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George W. Bush and Ellen DeGeneres share laughs at Cowboys-Packers gameVideo
Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, took in the Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers game Sunday seated alongside Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi. And it drew some attention. During the Fox broadcast from at AT&T Stadium, cameras caught Bush and Degeneres sharing a moment and...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden debate hit on Steelers QB Mason Rudolph, JuJu Smith-Schuster’s fumbleVideo
The players who have stepped into Antonio Brown’s and Le’Veon Bell’s shoes have fumbled things away for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the fumbling tendencies of JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner in light of the Steelers’ loss to the Ravens on Sunday — and Smith-Schuster’s overtime...
Earl Thomas faces fine, but likely no suspension, for hit on Steelers QB Mason Rudolph
The flag was thrown late — about four minutes after the fact — following Earl Thomas’ hit that knocked Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph from the game Sunday at Heinz Field. Thomas was penalized 15 yards for roughing the passer after the Baltimore Ravens safety’s helmet connected with Rudolph’s chin...
Could Steelers’ Devlin Hodges become the next Gardner Minshew?Video
They were born five weeks and about a four-hour drive apart in the South. Each stands 6-foot-1, set records playing in an “Air Raid” offense and was far from a coveted prospect in last spring’s NFL Draft. And now, it appears Devlin Hodges is about to join Gardner Minshew as...
First Call: James Harrison defends hit on Mason Rudolph, calls himself a ‘Steeler to the core’
In Monday’s “First Call,” James Harrison weighs in on the Mason Rudolph hit. The medical cart fails at Heinz Field. Marc-Andre Fleury is up to his old tricks. I beg to differ In case you didn’t get a clean look at the hit that knocked out Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph,...
Washington Redskins fire coach Jay Gruden after 0-5 startVideo
WASHINGTON — Jay Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance. The Redskins have gone 35-49-1 overall under Gruden, whose brother, Jon, coaches the Oakland Raiders. The team said...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Steelers’ loss to Ravens, Penguins’ start, Pitt’s big win
We have so much on the plate in this week’s “Madden Monday.” Most of it has to do the Pittsburgh Steelers’ latest loss, this time to the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore won at Heinz Field Sunday by a final score of 26-23 in overtime, thanks to a game-winning field goal by...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin’s OT call in Steelers loss was logical but lacked common senseVideo
Mike Tomlin’s decision to kick off to begin overtime against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday made perfect sense. If you are willing to ignore common sense. Which I am not. In case you missed what happened, the Steelers won the coin flip to start overtime, tied with their AFC North...
5 things we learned in Steelers’ overtime loss to RavensVideo
Five things we learned from Ravens 26, Steelers 23, OT. ••• 1. Wildcat giveth, taketh away One week after the Steelers used the wildcat formation to help produce their first win of the season, they got disastrous results in the rare times they tried involving running back Jaylen Samuels on...
Tim Benz: Much airing of grievances as Steelers lose to RavensVideo
JuJu Smith-Schuster’s turnover cost the Steelers the game. His overtime fumble allowed the Baltimore Ravens to kick a field goal and win 26-23 Sunday at Heinz Field. That’s an obvious grievance. Mike Tomlin’s call to defer after winning the overtime coin toss worked. By his logic anyway. But that decision...
Colts shut down Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs offense in 19-13 victory
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Indianapolis Colts accomplished Sunday night what they failed to do in January. They beat the Chiefs in Kansas City. Marlon Mack ran for 132 yards, ageless kicker Adam Vinatieri knocked through four field goals and the Colts atoned ever-so-slightly for that playoff defeat by shutting...
Mike Preston: Ravens finally have a playmaker on defense in Marlon Humphrey
PITTSBURGH — Great players make big plays in big games, but they also make them on days they haven’t been playing well. Take the case of Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey. He was having a so-so game Sunday before he stripped Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster of the ball after...
Kyle Larson flashes superstar potential with NASCAR playoff win at Dover
DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson was the can’t-miss future star who tore up the sprint car circuit and would lead a new generation of young stars into the next era of NASCAR. His promise yet unfulfilled, Larson’s path toward prominence has been slow burning in six-plus years in the Cup...
Steelers’ Tyson Alualu lines up at fullback for play vs. RavensVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers ran one play with seven offensive linemen during Sunday’s overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens. They also again used the wildcat offense, and they ran a reverse off it. Defensively, the Steelers showed off some new packages, including one that featured five linebackers on the field at...
Amid injuries and 1-4 record, Steelers defense returning to prominence
After allowing an average of 442 yards over the first three games, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has permitted a total of 452 yards over the past two games combined. That’s been needed, what with the offense down to a third-string quarterback and the record at 1-4 after Sunday’s loss to...
Steelers credit Marlon Humphrey more than blame JuJu Smith-SchusterVideo
First, it was Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin beginning his postgame news conference by crediting Marlon Humphrey for his “big-time play.” Soon after, guard David DeCastro was among the Steelers players who noted Humphrey’s “good technique” on his forced fumble in overtime that set up the winning field goal in...
Braves rally in 9th, lead NLDS, 2-1Video
ST. LOUIS — Dansby Swanson hit a tying double with two outs in the ninth inning and Adam Duvall delivered a two-run single as the Atlanta Braves rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the NL Division Series. Atlanta had managed just...
Kevin Gorman: Devlin Hodges the only feel-good story for Steelers in loss to RavensVideo
Devlin Hodges had dreamed of playing quarterback in the NFL since he was a kid and defied all odds to become the backup for the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent rookie. His dream came true only after a nightmarish scenario as Mason Rudolph was knocked out cold when...
At the halfway marker, Pitt needs to take a breather
Never in the history of off weeks (they are not byes, by the way) has a team needed rest more than Pitt does at the moment. With three successful fourth-quarter comebacks in a row and injuries to key personnel at running back, linebacker and cornerback, Pitt (4-2, 1-1) needs to...
Hunting, fishing, shooting, trapping? Americans support them all
Intent matters, in the woods, on the water and at the range. So say your neighbors. A new study — “Americans’ Attitudes toward Hunting, Fishing, Sport Shooting and Trapping” — says most people across the nation support those activities. But, it adds, that approval ebbs and flows based on sportsmen’s...
Former Penn State RB Miles Sanders makes fourth straight start for Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Fresh off the best game of his young NFL career, Miles Sanders is back in the starting lineup for the Philadelphia Eagles. The rookie running back out of Penn State made his fourth straight start against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Sanders,...
Georgia, Ohio State tied at No. 3 in latest AP Top 25 poll
Ohio State and Georgia are tied at No. 3 in the Associated Press college football poll, and Florida surged to No. 7 after a big victory. No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson held their spots Sunday after a week off for both, but the Buckeyes caught up to the...
NFL Week 5 roundup: Deshaun Watson throws 5 TDs as Texans shred FalconsVideo
HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson threw for a career-high 426 yards and tied his personal best with five touchdown passes, including three to Will Fuller to lead the Houston Texans to a 53-32 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. A week after scoring a season-low 10 points in a loss...
No. 10 Penn State looking for offensive growth as defense shines
UNIVERSITY PARK — Sean Clifford knows he and the rest of Penn State’s offense have a comfortable margin of error given the way the Nittany Lions defense has been playing. But Penn State’s quarterback doesn’t want to lean on dominant defensive efforts like the 10-sack performance that fueled Saturday’s 35-7...
Kyler Murray leads Cardinals to 1st win, 26-23 over BengalsVideo
CINCINNATI — Rookie Kyler Murray ran for a touchdown and led the Cardinals on a drive to Zane Gonzalez’s 31-yard field goal on the final play Sunday as the Cardinals got their first win under coach Kliff Kingsbury, 26-23 over the Cincinnati Bengals. In a matchup of winless teams, the...
