WPIAL’s biggest games produce some big blowouts — 5 things we learned in Week 7
A slate of big games in Week 7 led to more big blowouts than big battles. Seven games matched opponents with undefeated conference records, and only one was decided by fewer than three touchdowns. Southmoreland held off Mt. Pleasant, 14-0, on Friday to stay atop the Interstate Conference standings. Elsewhere,...
Feats of Strength: Supreme pass rush, minimizing Myles Garrett spark Steelers’ beatdown of Browns
Coming off a bye at 3-1 in a parity-crippled NFL, the Steelers were in a great spot entering Sunday’s game. It got even better when the opponent came on the field because that opponent was the Cleveland Browns. For all the talk this week that Cleveland may actually be Pittsburgh’s...
2025 WPIAL playoff picture, clinchings through Week 7
Two weeks remain in the 2025 WPIAL football regular season with most of the district postseason berths and conference crowns still up for grabs. This is the second year of the new look WPIAL football playoffs where wild card teams have expanded and are no longer figured out by mathematical...
Jalen Ramsey impresses Steelers’ teammates in rapid return from injury, big plays vs. Browns
An All-Pro for proficiency in skills such as intercepting passes and covering wide receivers, Jalen Ramsey entered Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game with a mere three career sacks. He left the 23-9 Steelers victory against the Cleveland Browns with five career sacks. More importantly, though, was that he left Acrisure Stadium...
Browns lose both starting offensive tackles to injuries in loss to Pittsburgh Steelers
PITTSBURGH — Both Browns starting offensive tackles were out of the game due to injuries by the end of Cleveland’s 23-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Right tackle Jack Conklin left the game midway through the third quarter with what ultimately was ruled as a concussion. Left tackle Cam Robinson...
‘Borderline unplayable’ Acrisure Stadium turf contributes to missed Steelers field goal, perhaps to injuryVideo
The Acrisure Stadium natural surface appeared more worn than normal during and after Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Cleveland Browns. The field conditions certainly led to a missed Steelers field goal and perhaps might have contributed to a non-contact injury suffered by a Steelers captain. “The field,” veteran quarterback...
NFL Week 6: Carolina outlasts Dallas as rookie Fitzgerald nails game-winnerVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rico Dowdle went over 200 yards from scrimmage for the second straight week — this time against his former team — and rookie Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired as the Carolina Panthers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 30-27 in a wild back-and-forth game...
Steelers special-teams ace Miles Killebrew suffers ‘significant’ injury in win vs. Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers special-teams captain Miles Killebrew suffered what coach Mike Tomlin referred to as a “significant” knee injury during the second quarter of Sunday’s win against the Cleveland Browns. Killebrew went down without being contacted and appeared in a substantial amount pain after covering a kickoff early during what ended...
Here’s where Penn State’s massive buyout of James Franklin ranks among all-time college football firings
Penn State is paying James Franklin a whole heck of a lot of money in the buyout of his contract after firing him Sunday. But it’s not particularly close to being the most expensive firing in college football history. Penn State owes Franklin at least $49.7 million moving forward, according...
Imani Christian’s Gabe Jenkins latest WPIAL football recruit to decommit from Penn State
Add Imani Christian’s Gabe Jenkins to the growing list of Penn State football commits reconsidering their futures. Jenkins, a highly recruited defensive back, decommitted on Sunday, following similar decisions this week by Pine-Richland wideout Khalil Taylor and McKeesport running back Kemon Spell. All three are juniors. Jenkins’ decision came after...
Opinion: Curt Cignetti would be a fool to leave Indiana for Penn State
If you’ve got Curt Cignetti penciled in as Penn State’s next coach, I’m afraid I see one teeny, tiny problem. Cignetti’s going to be otherwise occupied this winter, what with chasing a national championship at Indiana. If you’re thinking Cignetti could one day build a national title contender at Penn...
Rams remind NFL why they’re a dangerous team in win over Ravens
BALTIMORE — The hibernation period for the Los Angeles Rams ended with the beginning of the second half Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. They went dormant again just a few minutes of game time later. But that’s all Los Angeles needed to walk away with a 17-3 victory. The Rams...
Who could replace James Franklin at Penn State?
James Franklin and Penn State have reached the end of the road. Franklin was fired as Penn State’s head coach on Sunday. The Franklin situation reached a new level of toxicity after Saturday’s loss to Northwestern — the Nittany Lions’ third consecutive defeat. Franklin was booed during pregame introductions, and...
With Kiski Area grad Maddox Anderson in goal, La Roche men’s soccer team becoming contender in AMCC
Even before he took over as the men’s soccer coach at La Roche, Chris Karwoski knew all about Maddox Anderson. The Kiski Area grad had played for Karwoski on an Olympic Development Program team when he was a young teenager. Fate landed Anderson back under Karwoski’s tutelage at La Roche,...
Sophomore cornerback Darius Patterson has been difference-maker for Seton Hill defense
As much as he enjoys his football teammates and other friends at Seton Hill, sophomore Darius Patterson admits he enjoys his alone time just as much. The serenity and solitude that can be found on the Greensburg campus played a large role in luring Patterson more than 700 miles from...
Aaron Rodgers’ 2 TD passes, stingy defense lead Steelers past Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers ensured a long trip back up the turnpike Sunday for the Cleveland Browns. Again. For the 22nd consecutive time in the regular season, the Steelers dispatched the Browns at Acrisure Stadium, riding Aaron Rodgers’ two second-half touchdowns and a defense that didn’t give up a touchdown to...
Penguins defensemen Connor Clifton, Matt Dumba ready to step in
For whatever reason, right-handed defensemen are harder to find than their left-handed counterparts in seemingly every level of hockey. Through less than a week of play in the NHL this season, only 88 starboard defensemen have appeared in a game while 116 port-siders have suited up. Somehow, the Penguins managed...
Connor Heyward’s touchdown catch puts Steelers up over the Cleveland Browns, 16-3Video
Connor Heyward’s second reception of the season was a memorable one. Heyward caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to put the Pittsburgh Steelers up over the Cleveland Browns in the third quarter, 16-3. Rodgers directs traffic and finds Connor Heyward in the end zone!CLEvsPIT on CBS/Paramount+ pic.twitter.com/GwBLqXFu6s— NFL...
No. 3 Indiana has its highest ranking ever in AP Top 25, Texas, USC back in the rankings
Indiana moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for its highest ranking in program history and Texas was among five teams entering the Top 25 after eight ranked teams, three of them previously unbeaten, lost over the weekend. Ohio State and Miami remained the...
Penn State fires coach James Franklin after 3 straight losses
Penn State fired football coach James Franklin following the team’s third straight loss, the university announced Sunday. The Nittany Lions (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten), who were among preseason favorites to contend for a national title, had a disappointing effort in a 30-24 White Out loss to Oregon, then dropped a...
Week 7 Flop 10: Penn State again, Luke Fickell hits rock bottom and pray for the winless
It’s an Unhappy Valley in State College, competence returned to UCLA’s sidelines and the winless programs deserve your pity in this week’s Flop 10. Here’s some of the lowlights from Week 7 of college football: Penn State Three weeks ago, Penn State was ranked No. 2 in the country. Life...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been labeled as “day to day” due to an undisclosed injury he suffered during a 6-1 home loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday. Letang crashed into the boards awkwardly while trying to deliver a check and did not record a shift beyond...
Steelers DB Jalen Ramsey in uniform for AFC North opener vs. Browns
Jalen Ramsey is in uniform and active for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Cleveland Browns. The versatile defensive back missed the first two practices of the week because of a hamstring injury suffered during the Steelers’ most recent game Sept. 28 in Dublin. Acquired in a June 30 trade,...
‘It’s about our players’: Penn State’s James Franklin addresses job security after stunning Northwestern loss
When James Franklin answered questions about his job status in the past, he almost always referenced his commitment to the university and to the team. He’d say something like “I think I’ve shown my commitment over my years here.” Of course, the circumstances were much different. He was the subject...
Penn-Trafford grad Nick Turowski continues strong season at West Virginia
It has been quite a start to his sophomore golf season at West Virginia for Penn-Trafford grad Nick Turowski. After being in and out of the lineup his freshman season, Turowski is one of the top three players on the team. The Mountaineers have participated in four events, and they...
