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Robert Hainsey among 5 Notre Dame players with Pittsburgh ties set to return home
Robert Hainsey tells his story with pride, all about a 16-year-old embarking on a new adventure, more than 1,000 miles from home. Yet, he says, “It wasn’t that hard.” Hainsey was captain of the Gateway football team as a sophomore in 2016, and, remarkably, the Gators’ best player, according to...
First Call: Ravens already benefitting from bye week before Steelers game, more praise for ‘Mapletron’
More praise for Steelers receiver Chase Claypool. The Baltimore Ravens are already using their rescheduled bye week to their advantage in advance of next week’s matchup with the Steelers. And Patrick Mahomes is endorsing the Le’Veon Bell signing in Kansas City. Plus, Tyler Glasnow is off to a bad start...
Former Steeler linebacker endorses ‘next man up’ approach with Robert Spillane
Former Steelers linebacker Chad Brown knows all about the Steelers’ “next man up” mentality. He was part of it with Bill Cowher. It has continued with current head coach Mike Tomlin. Brown was replaced by Jerry Olsavsky for five games in 1995 when he was injured. The team went to...
Familiar hype-train rolling for Steelers. Will it stay on track for the next 2 weeks?
I wonder if Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is getting a sense of deja vu. Because Year 17 is starting to feel like his rookie campaign of 2004. Roethlisberger took over for an injured Tommy Maddox in the middle of a Week 2 loss to Baltimore. From there, the Steelers won...
This date in sports history: Oct. 21Video
1950 — Tom Powers of Duke scores six touchdowns — three rushing, three receiving — in a 41-0 victory over Richmond. 1956 — Billy Howton of the Green Bay Packers catches seven passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-17 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. 1961 —...
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers stars take World Series Game 1 from Rays
ARLINGTON, Texas — Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers left the Tampa Bay Rays stuck in neutral to start a most strange World Series played amid the pandemic. Kershaw dominated for six innings, Bellinger and Betts homered and the Dodgers chased a wild Tyler Glasnow...
California will allow fans at pro sports but not Disneyland
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn’t ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks to reopen, the state’s top health official said Tuesday. San Francisco and neighboring Alameda and Santa Clara...
Dream comes true as Chase Briscoe lands NASCAR’s No. 14Video
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chase Briscoe earned job security for the first time in his career with a well-deserved promotion to the Cup Series to cap a season that has so far been storybook. Briscoe on Tuesday was named the replacement for Clint Bowyer in the No. 14 Ford at Stewart-Haas...
Pitt defense still learning to overcome obstacles
Back in July, when Pitt was undefeated and temperatures and expectations were rising, Randy Bates could not have predicted what would happen to his defense over the season’s first six games. Four starters, including a preseason All-American defensive tackle, the senior who lines up next him, a valued cornerback and...
Mike McCarthy’s 1st season in Dallas coming apart over turnoversVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike McCarthy is a big believer in winning the turnover battle. His first season as coach of the Dallas Cowboys is coming apart because of how badly his team is losing that battle. Dallas is minus-12 in turnover margin, the worst in the NFL through six games...
MLB commissioner Manfred tells AP he likes larger playoff, runner in extrasVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ahead of a World Series capping the pandemic-shortened season, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he hopes to keep two of this year’s innovations: expanded playoffs and starting extra innings with runners on second base. “People were wildly unenthusiastic about the changes. And then when they saw them...
Report: Rookie Tua Tagovailoa named Dolphins’ starting quarterbackVideo
Tua Tagovailoa will make his first NFL start next week for the Miami Dolphins, who are turning to him to replace Ryan Fitzpatrick, a person familiar with the team’s decision said Tuesday. The person confirmed the decision to the Associated Press on condition on anonymity because the Dolphins hadn’t made...
On the Fringe: Limited in play, Tiger returns to a course he ruledVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Along with his five victories and five-runner-up finishes, Tiger Woods only once in 12 appearances at Sherwood Country Club has finished worse than a tie for fourth. That one time is a reminder how much time and circumstances have changed. It was at the end of...
Steelers’ next challenge awaits in form of NFL’s leading rusher, Derrick Henry
In one regards, the NFL didn’t do the Pittsburgh Steelers any favors by rescheduling their postponed game against the Tennessee Titans for Week 7. The Steelers’ reward for controlling the NFL’s top rushing team is a matchup against the league’s top individual runner, the Titans’ Derrick Henry. It could cause...
Penn State football team to wear patches on jerseys
Penn State’s football team will wear patches on its jerseys as well as helmet stickers and warmups shirts which will contain a social justice logo promoting unity for the 2020-21 season. According to a press release from the school, the initiative’s goal “is to construct a culture of respect, appreciation...
Penn State football has options to replace running back Journey Brown
Penn State’s football team could potentially be missing projected starting running back Journey Brown for the duration of the season because of an undisclosed ailment. Coach James Franklin acknowledged that possibility Tuesday with an optimistic but forlorn statement during a video conference with reporters. “I’m a big believer that Journey’s...
Labor Department: Women basketball coaches at UConn were underpaid
STORRS, Conn. — The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a total of just under $250,000 to seven women, including four members of Geno Auriemma’s 2014 women’s basketball coaching staff, after the U.S. Labor Department found they had been underpaid when compared with men in similar positions. A total...
Pitt men’s soccer rises to No. 1 in nation for 1st time in program history
The undefeated Pitt men’s soccer team ascended to No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll Tuesday, reaching the milestone for the first time in program history. YOU KIDDIN ME LETS GOOOOOO Julie Jurich (@juliejurich) October 20, 2020 The Panthers (4-0, 3-0 ACC) were No. 2 nationally for three...
Mike Tomlin: Dustin Colquitt’s punting for Steelers not ‘up to snuff’
Mike Tomlin might be rethinking his decision to swap out punters before the start of the regular season. With 38-year-old Dustin Colquitt possessing an NFL-worst 37.1 yards net punting average, the Steelers brought in former punter Jordan Berry for a tryout Monday, according to several reports. Tomlin acknowledged Tuesday at...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin throws support behind Robert Spillane as Devin Bush’s replacement
Mike Tomlin is prepared to go with former undrafted free agent Robert Spillane at inside linebacker for the immediate future as the Pittsburgh Steelers plan to play the rest of the season without starter Devin Bush. Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference Bush will undergo surgery Wednesday to...
Ex-Robert Morris player Yannis Mendy signs contract with team in his native France
Former Robert Morris forward Yannis Mendy, who concluded his career this year by helping the Colonials win the Northeast Conference Tournament, has signed with US Avignon-Le Pontet of the National 1 French League. Mendy is the fourth former Colonials player to sign an overseas contract, joining Jeremy Chappell (2005-09), Karvel...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign goaltender Shane Starrett
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed goaltender Shane Starrett to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract. Starrett, 26, spent last season with the Bakersfield Condors, AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers. Limited to 14 games due in part to a lingering groin injury, he had a 5-6-1 record along with...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Kasper Bjorkqvist is producing in his return from injury
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. Thirteen of the Penguins’ prospects or minor leaguers are...
First Call: Ex-Steeler rips Baker Mayfield; Steelers favored vs. Titans; Penguins, Primanti Bros. honor Mike Emrick
Tuesday’s “First Call” just keeps piling on the Cleveland Browns after their 38-7 humiliation by the Steelers. Meanwhile, gamblers seem to think the Steelers are getting to 6-0 even against steep competition on the road next week. There is an outpouring of congratulations for Mike “Doc” Emrick from the hockey...
Unbeaten Titans are unapologetic, but hardly unblemished, as they host Steelers
You’d think that after their facility in Nashville became the epicenter of the NFL’s first covid-19 outbreak, the Tennessee Titans may be a bit remorseful. After all, the whole league went into crisis prevention mode, and the schedules of multiple teams got reshuffled as a result. So maybe a sense...
