After getting the ‘better’ surgery, Pirates righty Jared Jones thrilled to be throwing again
When doctors couldn’t get good imaging of the backside of his elbow to determine the damage to his ulnar collateral ligament, Jared Jones wasn’t sure what type of surgery lay ahead. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander didn’t know whether he would need reconstruction of his right elbow, the preferable InternalBrace or...
Tim Benz: Cameron Heyward, T.J. Watt hope to avoid ‘roller coaster’ but must continue climb back to topVideo
When the Pittsburgh Steelers won their first game of the season, one single identifiable trait got them to victory, even though there were plenty of holes elsewhere. The passing game. Aaron Rodgers, his pass catchers and Arthur Smith’s pass game design were really good. Very little else was. Sunday’s 21-14...
Lions run over the Ravens, sack Lamar Jackson 7 times in a 38-30 win over Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery ran for two touchdowns apiece, and the Detroit Lions bullied their way to a 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. The Lions (2-1) sacked Lamar Jackson seven times and outrushed the Ravens 224 yards to 85. Detroit scored on drives...
Clemson’s Swinney says Tigers must reset goals following 1-3 start to the season
CLEMSON, S.C. — Still stinging from a devastating 34-21 home loss to Syracuse that dropped his team to 1-3 on the season, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said it’s time to reset season goals heading into the bye week. He added that he doesn’t anticipate making a change at quarterback or...
Penguins open preseason with shootout loss to Canadiens
In their opening game of the preseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a 2-1 shootout road loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Shootout goals by forwards Sean Farrell and Oliver Kapanen secured victory. Goaltender Sergei Murashov recorded the loss. In 34 minutes, 55 seconds of ice time, he...
Deion Sanders implies Shedeur Sanders said no to Ravens, Eagles before signing with Browns
LOS ANGELES — Deion Sanders confirmed that son Shedeur Sanders was called by at least three teams during the NFL Draft and suggested that the former Colorado quarterback turned two of them down before being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round. Shedeur Sanders had been considered by...
Bruce Pearl, winningest men’s basketball coach in Auburn history, announces retirement
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl announced his retirement Monday less than six months after finishing the Tigers’ best season in program history with another trip to the Final Four. Pearl’s 38-year-old son, Steven Pearl, who has been on his father’s coaching staff for all 11 seasons at Auburn,...
Browns’ defense continues to dominate, but can it keep carrying the team?
CLEVELAND — Complementary football doesn’t always have to be pretty to be effective. The latest example happened Sunday, when the Cleveland Browns rallied for a surprising 13-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Through three games, the Browns have shown that no matter how ugly their offense looks, as long...
Baldwin coach says he will work with player fighting in viral video, not ‘throw him away’
Baldwin football coach Dana Brown Jr. saw the social media comments saying he should immediately kick a player off the team for unsportsmanlike actions captured Friday in a viral video. Brown strongly disagrees. The third-year coach condemned the player’s actions — twisting the helmet off an opponent and taking a...
Vikings lean into their alternate identity with dominant defense and strong rushing attack
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings under coach Kevin O’Connell consistently have been a pass-oriented team, building around his knack for quarterback development and play design and investing heavily in premier players at the pass-catching positions. The Vikings, wisely, have begun to alter their identity this season, as evidenced throughout their...
5 things we learned after Steelers win at Patriots: raw production from WRs, TEs lacking
1. Not much from the WRs Not even three weeks into the NFL season, there were five individual wide receivers who had more receptions than the entirety of the Steelers wide receiver corps through three games. Two of those five — Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba — each have more...
Can Penn State’s offensive struggles be attributed to ‘vanilla’ play calling? Not exactly
STATE COLLEGE — No. 3 Penn State outscored low-level nonconference opponents, Nevada, FIU and Villanova by a combined 132-17 to start the season 3-0. Yet, there’s a sentiment that the Nittany Lions offense hasn’t quite been good enough, especially from the perspective that a high-powered No. 6 Oregon comes to...
ACC moving to 9-game football schedule starting next year, aligning with rest of Power Four peers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference is moving to a nine-game league schedule for football while having teams play at least 10 games against power-conference opponents, though there will be variables due to the league’s odd number of football-playing member schools. Commissioner Jim Phillips announced the decision in a...
Steelers notes: T.J. Watt, team eager for Ireland trip
Though he is “really excited” to visit Dublin, Ireland, this weekend, T.J. Watt doesn’t have any plans to tour the Guinness Factory and go on a county drive to see some centuries-old castles. “I mean, I’ve (already) been to Dublin. I think it was in, like, 2015,” Watt said Monday...
Shawn Clark, UCF offensive line coach and former Appalachian State coach, dies at 50
ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF offensive line coach Shawn Clark died Sunday at 50 years old nearly two weeks after he was hospitalized with a medical emergency, the school announced. Clark suffered the medical emergency on Sept. 9 and had been away from the team. He was said last week to...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: 4 new members to join Seton Hill Athletics Hall of Fame
The Seton Hill Athletics Hall of Fame is adding four new members. The 2025 class includes basketball player Nate Davis, track standout Dontay Jacobs, women’s basketball coach Ferne Labati and football player Nick McGahagan. The foursome will officially be inducted Oct. 17 at a dinner and will be recognized during...
Baseball America names Pirates prospect Konnor Griffin its Minor League Player of Year
Baseball America announced Monday that it has named Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop prospect Konnor Griffin its 2025 Minor League Player of the Year, a first for an Altoona Curve player. The 19-year-old Griffin, who was selected ninth overall in 2024, batted .333/.415/.527 with 23 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs, 94...
Dublin braces for influx of Americans as Steelers-Vikings play Ireland’s 1st regular-season NFL game
Ireland has sent quite a few of its people to America over the years. The U.S. will be returning the favor this week. The Steelers-Vikings matchup at Croke Park in Dublin is expected to draw a larger-than-usual chunk of U.S.-based fans compared to other international games. It will be the...
Patrick Cantlay brings reputation of clutch putting, unwanted attention at Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Cantlay, often better at asking questions than giving answers, had one question as he walked up the final hole at Marco Simone two years ago at the Ryder Cup. Why is everyone waving their hats? “I knew they were yelling at me,” Cantlay recalled in a...
Pitt flushes West Virginia loss, prepares for undefeated Louisville’s arrival
Washing away the sour taste of Pitt’s overtime defeat in the 108th Backyard Brawl will be easier said than done for Panthers fans, who have to wait until 2029 for the next crack at West Virginia. Whatever disappointment exists among program supporters, internally, the sting of the 31-24 loss is...
Penguins to start goaltender Joel Blomqvist in preseason opener
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Joel Blomqvist in their opening game of the preseason, a road contest against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. He is expected to split the contest with prospect Sergei Murashov. Coach Dan Muse announced his team’s plans in net following a morning skate...
Pitt to retire Aaron Donald’s No. 97 jersey when Notre Dame visits Acrisure StadiumVideo
In 135 years of fielding a football team, dating to the 1890 Western University of Pennsylvania squad, Pitt has retired the numbers of just 10 program alums. On Monday, the Panthers announced that exclusive club would gain a member. On Nov. 15 against Notre Dame, Aaron Donald’s No. 97 will...
ACC fines, reprimands Syracuse for feigning injuries in 34-21 upset win over Clemson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference fined Syracuse $25,000 and issued a public reprimand for the Orange feigning injuries in Saturday’s 34-21 win over conference opponent Clemson. Play was stopped several times for injuries to Syracuse players during the game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, which a frustrated Tigers...
Mark Madden: Steelers escaped New England with a win, but cracks keep showing
Some have the fragrance of hope and roses. Others smell like sweat and despair. These refreshing Pittsburgh Steelers notes are decidedly a mixed bag. Not unlike their 2-1 record. • The Steelers scored touchdowns on their first two drives at New England, then got a total of one first down in...
Can Penguins defenseman Owen Pickering finally become a full-time NHLer?
A few minutes after the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the first round (No. 21 overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, Owen Pickering wasn’t meek in outlining his ambitions. “My mentality was as soon as I was drafted to a team before this was to try to make that team...
