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TCU’s Dixon says he decided to stay instead of going to UCLA
IRVING, Texas — TCU coach Jamie Dixon is planning to go home soon to the Los Angeles area to visit his parents. He said he could have been coaching there if that’s what he had really wanted to do. Dixon said Wednesday that he made the decision to stay at...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Greensburg Salem graduate picked for NFL coaching summit
Brennan Marion is a sponge when it comes to gaining — and sharing — football information. Which made him a perfect candidate for the NFL Quarterback Coaching Summit. Marion, the offensive coordinator at William & Mary and a Greensburg Salem graduate, will join a number of other NFL and college...
Chris Harris Jr. returns to Broncos, ready to prove worth at $12M/yearVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Chris Harris Jr. finally feels appreciated — financially. “Oh yeah, definitely more satisfied for what I do on the field. I definitely get more respect around the league for what I’ve done and I mean, that’s what it’s about,” Harris said Wednesday following his first workout with...
Browns star WR Odell Beckham Jr. gets custom orange Rolls RoyceVideo
CLEVELAND — Odell Beckham Jr. has a new team and a new ride. The star wide receiver purchased a tricked-out, orange Rolls Royce complete with a pop-up hood ornament that features a miniaturized model of him in a Browns uniform making one of the one-handed catches he became known for...
Jon Gruden challenges Antonio Brown during Raiders offseasonVideo
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Antonio Brown’s credentials were well established long before he arrived as the Oakland Raiders’ new No. 1 receiver. Brown posted six straight 100-catch seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and was the NFL’s most prolific receiver before he forced his way out of town...
Haloti Ngata retires as a Raven; Brian Billick also honored by teamVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — On a day designed to honor Haloti Ngata’s retirement as a member of the Baltimore Ravens, his former coach in stole a portion of the limelight. Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti welcomed Ngata and Brian Billick into the team’s prestigious Ring of Honor, announcing Wednesday that Billick...
Diontae Johnson working to get ‘timing down’ with Roethlisberger at OTAs
Diontae Johnson has been watching and learning during many of the team concepts in organized team activities this week. His best work, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ third-round draft pick said Wednesday afternoon, has come in early individual work with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Johnson said Roethlisberger has spent the past two days...
Warriors’ new NBA Finals road goes to Canada to face RaptorsVideo
TORONTO — Dynasty versus dinosaurs. The Golden State Warriors’ road to a fifth straight NBA Finals has detoured to a new destination, and this one requires a passport. The Toronto Raptors, a team that arrived in the NBA 24 years ago as the dinosaur-logoed basketball franchise in a hockey-loving country,...
Josh Bell homers again, Colin Moran hits 3-run shot as Pirates winVideo
CINCINNATI — Josh Bell is finishing off one of the best power-hitting months in Pittsburgh Pirates history. The switch-hitting first baseman tied the club record with his 12th homer in May, and the Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, on Wednesday for a split of their four-game series that ended...
Defending champ Ariya Jutanugarn learns from last U.S. Women’s OpenVideo
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ariya Jutanugarn isn’t concerned about making history with a second straight U.S. Women’s Open. She is more focused on the lessons learned from last year’s back-nine collapse that nearly kept her from the championship. Jutanugarn held a seven-shot lead through 63 holes at Shoal Creek in what...
Big or small, Bruins defense making it happen in playoffs
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are a case study in extremes on the blue line. There are some prototypical bruisers: At 6-foot-9 and 250 pounds, 42-year-old Zdeno Chara anchors Boston’s first pairing and the 6-foot-5 Brandon Carlo is on the second line. The rest of the defense? Take it down...
Eden Hazard scores 2 as Chelsea beats Arsenal in Europa League finalVideo
BAKU, Azerbaijan — If this was goodbye for Eden Hazard and Maurizio Sarri, then it was a stylish farewell. For Petr Cech, it was the worst way to retire. Hazard scored twice past his former teammate as Chelsea sliced through Arsenal in the second half of the Europa League final...
NFL owners expected to pursue 18-game season or expanded playoffs
As representatives of the NFL and the players’ union prepare to intensify negotiations on a new labor deal, some team owners favor revisiting the possibility of an 18-game regular season or an expanded playoff field. In exchange for securing an agreement from the players on the issue, many owners seem...
‘Super old’ Roger Federer to face ex-contemporary’s son at French Open
PARIS — Roger Federer, 37, joked to a stadium filled with screaming kids that he’s “so super old.” Stan Wawrinka, 34, pulled a crying boy out of a crush of autograph-seekers in the stands. Rafael Nadal, about to turn 33, offered this advice to youngsters at his match who might...
Gerald McCoy could be latest star player to invade AFC North
Could the Pittsburgh Steelers end up facing the hottest NFL free agent twice a season in 2019? Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, who was surprisingly cut loose by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers less than two weeks ago, may find a future in the AFC North after wrapping up visits with the...
Mel Blount, Franco Harris to chair Steelers’ summer charity events
The Pittsburgh Steelers are bringing out two of their Hall of Fame players for their annual summer fundraisers. Mel Blount and Franco Harris will serve as honorary chairs of the Steelers Charity Walk and Steelers 5K race, respectively. The charity walk, which will be held July 27 at Saint Vincent...
Kevin Gorman: T.J. Watt sets new tone for Steelers by embracing leadership roleVideo
T.J. Watt evolved from a rookie who kept his head down and tried not to mess up to a second-year star who led the Pittsburgh Steelers in sacks and was selected to the Pro Bowl. When asked what he would do for an encore in his third season, the first...
Versatile Jaylen Samuels to be used in increasingly varied ways in Steelers offense
When he was a rookie last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers tried to keep Jaylen Samuels as entrenched as a traditional, fulltime running back as possible. Now that he’s been a pro and as part of the offense for a full year, Samuels is ready to spread his wings as the...
If you were an NHL player, which team would you veto a trade to?
When NHL players with certain contractual rights hammer out the details of their no-trade clauses, they must only specify which teams they are willing or not willing to be dealt to. They don’t need to specify why. Safe to say, though, there are certain criteria that would weigh heavily on...
Sean Davis enters Steelers season ‘honed in’ at free safety
Sean Davis shared an inside joke with a longtime teammate. He spoke like a proud father about the strides another player has made entering his second season. And he talked about his burgeoning role as a leader on the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. In short, everything Davis was saying and doing...
By saying little, Maurkice Pouncey shows support for Ben Roethlisberger
In April, a few days before the first phase of offseason workouts, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen Ramon Foster and Maurkice Pouncey issued a joint social-media post calling for an end to all bashing by current and former players. Although his name was never mentioned in the post, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger...
T.J. Watt looking to make ‘more splash’ on Steelers defense
T.J. Watt was selected to his first Pro Bowl last season, but the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker believes he has more to offer in his third NFL season. “More splash. More plays,” Watt said Wednesday after the fifth Steelers organized team activity at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South...
Saint Vincent trainer Becky Pizer wins grant
Saint Vincent College athletic trainer Becky Pizer was the recipient of the Gatorade Fueling Greatness Education Grant by the College Athletic Trainers’ Society. She was recognized at the recent College Athletic Trainers Society convention in Las Vegas. A first-year award, the grant is for CATS members who have “helped advance...
Sidelined at Steelers OTAs with injury, Sean Davis plans to be back soon
One of the players most experienced with the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has been absent through the first five organized team activity sessions. Sean Davis has been in street clothes over the past two weeks at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex while teammates drilled “football in shorts.” One of only three...
Honus Wagner baseball card sells privately for $1.2 million
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — A Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold privately for $1.2 million. SCP Auctions in Southern California says the 1909-11 T206 card was graded in Good 2 condition on a scale of 1 to 10 by Professional Sports Authenticator. The auction house says this example of...
