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Pittsburgh cruises past mistake-prone Cleveland

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward has been on good teams before. Ones that have captured divisions. Ones that have won playoff games, though admittedly not in a while. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, now well into his dotage in his 14th season, can’t quite remember having a ...

Indiana at Notre Dame will be teams’ first meeting since ’91

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) — Indiana will turn in its calling card as the nation’s biggest basketball state and become a college football hot spot the week before Christmas. The College Football Playoff bracket released Sunday sends No. 10 seed Indiana to No. 7 Notre Dame for a first-round ...

Oregon outlasts Penn State for Big Ten title

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 1 Oregon managed to navigate all the potential pitfalls of a topsy-turvy college football season — even on a wild, wacky championship weekend. It just took the Ducks a little longer than expected to keep their biggest goals intact. Dillon Gabriel threw four ...

Union Local scores win against Bellaire 62-46

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BELLAIRE — For the second time this week, Union Local has gone on the road and collected a Buckeye 8 boys’ basketball victory. Earlier in the week the Jets won at Harrison Central. They duplicated that feat Friday night inside the ‘House of Champions’ with a 62-46 triumph over the ...

River Pilots knock down Shadyside Tigers 48-35

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SHADYSIDE — The River-Shadyside matchup at the Tigers’ Den Friday night pitted a pair of teams in major rebuilding modes this season under the guidance of veteran and successful mentors, both with 300-plus wins on their resumes. The Pilots of Mark Romick welcomed back only two veterans ...

Steelers hoping to avoid misstep against Browns

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The video is still fresh. So is the frustration for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A chance to take firm control of the AFC North evaporated in the snow in Cleveland two weeks ago, when Jameis Winston and the Browns provided a flash of light in an otherwise dark season by ...