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Steelers claim CB Jhavonte Dean, waive/injured Brian Allen
Forty-eight hours before their preseason finale, the Pittsburgh Steelers swapped cornerbacks Tuesday. They claimed rookie Jhavonte Dean off waivers from the Cleveland Browns and waived/injured third-year player Brian Allen, a former fifth-round pick. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Dean was waived four days after competing in his third preseason game for the...
Steelers rookie linebackers get final chance to prove themselves
It was in the fourth preseason game last year when Josh Dobbs showed enough to the coaching staff that he not only earned a roster spot with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he won the backup quarterback job from veteran Landry Jones. When he gathered his players Tuesday morning for film study,...
Blood clots sideline Patriots center David Andrew
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — With time growing short before their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New England Patriots have an unexpected hole in the middle of their offensive line following the weekend hospitalization of starting center David Andrews because of blood clots in his lung. Andrews, 27, was...
Patriots try to sort out tight end situation in post-Gronk era
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For nearly a decade, the tight end position was one of the greatest strengths of the New England Patriots’ offense. But that changed quickly. First came the retirement of Rob Gronkowski, one of the most productive tight ends in NFL history, after the 13-3 victory over the...
U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd receives offer from NFL team to kick in preseason gameVideo
As all 32 NFL teams ready for their final exhibition game on Thursday, the general sentiment from fans is a simple one: meh. Usually, starters for said teams do not participate and most who do will never make the squad. But one game could be of interest. Enter Carli Lloyd....
District college football preview: 5 Division II players to watch
A look at five players to watch in Division II this season: Jake Chapla, Sr., K, Slippery Rock Plum graduate hit 66 of 67 extra points and made 17 of 26 field goals last season. … First-team All-PSAC West as kicker and second-team all-conference as punter. ••• Justice Evans, Jr.,...
Slippery Rock anticipating big year with QB Rivers leading large group of returnees
The Slippery Rock football team isn’t sneaking up on anyone this year. Not after reaching the NCAA Division II quarterfinals last season, and not with 6-foot-3, 235-pound quarterback Roland Rivers III. “Going into this season, we know we have targets on our back,” said Rivers, whose team is ranked No....
Tiger Woods undergoes surgery on left knee for minor cartilage damageVideo
A season that began with Tiger Woods celebrating a fifth Masters title ended with a fifth surgery on his left knee. This one wasn’t serious. Woods said Tuesday on Twitter he had arthroscopic surgery last week to repair what he described as minor cartilage damage. In a statement Woods released...
Joe Haden: ‘Time is ticking’ on contract extension with Steelers
The season opener is 12 days away for the Pittsburgh Steelers, which means the clock is winding down for them to sign veteran cornerback Joe Haden to a new contract. Per team policy, the Steelers cease negotiations once the regular season starts. Haden is entering the final year of a...
After only 2 scrimmages, Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi looks for clean opener
NFL teams play four exhibitions before games start to count. College football isn’t designed that way. Teams conduct a few live scrimmages plus almost daily practices. Much of it, however, is held with limited contact in the hopes of keeping players healthy for the season. Pitt had two scrimmages, the...
NWHL going outdoors for December game in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y.— The National Women’s Hockey League is taking its game outdoors with the Buffalo Beauts scheduled to host the Metropolitan Riveters on Dec. 28 in what’s being called the “Buffalo Believes Classic.” The game will be played at RiverWorks, a year-round bar/entertainment complex located on the banks of the...
Rob Gronkowski promotes CBD, hints about possible NFL return
Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced at a news conference Tuesday that he is becoming an advocate for CBD and partnering with a company that produces CBD pain products. He said he walked away from football because he had to give his body a chance to recover....
Carrie Underwood previews revamped ‘Sunday Night Football’ theme song
Carrie Underwood teased fans and football junkies with a short clip of the revamped “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” theme song for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” Underwood posted the 16 seconds clip to Instagram on Monday. View this post on Instagram Tune in September 8th! @JoanJett @SNFonNBC A post...
First Call: Shannon Sharpe wants to slap Ben Roethlisberger; significant Patriots loss
Tuesday’s “First Call” features Shannon Sharpe claiming he would’ve slapped Ben Roethlisberger. A big loss for the Patriots. Good news for the Browns. And popcorn with a fork. Yeah. It’s true. Popcorn with a fork. Guess where that happened. Wanna clarify that? It looks like Antonio Brown is about to...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot gets creative with schedule while waiting for new center
We mix in a little college basketball for the podcast Tuesday as we talk to Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot. The Dukes are living a bit of a nomadic life this year, bouncing around to various venues as the new UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse is renovated. The non-conference schedule was released last...
Tim Benz: Former Pirates kill their old team. If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry.
In the latest “just laugh because, if you don’t, you’ll just cry” moment of the 2019 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Philadelphia Phillies Monday night. How? Glad you asked. Because former Pirate Corey Dickerson homered to give the Phillies a lead in the eighth inning. COREY DICKERSON JUST...
Tim Benz: MLB mercy rule debate masks greater problem
Give Pittsburgh Pirates play-by-play man Greg Brown credit for self-awareness. He’s right. No one wants to be “that guy.” The old guy yelling “get off my lawn” at any new idea that comes along. That’s how an aghast Brown couched his commentary against the suggestion of a Major League Baseball...
Penguins Predictions: Which call-up will play the most NHL games?
It was repeated often enough to become a motto of sorts: The goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins as they reshaped their roster this summer was to become younger, faster and harder to play against. One of the reasons the Penguins needed to get younger was that they didn’t do a...
Penguins of the Decade: No. 4, Matt Murray
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2010s. At No. 4 is goalie Matt Murray. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
Steady Stephanie Williams plays key role in rise of Pitt volleyball program
After taking a look at the video sent by assistant Craig Dyer, Pitt women’s volleyball coach Dan Fisher nodded knowingly. He immediately was convinced he needed to make Stephanie Williams part of his burgeoning program. At a smidge under 6-foot, she wasn’t the tallest outside hitter. She wasn’t the flashiest...
Sean Rodriguez’s homer in 11th gives Phils 6-5 win over PiratesVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Sean Rodriguez lined a home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Josh Bell hit a solo homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris to tie it at 5 in the ninth...
Phillies’ Sean Rodriguez sinks Pirates with 11th-inning home run
PHILADELPHIA — Sean Rodriguez answered the critics with one big swing. Rodriguez lined a home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Josh Bell hit a solo homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris...
Pirates minor league report for Aug. 26, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 64-69) lost 4-1 to Toledo (Tigers). The Indians were held to five hits and committed four errors. SS Cole Tucker (.264) went 1 for 4 with a triple and a run, scoring on a double play in the sixth inning. RHP Cody Ponce (1-1, 4.00 ERA) took the...
How Antonio Brown is turning helmet saga into another payday
Oh to be Antonio Brown. Even when he loses, he wins. Sure, the Oakland Raiders wide receiver and former Pittsburgh Steelers star lost his second and final appeal to the NFL and the players’ union to wear his now-banned favorite helmet, but he’s going to profit handsomely because of it....
Column: No majors, but major finish by Rory McIlroy
ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy never felt richer than when he knocked in a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the FedEx Cup. Only it had nothing to do with the money. It was never about $15 million. Even before he teed off in the Tour Championship —...
