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Delaware game is personal for Pitt coach Pat NarduzziVideo
Every game matters to Pat Narduzzi, but Saturday’s game against Delaware at Heinz Field will be special for many reasons. This one he wants to win for his dad. “I tell our kids all the time, ‘These games have got to be personal,’ ” Narduzzi said Monday at his weekly...
Royals manager Ned Yost to retire as club’s career wins leader
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ned Yost did something few thought possible when he took over the Kansas City Royals in 2010: He not only built the organization into a winner but delivered the long-suffering organization its first World Series title in three decades. Now, he’s leaving the next rebuilding job...
X-factors for Penn State-Maryland game
No. 12 Penn State faces a significant road test Friday night against Maryland. The Nittany Lions (3-0) are a touchdown favorite against the Terrapins (2-1), who lost to Temple two weeks ago in Philadelphia. Penn State’s October Big Ten slate will be challenging, with home games against Purdue and Michigan...
Westmoreland campus clippings: FR grad Summers catches 3rd TD for Villanova
Todd Summers is on pace for a career season at Villanova, and he is becoming a greater pass-catching threat for the Wildcats (4-0). The junior tight end from Franklin Regional had a touchdown catch, his third of the season, as the Wildcats defeated Towson, 52-45. Summers had a four-reception game...
Ex-Steelers WR Antonio Brown enrolls in online classes at Central Michigan
Antonio Brown, the former Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro wide receiver who was released from two NFL teams in the past month, is back at school. Brown re-enrolled for four online courses at Central Michigan, where he played three seasons and is the school’s all-time leading receiver. Two of the classes began...
Norwin grad Justin Moose thrives on World Long Drive circuit
Nearly a year and a half ago, Norwin grad and professional long drive competitor Justin Moose — with a little encouragement from his wife, Nicole — made a life-changing choice. The verdict now, Moose said, “It’s definitely the best decision we’ve ever made.” Moose, who last year quit his job...
Good luck charm from daughter helps Rocco Mediate to latest win
Greensburg’s Rocco Mediate credits his lucky hat — the one decorated by his 4-year-old daughter — for having at least something to do with his latest victory on the PGA Tour Champions. Mediate this weekend won the Sanford International, his first win on the 50-and-older circuit in three years. His...
Steelers have rebounded from 0-3 starts but never made playoffsVideo
Twice prior since the most recent turn of the century have the Pittsburgh Steelers started out 0-3. The good news: each time, the Steelers turned things around and avoided a losing record. The bad news is that neither rally was grand enough to result in a playoff berth. The 2019...
Penguins giving Nick Bjugstad look as penalty killerVideo
It is not so much of a job requirement as it is the job itself. To to be a third-line center for the Penguins, killing penalties is a must. Especially because the No. 1 and 2 centers haven’t been asked to do it much over the past decade-plus. Ever since...
Mark Madden: Steelers coaches live in their fears with game planVideo
It’s difficult to blood a second-year quarterback into starting duties, especially when it wasn’t supposed to happen this way. Mason Rudolph isn’t proceeding on the expected timetable. Rudolph is deputizing for future Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger because of the latter’s season-ending injury. Rudolph is a third-round pick. It was...
Penguins reduce their training camp roster to 27 players
The Penguins made their second round of cuts from training on Monday. The following players were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League: Forwards: Andrew Agozzino, Justin Almeida, Anthony Angello, Kasper Bjorkqvist, Joseph Blandisi, Joseph Cramarossa, Thomas Di Pauli, Ryan Haggerty, Sam Lafferty, Jake Lucchini, Sam Miletic, Oula Palve....
Weekend College Top 10: Pitt, Penn State volleyball split showdown
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Pitt, Penn State volleyball split home-and-home series The No. 6 Panthers and No. 4 Nittany Lions each won on the road in their top-10 matchup over the weekend. Penn State prevailed 28-26, 21-25, 25-21, 20-25,...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden criticize Steelers coaching, debate merits of James ConnerVideo
Blame it on the game plan, Mark Madden and Tim Benz say. The TribLIVE columnists got together Monday morning to discuss the Steelers’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, and they determined the Steelers coaches didn’t allow the offense and first-time starting quarterback Mason Rudolph do anything to...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ 24-20 loss to 49ersVideo
Here are five things we learned from the San Francisco 49ers’ 24-20 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. ••• 1. Working out the bugs Befitting the Steelers’ first trip to Silicon Valley, the offense spent nearly 40 minutes operating like it had been hacked by a computer virus. Through the first...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden rip Steelers, Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell
Mondays are hard enough as it is. They are even harder when you live in a city where your football team stinks. And make no mistake, the Pittsburgh Steelers stink right now. They have fallen to 0-3 after a 24-20 loss in San Francisco Sunday. Mark Madden and I analyze...
First Call: Steelers’ next opponent winless, too; Le’Veon Bell is bummed
In “First Call” this Monday, the next opponent for the Steelers is struggling badly, too. Le’Veon Bell is mad about Jets “haters.” Pitt alumnus LeSean “Shady” McCoy leads Chiefs. Bummed-out Bell Criticism of the Jets is getting noticed by Le’Veon Bell. That 30-14 loss to the Patriots dropped the club...
Tim Benz: Airing of grievances is overflowing after Steelers’ 3rd loss
The longer the Pittsburgh Steelers’ losing streak continues, the easier it is to come up with our weekly “Airing of Grievances.” Boy, it really has become weekly, hasn’t it? We are long overdue for a “Feats of Strength” post. Maybe that will happen next Tuesday after a Monday night game...
Baker Mayfield’s late interception ends Browns bid for upsetVideo
CLEVELAND — The shorthanded Browns flirted with upsetting the defending NFC champion Los Angeles Rams on “Sunday Night Football,” but their weaknesses haunted them in the fourth quarter of a 20-13 loss at FirstEnergy Stadium. Desperate for a touchdown in crunch time, the Browns went three-and-out during a possession starting...
John Steigerwald: Mason Rudolph not up to job for Steelers
It could have been worse. Actually, it should have been worse. The Steelers almost got out of San Francisco with a win because the 49ers were determined to give them one. How often does a team commit four turnovers in the first half and win? The 49ers finished with five...
Kevin Gorman: Mason Rudolph takes more blame than he deserves for Steelers’ lossVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Mason Rudolph took this loss on his shoulders, despite throwing two second-half touchdowns and giving the Pittsburgh Steelers a fourth-quarter lead. The Steelers’ 24-20 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon at Levi’s Stadium was as much about their struggles at the start as...
Fitzpatrick makes splash by creating 2 turnovers in 1st game with SteelersVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In his first game with the Pittsburgh Steelers, free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick had the same number of interceptions predecessor Sean Davis had in the entire 2018 season. Fitzpatrick also forced a fumble, which is the same number Davis had in 48 career games before landing on...
Penguins lose preseason game to Red Wings, 3-2, in overtime
In their final road game of the preseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Penguins struck first at 5 minutes, 43 seconds of the first period. After Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese forced Red Wings defenseman Dylan McIlrath...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: San Francisco steals one from Steelers by turning late turnover into TDVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. The story of this game wasn’t so much about the transition from Ben Roethlisberger to Mason Rudolph for the Pittsburgh Steelers as it was the turnovers. Mostly, it was about what the San Francisco 49ers did with the two they forced. And what the Steelers failed to...
Despite forcing 5 turnovers, Steelers lose to 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Despite all of the yardage allowed, the time spent on the field, the two leads surrendered, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense produced a fifth turnover Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, giving the offense a chance to hold on for that elusive first win of the season....
Rocco Mediate rallies to win Champion Tour’s Sanford International
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Greensburg native Rocco Mediate needed just about everything to go right for him to win the Sanford International, and it did. Ken Duke had everything go wrong on the last hole that helped Mediate to his first victory on the PGA Tour Champions in three years....
