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Pitt seeks bounce back against Virginia

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Pitt safety Javon McIntyre would have preferred a different wake-up call after getting drilled on the road at SMU, a game in which the 23rd-ranked Panthers were outplayed from start to finish. "It wasn't ideal," McIntyre said. "We didn't want ...

By Travis Johnson Associated Press STATE COLLEGE — Penn State players know their goal is still within reach. The No. 6 Nittany Lions (4-1 Big Ten, 7-1 overall, No. 6 CFP) also realize a College Football Playoff berth could slip away if they let last week's humbling loss to No. 3 Ohio ...

College basketball at its tipping point

College basketball had its grand opening Monday with more than 100 games on the schedule, many of them one-sided affairs played out while fans tried to figure out who is on their favorite team’s roster and what happened to the players who transferred after last season. Those were games ...

Penn State 6th, Pitt 18th in CFP rankings

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A season full of surprises didn't produce many when the first set of rankings on the road to college football's new 12-team playoff came out Tuesday. Undefeated Oregon got top billing. The selection committee liked Ohio State just a touch more than Georgia ...

Lowe, Leggett pace Pitt to 40-point win

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaland Lowe scored 21 points and Ishmael Leggett recorded a double-double and Pitt beat Radford 96-56 in a season-opener for both teams on Monday night. Leggett scored 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds. TJ Nesmith made a pair of free throws with 6:02 ...

WVU beats Robert Morris in DeVries’ debut

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Tucker DeVries scored 18 points, Javon Small added 15 and West Virginia routed Robert Morris 87-59 on Monday in the debut of new Mountaineers coach Darian DeVries. Darian Devries was hired in March after six seasons at Drake, replacing interim coach Josh ...