Sports category, Page 1095

Pitt’s game against Rhode Island will unfold Saturday at Acrisure Stadium and on the ACC Network just like any other. It’s Power 5 vs. FCS — not as appealing as the first two home games this season — but it still matters. Nonetheless, Pitt’s coaching staff might not manage it...

For a while, things weren’t looking bad in Cleveland for the Steelers on “Thursday Night Football.” Mike Tomlin’s club had a 14-13 halftime lead. Both touchdowns actually came on offense. Quarterback Mitch Trubisky had a passer rating of 94.7. They were averaging 5.5 yards per rush to the tune of...

The last play of the Steelers-Browns game Thursday night cost Plum native Pat McAfee and his fans thousands of dollars. In coordination with the FanDuel online sportsbook, McAfee often identifies a same-game parlay that he and his fans plan to bet on for a given football game. On Thursday, the...

CLEVELAND —It might not be a strength, but the offensive line hasn’t proven to be a weakness for the Pittsburgh Steelers so far this season, either. “The O-line really played really well,” Steelers running back Najee Harris said after Thursday night’s 29-17 loss at the Cleveland Browns. “The past couple...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 74-70) held on for a 6-4 victory over St. Paul (Twins). 1B Mason Martin (.213) went 1 for 4 with a home run, his 18th. C Endy Rodriguez (.545) went 1 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs. SS Hoy Park was 2 for 4 with a...

CLEVELAND – For 30 minutes, a Pittsburgh Steelers offense that had a space reserved on the back of a milk carton was missing no more. Cries for Kenny Pickett were silenced as Mitch Trubisky directed two touchdown drives to give the Steelers a lead on the road against an AFC...

The brave souls who showed up to the North Shore saw Mitch Keller strike out the side on sliders, Hayden Wesneski pitch an immaculate inning and Kevin Newman hit a home run that put the lights out. What they didn’t see was a Pittsburgh Pirates victory. The Pirates had runners...

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have suspended coach Ime Udoka for the 2022-23 season, effective immediately, and with no guarantee he will be back with the franchise. The Celtics said Thursday night that Udoka was suspended for “violations of team policies.” Earlier Thursday, two people with knowledge of the matter...

CLEVELAND — Injured Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt took part in several individual drills on the FirstEnregy Stadium grass field prior to full team warm-ups for Thursday night’s game at the Cleveland Browns. Watt is on injured reserve because of a pectoral injury suffered during a Week 1...

CLEVELAND — Finally, George Pickens made his presence known during the NFL regular season. And he did it in spectacular fashion. The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver was not noticed much during his first two games, much to the consternation of many who’d seen him repeatedly make plays as one...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Kaiir Elam has lost track of just how many friends and family members will be at Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins. “So many I can’t even count,” Elam said. The homecoming for Buffalo’s first-round pick has the potential to be both special and quite the...

CLEVELAND — Playing their second game in five days, the Pittsburgh Steelers are making no changes to their game day roster. The Steelers enter their game against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium at full strength with the exception of outside linebacker T.J. Watt, who will miss his second game...

David Bednar could only watch from afar Tuesday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates blew a four-run lead in the ninth inning and lost to the New York Yankees on a walk-off grand slam. After spending seven weeks on the injured list with low back tightness, including pitching three times in...

Reporters never know what they might hear on a typical Thursday afternoon when a relaxed Pat Narduzzi is confident that “the hay’s in the barn” and his team is almost ready to play. This? “(Kedon) Slovis is ready to roll. Nate Yarnell is ready to roll. Nick Patti is ready...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night, they won’t have Baker Mayfield to put on the ground anymore. In the two games between the AFC North rivals last year, the Steelers sacked Mayfield 13 times, including a whopping nine in the penultimate game of the regular...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The NCAA placed LSU’s football program on one year of probation Thursday after determining former offensive line coach James Cregg violated recruiting restrictions during the 2020 football season. The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions found Cregg violated restrictions against in-person contact with prospective recruits during...

After struggling considerably in the 2021 postseason, Tristan Jarry had a pretty simple objective going into the ensuing offseason. “I will be better,” the Penguins’ top goaltender vowed after losing to the New York Islanders in the first round of the 2021 playoffs. He had a very different pursuit this...

LONDON — Roger Federer was paying attention right along with everybody else when Serena Williams played what is expected to be her last match three weeks ago at the U.S. Open. “Not surprised. Just very similar to me, in many ways. We were expecting it to come at some point,”...

Evgeni Malkin made a correction on the first day of training camp Thursday in Cranberry. When the superstar center was asked about being part of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ veteran core, Malkin quickly offered a retort before the query was completed. “We’re not veterans,” Malkin quipped. “We’re still young.” Considering the...

PRAGUE — NHL teams playing in the Czech capital next month have been told their Russian players are not welcome. The Czech Foreign Ministry has told the NHL of its stance because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ministry declined to say whether the NHL has replied. The Nashville Predators...