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Bertin Jacquesson nets hat trick to boost Riverhounds’ playoff hopes with win over Miami
Former Pitt standout Bertin Jacquesson recorded the 13th hat trick in team history as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds kept their playoff hopes alive with a 4-0 victory over last-place Miami FC on Saturday night. Jacquesson, playing his fourth game with the Hounds since being acquired on loan from Real Salt Lake...
Alex Verdugo’s go-ahead single, acrobatic catch lift Yankees in ALDS opener
NEW YORK — Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a sliding catch along the left-field line, boosting the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, on Saturday night in their American League Division Series opener. New York’s...
NASCAR playoffs roll into Talladega under cloud of lawsuit
TALLADEGA, Ala. — It’s most fitting that NASCAR this weekend races at Talladega Superspeedway, sight of one of the first major disputes between drivers and the top stock car series in the United States. It was at the Alabama track’s 1969 debut race when the NASCAR-despised Professional Driver Association led...
District college football roundup: Slippery Rock beats IUP on last-minute touchdown pass
Brayden Long hit Mike Solomon with an 11-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds left to lead No. 9 Slippery Rock to a wild, 33-32 PSAC win over IUP on Saturday afternoon. Karst Hunter connected with Hilton Ridley on a 10-yard touchdown pass with 1:35 to play to give IUP a...
Vanderbilt takes down top-ranked Alabama for historic victoryVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a pick-6 and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama, 40-35, on Saturday for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team. Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1) had lost all 60 games against...
Jahiem White rushes for 158 yards as West Virginia runs over Oklahoma StateVideo
STILLWATER, Okla. — Jahiem White ran for 158 yards and a touchdown, and West Virginia rolled past Oklahoma State, 38-14, on Saturday afternoon. Garrett Greene passed for 159 yards and rushed for 86, and CJ Donaldson Jr. added 77 yards rushing and two scores for the Mountaineers (3-2, 2-0 Big...
Mets rally again, score 5 runs in 8th to top Phillies in Game 1
PHILADELPHIA — Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo keyed another comeback in New York’s electric run through the National League playoffs, helping the Mets break through for five runs in the eighth inning against a pair of All-Star relievers as they rallied for a 6-2 win Saturday over the Philadelphia Phillies...
Le’Veon Moss scores 3 TDs as No. 25 Texas A&M gives No. 9 Missouri its 1st loss in routVideo
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Le’Veon Moss was asked if he thought No. 25 Texas A&M shocked ninth-ranked Missouri after his big game propelled the Aggies to a rout Saturday. The running back laughed before answering. “Most definitely,” he said before chuckling again. “They thought they was coming to get a...
Kevin Jennings’ career game leads SMU past No. 22 Louisville in ACCVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kevin Jennings passed and rushed for career highs, Isaiah Nwokobia intercepted an end-zone pass with 2 minutes, 23 seconds left to seal it, and SMU overcame blowing a double-digit lead to beat No. 22 Louisville, 34-27, on Saturday. The Mustangs (5-1, 2-0 ACC) rang up another significant...
Darius Perrantes throws 5 TDs, runs for 6th as Duquesne rolls
PITTSBURGH — Darius Perrantes threw five touchdown passes and ran for a sixth as Duquesne ran away from Long Island University, 47-21, in the Northeast Conference opener for both schools Saturday. Perrantes bracketed an 18-yard touchdown to Tedy Afful and a 45-yard strike to Joey Isabella around a 9-yard scoring...
Lane Thomas hits 3-run homer, Guardians win ALDS opener
CLEVELAND — Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in a five-run outburst before Detroit got an out, and the Cleveland Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Tigers in an AL Division Series opener Saturday. Thomas’ shot — on his first career...
Steelers-Cowboys close encounters extend beyond 3 Super Bowl matchups
When the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys meet, they do so as frequently as a presidential election. The outcome often is just as hotly contested. Two of the NFL’s most historic franchises have played six times in the regular season since their most recent Super Bowl matchup in January 1996....
Eli Holstein, Pitt stay unbeaten with victory against North Carolina in ACC opener
Pat Narduzzi admitted to being witness to a bit of “dancing and celebrating” in Pitt’s Kenan Stadium locker room after the 34-24 victory against North Carolina. He even made mention on his postgame interview — via 93.7 FM — of the subject he repeatedly avoided in the days leading up...
No. 7 Penn State overcomes slow start, beats UCLA comfortably to stay undefeated
STATE COLLEGE — Earlier this week, Penn State coach James Franklin said he wanted to see his seventh-ranked Nittany Lions take a “significant step” against the visiting UCLA Bruins. Franklin specified penalties, which have plagued Penn State all year heading into Saturday afternoon’s matchup at Beaver Stadium, in addition to...
Penguins lose defenseman John Ludvig to Avalanche through waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost defenseman John Ludvig to the Colorado Avalanche through waivers Saturday. Six other players — forwards Emil Bemstrom, Jonathan Gruden, Joona Koppanen and Sam Poulin as well as defensemen Nate Clurman and Filip Kral — went unclaimed and were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Pirates watch as rival Reds improve by hiring New Brighton’s Terry Francona
The Pittsburgh Pirates added MLB’s best pitcher and another good hurler this season. Their best offensive talent was healthy after playing just nine games in 2023 because he didn’t know how to slide. (Probably still doesn’t.) Yet somehow the Pirates managed to finish with the same rotten record (76-86) as...
Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro auto racing debut
INDIANAPOLIS — Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut on Saturday in an event in which “The Matrix” star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Reeves spun into the grass without a collision on the exit of Turn 9 a little more than halfway through the...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson expects to play in the season opener ‘with ease’
Erik Karlsson was optimistic. As he lumbered into the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room at their facility Saturday in Cranberry, he blurted out his ambitions. “I was hoping you forgot about me!” Karlsson quipped to the gaggle of reporters hoping to speak with him for the first time this training camp....
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson preparing for busy schedule
As Palmer Jackson was enjoying a stress-free round of golf at Oakmont Country Club on Oct. 1, he took time to watch some of the players putt on No. 18 during the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship. Jackson, the 2018 PIAA champion, was playing with good friend Gregor Meyer...
Steelers 4 Downs: George Pickens takes lion’s share of team’s targets, production
1. Pick ‘em, Pickens If you add up all of Justin Fields’ 109 pass attempts for the Pittsburgh Steelers so far this season, the ball was sent downfield a net 698 yards. And more than half of those “air yards” have been thrown to George Pickens. Pickens — at 54.61%,...
‘We came up short way too often’: Pirates’ season spiraled with stretch of 1-run losses
The Pittsburgh Pirates had just blown a ninth-inning lead in a 7-6 loss to the San Diego Padres on Aug. 8 at PNC Park when manager Derek Shelton was asked about suffering a fifth one-run loss in seven days. “If I could put my finger on it, I would,” Shelton...
Scouting the Cowboys: Steelers’ next opponent is facing 3rd AFC North team in 5 weeks
SCOUTING THE COWBOYS Last meeting Steelers beat Cowboys, 24-19, on Nov. 8, 2020 in Texas Key matchup Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb vs. Steelers defense The NFL’s reigning receptions leader and first-team All Pro, Lamb is unlike most of the other elite receivers in that he runs the majority of his...
‘Why change it?’: No. 2 Upper St. Clair rides running game to take down No. 4 South Fayette
There wasn’t much mystery around Upper St. Clair’s offense Friday night. The Panthers ran the football 43 times, which is pretty much what they did last week, too. And, again, it worked. Upper St. Clair rushed for 342 yards and senior Julian Dahlem scored twice as the second-ranked Panthers defeated...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bears
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 24 saves on 28 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 preseason loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday. Forwards Atley Calvert, Sam Houde and Gabe Klassen scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The Penguins will conclude the preseason with...
High school football roundup for Oct. 4, 2024: No. 1 Pine-Richland edges Penn Hills
Aaron Strader threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a fourth-quarter TD as top-ranked Pine-Richland scored a 31-21 victory over Penn Hills (3-4, 2-1) in a Class 5A Northeast Conference football game Friday night. Devin Harris threw for 132 yards and ran for two touchdowns for Penn...
