Rookie Arturs Silovs records shutout as Penguins blank Rangers in coach Dan Muse’s debut
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025-26 season opener offered the same result as the 2024-25 opener in one respect. Mike Sullivan was not satisfied as his team was shut out. The main difference was that Sullivan’s current employer, the New York Rangers, was on the losing end as the Penguins claimed a...
Mariners get strong pitching from Gilbert, 3 HRs to take ALDS lead over Tigers
The Seattle Mariners defeated the Tigers, 8-4, in Detroit on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the ALDS. One more win in the best-of-five series will advance the Mariners to the ALCS for the first time since 2001. Their first crack at reaching the MLB semifinals comes Wednesday. Tuesday’s...
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones fined $250K for middle finger
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was seen raising his middle finger during Dallas’ 37-22 win over the New York Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The 82-year-old will pay a hefty price for doing so. The NFL is fining Jones $250,000 for his gesture, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Jones was...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel settling in as 1 of ACC’s elder statesmen
It seems like only yesterday that Jeff Capel sat alongside ultimate Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski as Duke’s associate head coach. Where did the time go? Already, as Capel enters his eighth season in Oakland, his tenure at Pitt is the second longest among current ACC men’s basketball coaches...
Boqvist’s goal midway through 3rd lifts Cup champion Panthers over Blackhawks
Jesper Boqvist batted in the go-ahead goal with 10 minutes, 20 seconds left in the third period as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2, on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves to earn the win for the two-time defending...
NCAA recommends 15-day college football transfer portal window in January
The NCAA’s Administrative Committee has recommended a new 15-day window, from Jan. 2-16, during which college football players can enter the transfer portal, the organization announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The new window applies to both undergraduate and graduate transfers, though must be approved by the administrative committee, which will...
Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon fined $100,000 for sideline incident with RB Emari DemercadoVideo
The Arizona Cardinals fined their coach, Jonathan Gannon $100,000 for a sideline altercation the 42-year-old had with running back Emari Demercado during the team’s loss in Week 5 to the Tennessee Titans. The incident occurred when Gannon approached Demercado after the 26-year-old running back inexplicably lost the ball just ahead...
UNC’s Hulu documentary canceled amid rough start to the Bill Belichick era
It’s been a tumultuous start to the Bill Belichick era in Chapel Hill. When the legendary NFL head coach was hired at North Carolina this past offseason, there was a lot of excitement surrounding the program with a six-time Super Bowl winner taking the reins. That excitement has quickly evaporated...
Former Pirates pitchers match up as Cubs try to avoid elimination against Brewers in NLDS
The Chicago Cubs have no margin for error heading into Wednesday’s Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers. That’s the reality because the Cubs are down 2-0 after two lopsided losses in the teams’ best-of-five series. For Chicago to save its season, it must...
Ravens trading former Penn State pass rusher Oweh to L.A. Chargers
In a move that will end the Odafe Oweh era in Baltimore, the Ravens are trading the former Penn State pass rusher to the Chargers for defensive back Alohi Gilman and a 2026 draft pick. Baltimore also will trade a future seventh-round pick to Jim Harbaugh’s team. Odafe has 10...
Goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to make Penguins debut
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Artus Silovs Tuesday in their season-opening game, a road contest against the New York Rangers. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status to media outlets in New York following an optional morning skate at Madison Square Garden according to one of the team’s...
Steelers to try luck against another rookie quarterback in Cleveland’s Dillon Gabriel
Since the start of the 2016 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have faced a rookie quarterback on 14 occasions. They are 12-2 in those matchups. The chance to face another first-year passer will happen Sunday when the Steelers play the Cleveland Browns at Acrisure Stadium. Dillon Gabriel is expected to make...
Deion Sanders to have surgery for blood clots, hopes to be back Wednesday
Colorado coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday he is undergoing a four-hour surgery Tuesday to address blood clots in his lower body but hoped to return to football practice Wednesday and didn’t expect to miss Saturday’s game against Iowa State in Boulder. “We found what we found,” Sanders said at a...
Browns’ defense presents challenge for Steelers’ new-look jumbo package running scheme
The heavy offensive package the Pittsburgh Steelers successfully deployed against the Minnesota Vikings before their bye week might not be a one-game anomaly. Coach Mike Tomlin hinted Tuesday at his weekly news conference that the formation that enlists offensive lineman Spencer Anderson as a “jumbo” blocking tight end could be...
Pitt’s Isaiah Neal demonstrating versatility along defensive line
As a counter to Central Michigan’s run-heavy, three-quarterback offense in Week 2, Pitt unveiled an interesting defensive scheme featuring five linemen. The result could be judged in only 40 net rushing yards allowed by the Panthers. Key to that look was Isaiah Neal, normally an interior lineman, deploying at end....
Preseason Penguins jersey worn by Fleury up for auction
Marc-Andre Fleury’s final preseason game jersey officially went up for auction Monday — and bids are already up to $16,000. The hockey legend, who is five months removed from retiring as an NHL goaltender, unofficially retired Sept. 27 as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins via a 4-1 win against...
Browns trade Joe Flacco to division rival BengalsVideo
Joe Flacco started for the Browns against the Cincinnati Bengals in the season opener. Now, he could be starting for the Bengals sooner rather than later. The Browns are sending Flacco, their former starting quarterback, and a sixth-round pick to their in-state AFC North rivals in Cincinnati in exchange for...
Tim Benz: Don’t confuse future success for Mike Sullivan with the current state of the Penguins
Congratulations in advance to Mike Sullivan for winning a Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers. I mean, I don’t know that such a thing will ever happen — especially in Year 1 of his tenure at Madison Square Garden. But I just want to get out ahead and preemptively...
Mike Tomlin projects return of OLB Alex Highsmith, CB Joey Porter Jr. against BrownsVideo
Coach Mike Tomlin is encouraged about getting two of his injured starters back Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers return from their bye and play the Cleveland Browns at Acrisure Stadium. Tomlin said the “arrow is pointing up” on outside linebacker Alex Highsmith returning from a high ankle sprain and cornerback...
First Call: Patrick Queen’s warning about the Ravens; Mike Sullivan on coaching against the Penguins
Tuesday’s “First Call” has a signing of note by the Pittsburgh Steelers. We pass along an important reminder about the Baltimore Ravens from Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen. Mike Sullivan shares his thoughts about coaching against the Penguins. And Duquesne’s football team is honored for its home win last week. Make...
‘Nice to see those teams lose’: Steelers invigorated by AFC North struggles during bye
After the Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up the first practice following their bye weekend, they weren’t bashful about acknowledging what they had witnessed within their own division during their downtime. “Every AFC North game, I watched,” linebacker Alex Highsmith said. “It was nice to see those teams lose this week. We’ve...
Even as they move forward, the Penguins’ bond with Mike Sullivan endures
In fall 2005, Dan Muse had quite a challenge. He had to teach world history to high school freshmen. After the conclusion of his playing career as a forward at Stonehill College, Muse got a gig at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Mass., requiring him to keep the attention...
Trevor Lawrence’s stumbling, final-minute TD lifts Jaguars past Chiefs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence tripped and fell to the ground, stumbled trying to get up, finally got back on his feet and then scrambled for a 1-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining — turning a comical miscue into an improbable score — and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat Kansas City,...
Brewers belt 3 homers, push Cubs to brink of elimination
MILWAUKEE — Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio each hit a three-run homer, William Contreras added a solo shot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, on Monday night to move one win from a trip to the National League Championship Series. The Brewers have a 2-0 advantage in...
James Franklin: Penn State plan to develop LB depth includes 2 youngsters
Junior transfer Amare Campbell has emerged as one of the Penn State defense’s top playmakers through five games. Campbell, who played at North Carolina last season, is the Nittany Lions’ leading tackler by a large margin. The 6-foot, 230-pounder has 47 stops, 29 of them solo. Campbell has also 5...
