Stage set for Pitt freshman guard Omari Witherspoon to contribute early
In Pitt’s preseason exhibitions against Providence and Pitt-Johnstown, as coach Jeff Capel looked to get an initial glance at his retooled Panthers squad, he utilized essentially the same starters twice. But one particular tweak was notable, in true freshman guard Omari Witherspoon entering the lineup at tip-off against the Mountain...
Springdale grad Bri Ross picks up at Penn State Behrend where she left off in high school
After a senior season that included 42 goals, a WPIAL Class A title and recognition as the Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year, Springdale’s Bri Ross certainly had nothing left to prove at the high school level. But like all incoming college freshmen, Ross had to prove...
Saint Vincent basketball teams return veteran squads with championship aspirations
The Saint Vincent men’s and women’s basketball teams return veteran rosters and have high aspirations for the 2025-26 season, which opens Friday for the women and Saturday for the men. The women’s team is under the direction of Kam Gissendanner, the former Clairton and Penn State standout who coached La...
Penguins reserve Boko Imama is ‘just going to keep on working’
Boko Imama inhabited some precious real estate. In the late stages of the Penguins’ training camp in September, Imama was seated by himself in his locker stall in the team’s dressing room of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. His stall was right next to that of franchise pillar...
In coach Chandler McCabe’s 2nd season, Robert Morris women expected to contend for Horizon title
In one season, Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Chandler McCabe went from simply trying to get a once-proud program back on its feet to steering a league championship contender. A late-season surge boosted the Colonials from a 1-7 Horizon League record to 10-10. RMU even won its Horizon tournament opener....
Steelers vs. Colts: Get ready for 2025 Week 9 matchup
The Pittsburgh Steelers will try to avoid a three-game losing streak when they host the Indianapolis Colts at Acrisure Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Sunday. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with Ian Eagle on play-by-play alongside analyst JJ Watt and sideline reporter Evan Washburn. The Steelers...
Dominant Clairton defense adds another zero to shutout streak — 5 things we learned in Week 10
Coach Wayne Wade has a special place in his heart for a legendary Clairton defense from 15 years ago, a historic group that won WPIAL and PIAA titles in 2010. Those Bears held their first 15 opponents to a touchdown or less that year, part of an epic 66-game winning...
Dodgers repeat as World Series champs on Will Smith’s homer in 11th inning of Game 7
TORONTO — Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4, in Game 7 on Saturday night to become the first team in a quarter-century to win consecutive World Series...
Riverhounds win playoff opener, beating Hartford Athletic in PK shootout
There was a sense of anticipation in the air at Highmark Stadium on Saturday as the USL Championship playoffs kicked off in Pittsburgh with the Riverhounds hosting Hartford Athletic. In the end, penalties were needed to decide a winner in a scoreless game. The host Riverhounds came away with a...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by CometsVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 17 saves on 19 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 loss to the Utica Comets at the Utica (N.Y.) Memorial Auditorium on Saturday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 5-2-0. Forward Aidan McDonough scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-2-0-0). Defenseman Daniel Laatsch, a...
As college basketball continues to change, how long will the game’s old guard of coaches press on?
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The faces of college basketball players change from year to year these days, as name, image and likeness inducements and the explosion of the transfer portal force coaches to rework their rosters almost every season. Even coaches seem to change more frequently, perhaps a byproduct of the...
District college football roundup: Caron Robinson powers Edinboro past Seton Hill
Caron Robinson rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown to lead Edinboro to a 22-6 victory over Seton Hill in PSAC football Saturday afternoon. Nate Deanes had nine tackles, a forced fumble and a touchdown on a 70-yard fumble return in the fourth quarter for Edinboro (5-4, 4-1). Anthony Stribling...
Pitt commits 4 turnovers but still beats Stanford handily for 5th straight win
Injuries, cross-country travel or looking ahead to three upcoming ranked matchups in a row all could have been reasons Pitt might stub a toe Saturday at Stanford. While the Panthers once again missed some key players and did have to deal with a long road trip, they got the job...
Scotty Fox Jr. accounts for 3 TDs as West Virginia upsets No. 22 HoustonVideo
HOUSTON — Scotty Fox Jr. threw for 157 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as West Virginia snapped its five-game losing streak with a 45-35 win over No. 22 Houston. Fox was 13 of 22 and threw a touchdown pass of 24 yards to Cam Vaughn. He also rushed for...
Tanner throws 2 TD passes to help Robert Morris rally past Stonehill 20-17
EASTON, Mass. — Zach Tanner threw for a pair of touchdowns, and Ethan Stone ran for 122 yards as Robert Morris beat Stonehill, 20-17, on Saturday for its second straight win. Tanner, who completed just 9 of 22 pass attempts for 111 yards, threw the go-ahead score — an 18-yard...
Penguins, Arturs Silovs fall to Jets; point streak stopped at eight games
In their 13th game of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins weren’t terribly lucky as they were grounded by the Winnipeg Jets, 5-2, at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was only the third regulation loss of the season for the Penguins, who had an eight-game streak (6-0-2) of gaining...
Hamlin in search of elusive NASCAR Cup Series title as he prepares for Championship 4 race at Phoeniz
Five out of nine. That’s how many times Denny Hamlin has had mechanical problems in the playoffs, and if there is ever a time not to have problems under the hood, it is Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. The Championship 4 travels...
Steelers tasked with figuring way to slow down high-flying Indianapolis Colts offense
A popular television commercial in the 1970s and ’80s told the tale of the Maytag repairman, billing him as the loneliest person in town. The reasoning was that the appliances were so reliable, he simply never got any work. The NFL equivalent in 2025 is Rigoberto Sanchez. He is the...
Penn State keeps game tight in 1st half before top-ranked Ohio State pulls away for winVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s defense received plenty of attention entering Saturday’s game against Penn State, especially with former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles coming back to Ohio Stadium. However, it was the Buckeyes’ increasingly high-powered offense that made sure Knowles’ return wasn’t hospitable. Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and...
Ross Hodge is West Virginia’s 4th coach in 4 seasons and has a tall task with a rebuilt roster
West Virginia is on its fourth men’s basketball coach in four seasons and has undergone a roster overhaul under Ross Hodge, who was hired after Darian DeVries left for Indiana after one season. Hodge went 46-24 in two seasons as coach at North Texas. As a Mean Green assistant, his...
Penn State and coach Mike Rhoades are retooling with a young, inexperienced roster
Mike Rhoades had to build a roster on the fly when he was hired two seasons ago at Penn State. He’s had to do it again in his third year in Happy Valley where the Nittany Lions have one of the youngest groups in the country. With just three holdovers...
Pitt to be shorthanded once again at Stanford, with several players sidelined by injury
Pitt’s final ACC player availability report was submitted ahead of kickoff Saturday afternoon at Stanford. Once again, the Panthers (6-2, 4-1 ACC) will be shorthanded, specifically on defense, as they aim for their fifth straight win. Linebackers Rasheem Biles and Nick Lapi were ruled out on Friday night’s report, along...
S Chuck Clark, LB Cole Holcomb ruled out for Steelers because of illness; Malik Harrison activated from IR
The depth at safety continued to shrink Saturday as the Pittsburgh Steelers ruled out Chuck Clark from playing in their game Sunday against Indianapolis because of an illness. Clark had been listed as questionable. With safety Jabrill Peppers already ruled out with a quadriceps injury and DeShon Elliott on injured...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Why would Aaron Rodgers play another season with the Steelers?
When it got reported that the Steelers were already leaning toward bringing back Aaron Rodgers next season, I initially felt it was far too early to decide that. But then I considered that, except for the foolproof act of inheriting Ben Roethlisberger, coach Mike Tomlin has done nothing but mangle...
Steelers 4 Downs: Analytics might say to go for it, but Mike Tomlin plays it very safe on 4th down
1. Fourth-and-whoa No team this season has gone for it less often on fourth down than the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have taken only four offensive snaps on fourth down. That basic stat doesn’t paint half the picture, though, of just how conservative coach Mike Tomlin has been when it comes...
