Sunday’s Sports Roundup includes a check of college football, the Steelers, the Pirates, and the Altoona Curve.
In college football, Penn State crushed Pitt, 51-6 in their rivalry game Saturday night at Heinz Field.
The Steelers open their season today in Cleveland against the Browns at 1 PM. You can hear the game on WDAD, AM 1450 and FM 100.3, beginning with the pregame show at noon.
The Pirates won their fifth straight game Saturday, beating the Marlins 5-1 as Ivan Nova went six shutout innings. Trevor Williams is scheduled to pitch today, weather permitting. Right fielder Gregory Polanco is out for the rest of the season with a bone bruise in his left knee. He leads the Pirates in home runs with 23 and RBIs with 81. The series is scheduled to wrap this afternoon at 1:35 in Pittsburgh.
The Altoona Curve’s season came to a close with a playoff loss to Akron, 9-0.
