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Ryan Hawk's 37-yard FG lifts Valparaiso past NAIA-Indiana Wesleyan 20-17
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Ryan Hawk kicked a 37-yard field goal with 5:24 left and Valparaiso escaped with a 20-17 win over NAIA-member Indiana Wesleyan in the Beacons' home opener Saturday night. The Beacons opened the season with losses to Northern Iowa and Youngstown State on the...
Freshman QB Eli Holstein guides late rally, Pitt slips by West Virginia 38-34 in the Backyard Brawl
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trailing by 10 and the clock dwindling, there was no panic on the Pittsburgh sideline. No nervousness. No anxiety. Given the way Eli Holstein is playing, why would there be? Twice in eight days, the Panthers have been down big late to a longtime...
JaMario Clements breaks free for a 75-yard TD run, powers Duquesne's 28-25 win over Youngstown State
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — JaMario Clements ran for 204 yards and a key 75-yard fourth-quarter touchdown as Duquesne defeated Youngstown State 28-25 on Saturday. Clements averaged 17 yards on 12 carries, with a big boost from his 75-yard blast with 1:40 remaining for a two-score lead...
QB Brungard tallies 319 yards, 5 TDs in Youngstown State's 59-25 win over Valpo
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Beau Brungard accounted for 319 total yards and five touchdowns and Youngstown State made a three-touchdown, first-quarter lead stand up in a 59-25 win over Valparaiso on Saturday. Brungard ran for 194 yards on 10 carries and scored three rushing touchdowns...
Connor Watkins' 197 total yards, 2 TDs lead Villanova over Youngstown State 24-17 in opener
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Connor Watkins carried it 10 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and he completed six passes for 90 yards to help Villanova beat Youngstown State 24-17 on Thursday night in a season opener for both teams. Watkins, the Coastal Athletic Association preseason...
FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims around the assassination attempt on former President Trump
The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, who is running for reelection, is fueling a range of false claims and conspiracy theories as authorities seek information about the 20-year-old shooter's background and motive, how he obtained the AR-style rifle he fired at Trump and...
An Ohio apartment building, evacuated after a deadly explosion nearby, could reopen soon
A 16-story apartment building in Ohio may reopen early next month, several weeks after it was temporarily shuttered following a deadly natural gas explosion that severely damaged a neighboring building. Youngstown officials had ordered the evacuation of the International Towers on...
Down a step from elite college football, officials pitch a model for a new sports landscape
Facing upheaval on the way in college athletics, a handful of administrators and athletes from smaller schools have been working on a new model of governance. The hope by members of the Football Championship Subdivision and Division I-AAA (programs without football) is to give their...
