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Depleted Pitt men’s basketball team can’t keep up with The Citadel in opener
After Pitt’s season opener had ended, Femi Odukale tapped the stat sheet in front of him, eager to make a point. “We have enough on this paper to still win,” he said. “We just want to prove everybody wrong.” The stat sheet, however, said otherwise in the form of the...
Packers’ Aaron Rodgers stands by remarks on covid-19, admits being misleading on statusVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he stands behind the comments he made last week about why he didn’t get vaccinated for covid-19 but acknowledges misleading some people about his status before testing positive. Rodgers spoke Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and...
Penguins defenseman Juuso Riikola trying to maximize a rare opportunityVideo
Tuesday’s road game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center wasn’t all that significant in the grand scheme of things for the Penguins and reserve defenseman Juuso Riikola. It was Game 11 of 82 for the Penguins. And for Riikola, it merely was his fourth game of the season....
Column: Golf stars should be paid more if they earn itVideo
Tiger Woods holds a number of PGA Tour records that aren’t likely to be broken, from 142 consecutive cuts to holding all four majors at the same time to shooting 53 consecutive rounds at par or better. One other standard that looks just as gaudy is his $120,851,706 in career...
Cal-USC game postponed over positive covid-19 tests
BERKELEY, Calif. — California’s game against Southern California was postponed on Tuesday after a series of positive coronavirus tests in the Golden Bears program, the first major college football game called off this season because of covid-19. Cal played last week at Arizona without starting quarterback Chase Garbers and six...
WR Odell Beckham clears waivers, can sign with any teamVideo
Odell Beckham Jr. wanted freedom and got his wish. A disappointment and distraction before being released by the Cleveland Browns, Beckham cleared NFL waivers without being claimed Tuesday and now can sign as a free agent with any team. Beckham was let go by the Browns on Monday, closing the...
NASCAR champion Kyle Larson takes scouting trip to Los AngelesVideo
LOS ANGELES — Kyle Larson was running on empty, still trying to recover from the celebration. His wife had a migraine, and his crew chief was last seen dancing somewhere back in Arizona at the Hendrick Motorsports bash. The NASCAR champion got a pointless two hours sleep before he was...
Steelers notebook: Mike Tomlin says team won’t take Lions lightly
The winless Detroit Lions are all that separates the Pittsburgh Steelers from the rugged second half of their schedule. The Lions are 0-8 heading into their matchup with the Steelers (5-3) on Sunday at Heinz Field. While the teams are heading in opposite directions — the Steelers have won four...
West Virginia among 9 Big 12 teams hoping to be bowl-eligibleVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The bizarre nature of the college football season in the Big 12 can be summed up by the fact that TCU and Texas Tech, both having already fired their coaches, could be headed to bowl games in a few short weeks. In fact, half the league’s...
Penn State’s Jahan Dotson among Big Ten receivers catching on, putting up big numbersVideo
Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba cut toward the middle, turned and caught a short pass from C.J. Stroud and turned the short route into a highlight-reel play. Smith-Njigba juked past a Nebraska cornerback, burst up the left side and sped to the end zone for a 75-yard touchdown. The longest play...
Mike Tomlin supports NFL emphasis on eliminating taunting by players
Mike Tomlin is a proponent of the NFL’s crackdown on taunting — and not because such a call benefited the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night in a 29-27 victory against the Chicago Bears. “We’re just trying to clean our game up,” Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. Former...
Browns RB Nick Chubb tests positive for covid-19
CLEVELAND — The Browns didn’t have much time to celebrate their biggest win this season before being hit with another off-field issue. Star running back Nick Chubb is being placed on the covid-19 list after testing positive and could miss this week’s game at New England, a person familiar with...
Former Jeannette star, NFL player Terrell Pryor waives hearing, opts for trial on assault charge
Former NFL player and Jeannette football star Terrelle Pryor waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday and will stand trial on charges that he struck a woman in a Penn Township home they shared early Oct. 6. Neither Pryor, 32, nor his attorney, Stephen Colafella of Beaver, commented on...
NFL rules analyst Gene Steratore on taunting penalty, other controversies from Steelers vs. Bears
Former NFL official and CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore made his weekly appearance on WDVE on Tuesday morning and addressed the many rules debates that took place during the Steelers’ controversial 29-27 win over the Chicago Bears. The most hotly contested of many calls — or non-calls — was the...
Pat Narduzzi wouldn’t object to low-scoring game, but don’t bet on it when Pitt meets North Carolina
Pat Narduzzi asked a question Monday during his chat with reporters, but he already knew the answer. “Whatever happened to 14-3?” he said, indicating such low-scoring games seldom occur anymore in college football. “Are those days gone? They’re gone. They’re gone everywhere. You see it all over the country.” And...
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel clear covid-19 protocol
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel have resumed skating after being in isolation for covid-19. Assistant coach Todd Reirden announced their statuses to media in Chicago on Tuesday. “Chad and Marcus both went through their final stages of their protocol (Tuesday) morning which included the cardiac screening,” Reirden said....
ESPN announcer apologizes for incorrect anecdote about Steelers RB Najee Harris
Najee Harris didn’t take an erroneous comment about his hardscrabble upbringing lying down, prompting an ESPN broadcast to apologize for his mistake. ESPN play-by-play voice Steve Levy told an anecdote about the rookie running back during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 29-27 victory against the Chicago Bears on Monday night. He referenced...
AP source: Browns RB Chubb tests positive for covid-19
CLEVELAND — Browns running back Nick Chubb is being placed on the covid-19 list after testing positive and could miss this week’s game at New England, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. One of the NFL’s best backs, Chubb is going on the list...
NFL’s 1st 17-game season lurks amid talk of rest, recovery
Dak Prescott won’t suit up every week in the NFL’s first 17-game regular season because he’s already had to sit once with a strained right calf. The star Dallas quarterback can still see the big picture of the added game. “Just making sure that we stay locked in and focused,”...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Hempfield grad Tara Zollinger leads Shippensburg back to NCAA Tournament
Tara Zollinger had instant success when she took over the Shippensburg field hockey team, guiding the Raiders to back-to-back NCAA Division II championships — the only coach to do so. Three years later, the Hempfield graduate is still at it. Zollinger led the team this season to a perfect regular...
Steelers Live: Mike Tomlin discusses Week 10 game with Lions
The winless Detroit Lions are all that separates the Pittsburgh Steelers from the rugged second half of their schedule. The Lions are 0-8 heading into their matchup with the 5-3 Steelers on Sunday at Heinz Field. While the two teams are heading in opposite directions — the Steelers have won...
Penguins reach settlement with former minor league coach, wife over sexual assault allegations
The Pittsburgh Penguins reached a settlement with a former minor league assistant coach and his wife over an alleged sexual assault said to have occurred in November 2018. On Tuesday, the franchise and lawyers representing Erin and Jarrod Skalde issued statements indicating a settlement was reached involving two separate lawsuits....
College basketball ready to rev up with fans in the stands
Talk about buildup for a season. College basketball had March Madness wiped out and no national champion because of the pandemic in 2020. Last season was mostly played without fans and the NCAA Tournament was in an Indianapolis bubble Well, the doors are open this season and the arenas will...
Joe Paterno resigned, then was fired by Penn State 10 years ago today: ‘I wish I had done more’
The firing of Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno on Nov. 9, 2011, was shocking, sudden and done over the phone. The Board of Trustees fired the longtime coach along with university President Graham Spanier in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. Paterno had announced...
5 things we learned: Even in victory, McCloud’s fumbles becoming problematic for Steelers
Five things we learned from Steelers 29, Bears 27: 1. Dropping the ball Ray-Ray McCloud’s tendency to put the ball on the ground, particularly on special teams, could soon spell the end to his role as kickoff and punt returner. McCloud’s fumble on a punt return with 6 minutes, 31...
