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Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90Video
ATLANTA — Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor and guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship, died Friday. He was 90. The school announced Dooley died peacefully at his Athens home in the presence of his wife, Barbara, and...
New-look Pitt basketball hopes to keep preseason energy boiling all season
Energy, enthusiasm and even a little after-the-fact jocularity ran through Petersen Events Center on Friday when the Pitt basketball team assembled for practice. It started with graduate senior Greg Elliott, a transfer from Marquette who likes to keep everyone loose with what teammate Nate Santos called “infectious energy … energy...
Steelers 4 Downs: Season point totals suggest major mismatch vs. Eagles, especially in 1st half
1. First-half fun Perhaps one number differential best points out the degree of the on-paper mismatch for Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have scored more points this season in the second quarters of games alone (112) than the Steelers have scored all season (107)....
Steelers’ Larry Ogunjobi, Levi Wallace won’t play; Ahkello Witherspoon to return vs. Eagles
Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi and cornerback Levi Wallace will not play, but cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon will return to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ lineup for Sunday’s game at the Philadelphia Eagles. Neither Ogunjobi nor Wallace practiced all week because of knee and shoulder injuries, respectively. Wallace’s absence means the Steelers will be...
Steelers K Chris Boswell does not practice, questionable to play vs. Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell did not practice Friday and was listed on the injury report as questionable to play Sunday at the Philadelphia Eagles. The injury report lists Boswell as having a right groin injury. It is not known when the injury occurred. The Steelers have no other kickers...
Trib HSSN to unveil 2022 WPIAL football playoff pairings Saturday afternoon
Anticipation has been building for weeks as high school football teams and fans eagerly awaited the WPIAL playoffs. That time has come, and the path to the postseason will be finalized Saturday when Trib HSSN reveals the brackets for the 2022 WPIAL football playoffs. Seventy-three teams will learn their opening-round...
Window remains open for Steelers’ T.J. Watt to return from injured reserve, face Eagles
T.J. Watt is leaving open the possibility of returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers in time for their game Sunday against the 6-0 Philadelphia Eagles. The veteran outside linebacker practiced Friday with the Steelers, raising the likelihood he could be activated from injured reserve before the team’s bye week. “I don’t...
Big East Youth Football League reaches playoff semifinals
The Big East Youth Football League has reached its playoff semifinals. Matchups in all four divisions are set for Sunday at Gateway and Penn-Trafford high schools. The championship games are slated for Nov. 6 Big East Youth Football League Playoff schedule Sunday, Oct. 30 Semifinals Flag (Ages 5-6) No. 3...
Najee Harris believes Steelers offense ‘needs more accountability from the players’
Like his head coach and his offensive coordinator, Najee Harris believes the Pittsburgh Steelers offense is “about to turn the corner.” “Yeah, we close,” Harris said after practice Friday, “but we need to fix some (stuff).” And that, um, stuff that Harris believes needs to be fixed, it sounds like...
Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen announce divorce after 13 years
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have finalized their divorce, they announced Friday, ending the 13-year marriage between two superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of fashion and football. Brady and Bündchen posted statements on Instagram late Friday morning, each saying they had “amicably” reached the decision. Checks of court dockets...
Penguins forward prospect Drew O’Connor overcomes slow start
The start of Drew O’Connor’s 2022-23 season looks a lot different than how his 2021-22 campaign began. First, he found some offense almost instantly last season when he recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in his first two games. This season, he went six games before getting his first...
Scouting the Steelers’ Week 8 opponent: Philadelphia Eagles
The Pittsburgh Steelers will head east to take on the Philadelphia Eagles at 1 p.m. Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Here’s a look at the Steelers’ Week 8 opponent: The basics Coach: Nick Sirianni, second season (15-8) Record: 6-0 Division: NFC East, first place Wins: Lions (38-35), Vikings (24-7), Commanders...
No. 13 Penn State’s secondary draws attention of No. 2 Ohio State
STATE COLLEGE — Ryan Day spends the 48 hours before a game drawing up contingency plans. Ohio State’s coach wants his team to be ready for anything. “We say sometimes you’re chasing ghosts, but I’ve been in games before where we didn’t chase those ghosts and we didn’t have answers...
Friday Football Footnotes: Tom Brady passes Ben Roethlisberger for dubious record; the drop in NFL scoringVideo
In this week’s “Friday Football Footnotes,” Tom Brady passes former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a dubious record. We discuss the fallout from Ja’Marr Chase’s injury, and we examine the lack of scoring in the league this year. Plus, we preview a tough weekend for local college teams. Brady ‘beats’...
Pitt Take 5: With No. 21 Tar Heels next, Panthers hope to beat a Top 25 team for 7th consecutive season
Pitt’s 4-3 record looks suspiciously like it could turn into one of those Todd Graham/Paul Chryst six- and seven-victory seasons from 2011-14. Remember how you suffered, Pitt fans? But it’s unfair to tell the ending while you’re still in the middle of a story, especially when the game Saturday night...
5 things to watch in Week 9 of high school football
Almost everyone has an off year once in a while, yet Mars coach Eric Kasperowicz and North Catholic’s Pat O’Shea have never had a team miss the playoffs in their head coaching careers. That might change after this week. Kasperowicz’s teams reached the playoffs eight consecutive years at Pine-Richland from...
Lamar Jackson shines, Ravens beat Brady, struggling BucsVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. The Bucs (3-5) lost for the fifth time in six games following a 2-0 start,...
Reports: Bengals star WR Ja’Marr Chase out weeks with hip injuryVideo
Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase could miss several games with a hip injury, a person familiar with his condition told the Associated Press on Thursday. Chase has been bothered by the hip for several weeks. It’s possible he could wind up on injured reserve, but that hasn’t been...
Phillies’ World Series run leads wild run of Philly successVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Miles Teller, fresh off hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the season premiere, had just hit Cabo San Lucas to vacation and celebrate his wife Keleigh’s 30th birthday. Faster than Maverick could reach Mach 10, Teller had a change of plans: The Philadelphia Phillies — the team he grew...
Matt Canada responds to fan criticism, believes Steelers still will have ‘tremendous offense’
Matt Canada has been around enough to know not to read or listen to what is said or written about him. But he understands those closest to him aren’t as savvy. “I’ve got family, and I’ve got people that care about me,” Canada, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive coordinator, said Thursday....
Arizona Coyotes ready to party at The MullettVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Mullett will have a party in the front and the back Friday night. By far the NHL’s smallest venue, Mullett Arena takes its first spin in the national spotlight when the Arizona Coyotes host the Winnipeg Jets. It should be a rockin’ — howlin’? — good...
Pitt notebook: Pat Narduzzi claims his team is undefeated, and here’s why
Finally after nearly nine weeks, the truth about the 2022 Pitt football team surfaced Thursday afternoon. Or, a version of it did. It was revealed shortly after 1 p.m. in the conference room with the long, wooden table and pictures of the city of Pittsburgh on the wall. It’s where...
Reports: Chiefs get WR Kadarius Toney from Giants for 2 draft picksVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs acquired New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney on Thursday for a pair of picks in next year’s draft, a person familiar with the terms of the trade told the Associated Press. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the...
Pirates 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes snubbed by Fielding Bible, Bryan Reynolds a Silver Slugger finalist
Where Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was snubbed for a second consecutive Fielding Bible Award, outfielder Bryan Reynolds is in the running once again for the Silver Slugger Award. Despite Hayes having superior defensive metrics, Nolan Arenado of the St. Louis Cardinals won the Fielding Bible Award on Thursday....
Steelers defense goes from 1 master of the RPO to another in Eagles QB Jalen Hurts
Cameron Heyward talked Thursday about the opposing quarterback’s mobility, his skill at dissecting defenses as a run-pass option threat, his accurate arm and the bevy of young wide receivers in his arsenal of playmakers Heyward could have been reviewing the Pittsburgh Steelers’ previous game, the 16-10 loss to the Miami...
