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Pitt women’s volleyball earns No. 1 overall seed for NCAA Tournament
After spending most of the season ranked atop the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, the Pitt women’s volleyball team was rewarded by being slotted as the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, which begins Thursday. Pitt again will host in the first two rounds, with Oklahoma, Morehead State...
Calvin Austin only Steelers’ injury — though Najee Harris blames Thanksgiving dinner for leaving game
CINCINNATI — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III did not play after halftime of Sunday’s win against the Bengals and was being evaluated for a concussion after the game, coach Mike Tomlin said. Austin, who had a 23-yard touchdown catch in the 44-38 victory, twice was subjected to hard...
Feats of Strength: Russell Wilson’s huge day, key defensive splash plays secure Steelers shootout over Bengals
During the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris had to leave the contest briefly because he didn’t feel well after a run. He blamed himself for eating too much of a dessert made by tight end Pat Freiermuth’s girlfriend during Thanksgiving...
Oregon reaches Big Ten title game by refusing to focus on the ‘fiction’ of the future
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon hasn’t gotten this far by wish-casting about outcomes in its first Big Ten season. As quarterback Dillon Gabriel says, the Ducks have no use for tomorrow’s fiction. That mentality has served the Ducks well. They finished the regular season 12-0 (9-0 Big Ten) and atop the...
Niederhauser matches career high with 27 points as Penn State tops Buffalo 87-64
UNIVERSITY PARK — Yanic Konan Niederhauser matched his career high with 27 points and Ace Baldwin triggered the offense with 10 assists as Penn State cruised to an 87-64 win over Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. The Nittany Lions (7-1) rebounded after suffering their first loss, 75-67 to Clemson last week...
NFL Week 13: Despite special teams blunders Seahawks manage come-from-behind win over Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Zach Charbonnet ran for a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown with 5:31 remaining, Leonard Williams returned an interception 92 yards for a momentum-turning score and the Seattle Seahawks held on to beat the New York Jets 26-21 on a chilly, windy Sunday for their third straight victory. Geno...
West Virginia fires coach Neal Brown after going 37-35 in 6 seasons
West Virginia fired coach Neal Brown on Sunday as the Mountaineers continue to flounder in the Big 12, finishing the season 6-6. Athletic director Wren Baker announced the firing in a statement, wishing Brown and his family “the very best in their next endeavor.” Brown had an overall record of...
Russell Wilson passes for 414 yards, defense forces 3 turnovers as Steelers beat Bengals
CINCINNATI — The Pittsburgh Steelers came here expecting a shootout with the Cincinnati Bengals, knowing they would have to outscore or stop the NFL’s most potent passing attack. The Steelers did both. Russell Wilson delivered their first 400-yard passing game in six seasons. And the defense created three turnovers, including...
Purdue fires coach Ryan Walters after going 5-19 in his 2 seasons
Purdue hired Ryan Walters to keep a promising program near the top of the Big Ten Conference. Two years later, the Boilermakers have sunk to unprecedented depths — and Walters is out of a job. Athletic director Mike Bobinski fired the first-time head coach on Sunday, following a brutal 1-11...
Violent hit on Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence ‘has no business being in our league,’ coach saysVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence walked out of EverBank Stadium with his wife by his side and a smile on his face, a positive sign for the oft-injured Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback. Lawrence was carted off the field after taking a violent blow to the facemask from Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair,...
Mikaela Shiffrin suffers abdominal puncture wound but no bone or ligament damage in Killington crash
KILLINGTON, Vt. — Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during her scary crash in a giant slalom race on Saturday but no serious bone, ligament or organ damage. The five-time overall World Cup champion was sidelined for the...
Pitt’s bowl projections range from Yankee Stadium to San Diego
The rules governing college football’s postseason make it clear: Pitt is eligible for a 13th game, has been for a long time after winning No. 6 on Oct. 12. The bar for bowl eligibility is set at six victories. Projected locations from various national media outlets include the Pinstripe Bowl...
Alex Highsmith not playing for Steelers vs. Bengals
CINCINNATI — For a third consecutive game, starting outside linebacker Alex Highsmith was among the Pittsburgh Steelers’ inactives for Sunday’s matchup with the Bengals. Highsmith has not played since suffering an ankle injury late in the Nov. 10 win at the Washington Commanders. Coach Mike Tomlin had expressed optimism Highsmith...
Gateway grad Emily Mannion earns PSAC postseason honors at IUP
Emily Mannion hoped to make the most of a new opportunity this fall on the IUP women’s soccer team. The Gateway graduate and Crimson Hawks sophomore midfielder, who transferred from Clarion after one season, got her chance to shine, and she took full advantage. She scored four goals, one in...
What are the matchups in college football’s conference championship games?
After a chaotic end to the regular season in college football, the matchups are set for championship week. Here’s a look at the showdowns coming up in the Power Four and Group of Five, with AP Top 25 rankings. All championship games are Saturday, Dec. 7, except in the American...
Lou Carnesecca, Hall of Fame coach who led St. John’s for 24 seasons, dies at 99
NEW YORK — In the long and storied history of New York City basketball, nobody wore it quite like Lou Carnesecca. The excitable St. John’s coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team’s rousing Final Four run in 1985, died at 99 on Saturday, just a few weeks...
Penguins forward Michael Bunting: ‘I know what I’m capable of’Video
Mike Sullivan used a bad name to describe one of his players Saturday. Well … bad from a certain perspective. Like one a goaltender would hold. What obscene nomenclature did the Pittsburgh Penguins coach utilize? “Patric Hornqvist.” Sullivan invoked that vexing term after a 6-2 home win against the Calgary...
‘We earned it’: Preparation for Oregon in Big Ten title game begins immediately for Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State coach James Franklin had some bad news to share with players in the aftermath of the Nittany Lions’ 44-7 win over Maryland on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Any plans for a lazy Sunday were canceled. Instead, it would be a full day of work and...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Bears; Nailers’ winning streak reaches 8Video
Defenseman Filip Kral had two goals and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 win against the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Hershey on Saturday. Forward Rutger McGroarty scored the winning goal at 18:45 of the third period and recorded an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-4-1-0)...
Oregon keeps top spot in AP football poll; Penn State is No. 3
Ohio State, Miami and Clemson plunged in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday following their losses during a wild weekend, eight of the top 10 teams moved up one spot and Oregon was No. 1 for the seventh straight week. The shakeup creates two top-five matchups in...
Penguins keep rolling, stomp out FlamesVideo
The 2024-25 season hasn’t gone as Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic would have preferred. When you have a save percentage of .877 — as was the case before Saturday — going into December, nothing has gone as scripted. But Nedeljkovic and the Penguins managed to draft something new on Saturday....
Syracuse knocks No. 6 Miami out of ACC title game and possibly the playoff with 42-38 winVideo
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kyle McCord and Syracuse knocked No. 6 Miami out of ACC title contention — and possibly ended the Hurricanes’ College Football Playoff hopes — by rallying from a 21-0 deficit for a 42-38 win Saturday. McCord threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns for the Orange (9-3,...
Penn State routs Maryland, punching ticket to Big Ten title game
UNIVERSITY PARK — Before Penn State kicked off against Maryland on Saturday afternoon, coach James Franklin said he and his team heard the big news out of Columbus, Ohio, with No. 2 Ohio State falling to Michigan in both teams’ regular-season finales. But the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions had business of...
Pitt’s losing streak reaches 5 in a row as regular season ends in 34-23 loss to Boston College
Pitt’s regular season ended Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass., but, really, it dragged itself back to campus in a state of misery. A series of mishaps, penalties and even more injuries led to the Panthers’ losing streak reaching five after a 34-23 Boston College victory. It’s the first time Pitt...
Robert Morris’ 6-game winning streak halts vs. Ohio
ATHENS, Ohio — AJ Clayton scored 16 points as Ohio beat Robert Morris, 84-68, on Saturday. The Colonials (6-3) were led by Josh Omojafo, who recorded 15 points. Antallah Sandlin’El added 14 points for Robert Morris. Alvaro Folgueiras finished with 12 points and seven rebounds. The loss ended a six-game...
