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NASCAR champ Kyle Larson knocked out of playoffs; Christopher Bell wins
CONCORD, N.C. — Christopher Bell saved his title chances with an overtime win Sunday on the road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a stunning finish that knocked reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson from the playoffs. Bell entered the race 11th in the standings with four drivers set to be...
Steelers lose 4 starters to injury during blowout loss to Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In addition to suffering their worst defeat in 33 years Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers suffered injury losses to four starters during a 38-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi suffered a back injury late in the first half and did not return. Cornerback...
Mike Tomlin not ‘disputing’ report that Steelers’ T.J. Watt underwent surgery on knee
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers gave up their most yards in nine years, the shoddy play of the secondary masked another issue on defense. The Steelers still can’t generate a pass rush without defending NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt. Watt sat...
Steelers’ 38-3 loss to Bills marks most lopsided defeat in Mike Tomlin era, worst since 1989Video
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Mike Tomlin has lost more important games. A Super Bowl and an AFC championship game spring to mind. He just hasn’t lost one by such a lopsided margin in his 16 years as Pittsburgh Steelers coach. Tomlin presided over a 38-3 defeat to the Buffalo Bills...
New return man Steven Sims suffers injury pregame, Steelers muff kickoff early
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Perhaps it was a bad sign for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday that the game hadn’t gotten underway yet, and they’d suffered an injury. Newly minted return man Steven Sims suffered an eye injury during warm-ups and was not available to play when the game started....
NFL Week 5: Saquon Barkley’s late TD helps Giants edge Packers in LondonVideo
LONDON — Saquon Barkley took a direct snap and ran for a 2-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap the New York Giants’ 27-22 comeback victory over the Packers on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, spoiling Green Bay’s international debut. Aaron Rodgers drove the Packers to the 6-yard line,...
Penguins assign defensemen Mark Friedman, Ty Smith to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins got themselves compliant with the NHL’s salary cap Sunday evening, just less than 24 hours before the league’s deadline. Defensemen Mark Friedman and Ty Smith were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Sunday. Friedman’s assignment came a few hours after he cleared waivers at...
Chargers hang on to beat Browns despite coach’s failed gamble
CLEVELAND — Rookie Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal with 11 seconds left as Los Angeles held on for a 30-28 victory over the Cleveland Browns after Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley inexplicably gambled on a fourth down. York’s kick sailed right and allowed the Chargers (3-2) to...
Boy tackled by security after running on field at Bucs game
TAMPA, Fla. — A boy ran onto the field and was tackled hard by a security guard in the second quarter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. A woman who identified herself as the child’s mother told the Associated Press the boy is 10...
Bills throttle Steelers in Kenny Pickett’s 1st start
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Too bad for Kenny Pickett that his first NFL start couldn’t have come against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. That way he might be savoring a victory instead of enduring one of most lopsided defeats in franchise history. Pickett could only stand on the sideline Sunday afternoon...
During off week, Pitt will direct plenty of attention toward 1-dimensional offense
Pat Narduzzi has built his coaching career — a pretty good one in its 33rd overall season — on a desire to make the opposing offense one-dimensional. Actually, it’s more of a demand than a desire. As such, it’s no secret where Narduzzi will direct plenty of attention before Pitt’s...
AP Top 25: UGA back at No. 1, Alabama slips to 3 behind OSU
Georgia took back the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press college football poll from Alabama on Sunday after being bumped out last week by the Crimson Tide, who slid to No. 3. The Bulldogs received 32 first-place votes and 1,535 points in the Top 25, presented by Regions Bank,...
Bill Hillgrove sees history made at both ends of nearly a half-century of Pitt football
Legendary broadcaster Bill Hillgrove’s weekend was busy just like they all are during football season. Pitt on Saturday at Acrisure Stadium for the play-by-play call of the Virginia Tech game, and a car trip to Buffalo on Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills. Of course, it was nothing...
Gunner Olszewski out, Steven Sims in as returner/WR4 for Steelers in game vs. Bills
What coach Mike Tomin alluded to Tuesday and Steven Sims said would happen Wednesday was made official Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers announced their inactives for the game at the Buffalo Bills: Sims was promoted to the Steelers’ return man role, and Gunner Olszewski was designated an inactive for the...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson wants to be ‘that reliable guy’
Like all of us, Marcus Pettersson is aware of the rumors that circulate about any and all NHL players during the offseason. Unlike most of us, Pettersson occasionally has been the subject of that speculation going back to the 2021 offseason. He’s not oblivious to any of it. But he...
Pitt notebook: Panthers carry momentum into bye week, but need to tighten bolts defensively
After dropping its ACC opener last weekend to Georgia Tech, Pitt handled business vs. Virginia Tech on Saturday at Acrisure Stadium, defeating the Hokies, 45-29, avoiding another toe-stubbing loss against one of the conference’s lesser opponents. There was plenty to celebrate following the game for the Panthers, nothing more so...
Mariners erase 7-run deficit, sweep Blue Jays in wild card
TORONTO — Adam Frazier hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners erased a seven-run deficit while topping the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-9, on Saturday for a sweep of their AL wild-card series. It was the biggest road comeback win in playoff history and baseball’s...
Report: Steelers’ T.J. Watt has surgery on knee, could be out longer
T.J. Watt had arthroscopic knee surgery, which could extend the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker’s stay on injured reserve, according to an ESPN report Saturday night. Watt was placed on injured reserve after the season opener with a pectoral injury, and he isn’t eligible to return until after the Steelers play...
District college football roundup: IUP rallies past Cal (Pa.) for dramatic Coal Bowl win
Dayjur Stewart scored on a 1-yard run with 1:27 left in the game as No. 18 IUP rallied for a 22-21 PSAC victory over Cal (Pa.) in the 13th Coal Bowl on Saturday. The Vulcans led 21-10 heading into the final quarter before IUP (5-0, 3-0) closed the gap on...
Pitt rides Izzy Abanikanda’s school-record 320 yards to victory over Virginia Tech
Izzy Abanikanda might have been the least surprised person inside Acrisure Stadium on Saturday night. Almost as if rushing for a school-record 320 yards and six touchdowns and leading Pitt to a 45-29 victory against Virginia Tech was little more than a stroll along the Ohio River. “I was just...
Steelers 4 Downs: Kenny Pickett holds onto the ball and other data mined from college career
1. Quick-draw Kenny Over the past two years, Ben Roethlisberger had by far the shortest average time of snap-to-throw of any NFL quarterback. Could the Pittsburgh Steelers about to be embarking on a major shift in that area? Judging by the college career of newly named starting quarterback Kenny Pickett,...
NFL concussion protocol changed after Tua Tagovailoa injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The NFL and NFL Players Association agreed to modify the league’s concussion protocol following a joint investigation into the league’s procedures after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered an injury against the Buffalo Bills last month. The league and players’ union said in a joint statement...
What is left for the Penguins to sort out on defense?Video
In the Penguins’ preseason finale, a 7-1 rout of the typically squalid Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena, defenseman Ty Smith had a pretty impressive showing with an assist in the first period and a goal in the second period. The assist was a slick bit of impromptu work as...
Duquesne fails to close gap, loses to Merrimack
PITTSBURGH — Victor Dawson ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and Merrimack held off Duquesne, 28-21, on Saturday. Dawson scored on 9- and 18-yard runs as the Warriors (4-2, 2-0 Northeast Conference) scored 21 straight points to take a 28-14 lead late in the third quarter. The Dukes (1-5,...
Robert Morris football shut out by Gardner-Webb in Big South openerVideo
Bailey Fisher threw three touchdown passes, the Gardner-Webb defense allowed just 19 yards in the second half and the Runnin’ Bulldogs rolled past Robert Morris, 48-0, on Saturday in the Big South Conference opener for both teams. Gardner-Webb led 20-0 at halftime after Fisher ran for a touchdown and completed...
