Plum grad Megan Bologna providing much-needed leadership for young La Roche volleyball team
La Roche women’s volleyball coach Nicole Bajuszik is accustomed to having rosters that are senior- and junior-heavy. That makes this year’s group a bit more challenging for the 13th-year coach: The Redhawks have only four juniors and seniors. The two seniors, Kalli Grine (Leechburg) and Megan Bologna (Plum), serve as...
Penn-Trafford grad Chloe Bonson making a formidable Carnegie Mellon women’s cross country team even stronger
When she entered Carnegie Mellon’s master’s degree program after graduating from Allegheny in three years, Chloe Bonson knew she would get a top-notch academic experience. Turns out the athletic experience should be pretty bountiful, too. Bonson, a Penn-Trafford graduate, helped the Allegheny women win the Presidents’ Athletic Conference cross country...
Steelers 1st-round pick Derrick Harmon active, will make debut against Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rookie first-round pick Derrick Harmon is active and expected to make his Pittsburgh Steelers debut Sunday against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. For the first time this season, Harmon was not included on the list of game-day inactives. Harmon injured his knee in the preseason...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust doesn’t want to go anywhere
Everyone with the Pittsburgh Penguins is going through a bit of an acclimation process with new coach Dan Muse in the early days of training camp. Perhaps no one more so than forward Bryan Rust, who played for previous coach Mike Sullivan dating to their days with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins...
Gateway youth football players prepare for playoffs
Gateway continued its success in the Big East Youth Football League last year as all four of its teams — flag (ages 5-6), Termites (7-8), Mites (9-10) and Midgets (11-12) — qualified for the playoffs. The flag team and Midgets both made it all the way to their division championship...
Steelers vs. Patriots: Get ready for 2025 Week 3 matchup
How will the Pittsburgh Steelers bounce back after suffering their first loss of the season last week against the Seattle Seahawks? Fans will find out Sunday when the Steelers (1-1) visit the New England Patriots (1-1). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with...
Hartford Athletic makes allegation of ‘racially offensive language’ by Riverhounds player
A USL Championship soccer match between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Hartford Athletic was halted with time left on the clock Saturday night after a Hartford player accused a Riverhounds player of using “racially offensive language.” After regulation time had expired but with stoppage time left on the clock, Hartford midfielder...
West Virginia puts up little fight in blowout loss to Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jalon Daniels threw three touchdown passes, Emmanuel Henderson returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD and Kansas beat West Virginia, 41-10, on Saturday night in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Leshon Williams had 19 carries for 129 yards, which included a 62-yard TD to...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 20, 2025: Ji Hwan Bae collects 4 hits in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 86-62) defeated Gwinnett (Braves), 5-3. RHP Po-Yu Chen (2-0, 0.66) started and went five innings, allowing one run on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts to earn the win. RHP Brandan Bidois (0.00) threw 1⅓ no-hit innings to earn his second save and run his scoreless...
Akron stomps Duquesne football team
AKRON, Ohio. — Jordan Gant rushed for three first-half touchdowns, and Akron picked up its first win of the season with a 51-7 victory over Duquesne. Duquesne’s Ness Davis broke loose for a 74-yard run to the Akron 1, and Logan Kushner (North Allegheny) dove in for the touchdown late...
Angeli, Syracuse upset Clemson 34-21; Dabo Swinney off to worst start of his career
CLEMSON, S.C. — Steve Angeli threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns before leaving with a lower-leg injury, Justus Ross-Simmons hauled in two TD passes and Syracuse upset heavily-favored Clemson, 34-21, on Saturday, sending the Tigers to their worst start ever under coach Dabo Swinney. Angeli threw first-half TD passes...
Bubba Chandler, Braxton Ashcraft combine for 12 strikeouts as Pirates shut out Athletics
The Pittsburgh Pirates had lost 12 of their past 13 games entering their penultimate home game of the season, but Bubba Chandler had the perfect remedy to stop the skid: bring the heat. The 23-year-old rookie right-hander fired four-seam fastballs at the Athletics, topping triple digits eight times in striking...
ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ to broadcast at Old Main before Penn State-Oregon matchup
Two of the nation’s top teams will square off next Saturday, and the eyes of the college football world will be on Happy Valley starting first thing in the morning. ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be at Old Main at 9 a.m. Saturday ahead of No. 2 Penn State’s showdown with...
‘A blessing to be back here’: Kavan Markwood throws out 1st pitch at PNC Park nearly 5 months after falling from Clemente WallVideo
As Kavan Markwood walked out to the pitcher’s mound, he couldn’t help but steal a glance toward right field at PNC Park and get flashbacks from his fall over the 21-foot Clemente Wall on April 30. “Every time I looked that way I see…,” Markwood told TribLive, his voice trailing...
District college football: Both QBs top 400 yards as Geneva beats Saint Vincent
Caleb Romano went 31 of 41 passing for 484 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions and also ran for a score to lead Geneva to a 55-35 PAC victory over Saint Vincent that saw the teams combine for nearly 1,000 passing yards. Jake Phillips was 29 for 51 for 481...
Steelers add RB Trey Sermon to active roster; Patriots rule out top CB Christian Gonzalez
For the second consecutive week, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense gets some luck in avoiding one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks. On the eve of hosting the Steelers, the New England Patriots announced that Christian Gonzalez will not play because of a hamstring injury that has prevented him from yet making...
Blaney ready to challenge dominant Joe Gibbs Racing in NASCAR Cup playoffs at New Hampshire
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is back in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs for the first time in eight years, which means Ryan Blaney is back in his happy place. “I love the area itself, and there’s something about the northeast that I really enjoy,” Blaney said. “You get into September,...
RYDER CUP ’25: For Cameron Young, a New York homecoming in the works for 12 years
NAPA, Calif. — Bethpage Black is a big ballpark on Long Island that made the boy feel even smaller. He was holding his father’s hand on Father’s Day in 2002 as they watched the U.S. Open won by Tiger Woods. It was Cameron Young’s first glimpse of golf at the...
Clayton Kershaw soaks in the applause in his last regular-season start at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw pitched the final regular-season home game of his 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, welcomed and sent off with standing ovations a day after announcing his decision to retire at season’s end. Kershaw’s longtime warmup song, “We Are Young” by Fun, blared...
Smart hits game-winning field goal, Dayton downs Robert Morris 17-14
Robby Smart kicked a 21-yard field goal with 3 minutes, 28 seconds left, and Bryce Schondelmyer tossed two touchdown passes as Dayton beat Robert Morris, 17-14, on Saturday. The Colonials (1-3) opened the scoring when Ethan Shine powered into the end zone from 2 yards in the first quarter. Dayton...
Despite disappointing season, Ben Cherington operating with plans to return as Pirates GM
In a season that started with the proclamation by chairman Bob Nutting that the Pittsburgh Pirates “need to win more,” they instead clinched a seventh consecutive losing season and are careening toward 90 losses. Yet when Ben Cherington was asked Saturday afternoon in the news conference room at PNC Park...
Penguins forward Filip Hallander is back and still wants to take a spot
Filip Hallander’s pursuit is still the same. But his perspective has changed with the benefit of experience. In September of 2021, Hallander, then a 21-year-old forward prospect, boldly proclaimed his intentions leading into training camp with the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I’m here to take a spot,” the left-handed winger said. “Just...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers not getting their money’s worth from T.J. Watt
Right now, it looks like the Steelers erred in giving edge rusher T.J. Watt a three-year, $123 million contract extension. It seems too early to say that, right? The Steelers have played just two games. But Watt’s impotence dates back through last season: He’s got no sacks in his last...
Plum youth football adjusting after moving to United Youth Football League
The Plum Midget Football Association was on the move again in the spring as it transitioned from the Big East Youth Football League to the United Youth Football League which features teams throughout the north hills of Pittsburgh. League president Matt Palermo said the decision was not taken lightly but...
From fire alarms to faulty headsets to broken guarantees, Steelers find plenty of headaches in New England
When they face the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally won’t have to deal with two of their longtime nemeses. It has been a lengthy wait. For the better part of two decades, coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady were the unsolvable puzzle for...
