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Tim Benz: A lesson in hope versus blind faith for the Steelers, Pirates

I want to expand on a thought that I heard from my ESPN Radio Pittsburgh colleague Adam Crowley. And by “expand on a thought,” what I’m trying to say is, I want to steal his idea. Which I will. To be fair, I think Adam stole it from me. Because...
USA Today’s Nate Davis talks about his Top 100 teams list, picks Steelers in AFC North

Here at “Breakfast With Benz” on Wednesday, we posted a link to Nate Davis’ USA Today story that ranked the Top 100 teams in NFL history. The Steelers were well-represented. Seven different editions of the franchise were on it — all six Super Bowl champs and the 1976 team that...
Pirates minor league report: Aug. 7, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 56-57) was postponed because of inclement weather. The game is to be made up Thursday as part of a doubleheader. Next: Thursday doubleheader at Norfolk (Orioles), Game 1 at 12:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 57-58) split a doubleheader with Richmond, winning the first game 4-3 in 10 innings but...
Brewers pounce on Trevor Williams early, defeat Pirates againVideo

Trevor Williams’ Milwaukee magic couldn’t make a losing streak disappear. Williams won all off his three scoreless starts against Milwaukee last season, but the Brewers scored six times and homered twice off him Wednesday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost 8-3 at PNC Park. The loss was the fifth in...
Knoch grad Jordan Geist claims shot put silver at Pan American Games

Knoch grad Jordan Geist captured a silver medal in the men’s shot put Wednesday evening at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. In third after the three throws of the opening round and fourth overall after the first two throws of the finals, Geist unleashed a throw of 20.67...
Several locals in chase for title at women’s state amateur

Rain caused a suspension of play and ultimately rained out the first day of stroke play Wednesday in the 83rd Pennsylvania Golf Association Women’s Amateur at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Plymouth Meeting. A number of local players are in the 42-player field in the Amateur Division, including former Hempfield and...
Pirates notebook: Jose Osuna gets start again as role expands

Jose Osuna’s key for being a good pinch hitter is to always be ready. “Be ready in every inning,” said Osuna, who has excelled in that role this season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. “I think that’s the most important, be ready for the first pitch.” Now, he seems more than...
Undrafted Steelers rookie QB Devlin Hodges draws rave reviews

As Devlin Hodges spoke to reporters after practice Wednesday at Saint Vincent, a pair of rookie teammates laughed and made loud quacking noises as they walked past. Hodges didn’t miss a beat, remaining undeterred, similar to a quarterback patiently staying on his reads while pass-rushers approach. It takes a lot...
Pirates’ Clint Hurdle discusses grinding through giant slump

The past two dozen games, with 20 losses and only four wins, were the worst stretch Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle could remember. That’s mostly because his team still was mired in this slide. “Last year it seemed like the worst stretch I’d ever been in,” said Hurdle, whose team...
With help from fellow Olympians, Harmotto Dietzen, Give It Back Foundation hosting volleyball camp at Moon

Volleyballs will be flying through the air and hitting the floor at Moon High School on Friday and Saturday as the Give It Back Foundation’s annual girls volleyball camp makes its way to Western Pennsylvania for the first time. Christa Harmotto Dietzen, a Hopewell graduate and one of six former...
Kevin Gorman: With Sean Davis out, free safety becomes a storyline for Steelers

Sean Davis isn’t happy about being stuck on the sidelines for the majority of training camp, a self-described cheerleader for the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary. While recovering from a fractured ring finger on his left hand — taped to cover what Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called “an open wound” — the...
Sean Knapp wins rain-shortened Senior Amateur

Oakmont native Sean Knapp added another title to his resume. The Hannastown Golf Club member shot a 4-under par 67 to win the rain-shorted Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Senior Amateur at Butler Country Club. The tournament was shortened to one round because rain. Knapp edged St. Clair’s Dave Brown, who shot...
Pat Narduzzi offers honest appraisal of Pitt’s passing game

Pat Narduzzi looked at his watch to mark the moment. Apparently, he had something important to say before he blew the whistle Wednesday for the fifth day of Pitt’s training camp. The question posed to Pitt’s coach during his daily media briefing concerned the wide receiver group, perhaps the one...
Fox Chapel’s Brown picks up first Division I offer

For high school athletes, there might not be a better feeling than the moment they receive their first scholarship offer to play their sport at the collegiate level. On Tuesday, Fox Chapel’s Sam Brown got to experience that feeling when Dayton came through with his first offer. Brown announced the...
Steelers Inside the Ropes: Boswell sharp again, makes 2 beyond 50 yards

In the final practice before the preseason opener, the Pittsburgh Steelers put their kickers to one more test Wednesday at Saint Vincent. Chris Boswell and rookie Matthew Wright alternated attempts toward the goalpost at the hillside of Chuck Noll Field. The kickers then concluded practice by kicking in simulated “mayday”...
Brian Allen, Jerald Hawkins added to Steelers’ lengthy injury list, albeit most considered minor

Another practice at Saint Vincent, another large group of Pittsburgh Steelers players who were not in pads and watching from the sidelines. Other than the scare caused by Joe Haden leaving the field on a cart, the list of those who sat out practice Wednesday on Chuck Noll Field mostly...

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