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Showcasing Northwestern’s new Ryan Field

Good stories are almost always about people, but the big story tonight with Penn State playing at Northwestern will be about the place. New Ryan Field, a 35,000-seat, on-campus stadium, makes its debut with the game. It cost $870 million to build — the most expensive college football ...

Pitt at Virginia Tech preview capsule

Records: Pitt is 4-0 overall, 1-0 in the ACC; Va. Tech is 4-0, 1-0 in the ACC Kickoff: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Va. TV: ESPN Radio: WBFD-FM 98.7; 93.7 The Fan Satellite: SiriusXM Ch. 169 Game notes: When Virginia Tech coach James Franklin was fired by Penn State, ...

Narduzzi, Franklin meet again

When James Franklin took over at Virginia Tech last fall, only a few weeks after being fired at Penn State, Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi made it a point to reach out to a perceived mortal enemy who isn’t actually a mortal enemy at all. “He’s a ball coach,” Narduzzi said. “He likes ...

Chicago White Sox finish off Houston; Yankees sweep Red Sox

HOUSTON — From 100 losses to their first playoff series win in two decades, these scrappy Chicago White Sox just keep outdoing themselves. The White Sox used a big first inning and a three-run homer from Chase Meidroth to propel them to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday to ...