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Tim Benz: Duquesne follows up impressive opener with massive challenge at Kentucky
It’s tough to find anything negative coming out of Duquesne’s first game of the 2022-23 season. The Dukes shot a blistering 64.4% from the floor en route to a 91-63 blowout of Montana. It was a game they led by 42 at one point. They won the rebounding battle by...
No. 14 Penn State looks for another win over Maryland
STATE COLLEGE — Maryland coach Mike Locksley reminded his players this week that their annual trip to Penn State is not a rivalry game. It’s been too one-sided to look at it that way. “Obviously, we have to compete a little better to get it to that point,” Locksley said....
West Virginia still looking for 1st Big 12 win over Oklahoma
Oklahoma (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) at West Virginia (3-6, 1-5), Saturday, 12 p.m. EST (FS1) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Oklahoma by 7 1/2 Series record: Oklahoma leads 11-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Oklahoma isn’t accustomed to being in this position, already having been eliminated from the Big 12 title chase. This...
Friday Football Footnotes: Steelers-Saints by the numbers — and some of the numbers are kinda weird
Here are the most important numbers leading up to the Steelers-Saints game Sunday at Heinz Field. The Steelers are 2-6. The Saints are 3-6. So both clubs are desperate for a win. It’s been five years since New Orleans has had a losing season. It’s been 18 years since we’ve...
First Call: Jalen Hurts thought he was going to be a Steeler; Saints injury update; Matt Murray not ready for Pens vs. Leafs
NFL MVP candidate Jalen Hurts says he thought he was going to be a Pittsburgh Steeler coming out of college. Pat Freiermuth sings the praises of Heath Miller. The Saints are dealing with plenty of injuries as they head up to Pittsburgh. Matt Murray won’t be healthy enough to play...
Pirates A to Z: David Bednar developed into hometown hero, All-Star and, finally, a closer
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: David Bednar Position: Closer Throws: Right Age: 29 (Oct. 10) Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 250 pounds 2022 MLB statistics: Went 3-4 with a...
D’Onta Foreman leads Panthers past rival Falcons in rain
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — D’Onta Foreman carried 31 times for 130 yards and a touchdown, Laviska Shenault added a 41-yard burst to the end zone, and the Carolina Panthers beat the Atlanta Falcons, 25-15, on a rainy Thursday night. The Panthers (3-7) piled up a season-high 232 yards on the ground,...
5 things to watch in Week 11: Thomas Jefferson’s Bill Cherpak could be 4th WPIAL coach to 300 wins
Twenty-seven years ago, Thomas Jefferson started the 1995 football season with a 15-0 win over Belle Vernon behind a first-year head coach named Bill Cherpak. That was win No. 1. Now, almost three decades later, Cherpak could celebrate a much bigger milestone this week that would put him in elite...
Penn State makes 16 3s, rolls past Loyola Maryland 90-65Video
STATE COLLEGE — Camren Wynter scored 18 points, and Penn State made 16 3-pointers in a 90-65 victory over Loyola Maryland on Thursday night. Myles Dread made four 3s and Wynter three as Penn State shot 16 of 30 from long range. The Nittany Lions hit a program-best 18 3-pointers...
Pennsylvania Karate Championships return to A-K Valley
Two years ago, the Pennsylvania Karate Championships were called off in the midst of the ongoing covid pandemic. It stopped the event’s annual gathering of the top martial artists from throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley as well as the Pittsburgh region, the state and the country. But the championships returned in...
WVU’s Bob Huggins recalls colorful history of the Backyard Brawl with Pitt
The subject of the zoom conference call Thursday morning was the Backyard Brawl, basketball style, but West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said he didn’t want to get into the history of the game. Even though his footprints are all over it, whether he was wearing sneakers as a WVU player...
Despite long days, nights of game-planning, Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi knows how to avoid burnout
When Saturday night football away from home doesn’t interfere — as it’s done three times this season — Pat Narduzzi likes to attend Mass on Sunday mornings. Perhaps it’s a calming respite from the stress of the previous day’s Pitt game and the long work days ahead preparing for the...
Steelers Hall of Honor Museum opens to the public FridayVideo
Beginning Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor Museum will be open year-round to fans. On Thursday, Steelers president Art Rooney II, vice president of player personnel Dan Rooney Jr. and Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris participated in the ceremonial ribbon cutting at the new museum. From the...
Steelers prepare to face Saints’ do-everything threat TE/QB/WR Taysom Hill
With the state of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense this season, it isn’t all that uncommon that their upcoming opponent would have a player who has more career wins as a quarterback than the Steelers’ starter. It wouldn’t be notable, either, if an opposing player had twice as many touchdowns scored...
Pirates pick up first baseman Ji-Man Choi in trade with Rays
The Pittsburgh Pirates addressed one of their glaring weaknesses Thursday, acquiring first baseman Ji-Man Choi from the Tampa Bay Rays for a minor league pitcher. Choi, 31, slashed .233/.341/.388 with 22 doubles, 11 home runs and 52 RBIs in 113 games with the Rays last season and ranked seventh among...
Penn State makes parking changes for Maryland football game ahead of rain from Hurricane Nicole
Penn State University Athletics has announced some changes in parking for the football game on Saturday. The Nittany Lions will take on the University of Maryland at 3:30 p.m. at Beaver Stadium. On Friday, Pennsylvania is expected to have heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Nicole. Forecasters said up...
Germany edges past UK as Europe’s leading market for NFLVideo
MUNICH — Seattle Seahawks fan Lukas Spiess was shocked at what he noticed while at a Stuttgart soccer game a few weeks ago. “This elderly gentleman a few rows in front of me was playing fantasy football on his phone,” said Spiess, president of the German Sea Hawkers fan club....
Steelers activate S Damontae Kazee, place PK Chris Boswell on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the clock Thursday and activated veteran safety Damontae Kazee from injured reserve. Kazee spent the first nine weeks of the season on injured reserve with a forearm/wrist injury that he sustained in the final preseason game. Kazee was designated to return three weeks ago, and if...
Larry Ogunjobi returns to practice for Steelers; Myles Jack sits again with knee injury
Defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi predicted he would be healthy enough to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, and he took a step in that direction at practice Thursday. Ogunjobi, who missed the Oct. 30 loss at Philadelphia with a knee injury, was limited in...
In 1st season as the literal center of the Steelers’ offense, Mason Cole earns respect
He’s the oldest starter on what is one of the youngest offenses in the NFL. Although Mason Cole doesn’t carry an official captaincy title for the Pittsburgh Steelers, in his first season with team, Cole is making his mark as one of the unit’s leaders. “Mason Cole is a hub...
‘He’s got everything you want’: Penn State OL coach Phil Trautwein on Olu Fashanu’s NFL stock, more
Phil Trautwein played with first-round picks when he won a national championship as Florida’s left tackle in 2008. He played with first-round picks during NFL stops with the Rams, Browns, Saints and Chargers. And he coached a first-round pick at Boston College, when guard Chris Lindstrom went No. 14 overall...
Pirates CF Bryan Reynolds, a Silver Slugger finalist, nominated for All-MLB team
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds has been nominated for the 2022 All-MLB team, an honor for which fans can vote at MLB.com once every 24 hours for their favorite player at each position. Reynolds is one of 20 players on the ballot for the three outfield spots. The list...
DC Attorney General filing civil suit vs. Commanders, Snyder, NFL, Goodell
WASHINGTON — The attorney general for the District of Columbia said Thursday his office is filing a civil consumer protection lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, owner Dan Snyder, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, accusing them of colluding to deceive residents by lying about an investigation into the team’s workplace...
Penguins’ penalty kill takes a step in the right directionVideo
One streak came to an end for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. And another continued. Their 4-1 road win against the rival Washington Capitals provided some badly needed salve for the Penguins as it halted an ugly seven-game losing streak, their largest such slump since February of 2006. That triumph...
Pitt unveils plans for $240M athletic center in Oakland
The University of Pittsburgh has approved plans for a $240 million athletic center called Victory Heights that will include a 3,000-seat arena, as well as space for training and sports performance and sports medicine facilities for many of Pitt’s student-athletes. Pitt’s Property and Facilities Committee OK’d the project Thursday, according...
