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Regional Sports

WVU’s Shell gets last shot at elusive 1,000-yard season

MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) Coming out of high school, Rushel Shell arrived at Pittsburgh and was labeled as the next Tony Dorsett.Four years later, Shell gets one last shot at his own name recognition as a senior at West Virginia.Shell is shouldering the Mountaineers' rushing responsibilities ...

Notre Dame’s Kelly hasn’t decided on QB rotation

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Coach Brian Kelly surprised many when he revealed two weeks ago he planned to use both DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire at quarterback when No. 10 Notre Dame opens the season at Texas.He hasn't revealed much more than that since then about how he plans to split the playing ...

Steelers’ first-round pick Burns eager to make debut

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers rookie cornerback Artie Burns can't wait to make his debut.It has been a long time coming for the Steelers' first-round pick, who was hampered by a nagging quad injury throughout most of training camp, causing him to miss the team's first three preseason ...

Endwell wins wild game to advance to United States championship

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Jude Abbadessa was 5-for-5 with six RBIs to lead Endwell, New York past Bowling Green, Kentucky 13-10 on Wednesday night for a place in the U.S. championship game of the Little League World Series.Abbadessa hit a two-run homer to center field to give New York a ...

McSorley named starting QB at Penn State

STATE COLLEGE (AP)- Trace McSorley will start at quarterback for Penn State when the Nittany Lions open against Kent State on Sept. 3.Coach James Franklin settled on the sophomore after McSorley battled redshirt freshman Tommy Stevens for the job through the spring and summer."We're excited ...

Cole struggles again as Pirates fall to Astros

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A solid road trip kept the Houston Astros on the right path toward a playoff spot.Evan Gattis hit his 20th home run and Carlos Correa got two hits and scored twice, leading Collin McHugh and the Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4.The Astros won the interleague matchup ...