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NFL Week 2: Giants 2-0 for 1st time in 6 years, beat Panthers
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With Brian Daboll as their coach, the New York Giants are doing something they haven’t done for more than five years: They’re finding ways to win consistently. Graham Gano kicked a 56-yard field goal with 3:34 to play, and the Giants ignored being booed off the...
Mark Madden: Steelers offense has limitations, but Matt Canada deserves blame, too
The Pittsburgh Steelers just aren’t very good. But neither are the New England Patriots. If the Steelers offense is scared, scant, rotten and easy to defend because that’s what quarterback Mitch Trubisky’s limitations dictate, put in Kenny Pickett. If the Steelers offense is scared, scant, rotten and easy to defend...
Mitch Trubisky’s home opener for Steelers much like his tenure with Bears
James Daniels was feeling nostalgic Sunday. And not in a good way. A starting right guard, Daniels is new to the Pittsburgh Steelers and played in his first home opener for them Sunday. So did quarterback Mitch Trubisky, Daniels’ former teammate for three seasons with the Chicago Bears. Sunday’s 17-14...
Tim Benz: ‘Airing of Grievances’ as Steelers struggle in all phases against Patriots
NFL coaches love to talk about “all three phases” of their team. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is no exception. Although Tomlin probably didn’t want to talk about them much Sunday evening. Because even though his team’s 17-14 loss to New England was a close game, all three phases got...
Steelers held without a sack in first game without injured OLB T.J. Watt
Mike Tomlin knew it was impossible to try to replace T.J. Watt in the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. In some aspects Sunday, he didn’t even try. Minus the NFL defensive player of the year, the Steelers ran some defensive formations that didn’t include a second outside linebacker in their 17-14 loss...
Gunner Olszewski’s muffed punt vs. former team proves crucial in Steelers’ loss
Gunner Olszewski, like any player in such a situation, wanted to make an impact during Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers home opener. Olszewski did, and not in the way he wanted to. Olszewski’s third-quarter muffed punt set up the Patriots at the PSteelers’ 10-yard line and led to the touchdown that effectively...
Steelers notes: Minkah Fitzpatrick with another takeaway; Devin Bush leaves with injury
For the second time in as many weeks and 13th time in 38 games with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minkah Fitzpatrick had an interception during Sunday’s 17-14 loss to the New England Patriots. Fitzpatrick’s interception of Mac Jones with 53 seconds left in the first quarter led to the Steelers’ first...
‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ outages anger fans for 2nd straight week
DirecTV’s “NFL Sunday Ticket” package malfunctioned for the second straight week, causing fans trying to watch through the app or online to miss entire games. DirecTV said via social media that customers trying to stream the 1 p.m. EDT games were unable to through the app. Shortly after 4 p.m.,...
Mets rally with 4-run 8th to sweep Pirates, who set strikeouts record
Oneil Cruz accomplished a rare feat when he crushed a leadoff double off Jacob deGrom in the first inning, though it merely marked the start of deGrom’s dominance. The New York Mets ace recorded a season-high 13 strikeouts in retiring the next 15 batters before Cruz came to bat in...
Tagovailoa, Dolphins rally from 21 down to beat Ravens, 42-38Video
BALTIMORE — Tua Tagovailoa threw for 469 yards and six touchdowns, four of which came during a spectacular fourth quarter, and the Miami Dolphins rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, 42-38, on Sunday. Tagovailoa’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Waddle with 14 seconds...
Joe Flacco rallies Jets to stunning comeback win over BrownsVideo
CLEVELAND — Everything was stacked against the New York Jets. The clock wasn’t in their favor, and Cleveland’s frothing home crowd was making things harder. The Jets had Joe Flacco. And that was enough. Flacco fired a 15-yard touchdown pass to rookie Garrett Wilson with 22 seconds left as the...
Joining the Penguins was an easy choice for prospect Jack St. IvanyVideo
Penguins defensive prospect Jack. St. Ivany is a bit young to be truly considered part of the “Gretzky Generation.” When Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, countless kids in Southern California took up the sport. But by the time St. Ivany was born in 1999,...
Sluggish Steelers drop home opener to Patriots
The Pittsburgh Steelers discovered Sunday that fourth-quarter comebacks aren’t as easy to pull off without a future Hall of Fame quarterback running the offense. Playing their first home game since Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement, the Steelers were unable to muster any late-game heroics under Mitch Trubisky and dropped a 17-14 decision...
AP Top 25: Washington moves in; Penn State, Oregon move up
Washington made its season debut in The Associated Press college football on Sunday at No. 18, and Penn State and Oregon moved into the top 15 after all three had decisive nonconference victories. A weekend filled with blowouts by highly ranked teams kept the top 10 almost unchanged. No. 1...
Pirates place JT Brubaker on injured list, recall flamethrower Luis Ortiz
Luis Ortiz made a dazzling debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates by touching 100 mph six times, but as the 29th man for a doubleheader had to be returned to Triple-A Indianapolis for 15 days unless there was an injury. That opening happened Sunday when the Pirates placed right-hander JT Brubaker...
Newly acquired Steelers linebacker David Anenih inactive against Patriots
With the exception of outside linebacker T.J Watt, the Pittsburgh Steelers will go with the same group Sunday against the New England Patriots that took the field in the season opener at Cincinnati. The list of players in the inactives list for the home opener is virtually the same as...
Gateway grad Maddy Neundorfer grows into leader for Duquesne women’s soccer
Maddy Neundorfer began her collegiate soccer at Duquesne career under trying circumstances. The 2020 Gateway graduate faced the adversity of a 2020 fall season postponed to the following spring because of the ongoing covid pandemic. But she has made the most of the opportunities afforded her since then, and she...
Penn State’s youngsters key a defensive effort that overwhelms 1-dimensional Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. — Penn State’s young players may have been the difference in the Nittany Lions’ 41-12 trouncing of Auburn Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. And Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen were pretty good, too. We kid, we kid. Singleton and Allen, Penn State’s true freshman runners, tore up the Tigers’...
Chris Buescher wins Bristol; Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, RCR out of playoffs
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Chris Buescher closed out a bizarre first round of NASCAR’s playoffs in which none of the title contenders won a race by becoming the 19th winner this season with his victory Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. The second win of Buescher’s career marked the first time...
Dedrick Parson’s 2 TDs help Hawaii beat Duquesne
HONOLULU — Dedrick Parson ran for two first-half touchdowns, Penei Pavihi returned and interception 50 yards for a touchdown and Hawaii beat Duquesne, 24-14, early Sunday morning. Parson finished with 11 carries for 52 yards. Duquesne (1-2) took nearly 8 minutes off the clock with a 14-play, 56-yard drive in...
Plenty of good on the field, some bad off it, but Pitt found a way to win
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Pat Narduzzi should have been happy with all that happened at Waldo Stadium on Saturday night. He was not. Make no mistake, Pitt’s coach was pleased with the 34-13 victory against Western Michigan that marked a couple of achievements: • The eighth time in 10 games, dating...
Embracing relief role, freshman Nate Yarnell steps behind center, leads Pitt to 34-13 victory
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Nothing Nate Yarnell did Saturday night surprised Pat Narduzzi. But he couldn’t say the same for something he saw from his redshirt freshman quarterback earlier in the day. In his first start since his junior year at Lake Travis (Texas) High School three years ago, Yarnell stepped...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 17, 2022: Connor Scott homers twice in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 70-69) gave up two runs in the top of the eighth and lost 8-7 to Toledo (Tigers). DH Brendt Citta (.266) went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer, his fourth. LF Blake Sabol (.315) was 1 for 2 with his fourth homer and three walks. 2B Josh...
Pirates go down swinging in loss to Mets, setting single-season strikeout record
That the Pittsburgh Pirates set a single-season franchise record for strikeouts Saturday night was fitting, given the way they whiffed a dozen times against the New York Mets. The Pirates began the game with a strikeout by Oneil Cruz (his first of four), had four innings start with a strikeout...
District college football roundup: IUP takes it to Shippensburg
Mak Sexton threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns as IUP racked up 552 yards of offense in a 44-21 win over Shippensburg (1-2) on Saturday. Apollo-Ridge grad Duane Brown caught eight passes for 160 yards for IUP (2-0) while teammate Hilton Ridley added five receptions for 126 yards and...
