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AP Top 25: Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas, Penn State top poll going into playoff; Tide ranked ahead of SMU
Georgia moved up to No. 2 behind Oregon in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, Texas and Penn State remained in the top five after losing conference championship games and Arizona State appeared in the top 10 for the first time in a decade. Unbeaten Oregon, with its win...
Steelers to play without wide receiver George Pickens (hamstring) against the Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have one of their top pass rushers back but will be without their top wide receiver Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, as Alex Highsmith returns but George Pickens was ruled out. Pickens (hamstring) appeared on the NFL-mandated injury report Friday but was placed on the Steelers’...
Penguins’ Tristan Jarry, showing increased signs of stability, collects 4th straight win
In terms of the result, Tristan Jarry is riding a wave of a sort unseen for more than a calendar year. The Pittsburgh Penguins goalie picked up his fourth straight win Saturday, helping his club to a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry, who...
Jeff Capel’s timely timeout helps Pitt rally to victory, come home with 8-2 record
The second half was only 101 seconds old, and Pitt already had started whittling down Virginia Tech’s eight-point halftime lead to six. But this game — this moment — was not about Pitt shaving a couple points off its deficit. Jeff Capel wanted physicality. He wanted rebounding, defense and pressuring...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Wolf Pack; Nailers’ winning streak hits 10Video
A hat trick and an assist by forward Vasily Ponomarev led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 6-2 win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday. Forward Valtteri Puustinen had two goals and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (12-5-1-0) while defenseman Filip Kral contributed three...
No. 1 Oregon outlasts No. 3 Penn State for Big Ten title and 1st-round bye in playoffs
INDIANAPOLIS — Dillon Gabriel threw four touchdown passes and No. 1 Oregon outlasted No. 3 Penn State, 45-37, on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship, giving the Ducks a first-round bye and almost certainly the top seed in the College Football Playoff. The Ducks (13-0, No. 1 CFP) are...
No. 18 Clemson kicks last second FG to beat No. 6 SMU for ACC title, berth in the CFP
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cade Klubnik threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns, Nolan Hauser kicked a 56-yard field goal as time expired and No. 18 Clemson knocked off No. 6 SMU, 34-31, on Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff...
Penguins bounce back to blow past Maple Leafs
Mike Sullivan was not happy with his team on Friday. So, on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ coach made several changes to his lineup. Defenseman Ryan Graves and forward Jesse Puljujarvi, each healthy scratches going back to November, were on the ice while defenseman Ryan Shea (healthy) and forward Philip Tomasino...
Pitt women’s volleyball sweeps Oklahoma, advances to 5th straight round of 16
The Pitt women’s volleyball team can count on the totality of its talent to pull it out of tight situations. The Panthers needed their ability to solve puzzles to sink eighth-seeded Oklahoma during the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night at Petersen Events Center in front of...
Reports: Willy Adames agrees to $182 million, 7-year deal with GiantsVideo
Willy Adames has agreed to a $182 million, seven-year contract with San Francisco, providing the Giants with a power-hitting shortstop in the prime of his career, according to multiple reports. It’s a big splash by the Giants’ new-look front office, which is now led by former All-Star catcher Buster Posey,...
No. 5 Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating No. 2 Texas 22-19 for SEC titleVideo
ATLANTA — The Georgia Bulldogs were struggling to get anything going against Texas, and there was little reason to be hopeful of a turnaround with their quarterback crumpled on the turf. Enter a guy who had barely played in his college career. Little-used backup Gunner Stockton came off the bench...
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...
