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Ineffective performances on third down doomed Penn State’s offense against Ohio State on Nov. 2, contributing significantly to the Nittany Lions’ lone loss of the year on a big stage at home. Better managing third downs, and benefiting from the ripple effect of doing so, became a priority heading into...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist in Monday’s home game against the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena. Additionally, Alex Nedeljkovic will serve as the backup goaltender. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the status of his goaltenders following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In seven...

Refreshing sports notes, top of the league! Sports notes, top of the league! • Beating Washington on the road legitimizes the Steelers’ 7-2 record. Beating Baltimore at Acrisure Stadium this coming Sunday would legitimize their pursuit of the AFC North championship and their possibility of winning a playoff game. (Or...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Monday morning. Primarily deployed as a right winger, Poulin has appeared in 11 AHL games this season and is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s second-leading scorer with nine points (three goals, six assists). A first-round draft pick (No....

Seton Hill wide receiver Todd Phillips suffered a dislocated shoulder in spring practice leading up to his senior season in 2023. Subsequent surgery kept him out for the entirety of the fall. While he couldn’t do anything physically on the field, Phillips figured he at least could keep his football...

Saint Vincent enters another college basketball season with high hopes in the third year of D.P. Harris’ second men’s coaching stint with the Bearcats. “It’s business as usual,” Harris said. “We expect to win championships.” After finishing a year ago as runner-up to Geneva in the NCAA Division III Presidents’...

The past 12 months have been quite the ride for Burrell grad Jordyn Kowalkowski. On Nov. 4, 2023, Kowalkowski and the U of Rochester women’s soccer team completed an undefeated regular season (12-0-5, 3-0-4 University Athletic Association) under second-year coach Ashley Van Vechten. It earned the Yellowjackets their first NCAA...

The Saint Vincent wrestling program will honor one of its greats Tuesday night before the season opener against visiting Shippensburg. The man of the hour will be Tom Harbert, the head wrestling, lacrosse and cross country coach at SVC for over 50 years and a advocate for bringing wrestling back...

The last-minute loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers stung badly for the Washington Commanders, said head coach Dan Quinn. But the Steelers’ 28-27 comeback victory provided a lot of lessons for his team. “Heading into this game, I thought it was going to be a hard fought game,” he said in...

LANDOVER, Md. Five things we learned from Steelers 28, Commanders 27. 1. Daniels isn’t Jackson The Steelers improved to 26-6 against rookie quarterbacks under coach Mike Tomlin, who showed respect for Commanders dual-threat phenom Jayden Daniels with an aggressive game plan. Daniels completed a season-worst 50% of his passes (17...

LANDOVER, Md. — For James Pierre — and perhaps only James Pierre — there was no element of surprise when the Pittsburgh Steelers ran a fake punt against the Washington Commanders. The Steelers cornerback had practiced the trick play all week and knew the pass was coming his way. So...

LANDOVER, Md. — That ballyhooed, long-awaited trade acquisition to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receivers corps? He barely played during his debut with the team. But he made the play that ultimately provided the Steelers their victory. Mike Williams had appeared in only eight offensive snaps and had not been targeted...

It was a wild scene in Washington, D.C. Western Pennsylvania was very much in the spotlight. Lots of emotional swings. Plenty of ups and downs. A big comeback. Quite a few surprises. And I’m just talking about Tuesday during Election Day. They hadn’t even gotten to the football game between...

LANDOVER, Md. — Alex Highsmith was spotted walking without hindrance, but he was using crutches when he left the visitor’s locker room at Northwest Stadium. A Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker, Highsmith suffered an ankle injury late in Sunday’s 28-27 win against the Washington Commanders. Highsmith was on the pass rush...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Nieto played his first game in nearly a year Saturday, suiting up for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 home win against the Rochester Americans. Assigned to the American Hockey League affiliate for conditioning purposes earlier in the day, Nieto opened the contest on the left...