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Browns star RB Nick Chubb to miss Thursday’s game vs. Broncos with calf injuryVideo
BEREA, Ohio — The NFL’s top rushing team has run into major trouble. Browns star back Nick Chubb will miss his second straight game with a calf injury, leaving Cleveland without its two best backs Thursday night against the Denver Broncos. Chubb was ruled out Tuesday by coach Kevin Stefanski...
Ravens put offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley on injured reserveVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens put tackle Ronnie Stanley on injured reserve Tuesday. Stanley spent the latter half of last season on IR as well because of an ankle injury, and he only played in the season opener this year. “At this point in time, my ankle isn’t...
Mel Tucker, Michigan State among biggest surprises in Big Ten
Mel Tucker took over a downtrodden Michigan State program before a pandemic-shortened 2020 season. For a variety of reasons, it was one to forget in East Lansing. After a 2-5 finish in his inaugural campaign, Tucker refurbished the program with returning players and a variety of important plug-ins from the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Hempfield grad Michelle Burns returning to Point Park for 5th year
At Point Park, the fire still Burns. Star point guard Michelle Burns (Hempfield) is back for a fifth basketball season after averaging 20.8 points as a senior last winter, and she is expected to be one of the best again in the River States Conference, She has a full-time job...
Mike Tomlin got explanation, not ‘clarity’ about way officials handled end of regulation vs. Seattle
Mike Tomlin took his concerns to NFL offices regarding the way the final moments of regulation unfolded Sunday night when play was halted and the Seattle Seahawks were given time to spike the ball and then kick a tying field goal. “I got an explanation,” Tomlin said after a bye-week...
Steelers explain using Robert Spillane over Devin Bush, Joe Schobert in dime defense
Two-and-a-half years after trading up to draft Devin Bush at No. 10 overall, and two months after trading for Joe Schobert and his pricey contract, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been electing to take both of their starting inside linebackers off the field in obvious passing situations in recent weeks. Coach...
Banchero, No. 9 Duke headline preseason ACC basketball picks; Pitt tabbed to finish next to last
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Ninth-ranked Duke is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference in its final season under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski, while touted Blue Devils freshman Paolo Banchero is the pick to be the league’s player and freshman of the year. The ACC released results...
Browns’ Mayfield expects to play despite shoulder injury
BEREA, Ohio — Baker Mayfield wants to tough it out. The Browns quarterback said he expects to play Thursday night against the Denver Broncos despite a painful left shoulder injury that has worsened since he hurt it a month ago while trying to make a tackle. Asked if he expects...
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson slated to return against Stars
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson is expected make his season debut in Tuesday’s home game against the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan said Matheson “going to play” on Tuesday morning. The left-handed defenseman has been sidelined since suffering an undisclosed injury during the preseason. During practice on...
Yankees re-sign manager Aaron Boone to 3-year contract
NEW YORK — Manager Aaron Boone was re-signed by the New York Yankees to a three-year contract with a club option for 2025 after four winning but unsuccessful seasons. Boone, a third-generation major leaguer who hit a pennant-winning home run for the Yankees in 2003, led the team to a...
Derick Brassard becomes 11th player to score with 9 different NHL teams
Derick Brassard joined the club of well-travelled goal scorers in the NHL on Monday night. Eleven players in the NHL have scored with nine different teams, according to the NHL, including four players who notched at least one goal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brassard, now a center with the Philadelphia...
Tim Benz: Penguins enjoying scoring from unlikely sources when it is most needed
Once you get beyond the names Kris Letang and Jeff Carter atop the Penguins score sheet, you’ve got to be impressed with how the team has managed to start the season 2-0-1. After all, a line chart featuring the likes of Drew O’Connor, Dominik Simon, Evan Rodrigues and Danton Heinen...
First Call: Browns will be missing stars for Steelers game; debunking Joe Haden to Dallas rumors; Ravens red hot
Tuesday’s “First Call” sees a quiet start and a quick end to a Steelers trade rumor. The Cleveland Browns injury report is pretty deep. The Baltimore Ravens are red hot. And the Dallas Stars are logging some air miles heading to Pittsburgh. Nothing to it There was a flicker of...
Former NFL referee on Steelers’ complaints about controversial replay review: ‘It’s a valid point’
If Sunday night’s Steelers-Seahawks game had been on CBS, former NFL referee and current rules analyst Gene Steratore could’ve stated any opinion he wanted about what happened on that wild sequence at the end of regulation. But since the game was broadcast on a different network (NBC), the Washington, Pa....
Steelers Week 6 film study: A tale of 2 halves went the home team’s way in overtime
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 6 win over the Seahawks. Seattle, at 2-3, came to Heinz Field without its superstar quarterback for Sunday Night Football to...
Titans stop Josh Allen on 4th down, hang on to beat BillsVideo
NASHVILLE — Derrick Henry scored his third touchdown with 3:05 left, and the Tennessee Titans stopped Josh Allen on a fourth-down quarterback sneak in the final seconds to beat Buffalo 34-31 on Monday night, snapping the Bills’ four-game winning streak. The AFC East-leading Bills drove to the Titans 3 on...
Pitt players, coach try to block out hype surrounding Clemson’s visit to Heinz Field
With attendance at Heinz Field climbing above 63,000, snow in the air and temperatures falling into the 30s, 13-year-old John Petrishen sat inside Heinz Field one December day, watching Pitt try to claim the 2009 Big East championship. “I remember having my heart broken,” he said, recalling the 45-44 loss...
Kyle Schwarber, Red Sox slam Astros, lead ALCS 2-1Video
BOSTON — Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez walked off the mound with a six-run lead and a message for Carlos Correa and the rest of the Houston Astros: Now it’s Boston’s time. Tapping his wrist to mimic Correa’s Game 1 celebration, Rodriguez rode four more Boston homers — including Kyle...
Browns looking pretty average as injuries, losses mount
CLEVELAND — The injuries, and not just your run-of-the-mill bumps and bruises but significant ones to big-name players, are piling up quickly for the Cleveland Browns. So are the losses. Cleveland’s season, still just six games old, suddenly has gone astray. Picked to compete with the NFL’s elite and maybe...
Bengals get a gratifying complete game, gear up for Ravens
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow chalked up another first in his promising NFL career: resting on the sideline in the second half because his team had a comfortable lead. The second-year Cincinnati Bengals quarterback was all smiles Sunday watching backup Brandon Allen put the finishing touches on a 34-11 rout of...
Report: WSU football coach Nick Rolovich fired after refusing covid-19 vaccine
Nick Rolovich came to Washington State as a fun-loving coach, known nationally for his off-the-wall antics and an ability to win. Less than two years and 11 games later, Rolovich is apparently gone, and will be known nationally as the football coach who lost his job for refusing to get...
Ravens looked good in every phase in rout of Chargers
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — At first, John Harbaugh said this was just one excellent game. It didn’t necessarily indicate anything about his team’s long-term prospects. Then, when asked whether a 28-point victory over another division leader might raise eyebrows around the NFL, Harbaugh admitted it probably would. “That’s OK with...
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese still working back from covid
When Zach Aston-Reese woke up the morning of Sept. 26, he was feeling strong. The Pittsburgh Penguins forward felt as if he was having an excellent training camp after a solid offseason of preparation. Most of all, he felt healthy. Then, in a significant surprise to the vaccinated Aston-Reese, he...
Browns RB Kareem Hunt out weeks with calf injury, Mayfield uncertain for ThursdayVideo
CLEVELAND — The Browns will be without one of their best offensive players for quite a while. He might have company on the sideline. Punishing running back Kareem Hunt is expected to miss at least one month because of a significant calf injury sustained against Arizona on Sunday, one of...
NHL suspends Evander Kane 21 games for covid violations
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The NHL has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane for 21 games for submitting a fake covid-19 vaccination card. The league on Monday announced the suspension without pay and said Kane will not be eligible to play until Nov. 30 at New Jersey. Kane will...
