Sports category, Page 1452
Mike Tomlin slept through ending of Chargers-Raiders game that sent Steelers to playoffs
Mike Tomlin wasn’t awake at the moment the Pittsburgh Steelers officially qualified for the AFC playoffs. Tomlin didn’t see Las Vegas kicker Daniel Carlson’s 47-yard field goal as time expired in overtime Sunday night that lifted the Raiders to a 35-32 victory against the Los Angeles Chargers. The field goal...
Racehorse TSM Photo Bugger retires after long, decorated career
Ted Tomson has a special connection with TSM Photo Bugger, starting all the way back at the racehorse’s birth on his farm in Natrona Heights. The horse was stuck in an awkward position in the womb of his mother, Rewarding Wink, and Tomson had to help guide him out. “Normally,...
Pitt remains No. 13 in final AP poll, highest standing since 1982
Pitt’s 31-21 loss to Michigan State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl didn’t significantly affect the Panthers’ standing in the final Associated Press and USA Today/AFCA Top 25 polls. Pitt (11-3) finished 13th in both, earning its highest standing in 39 years. The Panthers were ranked 13th by AP and 12th...
Georgia finishes No. 1 in AP poll for only 2nd time
INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, earning their second national title by beating Alabama on Monday night. The Bulldogs received all 61 first-place votes to be a unanimous No. 1 for the ninth time this season. Georgia’s only other time finishing No. 1...
Steelers vs. Ravens Week 18 film study: Another fantastic finish added to rivalry
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 18 win over the Ravens. Entering this game, the Steelers and Baltimore — even in the midst of a five-game losing...
First Call: Steelers fans flood charities of Raiders kicker; Sunday night football chaos yields big TV ratings spike
Pittsburgh Steelers fans are showing their appreciation for what the Las Vegas Raiders did to help the Black and Gold playoff cause Sunday night. The television ratings for the Raiders-Chargers “Sunday Night Football” game were through the roof. Jerome Bettis has some unfinished business. And we have an honor for...
Tim Benz: Steelers-Raiders-Chargers drama raises questions about NFL ties, scheduling reform
The Pittsburgh Steelers organization (and its fans) nervously watched “Sunday Night Football” as a 2021 AFC playoff bid almost evaporated thanks to a near-tie. Two thoughts crossed my mind as the Las Vegas Raiders barely beat the Los Angeles Chargers 35-32, securing the AFC’s fifth seed for themselves and the...
Georgia snaps 41-year title drought with win over AlabamaVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia’s defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, vanquishing rival Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff title Monday night for its first national title in 41 years. Bennett connected with Adonai Mitchell on a 40-yard...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin approaches return
Evgeni Malkin didn’t go to California with an aching heart. But he did trek there with a surgically repaired right knee and hopes of playing his first games in more than seven months. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise center — one of two they are blessed to have — appears to...
Penn State’s LaVar Arrington headlines College Football Hall of Fame class
Former North Hills and Penn State linebacker LaVar Arrington added another significant honor to his resume Monday when he was named to the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022. During his career at Penn State, Arrington was one of the nation’s top players as a two-time All-American, the...
Injury-plagued Ravens couldn’t hold on after strong start
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson described his ankle problem as day to day, even though there are no more games for the Baltimore Ravens to prepare for. At least the weekly injury reports can stop now. From start to finish this season, the Ravens practiced and played under a cloud of...
Longtime Washington & Jefferson, Cal coach makes College Football Hall of Fame
John Luckhardt once said, “I’ve never been talented, never been good looking, never been smart.” The former Cal (Pa.) and Washington & Jefferson football coach can say he is a hall of famer. And a member of a pretty good class, at that. Luckhardt will be inducted into the College...
Steelers intent on creating turnovers they lacked in 1st meeting with Chiefs
The Pittsburgh Steelers will take a defense that finished last in stopping the run and No. 24 overall into the wild-card round against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Of the NFL’s 14 playoffs teams, only the Chiefs, coincidentally, have allowed more yards per game than the Steelers. They finished...
Penguins recall forwards Anthony Angello, Radim Zahorna to taxi squad
The Penguins recalled forwards Anthony Angello and Radim Zahorna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) and assigned them to the taxi squad Monday. This marks the second time this season each player has been recalled to the NHL club. Additionally, forward Drew O’Connor has been removed from the...
West Virginia hires ex-USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell to run Mountaineers’ offense
Unhappy with an offense that was next-to-last in touchdowns (39) and eighth in total offense (371 yards per game) in the 10-team Big 12 in 2021, West Virginia coach Neal Brown did something about it Monday. Brown, who is 17-18 in three seasons at WVU while also serving as offensive...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Franklin Regional’s Hannah hits ground running
Kadyn Hannah did not need much adjustment time as a freshman on the La Roche men’s basketball team. The Franklin Regional alum stepped into the starting five from Day 1 and has helped push the Redhawks (5-5) to four straight wins. The statement game for the 6-foot-5 forward came Saturday...
Steelers players recall ‘whirlwind of events’ that nearly kicked them out of the postseason race
Gathered with a few teammates, Ray-Ray McCloud settled in to watch the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers play Sunday night, knowing a win by either team would stamp the Pittsburgh Steelers’ trip to the postseason. The only outcome that would ruin the Steelers’ chances was a tie, and...
Senior transfers Jamarius Burton, Mouhamadou Gueye set examples for Pitt’s young roster
The NCAA transfer portal can be a scary place for coaches, but it also can be a useful tool. Pitt coach Jeff Capel has been a victim of the portal, but he also knows how to use it to his benefit. After five players entered last year, Capel realized Pitt’s...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith enters covid-19 protocols
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith was placed into the NHL’s protocols for covid-19. The team announced his status Monday afternoon. He is the third member of the roster in protocols, joining forwards Brock McGinn and Bryan Rust who tested positive for the virus on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Neither played in...
College Football Playoff talks stall, dimming hopes of expansion before 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — College Football Playoff expansion talks remain stalled and the possibility of implementing a new format by the 2024 season dimmed Monday after three days of meetings failed to produce an agreement. “We have entrenched issues that are no closer to be resolved, ” Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby...
After regulars rest, playoff-bound Bengals prep for Raiders
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals wanted to be rested and ready for the first round of the playoffs so they didn’t play many of their key starters in the regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns. Star quarterback Joe Burrow watched Sunday’s game from home, and many starters either got a...
Hall of Fame receiver Don Maynard dead at age 86
Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died. He was 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed Maynard’s death on Monday through his family. Maynard was the main target for Namath with the New...
Jaguars earn top overall selection for April’s NFL draft
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ 3-14 record this season earned them the top spot in April’s NFL draft, the second consecutive year they will pick first. The tentative order of the first round, not including teams in the playoffs, was announced Monday by the NFL. Playoff results will determine where the 14...
South Carolina still No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll
South Carolina beat two more ranked opponents to strengthen its grip on the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll. The Gamecocks topped then-No. 13 LSU and No. 21 Kentucky this past week to raise their record to 8-0 against Top 25 teams this season. South Carolina...
Dave Gettleman out as New York Giants GM, says he is retiring
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dave Gettleman has retired as general manager of the New York Giants after a fourth straight double-digit losing season. The Giants announced the 70-year-old Gettleman retired Monday, a day after New York (4-13) dropped its season finale 22-7 to Washington. It was the sixth straight loss...
