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Brewers’ Corbin Burnes, Josh Hader combine for MLB record 9th no-hitterVideo

CLEVELAND — Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes combined with reliever Josh Hader to pitch baseball’s record ninth no-hitter this season, breaking a mark set when pitchers began throwing overhand in 1884 as the Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians, 3-0, on Saturday night. Burnes (10-4) struck out 14 with 115 pitches over...
Jarret Doege shines, West Virginia stomps LIU

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jarret Doege threw three touchdown passes, Winston Wright returned a kickoff for another score and West Virginia beat Long Island, 66-0, on Saturday night. The Mountaineers (1-1) bounced back from a dull effort last week at Maryland with 555 yards of offense against a Championship Subdivision team...
Vikings ironman and Hall of Famer Mick Tingelhoff dies at 81Video

MINNEAPOLIS — Hall of Fame center Mick Tingelhoff, the ultimate ironman who started 240 consecutive games at a bruising position for the Minnesota Vikings and played in four Super Bowls, has died. He was 81. Undrafted in 1962, Tingelhoff played 17 years for the Vikings and never was sidelined. His...
Noah Gragson wins 2nd consecutive NASCAR Xfinity raceVideo

RICHMOND, Va. — Noah Gragson held onto the lead after a restart with seven laps to go and held off Justin Haley on Saturday to win his second consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Gragson, driving in the race with JR Motorsports owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., ended a 49-race winless streak...
Duquesne football beats Ohio for 1st win over FBS opponent in school history

ATHENS, Ohio — Darius Perrantes passed for one touchdown and ran for another, the Duquesne defense stopped a 2-point conversion attempt with less than 10 seconds remaining and the FCS Dukes defeated Ohio, 28-26, on Saturday. It was Duquesne’s first victory over an FBS opponent in program history. After Duquesne...
No. 11 Penn State rolls past Ball State as nearly 106,000 watchVideo

STATE COLLEGE — Sean Clifford completed 21 of 29 passes for 230 yards, ran for a touchdown and threw for another to lead No. 11 Penn State over Ball State, 44-13, on Saturday. Running back Noah Cain added a rushing touchdown and wide receiver Jahan Dotson added another, linebacker Jesse...
District college football roundup: Seton Hill beats Bloomsburg to go 2-0

Luke Hauger hit the go-ahead field goal with 2:30 left in the third quarter and Seton Hill started a season 2-0 for the first time since 2016 with a 13-7 victory over Bloomsburg (1-1) on Saturday night. JaiQuawn McGriff ran 20 times for 75 yards and Seton Hill’s only touchdown...
Qualifier to champion: Britain’s Emma Raducanu, 18, wins U.S. OpenVideo

NEW YORK — British teenager Emma Raducanu arrived in New York last month with a ranking of 150th, just one Grand Slam appearance to her name and a flight booked to head out of town after the U.S. Open’s preliminary rounds in case she failed to win her way into...
Robert Morris opens season with 45-0 loss at Central Michigan

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Jacob Sirmon threw for three touchdowns, Dallas Dixon had two receiving scores and Central Michigan dominated Robert Morris, 45-0, on Saturday. Robert Morris (0-1) was outgained 515-109, and Central Michigan held the ball for more than 35 minutes. The Colonials, facing a Mid-American Conference opponent for...
Steelers Four Downs: Rare collection of rookies to contribute in season opener

1. Rookie rundown For the first time in more than a decade, the Pittsburgh Steelers had eight of their draft picks make the initial 53-man roster. No undrafted rookies made the active roster headed into Sunday’s season opener for the first time since 2017, but the eight rookies is the...
Pirates place LHP Steven Brault on 10-day IL, recall RHP Connor Overton from Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed left-handed pitcher Steven Brault on the 10-day injured list with a recurrent left lat strain and recalled right-hander Connor Overton from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday. Brault (0-3, 5.86 ERA) was out from spring training until Aug. 4, and he made his seventh start and pitched two...
C.J. Verdell, No. 12 Oregon stun No. 3 Ohio StateVideo

COLUMBUS, Ohio — C.J. Verdell ran for 161 yards and had three touchdowns as short-handed No. 12 Oregon exploited a porous Ohio State defense to upset the No. 3 Buckeyes, 35-28, for their first regular-season loss in nearly three years. Ohio State (1-1, 1-0 Big Ten) never led the game...
Kenny Pickett, Pitt win critical moments, game at Tennessee

After Pitt’s 41-34 victory against Tennessee, Pat Narduzzi looked to the heavens. Maybe he knew that what happened Saturday in front of 82,203 people in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., was based nearly as much on good fortune as good football. But — make no mistake — there was plenty...
Tribune-Review staff writers offer predictions for 2021 NFL season

Every year, the NFL’s communications department is eager to point out how many nonplayoff teams from the previous season either qualify for the postseason or win their divisions the next season. The league’s go-to parity stat is that during 17 of the past 18 seasons at least two division winners...
Ready or not, Steelers will unveil new-look offense in season opener against Bills

Ben Roethlisberger answered each time in the affirmative when asked this week whether he was nervous or excited about what awaits the Pittsburgh Steelers offense Sunday in Buffalo. Matt Canada, on the other hand, called it just another day at the office. No matter the perspective of a veteran quarterback...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Big contract means higher expectations for Steelers’ T.J. Watt

Now that T.J. Watt has signed his record-breaking contract, expectations for him must rise. Watt got star quarterback money. He has got to do star quarterback things. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ record and finish is undeniably tied to Watt just as much as it is Ben Roethlisberger, perhaps more so. If...

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