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Regional Sports

More than trophies are at stake in the Big Ten

One thing’s for sure about the Big Ten. The conference loves a good rivalry and, in most cases, a traveling trophy to go with it. Big Ten teams have been playing for buckets, bronzed pigs, jugs and more since around the turn of the 20th century. It’s all a part of Midwestern football ...

Steelers hope sack-happy performance vs. Browns was no fluke

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler only wishes he was brilliant enough to explain how a defense that struggled to get to the quarterback for two months seemed to have little trouble last Sunday in Cleveland. The same group that managed all of 13 sacks ...

Conner keeping mum on NFL prospects

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Conner has big plans for this weekend, and it has nothing to do with saying goodbye. Thanksgiving marks the 1-year anniversary of the cancer diagnosis that threatened the Pittsburgh running back’s career, one that kickstarted his remarkable comeback and turned ...

Young, Pittsburgh hold off Yale, 75-70

P) — Michael Young scored 24 points and added 10 rebounds as Pittsburgh held off Yale, 75-70, Tuesday night. Young, the two-time reigning ACC Player of the Week, was a jack-of-all trades for the Panthers. In addition to leading the team in scoring and rebounds, Young had three assists, a ...

Receiver Harvin coming out of retirement to sign with Bills

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Retirement proved to be temporary for Percy Harvin, the once-dynamic playmaker who’s back in the NFL and returning to Buffalo to reinforce the Bills injury-depleted group of receivers. Using the past six months to rest his mind and rehab numerous injuries that ...

No. 25 Virginia Tech holds off Pitt, 39-36

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jerod Evans shook off a right ankle injury to throw for a career-high 406 yards and two touchdowns and lead No. 25 Virginia Tech to a 39-36 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday night.Joey Slye tied a school and Atlantic Coach Conference record by kicking six field goals and ...