Despite Garrett’s 5 sacks, Browns downed by Patriots
Drake Maye passed for three touchdowns as the New England Patriots extended their winning streak to five games by beating the Cleveland Browns, 32-13, on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass. Maye completed 18 of 24 passes for 282 yards. He was intercepted once. Each of his three TD passes came in...
Henry, Huntley help Ravens snap 4-game losing streak with win over Bears
Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns to move into fifth place on the all-time list, and the Baltimore Ravens snapped a four-game slide with a 30-16 victory over the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. Tyler Huntley completed 17 of 22 passes for 186 yards and a touchdown and added...
The Penguins will try to replace Rickard Rakell with a committee of rookies
Ville Koivunen had quite a weekend. On Saturday evening, the skilled winger scored the winning goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime road win against the Charlotte Checkers at the vividly monikered Bojangles Coliseum. The @WBSPenguins are off to a 7-0-0-0 start and are first in the AHL...
Memphis returns to AP Top 25-based College Football Playoff bracket, top 4 seeds remain the same
The top four seeds remain unchanged on the College Football Playoff bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday, but three of the four first-round matchups would change and Memphis returned as the Group of Five representative. Only slight alterations were required on the mock bracket because the...
Former Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than 2 weeks after announcing he had kidney diseaseVideo
Nick Mangold’s long, blond hair and bushy beard made him instantly recognizable. His gritty, outstanding performance on the field for the New York Jets made him one of the franchise’s greatest players. Mangold, a two-time All-Pro center who helped lead the Jets to the AFC championship game twice, has died,...
Giants’ Cam Skattebo carted off field with right ankle injury
PHILADELPHIA — New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo left Sunday’s game against Philadelphia with a significant right ankle injury that could cost him the rest of his rookie season. Skattebo needed to be carted off the field after he took a hard hit over the middle on a pass...
Tennis-Sinner fights back to beat Zverev and claim second Vienna Open title
VIENNA - Italian top seed Jannik Sinner produced a spirited comeback to defeat Germany’s Alexander Zverev 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Vienna Open final on Sunday, securing his fourth ATP Tour title of the season and his second triumph in Austria’s capital. Sinner, who beat Zverev in straight sets at...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell sidelined following left hand surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell will be sidelined approximately six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand Sunday. Rakell was struck on the hand by a shot in the third period of a 5-4 home shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Typically deployed on the left...
Penguins recall forward Ville Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie forward Ville Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. This transaction comes one day after forward Rickard Rakell appeared to suffer a left-hand injury during a 5-4 home shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. The Penguins announced Sunday...
Analysis: Resurgent offensive line, resilient linebackers propel Pitt in win over WolfpackVideo
Pitt achieved bowl eligibility in style Saturday, pummeling N.C. State, 53-34, in a game that saw significant offensive improvement from a week ago and defensive resiliency in the face of multiple injuries. The Panthers (6-2, 4-1 ACC), winners of four straight, sit in sole possession of third place in the...
‘Tough love’: Pitt transfer guard Damarco Minor steps up as leader for Jeff Capel’s retooled squad
When Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel brought in Damarco Minor from the transfer portal, he knew he was getting an experienced hand who could help run the offense following Jaland Lowe’s offseason transfer to Kentucky. Minor, who arrived at Pitt from Oregon State and previously played two seasons for...
Steelers vs. Packers: Get ready for 2025 Week 8 matchup
For the second straight week, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have the attention of the nation in prime time when they host the Green Bay Packers 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...
Freeport grad Ben Lane hopes to make more splash plays on defense as Slippery Rock vies for PSAC West football title
Freeport’s Ben Lane and Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock were two of the best high school athletes in the area during the early part of this decade. But while their high school careers overlapped, they faced each other only once. It was in the 2022 WPIAL Class 4A basketball quarterfinals, and...
China native Nancy Jiang finds home, tennis success at Pitt-Greensburg
Nancy Jiang wants to be clear: Most of the Chinese food available in America is nothing like the cuisine in her homeland. “The first time I went to the Panda Express and the orange chicken, what is that?” said the 19-year-old Pitt-Greensburg sophomore, unable to contain her laughter. “We don’t...
Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto tosses gem in Game 2 of World Series vs. Blue Jays
TORONTO — Of the 82 pitches Kevin Gausman threw in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday, almost all of them were either untouchable or produced no damage. Yet two swings by Will Smith did damage, and that was the very narrow margin between Gausman and Los Angeles Dodgers...
Riverhounds finish tumultuous regular season with scoreless draw, clinch 4th seed for playoffs
A turbulent regular season for Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer came to an end Saturday in front of a chilly crowd of 5,067 fans at Highmark Stadium. After 29 games, the local 11 held down 43 points and a fourth-place slot in the Eastern Conference standings of the USL Championship. Coming into...
Minor league report: Penguins win in overtime, remain unbeatenVideo
An overtime goal by forward Ville Koivunen gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. The result improved Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to 7-0-0. The only teams in franchise history to open a season with longer winning streaks were the 2005-06...
Penguins’ winning streak comes to end with shootout loss to Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated their marvelous history Saturday, inducting former executives Scotty Bowman and Eddie Johnston, along with former forwards Ron Francis and Kevin Stevens, into the franchise’s relaunched hall of fame. As for their present success, the reasons to rejoice came to a halt as their four-game winning streak...
West Virginia drops 5th straight, remains winless in Big 12
Josh Hoover threw for 247 yards and a touchdown Saturday night, and Trent Battle rushed for 89 yards and a score as visiting TCU stopped West Virginia, 23-17, in Morgantown. Hoover completed 24 of 39 passes for the Horned Frogs (6-2, 3-2 Big 12), who also got three field goals...
Duquesne picks up exhibition win over ACC foe at Virginia Tech
Even without one of the Atlantic 10’s biggest big men for much of Saturday’s exhibition men’s basketball game, Duquesne impressed. Tarence Guinyard and Jimmie Williams, a pair of first-year Dukes, scored 21 points apiece and Duquesne survived the loss of John Hugley IV to a first-half ejection to come away...
Duquesne sneaks past Virginia Tech in exhibition hoops game
Even without its biggest big man for much of Saturday’s exhibition men’s basketball game, Duquesne impressed. Tarence Guinyard and Jimmie Williams, a pair of first-year Dukes, scored 21 points apiece and the Dukes survived the loss of John Hugley IV to a first-half ejection to come away with an 83-81...
Wagner hands 1st NEC loss to Duquesne
NEW YORK — Jack Stevens threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Andre Hines scored a key touchdown late in the fourth quarter, and Wagner defeated Duquesne, 24-13, on Saturday. Hines rushed for 90 yards. His 24-yard touchdown run with 1:55 remaining sealed the win as last beat first...
Robert Morris picks up 1st NEC victory, keeps Saint Francis winless
LORETTO — Ethan Shine had 123 yards rushing, including a key touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Robert Morris defeated Saint Francis, 24-14, on Saturday. After a Saint Francis touchdown got the Red Flash within 17-14 in the fourth quarter, Owen McGraw returned the kickoff 49 yards to set up...
District college football roundup: IUP too much for Cal (Pa.)
Matthew Rueve threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns to lead IUP to a 38-30 victory over Cal (Pa.) in PSAC football Saturday afternoon. Devin Whitlock caught nine passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns and Matthew Rueve ran 14 times for 47 yards and two scores for IUP (5-2,...
Injury-depleted Pitt clobbers N.C. State behind Mason Heintschel’s career day
Injuries were plaguing Pitt heading into Saturday’s game against N.C. State at Acrisure Stadium. Before the day was done, more injuries would ravage an already-depleted squad. But despite missing linebackers Kyle Louis and Rasheem Biles and losing receiver Kenny Johnson and tailback Desmond Reid mid-game, the Panthers (6-2, 4-1 ACC)...
