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Pirates A to Z: After up-down start, Nick Mears makes his move into high-leverage role
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z: An alphabetical player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfielder Anthony Alford to pitcher Miguel Yajure. Player: Nick Mears Position: Pitcher Throws: Right Bats: Right Age: 25 Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 200 pounds 2021 MLB statistics: Mears was 1-0 with...
Steelers vs. Lions Week 10 film study: Poor execution, mistakes proved costly for Steelers
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 10 tie with the Lions. The winless Lions came to Heinz Field on Sunday to take on a Mason Rudolph-led Pittsburgh...
49ers rout Rams, finally win home game
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a nearly two-month stretch that featured one win and far too many disappointments, the San Francisco 49ers were running out of time to establish an identity this season. An opening 18-play touchdown drive against the rival Los Angeles Rams was a pretty good start. Jimmy...
Ohio University pulls away from Robert Morris in second halfVideo
Kahliel Spear had a game-high 22 points, and Jaron Williams added 19, but the Robert Morris men’s basketball team dropped to 0-3 with an 85-71 loss to Ohio University on Monday night. Jason Carter had 18 points to lead five Bobcats players in double figures. Ohio outrebounded Robert Morris, 36-30,...
Trent Buttrick beats former team, leads UMass over Penn State 81-56Video
AMHERST, Mass. — Trent Buttrick scored 19 points against his former team and led five in double figures as UMass rolled to an 81-56 victory over Penn State on Monday night. Buttrick, who appeared in 78 games in four seasons with the Nittany Lions, also had team highs with nine...
Duquesne falls short against Weber State
It was another step in a learning process for a new Duquesne basketball team trying to find a successful formula in the early going. Baby steps. “We’re consistently inconsistent right now,” coach Keith Dambrot said. Koby McEwen scored 21 points and Dillon Jones had 12 points and 13 rebounds to...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Siblings excel for college teams
Sibling rivalries are a thing of the past for a number of Westmoreland area brothers and sisters who are rooting for one another to succeed at the college level. At Grove City this season, the men’s soccer team had the Kimmich brothers, Matt and Luke, from Franklin Regional. Both defenders...
Rays OF Arozarena, Reds 2B India earn Rookie of Year honorsVideo
It didn’t feel like Randy Arozarena was a rookie this season. Tampa Bay’s speedy and powerful outfielder certainly didn’t play like one, either. Arozarena won AL Rookie of the Year honors with a superb follow-up to his 2020 postseason heroics, and Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India earned NL Rookie...
Pitt, Femi Odukale hope to benefit from tough lessons learned at WVU
When Femi Odukale scored in the first half of Pitt’s game at West Virginia on Friday night, he blew a kiss to the crowd as he ran back on defense. That was all the large group of students at WVU Coliseum needed to see. He became a target all night,...
Pitt, Penn State earn 1st-round byes in NCAA men’s soccer tournament
Pitt and Penn State earned first-round byes as the NCAA revealed the bracket for its men’s soccer tournament Monday. Pitt, seeded fifth, will host the winner of Thursday’s first-round matchup between Northern Illinois and Oakland in the second round Sunday. Penn State, seeded 12th, will face the winner of Thursday’s...
Miami ousts AD Blake James, 2 days after football’s FSU loss
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Blake James is no longer Miami’s athletic director, with both sides saying it was a mutual decision for him to leave the university Monday in a move that came two days after the Hurricanes’ football team lost at Florida State. The school said it was beginning...
Despite big receiving day, Steelers’ McCloud knows being more reliable return man is his meal ticket
A week after perhaps the most glaring gaffe of his NFL career, Ray-Ray McCloud had the most productive game of his career. “You never know going into a game what’s going to come and what’s not going to come,” McCloud said Monday, a day after setting career highs for catches...
Pitt’s Jordan Addison gets good news from mother after he is named Biletnikoff semifinalist
When Pat Narduzzi got word Monday that wide receiver Jordan Addison had been named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, the first call he made was to the woman who made it all possible: Addison’s mom, Keisha Blackman. “She was screaming on the phone, excited,” he said. “I said, ‘Do...
Penn State bowl projections: New York-bound after recent skid?
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State fell out of the national rankings after last weekend’s loss to Michigan marked its fourth defeat in five games, and the Nittany Lions also have tumbled down the Big Ten’s bowl pecking order. While a trip to Florida — or even California when the Rose...
What pressure? Pat Narduzzi laughs off question about stress while Pitt protects 1-game lead in ACC Coastal
Pat Narduzzi thought the question was funny — truly knee-slapping, are-you-kidding-me? hilarious. So he allowed himself a chuckle and a sarcastic remark when asked about the stress that grows from trying to protect a one-game lead atop the ACC Coastal, especially when a loss Saturday against Virginia could all but...
4 PAC football teams earn bowl bids
Four football teams from the Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference will continue their seasons Saturday with bowl games. The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced its eight-game lineup Monday. The schedule is as follows (some times to be announced): • Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Hobart (8-2) at Westminster (8-2), 1 p.m....
Steelers sign QB James Morgan to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a quarterback to the building Monday, signing former fourth-round pick James Morgan to their practice squad. Morgan was released off the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad last week after the Panthers brought back Cam Newton. Drafted No. 125 overall by the New York Jets last year, Morgan...
Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas top AP Top 25; Michigan up to No. 4
Gonzaga, UCLA and Kansas held the top three spots in The Associated Press’ first Top 25 rankings of the regular season while Michigan climbed two spots to No. 4. The Bulldogs received 55 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel in the poll released Monday after a win over Texas....
Penn State’s Jahan Dotson named semifinalist for Biletnikoff Award
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson has turned in a masterful 2021 campaign, and the senior is receiving some national attention for his performance. Dotson was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented to the best pass-catcher in the Football Bowl Subdivision...
Browns’ Mayfield slowed by knee bruise, QB’s latest injury
CLEVELAND — Banged-up Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is day to day after bruising his right knee in Sunday’s blowout loss at New England — his latest injury. Mayfield, who has been playing with a damaged left shoulder for several weeks, had to leave in the third quarter after being...
South Carolina, UConn top women’s AP Top 25
After an impressive win, Indiana has vaulted to its best ranking ever: No. 4 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The veteran Hoosiers had their best ranking ever at No. 8 in the preseason Top 25 and then had a week that included a rout of then-No....
Washington confirms Chase Young’s injury is season-ending
Chase Young will not play the rest of this season after injuring his right leg and is scheduled to undergo surgery. Washington coach Ron Rivera confirmed the prognosis for Young on Monday in the wake of the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year going down during the first half of...
Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick tests positive for covid, MRIs on T.J. Watt injuries negative
Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick became the second Pittsburgh Steelers player to be placed on the reserve/covid list. Fitzpatrick was placed on the list Monday after testing positive. The diagnosis could keep him from playing Sunday night at the Los Angeles Chargers. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tested positive Saturday and was placed on...
5 things: Tie could hurt Steelers as they prepare for loaded 2nd half of schedule
Five things we learned from Lions 16, Steelers 16: 1. Fit to be tied This wasn’t the type of tie the Steelers had in mind when they stepped onto the grass at Heinz Field on Sunday. They were looking to get a share of first place in the AFC North...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Steelers’ tie with LionsVideo
Columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tie with the Detroit Lions on Sunday on this edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLIVE’s Facebook page. While Steelers running back Najee Harris didn’t realize teams could tie in the NFL, Benz says that that’s OK, since most Steelers fans...
