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Steelers promote record-setting Devlin Hodges to replace Big Ben on active roster
“Duck Dynasty” is getting a raise. And, for the time being at least, a more prominent role. The Pittsburgh Steelers promoted Devlin Hodges to the active roster Monday, about five hours after announcing franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would be out for the rest of the season following elbow surgery. Hodges...
Ben Roethlisberger injury, 0-2 start turn Steelers into big betting longshots
At 0-2 and without their franchise quarterback for the rest of the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have turned into heavy longshots in the gambling community. According to Sportsbettingdime.com, the Steelers’ odds to win AFC North have gone from a “high” of +150 before the season began (meaning, a $100 bet...
With Chris Archer shut down, Pirates claim infielder Corban Joseph to fill roster vacancy
After shutting down pitcher Chris Archer for the remainder of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates filled his spot on the 40-man roster Monday with 30-year-old minor-league infielder Corban Joseph. Joseph, who finished second in batting average (.371) with Las Vegas in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League this season, was claimed...
Steelers’ Sean Davis expects to play next week, Anthony Chickillo’s foot remains in walking boot
Sean Davis’ right shoulder was heavily wrapped in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Monday afternoon. Though he was awaiting the results of an MRI performed on the shoulder the previous night, Davis remained optimistic he would be able to play this coming Sunday at the San Francisco 49ers. “I actually...
Wheeling University to reinstate academic, athletic programs
WHEELING, W.Va. — A private West Virginia university will reinstate several academic and athletic programs that were dropped amid a financial crisis. Wheeling University says in a statement that starting in January, it will resume offering majors in biology, engineering science and English. It also will offer new online programs...
St. Francis (Pa.) linebacker Gio Vonne Sanders grabs NEC honor
Jeannette product Gio Vonne Sanders is making a fast impact for the St. Francis (Pa.) football team. Sanders, a linebacker, was named Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week after a two-interception game Saturday against Merrimack. The Red Flash won, 42-14, to move to 2-1. Sanders, a redshirt sophomore, added...
Mark Madden: Ben Roethlisberger’s injury tops long list of Steelers’ problems
It was hoped the departure of Antonio Brown would make the Steelers a more focused and disciplined team by way of removing distraction. It hasn’t turned out that way. Losing Ben Roethlisberger for the rest of the season trumps any other problem. But the Steelers are in a state of...
The other side: Seattle basks in Russell Wilson’s winning performance vs. Steelers
It was Russell Wilson to the rescue. That’s how news outlets on the Pacific coast saw it. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Steelers, 28-26, on Sunday at Heinz Field, and their six-time Pro Bowl and Super Bowl-champion quarterback engineered just enough to get them to that victory. The Steelers sacked...
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger out for season with elbow injury
With one 49-word statement, the Pittsburgh Steelers season was potentially turned upside down. Ben Roethlisberger will undergo season-ending surgery on his right elbow, the team announced just before noon Monday. The 16-year, two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback suffered an injury during the first half of the Steelers’ 28-26 loss to the...
District college weekend top 10: Pitt volleyball rolls to 10-0
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Pitt women’s volleyball team still unbeaten The Panthers ran their record to 10-0 with three wins on a West Coast trip over the weekend. On Saturday morning, Pitt beat No. 16 Utah, 3-1, before surviving...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden take Steelers to task after loss to Seahawks
“I think the Steelers season is probably over.” That’s how Mark Madden feels about what the Black and Gold have done through two games. The Steelers are 0-2 after suffering a 28-26 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday in the home opener at Heinz Field. And with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ loss to SeahawksVideo
Five things we learned from Seahawks 28, Steelers 26: 1. Clear and obvious? Instant replay czar Al Riveron struck again, calling a pass interference penalty on Terrell Edmunds from his New York studio when no flag was thrown on the Heinz Field grass. Riveron, famous in these parts for his...
Tim Benz: Antonio Brown adds salt to Steelers woundsVideo
Talk about salt in the wounds. Actually, this is worse than salt in the wounds. More like lemon juice. Or vinegar. Maybe battery acid. While the Pittsburgh Steelers were losing to the Seattle Seahawks, Antonio Brown was making a positive impact in a New England Patriots’ blowout win over the...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden rip Steelers, Pat Narduzzi, awful PiratesVideo
This week’s “Madden Monday” ain’t gonna be pretty. How could it be? You saw the Steelers game, right? There’s so much to tear apart . Mark Madden and Tim Benz analyze what went wrong against the Seahawks. And there was a lot. We start with Ben Roethlisberger’s elbow injury. Mason...
First Call: Can Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi fix fallout from Penn State loss?; Le’Veon Bell faces the Browns
In Monday’s “First Call,” we try to figure out how Pat Narduzzi will scrub Pitt’s defeat against Penn State. You’ll get a look at the next opponent for the Panthers. Phil Jurkovec makes his season debut at Notre Dame. And why Steelers fans will have an interest in “Monday Night...
Mason Rudolph gets opportunity to lead Steelers offenseVideo
Now that he’s the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback for the foreseeable future, Mason Rudolph feels freer to open up about how difficult being third string was as a rookie last season. Although Rudolph is wise enough to recognize there plenty of quarterbacks had successful NFL careers that began as a...
Penn State Pick 6: Rethinking the running back rotationVideo
Plenty to sift through from Penn State’s 17-10 victory over Pitt on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Here’s a pick-six’s worth. Shortening the backfield rotation Three days before playing Pitt, Penn State coach James Franklin outlined his strategy for rotating the running backs: two series for the starter, with the other...
Martin Truex Jr. wins at Vegas in opening race of NASCAR Cup Series playoffs
LAS VEGAS — Martin Truex Jr. raced his way into the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs with a victory Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the opening round of the postseason. The win is Truex’s series-best fifth of the season and again cemented Joe Gibbs Racing as the team...
Former NASCAR driver killed in single-engine plane crash
STERLING, Conn. — Modified stock car great Michael Stefanik was killed in a single-engine plane crash. He was 61. State police say the crash happened Sunday afternoon in Sterling near the Rhode Island state line. They say the single-engine, single-seat Aerolite 103 took off from the Riconn Airport in Coventry,...
Idled Irwin summer basketball league hopes to bounce back in 2020
Something was missing this year at Irwin Park. Except for sporatic groups of shootarounds or an occasional game of H.O.R.S.E., the sound of bouncing basketballs mainly was absent this summer on the hardcourts at Irwin’s chief recreational compound just off Pennsylvania Avenue, near Main Street. The Irwin Men’s Summer Basketball...
John Steigerwald: Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi could learn a lot from Pete Carroll
I wonder if Pat Narduzzi watched the Pittsburgh Steelers-Seattle Seahawks game. If he did, he saw a coach, the Seahawks’ Pete Carroll, play to win, which is exactly what Narduzzi didn’t do when his Pitt team had fourth-and-goal at the Penn State 1 on Saturday. Narduzzi’s Pitt team was down...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers lost not because of pass-interference penalty but their reactionVideo
Kameron Kelly watched the replay and knew what was coming next, that a new NFL rule was about to put the Pittsburgh Steelers in a precarious position. On a prayer of a pass from Russell Wilson to Tyler Lockett on a second-and-20 from the Seattle 27, Kelly was defending in...
Tim Benz: An angry airing of grievances after Steelers’ loss to Seahawks
History wasn’t on the Steelers’ side heading into their season opener in Foxborough in Week 1. And history repeated itself with a 33-3 loss to the New England Patriots. History was on the Steelers’ side in their home opener against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2. • The Steelers were...
Penalty on field goal results in 4-point swing that hurts Steelers in lossVideo
Not only were the Pittsburgh Steelers hurt by a costly pass-interference call against safety Terrell Edmunds in the fourth quarter of a 28-26 loss to Seattle on Sunday, they were on the wrong end of a four-point swing in the second courtesy of another penalty. Nose tackle Dan McCullers, playing...
Seahawks offensive lineman: Steelers passrushers ‘started to get tired and wear down’
The way Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks started, the Pittsburgh Steelers looked every bit the unit that tied for the NFL lead in sacks last season. By the end of it, they looked anything but. At least one Seahawks player had a theory to explain why. “You could feel...
