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Ex-Steelers lineman Alan Faneca a finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame
For the fourth consecutive year, former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Alan Faneca is a finalist for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The six-time All-Pro guard was announced Thursday as one of the 15 finalists for the Hall’s Class of 2019. First-time eligibles Tony Gonzalez, Ed Reed and...
Pitt coach, ex-Duke player Jeff Capel: ‘I never hated Carolina’
He played and coached at Duke in prominent, highly competitive roles, but Pitt coach Jeff Capel said with certainty and without shame: “I never hated Carolina.” Capel begins the second phase of his Pitt career Saturday when his Panthers (10-3) meet No. 15 North Carolina (10-3) in the ACC opener...
Suspended Clemson DT Dexter Lawrence, 2 others to miss national championship game
Clemson will be without star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence in the national championship game, the school announced in a statement Thursday afternoon. Lawrence is one of three Tigers suspended ahead of the Cotton Bowl last week for testing positive for the banned substance ostarine along with tight end Braden Galloway...
Steelers have options if they want to take salary-cap hit on Antonio Brown contract
Time will tell if the Steelers decide to part ways with All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown after nine seasons. At least two months’ time, to be precise. If the Steelers have decided enough is enough in the wake of Brown’s recent absences from practice and team functions, they can explore...
UPG forward Durand named AMCC player of week
Nadege Durand has been good for a double-doube just about every game this season for the Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team. Now she is a double-winner as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Week. Durand, a sophomore forward from Philadelphia, earned the recognition after three strong games to close...
Possible trade partners for Steelers and Antonio Brown
There wouldn’t figure to be a shortage of potential suitors for a perennial All Pro, future Hall of Fame receiver who’s on a run of the five best consecutive receiving seasons in NFL history. Of course, it’s a little more complicated than that when it comes to Antonio Brown. So,...
Steelers lose undrafted rookie ILB Matthew Thomas to Ravens
One of the Pittsburgh Steelers proverbial training-camp darlings from August has moved on to a division rival. Rookie inside linebacker Matthew Thomas was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Baltimore Ravens, according to the NFL’s transactions page. Thomas was considered an intriguing prospect when the Steelers signed him soon...
Redskins’ Reuben Foster has domestic violence charge dropped
TAMPA, Fla. — Prosecutors have decided not to pursue a domestic violence charge against Washington Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster, though the NFL continues to review the matter. Prosecutors in Tampa, Florida, filed a notice of termination of prosecution on Wednesday. The notice states that the first-degree misdemeanor battery charge is...
Miles Sanders declares for NFL Draft, will leave Penn State after three seasons
For Miles Sanders, starting at running back for Penn State was a one and done experience. Sanders, a Woodland Hills graduate who was one of the WPIAL’s most coveted recruits less than three years ago, announced Thursday via Twitter that he will give up his senior season at Penn State...
Women navigate toxicity, other barriers in esports
NEW YORK — Susie Kim thinks the women gamers are out there. As general manager for a championship esports team, she would know. She’s not surprised none of them are on her roster. The Entertainment Software Association reported this year that 45 percent of U.S. gamers are female, yet women...
NFL picks Caesars as its first official casino sponsor
The NFL is officially embracing the world of legalized sports gambling, announcing Thursday it has signed a deal with Caesars Entertainment Corp. as the league’s first official casino sponsor. The deal starts immediately, with Caesars using its brand at casino properties and events like this year’s playoffs and at Super...
Podcast: Wrapping up Mike Tomlin’s final Steelers news conference of the season
Fellow Trib writers Kevin Gorman and Chris Adamski join me to "wallow" in "the Steelers`" darkest hour" following Mike Tomlin`s last news conference of 2018. It`s our final Steelers roundtable podcast of the season. We talk about Antonio Brown going AWOL, the looming offseason and Tomlin`s future. Also, the ripple...
U mad, bro? Readers weigh in on Antonio Brown-Steelers saga
No surprise here! For "U mad, bro?" this week, it`s all Steelers, Mike Tomlin and Antonio Brown all the time. But there is maybe more support for them and rage at me than what you may expect. Well, I expect it all the time. But you judge for yourself. Eli...
Tim Benz: Antonio Brown quit on Steelers. Mike Tomlin would’ve played him this week, anyway.
Let`s live in a fantasy world for a minute. Baker Mayfield`s fourth-down pass late in the fourth quarter last Sunday wasn`t intercepted by Baltimore`s C.J. Mosely. Instead, it was complete, and the Browns picked up a first down. They moved a few more yards downfield and kicked a game-winning field...
First call: Mike Munchak to Broncos?; Antonio Brown ‘Masked Singer’ flubs
In Thursday`s "First Call," we check out Mike Munchak`s interview date in Denver, mistaken identities for Antonio Brown in the hippo mask and a sadly tame reaction from Henrik Lundqvist after the Penguins chased him. Rocky Mountain Munchak? Mike Munchak has his interview date in Denver. The Broncos reportedly will...
Hometown goal from Zach Aston-Reese gives Penguins a boost
NEW YORK – Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Mark Recchi on Wednesday night came up with a new and inventive way to use the iPad that NHL teams keep on their bench for in-game video review. When Staten Island native Zach Aston-Reese scored the first goal of a 7-2 Penguins victory...
Steelers add QB Roback, WR White to their offseason roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced their first player signings from outside the organization Thursday when quarterback Brogan Roback and wide receiver Ka’Raun White were signed to futures contracts. Roback, 24, spent last summer with the Cleveland Browns and was one of the players featured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” He is...
North Carolina’s Cameron Johnson: Game at Pitt will be ‘pretty special’
Jeff Capel has respect and plenty of praise for former Pitt player Cameron Johnson, who’s coming back to Petersen Events Center on Saturday as a graduate student for the North Carolina Tar Heels. “He’s a really good player, a really good kid, a really good family,” Pitt’s coach said of...
Pitt prepares for ACC play by focusing on rebounds
Pitt sits at the doorway of what players, coaches and fans hope is a brighter future for the basketball program. But before walking through it, the Panthers need to pay the price of admission: Better rebounding. Pitt (10-3) will play the first ACC game of coach Jeff Capel’s tenure at...
Young Duquesne faces big test in A-10 opener at Davidson
While discussing Duquesne’s prospects as it prepares for the start of the Atlantic 10 season, coach Keith Dambrot was hit with a question that caused him to pause. “What am I happy with?” he said, repeating the reporter’s query. That’s an interesting question for Dambrot, who likes his team but...
Clemson carrying memories of year’s loss into title game
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson center Justin Falcinelli remembers the quiet, hollow feeling in the locker room after last year’s Sugar Bowl loss to Alabama. He vowed not to forget it. Not that Falcinelli could have even if he wanted to. Clips of the 24-6 defeat to the Crimson Tide in...
Browns interview former Colts, Lions coach Jim Caldwell
CLEVELAND — Jim Caldwell spent a year away from the NFL, and while he was gone, the Browns found a franchise quarterback. Maybe he’ll get to coach Baker Mayfield. Caldwell, who led Indianapolis to the Super Bowl and made Detroit respectable, became the second candidate to interview with Browns general...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin shows support for explosion victims in his hometown
Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin sent a message to his hometown after an apartment explosion killed dozens in Magnitogorsk, Russia on New Year’s Eve. Before recording a goal and an assist in a 7-2 Penguins victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night, he wrote messages on his skates...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers have no choice but to trade Antonio Brown
As Mike Tomlin was talking about Antonio Brown, the All-Pro receiver was mocking him on social media and erasing whatever was left of the invisible line he had crossed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. That Brown appeared on a video with James Harrison, one of Tomlin’s harshest critics since being cut...
Penn State’s James Franklin goes to work immediately on rebuilding project
Penn State lost four games this season, a significant regression from the previous two when the Nittany Lions dropped a total of five while winning the 2016 Big Ten championship. It didn’t take long for coach James Franklin to start doing something about it. Less than a day, actually. The...
