Boswell’s late 60-yard field goal rescues Steelers in road victory over JetsVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The new-look offense featured four touchdown passes from Aaron Rodgers and answered — for one week — any questions about secondary receiving being an issue. The defense reverted to 2024 postseason form but made two crucial stops in the final moments. The special teams chipped in...
Oregon jumps to No. 4 in AP Top 25 behind Ohio St, Penn State, LSU
Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained the top three teams in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday, Oregon is back in the top five and South Florida is ranked for the first time in seven years. There was some movement inside the top 10, but the...
Carlos Alcaraz beats rival Jannik Sinner at the U.S. Open for a 6th Slam title and the No. 1 ranking
NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz reasserted his superiority over Jannik Sinner with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory Sunday in the U.S. Open final — the third Grand Slam tournament in a row where these elite, young rivals met to decide the champion — for his second trophy at Flushing...
Penn State defensive tackles leading team in interceptions through 2 games
UNIVERSITY PARK — Few things in football can get a home crowd rocking like a 300-pound offensive or defensive lineman making an uncharacteristic play. For the Penn State faithful, that has been an early and frequent theme. It already has happened three times in just two games. Captain defensive tackle...
Nick Herbig out, but No. 3 QB Skylar Thompson in uniform for Steelers at Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Pass rushing specialist No. 3 outside linebacker Nick Herbig was designated as inactive and not in uniform for the Pittsburgh Steelers for Sunday’s season opener at the New York Jets. Herbig did not miss any of the three practices this past week in the lead-up to...
Gateway grad Jayson Jenkins shines in 1st game adding punting duties for Robert Morris
Jayson Jenkins is getting the hang of college punting. The Gateway graduate and special teams standout as a graduate student on the Robert Morris football team earned Northeast Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in the Colonials’ opener Aug. 30 at West Virginia. In his first...
Analysis: New batch of playmakers take center stage for Pitt in win over Central MichiganVideo
In Pitt’s Week 1 win over Duquesne, several players quickly emerged as heroes to help their team rout the crosstown Dukes. To be sure, some of those players — namely quarterback Eli Holstein and tailback Desmond Reid — looked good again in Week 2 as Pitt cruised to a 45-17...
Steelers’ 53-man roster, a player-by-player breakdown
The Pittsburgh Steelers have set their 53-man roster ahead of their Week 1 meeting with the New York Jets. Here’s a look at each player: 2, QB Mason Rudolph, 6-5, 235: Everything you want in a backup quarterback — durability, ability to win games, knowledge in the system — Rudolph...
Are changes the Steelers made enough for defense to be ‘historic’?
Numbers in the NFL can deceive. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense last season served as a prime example of such deception. The final ranking showed that the Steelers defense finished eighth in points allowed — it represented a third consecutive top-10 finish — and No. 12 in yards. But anyone who...
TribLive writers offer predictions for 2025 NFL season
The NFL season has begun, and TribLive writers Joe Rutter and Chris Adamski and columnist Tim Benz have thoughts on how the season will shake out. Here’s a look: Award winners MVP Joe Rutter: Jalen Hurts, Eagles Chris Adamski: Joe Burrow, Bengals Tim Benz: Josh Allen, Bills Offensive Player of...
Steelers at Jets: Get ready for the season opener
Are you ready for some football? For the first time in nine months, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play meaningful football Sunday afternoon. They will open the 2025 season against the New York Jets at 1 p.m. at MetLife Stadium. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with Ian Eagle on...
‘Amazing’ Jeannette product Crawford keeps perspective at Cornell
For a good part of his young life, Brayon Crawford has been on the move. His most recent wanderings were for pleasure. This past summer, the Jeannette native spent several days driving down the bucolic west coast of Ireland before taking in the city life of Paris. Last year, he...
Deer Lakes’ Rossi growing up with Edinboro football team
Nick Rossi remembers the first time he walked onto the field for practice with the Deer Lakes football team. He was a sophomore, a little over 6 feet tall and about 215 pounds. The first person he noticed was fellow lineman John Lisotto, a year older, 2 inches taller and...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 6, 2025: Konnor Griffin hits 20th homer in Altoona loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 77-59) was clobbered by Columbus (Guardians), 12-0. LHP Nick Dombkowski (2-6, 6.45) started and gave up six runs on seven hits, including three homers, in four innings. After RHP Sean Sullivan (4.57) pitched three scoreless innings, RHP Ryan Harbin (12.38) gave up six runs on four hits and...
Behind pair of 2-run homers, Brewers beat Pirates to clinch series win
Mitch Keller has worked hard to avoid the second-half swoon that plagued his past two seasons as the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander has focused on his mechanics to maximize his pitching power. Keller delivered his 17th quality start of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers, but for the second consecutive start,...
Cam Heyward will play in season opener after getting revised contract with Steelers
No player has ever appeared in 15 consecutive season-opening games for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thanks to a revised contract agreed to Saturday, Cameron Heyward will make that happen Sunday. Heyward accepted a deal that included incentives that could bump his pay by up to $3 million for this season, according...
District college football roundup: Saint Vincent wins in coach’s debut
Jake Phillips threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns to lead Saint Vincent to a 28-7 victory over Hilbert in its season opener Saturday, giving Casey Goff a win in his debut as Bearcats coach. Chris Downs caught six passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns and Julian Walker rushed...
Ohio beats West Virginia in Rich Rodriguez’s 1st road test
ATHENS, Ohio — Parker Navarro threw one touchdown pass, and Ohio overcame his three interceptions and held on to beat West Virginia, 17-10, on Saturday. Ohio (1-1) of the Mid-American Conference beat a Big 12 opponent for the second time in three years. West Virginia (1-1) lost preseason all-Big 12...
Tyler Riddell throws 5 TD passes to carry Duquesne past LincolnVideo
Tyler Riddell threw five touchdown passes in the first half and Duquesne rolled to a 55-14 win over Division II Lincoln (Pa.) on Saturday for the Dukes’ 18th straight home-opening win. Shawn Solomon had a 24-yard touchdown run between Riddell’s short touchdown passes to B.J. Alexander and Joey Isabella for...
Youngstown QB sets MVC record in rout of Robert Morris
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Beau Brungard ran for four touchdowns and set a Missouri Valley Conference record for quarterbacks with 264 yards and passed for another score as Youngstown State defeated Robert Morris, 56-17, on Saturday. Brungard, a junior, scored on runs of 72, 20 and 4 yards in the first...
Playoff pressure is on for Joey Logano, other NASCAR Cup Series stars
No one has been more successful in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs than Joey Logano, who has won three championships since the introduction of three-race elimination rounds in 2014. But it’s rarely been easy for the Team Penske star, who knows the pressure that many title contenders will be feeling...
Aryna Sabalenka defeats Amanda Anisimova for 2nd consecutive U.S. Open title and 4th at a major
NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka did not make many mistakes — well, until near the end — despite not sacrificing any power, and outplayed Amanda Anisimova for a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory in the U.S. Open final Saturday, making her the first woman to win the tournament in consecutive years...
Drew Allar throws for 2 TDs as No. 2 Penn State overcomes slow start in shutout vs. FIUVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Drew Allar completed 19 of 33 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 2 Penn State beat Florida International, 34-0, on Saturday. Devonte Ross and Khalil Dinkins caught touchdown passes, Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton ran for scores and Ryan Barker kicked two field goals...
Pitt moves to 2-0 by pulling away from Central Michigan for comfortable win
As the first half began to wind down Saturday at Acrisure Stadium, Pitt was on the verge of entering cruise control against visiting Central Michigan. But to close out the second quarter, CMU scored a touchdown, capitalizing on an Eli Holstein interception before embarking on a lengthy touchdown drive in...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Paying Paul Skenes would show commitment to winning, so don’t get your hopes up
The Pirates have won 11 of 15, swept Los Angeles, lead MLB in shutouts, Paul Skenes is cooking, Don Kelly’s record sits at .500, Konnor Griffin is on the horizon, and optimism moving forward is out of control. Absolutely unbearable. Andrew Fillipponi of 93.7 FM tweeted, “If the playoffs started...
