Analysis: UCLA stepped up, Penn State didn’t in stunning loss
PASADENA, Calif. — You could argue Penn State’s hopes of making the College Football Playoff were on life support before its match with winless UCLA kicked off in the Rose Bowl on Saturday afternoon. James Franklin’s Nittany Lions were 3-1 after losing in double overtime to Oregon at home, and...
Jordan Addison’s late touchdown gives Vikings win over Browns in London
LONDON — Vikings receiver Jordan Addison caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Carson Wentz with 25 seconds left to give Minnesota a 21-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. The 10-play, 80-yard drive gave the Vikings (3-2) a much-needed win on their historic international road...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves, 4 others assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned five players to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) after they cleared waivers on Sunday. That group includes forwards Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Boko Imama and Sam Poulin, as well as defensemen Alex Alexeyev and Ryan Graves. The most notable member of the group is Graves, who...
Texas and Penn State fall out of AP Top 25; Miami jumps Oregon to No. 2 behind Ohio State
Miami moved back to No. 2 in the Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, Texas Tech has its highest ranking since 2008 and Penn State and Texas fell all the way out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2022 after the two top-10 teams lost to...
Analysis: Complete victory over Boston College rekindles Pitt’s season aspirationsVideo
Even after Pitt dropped two games in a row to West Virginia and Louisville, and looked disorganized in the process, a modicum of belief could be attached to the assertion that the Panthers were still a team with attainable goals. For coach Pat Narduzzi and players, those goals center around...
Things look ‘pretty cool’ for Penguins rookie Ville KoivunenVideo
Like many athletes, Ville Koivunen has a crutch phrase he leans on when he explains things. Nugatory idioms such as “obviously” or “at the end of the day” as well as “for me, personally” litter the landscape of sporting sound bites. In contrast, the Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward employs a...
Panthers face daunting task of trying to win another Stanley Cup without captain Aleksander BarkovVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Images of Aleksander Barkov hoisting the Stanley Cup are scattered all over the Florida Panthers’ team facility. It’s the ultimate reminder of the last two championship seasons: the team captain being the first one to lift hockey’s chalice. Now, the Panthers face perhaps the ultimate challenge:...
Tristan Jarry is back (in black) and ready to keep his job as the Penguins’ top goaltender
Tristan Jarry is a fan of the man in black. No, not Johnny Cash. Another outlaw. Ron Hextall. The former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager was a fiery goaltender during his playing career and occasionally donned black gear in the cage. Jarry and Hextall struck up a kinship based on their...
Player-by-player breakdown of the Penguins’ 2025-26 roster
A look at all 49 players the Pittsburgh Penguins have signed to an NHL contract ahead of the 2025-26 season. Forwards Noel Acciari — A veteran bottom-six penalty killer, Acciari entered training camp with a core muscle injury. Justin Brazeau — A large human (6-foot-6, 232 pounds) with some scoring...
TribLive writers offer predictions for 2025-26 NHL season
The 2025-26 NHL season is about to commence, and TribLive writers Seth Rorabaugh and Justin Guerriero, assistant sports editor Jonathan Bombulie and columnist Tim Benz have thoughts on how the season will shake out. Here’s a look: Award winners Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP) Seth Rorabaugh: Connor McDavid, Oilers Justin Guerriero:...
League’s best YAC helps Steelers’ passing game stay afloat despite shallow throws
Only two quarterbacks entered NFL’s Week 5 with more touchdown passes than Aaron Rodgers, who is on pace for more than 3,300 passing yards this season. How is that possible, what with Rodgers’ passes on average this season ranking by far as the shortest intended and completed passes in the...
The ABA tipped off its final season 50 years ago, and the league’s end marked the beginning of the game seen today
His mates on the Braddock High School basketball team didn’t seem too interested, but Billy Knight was fascinated by the newest game in town. In 1967, the Pittsburgh Pipers were one of the charter members of the American Basketball Association, and Knight, whenever he could make his way to Civic...
Riverhounds stumble against last-place Miami FC
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds missed a golden opportunity to gain ground in the USL Championship Eastern Conference standings, giving up three second-half goals to last-place Miami FC and losing 3-1 Saturday night. The Riverhounds (10-10-7) remain in sixth place, one point behind Hartford Athletic and two behind Loudoun United. The result...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Phantoms to finish preseasonVideo
A goal and an assist by defenseman Chase Pietila led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 preseason win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. Forward Cal Burke recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while forwards Kyle Criscuolo and Zach Gallant each contributed a...
Merrimack too much for Robert Morris
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — DeMarcus McElroy rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown, and Merrimack improved to 3-0 at home this season with a 24-7 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. After RMU went 92 yards in five plays on its opening possession to take a 7-0 lead, Merrimack allowed...
Duquesne dominates Stonehill in conference opener
PITTSBURGH — Tyler Riddell threw three touchdown passes, Ness Davis gained 111 yards on the ground, and Duquesne cruised past Stonehill, 34-14, on Saturday. After a scoreless first quarter, Davis and Taj Butts scored rushing touchdowns and Riddell’s 21-yard TD pass to Ryan Petras gave the Dukes (3-3, 1-0 Northeast...
District college roundup: Seton Hill knocks off No. 6 Cal (Pa.)
Ky’Ron Craggette ran for 155 yards and a 48-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to lead Seton Hill to a 16-7 upset of No. 6 Cal (Pa.) in NCAA Division II PSAC football Saturday. Darrian Carter threw for 71 yards and ran for 97 yards and a touchdown for Seton...
No. 6 Penn State loses to unranked, winless UCLA
PASADENA, Calif. — Against a top-10 team, Nico Iamlaeava had himself a day. The highly publicized quarterback had his best game yet at UCLA, leading the winless Bruins to a shocking 42-37 upset of No. 6 Penn State. He finished with 166 yards on 17 of 24 passing, along with...
Spots in NASCAR playoffs Round of 8 on line as series heads for Charlotte ‘Roval’
The NASCAR Cup Series playoff Round of 12 has its elimination race Sunday at the center of it all in Charlotte, N.C. While the trip to the track will be a short one, the added pressure on about six drivers will be immense. That’s because the playoffs are headed to...
Ravens will attempt to right ship with QB Jackson sidelined by injury
As if a 1-3 start wasn’t bad enough, the Baltimore Ravens now will be without Lamar Jackson for this week’s game. After missing this entire week of practice, the Ravens confirmed two-time MVP and three-time All-Pro quarterback Jackson will miss Sunday’s game against the visiting Houston Texans (1-3) because of...
Rookie QB Gabriel ready to make 1st start for Cleveland
Ready or not, Dillon Gabriel will make his first NFL start Sunday. Gabriel, a 24-year-old whom the Cleveland Browns selected in the third round out of Oregon this spring, insists that he is as prepared as he will ever be. “You wait for the perfect time, you’re going to wait...
Bengals, Lions heading in opposite directions as they prepare to meet
The Detroit Lions appear to be back on track as one of the powerhouses in the NFC, and the Cincinnati Bengals have dropped two straight games since losing their star quarterback. The two teams collide Sunday in Cincinnati in a matchup of head coaches with a long history together. Since...
The Penguins move on from defenseman Ryan Graves (for now)Video
Ryan Graves was genuinely optimistic entering his third training camp as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Even after his first two campaigns with the club were underwhelming, the left-handed defenseman was buoyant about the 2025-26 season because of the benefit of strenuous offseason training and the opportunity to impress...
Penguins hang on to junior-eligible prospects Ben Kindel, Harrison Brunicke
It didn’t take long to realize how real the Pittsburgh Penguins’ youth movement became Saturday. In the main dressing room at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, the nameplates illustrated that notion vividly. At a stall previously occupied by 30-year-old forward Danton Heinen sat Ben Kindel, an 18-year-old forward the Penguins selected...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Penguins defenseman Harrison Brunicke could be victim of archaic rule
It appears that Harrison Brunicke will start the season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He should. Brunicke is just 19, but he’s been the Penguins’ best defenseman in the preseason and scored a nifty goal in their final exhibition game, a 5-4 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday at...
