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Rookie ILB Mark Robinson remains a Sunday inactive for Steelers
Aside from an injury and previously-announced change in practice-squad call-ups, the Pittsburgh Steelers have largely kept their list of Sunday inactives the same through four games this season. That remained true Sunday for the game against the New York Jets, meaning rookie seventh-round pick Mark Robinson still has yet to...
PJ Mustipher isn’t all the way back, but he is having fun at the heart of Penn State’s defense
STATE COLLEGE — In a split second, PJ Mustipher disappeared. It’s not often the 6-foot-4, 318-pound defensive tackle gets lost in the crowd. But with Northwestern knocking on the door, looking for life and pushing for a one-score game at Penn State’s 1-yard line, Mustipher became invisible under a collection...
Hudson Card to Xavier Worthy connections lead Texas over WVU
AUSTIN, Texas — Hudson Card passed for three touchdowns, including two to Xavier Worthy, to lead Texas to a 38-20 win over West Virginia on Saturday night. Card, who has started three straight games but may be replaced next week week if freshman Quinn Ewers returns from a clavicle injury,...
Penguins prospect Nathan Legare ready for new experience after rough rookie year
Nathan Legare’s first professional season of 2021-22 offered plenty of new experiences. Like healthy scratches. A total of 18 healthy scratches, including the playoffs, to be precise. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ third-round pick (No. 74 overall) in the 2019 draft, Legare was a prolific scorer at the junior level, and there...
Pitt’s run defense collapses in loss to Georgia Tech
Heading into Saturday night’s ACC matchup between No. 24 Pitt and Georgia Tech at Acrisure Stadium, the contrast between the programs was visible to the naked eye. The Panthers, three-touchdown favorites, looked to be in good position to chalk up a conference-opening victory and in the process, increase their stock...
District college football: IUP stays unbeaten, hands Rock its 1st loss
Mak Sexton threw three touchdown passes — two to Duane Brown — and IUP handed Slippery Rock its first loss, 20-12 on Saturday. Sexton was 19 of 29 for 240 yards, with 10 of those completions and 140 yards going to Brown. Kalen Frazier and Naszhir Taylor intercepted passes for...
Delaware State tops Robert Morris in defensive struggle
DOVER, Del. — Coleon Williams recovered a fumbled Robert Morris punt in the end zone, allowing Delaware State to hold off the Colonials for a 14-9 nonconference win Saturday night. Defenses were dominant on both sides. Robert Morris was held to just 240 total yards; Delaware State managed just 115....
Georgia Tech bullies mistake-prone Pitt into deflating loss
Shortly before midnight Saturday — after a defeat that may rank as the worst of the Pat Narduzzi era because of expectations his team has created for itself — Pitt linebacker SirVocea Dennis glanced at the stat sheet and the hard, numerical facts of the 26-21 loss to Georgia Tech....
Riverhounds concede another late goal as home winless streak extends to 6
For the majority of Bob Lilley’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, three points at home was the norm. Highmark Stadium was a fortress in a sense, but lately there have been cracks, and it’s likely going to cost them a home playoff game. The Hounds conceded a late goal for...
Corey Dickerson’s grand slam leads to early exit for Luis Ortiz as Cardinals pound Pirates
Luis Ortiz had been electric in his first three starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the rookie right-hander dazzled with a four-seam fastball that sat at 99 mph and touched triple digits. With his velocity down a few ticks and his command spotty Saturday night, the St. Louis Cardinals hit...
125 die as tear gas triggers crush at Indonesia soccer match
MALANG, Indonesia — Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to stop violence triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at least 125 people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated. Attention immediately focused on police...
Pitt notebook: Panthers getting healthier on defensive line, but offensive tackle Carter Warren misses Georgia Tech game
Rain kept many people out of the Acrisure Stadium seats Saturday night for Pitt’s ACC opener against Georgia Tech, but the return of a few important players was a bigger story. Defensive end Deslin Alexandre, a captain, made his first start since the opener Sept. 1, and end Habakkuk Baldonado,...
No. 11 Penn State outlasts Northwestern in sloppy game
STATE COLLEGE — As rain pounded the field during warmups, Penn State’s PJ Mustipher found himself in his natural element. Frolicking shirtless, the 320-pound defensive tackle high-stepped and skipped, grinning ear-to-ear as he kicked up grass and dirt an hour before No. 11 Penn State outlasted Northwestern, 17-7, in the...
Pirates place Wil Crowe on IL, recall RHP Junior Fernandez
Wil Crowe went from making the most starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season to the most relief appearances this season, after moving from the rotation to the bullpen. Now his season is over. The Pirates placed Crowe on the 15-day injured list Saturday with right elbow inflammation, recalling right-hander...
Finally healthy, Penguins forward Drake Caggiula is showing he should stay in the NHL
There are three veterans in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training camp who never have played a game in the minor leagues. Two are obvious. Forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are pillars of the franchise. The other is journeyman forward Drake Caggiula, a player the Penguins signed to a one-year, two-way...
AP source: Union fires consultant who evaluated Tagovailoa
The NFL Players Association has fired the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant who evaluated Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after he stumbled off the field against Buffalo last Sunday, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person who confirmed the firing, first reported by Pro Football Talk, spoke...
Ohtani agrees to $30 million deal for 2023 with Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a $30 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels for the 2023 season in the two-way superstar’s final year of arbitration eligibility before free agency. The Angels announced the deal Saturday, avoiding a potentially complicated arbitration case with the 2021 AL MVP....
Steelers elevate Anderson, Jackson from practice squad; Okorafor escapes fine by NFL
On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Steelers added reinforcements from the practice squad to provide depth in the wake of injuries to outside linebacker T.J. Watt and cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon. Elevated to the 53-man roster were linebacker Ryan Anderson and cornerback Josh Jackson. They will be in uniform Sunday when the Steelers...
Steelers have overcome plenty of slow starts before in Mike Tomlin’s coaching tenure
Experience has taught Cam Heyward not to sweat a two-game losing streak in the first month of an NFL season. He’s been here before. So much so that he’s become somewhat of an expert on slow starts by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In nine of Heyward’s 12 seasons, the Steelers have...
Tristan Jarry makes 32 saves as Penguins fall to Sabres in preseason
Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 32 saves on 34 shots for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-1 road loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday at the KeyBank Center. The Sabres took the contest’s first lead 12 minutes, 14 seconds into the second period. From above the left circle of the...
Stonehill wins in its NEC debut, 24-20 over Duquesne
EASTON, Mass. — Ashur Carraha threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Corbett on the first play of the fourth quarter and Stonehill made its first Northeast Conference game a success with a 24-20 win on Saturday over Duquesne. It was the first NEC game for the Skyhawks (3-0, 1-0),...
Ex-Steeler Antonio Brown exposes himself in Dubai pool, per video
Controversy seems to follow Antonio Brown wherever he goes. That trend continued on Saturday, when the New York Post released videos from a May 14 incident at a Dubai hotel pool. Brown, who was apparently nude in the pool, is shown shoving his naked buttocks directly in the face of...
Elliott: NASCAR’s new Next Gen car a step backward in safety
NASCAR’s most popular driver said Saturday the sport has taken an unacceptable step backward in safety with its new Next Gen car, a rare public offering of opinion by Chase Elliott. NASCAR’s top drivers essentially have turned into an angry mob as they head into Sunday’s playoff race at Talladega...
Browns star Garrett not playing vs. Falcons after car wreck
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett will not play in Sunday’s game against Atlanta, giving the Browns star defensive end more time to recover from multiple injuries suffered when he crashed his Porsche earlier in the week. The All-Pro hurt his shoulder, biceps, had several cuts and bruises and broke a blood...
Franklin Regional grad Michael Krauza works his way to Double-A in Mets system
It’s been an adventurous summer for Franklin Regional grad Michael Krauza. The Murrysville native started his summer pitching for the Cleburne (Texas) Railroaders in the American Association, an independent league. He posted an 0-1 record in 15 games for Cleburne, allowing 12 hits in 18 innings of relief, striking out...
