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5 things to watch in Week 1: Aliquippa’s new coach debuts in battle of state champions
Some coaching jobs come with more pressure than others. Consider that Aliquippa’s Vashawn Patrick is the new head coach of a team coming off a state championship season, and his first game is against another defending state champion. There is no easing into his job. Aliquippa hosts Belle Vernon at...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 29, 2024: Matt Gorski goes 4 for 4, belts 20th homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-63) outslugged Louisville (Reds), 10-6. RF Matt Gorski (.255) went 4 for 4 with a double, a two-run homer, his 20th, and four RBIs. LF Jack Suwinski (.194) went 1 for 4 with his fourth homer. CF Billy Cook (.282) went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. DH...
District college football roundup: Mercyhurst wins Division I debut
Adam Urena threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns as Mercyhurst defeated Wheeling, 28-25, on Thursday to win its first Division I FCS game after making the leap from Division II this season. Cameron Barmore caught seven passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns for the Lakers (1-0). Earnest Davis...
Toledo routs Duquesne 49-10 behind Tucker Gleason’s 3 first-half TD passes
TOLEDO, Ohio — Tucker Gleason threw for 198 yards and three first-half touchdowns, Jacquez Stuart added two rushing touchdowns and Toledo routed Duquesne 49-10 on Thursday in a season opener for both teams. Toledo scored 21 points in the first quarter and led 28-10 at the break. Jerjuan Newton highlighted...
Bettors banking on Eagles resurgence, Cowboys regression as NFL season begins
LAS VEGAS — The Philadelphia Eagles looked as if they were ready to return to the Super Bowl last season after beating the Buffalo Bills, 37-34, in overtime to move to 10-1. Then Philadelphia fell apart, losing six of its final seven games, including a 32-9 stinker in the playoffs...
Rich Hill, 44, makes it 20 straight MLB seasons
BOSTON — Rich Hill came on in relief for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night and became the only active player to appear in a major-league game in each of the last 20 seasons. “There’s a lot of people to thank to get to this point,” the left-hander said...
Browns releasing QB Tyler Huntley, leaving them with 3 on rosterVideo
BEREA, Ohio — The Browns have thrown away one of their quarterbacks. Cleveland is releasing quarterback Tyler Huntley, who was signed as a free agent in March after the team was ravaged by injuries last season and was forced to start five QBs. Huntley became the odd-man out after second-year...
No. 1 seeds Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek move into 3rd round at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. 1 form Thursday with powerful performances that moved them into the third round of the U.S. Open. Meanwhile, suddenly a point from getting to a third set, Naomi Osaka lost her way, missing forehand after forehand until she ceded...
Scottie Scheffler takes giant leap toward $25 million FedEx Cup prizeVideo
ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler started the Tour Championship with a two-shot lead based on his dominant season. And then he looked dominant as ever Thursday, posting the best round at 6-under-par 65 to build a seven-shot lead and take a huge step toward the FedEx Cup title. Scheffler had five...
Analysis: Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi must keep eyes wide open after putting redshirt freshman QB Eli Holstein in starting lineup
Even though Pat Narduzzi named Eli Holstein his starting quarterback for Pitt’s opener Saturday against Kent State, he said Nate Yarnell will play. You should believe him. Narduzzi said the competition at quarterback remains open. Again, you should believe him. Pitt fans should hope and expect that there will be...
Brandon Aiyuk agrees to new deal with the 49ers to end contract ‘hold in’Video
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk’s long contract dispute with San Francisco came to an end Thursday when the star receiver agreed on a four-year, $120 million contract extension to stay with the 49ers. Two people familiar with the deal says the sides came to the agreement Thursday after Aiyuk...
No, Mark Cuban is not buying the Pirates
In case you needed a reminder: Billionaire Mark Cuban is not buying his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever. The topic came, yet again, Wednesday after the Pirates collapsed in epic fashion, blowing a 10-3 lead to the Chicago Cubs en route to a 14-10 loss. Pittsburgh...
Bolstered by veterans, transfers, Robert Morris excited for return to NEC
Robert Morris finished its last football season in the Big South with a 2-4 record and a 4-7 mark overall. The Colonials will look for better results this season as they return to the NEC, a conference they helped start in 1996. The Colonials finished 6-1 in the NEC in...
Jacoby Brissett is selected Patriots starting quarterback for Week 1 against CincinnatiVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots coach Jerod Mayo is putting the keys to his offense in the hands of the veteran quarterback on his roster over the franchise’s potential quarterback of the future. Mayo selected Jacoby Brissett as the starting quarterback for New England’s season opener at Cincinnati, one of the...
Steelers bring back 8 recently cut players to practice squad
Half of the allotted 16 practice squad spots were filled Thursday by the Pittsburgh Steelers when they brought back eight players who were on their roster in training camp and the preseason. Returning to the organization are three defensive backs: Thomas Graham Jr., who competed for the starting slot corner...
Stephen Curry agrees to $63 million extension with Warriors for 2026-27 seasonVideo
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors agreed to extend his contract for the 2026-27 season, one in which the NBA’s all-time 3-point leader and Olympic gold medalist will earn nearly $63 million. Curry’s agent, Jeff Austin, confirmed the agreement Thursday to the Associated Press. ESPN first reported the agreement...
Ready or not, Steelers’ recent draft picks on offensive line will get the call in season opener
In the past two NFL Draft classes, the Pittsburgh Steelers have used five of 14 picks to address the offensive line. When the regular season opens Sept. 8 in Atlanta, all five of those prospects could be starting or playing supporting roles. The Steelers surely didn’t script it that way...
Alabama transfer Eli Holstein to start at quarterback for Pitt against Kent State
Redshirt freshman Eli Holstein will be the starting quarterback for the first snaps of Pitt’s football season when the Panthers meet Kent State at noon Saturday, coach Pat Narduzzi said Thursday. The Alabama transfer was named Pitt’s starting quarterback, though incumbent Nate Yarnell also will play, Narduzzi said. That division...
Penn State’s heralded 2022 recruiting class ready to make a College Football Playoff push
Drew Allar remembers Penn State football’s highly-rated 2022 recruiting class being a “super-tight group” from the very beginning. Allar, the five-star quarterback and headliner of the class, verbally committed three years ago, back in March 2021. He and the rest of the commits formed a “close connection,” one they used...
On Sports: Penguins lacking on list of best NHL players; Steelers’ practice squad still a mystery
Today’s “On Sports” highlights a list of the NHL’s top players, which has a lack of Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as practice squad news from around the NFL, but not with the Steelers. Lacking Penguins After consecutive non-playoff seasons, maybe the problem with the Pittsburgh Penguins isn’t special teams or...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates stunned by collapse against Cubs, Cruz’s position switch
There was a stunned silence in the home clubhouse as Pittsburgh Pirates players packed their equipment into travel bags Wednesday afternoon following a shellacking of a sweep by the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs didn’t just win a three-game series at PNC Park. They poured it on in every way imaginable,...
U mad, bro?: Oneil Cruz’s move to CF and Steelers’ 0-3 preseason have fans riled up
Two Pittsburgh topics dominated my social media interactions and my inbox this week: • Concern over the Steelers 0-3 preseason. • Oneil Cruz’s move to center field. I assume Penguins fans will start fretting about Sidney Crosby’s lack of a contract extension soon enough. But today is not that day....
Pirates farm report for Aug. 28, 2024: Termarr Johnson hits 1st Double-A homer in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 62-63) swept a doubleheader from Louisville (Reds), winning both games by a 2-1 score. In the first game, RHP Bubba Chandler (2-0, 1.17) started and went five innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts. RHP Isaac Mattson (3.14) worked two perfect...
QB Ryan Tannehill, former Steeler Patrick Peterson among NFL’s notable free agentsVideo
Joe Flacco watched football from his couch last season before joining the Cleveland Browns in November, leading them to the playoffs and earning the AP Comeback Player of the Year award. Several accomplished free agents are in a similar position waiting for a call this season. Ryan Tannehill, who went...
Report: Northwestern plans to hire Villanova’s Mark Jackson as AD, passing on Pitt’s Heather Lyke
Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke was one of three candidates to become the next AD at Northwestern, but ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Wednesday night that Villanova’s Mark Jackson has emerged from a field of three candidates. A deal between Jackson and Northwestern could be finalized soon, Thamel reported. The Chicago...
