August 31, 2025 7:37 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia beat Robert Morris 45-3 in the return of Rich Rodriguez as West Virginia’s coach. Nicco Marchiol passed for one touchdown and threw for another, Jahiem White had two short TD runs for the Mountaineers. Heavy favorite West Virginia lost fumbles on three straight drives in the second quarter and led its Championship Subdivision opponent 10-3 at halftime. White had TD runs of 1 and 4 yards in the third quarter. Marchiol completed 17 of 20 passes for 224 yards. Rodriguez coached the Mountaineers from 2001 to 2007. He was hired last December to take over for the fired Neal Brown.
August 31, 2025 7:36 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Nicholas Singleton ran for two touchdowns, Penn State forced three turnovers and the No. 2 Nittany Lions pulled away to beat Nevada 46-11 on Saturday in the opener for both teams. Singleton capped Penn State’s opening possession with a 1-yard run then scored on another short plunge early in the third quarter. Kayton Allen cut around the defense for a 13-yard score in the second. Nevada had already self-destructed by then. Penn State cornerback AJ Harris recovered Ky Woods’ fumble to spoil the Wolf Pack’s opening drive. Their next possession ended when defensive tackle Zane Durant intercepted Chubba Purdy’s pass deep in his own end. (Photo: AP)
August 30, 2025 4:17 am
BOSTON (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched six strong innings, and Tommy Pham and Andrew McCutchen hit back-to-back doubles after the Pirates chased Red Sox phenom Payton Tolle in his major league debut, rallying Pittsburgh to a 4-2 victory on Friday night. Skenes (9-9) allowed one earned run on seven hits and a walk, striking out six in six innings. Dennis Santana pitched the ninth to earn his 11th save and give the last-place Pirates their seventh win in nine games. Called up earlier in the day when World Series clincher Walker Buehler was released, Tolle had a one-hitter through five innings and was lifted after allowing back-to-back singles with one out in the sixth. Pham followed with a line drive off Greg Weissert (6-5) over the center fielder’s head, tying the game 2-all and depriving Tolle of the victory. McCutchen, who had three hits in the game, then doubled to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead. Skenes is now 17-0 when the Pirates score at least three runs in his starts.
August 29, 2025 4:19 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thomas Saggese hit a go-ahead RBI double and Jordan Walker homered in a three-run seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1. Miles Mikolas allowed one run on four hits and a walk and struck out five in five innings. Kyle Leahy recorded four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief, Riley O’Brien pitched a scoreless eighth and JoJo Romero pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Pirates rookie Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on four hits and recorded five strikeouts in a career-best 5 2/3 innings before being replaced by Yohan Ramírez.
August 29, 2025 4:17 am
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas coach Pete Carroll has assembled a Raiders roster full of players with something to prove. Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett is a prime example. Carroll praised Pickett’s adaptability, noting his quick grasp of new systems despite frequent trades. Pickett has moved from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, then to Cleveland and now to Las Vegas. He was drafted by the Steelers in 2022 but didn’t meet expectations. Pickett hopes to find stability with the Raiders, learning from Geno Smith’s career revival under Carroll. The Raiders acquired Pickett after Aidan O’Connell’s injury.
August 29, 2025 4:16 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jay Wright has decided to step away from being a full-time television analyst after three years to devote more time to his other position at Villanova University. Wright was hired by CBS Sports and TNT Sports as a college basketball analyst in 2022. He was a game analyst during the regular season before moving to the studio for the NCAA Tournament. Wright was named a special assistant to the president at Villanova after his retirement. In that role he is involved with fund raising, advising and education.
August 29, 2025 4:15 am
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Cameron Pettaway returned the opening kickoff for a 98-yard touchdown and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George coached his first FBS win as Bowling Green beat Lafayette 26-7. For the second straight year, Bowling Green scored on the game’s opening kickoff. Bowling Green combined for 156 yards on the ground, led by Kaderris Roberts’ 66 yards on 12 carries. Dean Denobile was 13 of 26 for 111 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Kleather connected from 30- and 35-yards out and hit a career-long 56-yard kick.The Falcons’ defense combined for seven tackles for loss and three sacks. Drew Pyne connected on 12 of his 18 passes for 109 yards for Bowling Green. The game was delayed for 42 minutes due to lightning.
August 28, 2025 6:06 pm
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thomas Saggese hit a go-ahead RBI double and Jordan Walker homered in a three-run seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Thursday. Miles Mikolas allowed one run on four hits and a walk and struck out five in five innings. Kyle Leahy (4-1) recorded four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief, Riley O’Brien pitched a scoreless eighth and JoJo Romero pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Pirates rookie Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on four hits and recorded five strikeouts in a career-best 5 2/3 innings before being replaced by Yohan Ramírez (1-2). Iván Herrera lined a double to left field, scoring Lars Nootbaar to tie the game at 1 in the bottom of the third inning. Tommy Pham lined his eighth home run of the season 440 feet over the left-field bullpen in the first inning to put Pittsburgh ahead 1-0.
August 27, 2025 4:39 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bubba Chandler has lived up to the hype so far. Chandler led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching four scoreless innings of relief in his second major league game. The 6-foot-3 right-hander allowed one hit, struck out three and walked one. The 22-year-old Chandler got the win after he picked up the save in his Pittsburgh debut on Friday night against Colorado. He also worked four scoreless innings against the Rockies. Chandler’s arrival has provided a glimmer of hope for Pittsburgh in another lost season. He could join Paul Skenes in a potentially formidable rotation for the Pirates as soon as next year.
August 28, 2025 4:43 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Drew Allar and Andy Kotelnicki have developed quite the quarterback-coach tandem in their 18 months together. Their partnership has grown to the point where Kotelnicki, Penn State’s second-year offensive coordinator, let Allar plan out most of what the No. 2 Nittany Lions would drill during their final training camp practices last week. The fast-talking Kotelnicki and head coach James Franklin have been impressed. They’ve seen enough to know Allar’s improved command of the offense will give the Nittany Lions a shot at another deep run the College Football Playoff.
