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Coach Prime’s matchup with Nebraska’s Matt Rhule will be a contrast in program building methodsVideo
LINCOLN, Neb. — Deion Sanders’ slogan, “We Comin’,” suggests he expects immediate success at Colorado. Nebraska’s Matt Rhule is confident enough to adopt the same motto, except with the caveat that it might take his program a while to arrive. Two of college football’s high-profile building projects are underway, and...
Newest Steeler Desmond King eager to contribute to secondary
A highlight of Desmond King’s football career came at none other than what is now called Acrisure Stadium. So you could forgive King, a veteran defensive back, for getting a little nostalgic less than a week into his tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “A lot of people (are having) a...
No. 4 Alabama, No. 11 Texas meet in rematch of last year’s down-to-wire gameVideo
Texas gained credibility. Alabama showed vulnerability. But that was last year’s game between the two traditional football powers and soon-to-be SEC opponents. The 11th-ranked Longhorns and No. 4 Crimson Tide meet again Saturday night in Tuscaloosa sporting high rankings and even higher ambitions. “It just presents a new challenge for...
Former Pitt star RB Qadree Ollison glad to be back in town on Steelers practice squad
Countless times, Qadree Ollison had been on the fields of UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Pittsburgh’s South Side. For five years, he spent plenty of time on them while playing for Pitt. For Ollison’s final season with the Panthers, when he gained 1,213 rushing yards, it was Kenny Pickett handing...
Nick Bosa’s holdout from 49ers endangering his status for Sunday’s opener vs. SteelersVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers began their first game week preparation of the season with their best defensive player nowhere to be found. Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa’s contract holdout that kept him out of all of training camp is now seriously threatening to last...
Kwon Alexander OK with no single digit, takes No. 54 as 1 of 3 with new numbers for Steelers
For the fifth time in nine NFL seasons, Kwon Alexander will be sporting a different uniform number. For the second time in five weeks with the Pittsburgh Steelers, too. A veteran inside linebacker who signed July 30, Alexander was wearing No. 54 for what can reasonably be classified as the...
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías arrested, reportedly on suspicion of domestic violence
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested Sunday night and his Los Angeles County Jail booking sheet indicates he was detained in connection with a suspected felony offense. Urías was released Monday morning on $50,000 bond. TMZ and ESPN reported Urías was charged with felony domestic violence, citing...
Donnie Collins: Penn State QB looks like real deal
STATE COLLEGE — It’s not difficult to find things to complain about in a season opener, especially when it’s against a competitive program. This one likely is no different for Penn State fans. West Virginia found a little bit too much success running the football against a defense that, in...
Hendrick, Larson shows strength at Darlington to start the NASCAR playoffsVideo
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Another NASCAR playoff and another show of strength from Hendrick Motorsports. A week after drivers Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman missed out on the 16-team playoffs, the powerhouse organization made a formidable statement about their championship chances with Kyle Larson’s win Sunday in the Southern 500. Larson,...
Browns All-Pro CB Denzel Ward still in concussion protocol; status for opener unclearVideo
BEREA, Ohio — The Browns could be missing one of their top defensive players when they open against one of the NFL’s most potent offenses. Two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward remained in concussion protocol and missed practice Monday, putting his availability for Sunday’s season opener against quarterback Joe Burrow...
No. 17 Madison Keys overpowers No. 3 Jessica Pegula to reach U.S. Open quarterfinalsVideo
NEW YORK — Madison Keys overpowered fellow American Jessica Pegula, 6-1, 6-3, in just over an hour Monday to move into the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Keys, the No. 17 seed and 2017 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, converted on 77% of her first-serve points and used powerful ground strokes to keep...
After preseason of inactivity, Larry Ogunjobi ‘excited’ for 2nd year with Steelers
Larry Ogunjobi’s inactivity during the preseason hasn’t dampened his mood heading into his second regular season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although he did not play in the preseason because of a foot/ankle injury — at one point in training camp he was spotted wearing a walking boot — Ogunjobi sounded...
No Paddlewheel Trophy, but much at stake Saturday when Pitt meets Cincinnati
The River City Rivalry between Pitt and Cincinnati lacks the hate, intensity and longevity of the Backyard Brawl. But in its day, the rivalry did have something the Brawl lacks: a trophy presentation for the winner. The 95-pound Paddlewheel Trophy has been retired, but from 2005-2012, it symbolized the Ohio...
In 2nd NFL season, QB Kenny Pickett elevated to role as Steelers captain
Kenny Pickett already is ahead of Ben Roethlisberger at one milestone marker of his NFL career. Pickett was named one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ four team captains Monday, the designation coming in the quarterback’s second NFL season and first as a full-time starter. Roethlisberger, the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and...
Georgia football staffer, former Steeler, Jarvis Jones arrested for speeding, reckless drivingVideo
ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia and NFL linebacker Jarvis Jones, who now works on the football staff at his alma mater, was arrested for speeding and reckless driving ahead of the Bulldogs’ season opener. Jones’ arrest late Friday is the latest driving investigation to tarnish the two-time reigning national champions,...
Derry grad Justin Flack using veteran know-how to help lay foundation for Waynesburg football
Figuring out that Waynesburg running back Justin Flack oozes veteran savvy is easy. Just ask the fifth-year senior to rattle off the names of some young players who will take a step forward for the Yellow Jackets in 2023. Three of the names he offers are sophomores Jacob Brisky (Latrobe),...
Oakmont club champion Colleen Meyers ready to tackle building of Duquesne women’s golf program
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. On the desk in her new office at Duquesne, women’s golf coach Colleen Meyers has an elephant figurine to remind her of this old saying. It’s the way she plans to build the team. Hired in August as the...
At Battleground Baseball, Knoch grad Chase Rowe using cutting edge tech with human touch
Chase Rowe has spent the majority of his life around baseball. As he rose through the player ranks to various coaching positions both collegiately and professionally, he developed a critique of how the game was being taught to up-and-coming players. “Baseball, probably like most other sports, there’s a huge level...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Greensburg Salem grad Cody Rubrecht scores in debut
It didn’t take Cody Rubrecht long to score his first college touchdown. In his first start, in his first college game, the freshman from Greensburg Salem grabbed a 45-yard touchdown pass from Jake Cruz as Seton Hill dropped a 35-24 decision to Wheeling in Thursday’s season opener. He caught the...
Mark Madden: Early-season mismatches part of college football’s flawed system
College football is stupid. We got reminded of that this past weekend when powerhouses played pushovers to produce scores like 81-7, 73-0, 73-7, 66-14 and 56-3. Even Pitt got to pummel some sacrificial lamb. (Anybody know where Wofford is located? Without using Google.) These mismatches are the progeny of college...
Iga Swiatek’s U.S. Open title defense, stay at No. 1 end with loss to Jelena Ostapenko
NEW YORK — Iga Swiatek arrived at the U.S. Open as its reigning champion, as the winner at three of the past six Grand Slam tournaments and as the owner of the No. 1 ranking for nearly 1 1/2 years. None of that mattered on Sunday night against Jelena Ostapenko,...
Jordan Travis accounts for 5 TDs as No. 8 Florida State thumps No. 5 LSU in marquee matchup
ORLANDO, Fla. — Sitting in his hotel room the night before Florida State’s season opener, Jordan Travis imagined how it would go against LSU. Big plays? Yes. Touchdowns? Sure. A blowout? Absolutely. “I envisioned all of this,” he said. Travis accounted for five touchdowns, including three to Michigan State transfer...
Kyle Larson claims NASCAR’s opening playoff race, gets 1st career win at Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Kyle Larson had led plenty of laps around Darlington through the years, just not the last one. He finally accomplished that Sunday with victory at the Southern 500. Larson, the 2021 Cup Series champion, came into this event having been in front for 715 career laps at...
Madden Monday: While predicting Steelers’ season, don’t overlook other teams’ strengths
Before you make a bet on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season-win total, Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLIVE has some advice. First of all, even if the Steelers look much improved from last year — and they do — that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll have a huge jump in...
No matter the position, Connor Joe embracing opportunity to be everyday player for Pirates
Connor Joe often doesn’t know what position he’s going to play or which spot in the order he’s going to bat, but after a career of bouncing from team to team he’s not about to complain. Joe, 31, has a career-best 27 doubles in a career-high 114 games this season...
