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Set your alarm clock: Pitt/Ohio starts at 11 a.m., but it’s not the earliest kickoff in school history
For those Pitt fans troubled by the 11 a.m. start to Saturday’s game against Ohio, be glad you’re not an Alabama fan. For Pitt, it’s a one-time event, but the Crimson Tide often start their games at 11 a.m. to accommodate TV networks that want noon (Eastern) kickoffs. Pitt’s game...
Pitt loses defensive tackle Keyshon Camp to season-ending knee injury
The news keeps getting worse for the Pitt football team. For the second time in a month, the Panthers have lost a starter on the defensive line. Junior tackle Keyshon Camp, who started and recorded a half-sack and two quarterback hurries against Virginia, injured his knee in the game and...
Drive, Chip and Putt regionals Saturday at famed Oakmont
Youth golfers will have to compete at one worldly golf course to get to another. The annual Drive, Chip and Putt competition comes to the area again at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Oakmont Country Club. It will be one of 10 regional competitions held across the country. The top eight...
Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger ready to spread the wealth against Patriots
The last team to defeat the New England Patriots used a backup running back gaining 172 scrimmage yards and a diverse passing game to eke out a 17-10 victory in December. Is it a formula the Pittsburgh Steelers might use again when they open the season against the Patriots on...
Heinz Field ranks high in atmosphere, food in new stadium survey
Fans going to a Pittsburgh Steelers game and visiting Heinz Field ranked the stadium’s atmosphere and food high, but the bathrooms average. Ticket site SeatGeek released its 2019 NFL stadium guides Wednesday, which surveyed more than 3,200 NFL fans about game-day atmosphere, in-stadium food, and bathrooms. Heinz Field ranked ninth...
First Call: New Coyote Phil Kessel speaks; Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott gets huge contract
Wednesday’s “First Call” features details on Ezekiel Elliott’s new contract. Phil Kessel speaks for the first time as an Arizona Coyote. Austin Meadows homers again. And two local pitchers break new ground in the Major Leagues. Kessel the Coyote Phil Kessel may have been traded to Arizona two months ago,...
Without Rob Gronkowski, will Patriots rely on running game vs. Steelers?
We head to New England to get a little perspective on the Patriots for Wednesday’s podcast. And a familiar voice provides that for us. TribLive Radio pioneer Ken Laird joins me. He now works with WEEI in Boston as part of the radio station’s morning show. Ken tells us how...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ Javon Hargrave could be a ‘Blockbuster’ vs. Patriots
It isn’t the most obvious Mike Tomlin analogy of all time. But I see where he is going with it. At his weekly press conference on Tuesday, I asked Tomlin about nose tackle Javon Hargrave. In my mind, if the Steelers pull off an upset against the New England Patriots...
Tim Benz: Le’Veon Bell’s latest jab at Steelers is laughable
Le’Veon Bell lobbed one more shot at the Pittsburgh Steelers before the start of the 2019 season. And this one was just a plain old quote. Not a tweet or a mumbled rhyme in a terrible rap track. Check out this hot take from the New York Jets running back....
Erratic Federer loses to Grigor Dimitrov in U.S. Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK — Betrayed by his forehand, and maybe his body, too, Roger Federer is out of the U.S. Open. Federer gave away a lead against a guy he’d never lost to and was beaten 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 by 78th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals before a stunned...
Pirates surrender lead in 9th, lose in 10th against MarlinsVideo
Miguel Rojas hit a tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning, and Garrett Cooper connected in the 10th as the Miami Marlins rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night, ending their franchise-record 15-game road losing streak. The Marlins were down to their...
Bengals sign running back Giovani Bernard to 2-year dealVideo
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals signed running back Giovani Bernard to a two-year contract extension Tuesday through the 2021 season. He could have become a free agent after this season. Bernard, a second-round draft pick in 2013, has been used to complement Joe Mixon. Last season, he carried 56 times...
Rams agree with QB Jared Goff on 4-year contract extensionVideo
LOS ANGELES — Quarterback Jared Goff agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams through the 2024 season. The Rams confirmed the agreement Tuesday night. The team didn’t disclose contract terms. Goff is beginning his fourth year with the Rams, who made him the No. 1 overall...
West Virginia H.S. star Jalen Bridges commits to WVU basketball
It’s been a busy week for West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins. On Tuesday, he announced Jalen Bridges, a 6-foot-7 forward from Fairmont, enrolled and has joined the team. Bridges won the 2019 Bill Evans Award, given annually to the state player of the year in West Virginia....
Robert Morris basketball team adds 2 recruits to roster
Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole announced Tuesday that freshman Deshawndre Washington and sophomore Jalen Hawkins have signed scholarship agreements for the 2019-20 season. They will round out the recruiting class that includes Olisa Ngonadi, D.J. Russell and A.J. Bramah. Washington is a 6-foot-7 forward from Morgan Park High...
Notre Dame searches for answers after uneven performance in opening winVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — There are some questions marks for No. 8 Notre Dame after a somewhat lackluster showing on the road to open the season, even if it ended with a 35-17 win over Louisville. The silver lining for coach Brian Kelly: He was able to give his inexperienced...
Keith Dambrot’s link to Duquesne tied to Hall of Famer Chuck CooperVideo
There are many reasons Keith Dambrot loves being the basketball coach at Duquesne. Right up there at the top is his connection to legendary Duquesne All-American Chuck Cooper and a bold stand the university took 73 years ago on a December night in McKeesport. It resonates with Dambrot today as...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Franklin Regional’s Mastovich awarded
Penn State Behrend senior defender Andrew Mastovich (Franklin Regional) was named the AMCC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. He was one of the leaders of a defense that allowed just five goals in conference play last season and posted 10 shutouts. Behrend is the favorite to win the conference...
Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller leaves game after taking line drive to wrist
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller looks to have dodged a bullet after he was hit in the right wrist by a line drive during the second inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Florida Marlins. The Pirates said initial medical exams revealed Keller suffered a contusion. His status is day...
Pitt OL coach Dave Borbely hopes ‘moments’ with players lead to improvementVideo
Pitt offensive line coach Dave Borbely admits he has “his moments” when he gets a point across using special emphasis. But in the case of how the players performed Saturday night against Virginia, Borbely believes he can teach by espousing reasonable logic in a normal tone of voice. “I make...
Tomlin: Depth chart remains ‘very fluid’ for QB Mason Rudolph, other Steelers players
The depth chart Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin unveiled Tuesday is similar to the one he provided at the beginning of the preseason. Veterans Donte Moncrief, Mark Barron and Steve Nelson are starters at their respective positions. First-round pick Devin Bush is listed as a backup to Barron at inside...
Clock is ticking as Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott try to finalize $90M contract extensionVideo
FRISCO, Texas — There is no deal yet. But holdout running back Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys are getting prepared just in case. After spending the last month training in Cabo San Lucas in a contract dispute, Elliott flew back to Dallas on Tuesday so he can be available...
Pirates add 5 players to major league roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates bolstered their roster for the final 25 games of the season Tuesday when they added four players from Triple-A Indianapolis and a pitcher previously claimed off waivers. Joining the team are catcher Steven Baron, outfielder Jason Martin, shortstop Cole Tucker, right-handed pitcher Yacksel Rios and left-hander Wei-Chung...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: As Steelers get set for opener, Mike Tomlin in midseason formVideo
We don’t know what to expect from the Pittsburgh Steelers when they open the regular season at the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on Sunday night. But take comfort, Steelers fans. Mike Tomlin is in midseason form. In the first weekly news conference, the Steelers coach Tuesday delivered...
AP Top 25 football teams open 23-0 vs unranked teams
The Top 25 went 23-0 against unranked teams to open the season, leaving the rankings mostly unchanged with No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama at the top of the first regular-season AP college football poll of 2019. The Tigers received 54 first-place votes out of 62 in the media...
