CAL 34, EDINBORO 16 Cal took a 28-0 halftime lead and turned it into a 34-16 win over Edinboro. James Harris threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns without an interceptions while his counterpart, Edinboro's Cody Harris, threw for 312 yards but couldn't find the endzone. Stat Leaders: Cal: PASSING: James Harris 18-31-0 260 yards and 2 TDs; RUSHING: Terrell Roberson 18-46 and 2 TDs; RECEIVING: Garry Brown 4-75 and TD; TACKLES: Chaz Veal 7; SACKS: Jawan Turner 3.5; INTS: 0 Edinboro: ... Read More
Northwestern hands Penn State first loss of season
STATE COLLEGE, PA – Penn State (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) just couldn’t get its offense rolling as they fell to Northwestern (2-2, 1-0 Big Ten) in its first loss of the season. It didn’t take Northwestern long to draw the first blood. A one-yard rush by senior quarterback Trevor Siemian just 5:31 into the game whetted Northwestern’s appetite on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Happy Valley. The Wildcats liked the feeling enough to do it again, scoring another touchdown less than five minutes ... Read More
Reds hurt Pirates’ division crown chances
Chances of remaining in contention for a NL Central title took a hit Saturday afternoon for the Pittsburgh Pirates (88-73) with an extra-inning loss to the Cincinnati Reds (75-86). Ramon Santiago hit a grand slam off Bobby LaFramboise to win it 10-6 for the Reds, handing John Axford (2-4) the loss. Dylan Axelrod (2-1) earned the win by pitching a scoreless top of the tenth. Axford walked the first batter he faced in the home half of the tenth and the bases were loaded before Clint ... Read More
Winless Buccaneers come to Pittsburgh
At 0-3, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will come to Heinz Field on Sunday to try getting in the win column against the Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1), who come off an impressive victory over another NFC South team, the Carolina Panthers, last Sunday night. Tampa Bay, led by first-year head coach Lovie Smith, has had ten days to regroup from an embarrassing 56-14 defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2 in front of a national Thursday Night Football audience. The Bucs are 0-1 on the road, have ... Read More
Pitt’s Cameron Wright out 10 weeks after foot surgery
Basketball season hasn't officially started yet for the Pitt Panthers, but Jamie Dixon's squad will have to begin preparation for the 2014-15 season short one man. Senior guard Cameron Wright, who averaged 10.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game last season, broke his left foot Thursday and had to have surgery Friday. Wright is expected to be sidelined up to 10 weeks, meaning he should be back in the Pitt lineup right around Christmas time. In Wright's absence, sophomore Josh Newkirk is ... Read More
Penn State looks to remain undefeated against Northwestern
The Penn State Nittany Lions (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) are looking to continue their win streak on Saturday against the Northwestern Wildcats (1-2, 0-0 Big Ten) at Beaver Stadium. Penn State dominated UMass last week, taking the game by a score of 48-7 while Northwestern is coming off its first win, powering past Western Illinois 24-7. Penn State will be looking toward two key sources of scoring on Saturday. Its deadly running trio of Bill Belton, Zach Zwinak, and Akeel Lynch posted 185 of 228 ... Read More
Akron vs. Pitt: Preview, Analysis and Prediction
The Pitt Panthers will look to get back on the winning track Saturday afternoon when veteran coach Terry Bowden and the Akron Zips visit Heinz Field. After suffering their first loss of the season last week, the 3-1 Panthers will look to get back on the winning track in their final non-conference game of the season against the 1-2 Zips. A victory over Akron would give Pitt its first 4-1 start since 2009. Who has the advantage? Let’s take a look. When: Saturday, September 27 Where: Heinz ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power make early splash in AFL free agency
The Pittsburgh Power announced two big splash moves in free agency tonight by being assigned defensive lineman Joe Sykes and wide receiver Joe Hills. They also announced the extension of one of their exclusive free agents James Bryant. The team also exercised rookie options on James Shaw, Tyrone Goard, Roosevelt Holiday, Latarrius Thomas, Keith Newell and Maurice Fountain Sykes, the 2012 Riddell Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time all arena selection, has 30.5 sacks over his four year ... Read More
Ficken right: Penn State’s kicker enjoying end of Cinderella collegiate career
Everyone loves a Cinderella story, and as it turns out, Sam Ficken has a pretty nice one. The start of his career at Penn State was shaky to say the least. Originally hailed as only a backup to former kicker Anthony Fera (who transferred to University of Texas in the wake of the sanctions against the university), Ficken was ripped from his comfort zone and dropped into a starter’s role. Many argued he wasn’t ready. They fought back even harder when Ficken struggled in the 2012 season, ... Read More
Chad Voytik must continue to improve as Pitt QB
Pitt Panthers’ fans have long been clamoring for heralded prospect Chad Voytik to become not only Pitt’s signal caller of the future, but their quarterback of the present as well. While Voytik has certainly shown some good things during his appearance in the Little Caesars Bowl last season and his first three starts of this season, the sophomore quarterback showed last Saturday against Iowa that he still has some things to work on. With the fashion that the Panthers have been able to have ... Read More