PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Islam Makhachev seemingly took offense and cut off a question about Ian Machado Garry potentially serving as his toughest challenger to date. "No, it's not going to be my biggest challenge," Makhachev said. "He's just good, you know? I give him respect. He has good ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Drew Allar threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another during an impressive debut as the Pittsburgh Steelers surged past the Green Bay Packers 28-9 in the preseason opener on Thursday night. Allar, a third-round pick from Penn State, was 10 of 13 for 154 ...
MIAMI (AP) — Braxton Ashcraft threw a complete-game three-hitter, Rafael Flores had a pair of three-run homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 13-1 on Thursday. Jared Triolo and Jacob Gonzalez also went deep for the Pirates, who snapped a three-game skid. Pittsburgh's ...
BIG RED FALLS IN BATTLE AT THE VILLE STEUBENVILLE - The Big Red golf team hosted perennial Ohio high school golf powerhouse Perry on Thursday in the inaugural "Battle at the Ville." Big Red's golfers were competitive with the Pirates in the 18-hole duel match at the Steubenville Country ...
MORGANTOWN — Through almost two weeks of camp, slot receiver D.J. Epps has separated himself from the rest of the pack as a leader. But Epps wasn’t always the leader of the room. At Troy, he started at rock bottom and walked on to the Trojans. He redshirted his first season and played in just one game in Year 2. It was a slow grind for Epps. In Year 3, Epps finally caught his first pass and played in six games. That was his only catch of the season. He kept working. “I really had to earn everything I have, and I eventually got on the field these last couple years, and I just ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football had a lot of changes on defense. A lot of players graduated and linebacker was no different. Linebackers and defensive leaders Reid Carrico and Chase Wilson are both gone. A few depth pieces, like Ben Bogle, transferred out, too. With the departures, WVU hit the transfer portal hard and added veterans who have played a lot of football. The Mountaineers picked up Tyler Stolsky from Florida Atlantic, Illinois’ Malachi Hood, Jason Hall from Villanova and Isaiah Patterson from UNLV. All four of them played in 12-plus games last season. There are ...
