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Tackles Dvon Ellis, Coziah Izzard provide added push for No. 23 Penn StateVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Dvon Ellies and Coziah Izzard starred for crosstown Maryland high school teams not long ago. They recently learned they can do more together. The Penn State defensive tackles have been asked to play bigger roles for the No. 23 Nittany Lions. Since hulking tackle PJ Mustipher suffered...
Saint Vincent picked for top spot in PAC women’s basketball preseason poll
After winning its second women’s basketball conference championship last year, Saint Vincent is the favorite to repeat. The Bearcats begin the season No. 1 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. Saint Vincent, coached by Jimmy Petruska, now in his 12th season, finished 10-0 (7-0 PAC) in a shortened...
Westminster heads up PAC preseason men’s basketball poll
A championship in the spring is just as impressive as one in the winter, as Westminster showed last season. The Titans finished 11-1 in a truncated 2020 season and raised the trophy in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. That run of success has the team on top of the PAC Men’s...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang rebounding after bout with covid-19
Kris Letang is no stranger to health woes. The all-star defenseman has had his fair share of bumps and bruises over 16 seasons in the NHL. And more. From concussions to a herniated disc in his neck to — inexplicably — a stroke, Letang’s considerable success has come despite immense...
Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger continues to take cautious approach amid covid landscape
On a day when Aaron Rodgers became the highest-profile NFL player to test positive for covid-19 this season, Ben Roethlisberger was asked about the precautions he takes against contracting the virus. Roethlisberger spent five days on the reserve/covid-19 list last season because he was in close contact with a team...
Prosecutor: Henry Ruggs driving over 150 mph before fatal crashVideo
LAS VEGAS — Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at more than 150 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada’s legal limit before his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle that burned, killing a 23-year-old woman, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The Raiders released Ruggs...
Offense line showing growth, improvement during Steelers’ winning streak
By most statistical measures, the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line has shown improvement in recent weeks. The Steelers have run the ball more consistently and successfully. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been hit and sacked less frequently. And, more tangibly, the Steelers have pieced together a three-game winning streak that has gotten...
Linebacker Wendell Davis decides to leave Pitt, enter transfer portal
Two years ago, Pitt might have lost the Central Florida game if Wendell Davis had decided out of high school to attend another school. Thanks for all the folks reaching out. Unfortunately I’ve decided to move on but I’ll be a proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh in a...
Mark Madden: Path to playoffs doesn’t look as daunting for improving Steelers
The Steelers are 4-3 going on 6-3. If they don’t beat Chicago and Detroit to get to 6-3, this next question answers itself. The Bears and Lions both stink. But are the Steelers any good? You can answer that via a couple of other questions. One is, is the NFL...
Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin latest Penguins to test positive for covid
The lineup the Pittsburgh Penguins will dress for Thursday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers will look different than the group they sent out Saturday in a 4-2 home loss against the New Jersey Devils. And that lineup looked different than their previous game, a 4-0 defeat at home to...
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers tests positive for covid, out Sunday
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is in the NFL’s covid-19 protocol, leaving the NFL’s hottest team without the reigning MVP. Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed Wednesday that Rodgers was in the protocol but would not say if Rodgers had tested positive nor if Rodgers has...
Pirates face long odds of winning World Series in 2022; Dodgers marked as early favorites
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 100-to-1 chance of winning the 2022 World Series, according to BetOnline.ag, and those aren’t the longest odds in baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers are the early favorites to win the world championship, at 5-to-1 odds, followed by the Houston Astros (13/2), New York Yankees (10/1),...
Wings, Coyotes, Sens, Sabres at different rebuilding stages
Last week, Jeff Blashill tried to go to the same restaurant where he had dinner in March 2020, before the NHL season shut down. He found the windows to be boarded up. The reminder of how many things have changed over the past 19 months was followed the next day...
Summer castoff Jorge Soler transforms into World Series MVP
HOUSTON— A spare piece no more, Jorge Soler drove a pitch over the train tracks, out of Minute Maid Park and deep into the heart of Texas. He dropped his bat, tapped his chest twice and jabbed a hand toward the Atlanta Braves dugout, yelling “I’m here!” Three months earlier,...
Pirates A to Z: After arriving by trade, Michael Chavis wants to prove he has staying power
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: Michael Chavis Positions: Second base, third base, outfield Throws: Right Bats: Right Age: 26 Height: 5-foot-10 Weight: 210 pounds 2021 MLB statistics:...
This date in sports history: Nov. 3
1899 — Jim Jeffries beats Sailor Tom Sharkey to retain the world heavyweight title after referee George Siler stops the fight in the 25th round at the Greater New York Athletic Club. 1968 — Jim Turner of New York kicks six field goals to lead the Jets to a 25-21...
Hammerin’ Braves win 1st World Series title since 1995, rout AstrosVideo
HOUSTON — Most of the season, it just seemed this wasn’t their year. They dropped their first four games, and soon injuries piled up. They lost their most dynamic player before the All-Star break. They were stuck below .500 in August. Yet out of nowhere, suddenly, these Atlanta Braves transformed...
MLB’s offseason starts with Freddie Freeman, Carlos Correa, others becoming free agentsVideo
NEW YORK — Freddie Freeman, World Series MVP Jorge Soler and Eddie Rosario of the champion Atlanta Braves were among 160 players who became free agents Wednesday as an uncertain offseason started with a lockout threat looming. Houston shortstop Carlos Correa and Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who is recovering from...
Jets acquire OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from Chiefs for TE
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets added some depth to the offensive line, acquiring guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from the Kansas City Chiefs for tight end Daniel Brown ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline Tuesday. Duvernay-Tardif, a licensed medical doctor who opted out of last season to work on...
Pitt ranked No. 25 in first College Football Playoff rankings
While players and coaches were trying to recover from a disappointing loss to unranked Miami, Pitt received some good news Tuesday night when the College Football Playoff committee ranked the Panthers 25th. The committee released its first rankings of the season on ESPN. Despite the Miami loss, Pitt (6-2, 3-1...
In his mind, Pitt’s Phil Campbell sets aside loss to Miami, focuses on bigger goals
Phil Campbell wasn’t hiding a camera phone in his shoulder pads when he wrapped up Miami’s Jaylan Knighton for what everyone wearing the Pitt colors insists was a safety. But he does have visual evidence that, he claims, shows Knighton’s forward progress was stopped in the end zone in Pitt’s...
Cal U football moves to No. 3 in national rankings
Cal U rose a spot to No. 3 in the latest American Football Coaches Association Top 25 poll, equaling the Vulcans’ highest ranking in the poll. The Vulcans (8-0, 5-0 PSAC), who are coming off a 42-14 win over Seton Hill, are one of four undefeated teams in Division II...
Pitt guard Nike Sibande will miss entire 2021-22 season with knee injury
Nike Sibande was one of the loyalists through the trying times of Pitt’s 2020-21 basketball season. While others were leaving the team and making plans to transfer in the final days of the season, Sibande decided to stay when he could have gone elsewhere. But his 2021-22 season ended Monday...
Deshaun Watson staying put for now as Dolphins decide to pass on embattled quarterback
Deshaun Watson’s future destination remains unknown. The NFL trade deadline passed Tuesday with the Houston Texans keeping the embattled quarterback on their roster. Watson has not played this season amid a trade request and 22 lawsuits alleging sexual harassment or assault. He has not been charged. The Texans (1-7) had...
Westmoreland County Campus Clippings: Seton Hill women’s basketball team headed to Montana
The Seton Hill women’s basketball team will open the season earlier than usual, and more than halfway across the country. After last season was canceled because of the covid pandemic, the Griffins are stretching out and hitting the road. The team will get things started at the D2CAA Tip-Off Classic...
