Until last year, Steelers had Ravens’ number when visiting M&T Bank Stadium
Gloom and doom surrounds the Pittsburgh Steelers’ visit to Baltimore this weekend. Given the team’s recent play — and last year’s trips to the Charm City — those low expectations are hardly surprising even if this game will determine first place in the AFC North. The Steelers, after all, aren’t...
Penguins forward Boko Imama is making the most of his time in the NHLVideo
In his first NHL game of the season, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Boko Imama enjoyed a milestone. During a 5-1 road win against the rival Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, Imama recorded 9 minutes, 39 seconds of ice time, a career high. By one second. “Was it?” Imama asked while offering a...
Steelers 4 Downs: Typically, the AFC North gets multiple playoff teams. Not likely in 2025
1. One, and done? With the two teams that are tied for first place in the AFC North sitting at 6-6 — and therefore on the outside looking in on the current conference’s wild-card picture — it would seem unlikely that the division will have multiple qualifiers for the playoffs...
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers opponent has struggled in the passing game
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Ravens beat Steelers, 28-14, on Jan. 11, 2025, in Baltimore in the wild-card playoff round Key matchup Ravens RB Derrick Henry vs. Steelers ILB Malik Harrison Harrison spent the first five seasons of his career with the Ravens as a run-stuffing linebacker, and the Steelers...
OT Dylan Cook elevated to Steelers’ roster vs. Ravens
Dylan Cook has been in uniform for a pair of NFL regular-season games. “No snaps yet,” Cook said Friday with a smile. A good chance that changes Sunday for Cook. The Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday elevated Cook and veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling from the practice squad to the gameday...
Mt. Lebanon native Parker Milner, 35, signs tryout with CapitalsVideo
The Washington Capitals signed goaltender Parker Milner, a native of Mt. Lebanon, to a professional tryout contract and dressed him as their backup for a road contest against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. With goaltender Charlie Lindgren sidelined by an undisclosed injury, the Capitals were unable to recall a reserve...
Minor league report: Penguins pound PhantomsVideo
Forwards Avery Hayes and Aidan McDonough each had a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (16-5-1-0) also got a goal and an assist each from forwards Tristan Broz, Danton Heinen...
Riverhounds goalkeeper Eric Dick won’t return as team announces series of moves
The first steps in the quest to repeat as kingpins of the USL Championship League were taken by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as the club announced a series of roster moves Friday, retaining options on four key players while also declining options on six members of the club, including its leading...
Babcock sets record as Pitt women’s volleyball team rolls in 1st round of NCAA Tournament
Olivia Babcock didn’t realize her performance during the first round of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament gave her the Pitt record for most kills in a season. Babcock knew she met the previous record holder, Wendy Hatlestad, during alumni weekend. Babcock recorded 13 kills during the Panthers’ 25-10, 25-17, 25-13...
Cameron Young and J.J. Spaun part of another 5-way tie for the lead in the Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas — U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun converted two of his three eagle chances, Cameron Young shot 30 on the back nine and Hideki Matsuyama was bogey-free, all of them part of another five-way tie for the lead Friday in the Hero World Challenge. Missing from a share of...
Michael Jordan testifies in NASCAR antitrust trial, says he had no choice but to sue ‘the entity’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Retired NBA great Michael Jordan took the stand at the landmark NASCAR antitrust case Friday and testified that he has been a fan of the stock car series since he was a child but felt he had little choice but to sue to force changes in a...
Argentina and Messi to open World Cup against Algeria, US starts against Paraguay
WASHINGTON — With eyes across the globe focused on 48 balls being plucked from four bowls, next year’s World Cup came into focus Friday when a draw determined Argentina and Lionel Messi will start their title defense against Algeria, and the U.S. will open against Paraguay. Teams from five-time champion...
Pirates claim IF/OF Marco Luciano off waivers from San Francisco Giants
The Pittsburgh Pirates added another outfielder to the mix Friday by claiming Marco Luciano off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. The 24-year-old Luciano is a former top-100 prospect who has played shortstop, second base and left field. The Pirates acquired a top-100 prospect Thursday night in outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia...
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels to start vs. Vikings after missing past 3 games
ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will start Sunday at Minnesota after missing three games with a dislocated left elbow. Daniels, the 2024 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, got hurt in the final minutes of Washington’s 38-14 home loss against Seattle on Nov. 2. Though the television...
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray ruled out for rest of season because of foot injuryVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will miss the remainder of the season because of a foot injury that’s kept him out of the lineup since Week 6. Coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters the decision before Friday’s practice. “Kyler will not play again this year,” Gannon said. “He...
‘I’ll be ready to go’: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling preps for possible Steelers debut
Could it be that now after the team added another veteran receiver that this is the week Marquez Valdes-Scantling gets his opportunity for his Pittsburgh Steelers debut? “I think I’m a pretty quick learner,” Valdes-Scantling said after Friday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, “and, you know, whenever the time...
Greensburg Salem alum Brennan Marion named offensive coordinator at Colorado
Brennan Marion grew up watching Deion Sanders play. “Prime Time” always seemed to make the SportsCenter highlights as an NFL cornerback or MLB outfielder. The dual-sport playmaker played for five teams in each league. All of the sudden, Sanders is going to be Marion’s boss. Marion, a Greensburg Salem alum,...
Patrick Queen, Joey Porter Jr., James Pierre all cleared to play for Steelers vs. Ravens
A trio of defensive starters who suffered injuries during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most recent game were, on Friday, given the official green light to play in the team’s upcoming big division contest. Inside linebacker Patrick Queen and cornerbacks Joey Porter Jr. and James Pierre missed varying degrees of practice this...
Penguins place forward Joona Koppanen on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Joona Koppanen on waivers Friday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed by the NHL’s other 31 teams by 2 p.m. Saturday, he can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). A left-handed shot, Koppanen was recalled to the NHL roster Nov. 6. Exclusively...
‘I’ve been ready since I got here’: Jabrill Peppers eager for bigger Steelers role with Kyle Dugger out
Eleven days after signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jabrill Peppers started and played 43 defensive snaps in a road victory against a quality team. In the 10 weeks since, the veteran safety has been on the field for a total of only 23 defensive snaps. “It’s been very tough —...
Penn State hires Iowa State’s Matt Campbell to be next head coach
Penn State’s tumultuous 54-day search to find its next football coach has come to an end. Following several swings and misses, Penn State came to an agreement with Iowa State’s Matt Campbell on Friday night to become the Nittany Lions’ 17th head coach. Campbell, 46, replaces James Franklin, who was...
Mark Madden: Roster construction, not rink size, should be priority for U.S. Olympic team
The rink for this coming February’s Olympic hockey tournament in Milan, Italy will reportedly be 3 feet shorter and 3 inches wider than the NHL’s regulation size of 200 feet long and 85 feet wide. The rink isn’t yet finished. Construction is behind schedule. But the bigger concern is the...
Football Footnotes: A lot to digest in advance of Steelers-Ravens beyond the Mike Tomlin debate
Everyone is talking about Mike Tomlin’s future in Pittsburgh. It’s to the point that even the X’s and O’s of a crucial Steelers-Ravens game have been muted during the dialogue of this week’s Steelers coverage. So for this Friday’s “Football Footnotes,” we get into a bunch of other topics surrounding...
Pitt’s Kade Bell excited to begin working with 2 QB signees in January
Pitt offensive coordinator Kade Bell recruited this cycle with a more-the-merrier attitude about procuring quarterbacks. The result was Pitt signing two signal-callers — 4-star Corey Dailey and Angelo Renda — from Texas. “I’m always trying to take as many quarterbacks as I can get,” Bell said. “If you want to...
Virtual playoff lock Texas Tech plays CFP hopeful BYU in ‘manifested’ matchup for Big 12 title
ARLINGTON, Texas — BYU coach Kalani Sitake and Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire have shared a few meals together, and they’ve talked about their teams making the Big 12 championship game. “If you want me at my best, Joey understands this, it’s usually when we’re eating,” said Sitake, the former Cougars...
