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Minor league report: Matt Nieto scores in season debut as Penguins shut out AmericansVideo
Forward Matt Nieto scored a goal as he made his season debut for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 shutout of the Rochester Americans at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning purposes earlier in the day, Nieto had not played a game at any...
Neck guards yet to catch on
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson has warm memories of Adam Johnson. One in particular stands out. Johnson’s first and only NHL goal. During a 7-4 road win by the Penguins against the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 12, 2019, Johnson, a speedy forward who grew up in Hibbing, Minn., scored on...
5 things we learned from 2nd week of WPIAL football playoffs: Remarkable Aliquippa streak ends
It took a big win by another elite program to snap Aliquippa’s amazing WPIAL championship streak. Aliquippa had reached the WPIAL finals 16 years in a row, but that incredible run ended Friday night with a 38-21 loss to fellow titan Thomas Jefferson in the Class 4A semifinals. This will...
Michael Jordan instills winning attitude as Tyler Reddick races for 1st NASCAR Cup titleVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Tyler Reddick needs no pep talk or motivation when it comes to winning his first Cup Series title. He drives for Michael Jordan, after all, and the NBA Hall of Famer collected six championships in his unwavering desire for excellence at all times. Now in his fourth...
Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86Video
Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86. NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, N.C. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years. Allison...
District college football roundup: Slippery Rock handles Seton Hill
Chris D’Or ran for 107 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 10 Slippery Rock to a 38-20 victory over Seton Hill in PSAC football Saturday. Brayden Long threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns for Slippery Rock (8-1, 5-1). Ky’Ron Craggette rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown for...
No. 25 Duquesne surges past Robert Morris for 7th straight win in NEC showdown
Darius Perrantes and John Erby became friends while at Rhode Island, and they’ve remained close years later at Duquesne. That bond never was stronger than Saturday at Rooney Field. Perrantes threw four touchdown passes — three to Erby — and No. 25 Duquesne raced to its seventh straight victory, 31-6...
West Virginia forces 3 key turnovers in road win at Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — Nicco Marchiol threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and West Virginia’s defense forced Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby into three turnovers Saturday afternoon, which led to 17 points in the Mountaineers’ 31-24 win over the Bearcats. It’s the fourth straight win for the Mountaineers (5-4, 4-2 Big...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Commanders’ no-huddle will be 60-minute challenge for Steelers
I don’t possess much tactical acumen when it comes to football. Like Matt Canada. But it feels like Washington’s commitment and success using the no-huddle offense could provide a decisive edge in Sunday’s matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Commanders (7-2) have run an average of 37 plays per game...
Steelers activate inside linebacker Tyler Matakevich, wide receiver Ben Skowronek
The Pittsburgh Steelers got a special teams boost for Sunday’s game at the Washington Commanders with the activation of inside linebacker Tyler Matakevich and wide receiver Ben Skowronek. Matakevich, a nine-year veteran, has been out since Sept. 15 with a hamstring injury and was placed on injured reserve two days...
Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein must navigate remainder of season with target on his back
The problem with winning most of the time is that those teams are forced to take the other guy’s best punch week after week. It’s like going into the woods to bag that 10-point buck no one can track down. If you’re successful, it’s a prize you’ll talk about until...
Penguins recall goaltender Tristan Jarry from conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Tristan Jarry from a conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. Initially deployed to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Oct. 26, Jarry appeared in five AHL games during the assignment and posted a 4-1-0 record, a 2.16 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage....
Steelers impressed by Commanders dynamic dual-threat rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a history of dominating rookie quarterbacks — with a 25-6 record under Mike Tomlin — yet spent the week talking about Jayden Daniels with a heaping of hyperbole in expectation that the Washington Commanders phenom will test that narrative. There was no shortage of superlatives. Tomlin...
Steelers 4 Downs: Mike Williams is a top deep-ball target, which meshes well with Russell Wilson
1. Mike goes deep Pittsburgh Steelers trade acquisition Mike Williams is 30 years old and in the midst of a season in which he has fewer catches (12) than the wide receivers he is intended to be an upgrade over (Calvin Austin III and Van Jefferson have 14 catches apiece...
Scouting the Commanders: Formerly a Steelers division rival, trips to Washington are rare now
SCOUTING THE COMMANDERS Last meeting Washington beat Steelers, 23-17, on Dec. 7, 2020, in Pittsburgh Key matchup Jayden Daniels’ rushing vs. Steelers ILBs/Payton Wilson The Steelers have allowed opposing quarterbacks only 56 rushing yards all season — Daniels nearly averages that per game (51.0). According to Pro Football Focus, more...
Duquesne falls to 0-2 after loss to Princeton
Duquesne fell to 0-2 on the young season after a 75-68 loss to Princeton on Friday night at Cure Insurance Arena. Princeton used a 12-3 run in the final minutes to secure the victory. “It’s tough. It slipped away from us,” Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III told reporters after the...
‘Streaks are meant to be broken’: No. 1 Thomas Jefferson ends Aliquippa’s run of 16 straight finals appearances
The streak is over. Sixteen years in a row, Aliquippa had remarkably reached the WPIAL finals, often by exploiting any mistake an opponent made. This time, the Quips were on the other side. Top-seeded Thomas Jefferson blocked two punts, scored the first 28 points and played mostly mistake-free football Friday...
Jeannette pulls another upset, knocks off Greensburg CC in Class A quarterfinals
Kymon’e Brown had not beaten Greensburg Central Catholic during his high school football career, but now Jeannette’s dual-threat quarterback can check the accomplishment off his bucket list. Brown ran for 139 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries, threw for 133 yards and another score, and intercepted a pass to...
Minor league report: Penguins, Tristan Jarry fall to PhantomsVideo
Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 15 saves on 19 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning purposes, Jarry’s American Hockey League record stands at 4-1-0 following his final scheduled start...
DeVries, Hansberry lead West Virginia in narrow 75-69 win over UMass
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Tucker DeVries scored 17 points, Amani Hansberry added 16 and West Virginia held off Massachusetts 75-69 on Friday night. After trailing by 17 points at halftime UMass rallied in the second half, primarily behind a defensive effort that held West Virginia to six made field goals...
Saints march on to WPIAL semifinals after rallying past No. 9 Highlands
Imani Christian is moving on. And it took a big rally for the No. 1 Saints to do it. Down 14 at halftime to No. 9 Highlands and shut out on the scoreboard, Imani came all the way back to score a 31-17 victory in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal...
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist leads Penguins to much-needed win over Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist doesn’t have an overly elaborate approach to what is arguably the most demanding position in all of sports. “I felt pretty good in these games that I’ve had a chance to play in,” Blomqvist said Oct. 16. “It just comes from the everyday work...
Pitt survives scare from Murray State, pulls away to 83-68 victory
Pitt coach Jeff Capel believes his team has the ability to score at a high level, and not just in nonconference games against mid-majors. The Panthers have totaled 179 points in their first two games — both victories — including 83-68 Friday night against Murray State and 96-56 in the...
Penn State posts back-to-back 100-point games for 1st time in program history
UNIVERSITY PARK — Yanic Konan Niederhauser had 18 points, nine rebounds and two blocks, D’Marco Dunn added 16 points and Penn State routed UMBC, 103-54, on Friday night. Penn State, which beat Binghamton, 108-66, in its season opener, posted back-to-back 100-plus games for the first time in program history. The...
Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr., CB Marshon Lattimore out vs. SteelersVideo
WASHINGTON — Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. will not play Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a hamstring injury. Robinson was ruled out Friday. This is the second consecutive game the team’s leading rusher will miss after he was a late scratch last week at the New...
