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Ravens on a roll — along with rest of AFC NorthVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — In his own tongue-in-cheek way, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh gave the rest of the AFC North his respect as the Ravens head into a couple of key divisional matchups these next two weeks. “It’s really awesome that we have such a great division, and I’d be...
Westmoreland County college basketball preview: Bryce Butler looks to write final chapter at Charleston
The next chapter of Bryce Butler’s sparkling college basketball career is in the jump circle. Curiosity and opportunity led the former Latrobe standout to a Division I program, the College of Charleston, where he will spend his fifth season. Butler emerged as one of the top Division II players in...
Packers increasingly relying on younger players as matchup with Steelers awaitsVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are doubling down on their youth movement. Green Bay had the NFL’s youngest roster at the start of the season, well before it lost 32-year-old offensive tackle David Bakhtiari to a knee injury and sent 29-year-old cornerback Rasul Douglas to the Buffalo...
Analysis: Deshaun Watson’s solid game in return brightens outlook for BrownsVideo
CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson unbuckled the chin strap and pulled off his orange helmet. He headed to Cleveland’s sideline, where he watched the final minutes of Sunday’s game. For the first time in weeks, this was a positive development. Watson’s return to the field was just what the Browns (5-3)...
Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom unlikely to play again this season
ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said it’s unlikely Nicklas Backstrom plays again this season after the Swedish center stepped away from the team last week, citing the ongoing issues with his surgically repaired left hip. MacLellan stopped short of ruling Backstrom out for the remainder of...
Miguel Andujar claimed by Oakland as Pirates lose 2 more players to waivers
The Pittsburgh Pirates took a gamble by placing a half-dozen players on waivers last week and lost two more Monday to waiver claims. The Oakland A’s claimed outfielder Miguel Andujar and the Atlanta Braves claimed left-handed reliever Angel Perdomo. Andujar, 28, batted .250/.300/.476 with seven doubles, four home runs and...
Staffer shares docs with Michigan, shows Big Ten team had Wolverines’ signs
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A former employee at a Big Ten football program said Monday it was his job to steal signs, and he was given details from multiple league schools to compile a spreadsheet of play-calling signals used by Michigan last year. The employee said he recently shared the...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi speaks of personal regret in game of inches that turned into another loss
Pat Narduzzi desperately was seeking positive news Monday when he met with reporters two days after Pitt’s seventh loss in its past eight games. Here’s one: Players are still running fast. The GPS tracker that measures running velocity during the game identified 32 players who clocked more than 18 mph...
Vikings lose RB Cam Akers for season to Achilles rupture
EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings running back Cam Akers ruptured his left Achilles tendon in another blow to a banged-up offense, a season-ending injury confirmed Monday by coach Kevin O’Connell. Akers was hurt Sunday in the win at Atlanta, when he had eight carries for 25 yards. Acquired Sept. 20...
New York Mets hiring Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza as manager
NEW YORK — The New York Mets are hiring New York Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza as their manager, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the move had not been announced. Mendoza spent the past...
Guardians hire former MLB catcher Stephen Vogt as manager to replace Terry FranconaVideo
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians hired Stephen Vogt, a journeyman catcher with no managerial experience, as their new manager to replace Terry Francona, the team announced Monday. Vogt was Seattle’s bullpen coach last season. Although the 39-year-old Vogt has never been a manager, he checked every other box for the...
ILB Mark Robinson prepared to step in as Steelers try to replace Cole Holcomb
Mike Tomlin likes to say, “One man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity.” But while that may be the case for Mark Robinson, the misfortune suffered by his teammate is occupying more of Robinson’s empathy than is his eagerness for an opportunity. The season-ending knee injury suffered by starting inside linebacker...
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones out for the season with torn ACL
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is going to miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, marking the second time in three years he’s been sidelined by an injury. Jones had an MRI on Monday that showed the season-ending...
Cubs hire manager Craig Counsell away from Milwaukee in surprising move, AP sources say
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs hired manager Craig Counsell away from Milwaukee on Monday in a surprising move, replacing David Ross after the team slipped out of a playoff spot in the last part of the season. Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the move to The Associated...
Browns LT Jedrick Wills Jr. placed on IR with right knee injury
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. dodged a season-ending knee injury but will miss at least four weeks after being hurt in Sunday’s win over Arizona. The Browns already lost star running back Nick Chubb and right tackle Jack Conklin for the year with knee injuries...
Penn State’s James Franklin stays mum about Jim Harbaugh, Michigan sign-stealing scandal
Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal has become the talk of the college football season. But ahead of Penn State’s game against the Wolverines, coach James Franklin decided not to wade into those waters. Franklin was asked at his Monday press conference if Michigan’s sign-stealing allegations affects how he and his coaching staff...
AFC North remains wide open as Steelers enter 2nd half of NFL schedule
When the Pittsburgh Steelers began Week 9 by beating the Tennessee Titans, they were setting the tone for what was to come in the AFC North over the weekend. The way the division’s teams have played this season, it should have come as no surprise that the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Seton Hill clinches 1st winning season in PSAC West
When Seton Hill has won football games on coach Dan Day’s watch, defense has usually been the calling card. Low-scoring games often favor the Griffins. The team put that stamp on their latest victory, a 14-0 shutout of Mercyhurst that clinched the program’s first winning record in the PSAC West...
Mark Madden: When Penguins go splat, core 3 will head elsewhere
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 10-2 win at San Jose on Saturday was fun but insignificant. The Sharks (0-10-1) may be historically bad. The Penguins (4-6-0, last in the Metropolitan Division) started their season rotten against perhaps the easiest part of their schedule. That victory, while needed, is like slapping a butterfly...
Cody Dorman, who watched namesake horse win Breeders’ Cup race, dies on trip homeVideo
LOS ANGELES — Cody Dorman, the teenager who watched his namesake horse Cody’s Wish win at the Breeders’ Cup, has died. He was 17. Dorman died Sunday after suffering a “medical event” on the family’s way home to Kentucky after attending the world championships at Santa Anita last week, according...
AP survey finds 55 of 69 schools in major college football now sell alcohol at stadiums on game day
EAST LANSING, Mich. — College football tailgates are as synonymous with the game as blocking and tackling. Burgers, brats and beer go along with the cornhole and camaraderie for tens of thousands of people every Saturday, a beloved tradition seen outside stadiums big and small. “My dad almost gets more...
Steelers place ILB Cole Holcomb on injured reserve, activate RB Anthony McFarland off it
The Pittsburgh Steelers placed Cole Holcomb on injured reserve Monday, four days after the starting inside linebacker suffered a serious knee injury. Taking Holcomb’s place on the active roster is running back Anthony McFarland, who had been on IR since Week 2 because of a knee injury. McFarland had to...
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Dlugos brothers on opposite sides of historic Williams-Amherst football rivalry
Zach and Nate Dlugos are taking sibling rivalry to another level. On Saturday, the Greensburg Central Catholic grads will be on opposite sides of “The Biggest Little Game in America” when the football teams from Amherst and Williams clash. It is the fourth-most played matchup in all of the NCAA...
Riverview grad Arden Fisher lends her volleyball experience, insights to coaching staff of Chatham women’s team
Arden Fisher always has found her happy place on the volleyball court. The Riverview grad had a standout career at Robert Morris that included four All-Northeast Conference honors — first team as a senior — more than 1,200 kills, 1,800-plus digs and a conference championship. She played professionally for a...
AP Top 25: USC drops out for first time under Lincoln Riley; Oklahoma State vaults in to No. 15
Southern California dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time under coach Lincoln Riley and No. 15 Oklahoma State vaulted into the rankings for the first time this year. The top nine teams in the Top 25 held their spots, led by No. 1...
