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Steelers have yet to see big dividends after unprecedented spending in free agency
The spending spree was unprecedented but not entirely unexpected for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After decades of watching other teams lavishly spend on free agents, a confluence of events allowed the franchise to be active participants in 2022. For the first time in recent memory, the Steelers entered the offseason with...
Steelers 4 Downs: Schedule eases up after most difficult ‘1st half’ in NFL
1. Hard now easy Though there is no exact midway point of a 17-game season (halftime of game No. 9?), the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bye coming after their eighth game is about as close as you can get. And boy, can the Steelers use it. The aggregate record of the eight...
Robert Morris comes up short vs. Charleston Southern
CHARLESTON, S.C. — JD Moore scored two touchdowns, Charleston Southern scored the game’s first 20 points and the Buccaneers defeated Robert Morris, 34-21, on Saturday. Moore scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter, and his 29-yard touchdown run after an interception by Anton Williams gave the Buccaneers a...
College basketball preview: Latrobe grad Butler has high hopes for basketball season
Bryce Butler took the Mountain East Conference and NCAA Division II Atlantic Region by storm last season. What will the former Latrobe standout do for an encore? A West Liberty junior swingman who is as surefire a bet to get a double-double as anyone in the country, Butler was the...
Lamar Jackson, Ravens aim to stop Saints’ resurgence on ‘MNF’Video
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints’ first season since former coach Sean Payton’s retirement has been a struggle. Yet first-year coach Dennis Allen’s chances of salvaging this campaign rose considerably last week with a dominant, shutout victory that harkened back to the Saints squads that made four straight playoff...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: So many undeniable reasons for the Steelers’ 2-6 record
If, while ruminating during the bye week, you wonder why the Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-6, you shouldn’t. There’s a lengthy list of undeniable reasons: • They spent $108 million on a defense that stinks. • They gave T.J. Watt $80 million guaranteed, then trusted him to stay healthy. • They...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Kraken
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Saturday’s home game against the Seattle Kraken. In seven games this season, Jarry has a 4-2-1 record, a 3.42 goals against average and .904 save percentage. Jarry has played in one career game against the Kraken. During a 2-1 overtime...
Wall-hugging Ross Chastain, red-hot Christopher Bell eye 1st NASCAR title
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ross Chastain skyrocketed to motorsports infamy for wall-riding his way into NASCAR’s championship race with a video-game style move that has overshadowed the finale and his fellow title contenders. With that comes a ton of pressure on the eighth-generation Florida watermelon farmer and journeyman NASCAR driver who...
Pitt coach Jeff Capel seeks closure from the past, looks hopefully toward new season
Not many Pitt fans realize — or even care — that Jeff Capel won seven of his first eight games as the school’s basketball coach. That’s right. You can look it up. In November of 2018, Youngstown State, VMI, Troy, Central Arkansas, North Alabama, Saint Louis and Duquesne lost by...
Upper St. Clair stuns Gateway in WPIAL playoffs behind ‘resilient’ QB who’d lost starting job
Upper St. Clair quarterback Julian Dahlem lost his starting job last month and hadn’t attempted a pass in weeks, yet the sophomore threw a season-saving touchdown Friday night. With the offense needing a late spark, Dahlem was inserted at quarterback in the fourth quarter and led the Panthers on an...
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 10
Top performers for Week 10 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 351 - Shai Newby, West Mifflin (9 of 9) 307 - Jay Wrona, Mohawk (28 of 46) 303 - Adrian Midgley, Hampton (11 of 18) 302 - Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (21 of 29) 210 - Nick Buckley,...
Minor league report: Josh Maniscalco leads Nailers past RoyalsVideo
A goal and an assist by defenseman Josh Maniscalco led the Wheeling Nailers to a 2-1 road win against the Reading Royals at Santander Arena in Reading on Friday. Forward Carter Johnson recorded two assists for Wheeling (2-3-0-0) while goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 30 saves on 31 shots in the...
Latrobe ends playoff win drought with OT thriller over Highlands in 4A
It’s been 54 years since Latrobe tasted a postseason victory. But the Wildcats will get to savor a hard-fought, 28-21 first-round Class 4A overtime win Friday night against Highlands at Golden Rams Stadium. Robert Fulton’s 6-yard touchdown run in the extra session gave Latrobe its first lead of the night,...
Nike splits with Kyrie Irving amid antisemitism fallout
Nike has parted ways with Kyrie Irving. The shoe giant announced Friday night that it will halt its relationship with the Brooklyn guard, who has been suspended by the Nets for what the team called a repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.” The Nets made that...
Dominant Flightline aims for 6-0 at Breeders’ Cup ClassicVideo
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Comparisons of Flightline to legendary Triple Crown champion Secretariat initially might sound like a stretch, though they offer a hint about his dominance. The 4-year-old bay colt has yet to lose in five starts, and four of his wins have been by double-digit lengths. All told, Flightline...
Astros aim to close out World Series over Phillies in Game 6Video
HOUSTON — Dusty Baker has been here before. It’s hard not to think of the last time the Astros’ manager was up 3-2 in the Fall Classic as he leads the team back to Houston on Saturday night for Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. In...
Jimmie Johnson returns to NASCAR as part-owner, driverVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR retirement and IndyCar experiment lasted all of two seasons. The seven-time NASCAR champion is returning in 2023 to the series that made him a global motorsports star as the part-owner of Petty GMS. He also will enter about five Cup races. Johnson told the...
Penguins losing streak hearkens back to franchise’s darker days
When they face the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins will have a chance to end the losing streak they’ve been mired in since Oct. 24. Failing to stop the six-game skid will put them in the same territory as the worst team to take the ice during...
Behind scenes, ex-starter Kendrick Green works to ensure Steelers don’t forget about him
Despite some good fortune in getting a somewhat unlikely rookie opportunity, it isn’t accurate to say things came too easily for Kendrick Green last season. But it also isn’t truthful to say Green’s life with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022 is awful, either. “I am staying positive,” Green said earlier...
Jeff Carter remains day-to-day with injury, Jake Guentzel misses Penguins practice due to illness
As the Pittsburgh Penguins got their Friday morning practice underway in Cranberry, there were a few noticeable unexpected absences. Wingers Jake Guentzel and Josh Archibald did not partake in practice, with coach Mike Sullivan relaying Guentzel stayed home sick. Archibald, per Sullivan, had a planned maintenance day. More expected was...
Pirates prospects Henry Davis, Nick Gonzales, Quinn Priester selected for Fall Stars Game
Three Pittsburgh Pirates top-100 prospects — all former first-round picks — were selected for the Arizona Fall League’s National League teams in the Fall Stars Game on Sunday. Catcher Henry Davis, second baseman Nick Gonzales and right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester were picked in a vote by AFL staff, farm directors...
Senators are up for sale, buyer must keep team in Ottawa
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Senators are on the market. The board of directors of Senators Sports & Entertainment said Friday a process has been initiated for the sale of the NHL club. The board retained Galatioto Sports Partners, a firm specializing in the sports finance and advisory business, as...
Mark Madden: Change of style could solve Penguins’ problems, but ego stands in the way
If the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have a good, hard think about doing what’s needed instead of what they prefer, they could be buried by Thanksgiving. No playoffs for the first time since 2006. The Penguins are too old, not fast enough and not good enough to play a high-octane blitzkrieg...
Pitt Take 5: Believe it or not, a 2-game losing streak hasn’t ended the Panthers’ season
For frustrated Pitt fans who feel personally wounded by their team’s two-game losing streak, know what’s real: The season isn’t over. Indeed, the final four games matter. Going from 4-4 to 4-8 would be a disaster, of course. Tiny bumps to 5-7 and 6-6 would be almost equally bad. And...
Carrying the badge of diversity, Duquesne soccer’s international lineup ready for A-10 Tournament
Duquesne men’s soccer coach Chase Brooks has assembled a roster of 35 players, including 13 who attended Western Pennsylvania high schools and 12 whose roots stretch over land, sea and across the globe. Given the players’ diverse backgrounds and scattered homelands — from Iceland to Vandergrift, Australia to Upper St....
