Reports: Panthers QB Bryce Young to miss Week 8 vs. Bills with high ankle sprain
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain and is not expected to be available for Week 8 when Carolina hosts the Buffalo Bills, NFL Network reported Monday. Young was removed from Sunday’s win over the Jets, and coach Dave Canales said he was concerned about the...
Penguins suspend defensive prospect Emil Pieniniemi
The Pittsburgh Penguins have suspended defenseman Emil Pieniniemi indefinitely for failing to report to the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. A team spokesperson confirmed the punitive action Monday. Pieniniemi, a third-round draft pick (No. 91 overall) in 2023, was assigned to Wheeling on Oct. 6 but did not report to...
Pat Narduzzi seeks balance in all 3 phases as Pitt prepares to host N.C. State
In Pat Narduzzi’s three-phase evaluation of Pitt’s 30-13 win over Syracuse, there wasn’t much room for debate. The Panthers were stout defensively, allowing only two touchdowns, intercepting Orange quarterback Rickie Collins three times and almost totally shutting down the run. On special teams, Kenny Johnson’s 66-yard punt return was arguably...
Kickoff time, TV details announced for Pitt’s road game at Stanford
Pitt’s Nov. 1 road game at Stanford will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and be broadcast on the ACC Network, the conference announced Monday. Pitt (5-2, 3-1 ACC) hosts NC State this weekend before flying across the country to California for its showdown vs. the Cardinal. Whereas Pitt comes off...
Where Penn State’s recruits stand a week after James Franklin’s firing
Penn State has 21 high school seniors who remain committed in its Class of 2026 after coach James Franklin was fired Oct. 12. Though, many members of that group are “exploring other options” and visiting alternate suitors in the Power 4 conferences. Fort Cherry safety Matt Sieg and Imani Christian...
First Call: Justin Fields benched; Kenny Pickett fumbles 1st Raiders’ snap; George Pickens shines
Monday’s “First Call” checks in on a pair of former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks trying to find traction with their new teams. George Pickens shines in Dallas. The Packers scored a victory before coming to Pittsburgh next week. And a blowout win for Duquesne yields conference recognition. Failing with Fields Ex-Steelers...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ loss to Bengals a reality check in multiple ways
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 33-31 loss in Cincinnati on Thursday night was a sobering reality check. In a lot of ways. There were obvious Xs & Os issues. Most pressing, the defense is far from fixed. After the way that side of the ball performed in consecutive weeks against the Minnesota...
Guerrero hits 6th postseason homer and Blue Jays beat Mariners to force Game 7 of ALCS
TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his sixth home run of the postseason, rookie Trey Yesavage struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings and the Toronto Blue Jays forced a Game 7 in the American League Championship Series by beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Sunday night. The series will...
Winless Jets decline to name starting QB after benching Justin Fields
Jets coach Aaron Glenn wanted to give the team a chance to stage a comeback, but his call at quarterback largely produced more of the same Sunday as New York slid to 0-7. With the Panthers leading 10-3 at halftime, Glenn made the move to backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor and...
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels set for MRI exam after injuring hamstring
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will undergo an MRI exam Monday after leaving in the third quarter of Sunday’s 44-22 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, with a hamstring injury. On first-and-10 at the Dallas 39, Daniels dropped back and was sacked by Shemar James, fumbling the ball...
32 things we learned in NFL Week 7: Are we headed for another Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl?
The 32 things we learned from Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season: 0. Still the number of wins for the New York Jets, who dropped to 0-7 after another pathetic offensive performance against the Carolina Panthers. 0. Apparently, also the number of QB1s the NYJ now have after Justin...
Pitt, Central Catholic grad Cal Adomitis finds new home with Eagles
Newly signed Philadelphia Eagles long snapper Cal Adomitis donned the green and white Oct. 5 and ran out of the tunnel for the first time in front of nearly 70,000 fans in a packed Lincoln Financial Field. The Cincinnati Bengals had parted with Adomitis in August, but he wasn’t deterred....
Franklin Regional grad Nico Megaludis returning to mat in Real American Freestyle league
Nico Megaludis was comfortable being done with wrestling. But the Franklin Regional graduate wasn’t anticipating the Real American Freestyle league gaining steam since he retired this past May. After a few weeks off the mat, Megaludis was back to training. He was excited with what they had to offer and...
NFL Week 7: Broncos stun Giants with last-second field goal after getting shut out for 3 quarters
DENVER — Wil Lutz kicked a 39-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Denver Broncos to a thrilling 33-32 win Sunday over the stunned New York Giants, who took a shutout into the fourth quarter. The Broncos’ improbable comeback snapped a streak in which NFL teams had won 1,602...
Chase Briscoe scores overtime win in NASCAR playoffs at Talladega
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe roared to victory in overtime Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 8 middle playoff race, the YellaWood 500, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. The No. 19 driver moved below leader Bubba Wallace on the backstretch and beat Todd Gilliland by 0.145 seconds...
Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt enter college football top 10
Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt jumped into the top 10 of this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, but Ohio State retained the top spot Sunday. Ohio State’s steady season was represented by the fact that the Buckeyes (7-0) were the only team whose spot was unchanged in the latest poll....
Quinshon Judkins, Browns rout Dolphins in rain
Rookie Quinshon Judkins rushed for a career-high three touchdowns, Tyson Campbell had a pick-6 in his Cleveland home debut and the Browns hammered the slumping Miami Dolphins, 31-6, on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Cleveland (2-5) built a 17-6 halftime lead and broke its three-game losing streak by scoring three times...
Vanderbilt, Georgia headline college football winners and losers from Week 8
Another SEC loss should make this a crisis point for LSU and coach Brian Kelly’s underwhelming tenure. No. 17 Vanderbilt beat the No. 10 Tigers 31-24 by controlling the clock, owning the line of scrimmage, winning in the red zone on both ends and playing cleaner, crisper, more daring football....
Former Buccaneers standout running back Doug Martin dies at 36
Doug Martin, a two-time Pro Bowl running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who played seven seasons in the NFL, died Saturday, according to his family. He was 36. “It is with great sadness to inform you all that Doug Martin passed away Saturday morning,” Martin’s family said in a...
Former Buccaneers standout running back Doug Martin dies at 36
Doug Martin, a two-time Pro Bowl running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who played seven seasons in the NFL, died Saturday, according to his family. He was 36. “It is with great sadness to inform you all that Doug Martin passed away Saturday morning,” Martin’s family said in a...
Florida fires Billy Napier, who becomes 1st Gators coach with losing record since 1940s
Florida has fired football coach Billy Napier, the school announced Sunday. The move comes after an 23-21 win against Mississippi State improved the Gators to 3-4 on the season. Napier ends his tenure with the Gators with an overall record of 22-23 in his four seasons at the school. “As...
Pitt basketball claws out of early hole, fights off Providence’s rally in exhibition victory
Jeff Capel’s retooled Panthers got their first opportunity of the season to square up against hostile competition Sunday, as Pitt hosted Providence for an exhibition at Petersen Events Center. Exemplifying the turnover from a year ago were three new starters — Barry Dunning Jr., Damarco Minor and Roman Siulepa —...
2025 WPIAL playoff picture, clinchings through Week 8
One week remains in the 2025 WPIAL football regular season with plenty of district postseason berths and conference crowns still up for grabs. This is the second year of the new look WPIAL football playoffs where wild card teams have expanded and are no longer figured out by the mathematical...
Pitt linebackers Nick Lapi, Cameron Lindsey step up in win over SyracuseVideo
Rasheem Biles, Pitt’s All-ACC linebacker and leader in most statistical categories, being held out of Saturday’s contest at Syracuse was an unwelcome development for the Panthers heading into kickoff. Then, about 10 minutes into the first quarter, Biles’ position mate, All-American linebacker Kyle Louis, went down with what appeared to...
‘We gotta stop the (expletive) run’: Steelers’ defense reels after shredding by Bengals
CINCINNATI — Of all the uniformed and non-uniformed members of Pittsburgh Steelers organization, few are as gregarious and mild-mannered as Teryl Austin and Cameron Heyward. Rarely do you see the team’s defensive coordinator and defensive co-captain, respectively, veer into — how shall we say this? — a lack of family-friendly...
