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Ravens welcome back 4 starters from injury; Alex Highsmith active for Steelers
Injury will prevent five significant contributors from playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers during Sunday’s AFC North showdown with the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore, however, welcomes four starters back from an injury absence. Cornerback Marlon Humphrey, left tackle Ronnie Stanley, safety Marcus Williams and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will be in...
Braves’ Sean Murphy called for interference that brings in run
ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy was called for interference in the eighth inning of their NL Division Series opener against Philadelphia on Saturday night, bringing home a run for the Phillies. The call was made by plate umpire Brian O’Nora with J.T. Realmuto batting, the bases loaded and...
Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw chased in 1st inning of NLDS
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw crashed out of Game 1 of the NL Division Series, getting tagged for six runs and recording just one out against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. The three-time Cy Young Award winner never had made a start in which he...
‘Festive day’ as Robert Morris hockey teams play 1st home games since 2021
A lively celebration enveloped Clearview Arena on Saturday, and for good reason: Division I hockey is back in the hockeytown of Pittsburgh. Outside Robert Morris Island Sports Center’s Neville Island complex, tailgaters were undeterred by a chill in the air as they partied between games of the men’s and women’s...
Riverhounds blank Tampa to clinch top seed in USL Championship playoffs
The USL Championship playoffs will run through the city of Pittsburgh. Albert Dikwa and Arturo Ordonez scored a goal each and the Riverhounds clinched the USL Championship Eastern Conference title, and home-field advantage throughout the postseason, with a 2-0 road win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday night. The...
Bryce Harper homers, Phillies shut down slugging Braves in Game 1 of NLDS
ATLANTA — Bryce Harper homered, Ranger Suarez and the Philadelphia bullpen stifled baseball’s most prolific offense and the Phillies blanked the 104-win Atlanta Braves, 3-0, in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Saturday night. In a playoff rematch between division rivals, the East champion Braves find themselves in...
Minor league report: Penguins close out preseason by beating PhantomsVideo
A pair of goals by forward Jordan Frasca helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins conclude their preseason with a 5-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Jagger Joshua and Lukas Svejkovsky each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while defenseman...
Justin Verlander holds Twins scoreless as Astros win ALDS opener
HOUSTON — Justin Verlander pitched six shutout innings, Yordan Alvarez homered twice and the Houston Astros held on for a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins in their AL Division Series opener Saturday. Jose Altuve hit a leadoff home run, and Alvarez had three RBIs as the defending World Series...
District college football roundup: Cal (Pa.) rocks IUP in Coal Bowl
Davis Black passed for 261 yards and Eric McKan III rushed for 105 yards to lead Cal (Pa.) to a 30-20 victory over IUP in the Coal Bowl on Saturday afternoon. McKan and Matt Charlton had rushing touchdowns and Khalil Taylor returned a blocked punt 10 yards for a score...
Gardner-Webb jumps on Robert Morris in conference opener
Jayden Brown scored three touchdowns in the first quarter as Gardner-Webb jumped out to a big early lead and cruised to a 31-16 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. Brown scored on a 67-yard catch from quarterback Matthew Caldwell, an 8-yard run and an 8-yard TD reception as Gardner-Webb (2-3,...
Delaware surges past Duquesne in 2nd half
NEWARK, Del. — Ryan O’Connor threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns and FCS No. 10 Delaware beat Duquesne, 43-17, on Saturday. The Dukes took the upper hand holding Delaware (4-1) to a three-play, minus-6 yard drive on their opening possession. On the third play of their drive, Darius Perrantes...
Penguins sign forward Colin White to 1-year, 2-way contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Colin White to a one-year, two-way contract that carries a salary cap hit worth $775,000. White, 26, came to the team’s training camp on a professional tryout contract before signing his one-year contract Saturday. In four games this preseason, the right-hander had no points and...
Von Miller set to make season debut after Bills activate him from PUP listVideo
Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller is set to play against Jacksonville on Sunday in what would be his first game since tearing a ligament in his right knee 10 months ago. The Bills (3-1) activated the NFL’s all-time active sacks leader from the reserve-physically unable to perform list on...
Rangers’ shaky bullpen escapes vs. Orioles to open ALDS
BALTIMORE — Andrew Heaney and Dane Dunning helped the Texas Rangers reach the sixth inning with a lead, and the ’ maligned bullpen held on through some anxious moments for a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday. Josh Jung homered...
RB Jonathan Taylor, Colts agree to 3-year, $42M extension
All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts agreed on a contract extension Saturday, the team announced. The deal is worth $42 million, with $26.5 million guaranteed, over three years, according to reports. San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey ($16 million annually) and New Orleans’ Alvin Kamara ($15 million) are now...
Steelers 4 Downs: Steelers’ drives end in punts more often than any other NFL team
1. Simply put There are plenty of advanced analytics or comprehensive analyses to illustrate the struggles of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense so far this season. But how about the most simplistic and mundane statistics? Through four weeks, for example, the Steelers have scored the third-fewest offensive points (48), are tied...
Steelers elevate offensive lineman and punter to active roster for Ravens game
Ryan McCollum will make his in-uniform Pittsburgh Steelers regular-season debut during Sunday’s home game against the Baltimore Ravens. The interior offensive lineman along with punter Brad Wing were elevated from the practice squad for the game, the team announced Saturday. The move involving Wing had been expected since Friday when...
Ready or not, Steelers rookie class could be thrust into spotlight against Ravens
Not unlike a father teaching a child to ride a bike, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been careful about how much playing time they have given to their rookie class at the outset of the season. They have tried not to overwhelm the rookies, allowing them to develop at their own...
Former Penguins forward Matt Cooke hired to coach ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been hired as coach of the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers. That team announced the hiring via release on Saturday. A 14-year veteran who spent five seasons with the Penguins and was a member of the franchise’s Stanley Cup championship in 2009, Cooke spent the...
Rebeca Andrade wins vault’s world title, denies Biles another gold medal at worlds
ANTWERP, Belgium — The acrobatics that Simone Biles tries are so extreme and difficult that even when she does not execute to perfection, she still ends up on a world podium. Biles had to be content with a silver medal on Saturday at the world championships — her 28th overall...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Jeff Carter offers Plan B for Penguins’ power play
The Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be ready for the season. At 36, Sidney Crosby has become the crazy old man who fights in an exhibition game. (See Trottier, Bryan.) The Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres, 7-4, on Friday in their final preseason contest. There will be lots of games like...
Over 3 years after covid’s onset, there’s hardly a mention of it in pro, college circles
During a brief stretch last month, the Cincinnati Reds must have felt as if the clock had been turned back three years. In the midst of a pennant race, a flurry of roster moves was necessary to address a pitching staff that was being depleted not by injury or trade...
Circumstances are different now, but Pitt history says it’s possible to recover from 1-4 start
At the dawn of the 21st century, the blame for Pitt’s 1-5 start in 2001 was pinned on an inability to immediately adapt to a new offensive scheme. Four years after that, in 2005, Pitt had parted company with Walt Harris, a coach who led the program out of the...
There’s only 1 Erik Karlsson, and the Penguins have himVideo
Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. It’s about the time the Pittsburgh Penguins lost their way and were in dire need of a course correction. So, they were prompted to make a seismic, franchise-altering trade to bring in an offensive dynamo who could fundamentally alter the organization on...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates optimistic about future with window to win about to open
On the final weekend of the baseball season, when most teams that missed the playoffs are exasperated and exhausted, Derek Shelton dealt with different emotions. Overnight, the Pittsburgh Pirates manager went from frustrated over a close loss to optimistic about the future. “You normally get to the point where you’re...
