Westmoreland County campus clippings: Belle Vernon grad Devin Whitlock shines at receiver at IUP
When he played at Belle Vernon, Devin Whitlock was a big-play quarterback who could change the game with his arm, his legs or both. He was the focal point of opposing defenses each week. These days, he is making plays with his arms and hands. A redshirt sophomore at IUP,...
No NFL team has a better pair of wins than Steelers — and 4 other things we learned after victory
Five things we learned from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-20 upset victory against the Indianapolis Colts: 1. Quite a resume As the NFL season hits its midway point, three teams are tied for the best record in the league. The Steelers have beaten two of them. No other team can say...
Ian Happ wins again as the Chicago Cubs earn a major league-high 3 Gold Glove awards
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs had a major league-high three Gold Glove winners this year, with Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner all taking home baseball’s most famous fielding honor. It was the first Gold Glove for Crow-Armstrong, part of a breakout season for the All-Star center fielder. Happ,...
Delgado, Kent, Sheffield and Valenzuela join Hall ballot with Bonds, Clemens, Mattingly and Murphy
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy were held over on the Hall of Fame’s contemporary baseball era committee ballot and will be joined next month by Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. The 16-person committee meets on Dec. 7 at the...
Kickoff time, TV details announced for Pitt’s home game vs. Notre Dame
In the first of three pivotal consecutive games to conclude the regular season, Pitt hosts No. 10 Notre Dame on Nov. 15 at Acrisure Stadium. That contest will be a noon kickoff, televised nationally on ABC or ESPN, the ACC announced Monday. The Panthers (7-2, 5-1 ACC) will head into...
Mark Madden: Some say MLB is broken, but World Series numbers prove otherwise
In the wake of Los Angeles’ second straight World Series win, we’re being told the Dodgers “bought” victory. Well, of course they did. Their payroll was $350 million this season, $266 million in 2024. But Toronto tried its best to do the same. The Blue Jays paid their players $255...
First Call: Jerome Bettis’ Hall of Fame campaign for 3 former Steelers; Joe Alt injured for Chargers
Monday’s “First Call” features Jerome Bettis’ Hall of Fame endorsements for some retired Pittsburgh Steelers. The Los Angeles Chargers have to navigate around a crucial injury against the Steelers on Sunday night. Local college basketball teams are getting underway Monday and Tuesday. The Penguins are in Toronto to conclude their road...
Steelers vs. Colts: What they’re saying in Indianapolis after loss
Some Pittsburgh Steelers fans held a makeshift funeral for the team’s defense Sunday outside Acrisure Stadium. As it turns out, the eulogy was a little premature — as the defense posted six takeaways and five sacks on the way to rattling the Colts’ offense and a 27-20 win. Indianapolis Star...
Madden Monday: Steelers’ upset of Colts ‘goes a long way to them convincing themselves’
The ripple effect from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts (7-2) goes beyond the standings. That’s the view of 105.9 The X’s Mark Madden during this week’s TribLive “Madden Monday” podcast. Sure. There’s the practical angle of the Steelers (5-3) maintaining a two-game lead on the Baltimore...
Larson’s 3rd-place finish enough to edge Hamlin for NASCAR title
Riding a winless streak since early May, Kyle Larson did not need to pass Ryan Blaney at the end Sunday to become a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. Blaney won a two-lap overtime shootout to take the final NASCAR checkered flag at Phoenix Raceway, and Larson’s third-place finish was enough...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Admirals in overtimeVideo
An overtime goal by forward Max Graham gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 win against the Norfolk Admirals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forwards Connor Lockhart and Ryan Mahshie also scored goals for Wheeling (4-1-0-0), which has won three consecutive games. Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 33 saves...
Kyle Larson wins second NASCAR championship, denying Denny Hamlin in overtime
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Larson knew he wasn’t going to catch Denny Hamlin in the final laps on Sunday, not without the sort of help that only a caution flag can bring. Larson got his lucky break. Hamlin only got heartbreak. Larson is now a two-time NASCAR champion after denying...
Chargers left tackle Joe Alt carted off field with right ankle injuryVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jim Harbaugh didn’t have an update on Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Joe Alt after he was carted off the field Sunday, and what the coach said wasn’t promising. Alt hurt his right ankle in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans, and a cart came out...
Dodgers still can’t believe what happened in all-time World Series Game 7
TORONTO — Game 7 was so insane, so compelling, so breathtaking, so dramatic, that when the final out was made early Sunday morning, Dodgers three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw looked at his teammates in disbelief. “What, we just won?” Kershaw said. “‘Really? Are you sure?’ I was warming up....
Feats of Strength: T.J. Watt’s huge play, timely touchdowns fuel Steelers upset of Colts
As Halloween weekend ended, Colts quarterback Daniel Jones turned into a pumpkin. And the Steelers’ defense took all of his candy. In a stunning turn of events — based on recent performances — the leaky Steelers defense contained the Colts’ top-ranked offense and sent the team with the best record...
3 days after joining Steelers, Kyle Dugger plays virtually every snap as defense shines
He officially joined the Pittsburgh Steelers three days prior. But after his debut with the team, Kyle Dugger already was sounding like a player who had been with the organization — and the coach closely identified with it — for a long time. “The standard,” Dugger said Sunday, “is the...
Flacco throws for career-high 470 yards, but Bengals defense folds as Bears rally for wild win
CINCINNATI — Caleb Williams found Colston Loveland with 17 seconds left for a 58-yard touchdown Sunday to vault the Chicago Bears to a wild 47-42 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Loveland caught the pass inside the Cincinnati 40 and broke Jordan Battle’s tackle attempt and outraced the Cincinnati secondary for...
Jalen Ramsey proves worth to Steelers with move to safety, inspiring speech to team
As one of only a handful of players on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster who have been in the NFL longer than Jalen Ramsey, Aaron Rodgers has an appreciation for how Ramsey showed his leadership and value to the team this weekend. On the field, Ramsey’s necessitated switch in role to...
Franklin Regional soccer maintains standard through coaching roller coaster
Coaching turnover, while necessary at times and inevitable at others, can be damaging to an athletic program at any level. Even the good ones. It can cause rifts, distractions and impatience as a new leader fosters change and buys time to implement a system. Franklin Regional, though, hasn’t had issues...
Jaguars kicker Little sets NFL mark with 68-yard field goal vs. RaidersVideo
Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little broke the NFL record for longest field goal with a 68-yard kick to close out the first half of Sunday’s road game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The 22-year-old Little, who hit a 70-yard field goal in the preseason against the Steelers, took the record...
Steelers lose Isaac Seumalo again, survive Aaron Rodgers’ pregame injury scare to win
The Pittsburgh Steelers were forced to finish a second consecutive game without their veteran starting left guard. Isaac Seumalo’s pectoral injury again apparently flared up during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 27-20 victory against the Indianapolis Colts. Seumalo similarly had been forced to leave the defeat to the Green Bay...
NFL Week 9: Ryan Fitzgerald’s big kick gives Panthers upset win over PackersVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Rico Dowdle rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and his big run in the final minute set up Ryan Fitzgerald’s last-second 49-yard field goal as the Carolina Panthers beat Green Bay 16-13 on Sunday to snap the Packers’ three-game win streak. The loss could prove...
Duquesne men’s basketball seeks strong start in Joyce’s 2nd year at helm
Dru Joyce III is well aware of the struggles Duquesne faced in his first season as a Division I head basketball coach after the Dukes’ miraculous run to a long-awaited return to the NCAA Tournament a year earlier. For example, that ugly 0-6 start stands out. A new team dominated...
Steelers defense answers questions by getting 5 sacks, 5 turnovers in win over Colts
It was a result that defied logic. How else to explain a defense that was torched for 68 points and 924 yards the previous two games not only slowing down the NFL’s hottest offense but also responding with its most dominating performance of the season? Rebounding from consecutive losses that...
New-look Robert Morris begins quest to defend Horizon League championship
Can he do it again? Will ultra-persistent coach Andy Toole succeed in inducing another fresh roster of basketball players to bond at Robert Morris and make a run at back-to-back Horizon League championships? “We’ll see how it all plays out,” Toole said last week while putting the finishing touches on...
