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Saint Vincent men’s soccer team set for 1st night game under new lights
Let there be light for Saint Vincent College athletic teams. The school will make history at 7 p.m. Tuesday when the men’s soccer team plays host to Thiel under the lights. “This is an exciting time for Bearcat athletics,” interim athletic director D.P. Harris said in a press release. “We...
Raiders intercept Jordan Love 3 times, hold on to beat PackersVideo
LAS VEGAS — Robert Spillane intercepted Green Bay’s Jordan Love twice, Amik Robertson made a game-sealing pick in the end zone, and the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Packers 17-13 on Monday night to stop a three-game skid. The Raiders’ offense did just enough, with Jimmy Garoppolo completing 22 of...
Braves rally for win over Phillies after game-ending double play
ATLANTA — After being held hitless into the sixth inning, the Atlanta Braves rallied for an improbable 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on two-run homers by Travis d’Arnaud and Austin Riley and a game-ending double play for the ages to even the NL Division Series at one win apiece...
Column: AJ Allmendinger overcomes demons to play playoff spoiler in NASCAR win at CharlotteVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger finds the pressure of racing at NASCAR’s top levels so intense that he once took a two-year mental health break. “I struggle to believe in myself every day. It’s an ugly place sometimes,” Allmendinger said. “I always say I have the best life possible, and...
Mario Cristobal, coaches take full blame for Miami’s decision to not run out clockVideo
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami coach Mario Cristobal reiterated Monday that he takes full responsibility for the Hurricanes not taking a knee in the final seconds of their loss to Georgia Tech, even as offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson revealed that he actually called the play in which the ball was...
Projecting the Penguins’ season-opening lineup
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their season-opening roster Monday, and with the exception of the occasions injuries or other factors interceded, it includes franchise pillars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang for the 18th consecutive year. But there are plenty of new faces on almost every line, pairing and even...
5 things we learned: 4th-quarter comebacks becoming the norm for Steelers
Five things we learned from Steelers 17, Ravens 10: 1. Comeback kids Trailing by a touchdown as the third quarter expired? The Pittsburgh Steelers had the Baltimore Ravens right where they wanted them. Overcoming the 10-3 deficit as the fourth quarter began Sunday, the Steelers won for a fourth consecutive...
Penguins announce season-opening roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their roster to open the 2023-24 season and a handful of transactions Monday evening. In total, the roster has 22 players (12 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders). Forwards — Noel Acciari, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller, Jake Guentzel, Jansen Harkins, Evgeni Malkin, Matt Nieto,...
Penguins claim defenseman John Ludvig off waivers from PanthersVideo
With the NHL’s deadline to submit a season-opening roster looming at 5 p.m. Monday, the Penguins claimed defenseman John Ludvig off waivers from the Florida Panthers earlier in the day. A native of Czechia, Ludvig, 23, was a third-round pick (No. 69) of the Panthers in the 2019 NHL Draft...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas: ‘It’s up to us to earn that belief back’Video
On the eve of his first game of consequence as president of hockey operations and general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kyle Dubas doesn’t have expectations. Hopes? Certainly. But he stops short of stating the team he has inherited and crafted this past offseason has to accomplish anything specific in...
Flag football set to be included at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
First, Taylor Swift. Next, the Olympics. The NFL’s ongoing push for worldwide exposure got another boost Monday when organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics delivered a proposal to put flag football on the program when the Summer Games return to the United States for the first time in 32...
George Pickens becoming security blanket on offense for Steelers, QB Kenny Pickett
Through the first five weeks of the season, Kenny Pickett has watched his pass-catching options fall like leaves from a tree in October. He saw Diontae Johnson exit in a season-opening loss to San Francisco and land on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. In a Week 4 loss at...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi said he demoted Phil Jurkovec to No. 2 quarterback because ‘we needed a spark’
Kenny Pickett took his last snap as a Pitt quarterback Dec. 4, 2021. Quarterbacks — good ones, the kind you win with — are difficult to find, and developing them to a coach’s satisfaction is a complicated process. Pickett arrived in 2017, and he didn’t become a star until 2021....
Mark Madden: Penguins will go only as far as their stars take them
As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to open the NHL season with a matchup between the league’s longtime face and the league’s presumed new face, it’s hard to say how the Penguins will do. Erik Karlsson’s arrival should see them make the playoffs. The Penguins could finish as high as second...
Ligonier Valley alum Aaron Tutino makes most of move to offense at St. Francis (Pa.)
It took a former Westmoreland County star and one of Pennsylvania’s top all-time high school receivers more than four years to find the end zone recently in a college football game. Aaron Tutino was hoping it wouldn’t take nearly as long to do it again. Tutino caught 61 touchdown passes...
Deer Lakes grad Michael Sullivan, Pitt men’s soccer looking for return trip to College Cup
Winning isn’t always everything, but once you taste it, you can’t help but want more. It’s what drives people to go the extra mile. It’s what pushes athletes to make sacrifices. It’s what motivates a group toward one common goal. For last year’s Pitt men’s soccer team, the Panthers fell...
Unbeaten No. 14 Louisville savors another comeback win while striving for a complete performance this week at Pitt
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville’s quick start is ironic considering it hasn’t always started quickly. Three second-half comebacks have helped the No. 14 Cardinals (6-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) achieve their best start in 10 years, with Saturday night’s 33-20 victory over then-No. 10 Notre Dame being the latest rally. Granted,...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: GCC grad Max Pisula working double duty for Saint Vincent
Max Pisula played quarterback when he was in high school. He specialized in defense when he came to Saint Vincent last year, where he initially was listed as a linebacker. But the 6-foot-2, 215-pound senior out of Greensburg Central Catholic is working double duty this season for the Bearcats (2-3,...
Steelers vs. Ravens: What they’re saying in Baltimore after the loss
The Baltimore Ravens are convinced they had the Steelers beat, but, in the end, the scoreboard disagreed. Quarterback Lamar Jackson told Sports Illustrated’s Adam Schultz he thought his team would be the victor of the rivalry game. “We were right there, we had them beat, offense had to find our...
First Call: Ravens explain weird 2nd-quarter decision; looking at Steelers’ 1st opponent after the bye
Monday’s “First Call” has an explanation for a weird moment in Sunday’s Steelers-Ravens game. We review some of the odds for this weekend’s college football action. There’s a hockey trade involving a former Penguin. We take a look at what may be lying ahead for the Steelers after their bye....
Madden Monday: After Steelers’ win, fans calling for Matt Canada’s firing won’t get their wish
It’s not often Pittsburgh Steelers fans come up with a nightmare scenario that involves their team winning. But for those who wanted offensive coordinator Matt Canada fired, this was it. All week, the various possibilities had been discussed. If the Steelers get blown out by the Baltimore Ravens, will they...
Rangers only 1 victory away from another LCS appearance after beating Orioles to up 2-0 in ALDSVideo
BALTIMORE — Mitch Garver hit a third-inning grand slam and the Texas Rangers won their fourth consecutive game to start this postseason, pushing the Baltimore Orioles to the brink of elimination with an 11-8 victory in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Sunday. The wild-card Rangers have outscored...
Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances: Steelers’ splash plays outweigh offensive struggles to beat Ravens
All week long, it’s been hard to explain how the Pittsburgh Steelers lost 30-6 to the Houston Texans last week. Now it might be even harder to explain how they beat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. The boos and “Fire Canada” chants were cascading down from the Acrisure Stadium seats...
Burrow connects with Chase for 3 TDs as Bengals roll past CardinalsVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Joe Burrow threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns to Ja’Marr Chase, who finished with a season-high 192 yards receiving, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Arizona Cardinals, 34-20, on Sunday. It was a much-needed offensive performance for Burrow, who signed the NFL’s richest contract during the...
After shaky bend-but-don’t-break start, Steelers defense dominates in 2nd half vs. Ravens
Don’t let Sunday’s final score — a 17-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens — fool you. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense was far from perfect throughout Sunday’s AFC North showdown. But it was absolutely dominant in the second half, particularly during the fourth quarter when its play was needed the most....
