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Rose Bowl watch parties connect Penn State fans across country
Val Evans ordered a blue and white flag with the words “We are Penn State” so the 1975 graduate could proudly hang it at her house in time for Monday’s Rose Bowl. Only trouble is, there aren’t many like-minded fans in her locale. She lives in Salt Lake City, home...
Madden Monday: Will the Steelers retain Matt Canada and keep the offensive line together?
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have kept their playoff hopes alive heading into the final week of the season, maybe it’s time to change our eye level on how they managed to do it. In other words, after a 16-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens to improve to 8-8 on...
Steelers vs Ravens: What they’re saying in Baltimore after loss
How did this happen? A few weeks ago, the Steelers’ playoff chances were said to be 1% or something astronomical like that. Now, they’re 8-8 with a pulse. The Steelers somehow came into M&T Bank Stadium, executed a game-winning drive with a rookie quarterback and defeated the Baltimore Ravens 16-13....
First Call: Update on Miami QBs; checking Deshaun Watson’s progress before Steelers game; Winter Classic preview
Part of the path for the Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs is getting a win against the Cleveland Browns and seeing a loss from the Miami Dolphins. In Monday’s “First Call,” we check on the Dolphins’ quarterback situation and how Deshaun Watson is doing under center in Cleveland. We...
Feats of Strength: Another late Kenny Pickett TD drive, Najee Harris’ exploits ‘push’ Steelers to victory in Baltimore
It appears that the Steelers made a whole bunch of New Year’s resolutions in their game against the Baltimore Ravens. They just waited until New Year’s Day was almost over to follow through on them. For a long time, it looked like the Steelers were going to get all the...
‘The kid’s growing before our eyes’: Steelers QB Kenny Pickett leads another winning drive
BALTIMORE — The decision-makers among Pittsburgh Steelers’ brass? They long ago believed Kenny Pickett had what it took to lead a team on a winning drive with the game on the line. Pickett’s teammates on the Steelers’ offense? If they weren’t believers before, they certainly began buying in Christmas Eve,...
Steelers’ path to the playoffs now clear: beat Browns, have Patriots, Dolphins lose
BALTIMORE – When 2023 began, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a 2% chance at making the playoffs. By the end of a wild New Year’s Day, their odds improved more than seven fold. And now, all they need is a win and a little help from their friends in Buffalo and...
Steelers’ playoff hopes still kicking after dramatic victory over Ravens
BALTIMORE — All of the pieces are in place for the Pittsburgh Steelers to play a meaningful game on the final weekend of the regular season. After getting the requisite help outside M&T Bank Stadium, the Steelers kept their once infinitesimal playoff hopes chugging into Week 18 with their third...
NFL roundup: Packers stifle Vikings, stay in thick of playoff chaseVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and Green Bay continued its improbable playoff push by shutting down Justin Jefferson and Minnesota, 41-17, on Sunday. Keisean Nixon scored on a 105-yard kickoff return and Darnell Savage had a 75-yard pick-6 of Kirk...
Penguins want to have fun, but need a win in the Winter Classic
BOSTON — It was a fairly ordinary practice for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. The formal portion of it lasted for about 45 minutes. They worked on puck retrievals and their transitions from the defensive zone. There were rushes for the line combinations and the defensive pairings and drills for...
Steelers notes: Devin Bush benched, rookie Mark Robinson gets start at ILB
BALTIMORE — Was Sunday night the beginning of a changing of the guard at a high-profile position on the Pittsburgh Steelers defense? For the first snap of the Steelers’ first defensive series against the Baltimore Ravens, Devin Bush was not at inside linebacker. Neither was Myles Jack. Rookie Mark Robinson...
Saints win 20-10 in Philly, deny Eagles top spot in NFCVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts held a clipboard, wore a headset and paced the sideline with the same the look of consternation on his face as furious Philly fans in the stands as their stress tightened in another Eagles loss without the franchise quarterback. Hurts and the Eagles didn’t like what...
Kyle Dugger’s INT return helps Patriots upend fading DolphinsVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — His team clutching a two-point lead, the ball on the 1-yard line and the season in the balance, Mac Jones decided to improvise. Facing third-and-goal, the Patriots quarterback looked to his left and saw a Dolphins defense guarding against a run and linebacker Duke Riley spread out...
Seahawks keep playoff hopes alive with win, eliminate JetsVideo
SEATTLE — Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdowns, Kenneth Walker III rushed for 133 yards and the Seattle Seahawks kept alive their postseason hopes with a 23-6 win Sunday that eliminated the New York Jets from playoff contention. Seattle (8-8) snapped a three-game losing streak and ensured its Week 18...
Tom Brady-Mike Evans connection lifts Bucs to NFC South titleVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are headed back to the playoffs, confident they’re still capable of making this a special season. Brady threw for 432 yards and three long touchdowns to Mike Evans, and Bucs (8-8) erased a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit for the second week...
Jalen Pickett, Andrew Funk help Penn State hold off IowaVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Jalen Pickett finished with a season-high 26 points, Andrew Funk scored 20 and Penn State held on for an 83-79 victory over Iowa on Sunday. Pickett made 10 of 16 shots from the floor and all six of his free throws for the Nittany Lions (11-3,...
Penguins adjusting to an imbalanced group of defensemen
BOSTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins defense looked askew to close out 2022. And it likely will appear the same as they ring in 2023. Their blue line listed a bit to the port side during a 4-2 home loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday as they were forced...
Malik Reed a healthy scratch for Steelers vs. Ravens
BALTIMORE — When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Malik Reed just before the season began, Reed immediately became their top backup at outside linebacker. Now, Reed isn’t even activated for games. For the second time in a four-game span, Reed is a healthy scratch. Reed was one of six inactives...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang remains sidelined due to injury
BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang remains sidelined on a “day-to-day” basis due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status following his team practice session at Fenway Park on Sunday in advance of Monday’s Winter Classic game against the Boston Bruins. The right-handed Letang, who was...
Utah faces Penn State as the sun sets on a Rose Bowl eraVideo
PASADENA, Calif. — The sun usually sets behind Arroyo Seco late in the third quarter of the Rose Bowl. The moment is often spectacular, with clouds turning pink and orange while the San Gabriel Mountains light up in dazzling reds and yellows amid the dying rays. The sun is also...
Duggan vs. Bennett: 2 onetime underdogs fight for CFP titleVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — TCU thought so much of Max Duggan at the beginning of the season that he lost his job. Georgia seemed like it spent years trying to give its starting quarterback job to anyone not named Stetson Bennett. If they gave out five stars for resiliency, these two...
Steelers playoff chances improve slightly after Patriots defeat Dolphins, Seahawks top Jets
Hours before their Sunday night kickoff in Baltimore, the Pittsburgh Steelers got some good news when the Patriots defeated the Dolphins, 23-21. The good news continued when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New York Jets, 23-6. The Steelers (7-8) now have a 5% chance of reaching the playoffs as a...
Bills-Bengals showdown highlighted by Josh Allen vs. Joe BurrowVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Had he not been traded to Buffalo two months ago, Bills running back Nyheim Hines knows exactly where he would have been Monday night. Hynes would be glued to his TV watching the first of what could be many-more-to-come duels between two of the NFL’s rising...
Wentz throws 3 INTs, Commanders blown out 24-10 by BrownsVideo
LANDOVER, Md. — Carson Wentz threw three interceptions after getting the starting quarterback job back, defensive miscues added up and the Washington Commanders’ playoff hopes took a major hit with a 24-10 loss Sunday to the Cleveland Browns. Wentz was 16 of 28 for 143 yards, and the offense gained...
Penn State QB Drew Allar reflects on his ‘surreal’ freshman season, handling expectations
PASADENA, Calif. — Under drizzling rain, Penn State’s players filed off buses toward a tent steps from the Rose Bowl. For the veterans, this was just another press junket, something they have done countless times. But for the freshmen, this was the first time they were speaking to media members...
