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Hostels serve as fun, unique rest stops along Appalachian Trail
Opulent is not a word usually associated with overnight accommodations along the Appalachian Trail. Rustic. Spare. Austere. Homey, maybe, if you’re in a particularly charitable mood. But not opulent. Most days on the trail involve walking mile after mile and eating dehydrated food while sitting on a stump or the...
Ex-Olympian Ashley Wagner says she was sexually assaulted
Former Olympian Ashley Wagner says she was sexually assaulted by another figure skater in 2008 when she 17. The three-time national champion wrote in USA Today on Thursday that John Coughlin climbed into her bed after a party at a skating camp and began kissing and groping her. Coughlin was...
Steelers Inside the Ropes: Chris Boswell, Jordan Berry put on notice
Thursday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice proved rookies Ian Berryman and Matthew Wright are pushing five-year incumbent punter Jordan Berry and kicker Chris Boswell, respectively. Berryman and Wright were signed as priority undrafted free agents after the draft in April, and both have shown they possess NFL-worthy potential. Berry and Berryman each...
Steelers make move at CB, sign Derrek Thomas, waive Herb Waters
The Steelers added another tall cornerback to their secondary Thursday when they signed Derrek Thomas, formerly of the Seattle Seahawks. To make room for Thomas on the 91-man roster, the Steelers waived injured cornerback Herb Waters. Thomas is 6-foot-3, 189 pounds and ran a 4.44 40-yard dash at the NFL...
Pitt basketball team hungry to bond during preseason trip to Italy
When Jeff Capel’s Pitt basketball team begins its nine-day, five-city tour of Italy on Monday, he wants to learn about that nation’s people, their culture and ancient architecture. There also will be time for hoops, with his team playing three games against European players who are beyond college age and...
Jets’ Le’Veon Bell feels ‘a million times better’ than Day 1 of camp
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Le’Veon Bell firmly believes he made the right decision, refusing to second-guess missing a season while in a contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The New York Jets star running back is sorry about only one thing: for letting down the fantasy football owners who expected...
Kevin Gorman: CB Steven Nelson navigates into Steelers’ starting lineupVideo
Steven Nelson grew up in Georgia, played college football in Oregon, started his NFL career in Kansas City and has an offseason home in Arizona. So it should come as no surprise that he hates to be stagnant. In fact, when he’s finished playing football, Nelson wants to travel the...
Newcomer Brandon Reilly jumps right in, practices with Steelers
As a wide receiver, Brandon Reilly is used to making quick adjustments at the line of scrimmage. Off the field, he’s become adept at making unexpected changes, too. Waived by the Detroit Lions on Tuesday, the 25-year-old former Nebraska receiver was out of work for less than 24 hours. The...
Clemson No. 1 in preseason football coaches poll, Penn State 14th
Clemson is No. 1 in the USA Today preseason coaches’ poll for the first time, followed by Alabama at No. 2. The defending champion Tigers received 59 of a possible 65 first-place votes, and the Crimson Tide got the rest in the poll released Thursday. The Associated Press preseason Top...
Hannastown Golf Club brings out best from Westmoreland County and beyondVideo
Do the math on this one. Longtime accomplished amateur golfer Sean Knapp lives in Oakmont. He has played some of the best courses in the country. He won a national championship — the U.S. Senior Amateur — two years ago. The 57-year-old Knapp has been one of the country’s top...
Injury to Steelers LS Kam Canaday presses Vance McDonald into double duty
The latest injury at training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers involved one of their least recognizable players. Long snapper Kam Canaday, who is in his third camp with the team, left practice early Thursday because of a groin injury. He was taken for an MRI to determine the severity of...
Steelers embrace annual ‘Friday Night Lights’ in Latrobe
For Cameron Heyward, it was a little girl who approached him to autograph a program. To Alejandro Villanueva, what stands out about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ annual Friday Night Lights practice is the ride on the caravan of buses weaving through Latrobe. “It’s cool to sort of drive around in the...
Hall of Famer Ed Reed ‘made the impossible possible’Video
BALTIMORE — Combining instinct and tireless film study with an unyielding urge to be a difference-maker, Ed Reed established himself as one of the greatest safeties in NFL history. What he did with a football after plucking it from the air set him apart from anyone who ever played. Reed...
Kicker Phil Dawson, 44, retiring with Browns after 20 years
BEREA, Ohio — Kicker Phil Dawson has retired from the NFL at age 44 after 20 seasons. He spent his first 14 seasons with the Cleveland Browns and will sign a one-day contract to retire ceremonially with the franchise. Dawson played in 305 games, the seventh most in league history,...
Penguins Prediction Rewind: Jake Guentzel, not Phil Kessel, was team’s most dangerous scorer
Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Which Penguins...
6 players, both managers suspended for Pirates-Reds brawl
The fallout from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ brawl with the Cincinnati Reds will hit players and managers of both teams where it hurts the most: on the roster and in the wallet. Six players plus managers Clint Hurdle and David Bell were suspended and given undisclosed fines for their part in...
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster to step down after season
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech’s Bud Foster says the upcoming football season will be his final as an assistant coach. Foster has been the Hokies’ defensive coordinator since 1995. His 33 years on staff makes him the longest tenured assistant coach in the country at the same school. His teams...
Alejandro Villanueva/Cameron Heyward Steelers practice scuffle all about ‘Game of Thrones?’
A day after the first on-field scuffle between teammates at this year’s Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, the two affable veteran players involved in it were able to laugh it off. Alejandro Villanueva’s tongue-in-cheek explanation for the punch he threw toward Cameron Heyward after Heyward had lunged at him? It was...
Legendary hunter Barry Wensel offers advice on killing mature bucks
There’s no questioning Barry Wensel’s deer hunting resume. In six years working as a guide, he and his twin brother, Gene, helped more than 200 clients kill Pope & Young class deer with their bows. Their hunters had a 96 percent success rate. Barry has killed four Boone & Crockett...
Outside linebacker Sutton Smith embracing opportunity to play fullback for Steelers
Sutton Smith couldn’t help but smile while talking about being the Pittsburgh Steelers’ only two-way player on Thursday, a day after taking his first two practice reps on offense at training camp at Saint Vincent College. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Smith as pass-rushing outside linebacker but are tinkering with the...
Lack of Steelers offensive linemen on Top 100 list has teammates up in arms
Want to bring a smile to Ben Roethlisberger’s face? Ask him about his offensive line. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback loves to talk about his linemen. He credits much of his success to the five men assigned to protect him on a weekly basis. He can recite their accomplishments, preach their...
Penguins hire Matt Cullen for player development role
During Matt Cullen’s three seasons as a player with the Pittsburgh Penguins, coach Mike Sullivan often said he considered the veteran center an extension of the coaching staff. Now, Cullen actually will be an extension of the coaching staff. Cullen, who announced his retirement after a 21-year pro career last...
5 questions surrounding Pitt football as training camp opens
Believe it or not, even Clemson and Alabama have questions at the outset of training camp. No team is immune. So, imagine what’s going through Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi’s head as he looks through the big window in his office at the football fields next to the South Side railroad...
Penn State adds 2020 commitment from Montreal WR
The Penn State football team picked up another member of the Class of 2020 on Thursday morning. Malick Meiga, a wide receiver from Cegep du Vieux High School in Montreal, gave a verbal commitment to the Nittany Lions. He is rated three stars by 247sports. Extremely bless to announce that...
Steelers OC Randy Fichtner breaks down passing game without Antonio Brown
Our “Breakfast with Benz” podcast comes to you from Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent College. Tribune-Review Steelers beat writer Joe Rutter and I caught up with Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner. We covered a lot of ground, including a look at the passing tree without Antonio Brown in the...
