Minor league report: Nailers, Maxim Pavlenko shut out RoyalsVideo
Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 32 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-0 win against the Reading Royals at Santander Arena in Reading on Wednesday. The result was Pavlenko’s second shutout of the season at the ECHL level and boosted his record to 6-3-0. Forwards Craig Armstrong, Max Graham and...
Browns QB Deshaun Watson returns to practice for 1st time in more than a yearVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson was set to practice for the first time this year with the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday, opening the 21-day window for the quarterback to return to the lineup. His practice time will not count against the 53-player active roster. Watson is eligible to be activated...
West Virginia men use pair of 14-0 runs to blow past Coppin State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff and Chance Moore each scored 17 points to lead West Virginia’s 91-49 rout of Coppin State on Wednesday night. Huff hit three 3-pointers in a 4-minute stretch late in the first half, giving the Mountaineers a 40-26 lead. The Eagles scored the last six points...
Ravens reach a 3-year contract extension with TE Mark Andrews
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens agreed to a three-year contract extension with Mark Andrews on Wednesday, days after the tight end became the franchise’s career leader in receptions. Baltimore was facing some significant decisions after this season, with the 30-year-old Andrews and fellow tight ends Isaiah Likely and...
Colts’ Daniel Jones turns to college friends for help with injured leg
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones is getting a little more help from his friends. Seven years after two teammates created a special pad to protect Jones’ fractured collarbone, the same duo has done it again, this time to fit over Jones’ injured lower left leg. Jones said Wednesday...
Blue-chip prospects make surprising choices on signing day
The changing landscape of college football means the nation’s premier recruits are no longer signing with the same handful of programs. That became particularly apparent this week when the nation’s top-ranked prospect landed in Vanderbilt of all places. Vanderbilt parlayed the first 10-win season in school history into a recruiting...
T.J. Watt added to Steelers injury report; Patrick Queen does not practice
T.J. Watt was a surprise addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ injury report Wednesday. The star outside linebacker sat out practice because of a toe injury, per the status report. Watt played what could be considered a regular workload during the Steelers’ loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. He was...
ACC emphatically pushes for No. 12 Miami, league champ to get CFP bids
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips is pushing for No. 12 Miami to earn a bid to the College Football Playoff along with the winner of the league championship game between No. 16 Virginia and Duke. That comes with the ACC facing at least the chance of being squeezed out of the...
Penn State lands surprise 4-star quarterback on unusual early national signing dayVideo
Penn State started Wednesday’s early national signing day with just four commitments in its 2026 class, a group that used to hold 25 dropping like flies. Many of them followed fired coach James Franklin to his new job at Virginia Tech. One noteworthy four-star held the line. Edge rusher Jackson...
Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers wants receivers to attend meetings, film study with ‘an open mind’
When he was asked Sunday night how he can get more in sync with his wide receivers, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers left the impression that attendance at weekly film study was not perfect. “When there’s film sessions, everybody shows up,” Rodgers said after the offense managed a season-low 166...
A line was crossed: Eagles coordinator Kevin Patullo speaks out after his family home was vandalized
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo said a “line was crossed” when his New Jersey home was vandalized because the incident stretched beyond football and into his personal life. Patullo’s home was vandalized with eggs over the weekend in the wake of the Eagles’ loss on Black Friday...
Steelers notes: WR Adam Thielen joins team, Donte Kent practices — but suffers new injury
A day after he was claimed off waivers, Adam Thielen was with the Pittsburgh Steelers running routes at practice Wednesday. To what extent will he be doing so during the Steelers’ next game Sunday? “I mean, he’s a very smart player,” fellow veteran receiver DK Metcalf said after Wednesday’s practice...
‘Couldn’t be happier’: Pat Narduzzi, assistants break down Pitt’s 21-strong 2026 class
From Pat Narduzzi’s perspective, the early signing period probably is a roller coaster of emotions. The excitement of welcoming new recruits to Pitt’s program, the anxiety of some of those prospects potentially backing off their verbal commitments, on top of preparing the current Panthers squad for their upcoming bowl game...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs sticks with his ‘foundation’ in search of better results
It’s not difficult to tell when Arturs Silovs hits the ice at practice. He’s usually the first one on the ice. And he’s usually the loudest one on the ice. At least his skates are. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender’s skate blades make a very deep and cutting rumble with just...
Injured Penguins forwards Noel Acciari, Justin Brazeau resume practicing
Injured Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Noel Acciari and Justin Brazeau were full participants in the team’s practice session in Cranberry on Monday. It marked the first time both players skated in a full capacity since they were placed on injured reserve Nov. 4. The precise nature of their ailments is not...
Moon grad Amalia Simmons’ ‘homecoming’ highlights WPIAL players competing in NCAA volleyball tournament
Amalia Simmons already has her name in the transfer portal. She is winding down her fourth year with the Michigan women’s volleyball team and is looking forward to what her final year of athletic eligibility might bring. But before she doffs the famed maize and blue, the Moon graduate will...
TE Pat Freiermuth frustrated but not losing sleep over reduced role in Steelers offense
For the second time this season, tight end Pat Freiermuth played fewer than 20 snaps in a game. He also wasn’t targeted once in either instance, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday being the latest example of his disappearance from the offense. The next time...
Greek big man Nikos Chitikoudis bolsters Robert Morris’ chances as men’s basketball opens Horizon League title defense
When he chose to transfer to Robert Morris, Nikos Chitikoudis had a high standard to uphold. Sure, there were men’s basketball coach Andy Toole’s expectations for the players who would attempt to defend the Colonials’ Horizon League title. More to the point, the native of East Thassaloniki, Greece, was following...
Steelers great L.C. Greenwood among seniors category finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame
L.C. Greenwood is among three seniors category finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. The former Steelers defensive lineman was a major part of the Steel Curtain, helping the team win four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s. Drafted out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff by the Steelers...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger suggests Mike Tomlin would win big at Penn State; PSU vs. Pitt bowl projection
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” Ben Roethlisberger thinks it’s time for the Pittsburgh Steelers to split from head coach Mike Tomlin — and he suggests that Tomlin should move on to coach Penn State. There is at least one projection that has Penn State playing Pitt in a bowl game. A...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin’s ‘belief’ will be tested by his own run defense in Baltimore
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ run defense stinks. Many times this year, that statement has been true. Like over the first three weeks of the season, when it yielded a combined 418 yards to the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. Or when Cincinnati’s Chase Brown raced to 108...
Pitt begins welcoming 2026 recruiting class as early signing period commences
Amid the backdrop of bowl preparation, Pitt and programs across the nation placed an eye to the future beginning Wednesday morning, as the early signing period commenced at 7 a.m., allowing for the Panthers’ 2026 recruiting class to start formalizing their collegiate intentions. Coach Pat Narduzzi and his assistants crafted...
Pitt’s rally falls short, Panthers run out of steam late vs. Texas A&M
Pitt manufactured some much-needed momentum by defeating Ohio State on Nov. 28 on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. That quality win led into Tuesday night at Petersen Events Center, when the Panthers hosted Texas A&M in the ACC/SEC Challenge. But another Power Five win was not in the cards, as the Aggies...
Mingo scores 21 points, leads Penn State over Campbell 87-76
UNIVERSITY PARK — Kayden Mingo scored six of his 21 points inside the final two minutes to help Penn State pull away and beat Campbell, 87-76, on Tuesday night. Freddie Dilione V added 17 points for Penn State, which is 8-1 for the second straight year. Josh Reed and Ivan...
Brigham Young makes it official: Cougars announce Kalani Sitake’s long-term extension
Kalani Sitake will remain BYU’s head football coach after agreeing to a new long-term contract extension Tuesday. Sitake is 83-44 since taking over at BYU in 2016. The Cougars have won 11 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2006 and ‘07, and have won at least 10...
