After slow start, Steelers’ defense sees improvement in stopping the run in back-to-back wins
The biggest issue facing the Pittsburgh Steelers defense last year continued to stand out like a highway construction project in the early weeks of the 2025 season. The difference was, the Steelers’ run defense wasn’t grinding anybody to a halt. Memories of that forgettable playoff performance against the Baltimore Ravens,...
Freshman QB Mason Heintschel propels Pitt to blowout win over Boston College, 1st ACC win
Pat Narduzzi must have felt major confidence in Mason Heintschel to turn to the freshman quarterback Saturday versus Boston College. With Pitt riding a two-game losing streak and Eli Holstein looking lost, Narduzzi went with Heintschel to stabilize a season that was on the verge of slipping away. Heintschel, listed...
Ex QB, analyst Mark Sanchez hospitalized after reported stabbing
Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez has been hospitalized after being stabbed in Indianapolis early Saturday morning, TMZ reported. Per the report, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a “disturbance in an alley” call at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Saturday Sanchez, who was rushed to...
Penguins place 5 on waivers, send 4 to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins are ready to move on from Ryan Graves. More than two years after signing the left-handed defenseman to one of the largest — by length — contracts in franchise history, placed the 30-year-old Graves on waivers on Saturday. Assuming none of the NHL’s 31 other teams make...
Pitt RB Desmond Reid, DEs Blaine Spires, Zach Crothers listed as out vs. Boston College
Pitt will play another game without its most dynamic offensive player, as tailback Desmond Reid has been ruled out of Saturday’s contest vs. Boston College at Acrisure Stadium. The Panthers listed Reid as out on their final weekly player availability report, released at 10 a.m. Saturday. Pitt (2-2, 0-1 ACC)...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson looking for strong finish on HotelPlanner.com Tour
It has been a good golf season for Murrysville native Palmer Jackson on the European HotelPlanner.com Tour, the European version of the PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour. While he fell short of earning full exemption to the DP Tour by two shots last November, he did return home with a job....
Report: Pitt to start true freshman QB Mason Heintschel vs. Boston College
Pitt will make a change at quarterback Saturday vs. Boston College, ESPN reported, as true freshman Mason Heintschel is set to start vs. the Eagles. Coach Pat Narduzzi told reporters Thursday afternoon that redshirt sophomore Eli Holstein would remain as starter, signalling he was sticking with Holstein through a period...
NHL sees benefits to changing landscape after NCAA allows CHL players to compete at U.S. collegesVideo
The NCAA’s decision allowing Canadian Hockey League players to compete at the U.S. college level for the first time won’t alter how the NHL evaluates draft-eligible talent. Wherever players are competing, the scouts will be there, NHL Central Scouting chief Dan Marr said. What Marr envisions changing as a result...
Islanders top pick Matthew Schaefer headlines NHL rookies to watchVideo
Matthew Schaefer being the first NHL No. 1 pick out of the Ontario Hockey League since Connor McDavid in 2015 is pressure enough. Then there’s following Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini into the league. Bedard with Chicago and Celebrini with San Jose immediately were put into prominent roles. Bedard won...
Here’s what to expect from the 9 NHL teams featuring new coachesVideo
Dan Muse and Mike Sullivan swapped ZIP codes over the summer, and they are among nine new coaches in the NHL this season. Muse took over for Sullivan as the Pittsburgh Penguins head coach after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the New York Rangers. Sullivan,...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates need to focus on future with urgency to win more now
The Pittsburgh Pirates started the season with a proclamation. “It’s time to win,” Derek Shelton said in March. “That’s the only focus.” They opened PNC Park with a mandate. “We didn’t win enough,” Pirates chairman Bob Nutting told TribLive on April 4, before the home opener. “We need to win...
The kids were all right for the Penguins in preseason playVideo
Sergei Murashov is as erudite as he is flexible. But the chatty and sinewy Pittsburgh Penguins goaltending prospect has one matter he isn’t going to ruminate on in abundance: work. To be precise, he isn’t terribly eager to take a guess as to where he’ll be plying his trade by...
Steelers 4 Downs: ‘Explosive’ runs on both sides of ball has been area of gradual improvement
1. Big runs up/down For a franchise whose ethos has long been embodied by running the ball well and stopping opponents from doing so, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ NFL ranks at each through four weeks could not have been heartening. Headed into their bye this weekend, the Steelers ranked 31st in...
Apollo-Ridge, Pitt grad Tre Tipton continues crusade for mental health awareness, has big plans for future
How are you doing? The question is asked all the time, mostly casually. But Tre Tipton believes it is the most important question someone can ask. Because, as Tipton knows all too well, no matter how happy someone looks on the outside, what is going on inside might not align....
BYU offense carves up WVU
PROVO, Utah — Bear Bachmeier threw for a career-high 351 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 23 BYU to a 38-24 victory over West Virginia on Friday night. BYU (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) rolled up 517 total yards and had two takeaways. Chase Roberts had a career-high 161 yards...
Super prospect Gavin McKenna collects 2 assists in Penn State debut
TEMPE, Ariz. — Gavin McKenna had two first-period assists in his Penn State debut, helping the Nittany Lions beat Arizona State, 6-3, on Friday night. Expected to be the No. 1 pick next year in the NHL draft, the 17-year-old McKenna set up Aiden Fink’s power-play goal with 9:05 left...
Freshman Marino Graham powers Parkway-leading New Castle past No. 4 Montour
If last week’s win wasn’t already enough, then quarterback Marino Graham says this one surely proves New Castle is for real. The star freshman rushed for four touchdowns and passed for another as host New Castle defeated No. 4 Montour, 34-14, on Friday night at Taggart Stadium. The resurgent Red...
High school football roundup for Oct. 3, 2025: Trinity upsets No. 1 Thomas Jefferson
Jonah Williamson threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns as Trinity overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to upset top-ranked Thomas Jefferson, 33-22, in the Class 4A Big Six Conference on Friday night. The Hillers scored 26 unanswered points in the second half. Owen Gardner rushed for 126 yards and one...
Norwin storms back to defeat Hempfield thanks to huge game from Jake Knight
Oh, what a Knight for the Norwin football team. The Knights rallied from a 12-point third-quarter deficit, and senior Jake Knight was a big reason. The senior intercepted two passes in the second half, caught a touchdown pass off a tipped pass and downed a punt at the Hempfield 2-yard...
Sidney Crosby scores in overtime as Penguins finish preseason with win
The Penguins concluded the preseason with a 5-4 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. They finished the exhibition slate with a 5-1-1 record. Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored two goals, including the winning score 9 seconds into the overtime period. Penguins forward Philip Tomasino...
Ex-Brewers manager Craig Counsell guides Cubs against old team
MILWAUKEE — The well-rested Milwaukee Brewers will turn to ace Freddy Peralta and the Chicago Cubs will hand the ball to Matthew Boyd on a short turnaround when the archrivals square off Saturday in the opener of the National League Division Series. Former Brewers manager Craig Counsell led the Cubs...
Rangers stay in house, hire Skip Schumaker as manager
Former National League Manager of the Year Skip Schumaker is the Texas Rangers’ new skipper. The team announced the hire Friday evening after president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters earlier in the day that Schumaker was his “focus” in the job search. Schumaker, 45, was serving as a...
Commanders’ Jayden Daniels back in action against Chargers
Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels will return to action when the Commanders visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif. Meanwhile, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will be operating behind a decimated offensive line as Los Angeles looks to bounce back from a 21-18 road loss to the New York...
WNBA commissioner says she has to ‘do better’ amid blowback for comments
LAS VEGAS — Cathy Engelbert accepted some responsibility for WNBA players’ disapproval of the job she’s done as commissioner while denying certain remarks that Napheesa Collier alleged she said in a pointed statement earlier this week. Engelbert faced reporters ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between the Las...
Report: LIV Golf has lost more than $1.4 billion during its existence
LIV Golf has totaled more than $1.4 billion in losses over its first three- plus years of existence, according to a report from The Athletic on Friday. The United Kingdom-based LIV Golf Ltd managed the golf tour’s undertakings outside the United States, and its losses have grown every single year...
