Sports category, Page 32
Warner passes for game’s only TD, Lynch kicks 4 field goals and Fresno State wins Arizona Bowl
TUCSON, Ariz. — E.J. Warner threw for 214 yards and a touchdown, Dylan Lynch kicked four field goals and Fresno State defeated Miami of Ohio, 18-3, in the Arizona Bowl on Saturday night. On defense, Fresno State kept Miami out of the red zone except for the RedHawks’ opening possession...
Texans clinch 3rd consecutive playoff berth with win over Chargers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — C.J. Stroud threw for two long touchdowns on Houston’s first two drives of the game, and the Texans went on to beat the Los Angeles Chargers, 20-16, on Saturday and clinch a third consecutive playoff berth for the first time in franchise history. The Texans (11-5) won...
No. 12 BYU rallies to beat No. 24 Georgia Tech 25-21 to win Pop-Tarts Bowl
ORLANDO — Jovesa Damuni scored on a 4-yard run with two minutes remaining, and No. 12 BYU rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half for a 25-21 win over No. 24 Georgia Tech on Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. Damuni’s scoring run capped a nine-play, 70-yard drive by...
Hellums accounts for 3 TDs, Nwawuihe rushes for 2 as Army beats UConn 41-16 in Wasabi Fenway Bowl
BOSTON — Cade Hellums accounted for three touchdowns, and Godspower Nwawuihe rushed for two in Army’s 41-16 win over UConn in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Saturday. Hellums tied the score 7-7 after an opening UConn score by finding Noah Short for a 40-yard strike. Short was the only Army...
Leechburg teen Kerecz fulfills goal of winning national boxing championship
Katie Kerecz returned to the big stage in Lubbock, Texas, for the USA Boxing National Championship wanting to take home the gold. Kerecz, 13, was in this spot last year with a national title at her fingertips but fell just short. She, nevertheless, battled back. The Leechburg resident was relentless...
Steelers’ running game heating up for stretch run behind Jaylen Warren, Kenneth Gainwell
An anomaly happened last Sunday at Detroit’s Ford Field. Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, for once, weren’t the most formidable rushing duo on the indoor playing surface when the Detroit Lions hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers. Gibbs and Montgomery may each have a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons to their credit,...
Injured Penguins forward Blake Lizotte appears close to rejoining lineup
Like a lot of folks who celebrate Christmas, Blake Lizotte was gifted with a garish sweater that wasn’t all that cosmetically appealing. But it was the thought that counted. And in this case, Lizotte was thought to be healthy enough by Pittsburgh Penguins medical staffers that he was cleared for...
Isaac Seumalo out, Jalen Ramsey in, D’Shawn Jamison elevated for Steelers vs. Browns
Pro Bowl defensive back Jalen Ramsey had his status designation removed and will be in uniform for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ final road game of the regular season Sunday at the Cleveland Browns. Guard Isaac Seumalo, meanwhile, was downgraded to out. Ramsey had missed practice Thursday and Friday because of illness...
Again without big man Hugley, Duquesne men roll to another victory
Duquesne’s final nonconference basketball game came and went Saturday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse without a glimpse of the Dukes’ second-leading scorer and rebounder for a third consecutive game. John Hugley IV, where are you? “No comment to that,” Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III said following the Dukes’ 99-49 rout of...
Ethan Grunkemeyer throws 2 TDs, Penn State finishes on high note vs. Clemson in Pinstripe BowlVideo
NEW YORK — Ethan Grunkemeyer threw for a career-high 262 yards and two TDs, including a 73-yard strike to Trebor Pena early in the fourth quarter, and Penn State beat Clemson, 22-10, on Saturday afternoon in the Pinstripe Bowl. Penn State (7-6) won its final four games under interim coach...
During short-lived ECHL strike, players under contract with Penguins practiced in Cranberry
Having endured a pair of lockouts that canceled the entire 2004-05 season and part of the 2012-13 campaign as an NHL player, Pittsburgh Penguins assistant general manager Jason Spezza is certain of one axiom when it comes to labor disputes in hockey. “Never a good time for any sort of...
Pitt fumbles away chances, suffers upset loss to East Carolina in Military BowlVideo
For the second straight year, the Pitt football team ended its season with a bowl-game loss that puts a sour mark on an otherwise positive year. The Panthers put together a strong defensive performance that limited East Carolina to 1.7 yards per rush and less than 250 yards of total...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Symbolism abounds as Myles Garrett chases T.J. Watt’s sack record
Myles Garrett needs one more sack to break T.J. Watt’s NFL single-season record of 22½. Garrett can set the mark when Cleveland hosts the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Watt won’t be in uniform but figures to be on the sideline watching. He might run on the field and try to...
Steelers 4 Downs: Missing top 2 WRs hurts — but it couldn’t have come at a better time
1. No receivers, no problem? The Pittsburgh Steelers are without their top two wide receivers for Sunday’s game at the Cleveland Browns. That is, of course, less than ideal. But if ever a situation allowed for success for a team that’s missing its top two WRs, it might be Sunday....
Scouting the Browns: Steelers opponent ranks No. 2 in NFL in defense, No. 1 against the pass
SCOUTING THE BROWNS Last meeting Steelers beat Browns, 23-9, on Oct. 12, 2025, in Pittsburgh Key matchup Browns DE Myles Garrett vs. Steelers LT Dylan Cook Garrett needs one sack to break the NFL single-season record — one shared by the Steelers’ T.J. Watt — and Cook is making his...
UTSA races past Florida International in First Responder Bowl
DALLAS — Owen McCown threw three touchdown passes, Will Henderson III scored three times, and UTSA defeated Florida International, 57-20, on Friday night at the First Responder Bowl. UTSA (7-6) was making its seventh consecutive bowl appearance — eighth overall — and has won three in a row. FIU (7-6)...
OK without DK? Steelers insist their depleted WR group will provide enough vs. Browns
Mike Tomlin often references the “fine line” at football’s highest level between the NFL’s All-Pro performers and those who round out the bottom of practice squads. Tomlin’s Pittsburgh Steelers are putting that to the test, at least at wide receiver. Already arguably the position on the team most lacking in...
Smith’s diving TD catch in overtime sends Minnesota to 20-17 win over New Mexico in Rate Bowl
PHOENIX — Jalen Smith scored his second touchdown on a diving 12-yard catch in the first overtime, and Minnesota extended its postseason winning streak to nine games with a 20-17 win over New Mexico in the Rate Bowl on Friday. A year after Kansas State beat Rutgers, 44-41, in the...
Michigan agrees to 5-year contract with ex-Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has agreed to a five-year contract with Kyle Whittingham to replace fired and disgraced football coach Sherrone Moore, according to multiple reports. Whittingham announced two weeks ago that he would step down after 21 seasons as Utah’s coach. Morgan Scalley was promoted from defensive coordinator...
Calvin Austin III out, Isaac Seumalo questionable for Steelers vs. Browns game
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Calvin Austin III is out, and starting guard Isaac Seumalo is questionable to play in Sunday’s game at the Cleveland Browns. Austin did not practice all week after suffering a hamstring injury during this past Sunday’s win at the Detroit Lions. Seumalo did not play in that...
Ravens facing must-win situation and probably missing Jackson as they visit playoff-bound Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — This is what it has come down to for the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore will miss the playoffs for just the second time in the last eight years unless it wins its final two games on the road and the Pittsburgh Steelers lose Sunday at Cleveland. The...
With 2 CBs out, another questionable vs. Browns, the Steelers turn to dire options in secondary
Unemployed for the entire month, Tre Flowers was wrapping presents when he got the call from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Eve. D’Shawn Jamison has been on the team’s practice squad all season. Each defensive back could be in line to play a prominent role for what potentially is a...
Preston Stone throws 3 TDs, Northwestern has 4 takeaways in 34-7 victory over Central Michigan
DETROIT — Preston Stone threw three touchdown passes, and Northwestern turned four turnovers into touchdowns and beat Central Michigan, 34-7, in the GameAbove Sports Bowl on Friday at Ford Field. The Wildcats (7-6) extended their bowl game winning streak to six. They haven’t lost in the postseason since a 45-6...
T.J. Watt continues to practice but won’t play for Steelers vs. Browns; Nick Herbig will
T.J. Watt won’t be on the field Sunday when the prominent NFL record he shares is potentially broken by a longtime rival. The Pittsburgh Steelers ruled out Watt for Sunday’s game at the Cleveland Browns. Watt again was listed on the injury report as a partial practice participant Friday, which...
Nailers’ game postponed due to ECHL players going on strike
The Wheeling Nailers’ road game against the Toledo Walleye on Friday has been postponed indefinitely due to ECHL players going on strike. There is no word yet as to the status of the Nailers’ home game against the Indy Fuel on Saturday. ECHL players formally went on strike Friday as...
