September 15, 2022 11:02 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed star outside linebacker T.J. Watt on injured reserve. The move means Watt will miss a minimum of four games while recovering from a left pectoral injury. The Steelers already had ruled Watt out for this week’s game against New England. The NFL’s reigning defensive player of the year sustained the injury in the fourth quarter of last week’s overtime victory against Cincinnati. The Steelers filled Watt’s spot on the 53-man roster by signing David Anenih off Tennessee’s practice squad.
September 15, 2022 1:57 am
CINCINNATI (AP) – Rodolfo Castro hit a three-run homer and an RBI single, and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a four-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 10-4 victory. Rookie Oneil Cruz connected for a two-run drive, helping last-place Pittsburgh to its first four-game win streak since mid-July. Ke’Bryan Hayes had three of the Pirates’ 12 hits. It was Pittsburgh’s first four-game series sweep in Cincinnati since July 11-14, 1991. Kyle Farmer and Austin Romine homered for the lowly Reds, who have dropped six in a row. Nick Lodolo struck out 11 while working 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball.
September 15, 2022 3:00 am
No. 22 Penn State travels to Auburn for the featured matchup in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions beat the Tigers 28-20 in Happy Valley in one of the most entertaining games of last season. No. 6 Oklahoma visits Nebraska for a meeting of old conference rivals. It’s also the first game for interim coach Mickey Joseph after Scott Frost’s firing on Sunday. No. 11 Michigan State goes to Washington for the first time since 1970. Indiana is on upset alert with Western Kentucky visiting. Ohio State receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is expected to return from injury against Toledo.
September 14, 2022 1:54 am
CINCINNATI (AP) – Bryan Reynolds homered for the second straight game and drove in two runs, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 in a doubleheader opener. Cincinnati’s Jake Fraley was hit on the head by Manny Banuelos’ 93.5 mph fastball in the eighth inning. The ball appeared to glance off the bill of Fraley’s helmet and graze the right side of his face. Down for several minutes, Fraley got to his feet and was led off the field by an athletic trainer. áCal Mitchell hit his first homer since July 22 and Ke’Bryan Hayes his first since Aug. 7.
September 13, 2022 3:03 am
SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdown passes, Denver fumbled twice at the 1-yard line in the second half, and the Seahawks beat the Broncos 17-16 in Russell Wilson’s return to Seattle. Brandon McManus missed a 64-yard field goal attempt with 20 seconds left and the Seahawks escaped with another wild victory involving Wilson at quarterback. Except this time Wilson was the opponent and there will be plenty of questions about Denver coach Nathaniel Hackett’s late-game clock management and decisions in his first game. Denver faced fourth-and-5 at the Seattle 46 and had three timeouts left, but the Broncos ran significant time off the clock before Hackett called timeout and decided to have McManus try the long field goal.
September 13, 2022 2:55 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — No. 23 Pittsburgh is dealing with uncertainty at quarterback as the Panthers prepare for a road trip to Western Michigan. Starter Kedon Slovis left last week’s overtime loss to Tennessee with an undisclosed injury. Backup Nick Patti injured his left leg early in the fourth quarter but had limited mobility. Head coach Pat Narduzzi offered no update on the status of either quarterback. Dartmouth transfer Derek Kyler and redshirt freshman Nate Yarnell have been competing to be third on the depth chart behind Slovis and Patti.
September 12, 2022 4:04 am
CINCINNATI (AP) – Chris Boswell kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired in overtime and the Pittsburgh Steelers overcame T.J. Watt’s injury late in the fourth quarter to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in a sloppy season opener for both teams. Watt had one of four interceptions off Joe Burrow, who rebounded from a lousy start and rallied Cincinnati from a 17-6 halftime deficit. His 6-yard touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase tied it at 20 with 2 seconds left in regulation, but the game went to overtime after Minkah Fitzpatrick blocked Evan McPherson’s point-after try. McPherson and Boswell missed potential winning field goals in overtime.
September 12, 2022 4:01 am
CINCINNATI (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt left the team’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth quarter with a pectoral injury. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year left the field and headed to the locker room shortly before the game went to overtime. Before the injury, he was his usual disruptive self, with a sack and an interception. He tied the NFL single-season sacks record with 22 1/2 last season despite missing two games.
September 12, 2022 4:06 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Albert Pujols hit his 697th home run, moving past Alex Rodriguez into fourth place on the career list and doing it in dramatic fashion with a ninth-inning drive that rallied the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. The NL Central-leading Cardinals trailed 2-1 when Pujols connected for a two-run drive. Pujols had tied Rodriguez with a home run Saturday night. Pujols trails Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) on the all-time homer chart. The 42-year-old Pujols has 21 games left in his 22nd and final season in the big leagues. He’s hit 18 home runs this season.
September 11, 2022 1:14 am
Justin Huss carried 21 times for 117 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes from Colton Jones for 40 yards and another score as Washington & Jefferson easily downed Saint Vincent, 52-21 Saturday afternoon. Jones completed 21-of-31 passes for 270 yards and three scores for the 2-0 Presidents. John Peduzzi (57) and TJ Troxell (11) caught the other TD passes. Running back Ray Holmes added 81 yards rushing for W&J, part of a 541 yard total offense performance. W&J scored on four straight possessions in the first half before Saint Vincent cut the 28-0 lead in half at intermission. Three third-quarter scores for the Presidents, including a Deven Wyandt 28-yard field goal and Adam Rudzinski’s 10-yard scoop and score fumble return, put the game away. Donovain Chambers scored the Presidents’ final touchdown, a one-yard run. W&J travels to Cleveland next Saturday night to take on Case-Western Reserve.
