Dodgers take Game 3 of NLCS, send Brewers to brink
LOS ANGELES — Tyler Glasnow struck out eight batters, Tommy Edman hit a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers took a commanding lead in the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Mookie Betts had an RBI...
Steelers notebook: Aaron Rodgers passes Ben Roethlisberger in career passing yards
CINCINNATI — Early during the first quarter of Thursday’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers surpassed 64,000 career passing yards. Late in the second quarter, Rodgers surpassed 64,088 passing yards. It was that latter figure that was more significant. Hitting 64,089 stands out because it represents...
College football’s biggest disappointments of 1st half include Bill Belichick
No. 12 Georgia Tech and No. 19 Virginia have climbed to the top of the ACC at the expense of Clemson, Florida State and North Carolina, which head into the heart of the regular season a combined 2-6 in conference play. The ACC doesn’t have a monopoly on disappointment. Flops,...
Marquee matchup between Buccaneers, Lions could be without key players on both sides
Tampa Bay finally won a game without making its fans hold their breath until the last snap. The Buccaneers haven’t blown anyone out, but they enter their Week 7 matchup Monday night at Detroit with the NFC’s best record. “If the season was seven games, I’d be extremely happy. But...
Eagles face Vikings as Sirianni tries to raise record vs. NFC North to 9-0
Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni has been king of the north since taking over in 2021, leading the Eagles to an 8-0 record against the NFC North. He will try to make it nine straight wins, including playoffs, when the Eagles (4-2) visit the Minnesota Vikings (3-2) on Sunday in Minneapolis....
Washington, Dallas could provide offensive fireworks in Sunday meeting
An offensive explosion and late heroics could be on the menu when the Washington Commanders visit the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The NFC East matchup features strong offenses, struggling defenses and two teams that lost their previous game on a last-second field goal. Oh, and each team might be getting...
Caitlin Clark to play in LPGA’s pro-am event, The Annika, in Florida next month
The Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark will play in the LPGA’s pro-am event, The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, in Florida next month. This will be Clark’s second consecutive year participating in the event, where she played last year alongside LPGA stars Nelly Korda and Annika Sorenstam. Clark, who attracted...
Star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson out for Bengals vs. Steelers
CINCINNATI – Already without their star quarterback, the Cincinnati Bengals had to enter Thursday’s game against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers without their best defensive player. Edge rusher Trey Hendrickson did not dress Thursday night when the Bengals prepared to face the Steelers. The reigning NFL sacks leader, Hendrickson suffered a...
Joel Bitonio acknowledges Browns ‘frustrated’ by losing but not close to being fractured
BEREA, Ohio — “Frustrated” has been the word of the week for the Cleveland Browns. What hasn’t been in their vocabulary is “fractured.” “Yeah, I mean, frustrated is a big point,” left guard Joel Bitonio said. “Obviously, everybody’s frustrated because no one wants to be 1-5, but I think our...
Safety DeShon Elliott joins Steelers in Cincinnati to play vs. Bengals
CINCINNATI – Pittsburgh Steelers safety DeShon Elliott joined his teammates in Cincinnati by early afternoon Thursday and was in unform for that evening’s game against the Bengals. Elliott was not part of the traveling party to Ohio when the Steelers left en masse Wednesday afternoon. The team cited a “personal”...
Rumored Penn State coaching candidate Curt Cignetti signs new 8-year deal with Indiana
Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti signed a new eight-year contract that runs through the end of the 2033 regular season and will pay him an average annual salary of $11.6 million, the school announced Thursday. “At Indiana University, we are committed to performing at the highest levels in everything we...
Joel Bitonio acknowledges Browns ‘frustrated’ by losing but not close to being fractured
BEREA, Ohio — Frustrated has been the word of the week for the Browns. What hasn’t been in their vocabulary is fractured. “Yeah, I mean, frustrated is a big point,” left guard Joel Bitonio said Oct. 16. “Obviously everybody’s frustrated because no one wants to be 1-5, but I think...
West Virginia picked 11th in Big 12 preseason poll
Voters selected West Virginia’s men’s basketball team 11th in the Big 12 preseason poll, which was released Thursday. The Mountaineers finished 19-13 overall last season and 10-10 in the Big 12. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. They are set to open the...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi not taking struggling Syracuse QB Rickie Collins lightlyVideo
College football fans across the country may be looking at Syracuse as a sinking ship, its prospects for a successful season dimmed as a result of quarterback Steve Angeli’s season-ending injury. Angeli went down with a torn Achilles on Sept. 20 against Clemson, and since then, the Orange are 0-2,...
Ethan Grunkemeyer ready for 1st career start at Iowa as Penn State tries to salvage season
UNIVERSITY PARK — Ethan Grunkemeyer was immediately swarmed by reporters as he emerged from the locker room after Penn State practice. As bodies and cameras enveloped him Wednesday night, the quarterback’s eyes glanced back toward his teammates. One shouted, “Yeah Grunk! Man of the hour!” Grunkemeyer, who will make his...
Derrick Harmon making it look easy as rookie in Steelers defense
His assimilation as a rookie into the defense, by all indications, has been seamless. Pittsburgh Steelers teammates and coaches are impressed, and opponents have watched him make at least one “splash” play against them in each of his NFL games. Has playing defensive tackle in the pros progressed as smoothly...
Mark Madden: Tip your cap to Dodgers for not babying pitchers
Something refreshing happened within the context of MLB’s current zeitgeist Monday night: A starting pitcher threw eight innings. No, it’s not a complete game. And the length of Blake Snell’s stay on the mound for Los Angeles was made more palatable because he only threw 103 pitches, less than usual...
First Call: Steelers, Browns took field complaints to NFLPA; injury questions for Steelers-Bengals Thursday night
The latest edition of “First Call” has the injury reports for Thursday night’s Steelers-Bengals game in Cincinnati. We also have an update on those complaints from players about the Acrisure Stadium playing surface. Plus, we talk some hockey as the Penguins get ready to play their next game in Los...
Penguins forward Blake Lizotte is healthy and hanging on to his jobVideo
The start of Blake Lizotte’s second season with the Pittsburgh Penguins is going much better than how he began his first. That’s because he hasn’t been concussed. Not even once. After joining the club during the 2024 offseason by signing a two-year contract, Lizotte didn’t even make it to the...
U mad, bro?: Readers get heated about a Pitt football stadium, Acrisure grass, Mike Tomlin’s press conference
The Steelers are 4-1. The Penguins are actually somewhat entertaining so far. Pitt may have found a quarterback, and Penn State satisfied its fan base by firing James Franklin. Most importantly, we don’t have to watch the Pirates lose until April. Times are good. Well … at least by Pittsburgh...
Steelers vs. Bengals: Get ready for 2025 Week 7 rivalry matchup
For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) will play under the lights when they visit Paycor Stadium to play the Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Prime Video, and simulcast locally on WTAE-TV, with Al Michaels...
PIAA notebook: New policy lets some private school students play sports at home public school district
Students attending a “faith-based” private school can play sports at their home public school district under a new PIAA policy. The policy — adopted to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a religious rights group — applies only when the students’ faith-based private school doesn’t offer a particular sport that...
Homers abound as Blue Jays rout Mariners in ALCS Game 3
From utter futility to a startling fusillade: That’s the story of the Toronto Blue Jays in this American League Championship Series. And after two games of punchless offense was followed by a lineup uprising in Game 3, they are still very much in it. The Blue Jays annihilated Seattle Mariners...
Colts LB Zaire Franklin says JuJu Smith-Schuster ‘needed his (expletive) whooped’
The NFL suspended Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch for one game after he punched Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to spark a brawl at the end of the Chiefs vs. Lions “Sunday Night Football” game in Week 6. Branch’s postgame punch was met by condemnation from Detroit’s coach...
Steelers 4 Downs: Nick Herbig statistically rates as best pass rusher in football
1. ‘Herb’ is the word Nick Herbig started the season — and remains — the third option for the Pittsburgh Steelers at outside linebacker. By one respected measure, though, he’s No. 1 in the NFL. A third-year former fourth-round pick, Herbig is the best in the league among edge rushers...
