Neshannock’s offense is rolling — and running and rumbling.

The Laurel High football team traveled to Clairton last night with high hopes.

ROCHESTER — It was all about “The U” last night against Rochester.

The struggles continue for the Ellwood City Lincoln High football team.

A spirited effort by the Mohawk High football team came up short last night.

Riverside High scored only half as many points as it had been averaging when it traveled to Shenango last night.

The Ellwood City Lincoln volleyball edged Laurel in a Section 1-2A showdown on Thursday.

Ryan Hampton scored a 41 to lead Ellwood City Lincoln to a 222-243 Section 5-2A win over Union on the par-35 back nine at Sylvan Heights.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Gardner Minshew threw two touchdown passes and should have had a third, Calais Campbell spearheaded another defensive gem and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 20-7 in sloppy conditions last night.

 SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Two straight losses to open the year, a season-ending injury to the franchise quarterback, and a West Coast trip to face an undefeated team all add up to many people writing off the Pittsburgh Steelers before the end of September.

STATE COLLEGE — A high school video of Shamokin Area High product Blake Zalar last April grabbed Penn State head coach James Franklin’s attention.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are on their way to finishing at the bottom of the AL West, but they plan to do more than merely play out the string over the final two weeks.

The Wilmington High girls soccer team scored 22 goals in a victory last night.

 GREENSBURG (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez was being held yesterday in a Pennsylvania jail on multiple felony charges after allegedly telling investigators he attempted to have sex with an underage girl during a meeting at her house in 2017.

Riverside High senior Skyler Fox captured the Midwestern Athletic Conference boys golf championship Wednesday at Fox Run Golf Course in Beaver Falls.

Wilmington and Mohawk high schools will honor military personnel this weekend.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Minkah Fitzpatrick walked into the locker room fresh off the first practice of the rest of his football life, noticed the semi-circle of cameras and microphones running three deep around his locker and took a step back while his new teammates roared in laughter.

 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Lewis hit his fifth home run since debuting Sept. 10, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 last night for their fourth straight win.

At Union High School, there are always players on the field capable of making big plays. 

STATE COLLEGE — Noah Cain lined up to the left of quarterback Sean Clifford during Penn State’s second drive of the third quarter last Saturday against Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have no plans to bail on the season with Ben Roethlisberger out until 2020 with an elbow injury.

Laurel and Mohawk split a pair of WPIAL Section 1-1A cross country meets Tuesday at the Spartans’ course.

 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marco Gonzales allowed six hits in seven innings, Austin Nola and Omar Narvaez hit back-to-back home runs and the Seattle Mariners beat Pittsburgh 6-0 last night after Pirates All-Star closer Felipe Vázquez was arrested on multiple felony charges earlier in the day.

Neshannock High’s Liam McGann and Nick Viggiano along with Shenango’s Tommy George advanced in the WPIAL Section 5-2A qualifier held at Sylvan Heights yesterday.

Jack Barth shot an even-par 35 over the front nine at Stonecrest to propel the Mohawk High boys golf team to a 221-238 WPIAL Section 5-2A decision over Union on Monday.

Joe Cowart

Prior to Friday night’s victory against Beaver, New Castle High football coach Joe Cowart talked strategy during a radio interview. 

 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger likes to point out that he’s played through the end of every contract he’s ever signed. It’s tangible proof of the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback’s commitment both to the game itself and the franchise he’s led to a pair of Super Bowl titles.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. had an 89-yard touchdown catch and a spectacular one-handed grab in his return to MetLife Stadium, and Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns did just enough to beat the short-handed and banged-up New York Jets 23-3 last night.

DENVER (AP) — Eddy Pineiro kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Chicago Bears a wild 16-14 win over the Broncos and their former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, whose gutsy 2-point call 31 seconds earlier had given Denver the lead.

STATE COLLEGE — Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett’s pass lingered in the air for what seemed like an eternity.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The faces around Russell Wilson have changed as the Seattle Seahawks rebuild themselves on the fly. One thing, however, has not. Seattle goes as its ever imaginative quarterback goes.

Wilmington High’s Lindsey Martineau excelled Saturday.

The Westminster College football team opened Presidents’ Athletic Conference action on a positive note Saturday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. raced his way into the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs with a victory yesterday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the opening round of the postseason.

CHICAGO (AP) — After a rough start, Anthony Rizzo, Willson Contreras and the Chicago Cubs rebounded with an overwhelming response at the plate.

Many words have been said and written in the lead-up to the 100th and final scheduled game between the Keystone State’s two Power Five football teams. All that’s left is the actual play on the field, when Pitt and Penn State kickoff at noon today at Beaver Stadium.

The passing game did the job last night for the Shenango High football team.

Frustration turned into elation last night for the Neshannock High football team.

The game didn’t go exactly as planned, but Laurel coach Brian Cooper will take the victory.

New Castle’s Taggart Stadium was a house of horrors on Friday the 13th.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tom Brady’s good enough on his own, he doesn’t need the help.