Sports category, Page 454
Pitt notebook: Road victory held hometown feel for Ben Sauls, Rasheem Biles
Included in the crowd of 37,992 that witnessed Pitt’s 28-27 victory against Cincinnati on Saturday were several friends and family members of kicker Ben Sauls and linebacker Rasheem Biles. Biles grew up in Columbus, Ohio, 97 miles from Cincinnati. Sauls’ hometown of Tipp City, Ohio, is only 40 minutes up...
Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 with field goal in final minuteVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kanon Woodill hit a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds to play, and Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard try as time expired as Northern Illinois stunned No. 5 Notre Dame, 16-14, on Saturday. Haberman blocked the 62-yard attempt by Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter, allowing the jubilant...
Duquesne football shut out on road at Boston College
BOSTON — Thomas Castellanos threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns in the first half before new Boston College coach Bill O’Brien went to his bench Saturday as the Eagles followed up their upset of then-No. 10 Florida State by routing FCS Duquesne, 56-0. Darius Perrantes completed 8 of 18...
Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to win U.S. Open for her 3rd Grand Slam titleVideo
NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka left the U.S. Open in tears 12 months ago as the runner-up. She exited in the semifinals each of the two years before that. This time, Sabalenka was in a joking mood after winning her first championship at Flushing Meadows and the third Grand Slam...
Suarez returns to the site of the closest finish in NASCAR history looking for a playoff payoffVideo
HAMPTON, Ga. — The best year of Daniel Suarez’s life began in February when he won the NASCAR Mexico race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, an event essentially staged with Suarez as the star. Later that month came the closest finish in NASCAR history, a photo-finish victory at Atlanta...
Success of 2023 draft picks Paul Skenes of Pirates, Dylan Crews of Nationals a sign of development shift
Paul Skenes was still celebrating being chosen first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2023 MLB Draft when he received word that LSU teammate Dylan Crews was taken with the second selection. They have a history, as Skenes was pitching for Air Force when he surrendered the first home...
Quinn Ewers throws for 3 touchdowns as No. 3 Texas pounds No. 10 MichiganVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Quinn Ewers threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 3 Texas beat No. 10 Michigan, 31-12, on Saturday. The Longhorns (2-0) moved the ball at will through the air and on the ground against the defending national champions, whose turnover-prone offense failed to throw...
Pirates blow another lead, suffer doubleheader sweep vs. Nationals
The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to struggle to protect a late lead, no matter who is on the mound. And their latest failure came back to bite them in the ninth inning of a split doubleheader. After pulling two-time All-Star David Bednar out of the closer role, the Pirates watched Aroldis...
Steelers place rookie DL Logan Lee on IR, promote veteran WR Ben Skowronek to active roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a fifth healthy wide receiver to their active roster in advance of Sunday’s season opener, promoting veteran Ben Skowronek from the practice squad on Saturday. Skowronek was signed to the practice squad last week after the Houston Texans cut him at the end of their training...
Drew Allar throws for 2 TDs and runs for another as No. 8 Penn State holds off Bowling Green 34-27Video
STATE COLLEGE — Even though Penn State’s defense played its worst half of football in years, Tom Allen didn’t need to raise his voice at halftime Saturday. The new defensive coordinator for the Nittany Lions knew his players could rebound. They just needed to refocus. “You can’t take anyone for...
Pitt rallies with 22 unanswered points in 2nd half to defeat Cincinnati, 28-27
Perhaps the belief that helped Pitt crawl purposefully out of a huge hole to record a 28-27 victory against Cincinnati started when the embarrassment of 3-9 started to settle into players’ brains. The belief appeared to grow over the winter and spring months and throughout summer training camp until it...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers storylines worth rooting for
Those who do what I do root for the story. Not for a team or an athlete, but the story. Anybody in my profession who says otherwise is either a mark, or lying. Best-case scenario as the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to open their season at Atlanta is: • Russell Wilson...
Florida high school football player dies after collapsing during game
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A Florida Panhandle high school football player has died after collapsing during a game, officials said. Port St. Joe High School wide receiver and defensive back Chance Gainer collapsed during Friday night’s game at Liberty County High School. The 18-year-old senior was playing cornerback when a...
Steelers 4 Downs: Patrick Queen provides reliability, durability, versatility to defense
1. Queen in spades The Pittsburgh Steelers gave Patrick Queen the richest contract to an external free agent in franchise history, and they figure to get plenty of return on that investment. Queen is expected to be an every-down player, an inside linebacker who plays in all situations and performs...
Steelers’ veterans Cameron Heyward, T.J. Watt chasing elusive postseason success
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers appeared in a Super Bowl, Cameron Heyward was in his final semester at Ohio State. The last time the Steelers appeared in an AFC championship game, T.J. Watt was two weeks removed from foregoing his final season of eligibility at Wisconsin and declaring for...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 6, 2024: Jack Brannigan’s 18th homer lifts Greensboro to win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 67-66) lost 13-9 to Toledo (Tigers). RF Matt Gorski (.264) tallied three hits while driving in two. DH Billy Cook (.276) hit his 15th home run of the season with a three-run blast in the ninth. SS Nick Yorke (.332), 1B Malcom Nūnez (.260) and C Jason Delay...
High school football roundup for Sept. 6, 2024: Aliquippa rallies past Avonworth
Tiqwai Hayes reeled off three unanswered touchdown runs in the second quarter as Aliquippa rallied from an early deficit to give first-year coach Vashawn Patrick his first win 46-20 over Avonworth on Friday night. Bryce Metz scored on a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs as Avonworth (1-1) jumped out to...
Barkley scores 3 TDs as Eagles beat Packers 34-29 in Brazil. Packers’ Love injured in final minuteVideo
SAO PAULO — Saquon Barkley scored three touchdowns in his debut for Philadelphia, leading the Eagles past the Green Bay Packers, 34-29, on Friday night in the first NFL game in South America. Packers quarterback Jordan Love limped off the field with assistance after getting injured with 6 seconds left....
Thomas Jefferson storms back after halftime to defeat McKeesport in overtime
Heading into halftime trailing 28-7 against rival McKeesport, Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak told his players that their second-half response would define them. The Tigers managed just 44 yards of offense in the second half, two first downs and no points as the Jaguars roared back for a massive 34-31...
Alex Tatsch scores 4 TDs as Latrobe stays perfect by running over Norwin
Latrobe football coach Ron Prady challenged his offensive line this week, and the group responded. He also said Norwin was going to see a lot of running back Alex Tatsch, and the Knights will probably have nightmares after what the Penn State commit and quarterback John Wetzel, a Marshall commit,...
Browns’ Myles Garrett relishing chance to face hometown Cowboys
BEREA, Ohio — Myles Garrett was raised in Texas, where faith, family and football are intertwined, to revere the Dallas Cowboys. Growing up in Arlington, basically in the shadow cast by their famed five-pointed star, Garrett watched the Cowboys play Sundays and Thanksgivings on TV. He developed a deep affection...
NASCAR’s charter disagreement at breaking point as playoffs arrive
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After Tyler Reddick battled a stomach virus throughout the Southern 500 to eke out a 1-point win over Kyle Larson for NASCAR’s regular-season championship, he and the 23XI Racing ownership group went to collect the trophy. Reddick stood next to the trophy, team co-owner Michael Jordan by...
Jessica Pegula never gave up hope on way to U.S. Open final
NEW YORK — Back in January, when Aryna Sabalenka was winning a second consecutive Australian Open title, Jessica Pegula was bowing out in the second round with a straight-set loss against someone ranked 51st. It wasn’t the first setback for Pegula, of course. There have been many of those through...
Alex Morgan leaves women’s soccer ‘in an amazing place’ to focus on expanding her familyVideo
SAN DIEGO — Alex Morgan walked into her retirement news conference Friday thinking she would be the only player there from the San Diego Wave. She was surprised by an ovation from her teammates who packed the first two rows. “This is your day off!” Morgan said, clearly touched by...
NCAA president: Hearing on $2.78B settlement ‘did not go as we hoped’
In a letter to NCAA membership Friday, President Charlie Baker said a preliminary approval hearing for a landmark $2.78 billion antitrust settlement “did not go as we hoped” and that the association and major college conferences are trying to address the judge’s concerns about parts of the proposed deal. The...
