Sports category, Page 2199
NFL Week 15 review: Texans take control of AFC South by beating Titans 24-21Video
NASHVILLE — The Houston Texans grabbed control of the AFC South by beating the Tennessee Titans 24-21 Sunday. The defending division champs are looking for Houston’s fourth AFC South title in six years under coach Bill O’Brien. The Titans haven’t won this division since 2008, and Mike Vrabel is Tennessee’s...
Quarterbacks top early field for Heisman 2020Video
NEW YORK — The 2020 Heisman Trophy race will start with a couple of clear front-runners and plenty of room for others to emerge, the way LSU’s Joe Burrow did this year. Here are six contenders for next season, ranked from most likely to least: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State...
Saints QB Drew Brees chasing NFL history again in prime timeVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees has a knack for making history when the only NFL game to watch is being played inside the Superdome. There was the Sunday night in 2012 when Brees’ 40-yard pass to Devery Henderson gave him touchdown passes in 48 straight games, eclipsing a mark set...
Tom Brady inches closer to another record; Patriots clinch another playoff berthVideo
CINCINNATI — Tom Brady threw a pair of touchdown passes to move within one of the NFL career record, Stephon Gilmore returned one of his two interceptions 64 yards for a score and the New England Patriots clinched a playoff berth Sunday with a 34-13 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals....
Indians deal 2-time Cy Young winner Kluber to Rangers
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber led by example and excellence in Cleveland. The Texas Rangers are hoping he can do the same for them. The Indians traded the two-time Cy Young Award winner — and their unquestioned ace over the past six seasons — to the Rangers on Sunday, a blockbuster...
Pirates hoping to fill pitching coach position ‘sooner rather than later’
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for a pitching coach for the first time since 2010. Ray Searage was promoted from assistant coach in August that year to replace the fired Joe Kerrigan. Searage then spent the next nine seasons overseeing the pitching staff. However, Searage was fired at the end...
Former Jeannette football star Anthony Johnson entering transfer portal
Bowling Green freshman football player Anthony Johnson, who spent time at Jeannette before transferring to Cleveland Heights (Ohio) for his senior year of high school, announced he now plans to change colleges. Johnson said on Twitter that he will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal and that his “recruitment is now...
Babe Ruth’s 500th homer bat sells for more than $1 million
Babe Ruth has hit another one out of the ballpark. The bat used by the legendary baseball player to hit his 500th home run was auctioned on Saturday for more than $1 million. SCP Auctions didn’t identify the buyer. The auction was held in Laguna Niguel, California. Ruth hit his...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Kings 4 (SO)
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-4 win against the Kings: Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin missed Saturday’s meeting at PPG Paints Arena against the Los Angeles Kings due to an undisclosed illness. It was the second consecutive game he was absent for due to the ailment. His time frame for returning to...
Gateway’s Derrick Davis named TribLive HSSN Football Player of the Year
With nearly 30 college scholarship offers, Gateway’s Derrick Davis admits he’s had to look back through his Twitter timeline just to remember them all. This fall, Davis showed why he’s in such high demand. The do-it-all running back and safety had more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 28...
Minor league report: Angello leads Penguins past Monsters
Two goals by forward Anthony Angello led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 win against the Cleveland Monsters at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Saturday. Forward Thomas Di Pauli added a goal and an assist for the Penguins (14-10-3-1) while defenseman Kevin Czuczman recorded two assists. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski...
Tiger Woods-led U.S. team rallies to win Presidents CupVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — High emotions, fierce hugs from Tiger Woods, this time as a winner both ways in the Presidents Cup. Woods capped off a big year that began with his 15th major at the Masters by playing and leading his U.S. team to another victory in the Presidents Cup...
Goalie Tristan Jarry not perfect, still good enough for Penguins against KingsVideo
On the surface, Tristan Jarry had his worst game by a country mile. Considering he recorded shutouts in three of his previous four outings for the Pittsburgh Penguins, his play was bound to level off at some point. It did Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. He allowed four goals. Some...
LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide voteVideo
NEW YORK — Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU. The quarterback won the Heisman on Saturday night in a record-breaking landslide, becoming the first LSU player to bring college football’s...
International team rallies in Saturday’s matches, leads heading into Presidents Cup singles
MELBOURNE, Australia — The International team has the lead going into the final day of the Presidents Cup for the first time in 16 years, and it has a trio of rookies to thank for that. Marc Leishman and unbeaten rookie Abraham Ancer staged a remarkable rally Saturday afternoon in...
Malcom Perry rushes for 304 yards, leads No. 21 Navy past ArmyVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Navy used a trick play to help reverse a rare losing streak against Army, and Malcolm Perry ran for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns in front of President Trump in the No. 21 Midshipmen’s 31-7 victory Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. Navy (9-2, No. 23 CFP)...
Stevens’ big 2nd half leads Penn State over Alabama
STATE COLLEGE — When Pat Chambers needs his best player to pick up the pace on defense, he doesn’t need to ask. Lamar Stevens just does his thing. Penn State’s leading scorer scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, grabbed 11 rebounds and added five blocks and...
3-batter rule could be 1 more challenge for Pirates rookie manager Derek Shelton
Unless Rob Manfred has a change of heart, it will be a rule change that has the greatest effect on how managers deploy their personnel in more than four decades. MLB’s commissioner said this past week during the winter meetings in San Diego a rule requiring pitchers to face at...
West Virginia rides Derek Culver, Oscar Tshiebwe double-doubles to winVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s young inside presence stood out, but it was a balanced scoring attack that helped the Mountaineers outlast Nicholls State’s pesky defense. Sophomore Derek Culver scored 16 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and freshman Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead West Virginia...
Minnesota Vikings’ playoff push leads to hard-luck ChargersVideo
CARSON, Calif. — The Minnesota Vikings realize they can’t stop to take a deep breath in the final three weeks of the regular season — not even at sea level on the sunny West Coast. With the Green Bay Packers ahead of them in the NFC North and the Los...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin out vs. Kings
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss Saturday’s game at PPG Paints Arena against the Los Angeles Kings because of an illness, according to coach Mike Sullivan. This will be the second game Malkin has not played due to the malady, having already been absent for Thursday’s 1-0 overtime win at...
Outdoors notices for Dec. 15, 2019
Outdoors SHOOTS ON TAP • California Hill Gun Club holds sporting clays and five-stand shoots Sundays from 9 a.m.-noon. All are open to the public. Call 724-938-3480. • Sporting clays is closed for the winter at West Penn Sportsmen’s Club, but five stand is open Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. and...
Slippery Rock’s run ends against Minnesota State in Division II semis
The Minnesota State football team had an interesting journey to Slippery Rock on Friday that featured an hour-and-a-half delay after a truck carrying team equipment bumped into the charter airplane it was scheduled to take. The Mavericks had to wait for a new plane to arrive before taking off in...
Duquesne men’s basketball team stays unbeaten, trounces Radford
AKRON, Ohio — There are no stars, though these guys are proving to be really good. They play alongside each other and for each other, this collection of no-names, and it’s paying off in the early going. The Duquesne Dukes still are undefeated. Marcus Weathers scored 19 points with 13...
Penguins recall forward Joseph Blandisi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
For the second time in three days, the Penguins have recalled forward Joseph Blandisi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. Presumably, Blandisi’s latest recall is related to the health of forward Evgeni Malkin who missed Thursday’s 1-0 overtime home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets due...
