WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Monday

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger passed for a pair of touchdowns and set a team record for career completions as the Steelers beat the Bengals 35-7 Sunday. Rashard Mendenhall and Mike Wallace also had two touchdowns and Antonio Brown returned a punt 60-yards for a score. The Steelers improve to 9-3.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's 9-yard strike to tight end David Johnson early in the fourth quarter of yesterday's win over the Bengals gave the QB the team record for pass completions -- passing Terry Bradshaw. Roethlisberger finished 15 of 23 for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Roethlisberger already holds nearly 40 team records.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State will face Houston in the Ticket City Bowl on January 2nd. The Nittany Lions are 9-3 and finished tied with Wisconsin for first in the Big Ten's Leaders Division. Houston was undefeated until Saturday's upset win by Southern Miss in the Conference USA title game.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Pittsburgh is bound for the second straight year for the BBVA Compass Bowl, where the Panthers will take on SMU January 7th. Pitt is making a fourth straight postseason appearance. The teams have split their first five meetings, 2-2-1.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitt is losing three assistant coaches. Co-offensive coordinator Calvin Magee, tight ends coach Tony Dews and secondary coach Tony Gibson are pursuing other jobs, with all three of them having ties to former West Virginia and Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez, who became head coach at Arizona last month.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Temple and Wyoming will kick off the football bowl season when they meet up in the New Mexico Bowl on December 17th. The Owls are making their second bowl game in three years but had seen a 30 year drought between bowls before 2009.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Mississippi saw a career-high 27 points from Jarvis Summers and downed Penn State 72-70 at State College last night. The Rebels used a 12-5 run over the final 4:14 to seal the win and move to 7-1. The Nittany Lions fell to 6-3 with the loss.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles Hinkle scored 32 points as American University downed Saint Joseph's last night, 66-60. Carl Jones scored 13 points for the Hawks in the loss, while C. J. Aiken, Ronald Roberts and Halil Kanacevic added 11 points apiece.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Chelsea Gray had a triple double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and a school-record 13 assists as 7th-ranked Duke routed Pittsburgh 92-43 yesterday. Brianna Kiesel had 12 points to lead the Panthers, who shot 24 percent for the game.


NFL
Thursday's Game
Seattle 31, Philadelphia 14
Sunday's Games
Kansas City 10, Chicago 3
Houston 17, Atlanta 10
Denver 35, Minnesota 32
Carolina 38, Tampa Bay 19
Pittsburgh 35, Cincinnati 7
N.Y. Jets 34, Washington 19
Miami 34, Oakland 14
Tennessee 23, Buffalo 17
New England 31, Indianapolis 24
Baltimore 24, Cleveland 10
San Francisco 26, St. Louis 0
Arizona 19, Dallas 13, OT
Green Bay 38, N.Y. Giants 35
New Orleans 31, Detroit 17
Monday's Game
San Diego at Jacksonville, 8:30 p.m.
NHL
Sunday's Games
Colorado 4, Detroit 2
Minnesota 5, Anaheim 3
Vancouver 5, Calgary 1
Monday's Games
Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 7) Baylor 69 Northwestern 41
Wichita St. 89 (18) UNLV 70
San Diego St. 64 (24) California 63
TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sunday's Games
( 1) Baylor 89 Minnesota 60
( 3) Notre Dame 76 Creighton 48
(13) Purdue 60 ( 4) Texas A&M 51
( 5) Stanford 93 Fresno St. 59
( 6) Maryland 76 American U. 42
( 7) Duke 92 Pittsburgh 43
( 8) Tennessee 73 (21) Texas 57
(12) Kentucky 74 (10) Louisville 54
(15) Georgia 75 Georgia Tech 68
(17) Ohio St. 69 (18) Oklahoma 63
(20) Georgetown 58 Rider 51
(23) Green Bay 75 N. Iowa 67
(24) Delaware 73 William & Mary 57
(25) Vanderbilt 70 High Point 54