lions making the playoffs was a banner day. Suddenly, it has become old hat. After winning their last NFL championship in 1957, the Lions only played 13 playoff games in the next 75 seasons. They only won one of them —...
NFL ends sex assault investigation of Browns’ Deshaun Watson
CLEVELAND — The NFL closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is ending the season on injured reserve for the second year in a row. The league has been reviewing the case for months, trying to determine whether Watson should be punished. “The...
Penn State’s James Franklin looks to fill empty trophy case in Happy ValleyVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — The empty trophy case that stares back at the players in the Penn State team meeting room says as much about the program as it does about its coach. James Franklin was in on the decision to place it there. With one exception in 2016, there hasn’t been...
ESPN’s Randy Moss taking extended leave to focus on ‘personal health challenge’
LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss is taking an extended leave from his role as an analyst on “NFL Sunday Countdown” as he deals with “a personal health challenge,” ESPN said in a statement Friday. In a video recorded and posted on Instagram before he appeared on...
Jets CB Sauce Gardner, RB Breece Hall doubtful vs. Dolphins; LB C.J. Mosley headed to IRVideo
New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner and running back Breece Hall are doubtful to play against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday because of injuries. Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Friday both players appear likely to sit out “barring something magical happening the next couple of days.” Neither Gardner nor Hall...
