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Taysom Hill runs for 3 TDs as the Saints top Jameis Winston and the struggling Browns 35-14Video
NEW ORLEANS — Taysom Hill capped a 138-yard, three-touchdown performance on the ground with a 75-yard scoring run, and the New Orleans Saints improved to 2-0 under interim coach Darren Rizzi with a 35-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. The Browns host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night....
Steelers stop Ravens’ 2-point attempt to stay atop division on Chris Boswell’s 6 field goals
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t follow an offensive formula for beating the high-scoring Baltimore Ravens, relying on their kicker after failing to score a touchdown despite four trips to the red zone. The Steelers continue to possess the most potent antidote for Lamar Jackson, even as the Ravens paired their two-time...
Rafael Nadal will head into retirement after Spain hosts the Davis Cup
MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal’s impending retirement will loom over the Davis Cup Final 8 from the moment it begins Tuesday in southern Spain. If that weren’t already obvious, just glance at the banner measuring 28,000 square feet (2,600 square meters) — about half the size of a football field...
Steelers RB Jaylen Warren has productive game vs. Ravens despite back injury
Despite suffering a back injury during the past week that limited him during practices, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jalen Warren played in Sunday’s AFC North showdown against the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers’ complementary and third-down back to Najee Harris, Warren was productive in the 18-16 victory. He had 13 touches...
Penn State’s James Franklin stumps for Big Ten in statement about toughest conferences
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — James Franklin turned a question about getting younger players snaps at Purdue into an answer about the Big Ten, SEC and college football’s toughest conferences. Franklin was asked after Penn State’s blowout win over Purdue about getting underclassmen playing time. The Nittany Lions won 49-10, allowing...
Penguins get younger with rookies Owen Pickering, Vasily Ponomarev, Sam Poulin
Over the span of five days, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ active roster saw a considerable decline. In age. When they took the ice for a 7-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars on Nov. 11, they had an average age of a ripe 30.2. By the time they dispatched the San...
Minor league report: Penguins, Joel Blomqvist beaten by IslandersVideo
In his season debut at the American Hockey League level, goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 29 saves on 32 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 loss to the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday. Forwards Raivis Ansons and Tristan Broz each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-4-1-0). Highlights:...
Penguins turn to youth in shootout win against Sharks
Mike Sullivan professes a base consideration when he crafts each and every lineup he writes out as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Which guy gives us the best chance to win,” Sullivan said as recently as Nov. 10. “That is what pro sports is all about. Performance is always going...
Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Mary Lou Retton, dies
Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power, died. He was 82. USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given. Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions...
QB Garrett Greene returns, but West Virginia loses at home to BaylorVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sawyer Robertson threw for a career-high 329 yards and three touchdowns, Bryson Washington ran for three scores and caught a TD pass, and Baylor won its fourth straight, beating West Virginia, 49-35, on Saturday. Baylor (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) became bowl eligible for the third time under...
Drew Allar, Tyler Warren pace No. 4 Penn State to rout of PurdueVideo
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Drew Allar threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 4 Penn State to a 49-10 rout of Purdue on Saturday. Allar, who completed his first 10 passes, connected on 17 of 19 passes for the Nittany Lions (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) in three...
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...
