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Madden Monday: Why people nationally aren’t buzzing about Steelers the way they should
It’s probably the impending sense that no NFL team can go unbeaten. After all, if the locomotive that was the 2007 New England Patriots (18-1) couldn’t finish the job in the Super Bowl, maybe it can’t be done. Perhaps it’s a lack of faith in the level of competition faced...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Cam Lee records 6 points in 3 gamesVideo
While the NHL and many leagues in North America are in the the midst of their offseasons because of the coronavirus pandemic, several leagues in Europe and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League have already opened play for the 2020-21 season. Eighteen of the Penguins’ prospects or minor leaguers are...
Pirates A to Z: Michael Perez should serve as a defensive upgrade to backup catchers
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 Nik Turley. Michael Perez Position: Catcher Bats/Throws: Left/right Age: 28 Height: 5-foot-10 Weight: 195 pounds 2020 MLB statistics: Batted .167/.237/.238 with three doubles, one home...
First Call: Ravens ruffled before Steelers game. Le’Veon Bell helps K.C. Vanessa Hudgens with Cole Tucker?
The Ravens look flustered. The Steelers’ “MAC guys” looked happy. And Le’Veon Bell is looking to contribute in Kansas City. Plus, we’ve got hockey back in Pittsburgh. And a blossoming celebrity romance for a Pittsburgh Pirate. Maybe. All that and more in “First Call.” Ruffling the Ravens Not only are...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ turnover-happy defense, opportunistic offense key ‘Feats of Strength’ vs. Jaguars
Welp, the Steelers did it. They had three straight “trap games.” But they managed to avoid all the traps. In Dallas. At home against the Cincinnati Bengals. Then, on Sunday, they plowed through Jacksonville with a 27-3 victory over the Jaguars. The teams have a combined 6-23-1 record. So it...
Robert Streb nearly holes out in a playoff to win at Sea Island
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Robert Streb now has two PGA Tour victories, both at Sea Island, both in a playoff. Those are the only similarities. Six years after he had to rally from a five-shot deficit, Streb failed to protect a three-shot lead Sunday and felt the RSM Classic...
Men’s hockey: Forward Nick Pruksic leads Robert Morris past Alabama-Huntsville
Forward Nick Pruksic had a goal and two assists for Robert Morris’ mens hockey team which defeated Alabama-Huntsville, 4-3, at Colonials Arena on Sunday. The Colonials also got a goal and an assist from forward Santeri Hartikainen while forward Justin Addamo recorded two assists. Goaltender Reid Cooper made 18 saves...
Steelers ‘unleash’ dominant defense on Jaguars and their rookie QB
Poor Jake Luton was hit seven times, sacked twice and pressured or hurried on countless other occasions by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The rookie sixth-round pick tossed four interceptions and completed fewer than half his passes during another Jacksonville Jaguars loss. For the second consecutive week, the Steelers’ splash-play...
No. 1 Pitt soccer loses to Clemson in ACC championship match
After sitting on Zoom calls, remaining under quarantine and doing little more than thinking about soccer for three weeks, Pitt’s men’s soccer team found itself one victory from winning the ACC championship. But the No. 1-ranked team in the nation had its seven-game winning streak stopped Sunday in Cary, N.C.,...
Terrell Edmunds enjoys career day with 2 interceptions for Steelers in win over Jaguars
When he stepped on the field Sunday, Terrell Edmunds had played 38 games since his last interception. It also was the only one Edmunds had in 41 career games in three seasons at strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Edmunds not only ended that streak in a 27-3 victory against...
Steelers’ Zach Gentry has ‘significant’ injury, but JuJu Smith-Schuster, Joe Haden OK
Backup tight end Zach Gentry suffered a “significant” knee injury during Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers victory. But two of the Steelers’ most recognizable players, by all accounts, emerged unscathed despite injury scares. Cornerback Joe Haden and receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster each needed attention from training staff after suffering injuries during the second...
Mark Madden: Steelers are juggernaut, whether they look it or not
Sunday’s 27-3 win at Jacksonville showed why the Pittsburgh Steelers, despite being 10-0, aren’t on top of all the power rankings and why they would be underdogs vs. Kansas City, even at Heinz Field. It was unentertaining and nondescript. The Steelers stumbled through the first quarter, put the game away...
Steelers see improvement in running game during rout of Jaguars
Running back James Conner remarked that “everybody” had counted out the Pittsburgh Steelers rushing offense. Where did he see that so many were doing so? “Everywhere,” the Steelers’ featured back said during remarks that were perhaps more ornery that you might expect for a player on a team that won...
Turnovers have doomed Penn State at 0-5
Penn State’s football team is in uncharted territory. After all, it took 133 years before the esteemed program saw its first 0-5 start to a season. But in the resounding disappointment that has been this season, there has been a common sight in all five of Penn State’s setbacks. Turnovers....
NFL Week 11 roundup: Watson, Watt lead Houston to 27-20 win over New EnglandVideo
HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson threw for 344 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, and J.J. Watt defended a career-high four passes to lead the Houston Texans to a 27-20 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. Watson’s two touchdown passes and scoring run all came in the first half...
Browns get by without Myles Garrett, down Eagles in steady rainVideo
CLEVELAND — Kareem Hunt hurdled Philadelphia’s Jalen Mills on a touchdown run, Olivier Vernon stepped up with star Myles Garrett out with covid-19 by getting three sacks and a safety, and the Cleveland Browns stayed firmly in the playoff picture with a 22-17 victory over the Eagles. Hunt’s leaping 5-yard...
Derrick Henry’s TD run in OT lifts Titans over skidding RavensVideo
BALTIMORE — Derrick Henry ran for a 29-yard touchdown with 5 minutes, 21 seconds left in overtime to cap another memorable performance against the Baltimore Ravens, and the Tennessee Titans rallied for a 30-24 victory Sunday. Running against a patchwork Ravens defensive line, Henry finished with 133 yards on 28...
Alabama now unanimous No. 1 in top-25 poll; Northwestern to 11Video
Alabama is a unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll, and Northwestern moved up to No. 11 on Sunday for its best ranking in 24 years. For the second straight week, the top eight teams in the poll held their spots. The Crimson Tide received all 62...
Bengals’ Joe Burrow appears out for season after loss to Washington
LANDOVER, Md. — Chase Young told college teammate Joe Burrow he loved him and to get well after the top pick’s scary knee injury Sunday. Then, the No. 2 pick and Washington got going on defense, and the quarterback taken first overall 15 years ago led a comeback victory. After...
Steelers eventually rev up, trounce Jaguars to reach 10-0
In a matchup of teams heading in opposite directions, the outcome at TIAA Bank Field on Sunday afternoon was not unexpected. All the Pittsburgh Steelers had to do to improve to 10-0, however, was overcome another sluggish start against an inferior opponent. The Steelers needed 17 points in the second...
West Virginia returns rebounding tandem Oscar Tshiebwe, Derek Culver
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has one of the nation’s top rebounding tandems back, and if the team shooting accuracy and ball handling can improve, the 15th-ranked Mountaineers could be poised to contend for an elusive Big 12 championship. Sophomore Oscar Tshiebwe and junior Derek Culver return....
Isaiah Buggs the odd man out on D-line as lone non-QB healthy inactive for Steelers
There has been an apparent change in the depth chart for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive line, albeit a minor one. Despite being listed on the league-mandated official injury report as healthy for Sunday’s game, Isaiah Buggs is not in uniform to play the Jacksonville Jaguars. A second-year pro, Buggs spent...
Pirates to distribute Thanksgiving meals to 300 local families at PNC Park
The Pittsburgh Pirates will host a distribution of Thanksgiving meals on Monday to 300 local families at PNC Park. In cooperation with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and in partnership with Giant Eagle, the Pirates will supply frozen turkeys and boxes of food to preselected families from 11:30 a.m....
Pirates A to Z: Jared Oliva made jump from walk-on to majors, ready to learn more lessonsVideo
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 Nik Turley. Jared Oliva Position: Outfielder Bats/Throws: Right/right Age: 24 Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 195 pounds 2020 MLB statistics: Batted .188 (3-16) with six strikeouts, one...
This day in sports history: Nov. 22Video
1875 — Harvard beats Yale, 4-0, in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and soccer. 1945 — Jim Benton of the Cleveland Rams is the first NFL player to have more than 300 receiving yards in a game....
