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Madden Monday: 2 things that will be the ‘undoing’ of Cameron Heyward’s hold-in
In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden shared two reasons why he thinks Cameron Heyward will eventually end his hold-in and will start practicing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in advance of their regular season opener on Sept. 7. The first is what Madden perceives as an inability on Heyward’s...
Pirates have message for starting rotation hopefuls: Be ready to pitch, whatever the role
As Ben Cherington discussed how the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to manage their starting rotation for the remainder of the season, the general manager interrupted his train of thought to explain an exception. “We’re not declaring that one pitcher is in the rotation and one pitcher is not, aside from...
Jaxson Dart’s impressive preseason has not changed Giants’ plan at QBVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — One play into the New York Giants’ fourth possession of their second preseason game, Brian Daboll called in Jaxson Dart without warning. “Serious?” Dart asked, before making a throw that turned into a 30-yard gain and jogging back to the sideline, with Russell Wilson returning. It...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 17, 2025: Edward Florentino’s RBI single in 10th lifts Marauders
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 69-50) allowed a six-run inning and fell to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees), 7-5. CF Matt Fraizer (.308) hit a two-run homer. RF Ji Hwan Bae (.290) doubled and scored. 1B Nick Solak (.354) as 1 for 4 with two RBIs. 3B Alika Williams (.269) was 2 for 4 with a...
Scottie Scheffler rallies from 4 shots down and wins BMW Championship for 5th victory of the year
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The numbers Scottie Scheffler is compiling have been drawing comparisons with Tiger Woods. The world’s No. 1 player had a Tiger-like moment with the trophy on the line and a club in his hand Sunday in the BMW Championship. His 82-foot chip on the 17th —...
Pirates promoting Konnor Griffin, baseball’s No. 1 prospect, to Double-A Altoona
Konnor Griffin has rocketed to the top of prospect rankings by dominating Class A in his first full season of professional baseball. Now, the Pittsburgh Pirates are promoting the 19-year-old shortstop to Double-A Altoona, a source confirmed Sunday to TribLive. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Griffin, selected No. 9 overall in the...
Dansby Swanson’s sacrifice fly in 8th helps Cubs beat Pirates, win 3-game series
With veteran left-hander Andrew Heaney moving to the bullpen and the starting rotation in flux, the Pittsburgh Pirates gave Carmen Mlodzinski a look with his first start since mid-May. Where the right-hander responded by holding the Chicago Cubs to one hit over four innings, Heaney’s debut in relief proved disastrous...
Eagles get receiver John Metchie III from Texans for tight end Harrison Bryant
The Philadelphia Eagles have acquired wide receiver John Metchie III from the Houston Texans for veteran tight end Harrison Bryant, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the teams haven’t announced the deal. Metchie had...
Pirates GM provides updates on returns of Oneil Cruz, Endy Rodriguez, Jared Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz, who was injured in an outfield collision Tuesday at Milwaukee, is getting “better every day” but “not quite ready” to come off the seven-day concussion injured list. General manager Ben Cherington addressed Cruz’s recovery from the concussion Sunday afternoon on his weekly radio show....
Stefanski likely to reveal Browns’ starting QB for opener this week
CLEVELAND — Coach Kevin Stefanski is expected to announce this week the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback for the Sept. 7 opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. “I want to get through the next couple days. But certainly that’s something that we’re going to do here sooner than later,” Stefanski said on...
After injury-shortened season, Apollo-Ridge grad Greg Klingensmith back to anchor William & Mary O-line
Perhaps not surprisingly, it isn’t difficult to find reminders of Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin around the William & Mary football facility. Tomlin still holds the program record for highest yards-per-catch average in a season (25.5 in 1992) and for a career (20.1). Across the street from the Williamsburg, Va.,...
Pitt-Greensburg men’s, women’s soccer teams have conference title aspirations
The men’s and women’s soccer teams from Pitt-Greensburg enter the 2025 season with plenty of optimism. With both squads returning several key players, they are setting their sights on Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference titles. Coach Marc Bucci’s men’s team got out of the gate slowly in 2024 but rebounded to...
Austin Dillon equals a Dale Earnhardt feat with his convincing NASCAR win at Richmond
In his playoff-clinching victory at Richmond Raceway, Austin Dillon shared some NASCAR history on the venerable short track with the most famous driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet. Dale Earnhardt, the late seven-time Cup Series champion who amassed 76 victories in a Hall of Fame career, was the last Richard...
Mark Madden: Why would any player trust the Pirates?
Andrew Heaney was abruptly removed from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitching rotation and sent to the bullpen. He had pitched 119 innings, one inning shy of a $50,000 bonus. It reeks of last season, when Rowdy Tellez got released four plate appearances short of a $200,000 bonus. But here’s the difference:...
Steelers stock report: Who is ascending, descending after 2nd preseason game
As is the case in every preseason game, there was a mixture of good and bad performances on display Saturday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. The last-second 17-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featured some contributions from rookies Derrick Harmon and Kaleb Johnson, who each rebounded...
The Birdie offers up some preseason pigskin poetry for A-K Valley teams
Moments after The Birdie turned in his preseason prediction column, his phone rang. (Crazy Train ringtone. RIP, Ozzy.) It was the boss. The rest of the newsroom only heard one side of the conversation — the bird’s words — but it was enough to get the drift. “No. I am...
The Birdie offers Westmoreland County season predictions that surely won’t crash and burn
Technology and the Birdie never got along. The fast-talking featherweight clings to his collection of classic rock vinyl records, still uses pencil and paper to keep stats, and prefers reading hard copies of the daily newspaper. (The ink stains on his bony fingers are decades old. Stacks of papers clutter...
Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances: Roman Wilson, rookies pop but miscues cost SteelersVideo
A lot happened early. Three first-quarter touchdowns, in fact. After that, not much. Not … much … at … all. Such is the result in a lot of preseason games. That was especially true between the Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night at Acrisure Stadium. The biggest takeaway...
After quiet pro debut, Derrick Harmon makes plays in Steelers’ 2nd preseason game
It was only the preseason, and it was his first game action as a pro, but as a first-round pick immediately anointed a starter, Derrick Harmon expects more of himself than the blank stat line he put up in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener in Jacksonville. Harmon made a better...
Logan Lee fills in as emergency long snapper in Steelers’ preseason game
It was 17 years ago when an injury to the long snapper cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a win during what ended up a Super Bowl season. The stakes weren’t high Saturday. But fair to say Logan Lee performed better as an emergency long snapper than James Harrison did in 2008....
Pirates farm report for Aug. 16, 2025: Bubba Chandler roughed up in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 69-49) lost 11-5 to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees). RHP Bubba Chandler (4.05) started and went 3⅓ innings, allowing four runs on six hits with five walks and five strikeouts. SS Mike Jarvis finished the game on the mound for Indy, throwing 1⅓ scoreless innings. 3B Alika Williams (.265) went 1...
Riverhounds give up lead, lose to Charleston at Highmark
With an overflow crowd of 6,115 on hand, the second largest in Highmark Stadium history, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds came out fast and confident Saturday against their oldest rivals, the Charleston Battery. The Palmetto 11 came into the game with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship...
WR Roman Wilson shows big-play ability in Steelers’ preseason loss to Bucs
Roman Wilson provided optimism Saturday night that the Pittsburgh Steelers may have a capable No. 2 wide receiver this season. The second-year wideout, who missed all but a handful of snaps last season, caught two passes for 72 yards in the Steelers’ 17-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at...
Steelers notebook: Nick Herbig, Christian Kuntz leave preseason game because of injury
Despite coach Mike Tomlin’s apparent attempts to shield him from injury, outside linebacker Nick Herbig was the first Pittsburgh Steelers player to leave Saturday’s preseason game because of one. Herbig left the game after the Steelers’ second defensive series because of a hamstring injury. There was no immediate update on...
Robert MacIntyre holds 4-shot lead in BMW Championship
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Robert MacIntyre ducked his head under the branches and climbed into a mess of bushes behind the fifth green without a golf club, first seeing if he could find his ball and then deciding if it was worth trying to play it. Through an opening he...
