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Penn State’s James Franklin in no-win situation when discussing refs
Penn State coach James Franklin found the disparity in penalties curious Saturday night at Iowa but avoided making any stronger statements about officiating after his team’s 17-12 victory. Franklin smiled slightly and said, “No” when asked whether he received an explanation for tight end Pat Freiermuth’s overturned touchdown in the...
Column: Florida’s loss to LSU was devastatingly meaningless
BATON ROUGE, La. — This might go down as the most feverishly exciting and devastatingly meaningless defeat in the history of Florida Gators football. At first glance, No. 5 LSU’s wild and crazy 42-28 shootout victory over the No. 7 Gators on a surreal Saturday night on the Louisiana bayou...
Relief pitcher, Springdale grad Mike Devine key part of title-winning St. Paul Saints
Mike Devine played in the previous three American Association finals only to see his team lose in a deciding Game 5 twice and once in four games, so celebrating a championship on the field with the St. Paul Saints in September was a special moment. The fourth time was the...
Tanev is latest Penguins player to experience facing former team
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Bell MTS Centre is the smallest building in the NHL by seating capacity. Capable of holding only 15,321 frigid but hearty souls from the Canadian Prairies, it is the league’s leanest by nearly 500 seats. The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, part-time home of the New York...
Rain forces NASCAR to postpone Talladega raceVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — William Byron and his fellow playoff contenders are getting an extra day of suspense at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR postponed the final two race stages until Monday after rain forced a halt moments after Byron won the first stage Sunday. It’s the middle race of Round 2 in...
NFL Week 6 review: Watson, Hyde lead Texans over ChiefsVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Deshaun Watson threw for 280 yards and a touchdown while running for two more, outdueling Chiefs counterpart Patrick Mahomes in a matchup of former first-round picks and leading the Houston Texans to a 31-24 victory over Kansas City on Sunday. Carlos Hyde added 116 yards rushing...
Russell Wilson rallies Seahawks past mistake-prone Mayfield, Browns
CLEVELAND — As rap music thumped from the large sound-system speakers sitting atop lockers at one end of the room, several Seattle players stood on their chairs and danced. This was their party. On the road, the Seahawks make themselves at home. Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes and ran...
Lamar Jackson runs, passes Ravens past winless BengalsVideo
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson rambled, shimmied and passed his way through the winless Bengals, who were rendered powerless against the versatile and seemingly indestructible Baltimore quarterback. Jackson ran for a career-high 152 yards and a touchdown, threw for 236 yards and guided the Ravens past hapless Cincinnati 23-17 on Sunday....
AP Top 25: LSU jumps to No. 2; Penn State up to No. 7; Georgia drops to No. 10
NEW YORK — LSU moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 29th time and putting the Tigers behind No. 1 Alabama less than a month before the rivals meet in Tuscaloosa. The...
Kevin Gorman: Trading Mike Tomlin could be disastrous for SteelersVideo
Now that the rampant rumor has become a CBS Sports report that the Washington Redskins are interested in making a “strong push” to acquire Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, allow me to make a suggestion to those in support of it. Be careful what you wish for. Steelers fans in...
Steelers finally creating turnovers, hoping wins will follow suit
CARSON, Calif. — At times, it seems like Murphy’s Law has worked against the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. Considering the injuries and close defeats during a 1-4 start, what could go wrong has gone wrong in recent weeks. Another law, however, has been on the minds of some players lately:...
Simone Biles sets all-time medal record at gymnastics worlds
STUTTGART, Germany — Everyone counts Simone Biles’ medals except Simone Biles. Winning her 24th and 25th world championship medals in beam and floor Sunday put the United States gymnast top of the all-time medal charts for the championships. Biles won five gold medals this week. If she can repeat that...
‘No human is limited’: Eliud Kipchoge runs sub-2 hour marathon
VIENNA — Roger Bannister, 1954. Neil Armstrong, 1969. Eliud Kipchoge, 2019? Like the sub-four minute mile and walking on the moon, running a marathon in less than two hours had seemed impossible — until Saturday. So when Olympic champion Kipchoge broke the barrier, the question arose as to where to...
ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ is headed to Penn State
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to Penn State. The Saturday-morning staple announced it will air its live pregame show next weekend beginning at 9 a.m. ahead of the Nittany Lions’ matchup against Big Ten rival Michigan at Beaver Stadium. The game, dubbed a “white-out” by Penn State, kicks off at...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 7, Wild 4
Observations from the Penguins’ 7-4 win against the Minnesota Wild. ST. PAUL, Minn. — After practice on Friday in Cranberry, Mike Sullivan was asked if he guides “the AHL guys” — players recently recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton — any differently than veteran players. Sullivan offered a slight protest in how the...
Penguins’ 4th line of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton call-ups leads team to win over Wild
Joseph Blandisi, Adam Johnson and Sam Lafferty began the week on an AHL payroll. They ended it on an NHL scoresheet. Playing on the fourth line, three forwards, recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton over the past several days, each scored goals and helped the Penguins outscore the Minnesota Wild in a slightly...
No. 10 Penn State holds off No. 17 Iowa to stay unbeaten
IOWA CITY, Iowa — On the road against one of the best defenses in America, 10th-ranked Penn State won the turnover battle and converted on third downs to survive yet another tough trip to Iowa. Noah Cain ran for a 5-yard touchdown with 5 minutes, 17 seconds left, and Penn...
Yankees win Game 1 of ALCS behind Tanaka’s masterful outing, Torres’ bat
HOUSTON — Gleyber Torres kept up his October surge with a homer and five RBIs, Masahiro Tanaka polished his playoff resume and the New York Yankees blanked the Houston Astros, 7-0, on Saturday night in the AL Championship Series opener. With so much attention focused on the Astros aces, Tanaka...
Accessible Hunter creator inspires others to get back into the woods
It was, for Greg Traynor, a moment of revelation. It was autumn, his favorite time of year. And he was in the woods, archery hunting, his most cherished outdoor activity among many. The sun was shining on his face, the leaves were a fiery mix of reds and golds and...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 7
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 8-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 7-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 7-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 3-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 7-1, 1 2. Gateway, 6-2, 3 3. Penn Hills, 7-1, 4 4. Bethel Park, 5-2, 3...
No. 9 Slippery Rock escapes with win over No. 16 IUP
The annual trips back and forth on Route 422 between Slippery Rock and Indiana help keep this college football rivalry going. And that’s before the teams even get off the bus. There’s a lot more to it once they hit the field, and another chapter was written Saturday when No....
Fight by Penguins’ Teddy Blueger no surprise to Mike Sullivan
ST. PAUL, Minn — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Joseph Blandisi made his season debut Saturday against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. The Penguins recalled Blandisi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday and assigned forward Andrew Agozzino to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. “(Blandisi is) another player that’s part of the...
Former Penguins forward Ryan Malone showed Pittsburgh can produce NHLers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice facility in Cranberry is a magnificent structure. With two rinks as well as state-of-the-art training and medical facilities, it’s one of the finest hockey-focused facilities you’ll find in the Western Hemisphere. It also serves as a shrine of sorts to the presence...
Scherzer flirts with no-hitter as Nationals take 2-0 NLCS lead on Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — Max Scherzer was strength and fire. Anibal Sanchez was artistry and deception. Two different styles, two absolute gems for the Washington Nationals. Scherzer followed Sanchez’s near no-hitter with a try of his own, and the stingy Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, on Saturday for a...
Report: Angels PR employee supplied Tyler Skaggs with opioidsVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels said they don’t know whether a longtime public relations official had been providing drugs to late pitcher Tyler Skaggs, as detailed in a report Saturday on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.” Eric Kay, a 24-year employee of the Angels’ PR department, told the Drug...
