Game Notes: Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1; 0-0 away) at Cincinnati Bengals (0-1; 0-0 home) Monday, September 16 - 8:30 pm (televised locally on NBC/WPXI) Paul Brown Stadium - Cincinnati, OH Despite a Week One loss that left little to be optimistic about, the Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) will have an opportunity to end Week Two in an early-season tie for first place in the AFC North. That opportunity will come Monday night against the Cincinnati Bengals (0-1), who lost a close game on the ... Read More
PSAC West Week 2 Round-Up
Cal U 45, Kutztown 10 Cal U provided a strong defense, only allowing nine yards on the ground, combined with 24 first-half points en route to a 45-10 victory over Kutztown. Quarterback Cody Shroeder continues to shine, as he threw for a career-high four touchdowns in the victory. His favorite target, Mike Williams, hauled in eight passes for 132 yards and a score, his sixth 100-yard game of his career. Schroeder went 20 of 28 for 267 yards and the four scores. He hit 10 different ... Read More
#19 St. John Fisher routes Washington & Jefferson
PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Tyler Fenti passed for a school-record 453 yards to direct a St. John Fisher offense that piled up 733 total yards during a 42-21 victory over Washington & Jefferson at Growney Stadium. All six of the 19th-ranked Cardinals' touchdown drives covered at least 71 yards. The Presidents (1-1) were led by senior wide receiver Alex Baroffio (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park), who became the program's all-time reception leader in the 122-year history of W&J football. Baroffio ... Read More
Waynesburg Yellow Jackets combine for 108 points at Frostburg State
FROSTBURG, Md. - What a difference a year makes. On Sept. 8, 2012, the Waynesburg University football team used a power running game and a stingy defense to control Frostburg State in a 21-7 victory at John F. Wiley Stadium. Flash ahead to Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, and it would be hard to notice any similarities between this year’s matchup and the 2012 version. The Yellow Jackets mustered just 73 yards rushing, gave up a whopping 609 yards of total offense and didn’t have control of the game ... Read More
No. 8 IUP Football impressive in 49-0 blowout over Cheyney
INDIANA, PA – De'Antwan Williams (Woodbridge, VA/Woodbridge) ran for three touchdowns and Mike Box (Lawrenceville, GA/Collins Hill) threw for three more in eighth-ranked IUP's 49-0 win over Cheyney in the Crimson Hawks' 2013 home opener on Saturday at George P. Miller Stadium. All three of Williams' touchdowns came in the first quarter as IUP built a 28-0 lead after the 15 minutes of action. The scores came on runs of one, 20 and two yards, with the final one being at time expired in the ... Read More
Slippery Rock tops Shippensburg in Air Assault
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Senior quarterback Nigel Barksdale passed for four touchdowns and 304 yards Saturday night to lead hosting Slippery Rock University (2-0) to a 58-38 win over Shippensburg (0-2) in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference “crossover” action at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Barksdale completed 19 of 25 pass attempts without throwing an interception or being sacked. Barksdale connected with 10 different receivers, headlined by senior wide receiver John Schademan, who caught five ... Read More
Boyd dominates for Pitt Panthers
PITTSBURGH -- Pitt scored touchdowns on six of its first eight possessions and defeated New Mexico 49-27 in a non-conference game Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field The Panthers (1-1, 0-1 ACC), who return to ACC play Saturday at Duke, got five touchdowns from their talented freshman class and a dominant performance from their defense in the first half. Pitt held New Mexico (1-2) to just 59 total yards at halftime, including five yards rushing. Senior tailback Kasey Carrier, who entered the game ... Read More
Penn State drops heartbreaker to Central Florida
PITTSBURGH -- Blake Bortles passed for 288 yards and three touchdowns and UCF stunned Penn State 34-31 on Saturday night Storm Johnson ran for a career-high 117 yards and a score and added a touchdown reception as the Knights (3-0) beat a Big Ten team for the first time in school history. UCF never trailed, having its way against Penn State's defense to give the newly minted American Athletic Conference a shot of respectability. Zach Zwinak rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns for the ... Read More
Colonials lose sloppy game to Dayton, 21-14
Robert Morris fell to Dayton 21-14, Saturday at Joe Walton Stadium moving their record to 1-2 on the season. For the Colonials, it was the eleventh straight loss to Dayton, dating back to 2000. RMU quarterback Paul Jones had a rough day, completing just 6 of 24 passes for 112 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Duane Mitchell had three carries for 63 yards and a touchdown for the Colonials but it was Dayton who controlled the ball for most of the game. The Flyers scored on the ... Read More
In a class of their own
The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to show what a classy organization they are on and off the ice. From owner to equipment manager, there is no team in the NHL that exemplifies true passion, loyalty and total class for their team. First and foremost, the Penguins were destined to be liquidated and forced to leave town. Mario Lemieux was still owed $26 million from his contract which would have subsequently been the end of the Penguins in Pittsburgh. Lemieux's purchase of the Penguins marked the ... Read More