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Steelers rule Porter Jr. out vs. Patriots

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. will not play on Sunday against New England. The club declared Porter out on Friday. Porter was listed as a limited participant during practice all week. The team described Porter's limitation as conditioning-related early in the week before adding a designation on Thursday that indicated Porter was dealing with a back ailment. The fourth-year pro was seen leaving practice Thursday with a team trainer, though he did some stretching on Friday during the portion of practice open to the media. The Steelers said Porter ...

Knights look for first win tonight vs. Seneca

RUSSELL — The Eisenhower football team looks to get into the win column tonight when it faces Seneca in a Region 3 game at Eisenhower High School. The Knights (0-3, 0-2 in Region 3) fell last week to Corry 35-0, but in the process outgained Corry in total offense and appear to be ...

Knights take on Seneca

Times Observer Photo by Steve Younger The Eisenhower girls soccer team suffered a 7-0 Region 3 soccer setback to Seneca on Thursday. Playing their third game in three days, head coach Ashley Elms admitted the squad was tired. “After three games and a long trip to St. Marys, the girls just ...

Briefs

Golf leagues Following are the results for the Jackson Valley Golf Course women’s league from last week: Top gross scores were Margie Cerra with a 44 in Class A; Rita Cecco and Candace Laurie with a 44 in Class B; Tracy Leichtenberger with a 56 in Class C; and Sue Bingham with a 63 in Class D. The best net scores were Brianna Ford with a 34 in Class A; Elissa Davies with a 33 in Class B; Leichtenberger with a 33 in Class C; and Hannah Bulard with 32 in Class D. Fewest putts were recorded by Cerra, Kellie McClement and Andrea Conklin with 16 apiece in Class A; Cindy Munksgard ...

Impressive in net

McDowell was too much for Warren in a girls soccer game on Thursday. Leading 2-0 at halftime, the Dragons tacked on a goal after the break en route to the 3-0 win. "The ladies played hard on defense tonight," Warren head coach Teresa Abplanalp said. "We held them to just one goal in the ...

Griffin helps Pirates knock off Brewers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin hit a two-run single to key a five-run second inning and Henry Davis tacked on a two-run homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Thursday. Milwaukee, a major league-best 95-58, leads the Los Angeles ...