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Levi Wallace returns to practice, but Steelers missing 2 other corners as they prep to play Saints
While two veteran cornerbacks didn’t practice Wednesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers, another was a full participant and could return for the team’s game Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Levi Wallace, who did not play in the Steelers’ 35-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 13 because of a...
Scouting the Steelers’ Week 10 opponent: New Orleans Saints
For the first time in four weeks, the Steelers play at Acrisure Stadium when they face the New Orleans Saints. They will look to snap a two-game losing streak following road defeats to Miami and Philadelphia. Here is a look at their Week 10 opponent: The basics Coach: Dennis Allen,...
ACC in danger of being excluded from 2nd straight playoff
ATLANTA — Clemson’s loss at Notre Dame was a severe blow to the ACC’s hopes of landing a team in the College Football Playoff. Last weekend’s 35-14 setback at three-loss Notre Dame dropped Clemson (8-1, 6-0) from the list of the nation’s unbeaten teams. The Tigers moved from No. 5...
Penn State’s defensive line hopes historic day at Indiana carries over vs. Maryland
James Franklin sat down in the Beaver Stadium media room and went through what seemed like a typical opening statement Tuesday. He thanked reporters for being present, both in State College and on Zoom. He assessed the Indiana game through the lens of the turnover battle, the explosive play battle,...
Jacob Gonzalez, Luis Ortiz named Pirates’ minor league teammates of year
Jacob Gonzalez grew up in a major-league clubhouse by tagging along with his father, Luis, a five-time All-Star left fielder and 2001 World Series hero for the Arizona Diamondbacks. “Getting to watch him all the time and just the way that he interacted with everyone in the whole building and...
With Chris Boswell still battling groin injury, Steelers bring back kicker Matthew Wright
In a move that indicates kicker Chris Boswell’s groin injury is a lingering issue, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Matthew Wright to the 53-man roster Wednesday. Wright had been on the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. By signing Wright, the Steelers must keep him on the 53-man roster for at least...
Mark Madden: NFL’s highest-paid defense isn’t pulling its weight but still might salvage Steelers’ reputation
In the NFL’s defensive rankings, the Pittsburgh Steelers stand fourth from the bottom in yards and 10th from the bottom in points. Apparently, $108 million doesn’t buy what it used to. It’s the highest-paid defense in football but nowhere near the best. The Steelers rank 21st in time of possession....
NFL scoring down to lowest level since 2010 at halfway point
Halfway through the 2022 season it appears NFL defenses have finally started catching up. After a five-year run of hot-shot quarterbacks lighting up scoreboards and leaving defenses with few answers, the pendulum has turned away from the offense for a change. With star quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and...
With shift limits, MLB general managers shift evaluations
LAS VEGAS — There’s been a shift in how general managers evaluate players — caused by restrictions on defensive positioning that start next season. “We, like I’m sure everybody, have done our due diligence to make sure that we’re in a good place as we’re entertaining opportunities in both trades...
Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence
MOSCOW — American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month. The eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and...
Pirates A to Z: Lefty reliever Manny Banuelos hopes to finally find a home in bullpen
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z: An alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfielder Miguel Andujar to pitcher Miguel Yajure. Player: Manny Banuelos Position: Relief pitcher Throws: Left Age: 31 (March 13) Height: 5-foot-10 Weight: 215 pounds 2022 MLB statistics: Went 2-1 with...
Dae Dae Grant shines as Duquesne men rout Montana in season opener
As the Duquesne and Montana basketball teams prepared for their season openers Tuesday, most oddsmakers favored the host Dukes by a slight margin, with Caesars Sportsbook installing them as a 3.5-point favorite. The gambling gurus were way off, with the final score at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse reading 91-63 in favor...
Coming off bye and with losses piling up, Steelers’ Mike Tomlin not thinking long term
Not long after the midway point of his weekly news conference Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was asked if he is talking to his players about his prior experience being in charge of a 2-6 team. “No,” Tomlin said, before smiling. “I do not.” Tomlin couldn’t suppress a chuckle....
Mets exercise $1.5M option on former Pirates slugger Daniel VogelbachVideo
LAS VEGAS — The New York Mets exercised a $1.5 million option on first baseman and designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach, preventing him from being eligible for salary arbitration. Vogelbach, a burly 29-year-old, was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates in late July and quickly became a fan favorite. He hit .255...
Georgia is new CFP No. 1, followed by Ohio St, Michigan, TCUVideo
Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The Bulldogs’ rise from No. 3 was no surprise after their dominant victory against previously top-ranked Tennessee on Saturday. Clemson, which was No. 4 in the selection committee’s first...
Steelers All-Pro LB Watt surprises McKeesport football team with visit to practice
It started out as a normal Tuesday practice for the McKeesport football team as it was preparing for Friday’s WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal game at Armstrong. Then things changed after McKeesport coach Matt Miller brought his team to midfield to talk. Miller turned away from his players as a man...
Analysis: Public perception doesn’t matter to Colts owner Jim IrsayVideo
Even Jeff Saturday was shocked when Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay called late Sunday night to offer him the head coaching position. A former two-time All-Pro center who snapped the ball to Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning for 12 seasons, Saturday surely knows his X’s and O’s. But his...
Ben Sauls finds success as Pitt’s kicker after realizing ‘it’s you against you’
Anyone wondering what makes a kicker great — or what might put his head and toe slightly off center — should spend some time with Andre Powell. He has been instructing, counseling and offering his shoulder to kickers since 2004, when he was on the coaching staff at North Carolina....
Christian Pulisic embracing the pressure of spearheading U.S. World Cup ambitionsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Landon Donovan was the young leader of a talented U.S. team that hadn’t won a World Cup game in eight years when he made his tournament debut in 2002. That’s the same situation Christian Pulisic will face Nov. 21 when the U.S., which didn’t qualify for the...
Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo, Mets’ Chris Bassitt turn down options to become free agentsVideo
LAS VEGAS — First baseman Anthony Rizzo became a free agent again when he declined his $16 million option with the New York Yankees for 2023. Pitcher Chris Bassitt declined his $19 million option with the New York Mets and followed rotation mates Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker into free...
Analysis: 1st-place Ravens must stay sharp down stretchVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — When the Baltimore Ravens began the season, they had every reason to believe Rashod Bateman would be their top wide receiver, Mark Andrews a standout tight end — and eventually, J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards might be their best options at running back. Those four players...
Penn State’s James Franklin praises disruptive defenders, another true freshmanVideo
Penn State’s 2022 recruiting class continues to leave its stamp on the Nittany Lions’ successful season. No. 14 Penn State hosts Big Ten East rival Maryland (6-3) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. If James Franklin’s team can run the table in its remaining regular-season games, a 10-2 finish likely would...
Steelers waive OLB Ryan Anderson, fill-in K Nick Sciba, clearing roster space for T.J. Watt
In yet another obvious sign that T.J. Watt’s activation is imminent, the Pittsburgh Steelers waived an outside linebacker among a handful of roster moves Tuesday. Ryan Anderson was waived, clearing a spot on the 53-man roster on the same day coach Mike Tomlin said that he was “optimistic” that Watt...
Penguins rookie forward Filip Hallander is better prepared for his next NHL game
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Filip Hallander’s recall to the NHL roster Monday was a whole lot different than the last time he was summoned from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. He went to Pittsburgh (or Cranberry, to be provincially accurate). When the Penguins last recalled him under emergency conditions in April...
Column: Replenishing PGA Tour pipeline starts in collegeVideo
Tiger Woods was one college kid who got everyone’s attention on the PGA Tour. Retired commissioner Tim Finchem recalls being in the players’ dining room at Firestone during the old World Series of Golf in 1996 when Woods, the NCAA champion at Stanford, was going after a third straight U.S....
