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NFL Week 12: Trevor Lawrence throws for 364 yards, Texans miss late field goal as Jags hold on for winVideo
HOUSTON — Trevor Lawrence threw for 364 yards and a touchdown, and the AFC South-leading Jacksonville Jaguars escaped with a 24-21 victory over the division rival Houston Texans on Sunday when Matt Ammendola’s 58-yard field goal attempt bounced off the crossbar with 34 seconds left. The Jaguars (8-3) avenged their...
Robert Morris shoots better than 50% from floor to defeat FDU
Robert Morris showed up ready Sunday to face a familiar foe. In a meeting of former longtime Northeast Conference rivals, Josh Corbin scored a career-high 34 points, and the hot-shooting Colonials, playing on a day’s rest, held off Fairleigh Dickinson, 97-86, in the final game of the Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic...
FBS newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with 5-7 Minnesota get last 3 bowl slots
MINNEAPOLIS — Football Bowl Subdivision newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with five-win Minnesota are bound for bowls because of a shortage of eligible teams. Those three teams round out the 82 available spots because only 79 teams achieved the six wins necessary for bowl eligibility. James Madison (11-1)...
Points still scarce, but offense gains more than 400 yards as Steelers hold off Bengals
CINCINNATI — Never has an offensive performance that produced one touchdown looked so promising for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the first game without Matt Canada serving as offensive coordinator, the Steelers surpassed 400 yards for the first time in their past 59 tries while beating the Cincinnati Bengals, 16-10, on...
AP Top 25: No. 3 Washington, No. 5 Oregon move up, give Pac-12 2 in top 5 for 1st time since 2016
No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon all moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, giving the Pac-12 two top-five teams for the first time since the final ranking of the 2016 season. Georgia remained No. 1 as the two-time defending...
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Reviewing Penn State football’s win over Michigan State
DETROIT — Any concerns that Kaytron Allen’s success this season would scare Nick Singleton away from the Penn State backfield and lead him to the transfer portal can now go away. Singleton made it abundantly clear what his plans are for the 2024 season. “I’m committed. I’m committed to the...
Pitt fires offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi wasted no time in an attempt to reverse the team’s fortunes when he fired offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti Jr. on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the end of the season. Cignetti spent the past two seasons with the Panthers — his third stint with...
PIAA reveals sites, dates, times for football semifinals
The March to Mechanicsburg has hit Final Four weekend. There are four teams remaining in each classification in the hunt for state gold and seven of the 24 teams left in the PIAA playoffs are from the WPIAL and City League. Freshly minted District 7 champions Aliquippa in 4A, Belle...
Houston fires football coach Dana Holgorsen after 5 seasons
HOUSTON — The Houston Cougars fired football coach Dana Holgorsen on Sunday, a day after finishing his third losing season in five years, according to a person familiar with the move. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the firing hadn’t been announced. The Cougars...
Penn State finds success with rotation of wide receivers
Penn State’s passing game took a major step in the right direction against Michigan State. Sophomore quarterback Drew Allar threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns in the Nittany Lions’ 42-0 victory over the Spartans at Ford Field on Friday night. Allar has 23 touchdown passes and has only been...
Steelers scratch RB Anthony McFarland, new acquisition Blake Martinez against Bengals
CINCINNATI — After playing one offensive snap and being back to return nine opponent kickoffs during the past two games since coming off the injured reserve list, Anthony McFarland was designated as a healthy inactive for Sunday’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals. A fourth-year running back, McFarland was on IR...
Quaker Valley Wrestling Association building girls program from ground up
The Quaker Valley Wrestling Association appears to have a solid game plan. And QVWA has a prototype to follow off its own successful experience. “We are thrilled to be starting the youth team for girls this year,” president Jason Richey said. “In 2012, we started a boys youth team. It...
Karate instructor hits the road with Team USA
Sensei Dustin Baldis is a true world traveler. His latest adventure as he celebrated his 30th year representing the Team USA karate program took him to Saudi Arabia from Oct. 20-22, Hungary from Oct. 22-30 and Chile from Oct. 30-Nov. 5. “I was traveling (overseas) for three weeks solid,” Baldis...
Pirates A to Z: Connor Joe quickly became a fan favorite but chased consistency
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster. Player: Connor Joe Positions: Outfielder/first base Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 31 Height: 6 foot Weight: 205 pounds 2023 MLB statistics: Batted .247/.339/.421 with 31 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs...
Minor league report: Goaltender Joel Blomqvist leads Penguins past CheckersVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made a career-best 44 saves on 45 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 road win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. The win boosted Blomqvist’s record to 6-3-1 while forwards Jonathan Gruden and Valtteri Puustinen each contributed a goal...
Penguins’ Drew O’Connor aiming to make the most of time on club’s top lineVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Drew O’Connor likely has a finite amount of time to spend skating on the club’s top line with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. That simply is a reflection of the reality that he is plugging a hole there, as Bryan Rust has remained unavailable with an undisclosed...
Making 1st NFL start, Trenton Thompson makes momentum-altering play in Steelers’ winVideo
CINCINNATI — In his fourth pro game, third appearance with the Pittsburgh Steelers and first NFL start, Trenton Thompson made the play most responsible for swinging the momentum that ultimately resulted in a Steelers victory. “I didn’t think about the impact,” Thompson said of his third-quarter interception during a 16-10...
WVU gets winning TD pass from Greene to White with 23 seconds left to beat BaylorVideo
WACO, Texas — Garrett Greene threw for 269 yards with two touchdowns, including the winning 29-yard score to running back Jahiem White wide open down the left sideline with 23 seconds left, as West Virginia beat Baylor, 34-31, on Saturday night. The Mountaineers (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) were out of...
Lamar Jackson, Ravens look to remain on top of AFC
Lamar Jackson and his Baltimore Ravens teammates hold the top seed in the AFC. While the Ravens want to keep that spot and make the playoffs for the fifth time in six years, they also want to make sure Jackson is under center in January. He hasn’t been able to...
Ravens put Mark Andrews on IR; John Harbaugh allows for return
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens put tight end Mark Andrews on injured reserve Saturday with an injured ankle. Andrews was hurt in a win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Baltimore’s most recent game, on Nov. 16. He had surgery, although coach John Harbaugh didn’t completely rule out a...
Penguins hold on to lead this time, beat Maple Leafs
Entering Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins were in the midst of a skid in which they lost four of their previous five games. Hardly a time to panic. But certainly not an occasion to rejoice. How do they pull the nose up? “Our team is at our best when we’re playing...
Davidson throws for 2 TDs, Youngstown State dominates Duquesne 40-7Video
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Mitch Davidson threw two touchdown passes, and Youngstown State held Duquesne to 148 yards of total offense to earn a 40-7 victory in a first-round FCS playoff game Saturday. The Penguins advance to face No. 2 seeded Montana in the second round. The Penguins hosted their first...
Analysis: At the outset of Pitt’s offseason, Pat Narduzzi throws support behind Nate Yarnell
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi’s nearly two-year-old quest to find a competent successor to Kenny Pickett will continue into the offseason. He should not and will not ignore the transfer portal. But perhaps he won’t have to look so hard for a quarterback from somebody’s else team. That hasn’t worked out...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Maple Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Saturday’s home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status approximately two hours before the game. In 14 games this season, Jarry has a 6-8-0 record, a 2.47 goals against average,...
District college football roundup: Slippery Rock knocks off Tiffin to set up rematch with Kutztown
Chris D’Or rushed for 89 yards and two scores, including an 8-yard TD run late in the second quarter that gave Slippery Rock the lead for good in a 45-35 victory over Tiffin in the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday. The Rock (12-1) advances to the regional final next weekend,...
