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Imani Sanders, Jeannette run over GCCVideo
Imani Sanders had one of those games players dreams of. Jeannette’s senior running back scored five touchdowns and rushed for 217 yards to lead the No. 1 Jayhawks to a 48-14 victory in WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference clash Friday at Centurion Stadium. The victory clinches a playoff spot for...
Burrell football team defeats Freeport in overtime thrillerVideo
Burrell coach Shawn Liotta has coached a lot of games in his career, but he said he has never coached one like Friday’s 36-35 overtime victory over Freeport. There was history — the Bucs were 1-11 against the Yellowjackets in the past 12 years and had been outscored 361-141. There...
Spencer, Pine-Richland roll over Mt. Lebanon
Pine-Richland is a top-flight Western Pennsylvania football program. Mt. Lebanon is aspiring to get there. It took less than a minute to let that narrative play out at Mt. Lebanon on Friday night. Pine-Richland needed just 45 seconds to reach the end zone. A much-anticipated battle for second place in...
WPIAL football Week 7 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 7 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • JEANNETTE 40, GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC 14 Jeannette’s senior running back scored five touchdowns and rushed for 217 yards • BURRELL 36, FREEPORT 35 (OT) With the game on the line, senior...
No ‘doormat’: Moon tied for 1st after defeating Upper St. ClairVideo
Doormats? Hardly. A year after winning only one conference game, Moon just might win the Allegheny 8 title. Wildcat runner Jamal Littlejohn scored twice and Moon’s defense was disruptive again Friday night as the fifth-ranked Tigers defeated Upper St. Clair, 20-6, showing that they’re ready to contend in this unpredictable...
Franklin Regional grad Nate Leopold finds home at John Carroll
Nate Leopold might play safety, but he is getting used to the end zone. The John Carroll sophomore and Franklin Regional graduate scored his second touchdown in four games Saturday, returning a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown. “It’s pretty special because when you score a touchdown as a defensive...
Tyler Glasnow says tipped pitches help undo Rays in ALDS vs. AstrosVideo
HOUSTON — Unable to beat three aces in a row, the Tampa Bay Rays finally folded against Houston. It didn’t help starter Tyler Glasnow was sure he tipped pitches in the first inning, when the Astros scored four fast runs. With baseball’s most inexpensive roster, the young Rays tried all...
Speed racer: Denny Hamlin goes nearly 205 mph at TalladegaVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin climbed from his car at Talladega Superspeedway and was shocked to learn he not only had topped the speed chart but reached nearly 205 mph in pacing practice. “It really caught me off guard,” Hamlin said Friday after his lap at 204.904 mph. The Daytona...
Penn State gets first test against Top 25 team
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Penn State has beaten its first five opponents by nearly 40 points per game. The Nittany Lions’ next three games might not be quite so easy. No. 10 Penn State’s playoff hopes likely will hinge on how it performs during a brutal stretch that begins Saturday...
Embarrassment at Iowa State last season still fresh for WVU players
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Iowa State’s smothering defense from a year ago remains fresh in the memories of West Virginia players. So, too, is Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy bouncing through the Mountaineers with relative ease. That defense is still stout a year later, and Purdy seems to be getting better as...
WPIAL Week 7 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
Pine-Richland at Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park at Baldwin and West Mifflin at Belle Vernon headline tonight’s WPIAL Week 7 football action. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find all the scores here. Check back...
Mike Sullivan says injuries help Penguins simplify their gameVideo
Through the first days of the season, the talk around the Pittsburgh Penguins has centered on an injury situation Mike Sullivan prefers to discuss behind closed doors with only his staff at his side. Not with reporters — equipped with recorders, cell phones and easy access to the Internet –...
Steelers better equipped to deal with Chargers’ Keenan Allen
With the Los Angeles Chargers looming Sunday , nobody in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room is happier with the acquisition of safety Minkah Fitzpatrick than Bud Dupree. Dupree was one of several linebackers — inside and outside — tasked with covering Keenan Allen last year when the Chargers wide receiver...
Penguins send down Andrew Agozzino, call up Joseph Blandisi
The Pittsburgh Penguins tinkered with their fourth line Friday afternoon, calling up center Joseph Blandisi and sending Andrew Agozzino down in his place. Agozzino, a 28-year-old signed as a free agent from the Colorado organization in July, made his Penguins debut Thursday night in a 2-1 victory over Anaheim. He...
Penn-Trafford grad thriving as Pitt-Greensburg’s ace
After a stellar freshman season, Penn-Trafford graduate and Pitt-Greensburg sophomore men’s tennis player Turner Price has picked up where he left off. Price, who turned 20 on Oct. 15, ended the fall ranked first in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference at first singles (5-0). He was named the conference’s men’s...
Devlin Hodges gets start for Steelers; Mason Rudolph officially ruled outVideo
It made headlines 15 years ago when Alan Faneca expressed he was less than enthused to be playing with a rookie quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger. There was no such reservation coming out of the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Friday, when it became official Devlin Hodges would start Sunday night’s game...
Fishing report: Loyalhanna Creek offering steady action with trout
• At Loyalhanna Creek, anglers are seeing steady action with trout while using live bait. For the most part, fishermen are finding trout around the deeper pockets of water. Carp catches are occurring with some regularity, and a few muskellunge catches were reported as well. • Green Lick Reservoir is...
Steelers’ Mark Barron will not play vs. Chargers; Mike Hilton, Vance McDonald will
Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Mark Barron will not play in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Barron did not practice all week after suffering a hamstring injury during last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers have three players they consider starters for two positions at inside linebacker...
Mark Madden: John Marino makes immediate impact with Penguins
The Penguins made one mistake with rookie defenseman John Marino: He should wear No. 13. Penguins jerseys with “Marino” and No. 13 on the back would have great potential for sales, especially in Oakland. Get Brandon Tanev a different number. Otherwise, all systems are go with the rookie pro out...
Steelers’ Artie Burns expects to start vs. Chargers in place of injured Steve NelsonVideo
Artie Burns said he “pretty much got all the (first-team) reps” at Pittsburgh Steelers practice this week, and he expects to start at outside cornerback during Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers. Burns has been practicing ahead of Steve Nelson — the usual starter opposite Joe Haden — because...
Steelers G Fred Johnson, OLB Jay Elliott released; QB Paxton Lynch, RB Trey Edmunds promoted
Promising rookie guard Fred Johnson and journeyman outside linebacker Jayrone Elliott were released by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday afternoon. Running back Trey Edmunds and quarterback Paxton Lynch were promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster. Johnson was impressive in training camp as a mammoth undrafted rookie...
David Ortiz pulls vodka prank on Frank Thomas during Fox MLB pregame showVideo
Big Papi was big pouring Thursday. The three-time World Series champion David Ortiz pranked fellow MLB all-star Frank Thomas during the ALDS pregame show on FS1. Before the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays game, Ortiz pulled out a handle of vodka and poured it into Thomas’ water bottle. "Get...
After decade with Penguins, Bill Guerin wants to make mark with Wild
“What’s it like outside?” Bill Guerin had a simple query for a pair of reporters in the Civic Arena’s cramped, stuffy home dressing room after a rare Sunday morning practice. “How cold is it? Do I need to dress in layers?” Maybe, why? “I’m going to the Steelers game.” Guerin...
Fantasy sports podcast: These Chargers may feast on Steelers again
It’s our weekly fantasy sports podcast with Jeff Erickson of RotoWire. This week, I vent about my recent lack of big-time production from Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. I’m probably not alone there. Speaking of Houston’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, we have a prediction about someone besides...
Kevin Gorman: Gerrit Cole’s dominance mesmerizing, torturous for Pirates fansVideo
No Pittsburgh professional sports team tortures its fan base quite like the Pirates, and no Pittsburgh professional sports fan base tortures itself quite like Pirates fans. Watching former Pirates players shine in the MLB playoffs long has been an annual rite of passage in Pittsburgh as fans lament what could...
