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NFL, Colin Kaepernick still at odds on failed workout
A week after Colin Kaepernick’s NFL workout fell apart, disagreements and distrust about it remain on issues such as its timing, who was invited and who could film the quarterback. In conversations with the Associated Press, representatives from both sides blamed each other for what went wrong Nov. 16. Kaepernick’s...
Analysis: Ohio State’s Young will chase Heisman to New York
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Chase Young needed help from a police officer to get through the crowd of fans that poured onto the field after Ohio State beat Penn State at the Horseshoe. Otherwise, Young spent Saturday doing pretty much whatever he wanted for the Buckeyes. The defensive end returned from...
Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist’s 1st career fight was not memorableVideo
Through 734 career games, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist has amassed 376 penalty minutes. Only five of those have come from a fighting major. Hornqvist would beg to differ over that designation, however. “I don’t know about that,” he said after Sunday’s practice. “Yeah, I got five minutes, but …”...
Strong senior cast has Highlands boys basketball thinking big
With eight minutes remaining in their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal matchup last season against New Castle, Highlands faced a 23-point deficit. But the Golden Rams buckled down, battled back and cut New Castle’s lead to five points with 30 seconds remaining. Although the Red Hurricanes held off Highlands, the rally...
Steelers’ Mason Rudolph: Myles Garrett didn’t misinterpret anything
CINCINNATI — In his first public comments since Myles Garrett accused him of using a racial slur that escalated an on-field scuffle, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph left no room for interpretation about using such language. “Absolutely not,” Rudolph said Sunday when asked if there was anything Garrett possibly could...
Browns rout Dolphins 41-24 in first game since Myles Garrett messVideo
CLEVELAND — Jarvis Landry caught two touchdown passes against his former team and the Cleveland Browns won their third straight Sunday, 41-24 over the Miami Dolphins in their first game since losing star defensive end Myles Garrett to a season-ending suspension. Landry couldn’t wait to get back at the Dolphins...
Highlands girls basketball team looking to build off transition year
In her first year at the helm of the Highlands girls basketball team, Courtney Udanis, a former Golden Ram herself, set out to adjust the mentality of the program, something that had changed significantly since her time in Natrona Heights. “It was definitely a transition year,” Udanis said. “Just kind...
NFL Week 12 review: Sam Darnold leads Jets to third straight win, 34-3 over RaidersVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Sam Darnold threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading the New York Jets to an impressive 34-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday for their first three-game winning streak in over two years. Brian Poole returned an interception 15 yards for a...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers switch QBs, Chris Boswell delivers to beat BengalsVideo
CINCINNATI — It’s no longer a question of whether the Pittsburgh Steelers have a quarterback controversy. The better question is this: Do the Steelers have a quarterback? Just when things looked like they couldn’t get worse for Mason Rudolph, the Steelers benched their second-year quarterback in favor of undrafted rookie...
Backup QB Devlin Hodges comes off bench, leads Steelers past BengalsVideo
CINCINNATI — Devlin Hodges injected some life into the Pittsburgh Steelers offense in the second half Sunday, coming off the bench to direct a 16-10 come-from-behind victory against the winless Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The question is this: after helping produce 13 second-half points, will the rookie quarterback...
Pitt’s loss to Virginia Tech was bad, but Boston College game offers hope
You can’t put makeup on Pitt’s shutout loss to Virginia Tech and make it look like anything but what it is: A disappointing performance that included 10 penalties, something you might think would not happen to any team after four months of practice and 10 games. Especially a team that...
Georgetown ousts Pitt men’s soccer from NCAA Tournament
The Pitt men’s soccer team hoped to continue to make history Sunday afternoon, but Georgetown had other plans. Three days after achieving their first NCAA Tournament win in program history, the Panthers dropped a 5-0 decision to No. 3-seeded Georgetown in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Shaw...
Steelers bench Mason Rudolph, go with Devlin Hodges at QBVideo
Their offense struggling immensely, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a change at quarterback. With the Steelers trailing 7-3 early in the third quarter of a game at the winless Cincinnati Bengals, coach Mike Tomlin turned to undrafted rookie Devlin Hodges to replace Mason Rudolph. Three plays later, Hodges directed the Steelers...
AP Top 25: No. 2 Ohio State gains on LSU; Oregon drops to 14
No. 2 Ohio State gained some ground on No. 1 LSU in The Associated Press college football poll and Oregon dropped out of the top 10 after being upset by Arizona State. The Tigers remained No. 1 for the fifth straight week in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions...
Browns fans swing helmet at pinata of Steelers QB Mason Rudolph at tailgateVideo
Stay classy, Cleveland. On Sunday, Browns fans reenacted the melee that occurred on Nov. 14 when Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett swung a helmet at Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. The tailgaters in question used a pinata to portray Rudolph before the contest with the Miami Dolphins. Cleveland’s newest game: Mason...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returns to practiceVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to practice Sunday in Cranberry, the first time he skated with teammates since suffering an undisclosed injury Nov. 4. Letang practiced with no restrictions on contract and reported positive results afterward. “I’m feeling good,” said Letang, who has missed eight games. “It was fun...
PIAA sites, times: Thomas Jefferson, Gateway have rare Friday afternoon semifinals
For the first time since the expansion to six classifications four years ago, all six WPIAL football champions are preparing for a state semifinals contest this holiday weekend. The WPIAL crowned its final two 2019 champions in Week 13 with Gateway in Class 5A and Avonworth in 2A winning district...
Artie Burns joins JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Conner as injured Steelers out vs. Bengals
CINCINNATI – In addition to three opening-day starters who were weeks ago determined to be out for the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers go into Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals without three Pro Bowl talents from a year ago. Running back James Conner, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and center Maurkice...
Monroeville Marlins swim team taking large contingent to Pitt Christmas meet
The Monroeville Marlins swimming team expects to up its number of entries at the Pitt Christmas Meet on Dec. 12-15 at Trees Pool. Kathy Bernardi, an administrative coach with the USA Swimming club based at Gateway, said six members will try to qualify individually or add events at a meet...
Kevin Gorman: Chris Boswell has history as Steelers’ best weapon against Bengals
The Pittsburgh Steelers made many mistakes against the Cleveland Browns — from four interceptions to six penalties to a last-minute brawl — but Mike Tomlin made it a point to single out the kicking game as a turning point. When Jordan Berry bobbled the snap on a 44-yard field-goal attempt,...
Minor league report: Penguins’ winning streak snapped
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 26 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 1-0 loss at home to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Penguins (11-6-1-1). Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s next game is at home against the rival Lehigh Valley...
Knoch product contributes to Gannon’s NCAA tournament run
For the past three years, senior Ben Andrews and his Gannon men’s soccer teammates have been working towards playing in the NCAA Division II men’s soccer tournament. Earlier this week, the Knights got the news that not only did they earn a bid, but they received the No. 2 seed...
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi defends Paris Ford after another ejection
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Pat Narduzzi called it “a great tackle.” But game officials Saturday at Lane Stadium said Pitt safety Paris Ford was guilty of a helmet-to-helmet hit on Virginia Tech wide receiver Tre Turner in the fourth quarter of the 28-0 loss. Per rule, Ford was ejected from the...
Gateway wins field-position battle with Peters Township for 7th WPIAL titleVideo
Gateway didn’t score a point in the final 20 minutes Saturday night, but ultimately they didn’t need any. Senior quarterback Bryson Venanzio built a lead with two first-half touchdowns and then watched his Gators play championship-caliber defense to defeat Peters Township, 21-20, in a rain-drenched WPIAL Class 5A final at...
Duquesne women rout Pitt in annual City Game
Freshman Amaya Hamilton scored 17 points to lead a balanced Duquesne attack in an 81-62 victory over the Pitt women Saturday in the annual City Game at Petersen Events Center. Amanda Kalin shot 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 16 points for the Dukes (4-2), who led...
