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Mark Madden: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin must avoid another Melvin Ingram fiasco
Memo to Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin: Don’t make the same mistake twice. As this space recently noted, Tomlin erred when he started Alex Highsmith at edge rusher last season, not Melvin Ingram. Ingram got the boo-boo face, asked out, got traded to Kansas City and was missed when T.J. Watt...
Raiders’ Alex Leatherwood, Browns’ Josh Rosen among NFL cutsVideo
The Las Vegas Raiders waived offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood on Tuesday, the third of the club’s three first-round draft picks in 2020-21 to get dumped before the end of his second season. NFL teams had to cut their rosters to 53 players for the regular season by the Tuesday deadline,...
Seton Hill softball coach Jessica Strong steps down
Jessica Strong has resigned as the head softball coach at Seton Hill after four seasons. She is leaving to pursue another coaching endeavor but did not want to comment until the end of the week, when her tenure at Seton Hill is complete. Strong guided the Griffins to a memorable...
Smith, Niemann among players to join Saudi-backed LIV GolfVideo
British Open champion Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann are among six players to leave the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded LIV Golf, which returns this week for a fourth tournament, this time outside of Boston. The signing of Smith, who had been deflecting questions about his imminent departure since the day...
Column: Big moments in PGA Tour season lost amid LIV GolfVideo
ATLANTA — Two weeks after Justin Thomas won the PGA Championship with a record-tying comeback and a defining shot in a playoff, Dustin Johnson led a pack of players over to LIV Golf. Two days after Tiger Woods strode across the Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews for what might be...
Venus Williams out of US Open in 1st round for 2nd timeVideo
NEW YORK — The welcome and support for Venus Williams in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday afternoon were not the same as they were for her sister, Serena, a night earlier. Nor was the result. Venus, who turned 42 in June, has not made any pronouncements about her future in...
Kevin Dotson believes he has won competition to start for Steelers at left guard
The competition for who will begin the season as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting left guard is beginning to look a lot like the one for who will start at quarterback. A done deal, even if it’s not formally acknowledged by anyone in power. While neither coach Mike Tomlin nor any...
Mike Tomlin not ready to announce Mitch Trubisky as Steelers’ QB1
Another day, another round of first-team reps for Mitch Trubisky. Unofficially, that runs the streak of 35 consecutive organized team activity and minicamp sessions, training-camp practices and preseason games in which Trubisky has operated as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ QB1. It’s been just about that many days, too, that coach Mike...
Baker Mayfield’s comments add spark to Browns-Panthers Week 1 gameVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield has ignited what was already expected to be an emotionally charged Week 1 game against his former team, the Cleveland Browns. According to Bills sideline reporter Cynthia Frelund, Mayfield had some choice words for the Browns after the Panthers’ 21-0 preseason win...
Steelers swing trades to address offensive line, outside linebacker, reduce roster to 53 players
On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers reduced their roster to 53 players, they swung trades for an offensive lineman and outside linebacker, let go a pair of contributing linemen – one on each side of the ball — and cut five of their former draft picks. Addressing the lack...
Astros put ace Justin Verlander on IL with calf injuryVideo
HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander, a leading candidate for the AL Cy Young Award, was placed on the injured list with a right calf injury. The team announced the move Tuesday and said an MRI done on the calf Monday revealed fascial disruption but no muscle fiber disruption....
On Football: Could Deion Sanders jump from SWAC to big-time?Video
JACKSON, Miss. — Sitting on a metal folding chair just beyond the end zone of Mississippi State’s practice field, Deion Sanders is alone watching the Bulldogs scrimmage on a muggy spring day. Coach Prime snagged his new offensive coordinator for Jackson State from Bulldogs coach Mike Leach’s staff this offseason....
Alex Highsmith, Montravius Adams among Steelers who return to practice
In what in many ways was the penultimate practice of training camp before a typical regular-season week begins Monday, a host of players who have been battling injuries participated for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith and defensive lineman Montravius Adams were among that group, and each confirmed so...
Robert Morris has something to prove in Year 2 in Big South Conference
After the annual Big South media day in July, where the league’s coaches and beat reporters projected Robert Morris to finish last, Colonials coach Bernard Clark Jr. avoided the “chip on our shoulder” cliche. After all, in 2021, their first year as members of the Big South, the Colonials also...
After 10 seasons without a Brawl, Pitt, WVU find natural rival right down the road
The night the Backyard Brawl faded away, Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri was sacked 10 times in a 21-20 West Virginia victory in Morgantown. Panthers coach Todd Graham said the loss “devastated” him. That was Nov. 25, 2011. The schools separated by 75 miles of Interstate 79 haven’t met since. The...
Penguins commit to coach Mike Sullivan with 3-year contract extension
It was the middle of July, and the Pittsburgh Penguins were staging their prospect camp for players in the embryonic stages of their professional existences. As usual, the organization’s minor-league coaches and development staffers were tasked with running the drills and the individual instruction. Mike Sullivan was present, but was...
New, improved quarterbacks give some Big Ten teams new look
Northwestern quarterback Ryan Hilinski looked like a different player in the season opener. Illinois quarterback Tommy DeVito and Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson actually did become the new faces of their programs. Connor Bazelak could join the club Friday in Indiana’s opener. In a conference where upperclassmen and experienced starters are...
Steelers trade for Broncos outside linebacker Malik Reed
Apparent that they were not satisfied with their depth at outside linebacker, the Pittsburgh Steelers acquired a veteran at the position Tuesday by trading for Malik Reed. A report from Denver television station KUSA said the Steelers sent a 2023 sixth-round pick to the Denver Broncos and also received a...
Steelers cut Henry Mondeaux, John Leglue, 22 others to close in on 53-man roster limit
In the first wave of roster cuts made Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers let go a pair of experienced linemen — one on each side of the ball. Defensive lineman Henry Mondeaux, who appeared in 26 games over the previous two seasons, and guard John Leglue, who started the final six...
Penn State’s wide receiver depth to be on display against Purdue
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State doesn’t release an official in-season depth chart anymore, but there are times when coach James Franklin is in a sharing mood. Monday morning was one of those times with PSU preparing for its Thursday night opener at Purdue. The Lions’ ninth-year coach revealed freshman quarterback...
Pa. hunting seasons for smallest, largest game birds to start Sept. 1
Pennsylvania’s 2022-23 hunting seasons will get underway Thursday with the openings days for birds that rank among the smallest and largest game birds, respectively: the mourning dove and the Canada goose. The mourning dove weighs in a bit heavier than 4 ounces, while an adult male Canada goose can tip...
Backyard Brawl: WVU players ‘recognize their legacy could be authored on Thursday night’
Jed Drenning knows how West Virginia football fans talk about the Backyard Brawl. He was a backup quarterback for the Mountaineers, and he has been part of their game-day broadcast crew for 20 years. Those games are spoken about in snapshots. In individual moments. In specific final scores. “Where were...
First Call: Joe Haden denies contact from Steelers; Omar Khan doesn’t plan on moving Mason Rudolph despite trade calls
Tuesday’s “First Call” features a potential Pittsburgh Steelers homecoming idea that may not pan out. Another honor for T.J. Watt. The Pitt soccer team is red-hot to start the year. And what would “First Call” be without some Mason Rudolph trade talk? Say it IS so, Joe! The idea of...
Tim Benz: Najee Harris’ revelation about his foot is another example of NFL injury ‘paranoia’ backfiring for Steelers
When medical issues crop up about his players, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin frequently tells us that he’s not a doctor. But, occasionally, he will play one on TV. Well, when he thinks it benefits the team, anyway. Take, for example, halftime of Sunday afternoon’s preseason win over the Detroit...
Pirates SS Oneil Cruz sets another Statcast record with 117.5-mph homer at Brewers
Oneil Cruz gave an indicator of how hard he was swinging from the start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night, when he hit a leadoff line drive right at second baseman Kolten Wong. The recorded exit velocity of 113.8 mph was just a fraction of a tick faster than...
