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QB Jarret Doege gives WVU hopes for bowl berthVideo
West Virginia’s chances for an elusive bowl berth rest with a quarterback who wasn’t a significant part of the offense a few games ago. Bowling Green transfer Jarret Doege delivered last week in his first start when West Virginia needed a spark at Kansas State to end a five-game losing...
No changes atop College Football Playoff rankings; Penn State 8thVideo
The College Football Playoff rankings were unchanged at the top this week, with LSU first followed by Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia. The selection committee’s third weekly rankings had little movement in the top 10, with Alabama fifth followed by Oregon, Utah, Penn State, Oklahoma and Minnesota. The committee could...
Jeff Capel adds three prospects to Pitt basketball program
Pitt basketball coach Jeff Capel received signed letters of intent Tuesday from three high school prospects who are due to enroll next year. The common thread among Max Amadasun, Noah Collier and John Hugley is no one is shorter than 6-foot-8. “We are adding three high-level talents with a great...
Members of Congress write to MLB commissioner over ‘radical’ plan to eliminate minor league teams
Saving minor league baseball might be one of the few things that Democrats and Republicans can agree upon these days. On Tuesday, over 100 members of the House of Representatives signed a letter expressing their “firm opposition” to MLB’s “radical” restructuring of the minor leagues. The proposal includes the elimination...
Injuries to seniors give pair of Pitt receivers bigger rolesVideo
Jason Pinnock’s eyes lit up when the conversation turned to Jared Wayne, the freshman wide receiver from Canada by way of Clearwater, Fla. Actually, it was a remarkable reaction from Pitt’s junior cornerback when you consider Wayne has a mere five receptions for 47 yards and has played in only...
Mars climbs in national rankings after state championship victory
The Mars girls soccer team has had an exciting past couple of days. On Saturday, the Fightin’ Planets defeated Villa Joseph Marie 1-0 in the PIAA Class AAA state championship game and captured their first state title since 2011. Three days later, they found themselves among the top 15 teams...
For Penguins forwards, ‘being a bad goalie’ can lead to good things
As he participated in Tuesday’s morning skate at PPG Paints Arena, Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist was in an area where anyone with even a passing interest in the team over the past five years could safely assume he would typically inhabit. Near the crease. Hornqvist, who has been sidelined due...
Penn State ‘hopeful’ WR KJ Hamler will be ready for Ohio State
Big-play receiver KJ Hamler’s status for No. 9 Penn State’s matchup with No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday remains up in the air. Hamler is Penn State’s leading receiver with 46 catches for 791 yards and eight touchdowns this season. He scored on a 93-yard TD pass in a 27-26...
Former Ravens OC Marty Mornhinweg denies report he wanted Lamar Jackson to move to wide receiverVideo
BALTIMORE — In a statement issued through the team Tuesday, former Ravens offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg refuted a report claiming he wanted to move quarterback Lamar Jackson to wide receiver last season. On Monday, on an episode of “The GM Shuffle,” a podcast hosted by former NFL general manager Michael...
6 former WPIAL football players named to President Athletic Conference first-team
The President Athletic Conference released its’ All-PAC team’s on Tuesday and six former WPIAL players received first-team honors, while nine received second-team honors and 18 received honorable mentions. Just two former WPIAL players were named to the All-PAC first-team offense squad. Former South Fayette signal-caller and current Case Western Reserve...
Mike Tomlin: ‘Not a lot of discussion’ on Steelers attending Colin Kaepernick workout
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was asked Tuesday at his weekly news conference whether the organization considered sending a scout to Atlanta on Saturday to attend free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s workout. The Steelers were not among the 25 teams the NFL said were planning to attend the workout, which...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin learns nothing from brawlVideo
When Mike Tomlin said the Pittsburgh Steelers had “nothing to learn” from the fighting fiasco in the final eight seconds of their game at the Cleveland Browns, he did so dismissively. The Steelers coach started his weekly news conference by accepting responsibility for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ actions in the “unfortunate...
Signed from Giants practice squad, OLB Tuzar Skipper returns to Steelers
It took 11 weeks into the NFL season for the Pittsburgh Steelers to bring linebacker Tuzar Skipper back to their 53-man roster. Skipper, who was lost on a waiver claim to the New York Giants after the first week of games, returned to the Steelers on Tuesday when defensive end...
Gannon hires veteran football coach to lead Knights
Gannon University has its man. Erik Raeburn, a northeast Ohio native, is the new head coach for the Knights football team. The school announced the hire at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. Raeburn is no stranger to the Gannon program as he served as the program’s offensive coordinator for the...
Mike Tomlin ready to ‘smile’ as he tries to cobble together offense to face Bengals
His Pro Bowl wide receiver and team MVP has a knee injury in addition to a concussion. One of his other starting receivers also is concussed. His Pro Bowl running back aggravated a shoulder injury that already kept him out for two weeks. His All-Pro center is facing a three-game...
Riverhounds’ Greenspan named USL Championship Defender of the Year
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds had one of the best defenses in the USL Championship this year, and Joe Greenspan was at the center of it. On Tuesday, Greenspan was awarded for his efforts and was named the USL Championship Defender of the Year. The Westfield, N.J. native was crucial to Pittsburgh’s...
Minor league report: Drozg scores twice for Nailers in win over Cyclones
Forward Jan Drozg scored two goals and recorded an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 home win against the Cincinnati Cyclones at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling on Tuesday. A fifth-round pick of the Penguins in 2017, Drozg is now fourth in scoring in the ECHL with 18 points...
Steelers-Bengals game has higher stakes for Cincinnati fan living on roof
Jeff Lanham has been living on the roof of his restaurant for five weeks. But there’s a reason. Lanham, 42, is a Cincinnati Bengals season-ticket holder. He jokingly said he would live on the roof of his establishment, Hog Rock Cafe in Milan, Ind., if the Bengals lost to the...
Steelers RB Benny Snell to resume practicing after missing 3 games with injuryVideo
James Conner’s availability for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday is unknown, but coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday rookie running back Benny Snell might have a role when his team faces the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Snell, who has missed three games because of arthroscopic surgery on his knee,...
Pirates post opening for Pierogi jobVideo
Do you have what it takes to be a Pierogi? The Pittsburgh Pirates have put the call out for a new team member by posting a job listing: “2020 Pierogie.” (Of course, the misspelling leads us to wonder if they meant to write “Pierogies,” plural.) The team’s mascots are famous...
New Pirates GM Ben Cherington used professor stint to learn more about himself
Perhaps the new Pittsburgh Pirates general manager can be referred to as Professor Ben Cherington. After all, he is just a little over three years removed from being an adjunct professor at an Ivy League school. Cherington took time off from baseball after a four-year stint as the Boston Red...
Antonio Brown apologizes to Patriots for ‘bad media and drama’
Antonio Brown apologizes. This time. For now. The embattled wide receiver took to social media Tuesday morning to apologize to the New England Patriots and owner Robert Kraft for “the bad media and the drama !” The apology comes days after Brown met with the NFL to discuss sexual assault...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin calls Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph fight ‘ugly’Video
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been in the national spotlight since their matchup with the Cleveland Browns last Thursday, a loss that culminated with a fight between quarterback Mason Rudolph and Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. Garrett, who ripped off Rudolph’s helmet and then struck him on the head with it,...
Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad sidelined ‘longer term’Video
Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad will be sidelined “longer term” because of an undisclosed ailment, coach Mike Sullivan said. Injured in Friday’s 2-1 road loss to the New Jersey Devils, Bjugstad missed Saturday’s 6-1 home win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 10 games this season, Bjugstad has one goal. He...
Penn State QB Sean Clifford says he received death threats after loss to Minnesota
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford said Tuesday morning that he received death threats via social media after the Nittany Lions suffered their first loss of the season to Minnesota on Nov. 9. Clifford said he deleted his social media after the 31-26 loss. “It’s kind of sad to say, but...
