Sports category, Page 2314
Mason Rudolph ready to ‘help our team’ after Steelers name him backup QB
Mason Rudolph put up the numbers in the preseason that cast him as the favorite to be the Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback. On Monday, the designation became official. Rudolph said that offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner informed him before practice that the second-year quarterback from Oklahoma State will be Ben Roethlisberger’s...
Penn Hills’ Hollis Mathis named CAA rookie of week after rare start as freshman at W&M
It was only about eight months ago that quarterback Hollis Mathis was leading Penn Hills to a PIAA football championship in Hershey. But the dual-threat quarterback has moved on to college football and his progress has been notably swift. Mathis became the first true freshman at William & Mary to...
Former Steelers star Hines Ward joins Jets as offensive assistant
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have hired former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward as a full-time offensive assistant. Ward worked with the Jets during the summer as a coaching intern and impressed coach Adam Gase and his staff. Wide receiver Robby Anderson praised Ward during camp...
Jalen Hurts has 6 TDs as No. 4 Oklahoma beats Houston
NORMAN, Okla. — Even one of the best nights ever for an Oklahoma player wasn’t good enough for Jalen Hurts. The new Sooners quarterback passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more, and No. 4 Oklahoma rolled past Houston 49-31 on Sunday night. It was Hurts’ first game for...
79 points by Terps, Nittany Lions tied for most since 2015
It’s the time of year when mismatches skew statistics. That said, there was some prodigious production worth noting in Week 1. Maryland and Penn State each scored 79 points in their openers, tied with Fresno State last year and Missouri in 2016 for the highest total since UNLV hung 80...
Steelers bring back WR Johnny Holton to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers rounded out their initial practice squad Monday when they signed wide receiver and special teams standout Johnny Holton. Holton was among the players cut Saturday when the Steelers reached the 53-man roster limit. Holton had seven catches for 167 yards and one touchdown in the preseason, and...
Springdale football hopes to see long-term benefits from revival of junior high program
There are several crucial parts of a high school football team, but one of the most important — and the one that can produce long-term success — is the establishment of a reliable junior high program. It allows coaches to interact with players coming up through their system while also...
Donnie Collins: Penn State does what’s expected, and shows what’s needed
STATE COLLEGE — So, Penn State did what it should have done. It posted its most lopsided win in 28 years against a team it should have beaten by as many as it beat them. In football, 79 points is a lot of points. And a 72-point win is a...
John Steigerwald: Early season cupcake games are dumb, greedy
Idaho has been outscored 158-20 in its last two season openers. Penn State beat the Fighting Potatoes, 79-7, on Saturday at Happy Valley. Last September, it lost to Fresno State in a squeaker 79-13. Nothing new here. The stupidity of cupcake openers has been going on for a long time,...
Steelers, cornerback Joe Haden agree to 2-year contract extension
A week before their self-imposed deadline, the Pittsburgh Steelers took care of their biggest — and perhaps only remaining — priority regarding locking up a player with a contract extension. Cornerback Joe Haden and the team agreed on a two-year, $22 million extension, a league source confirmed Sunday evening. Haden...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Few surprises in Steelers cuts, except at receiver
There were few surprises when the Pittsburgh Steelers reduced their roster to 53 players on Saturday, but one thing stood out: The NFL’s most pass-oriented team only kept five receivers. For a team with the league’s worst run-pass ratio last season – throwing the ball about twice as much (66.6%)...
Serena Williams shakes off ankle injury to advance at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Serena Williams was in pain — “acceptable” pain, her coach called it — after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U.S. Open victory. That was the bad news. The good news for Williams as she pursues a seventh championship at Flushing Meadows and...
Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Pitt’s Tre Tipton gets on track
Tre Tipton’s second-quarter 3-yard scoring reception from Kenny Pickett in Pitt’s 30-14 season-opening loss to ACC rival Virginia on Saturday was the second of his collegiate career. The redshirt senior from Apollo-Ridge, who battled through injury during his first three seasons with the Panthers, first found the end zone as...
Steven Brault homers, pitches well in Pirates’ defeat of RockiesVideo
DENVER — Steven Brault went 61/3 innings Sunday afternoon at Coors Field and, supported by a continually hot offense, picked up the win as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies, 6-2, in the finale of a four-game series. The Pirates scored 37 runs in the sweep, with every starting...
Former Pro Bowler LeSean McCoy reunites with Andy Reid in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — LeSean McCoy is going from a rebuilding franchise in Buffalo to a Super Bowl contender in Kansas City, and he’s reuniting with his close friend and former coach Andy Reid, too. The Chiefs and the two-time All-Pro running back agreed to a $4 million, 1-year deal,...
Steelers counting on Moncrief for more than on-field production
Donte Moncrief was sporting a bushy black beard when he reported to Saint Vincent for training camp six weeks ago. But when he looked around the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receivers room, it might have made him feel like a graybeard. Moncrief is no grizzled vet, but he is by far...
Legendary A-K Valley softball team won improbable world title in 1969
A world championship was brought to the Alle-Kiski Valley in 1969 on Labor Day. Hubby’s of Arnold won the United States Slow-pitch Softball Association title in Toledo, defeating Sol Mintz of Washington, Pa., by a 6-5 score. The road to the championship wasn’t easy. It included a late invitation, an...
Astros’ Justin Verlander throws no-hitter for 3rd time in careerVideo
TORONTO — Justin Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter, punctuating a dominant season with an overpowering performance to lead the Houston Astros past the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-0, on Sunday. Verlander struck out 14 and allowed just one runner, walking Cavan Biggio with one out in the first inning. “I...
Strong summer baseball stint has Fox Chapel grad McRandal eager for junior season at Mercyhurst
Nick McRandal spent most of his sophomore year at Mercyhurst rehabbing a minor arm injury before returning just in time to pitch in the Division II World Series. Getting in a few innings at Mercyhurst was the first step back. But McRandal, a Fox Chapel graduate, wanted a test in...
WPIAL alumni Trevon Mathis, Kevin Rader named to Steelers practice squad, Sutton Smith is not
WPIAL alumni Trevon Mathis and Kevin Rader were among the 10 players the Pittsburgh Steelers named to their season-opening practice squad Sunday. A cornerback from Woodland Hills High School and the University of Toledo, Mathis was back home in Homewood when he signed with the Steelers 2 ½ weeks ago....
Pirates offense continues to put up big numbers
DENVER — With Saturday night’s 11-4 rout of the Colorado Rockies, the Pittsburgh Pirates took the third straight game of the four-game series at Coors Field. The Pirates amassed 17 hits in the win. Every position player collected a hit. With 16 hits Friday and 15 in the series opener...
Pirates pitcher Clay Holmes comes off IL, available against Rockies
The Pittsburgh Pirates have removed RHP Clay Holmes from the 10-day injured list and he will be available against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon, as the teams compete a four-game series at Coors Field with first pitch scheduled for 3:10 p.m. Holmes was placed on the I.L. on Aug....
Observations from Pitt’s opening-night loss to Virginia
Some thoughts the day after the Pitt Panthers’ opening-night 30-14 loss to Virginia: • Pitt still has trouble completing passes to the tight end. Will Gragg caught three passes for 4 yards and Rutgers transfer Nakia Griffin-Stewart dropped a pass on third down. • Maurice Ffrench, Taysir Mack and Tre...
Hempfield grad Taylor Bartlow takes over WCCC softball team
A familiar name to the area will take over the softball program at Westmoreland County Community College. Barely finished with her college playing career, former Hempfield all-section player Taylor Bartlow was named coach of the Wolfpack. She wrapped up her time with the Robert Morris team in the spring. What...
Pitt’s run game disappears in loss to Virginia
Damar Hamlin promised to go home, crank up his iPad and start figuring out what went wrong. Pitt’s senior free safety said he planned to do so early Sunday morning before he went to bed. Sleep probably came fitfully, anyway, for many of the Pitt players after their unfortunate performance...
