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NCAA women’s volleyball Final Four opens Thursday at PPG Paints Arena
Four of the top women’s volleyball teams in the nation will be in Pittsburgh this week to compete for the NCAA Division I championship, beginning Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Baylor, Wisconsin, Minnesota and defending champion Stanford qualified for the volleyball Final Four by advancing through the first four rounds...
Mark Madden: Steelers should go back to Mason Rudolph at quarterback
Every duck has his day. But for Devlin Hodges, his day is done. The Steelers should start Mason Rudolph in Sunday’s game at the New York Jets. Hodges caught lightning in a bottle. He won three games as a starter, one in relief. But when confronted by a good defense...
Weekend College Top 10: Duquesne junior nearly breaks scoring record in OT win
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Sole’s big day carries Dukes to 9th straight victory Junior Laia Solé scored 38 points — the most by a Duquesne in more than 20 years — in a 72-69 overtime victory over St. Francis...
Ex-Penguins 1st-rounder Joseph Morrow joins KHL team
Former Penguins defensive prospect Joseph Morrow, the team’s first-round pick in 2011, has signed with Dinamo Minsk, a Belarusian team that plays in Russia’s KHL. Morrow’s deal with Minsk comes two days after the New Jersey Devils put him on unconditional waivers for the purposes of releasing him from his...
James Conner productive in limited usage during return to Steelers’ lineupVideo
James Conner’s first full game since October wasn’t a true full game in that he played 58% of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive snaps Sunday night. Still, that was by far the most of any Steelers running back, and coach Mike Tomlin insisted Conner wasn’t on a “rep count” during the...
Forbes ranks Penguins fans as No. 1 in NHL
Forbes Magazine has ranked Penguins fans at No. 1 in the NHL based on ratings released Friday. This was the third time since Forbes began compiling fan ratings in 2009 that the Penguins have been at the top of the list. The magazine claims it “ranks fans objectively based on...
Wildcat usage leads to disastrous results for Steelers in loss to BillsVideo
According to the NFL’s official play-by-play register, the Pittsburgh Steelers attempted a direct snap to a running back three times during Sunday’s game. The best of those three plays was a 3-yard loss. It was that kind of night for the wildcat formation, and troubles with its usage played a...
John Steigerwald: Steelers QB Duck Hodges should have short leash against Jets
It’s time for the short leash. Mike Tomlin needs to put one on Devlin Hodges at practice Wednesday and keep it on him when he lines up against the New York Jets next Sunday. He should use it to yank him out of the game in a hurry if he...
Mark Madden, Tim Benz dissect Steelers’ loss to Bills, Bryan Rust shining with Penguins
“Madden Monday” for this week isn’t exactly a pick me up. Nor should it be after what we saw Sunday night at Heinz Field. I’m joined by Mark Madden of TribLIVE and 105.9 the X as we go over the many things that went wrong for the Steelers against...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ loss to Bills in home finale
Five things we learned from Bills 17, Steelers 10: 1. Defensive dilemma A defense that was so proficient at preventing big plays since a 1-4 start allowed a costly one in the fourth quarter when Josh Allen threw a 40-yard completion to John Brown on the first play of a...
First Call: Watch Patriots’ video of Bengals sideline; Texans help Steelers
In this Monday’s “First Call,” you can see what the Patriots filmed on the Bengals sideline. Three former Nittany Lions have big afternoons in the NFL. And the Steelers get a little help from Houston. View for yourself On their Sunday NFL pregame show, Fox aired the footage of what...
Tim Benz: Airing of grievances after Steelers’ ‘Duck’ Hodges was ‘fowl’ vs. Buffalo
I guess Duck finally killed ‘em. That’s what it looks like when a fourth-string quarterback faces a top-notch NFL defense. Not pretty. Devlin “Duck” Hodges seemed capable in his three previous starts against a Browns defense without three starters, the shoddy Arizona Cardinals and the lackluster Los Angeles Chargers. But...
Devlin Hodges ‘still confident,’ but Mike Tomlin won’t commit he’ll remain Steelers starterVideo
For the first time in his young career, Duck didn’t fly high. But Devlin Hodges insists a four-interception performance hasn’t shaken his confidence he can play in the NFL. “You hate to lose,” Hodges said after a 17-10 defeat to the Buffalo Bills, “but I think after the first loss,...
Kevin Gorman: In most significant moment, Steelers defense didn’t get job doneVideo
The disgust in Cameron Heyward’s voice grew with every word, as it was suggested to the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain that turnovers were the culprit for their loss to the Buffalo Bills. There is no denying that Diontae Johnson’s late first-half fumble and the four interceptions by Duck Hodges, including...
‘Bills Mafia’ a significant presence at Heinz Field in win over SteelersVideo
Usually, it’s Steelers Nation that’s lauded for its tendency to pack opposing team’s stadiums. Sunday night, it was Bills Mafia that took over Heinz Field. Several thousand Buffalo Bills fans made the trip to Pittsburgh, and they left happy after a 17-10 victory by their team clinched the franchise’s second...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers on losing end of another tight gameVideo
For an unpredictable team, we can count on this much about the Pittsburgh Steelers: Whether it’s a road game against a three-win team or a home game against an opponent seeking to crack double-digit victories, it will be a close game. For the 10th time in 14 games, it came...
Devlin Hodges throws 4 interceptions, Steelers lose at home to BillsVideo
With two games remaining, the Pittsburgh Steelers still hold onto the last playoff spot in the AFC. That’s one consolation that came out of an otherwise unsatisfying performance Sunday night at Heinz Field when the Steelers failed to grab onto a higher seeding. The Steelers couldn’t protect a three-point second-half...
Larry Fitzgerald’s future again hot topic after Cardinals’ final home game of 2019
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Larry Fitzgerald wandered the field after the Arizona Cardinals ended a six-game losing streak, searching for hugs and handshakes. He went through what seemed like half the Cleveland Browns sideline, stopping to share a laugh or a pat on the back and posing for a few photos....
Cleveland dominated in defeat as its playoff hopes are buried in desertVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Frustration mounted and tempers flared as the Browns had their playoff hopes buried in the desert Sunday. The Browns are on the brink of being mathematically eliminated from postseason contention after falling 38-24 to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at State Farm Stadium. Coach Freddie Kitchens needed...
Kenyan Drake, Cardinals run Browns out of NFL playoffs pictureVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Kenyan Drake ran for four touchdowns, Kyler Murray threw for 219 yards and a score and the Arizona Cardinals snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Cleveland Browns, 38-24, on Sunday. Murray got the best of a much-anticipated showdown with Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield. The two...
Newtown High School football team to be featured at halftime of Steelers-Bills gameVideo
The Newtown High School football team, which won the Connecticut state championship on a last-second pass on the seventh anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, will be featured at halftime of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Buffalo Bills broadcast on Sunday Night Football on NBC. Quarterback Jack Street connected with wide...
RBs James Conner, Trey Edmunds active vs. Bills for Steelers, who have just 4 D-linemen
After playing just one quarter since October, James Conner is in uniform and active for the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. Conner had missed five of the past six games because of a shoulder injury; his return for the Nov. 14 game at Cleveland was...
4 games in 4 days were ‘blessing’ to Penguins forward Joseph Blandisi
Joseph Blandisi had a simple goal Sunday. Sleeping in. “I’m hoping,” Blandisi said. “I’m hoping. We’ll see what happens, though.” As it turned out, nothing happened to Blandisi on Sunday morning. He didn’t have to go anywhere for the first time in four days and was in position to engage...
Penn State loads up on recruits in early signing periodVideo
A celebration will be held on the second floor of the Penn State football program’s Lasch Building headquarters Wednesday. Coach James Franklin and his staff will welcome the newest Nittany Lions into the program from the recruiting Class of 2020. The yearly event will be a part of the program’s...
Steelers rookies making big contributions, but Tomlin is mindful of their minutes
For the first half of Devin Bush’s rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he played no fewer than 76% of all defensive snaps in a game and he logged every defensive snap on three occasions. In the five games that followed, the inside linebacker exceeded 76% of the snaps just...
