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Browns RB Nick Chubb back after injuring knee, missing 4 gamesVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Browns running back Nick Chubb was designated to return from injured reserve and is expected to practice after missing four games with a sprained knee. Chubb sprained a medial collateral ligament in the first quarter of Cleveland’s Oct. 4 win at Dallas. He is slotted to work...
Robert Morris prepares for spring football, announces 5-game schedule
Spring football will mean more than just practice for Robert Morris coach Bernard Clark Jr. After postponing the fall season, the Colonials on Monday released their 2021 spring schedule that includes a nonconference game against James Madison and four others against Big South Conference opponents. With Clark in his third...
Duquesne women picked by Atlantic 10 coaches to finish 4th in 2020-21 season
The Duquesne women’s basketball team was picked to finish in a tie for fourth with Davidson and Fordham in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll released Monday. The league’s head coaches voted in the poll, and Duquesne received one first-place vote. Duquesne’s Libby Bazelak and Lala Sole were named to the...
No. 1 Zags: Gonzaga begins season atop Top 25 for first time
Just about the only thing Gonzaga has left to accomplish under Mark Few is win a national championship. The ‘Zags scratched another first off the list Monday: They will open the season at No. 1. Despite losing West Coast Conference player of the year Filip Petrusev, the Bulldogs received 28...
Sergio Garcia withdraws from Masters after positive covid-19 test
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sergio Garcia pulled out of the Masters on Monday after informing Augusta National he tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the second player to withdraw following a positive test. Garcia won his only major at the Masters three years ago in his 19th appearance, the most...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Ulf Samuelsson joins Panthers as assistant coach
Former Penguins defenseman Ulf Samuelsson has joined the Florida Panthers as an assistant coach. Samuelsson, 56, is reunited with head coach Joel Quenneville. He worked under him as an assistant with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. A member of the Penguins’ first two Stanley Cup championship...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Steelers’ shaky win over CowboysVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in Arlington, Texas. The Black and Gold remain unbeaten, though it didn’t appear that would be the case for much of...
First Call: Cowboys complain about refs after loss to Steelers; familiar Antonio Brown moment in Tampa debut
Monday’s “First Call” gives us some grousing from the Dallas Cowboys after their loss to the Steelers. The officials made some close calls against them, and they aren’t happy about it. We also check in on the Steelers’ next opponent, the Cincinnati Bengals. We get an update on Cleveland Browns...
5 things we learned: Road work contributes to Steelers’ record-setting 8-0 start
Five things we learned from Steelers 24, Cowboys 19: 1. Road warriors It’s not just achieving the best start in franchise history that made this win historic for the Steelers. They reached the 8-0 plateau with a third road win in as many weeks. Counting the season-opening win at the...
This day in sports history: Nov. 9Video
1912 — The lateral pass is used as an offensive weapon for the first time by Worcester Tech coach William F. Carney. Carney’s team beats Amherst, 14-13. 1946 — Second-ranked Notre Dame fights to a 0-0 tie with No. 1 Army at Yankee Stadium to snap the Cadets’ 25-game winning...
Brees throws 4 TD passes, Saints rout Brady, Buccaneers 38-3
TAMPA, Fla. — Drew Brees vs. Tom Brady, and the battle for supremacy of the NFC South, was a one-sided affair. Brees threw for 222 yards and four touchdowns, regaining the NFL career TD pass lead and lifting the New Orleans Saints into first place with a 38-3 rout of...
Pirates A to Z: Adam Frazier could be trade bait after frustrating season at the plate
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 Trevor Williams. (The only MLB player with a surname that starts with Z is Detroit Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmerman). Adam Frazier Position: Second baseman Bats/Throws:...
Madden Monday: ‘Even at 8-0, I just don’t trust the Steelers. And I certainly do not trust Mike Tomlin.’
The Steelers spent the last two weeks going on the road and beating the Tennessee Titans (5-0) and the Baltimore Ravens (5-1). They did so without playing their best football. In fact, they were pretty lousy for roughly half of both games. So, in a way, that had to make...
Minkah Fitzpatrick’s ball-hawking plays have returned for Steelers
For the second consecutive Sunday, the final player to touch the ball during a Pittsburgh Steelers game was Minkah Fitzpatrick. This week, the All Pro safety got his hands on it a couple of other times, too. Just another day in the Steelers life of Fitzpatrick, who has 10 takeaways...
Mark Madden: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin lived in his fears in final moments against Cowboys
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 8-0, but I don’t trust them. Coach Mike Tomlin never has had a losing season and is a lock to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but I don’t trust him. Sunday’s victory at Dallas put those feelings in clear focus. The Cowboys...
Special teams a major weakness for Steelers in win over Cowboys
The Pittsburgh Steelers special teams units were so bad during Sunday’s win at the Dallas Cowboys that it affected coach Mike Tomlin’s decision-making late. “They were beating us to the punch pretty much for the better part of the day on special teams,” Tomlin said. So when the Steelers had...
Another game, another 4th-quarter comeback for Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger
At the end of the first half Sunday in Dallas, Ben Roethlisberger was in the locker room, powerless to help his team. At the end of the second half, Roethlisberger once again was a winner — one who had surpassed another Hall of Famer in an unofficial, but telling category....
Tim Benz: ‘Airing of Grievances’ plenty deep despite ‘Feats of Strength’ as Steelers edge Cowboys
Not gonna lie. I loved that result from the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dallas on Sunday. It was a jagged 24-19 victory over a forlorn Dallas team that sits at 2-7. The Steelers couldn’t have looked much worse in the process. Yet, Mike Tomlin’s team won anyway to improve to 8-0....
Browns put quarterback Baker Mayfield on covid-19 list
The Browns placed quarterback Baker Mayfield on the reserve/covid-19 list Sunday. Mayfield went on the list because he is considered a close contact of a staff member who tested positive for the virus Saturday. The Browns did not disclose the identity of the staff member, but a person familiar with...
Strong second half by JuJu Smith-Schuster helps Steelers come back against Cowboys
ARLINGTON, Texas — When the Pittsburgh Steelers needed to make a second-half comeback for the second week in a row, Ben Roethlisberger went to his first option at wide receiver. And for the second time in as many games, JuJu Smith-Schuster didn’t disappoint. Smith-Schuster’s 31-yard touchdown reception on the first...
John Steigerwald: Can Steelers match Super finish of 1978 team? Why not?
The 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers have gone where no Steelers team has gone before. Of course they have. It’s 2020. Until the Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys, 24-19, on Sunday, no Steelers team had started 8-0. The 1978 team started 7-0, finished 14-2 and went on to beat the Cowboys in...
Steelers rally to beat Cowboys, move to 8-0 for 1st time in franchise history
ARLINGTON, Texas — Just when it looked like the Steelers would add another chapter to the ledger of road stinkers against teams with losing records, they used some fourth-quarter fortitude to extend the best start in franchise history. Trailing by 10 entering the final quarter, the Steelers scored 15 unanswered...
Wildy popular Chase Elliott comes from back of field to win 1st NASCAR crownVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR’s most popular driver now is a Cup champion, too. Chase Elliott took the torch from teammate Jimmie Johnson by winning his first Cup title Sunday, driving from the back of the field to victory lane at Phoenix Raceway. The win for Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet was...
Carlos Ortiz holds off Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama for 1st PGA Tour winVideo
HOUSTON — Carlos Ortiz held off Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama by closing with a 5-under-par 65 to win the Houston Open on Sunday, becoming the first Mexican to win on the PGA Tour in 42 years. He earned every bit of it, caught in a tight battle on the...
NFL Week 9 roundup: Chiefs escape with win when Panthers field goal is wide rightVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 372 yards and four touchdowns, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill each went over 100 yards receiving, and the Kansas City Chiefs held on to beat Carolina 33-31 on Sunday when Panthers kicker Joey Slye missed a 67-yard field-goal attempt wide right on...
