McKeesport runs past Chartiers Valley, earns rematch with Thomas Jefferson
It might have taken top-seeded McKeesport a bit to get on track in its WPIAL Class 4A first round contest Friday at Weigle-Schaeffer Stadium, but once the Tigers found their stride, they ran away from No. 8 Chartiers Valley for a 44-7 victory. “It was a great offensive performance tonight,...
Jeannette football pulls away for WPIAL Class A 1st-round playoff win against Bentworth
It has been quite a week for the Bentworth athletic program. The boys and girls soccer teams celebrated WPIAL championships Thursday. Could the seventh-seeded football team celebrate its second WPIAL Class A playoff win Friday against No. 10 Jeannette? That answer was no. The Jayhawks played the spoiler, scoring 21...
Bishop Canevin turns to run game to put away pesky Greensburg Central Catholic
Bishop Canevin came into the Class A playoffs seeded third, coming off a run to the WPIAL semifinals last year. But entering the fourth quarter of its playoff opener against Greensburg Central Catholic on Friday night, the Crusaders trailed by a point. They didn’t panic, though. They lined up at...
Freeport tops Beaver in back-and-forth contest
John Gaillot searched for the words. In the moment Friday night, all the Freeport football coach could think of was the sweet playoff victory his team just finished off at home against Beaver. Never mind that the eighth-seeded Yellowjackets earned a date with unbeaten and top-seeded Avonworth in the WPIAL...
Defense, ground attack lift Highlands past Derry in WPIAL Class 3A 1st round
Not a lot of tricks, but plenty of treats to go around on Halloween night as both Highlands and Derry had their share of mistakes. Led by an opportunistic defense, the Golden Rams came away with a 14-0 win over the Trojans (6-5) in a WPIAL Class 3A first round...
Felitsky nearly perfect in leading North Catholic to 1st-round win over Burrell
North Catholic’s Joey Felitsky delivered a quarterback master class, throwing for 437 yards and six touchdowns to lead the No. 5 Trojans past No. 12 Burrell, 56-21, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs Friday. “That’s a good team,” Burrell coach Dom Girardi said. “They’re more physical...
Clairton continues to keep opponents scoreless, blanks Monessen in WPIAL opening round
Clairton hasn’t allowed a point since August, and that scoreless streak has continued in the
WPIAL Class A playoffs. The No. 2 Bears blitzed No. 15 Monessen, 50-0, with another stout defensive effort and an explosive offensive performance in the first round Friday night at Tyler Boyd Stadium. After suffering...
After quick Plum score, Upper St. Clair dominates to win going away
Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game between Upper St. Clair and Plum started with a bang for the team that got in the playoffs thanks in, large part, to what has been dubbed the “Mustang Miracle.” But it was all Upper St. Clair after that bang, as the Panthers...
Neshannock uses fast start, tough defense to bounce Leechburg in WPIAL 1st round
Neshannock quarterback Jino Mozzocio felt the Lancers’ football season hasn’t been quite to his liking so far. He wanted to start writing a different story against Leechburg during a WPIAL Class A semifinal Friday at Veterans Memorial Field. No. 9 Neshannock took that first step by blasting the Blue Devils,...
Pirates claim reliever off waivers from Rockies
When the Pirates visited the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 1 this past season, it was a memorable ballgame. The Pirates blew a six-run lead in the final two innings and lost 17-16 on a Brenton Doyle two-run walk-off homer. Pirates management must have remembered the game too. The winning pitcher...
Controversy surrounds Riverhounds playoff opener vs. Hartford Athletic
The chill in the air as November dawns caps off a rather hot two months of soccer by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, who finished on a 5-2-1 run, good enough to earn a home playoff tilt. A 30-match regular season culminated last Saturday in a draw with visiting Phoenix Rising of...
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi downplays travel challenges heading into game at Stanford
Cross-country travel is a byproduct of conference realignment, with several schools having joined new leagues despite a lack of geographical attachments. For example, only such shuffling could have Oregon playing a conference game at Penn State in late September, followed by the Nittany Lions traveling (and losing to) UCLA the...
Dolphins, general manager Chris Grier agree to part ways after 10 seasonsVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins and Chris Grier have agreed to part ways, ending his 10-year tenure as general manager. The decision comes after Miami fell to 2-7 on the season following Thursday night’s 28-6 rout against the Baltimore Ravens. During Grier’s tenure — he has been with...
QB Jayden Daniels will start for Commanders against SeahawksVideo
ASHBURN, Va. — Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels will start for the Commanders against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night. Daniels, hampered by an injured right hamstring, missed his third game of the season on Monday night when the Commanders fell 28-7 to the Kansas City Chiefs. Washington dropped to 3-5...
NFL fines Ravens $100K over inaccurate injury report involving Lamar JacksonVideo
NEW YORK — The Baltimore Ravens were fined $100,000 by the NFL for incorrectly listing star quarterback Lamar Jackson as a full participant in practice Oct. 24. The league disclosed the fine for violating the injury report policy Friday. A week earlier, Baltimore listed Jackson as a full participant and...
Steelers’ Isaac Seumalo will play vs. Colts, Jabrill Peppers won’t, Chuck Clark might not
Pittsburgh Steelers starting left guard Isaac Seumalo returned to practice Friday and has been given the official green light to play in Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. Seumalo left last week’s defeat to the Green Bay Packers during the second half because of a pectoral injury that prevented him...
No. 22 Houston hosts West Virginia in Big 12 play
West Virginia (2-6) at No. 22 Houston (7-1) Noon Saturday BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: Houston by 14.5. Against the spread: Houston 6-2, West Virginia 4-4. How to watch: Fox Sports 1 Key stats Houston Offense Overall: 381.3 yards per game (73rd in FBS) Passing: 210.0 yards per game...
For Duquesne’s Dru Joyce III, ‘patience’ is becoming a coaching virtue
Duquesne basketball coach Dru Joyce III had one clear roster-building agenda this offseason. Get bigger. Based on the responses he is getting from people who know his program, mission accomplished. “Anyone who has walked in our gym has said to me, ‘Coach, you have some different size this year.’ That...
Beleaguered Steelers defense prepares for Penn State alum, Colts star TE Tyler Warren
No team in the NFL has allowed more yards per game against from tight ends than the Pittsburgh Steelers. No tight end in the NFL has more receiving yards than Tyler Warren. Say no more in regards to what can be a critical matchup of Sunday’s Steelers-Colts game at Acrisure...
Pittsburgh in running to host 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup
As Pittsburgh prepares to host one of the biggest events in the city’s history in April, it has been included among 27 U.S. cities as a possible host for the 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup. City officials are hard at work getting the city read for the 2026 NFL Draft,...
How a ‘betfluencer’ from Washington, Pa., wound up at the center of an NBA gambling scandal
PHILADELPHIA — On the green felt of a Bellagio baccarat table, Shane “Sugar” Hennen flaunted $3,125 in winnings from a Pittsburgh Pirates game in June 2014. It was a drop in the bucket for Las Vegas moneylines. But on Instagram, Hennen called it “#2dayswork.” He was burnishing his brand as...
Mark Madden: How did the Penguins get off to such a torrid start?
Gavin who? In just one month and 12 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ priorities have dramatically shifted. The goal is to build on their torrid 8-2-2 start and make the postseason for the first time since 2022, perhaps even win a playoff series for the first time since 2018. If you’re...
Top-ranked Ohio State looks to continue rolling along when it hosts reeling Penn State
Penn State thought it finally got a leg up on Ohio State in January when defensive coordinator Jim Knowles left Columbus for Happy Valley to become the highest-paid assistant coach in college football. It ended up being a temporary setback, and, in the long run, made the Buckeyes better. Matt...
Penguins enact development plans for rookies Harrison Brunicke, Ben Kindel
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Ben Kindel reached a significant milestone Thursday when he appeared in his 10th NHL game. That meant the first year of his three-year entry-level contract officially was activated, and he potentially got one year closer to becoming an unrestricted free agent, though not for another half...
First Call: George Pickens addresses contract status in Dallas; ex-Steelers, Colts coach thinks Indy ‘could put up 40 points’
Friday’s “First Call” has an update on contract talks surrounding George Pickens in Dallas. One analyst with Pittsburgh and Indianapolis ties sees little hope for the Steelers’ defense Sunday. We also have odds on all the local college football games, the upcoming local college hockey schedule, and a preview of...
