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NFL Week 7 roundup: Titans rout Chiefs; Patriots blister JetsVideo
NASHVILLE — Ryan Tannehill threw for 270 yards and a touchdown, and he also ran for a score and the Tennessee Titans routed the Kansas City Chiefs 27-3 Sunday for their fifth win in six games. This also was the second victory in six days for the Titans (5-2) over...
Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase lead way as Bengals speed past RavensVideo
BALTIMORE — Ja’Marr Chase caught Joe Burrow’s pass over the middle, avoided two players diving at his legs and spun past another defender into the clear. If that passing tandem progresses the way Cincinnati hopes, Sunday’s long touchdown against Baltimore might be remembered as the moment the rest of the...
Astros’ Framber Valdez to start Game 1 of World Series vs Braves
HOUSTON — Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Manager Dusty Baker announced Sunday that Valdez would get the nod, but said the team has not decided on a starter for Wednesday’s Game 2. The...
Kenny Pickett’s Heisman candidacy is legit, but other QBs can make same claim
He cut through strong winds in Blacksburg, Va., and penetrated what Pat Narduzzi referred to as the “Steel Curtain” on Saturday in a big victory against Clemson. But can Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett earn enough respect from the Heisman Trophy committee to get invited to the ceremony in New York...
AP Top 25: Alabama jumps Oklahoma to No. 3, Pitt ranked 17th, Penn State falls to 20th
Alabama inched up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football Sunday behind top-ranked Georgia and No. 2 Cincinnati. The Bulldogs (63 first-place votes) are a unanimous No. 1 for the third straight week in the latest AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, and the Bearcats remain second....
2021 WPIAL football playoff picture entering final week of regular season
The final week of the 2021 WPIAL football regular season is upon us. Fifty-seven district teams have clinched playoff spots, leaving 16 postseason berths still up for grabs on the final weekend of conference play. Sixty-eight football teams from Class 5A down to Class A will be riding again on...
Penn State’s season on brink of disappointment after loss to Illinois
UNIVERSITY PARK — James Franklin was up front when asked if his team was ready to play a 2-5 Illinois team Saturday afternoon in Beaver Stadium. “We did not have our guys ready to play,” Franklin said after the game. “I think there was a difference between playing Iowa on...
Braves vs Astros: A World Series 6 decades in the making
Freddie Freeman swinging onto baseball’s biggest stage for the first time, Jose Altuve & Co. back for more. Luis Garcia, Framber Valdez and a fresh set of Houston arms facing Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley and these eager, young Atlanta bats. And the endless quest for Mr. Dusty Baker. Braves-Astros, a...
Former Miami coach Mark Richt offers high praise for Pitt’s Kenny Pickett
Mark Richt analyzes football for the ACC Network. So, perhaps, you should temper your enthusiasm when the former Miami coach talks about ACC quarterbacks. But it’s becoming impossible to ignore Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, who cemented another brick onto his Heisman Trophy candidacy Saturday when he led the Panthers to a...
Analysis: Penguins forward Drew O’Connor figures out how to use his sizeVideo
Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ 7-1 win against the Maple Leafs: With seemingly any center of note sidelined due to various medical concerns, the Penguins elevated rookie Drew O’Connor to the second line on Saturday and he responded with two goals. On each occasion, he used his robust 6-foot-3, 200-pound...
West Virginia tops TCU despite TD kick return at start
FORT WORTH, Texas — Leddie Brown ran for three touchdowns, and West Virginia overcame Derius Davis’ 100-yard return for a score on the opening kickoff in a 29-17 victory over TCU on Saturday night. Brown’s 1-yard plunge put the Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) ahead for good in the second...
Braves finish off Dodgers, move on to World Series
ATLANTA — Eddie Rosario capped a remarkable NL Championship Series with a three-run homer, sending the Atlanta Braves to the World Series for the first time since 1999 with a 4-2 victory over the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. The Braves won the best-of-seven series four games...
Minor league report: Nailers fall in season openerVideo
Forward Sean Josling had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a season-opening 4-3 road loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Saturday. Wheeling also got goals from forwards Nick Hutchinson and Patrick Watling while goaltender Joe...
This date in sports history: Oct. 24Video
1943 — The Green Bay Packers grab nine interceptions, seven off Frank Sinkwich, in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. 1948 — Chicago’s Bill Blackburn returns two interceptions for touchdowns to highlight a 35-point third quarter as the Cardinals beat the Boston Yanks, 49-27. 1959 — Wilt Chamberlain plays...
With new life in race for 2nd place, Riverhounds grind out win over Charleston
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds received the news they hoped for Friday when the USL announced there will be a restart of the game at Miami FC in the 67th minute due to an officiating error that cost them a goal. For that match to matter in the race for a home...
Penguins’ reserves rout Maple Leafs at home
Even if they were at home at PPG Paints Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins were not the marquee team in their encounter Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. When you’re missing roughly $31.58 million of salary cap space in the form of forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Jeff...
Tim Benz: As Pitt beat Clemson, the better team just took care of business, now it needs to keep doing so
Saturday’s game against Clemson wasn’t the kind of showdown where Pitt’s football team had to rise to the occasion. It was a day when the Panthers just needed to take care of business. Pitt came in as a three-point favorite. With the higher ranking. A better spot in the ACC...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen not worried over little offense
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen entered Saturday’s home game against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, without a goal in the first four games of the season. Despite such futility, Kapanen, who had nine shots before Saturday, has been somewhat sated in just creating scoring opportunities. “Obviously, you want...
District college football roundup for Oct. 23, 2021: Cal (Pa.) makes comeback to down IUP
Cal (Pa.) made a furious comeback, blocking a punt with 35 seconds left and scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 11 seconds to go, to defeat IUP, 38-34, in the Coal Bowl on Saturday afternoon. IUP took a 34-24 lead on a 35-yard field goal by Tyler Luther with 5:08 to...
Kenny Pickett shines as Pitt knocks off Clemson, tightens grip on 1st place in ACC Coastal
Pitt needs the yards and touchdowns through the air, and the sharp, snap decisions that set Kenny Pickett apart from most quarterbacks. But his worth to the No. 23 Panthers goes far beyond the stat sheet. Early Saturday evening at Heinz Field, Pickett showed 60,594 patrons and nine NFL representatives...
Illinois stuns No. 7 Penn State 20-18 in NCAA’s 1st 9OT gameVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Over the course of an unprecedented nine overtimes, Illinois survived Penn State’s botched attempt at a trick play, lost its quarterback and a powerful running back to injury and failed to gain just three measly yards again and again. When Casey Washington finally came down with the...
Recording, preventing sacks among items on Steelers’ agenda when they return from bye
Mike Tomlin likes to spend the bye week taking an introspective look at the Pittsburgh Steelers, using his time to analyze trends, identify weaknesses and eliminate what he refers to as “known issues.” Despite the Steelers winning back-to-back games to take a 3-3 record into the bye, Tomlin had his...
Grant helps Sacred Heart pull away from Duquesne 31-13Video
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Malik Grant carried 34 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Sacred Heart controlled the second half en route to a 31-13 win over Duquesne on Saturday. The Pioneers (5-3, 3-1 Northeast Conference) took a 14-13 lead in the third quarter when Grant went up the...
Penguins recall defenseman Juuso Riikola from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Juuso Riikola from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). The 27-year-old Riikola has appeared in three AHL games this season and has two assists. During the NHL preseason, Riikola played in four games and did not record a point. In 75 career NHL games,...
Out of the way! NASCAR contenders want traffic to pull aside
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Daniel Suarez refused to get out of Martin Truex Jr.’s way and it ultimately ruined Truex’s race. Tyler Reddick did the same to William Byron, and Chase Briscoe held firm to his right to race hard when battling with Denny Hamlin. A conversation on driver code...
