Minor league report: Nailers beat Lions for 5th consecutive winVideo
A pair of goals by forward Craig Armstrong led the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-2 win against the Trois-Rivières Lions at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. The result extended a winning streak to five games. Forward Randy Hernandez had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (25-7-1-0) while...
Brock Purdy, 49ers oust defending Super Bowl champion Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday....
Duquesne guards stress need for defensive improvement
Jimmie Williams, one-half of Duquesne basketball’s dynamic backcourt duo, appears to have had enough. Same for Tarence Guinyard, the other half. Something, they agree, has got to change. Never mind that Guinyard leads Duquesne at 16.9 points per game and was the second-leading scorer in the A-10 behind only Fordham’s...
Penguins shut out by Bruins as Bryan Rust remains sidelined
Bryan Rust isn’t the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most valuable player. Chances are, his regular linemate, Sidney Crosby, will command that designation for as long as he wears the franchise’s logo on his chest. But Rust sure is hard to replace if he is absent. And the Penguins haven’t found any suitable...
Matt LaFleur, Packers face uncertain future after blowing big lead in wild-card loss
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur was more interested in talking about his team’s future than his own a day after the biggest playoff collapse in the franchise’s storied history. How long the two are connected remains uncertain. LaFleur said Sunday that he spoke briefly with team president and CEO...
49ers’ George Kittle carted off with right Achilles tendon injury in playoff game against EaglesVideo
PHILADELPHIA — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle was carted off the field with a right Achilles tendon injury late in the first half of Sunday’s wild-card playoff game at Philadelphia. Kittle was pushed out of bounds on a 6-yard reception and grabbed the back of his lower right...
Josh Allen leads Bills to 1st road playoff victory in 33 yearsVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Josh Allen took a pounding, doled out punishment and delivered the Buffalo Bills their first road playoff victory in more than three decades, 27-24 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC’s Wild-Card opener Sunday. With linebacker Devin Lloyd bearing down on him, Allen found Brandin Cooks for...
Robert Morris falls to Purdue Fort Wayne for 3rd loss in past 4 games
It was early in the first half when Andy Toole took a few steps and buried his head in his hands. Robert Morris’ basketball coach already was fretting. Who could blame him? His reigning Horizon League champs have hit a skid, and Toole, the conference’s returning Coach of the Year,...
T.J. Watt: Steelers need no ‘extra incentive’ to end run of playoff failures
For the first time since 2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be playing a playoff game in front of fans at Acrisure Stadium. Based on what he witnessed a week earlier in a winner-take-all division-title matchup at the same venue, outside linebacker T.J. Watt is wondering what the crowd can do...
Even with Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton gone, running back appears to be deep position group for Penn State
With Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton exhausting their eligibility and making way for the NFL, Penn State was always bound to have some churn at running back in 2026. Thanks to the craziness that has followed a coaching change and Matt Campbell’s work in the transfer portal, that churn has...
Reports: Former Pitt linebacker Rasheem Biles transfers to Texas
The Rasheem Biles sweepstakes appear to have reached a conclusion. Multiple reports surfaced Saturday indicating that Biles, a two-time All-ACC linebacker at Pitt, has transferred to Texas. Biles, who entered the transfer portal when it officially opened Jan. 2, has reposted reports of his joining the Longhorns on social media....
Pitt lands commitment from Northern Arizona kicker Samuel Hunsaker
Continuity won’t be in the cards at kicker for Pitt heading into 2026. That’s a result of Trey Butkowski, a second-team All-ACC selection last year as a true freshman, transferring to Michigan. However, Pitt made a move geared toward replacing Butkowski on Saturday, bringing in Northern Arizona kicker Samuel Hunsaker....
Duquesne assistant coach Chase Goldstein honored by Silver Waves Media
Duquesne’s Chase Goldstein was included among the selections for the seventh annual Silver Waves Most Impactful Mid Major Assistants men’s coaches list. Goldstein, among eight Atlantic 10 assistant coaches honored this year, is in his second season at Duquesne. Established in 2020, Silver Waves Media focuses on aiding professionals and...
Transgender teen athlete in a Supreme Court fight knows the upcoming sports season could be her last
WASHINGTON — Becky Pepper-Jackson finished third in the discus throw in West Virginia last year though she was in just her first year of high school. Now a 15-year-old sophomore, Pepper-Jackson is aware that her upcoming season could be her last. West Virginia has banned transgender girls like Pepper-Jackson from...
Gateway grad Dino Nadarevic gets college career underway at Duquesne
After a standout high school throwing career, Dino Nadarevic made the transition throughout the summer and fall to new opportunities at the college level at Duquesne. The Gateway graduate got his feet wet in competition at the Youngstown State University Icebreaker on Dec. 5 at the Watson and Tressel Training...
Going to the Steelers’ wild-card game? What you need to know
The North Shore will be the place to be Monday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card game at Acrisure Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. Tickets The Steelers released a limited number of tickets for the game and others are available...
Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over rival Packers
CHICAGO — Caleb Williams came through in his playoff debut, throwing a go-ahead, 25-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore with 1:43 remaining, and the Chicago Bears rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the rival Green Bay Packers, 31-27, in a wild-card playoff game Saturday night. The NFC North champion...
All-Star 3B Alex Bregman agrees to a $175 million, 5-year contract with the Cubs, AP sources say
CHICAGO — All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman agreed to a $175 million, five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to two people familiar with the deal. The people spoke to the Associated Press on Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical. The contract includes...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by CheckersVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 20 saves on 24 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 5-3-2. Defenseman Ryan Graves scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-10-1-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next...
Former Penn-Trafford football standout Greene transferring to YSU
The defensive line is calling his name again, and Conlan Greene can’t wait to get back in the trenches. The former Penn-Trafford football standout, who played three years at Temple, announced Saturday he has committed to play at Youngstown State. He entered the NCAA transfer portal with one year of...
Former WPIAL football standout Rodney Gallagher transferring from WVU to Arizona
Rodney Gallagher, the former four-star recruit from Laurel Highlands and experienced wide receiver at West Virginia, has a new college team. The versatile Gallagher announced Saturday he will transfer to Arizona, with one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Gallagher (5-foot-10, 181 pounds), who visited Tuscon on Friday, has 22 career...
Stafford’s late TD pass lifts Rams past Panthers 34-31 in the wild-card round
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matthew Stafford threw a 19-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds left to lift the Los Angeles Rams to a dramatic 34-31 wild-card round win over the Carolina Panthers in the opening game of the NFL playoffs Saturday. Stafford finished 24 of 42 for...
Pitt lands commitment from Memphis linebacker DeMarco Ward
In many ways, 2026 is set to be a new era for Pitt at linebacker. That group will be minus All-American Kyle Louis, who declared for the NFL Draft, two-time All-ACC selection Rasheem Biles, who entered the transfer portal, and coordinator Randy Bates, who oversaw Pitt’s linebackers in addition to...
Sidney Crosby disputes interference call as Penguins’ winning streak is halted
There are a variety of reasons the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season-best six-game winning streak came to a conclusion on Saturday with a 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena. To wit, giving up the opening goal within the first three minutes of regulation and allowing a game-winning score...
Pitt’s late rally not enough to overcome costly turnovers, hot shooting by Syracuse
In all three of its ACC league games, Pitt has put forth competitive stretches but failed to generate enough steam for a winning result. Saturday at Petersen Events Center vs. Syracuse, the Panthers faced a deficit as big as 18, got within striking range down the stretch but lost 83-72...
