‘We deserve this’: Penn State celebrates emotional win over Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Terry Smith took off his headset, shuffled his way to the edge of the sideline and looked on as quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer took a knee at Michigan State, stamping Penn State’s first Big Ten win this season and first win of any kind in 63 days....
‘Kick in the mouth’: Pitt resolves not to let Notre Dame loss snowballVideo
Pat Narduzzi had to know that if Pitt lost to Notre Dame on a big stage Saturday, his comments earlier in the week about the stakes of the game would be unearthed and scrutinized again. The No. 23 Panthers did indeed fall 37-15 to ninth-ranked Notre Dame, hanging around but...
Kickoff time, TV details announced for Pitt’s road game at Georgia Tech
Pitt’s defeat Saturday at the hands of No. 9 Notre Dame is now a thing of the past, with a critical final two ACC games on deck for the Panthers. Kickoff time and television details for the first of those two contests, next Saturday at Georgia Tech, was announced by...
Steelers vs. Bengals: Get ready for 2025 Week 11 matchup
The Pittsburgh Steelers will look for revenge against an AFC North opponent this week when they welcome the Cincinnati Bengals to Acrisure Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Sunday. The Bengals beat the Steelers, 33-31, on Oct. 16, at Paycor Stadium. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with...
Norwin grad Kadosh-Harris plays key role in helping Washington & Jefferson football win PAC title, make NCAA playoffs
As he sat on the platform during Presidents Athletic Conference football media day in August, Washington & Jefferson coach Mike Sirianni made no secret of the chip his team would carry on its collective shoulder. In the veteran coach’s estimation, his program wasn’t receiving the respect it deserved, even though...
In final college football season, Fox Chapel grad Zidane Thomas makes most of return to LB for surprising Edinboro
Though he excelled on both sides of the ball at Fox Chapel, Zidane Thomas was recruited to play linebacker at Edinboro. But injuries in the Fighting Scots’ running backs corps prompted then-coach Jake Nulph to move Thomas to running back. Thomas was happy to contribute, but every season, he asked...
Duquesne tripped up by hosts in final game of Villanova Challenge
Duquesne fell short of the Villanova Challenge championship Saturday night against the host team, but not without a fight. Acaden Lewis scored 19 points and Bryce Landsay added 18 to lead Villanova past Duquesne, 87-77, at Fineran Pavilion in Villanova in the title game of a multi-team event that also...
Minor league report: Penguins win as Joel Blomqvist, Rutger McGroarty make season debutsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist and forward Rutger McGroarty each made their season debuts for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the Pittsburgh Penguins activated Blomqvist and McGroarty from the season-opening non-roster injured list and assigned...
Riverhounds win Eastern Conference thanks to Robbie Mertz’s winner
Carrying 26 years of futility into Saturday’s USL Eastern Conference title match, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds came to Highmark Stadium on Saturday with a simple goal. Beat defending conference champion Rhode Island FC and wait to see where they would travel to for a crack at the elusive first club championship...
Central Catholic storms past rival North Allegheny to repeat as WPIAL 6A champsVideo
Lightning only delayed the inevitable Saturday night because Central Catholic already was electric. Jayden Alexander returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for the first of Central Catholic’s six straight touchdowns, and the top-seeded Vikings sprinted past No. 2 North Allegheny, 42-7, in a WPIAL Class 6A championship rout at Pine-Richland....
Justin Jefferson strives to get back in ‘savage mode’ to give lagging Vikings offense a boostVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Justin Jefferson still draws constant double coverage. He’s made plenty of clutch catches this year. The Minnesota Vikings continue to keep him as the heart of their entire offensive scheme. Over the first half of the season, though, Jefferson hasn’t been the same high-impact player. His averages...
Kaytron Allen, Devonte Ross each score twice in Penn State win
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ethan Grunkemeyer threw two touchdown passes to Devonte Ross, Kaytron Allen ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns and Penn State defeated Michigan State, 28-10, on Saturday to snap a six-game losing streak. Grunkemeyer completed 8 of 13 passes for 127 yards for the Nittany Lions...
Melih Tunca’s near-perfect shooting leads Penn State to win
PHILADELPHIA — Freshman Melih Tunca scored a career-best 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, reserve Freddie Dilione V added 16 and Penn State beat La Salle, 83-69, on Saturday. Kayden Mingo scored 14 points, and reserve Ivan Juric had 11 for the Nittany Lions (4-0), whose bench scored 40 points. The...
Brian Trobel runs for 150 yards, 2 TDs as Mercyhurst beats Robert Morris
ERIE — Brian Trobel ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns, Adam Urena threw for 206 yards and a touchdown and Mercyhurst beat Robert Morris, 27-13, on Saturday. Mercyhurst (5-6, 4-2) has a chance to share the regular season Northeast Conference title with Central Connecticut (7-4, 5-1) with a win...
Taj Butts runs 254 yards as Duquesne wins shootout with Central Connecticut State
Taj Butts rushed for a career-high 254 yards and scored three touchdowns, Antonio Epps intercepted a deflected pass in the end zone with less than 30 seconds to go and Duquesne defeated Central Connecticut State, 38-33, on Saturday. Brady Olson, who threw for 423 yards and four touchdowns, gave the...
District college football roundup: Kutztown beats IUP for PSAC title
Judd Novak threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 4 Kutztown to a 28-23 victory over IUP in the PSAC championship game Saturday afternoon. Steven Burkhardt led Kutztown (11-0) on the ground, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown. Brayden Pohlman, who was named the game’s MVP,...
West Virginia scores 2 TDs in 4th quarter, gives up lead in defeat
TEMPE, Ariz. — Jeff Sims accounted for 288 yards and three touchdowns, Jesus Gomez kicked a 49-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and Arizona State kept its Big 12 title hopes alive with a 25-23 win over West Virginia on Saturday. The Sun Devils (7-3, 5-2 Big 12) returned...
No. 3 Texas A&M pulls off biggest comeback in school history to beat South CarolinaVideo
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 3 Texas A&M rallied from a 27-point deficit to remain undefeated with a 31-30 victory over South Carolina on Saturday. It was the biggest comeback in school history, eclipsing a 21-point rally by...
Aliquippa takes down No. 1 McKeesport to win 21st WPIAL football championshipVideo
“Never doubt a Quip.” Mike Warfield said people left this year’s Aliquippa football team at the local funeral home but that being a Quip means never giving up and being the team that fights longer. Fight the longest the Quips did in Saturday’s Class 4A championship game, as No. 7...
Run defense adjustments will be put to the test for Steelers in rematch against high-scoring Bengals
When they met the Cincinnati Bengals a month ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a 10-point lead in the second quarter and appeared poised to add to their 4-1 start to the season. Then, Chase Brown broke off a 27-yard run on the first play of the ensuing drive, and the...
Pitt unable to keep pace with No. 9 Notre Dame, as 5-game winning streak is snapped
All the momentum Pitt established over the last six weeks, going 5-0 in the process, paved the way to Saturday’s showdown at Acrisure Stadium against No. 9 Notre Dame. But how would the No. 23 Panthers, after dispatching five straight conference foes, handle a national championship contender and last year’s...
Pirates hire bench coach, 3rd-base coach to Don Kelly’s staff
The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Kristopher Negron as bench coach and Tony Beasley as third-base coach, according to a league source, rounding out the two key positions remaining on Don Kelly’s staff. Negron, 39, comes to the Pirates from the Seattle Mariners, where he was third-base coach last season after three...
Norwin alum Jake Bazala drafted by Savannah Bananas
Pitcher Jake Bazala’s phone was going bananas Friday night. “I have been getting hammered with messages,” Bazala said. The Norwin grad took the next step in his baseball career when he was drafted by the Savannah Bananas, the high-energy barnstorming team that sold out two games last summer in Pittsburgh....
Pitt retires Aaron Donald’s No. 97 jersey, recognizing a giant on the gridiron, in the communityVideo
The relationship between Pitt and one of the most accomplished football players in program history is built on mutual respect and admiration. Aaron Donald achieved great things at Pitt, etched his name into the NFL history books with a storied 10-year career and all the while, never lost contact with...
Buffalo Bills cut ties with former big-booted Steelers punter
The Buffalo Bills released former Pittsburgh Steelers punter Cameron Johnston from injured reserve. He suffered a lower leg injury earlier this season that forced him to go on IR and now will exit the organization. The Steelers cut Johnston after he lost the punting battle in training camp to Corliss...
