Leechburg grad Braylan Lovelace contributes to Pitt’s win over Florida State
The Pitt football team moved to 2-1 in ACC play and 4-2 overall with Saturday’s 34-31 win at Florida State. Leechburg graduate Braylan Lovelace posted a career high-
tying 10 tackles in the victory. He was one of three Panthers defenders to have 10 or more stops against the Seminoles. The...
‘It’s a hit to Penn State’: State College dreary and subdued after firing of James Franklin
STATE COLLEGE — Former Penn State offensive lineman Landon Tengwall was shocked by the firing of the university’s longtime football coach, James Franklin. “It has been full-on shock,” Tengwall, 23, of State College told TribLive on Monday. “A lot of people seemed to understand that it needed to be done,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent volleyball coach Sue Hozak gets 700th win
Longtime Saint Vincent women’s volleyball coach Sue Hozak is among the most successful coaches in the nation. She has the wins to prove it. Hozak, who has guided the team since 1985, picked up her 700th career win as SVC defeated visiting Geneva, 3-0, in a PAC match at Carey...
Pirates claim outfielder Will Robertson off waivers from White Sox, DFA Ryan Kreidler
The Pittsburgh Pirates added an outfielder who flashed some power in the minor leagues by claiming Will Robertson off waivers Monday from the Chicago White Sox. The 27-year-old made his major-league debut last season, batting .129 (9 for 70) with one double and nine RBIs with 27 strikeouts against two...
Pirates fans trek to remains of Forbes Field to relive iconic Mazeroski home runVideo
On Oct. 13, 1960, Tom Richards missed one of the most iconic moments in Pittsburgh sports history. Monday afternoon, the retired police officer tried to make things right. Richards joined more than 100 Pittsburgh Pirates fans at what remains of Forbes Field in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood to listen to a...
‘It never gets easy’ — Steelers’ Broderick Jones preps for Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson
Overall satisfied with his effort against one All-Pro edge pass rusher Sunday, Broderick Jones spent Monday prepping to face another just three days later. “This is the NFL, man,” Jones said. “It never gets easy.” Jones was the primary offensive lineman lined up across from the Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett...
QB stability, winning streak give Pitt high expectations for 2nd half
At the halfway point of the regular season, Pitt is 4-2 (2-1 ACC), having seized back some momentum following earlier stumbles with dreams of competing for an ACC title still alive. But nobody, in or outside of the Panthers locker room, could deny the script for Pitt this season has...
‘We’re going to get it back on track’: Penn State interim coach Terry Smith ‘absolutely’ a candidate for full-time job
STATE COLLEGE — Pat Kraft has a clear list of things he wants in Penn State’s next coach. After firing James Franklin on Sunday in the middle of his 12th year, Kraft made as much clear Monday afternoon, addressing the media for the first time since the major decision. He...
5 things we learned: Steelers’ ownership of AFC North lead no sure thing despite 4-1 start
5 things we learned from Steelers 23, Browns 9: 1. Divisional divide A third of the way through the season and arguably the NFL’s most competitive division is in a state of disarray. Since Week 3, no AFC North team has won a game other than the Steelers. Every team...
Titans fire coach Brian Callahan after 4-19 record and 1-5 start to his 2nd season
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans fired coach Brian Callahan on Monday after a 1-5 start to his second season. Chad Brinker, the Titans’ president of football operations, said team officials had extended conversations with controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk and general manager Mike Borgonzi before meeting with Callahan on...
Matt Rhule says he loves his job at Nebraska but doesn’t tamp down buzz about Penn State opening
Matt Rhule professed his love for living and working in Nebraska and trying to return the Cornhuskers to the upper echelon of college football. That said, he did nothing Monday to shut down speculation that he could be up for the Penn State job, which opened with Sunday’s firing of...
Rookie Ke’Shawn Williams impresses as Steelers fill-in return man in NFL debut
Less than 7 minutes into his NFL debut and on his second snap as a pro, Ke’Shawn Williams had a punt return longer than all but one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ the past five seasons. A questionable illegal block call overturned Williams’ 47-yard return during the first quarter of Sunday’s...
Penn State AD Pat Kraft explains James Franklin firing, what’s next
Penn State football addressed its decision to fire James Franklin when athletic director Pat Kraft spoke to reporters Monday. Kraft, who will lead the Nittany Lions’ search for a new coach, defended the school’s decision of buying out Franklin’s contract, which was the second-most expensive buyout ever at just under...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi offers thoughts on Acrisure Stadium’s grass, James Franklin’s firing
Pat Narduzzi had a lot to get through Monday on the South Side in recapping Pitt’s weekend upset over Florida State while looking ahead to the Panthers’ next game on the road at Syracuse. But in between a recap of Saturday’s action vs. the Seminoles, injury updates and thoughts on...
Boiler up! Purdue tops preseason AP Top 25 for first time, ahead of Houston, reigning champ Florida
Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers earned 35 of 61 first-place votes to top Monday’s poll to begin the 2025-26 season. That put Matt Painter’s squad ahead of the two teams that played in last year’s...
Pitt loses DE Zach Crothers, DB Nigel Maynard to season-ending injuries
Pitt’s defensive ends room has been a position group disproportionately hit by injuries so far this season. Jaeden Moore went down during fall camp and has yet to see a snap, while Blaine Spires who sported an arm cast early in the year and played through an ailment, was sidelined...
Mike Tomlin: Browns’ Andrew Berry ‘must be a lot smarter than me’ trading Joe FlaccoVideo
Mike Tomlin is mystified that one of his division rivals traded a starting quarterback to another AFC North team. As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to face the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday, they’ll do so knowing they’ll be matching wits with veteran quarterback Joe Flacco. The 40-year-old Flacco was the Cleveland...
Mark Madden: Why couldn’t Penn State tolerate 1 bad year?
Last season, Penn State football was 13-3 and made the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. This year, Penn State was ranked No. 2 in the country to start the season. But franchise quarterback Drew Allar fell apart and is now out for the season. Penn State is 3-3 after...
Mike Tomlin calls Acrisure Stadium field conditions ‘poor’ for game against BrownsVideo
Mike Tomlin joined his quarterback in expressing disappointment in the playing surface at Acrisure Stadium for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. A day after Aaron Rodgers said the grass surface was “borderline unplayable,” Tomlin said the conditions were “poor.” Kicker Chris Boswell slipped on a 54-yard...
Kickoff time, TV details announced for Pitt’s game vs. NC State
Pitt and NC State will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25 from Acrisure Stadium, the ACC announced Monday, with the game broadcast by the ACC Network. The Panthers (4-2, 2-1 ACC) travel to Syracuse this weekend, while NC State (4-3, 1-2) has a bye. The two teams last met Oct....
Canadiens’ Lane Hutson lands lucrative 8-year deal after rookie of the year season
Montreal’s Lane Hutson is the latest young NHL defenseman to cash in with a major contract extension. The Canadiens announced that Hutson, 21, will average $8.85 million in the eight-year deal that he agreed to on Monday. The $70.8 million contract will start next season and run through 2033-34. Hutson...
32 things we learned in NFL Week 6: Best teams, top 2nd-year QB might stir healthy debates
The 32 things we learned from Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season: 0. Still the number of wins the New York Jets have since Jan. 5, former QB Aaron Rodgers’ final game with the organization. Rookie coach Aaron Glenn, now 0-6, was already the first head man in team...
Brian Branch, JuJu Smith-Schuster give inside story on how Lions, Chiefs sparked skirmishVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It was over… and then it wasn’t. Brian Branch threw a strike at JuJu Smith-Schuster that sparked a melee at the end of the Sunday night game at Arrowhead Stadium – and it was no way to score retribution. Branch, the Detroit Lions safety, wanted payback...
Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs improve to .500 by downing Lions
Patrick Mahomes passed for 257 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as host Kansas City snapped Detroit’s four-game winning streak with a 30-17 win on Sunday night. Hollywood Brown caught four passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Tight end Travis Kelce had six receptions for 78...
Justin Brazeau, Evgeni Malkin and Anthony Mantha form another big 3 for the PenguinsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had big lines before. Perhaps their most famous trio with robust dimensions was formed during the 1991-92 season. While Kevin Stevens (6-foot-3, 231 pounds) and Mario Lemieux (6-foot-4, 230 pounds) were the biggest bodies on that line, it’s almost absurd to point out that Rick Tocchet,...
