College football Week 11 winners, losers include Oregon, Texas A&M
This was the moment for No. 6 Oregon. Down 16-15 to No. 20 Iowa with 1:51 remaining, the Ducks drove 54 yards in 10 plays and made a 39-yard field goal with three seconds left to notch a must-have win against a ranked opponent. This is the result the College...
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes to ensure successful bets. According to the indictment unsealed Sunday in federal court...
A rollercoaster season with Manning has No. 10 Texas back in SEC title hunt and playoff picture
AUSTIN, Texas — A month ago, preseason No. 1 Texas had fallen to 3-2, was unranked and star quarterback Arch Manning was being mocked as a bust. Look at them now: A four-game winning streak, including two victories over opponents who were in the top 10 at the time, and...
Texas returns to top 10, ACC has 5 teams ranked in the Top 25 and there is Group of Five intrigue
Texas returned to the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, the Atlantic Coast Conference has five teams ranked for the first time this season and two Group of Five conferences are now represented in the Top 25 a month before the playoff bracekt is set....
Taylor runs for 244 yards and 3 TDs for Colts in 31-25 OT win over Falcons in Berlin
BERLIN — Jonathan Taylor completed a 244-yard rushing day with an 8-yard touchdown run in overtime to give the Indianapolis Colts a 31-25 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in the first regular-season NFL game in Berlin, Germany. It was Taylor’s third touchdown of the game and came after...
Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner who ran league in era of riches and expansion, dies at 84
NEW YORK — Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure. He was 84. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Tagliabue’s family informed the league of...
Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov scheduled to make debut against Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is scheduled to make his NHL debut in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Murashov’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. Murashov, who catches with his right hand, was recalled to the NHL...
Penn State’s much-maligned passing offense finally breaks out in Indiana loss
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State has been searching all season for downfield passing, well before things went off the rails with James Franklin’s firing and Drew Allar’s season-ending injury. Despite another gut-wrenching loss as the Nittany Lions nearly upset No. 2 Indiana, quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer led some major leaps forward...
Highlands grad Jocelyn Bielak ready to build on strong freshman basketball season at Pitt-Greensburg
The Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team made the transition to a new coach in 2024, with Julie Bolden taking the reins. The season was not without its challenges. In addition to the usual injuries that necessitate lineup changes, a couple of players, Bolden said, had a tough time playing under a...
Seton Hill men’s, women’s basketball teams open season with PSAC title aspirations
The Seton Hill men’s and women’s basketball teams enter the 2025-26 seasons in similar places: Both must replace their leading scorers from a year ago, but both return almost all of their other key players from last season. A look at both teams: • Now in his fourth season as...
Steelers vs. Chargers: Get ready for 2025 Week 10 matchup
The Pittsburgh Steelers are back in primetime for their matchup in California. They will visit the San Diego Chargers on “Sunday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. Sunday. The game will be broadcast on NBC, with Mike Tirico on play-by-play alongside analyst Cris Collinsworth and sideline reporter Melissa...
Riverhounds win PK shootout to reach conference finals
A very raucous and record crowd of soccer fans jammed into Highmark Stadium on Saturday evening with hopes of watching their side do something the Pittsburgh Riverhounds franchise had never done. Make an Eastern Conference final in the USL Championship. Since the league adopted its current playoff format in 2016,...
Minor league report: Penguins, Maxim Pavlenko shut out CometsVideo
Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 20 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 shutout of the Utica Comets at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result was Pavlenko’s first career shutout in the American Hockey League and leveled his record on the season at 1-1-0. Forward Sam Poulin had...
Dominick Stewart scores 18 points on 6 treys in Penn State win
WEST HAVEN, Conn. — Dominick Stewart scored 18 points and made six 3-pointers, Kayden Mingo had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists and Penn State went on the road to beat New Haven, 87-43, on Saturday. Penn State trailed 10-9 after the opening eight minutes before scoring the next...
Colorado, ‘Coach Prime’ make Moon landing before heading to WVU
Moon’s football stadium welcomed a “Prime Time” visitor, or as Deion Sanders is better known nowadays, “Coach Prime.” The high-profile Colorado football coach and his team held a walkthrough practice Friday at the high school stadium in advance of their Big 12 Conference game Saturday against West Virginia in Morgantown....
Former Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin is trying to win once again with the Kings
Brian Dumoulin was in a familiar place Saturday. As the Pittsburgh Penguins skated against the New Jersey Devils some six hours to the east in the Garden State, the left-handed defenseman practiced at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. A vital component of the Penguins’ blue line during the team’s...
Björn Werner is ‘German Pat McAfee’ bringing NFL to the masses
BERLIN — Björn Werner signed everything thrust in front of him by NFL fans who packed a Berlin plaza Saturday. His old Indianapolis Colts jersey — it’s a best-seller in Germany — footballs, scarves, miniature helmets. Even a cleat. Werner’s NFL career ended after three seasons because of injuries, but...
District college roundup: IUP beats Clarion in shootout to clinch PSAC West title
Matthew Rueve threw for 355 yards and six touchdowns to lead IUP to a 45-42 victory over Clarion on Saturday, clinching the PSAC West title. Devin Whitlock caught 11 passes for 143 yards for IUP (7-2, 5-1) while teammate Connor Shamany caught six passes for 98 yards and three touchdowns....
Robert Morris comes up just short in loss to Wagner
MOON TOWNSHIP — Andre Hines Jr. rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, and Damien Mazil went 75 yards for Wagner’s final score to lead the Seahawks to a 24-20 win over Robert Morris on Saturday. Robert Morris’ final drive began at its 1 and reached the Wagner 19 before...
Interceptions costly as Duquesne football falls on road at Long Island
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — Ethan Greenwood threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, O’Shawn Ross Jr. rushed for 92 yards and Long Island beat Duquesne, 29-11, on Saturday. Tyler Riddell went 13 of 31 for 119 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for Duquesne (5-5, 3-2). Ness Davis...
Packers to face off with Eagles in rematch of playoff game
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers’ playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last season offered a stark reminder of how far they must go to catch up with the NFL’s top teams. Ten months later, the Packers will get an indication of how far they’ve come since. Green...
Scotty Fox Jr., Curtis Jones lead WVU past Colorado for 2nd straight Big 12 victoryVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Freshman Scotty Fox Jr. threw a touchdown pass, converted running back Curtis Jones had two short TDs and West Virginia beat Colorado, 29-22, on Saturday to eliminate the Buffaloes’ from bowl consideration. West Virginia (4-6, 2-6 Big 12) has won two straight for the first time this...
Penn State nearly pulls shocker, but No. 2 Indiana scores toe-tapping TD in final minuteVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Omar Cooper Jr. jumped to catch a pass from Fernando Mendoza in the back of the end zone, sweeping his inside foot within the field of play to go ahead of Penn State 27-24 with 36 seconds remaining and save No. 2 Indiana from its first loss...
Shootout woes continue for Penguins, Arturs Silovs in loss to Devils
With a lineup that is perforated more than an NJ Transit ticket, the Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated by the New Jersey Devils, 2-1, in a shootout at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday. Shootout goals by forwards Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt were the difference. Penguins forwards Bryan...
Steelers promote Trey Sermon to active roster, elevate Mark Robinson vs. Chargers
The Pittsburgh Steelers added veteran Trey Sermon to the active roster Saturday, allowing the special-teams contributor to be in uniform for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers. A running back by trade who was once a third-round pick, Sermon has taken only one offensive snap for the Steelers this...
