Penguins forward prospect Rutger McGroarty grateful to be healthy againVideo
Sure, getting a goal has its obvious appeal. But for Rutger McGroarty, there was a much more basic, primal reason to celebrate. He was simply playing hockey again. One of the top prospects in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nest, McGroarty made his season debut Nov. 15 with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. It...
Steelers at Bears: Get ready for 2025 Week 12 matchup
Aaron Rodgers has a 24-5 record against the Chicago Bears. But will the Steelers starting quarterback get a chance to improve on that mark as he recovers from a wrist injury suffered last week in a win against the Bengals. Kickoff at Soldier Field is set for 1 p.m. Sunday....
Minor league report: Penguins, Joel Blomqvist shut out BruinsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 27 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 1-0 shutout of the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I., on Saturday. It was the first shutout of the season for Blomqvist who remained perfect with a 2-0-0 mark. Forward Rutger McGroarty scored the lone...
After year off to get his mind, academics in order, Fox Chapel grad Moorefield-Brown excels for La Roche men’s basketball
When he was a child, Jefferson Moorefield-Brown always seemed to be dancing. This led his mother to give him the nickname “Boogie,” which has been with him ever since. Even on the La Roche men’s basketball roster, the sophomore is identified as Jefferson “Boogie” Moorefield-Brown Jr. But during his first...
With deep, experienced roster, UPG men’s basketball team eyes elusive conference title
Coaches don’t believe in moral victories, but Chris Klimchock of the Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball team might be convinced otherwise. Two weeks ago, the Bobcats played at Robert Morris in an exhibition game and hung with the Division I Colonials for a half. UPG trailed by only six at the break...
UAB football player accused of stabbing 2 teammates before gameVideo
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player stabbed two teammates Saturday morning hours before the team’s game against the University of South Florida, the university said in a statement. The two wounded players were in stable condition, interim head coach Alex Mortensen said at the postgame...
Joe Flacco to start for Bengals vs. Patriots as Joe Burrow remains on IR with turf toe injury
CINCINNATI — Joe Flacco will make one more start at quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals after Joe Burrow was not activated to the roster for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots. Burrow was listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report after taking first-team snaps this week as he continues...
Kaytron Allen breaks Penn State’s career rushing record as Lions roll past Nebraska
UNIVERSITY PARK — Kaytron Allen ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and Penn State’s defense played its best game of the season to keep the Nittany Lions’ bowl hopes alive with a 37-10 win over Nebraska on Saturday night. Allen, who racked up 181 yards rushing in last week’s...
Pitt throttles No. 15 Georgia Tech early, hangs on to keep ACC title game hopes alive
A simple proposition awaited Pitt on Saturday in Atlanta ahead of kickoff with No. 15 Georgia Tech: win and stay in the ACC title game hunt or lose and have the season’s top goal slip from its grasp. The course of the ACC season, its many tiers of tiebreakers and...
Penguins coach Dan Muse sounds off after latest loss to Kraken
It wasn’t quite like many of the terse postgame press conferences Mike Sullivan would stage during his decade as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins following losses at Consol Energy Center-turned-PPG Paints Arena. And it wasn’t even in the same stratosphere as that tour de force Michel Therrien infamously offered...
Vaaks, Providence lead all of second half and beat Penn State 77-65
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Stefan Vaaks scored 15 points, Jason Edwards scored 14 points and Providence took control in the second half to beat Penn State, 77-65, on Saturday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase. Jaylin Sellers added 13 points, and Oswin Ehrunmwunse scored 11 points for Providence (4-2). In...
Duquesne has return to coach Joyce’s hometown spoiled by Northeastern’s 93-86 victory
AKRON, Ohio — Maybe it was too much for this particular group. Maybe the hype and festivities surrounding a game at their coach’s high school had consumed them. With all the planned activities during a small window of time, when it came game time, maybe they just forgot how to...
Matt Clark’s game-winning field goal gives Duquesne victory over Robert MorrisVideo
Tyler Riddell threw for two touchdowns, and Matt Clark made a game-winning 42-yard field goal as time expired to give Duquesne a 20-17 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday to end the regular season. Riddell hit Joey Isabella for a 71-yard touchdown on the Dukes’ opening drive, then found Garrett...
District college roundup: Cal (Pa.) drops Virginia Union in NCAA 1st-round clash
Roman Purcell threw for 183 yards and ran for two first-quarter touchdowns to lead Cal (Pa.) to a 27-24 victory over Virginia Union in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday afternoon. Kendrick Agenor rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown for the Vulcans (9-3) while Kenny...
Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov scheduled to face Kraken
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is scheduled to start Saturday’s home game against the Seattle Kraken at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Murashov’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In three games this season, Murashov has a 1-1-0 record, a 1.53 goals-against average, a .932...
Despite vast difference in ages, Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph forming bond as Steelers QBs
After Mason Rudolph retreated to the locker room Sunday when he did his part in the second half to secure a 34-12 victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was greeted by a high-five from Aaron Rodgers. It was like Rudolph was living out a dream from his youth. “I think...
Riverhounds beat Tulsa to win 1st USL Championship title
TULSA, Okla. — On a chilly afternoon Saturday in front of 9,507 fans at ONEOK Field, the visiting Pittsburgh Riverhounds met FC Tulsa with the 2025 USL Championship season hanging in the balance. The winner would claim its first league title. Like they had two times prior this postseason, in...
No Aaron Rodgers update — but Steelers declare Cam Heyward, Darius Slay healthy for Bears
Aaron Rodgers remains, officially, questionable to play Sunday. But there is no longer any question that two other Pittsburgh Steelers starters will be in uniform to face the Chicago Bears. Via a team spokesman, the Steelers revealed early Saturday afternoon that defensive tackle Cameron Heyward and cornerback Darius Slay had...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: No harm done, but Cam Skattebo’s wrestling appearance was bad optics
Cam Skattebo got physical at ringside on WWE TV, and it caused a stir. His New York Giants stink, at 2-9. The rookie running back is out with a broken leg, ankle dislocation and ligament damage. When Skattebo got hurt, part of his leg was facing the wrong way. But...
Steelers 4 Downs: In Bears matchup, 1 team gets to QB quickly, the other doesn’t
1. Race to the QB When it comes to pressuring opposing quarterbacks, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t elite. But when they’re successful on the pass rush, they are doing it quickly. Certainly moreso than their opponent Sunday. While according to NFL Next Gen Stats, the Steelers are generating pressure at a...
Scouting the Bears: Steelers opponent adept at creating turnovers, limiting giveaways
SCOUTING THE BEARS Last meeting Steelers beat Bears, 29-27, on Nov. 8, 2021, in Pittsburgh Key matchup Steelers defense vs. Bears RBs D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai Chicago’s two-headed rushing tandem has combined for 30 carries of 10 or more yards this season. Swift’s 21 such gains are tied for...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Wolf PackVideo
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 14 saves on 19 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Conn., on Friday. The result dropped his record to 3-1-1. Forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard and defenseman Owen Pickering each scored a goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Joe Burrow questionable to make return from toe injury against the Patriots
CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, well ahead of schedule in his comeback from a turf toe injury that required surgery, is questionable for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots. “I think Joe has done everything he can to put himself in a position to get back,” coach Zac...
49ers void more than $26 million from Brandon Aiyuk’s contract, AP source says
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk has had the guaranteed money in his contract for next season voided after failing to participate in meetings and other team activities. A person familiar with the move confirmed that the team earlier this year voided the more than $26...
Penguins mauled by Minnesota in 1st game back from Sweden trip
The Pittsburgh Penguins went four days between games following a taxing trek to Sweden to spread the gospel of the NHL in Europe. On Friday, they looked as though they might have needed a fifth day — or five weeks — to get past lingering jet lag. In fact, one...
