Minor league report: Nailers beat Mariners in overtimeVideo
An overtime goal by forward Logan Pietila gave the Wheeling Nailers a 5-4 win against the Maine Mariners at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine on Sunday. Forward Nolan Renwick had a goal and two assists for Wheeling (2-1-0-0) while forward Zach Gallant contributed a goal and an assist. In...
Steelers-Packers notebook: Chris Boswell’s 7th game with multiple 50-plus yard FGs
Three Pittsburgh Steelers possessions and less than 18 minutes of play into Sunday night’s game, Chris Boswell already had converted a pair of long field goals. The Steelers’ 11-year veteran kicker, Boswell had successful kicks of 56 and 50 yards by the early portions of the second quarter of a...
Steelers debut new throwback uniform that’s heavy on yellow
Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers co-captain Cameron Heyward this week invoked the word “mustard” when describing the team’s new throwback uniforms. Teammate Juan Thornhill described them as “like a highlighter.” The best fellow defensive back Jalen Ramsey could say about them? “They’re different.” “It is what it is, though,” Ramsey said. Coach...
Reports: LSU fires Tigers head coach Brian Kelly
Less than four years after being hired away from Notre Dame, Brian Kelly has been fired by LSU, according to multiple reports on Sunday. Kelly, who recorded a 34-14 record with the Tigers, was shown the door one day after his 20th-ranked Tigers turned an 18-14 halftime lead into a...
Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer ready to make World Series history
LOS ANGELES — After the 32-year wait to return to Canada, the World Series shifts back to Los Angeles, where memories remain thick from its visit just one year ago. All even at one game each, the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers will duel to get the upper...
Steelers center Zach Frazier in uniform for game vs. Packers despite calf injury
Pittsburgh Steelers starting center Zach Frazier was in uniform for Sunday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers despite a calf injury suffered during the team’s most recent game. Frazier did not practice fully all week leading up to Sunday, merely taking the field in a limited capacity twice. He...
Browns coach Stefanski says he is sticking with rookie QB Gabriel for now
Moments after the Cleveland Browns completed their 32-13 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, coach Kevin Stefanski affirmed his support for rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel. “When you lose like this, you have to look at everything,” Stefanski said. “Every position. Everything I’m doing. Just … it’s frustrating for...
Byron secures spot in NASCAR’s Championship 4 with victory at Martinsville
William Byron beat Ryan Blaney in an 11-lap dash and won the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, putting him in the field with teammate Kyle Larson for next weekend’s championship race after Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 finale in Martinsville, Va. With Blaney leading and the pair charging...
NFL Week 8: James Cook runs for 216 yards, 2 TDs, Allen accounts for 3 TDs as Bills rout Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — James Cook ran for a career-high 216 yards and two touchdowns, Josh Allen accounted for three scores and the Buffalo Bills returned from their bye with a resounding 40-9 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Allen improved to 8-0 following the idle week and established an...
Jets beat Bengals in shootout for 1st win of season
Improbably, the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense put up 38 points against the winless New York Jets and still managed to lose. The Jets won their first game of the season Sunday against the Bengals at Paycor Stadium, repeatedly coming back from multiple-score deficits to win 39-38. The defeat saw Cincinnati’s attempt...
Despite Garrett’s 5 sacks, Browns downed by Patriots
Drake Maye passed for three touchdowns as the New England Patriots extended their winning streak to five games by beating the Cleveland Browns, 32-13, on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass. Maye completed 18 of 24 passes for 282 yards. He was intercepted once. Each of his three TD passes came in...
Henry, Huntley help Ravens snap 4-game losing streak with win over Bears
Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns to move into fifth place on the all-time list, and the Baltimore Ravens snapped a four-game slide with a 30-16 victory over the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. Tyler Huntley completed 17 of 22 passes for 186 yards and a touchdown and added...
The Penguins will try to replace Rickard Rakell with a committee of rookies
Ville Koivunen had quite a weekend. On Saturday evening, the skilled winger scored the winning goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime road win against the Charlotte Checkers at the vividly monikered Bojangles Coliseum. The @WBSPenguins are off to a 7-0-0-0 start and are first in the AHL...
Memphis returns to AP Top 25-based College Football Playoff bracket, top 4 seeds remain the same
The top four seeds remain unchanged on the College Football Playoff bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday, but three of the four first-round matchups would change and Memphis returned as the Group of Five representative. Only slight alterations were required on the mock bracket because the...
Former Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than 2 weeks after announcing he had kidney diseaseVideo
Nick Mangold’s long, blond hair and bushy beard made him instantly recognizable. His gritty, outstanding performance on the field for the New York Jets made him one of the franchise’s greatest players. Mangold, a two-time All-Pro center who helped lead the Jets to the AFC championship game twice, has died,...
Giants’ Cam Skattebo carted off field with right ankle injury
PHILADELPHIA — New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo left Sunday’s game against Philadelphia with a significant right ankle injury that could cost him the rest of his rookie season. Skattebo needed to be carted off the field after he took a hard hit over the middle on a pass...
Tennis-Sinner fights back to beat Zverev and claim second Vienna Open title
VIENNA - Italian top seed Jannik Sinner produced a spirited comeback to defeat Germany’s Alexander Zverev 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Vienna Open final on Sunday, securing his fourth ATP Tour title of the season and his second triumph in Austria’s capital. Sinner, who beat Zverev in straight sets at...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell sidelined following left hand surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell will be sidelined approximately six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand Sunday. Rakell was struck on the hand by a shot in the third period of a 5-4 home shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Typically deployed on the left...
Penguins recall forward Ville Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie forward Ville Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. This transaction comes one day after forward Rickard Rakell appeared to suffer a left-hand injury during a 5-4 home shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. The Penguins announced Sunday...
Analysis: Resurgent offensive line, resilient linebackers propel Pitt in win over WolfpackVideo
Pitt achieved bowl eligibility in style Saturday, pummeling N.C. State, 53-34, in a game that saw significant offensive improvement from a week ago and defensive resiliency in the face of multiple injuries. The Panthers (6-2, 4-1 ACC), winners of four straight, sit in sole possession of third place in the...
‘Tough love’: Pitt transfer guard Damarco Minor steps up as leader for Jeff Capel’s retooled squad
When Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel brought in Damarco Minor from the transfer portal, he knew he was getting an experienced hand who could help run the offense following Jaland Lowe’s offseason transfer to Kentucky. Minor, who arrived at Pitt from Oregon State and previously played two seasons for...
Steelers vs. Packers: Get ready for 2025 Week 8 matchup
For the second straight week, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have the attention of the nation in prime time when they host the Green Bay Packers on “Sunday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. Sunday. The game will be broadcast on NBC, with Mike Tirico on play-by-play alongside analyst...
Freeport grad Ben Lane hopes to make more splash plays on defense as Slippery Rock vies for PSAC West football title
Freeport’s Ben Lane and Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock were two of the best high school athletes in the area during the early part of this decade. But while their high school careers overlapped, they faced each other only once. It was in the 2022 WPIAL Class 4A basketball quarterfinals, and...
China native Nancy Jiang finds home, tennis success at Pitt-Greensburg
Nancy Jiang wants to be clear: Most of the Chinese food available in America is nothing like the cuisine in her homeland. “The first time I went to the Panda Express and the orange chicken, what is that?” said the 19-year-old Pitt-Greensburg sophomore, unable to contain her laughter. “We don’t...
Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto tosses gem in Game 2 of World Series vs. Blue Jays
TORONTO — Of the 82 pitches Kevin Gausman threw in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday, almost all of them were either untouchable or produced no damage. Yet two swings by Will Smith did damage, and that was the very narrow margin between Gausman and Los Angeles Dodgers...
