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Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber homer as Phillies take NLCS opener from Padres
SAN DIEGO — Bryce Harper homered again, Kyle Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping, 488-foot drive and Zack Wheeler was brilliant in throwing one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres, 2-0, on Tuesday night to open the all-wild card NL Championship Series. Wheeler and...
Colts owner Irsay says there’s ‘merit to remove’ SnyderVideo
NEW YORK — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said there’s “merit to remove” Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders, making him the first NFL owner to publicly state that his controversial counterpart should go. Snyder’s status has been widely debated for years amid several scandals and investigations into...
Stanton, Judge bash Yanks to 5-1 win, into ALCS vs AstrosVideo
NEW YORK — Gleyber Torres stepped on second base for the final out, swinging his arms back and forth, four times in all, while glaring at Josh Naylor and the Guardians dugout. Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge rocked Cleveland with early homers, and Nestor Cortes and the New York Yankees...
After-hours video study brings Pitt offensive linemen together
Every Tuesday and Wednesday after the evening meal, Dave Borbely’s offensive linemen (at least the ones without a night class) return to Pitt’s practice facility. Borbely programs the computer in his office to show videos of the opposing team’s defense, instructs the guys on what’s important and walks away. “If...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Mt. Pleasant grad Sam Napper leading PAC championships
Sam Napper will sit on a lead until April. The senior golfer from Westminster and a Mt. Pleasant graduate, Napper shares the 36-hole lead at the PAC Championships after rounds of 78 and 3-under 69 at Avalon Golf & Country Club in Warren, Ohio. He is tied with Allegheny sophomore...
James Franklin: Calls for Drew Allar to start over Sean Clifford send ‘the wrong message’
James Franklin, as he is wont to do, didn’t indulge in an inquiry regarding the health of Sean Clifford during his weekly Tuesday press conference. Penn State’s starting quarterback exited last Saturday’s loss to Michigan in the fourth quarter with an unspecified injury, prompting freshman Drew Allar to enter the...
Prime Video will add Black Friday game to NFL package in ’23
The NFL will expand to Black Friday beginning next season. The league announced Tuesday that Amazon Prime Video will stream a game on the day after Thanksgiving. The first Black Friday game will kick off at 3 p.m. EST on Nov. 23, 2023. The teams will be announced in May...
Brian Flores’ return to Miami amid civil lawsuit ‘non-story’ for Steelers, coach Mike Tomlin
Given the opponent on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ schedule this week, Brian Flores’ civil lawsuit that involves the Miami Dolphins is bound to be a storyline ahead of the matchup Sunday night in South Florida. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wants no part of it. At his weekly press conference Tuesday, Tomlin...
9 WPIAL coaches earn statewide award from PIAA
Nine WPIAL coaches were name state coaches of the year by the PIAA for the 2021-22 school year. Moon had two coaches earn the statewide honor: girls track coach Kyle Burgess and girls soccer coach Bill Pfeifer. Joining them were Hampton boys soccer coach Matt McAwley, Seneca Valley boys swimming...
Luz Long’s Olympic silver auctioned for nearly $500K
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — The silver medal captured by Luz Long, the German long jumper who befriended Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, sold at auction for more than $488,000, a sum the auction house said was a record price for a publicly sold second-place prize. Long walked...
South Carolina women unanimous No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25
Dawn Staley and South Carolina picked up right where they left off: No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The defending national champion Gamecocks were the unanimous choice of the 30-member national media panel in the preseason poll released Tuesday. It’s the third consecutive season South...
Lonnie Young named Maulers general manager
As they prepare for their second season in the USFL, the Pittsburgh Maulers will be under new leadership. Lonnie Young was named the Pittsburgh Maulers’ new general manager Tuesday. After being drafted by the old USFL New Jersey Generals in 1985, Young joined the NFL and played 12 seasons as...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Kenny Pickett, if cleared from protocol, will start at QB against Dolphins
Mike Tomlin is proceeding with Kenny Pickett as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Sunday night in Miami, ending any talk of a brewing controversy before it gathers momentum. Tomlin’s decision comes with a caveat. Pickett, the rookie first-round pick from Pitt, must be released from concussion protocol before he can...
Penguins defenseman Jeff Petry adjusting to Pittsburgh
Defenseman Jeff Petry has played in 806 games in his NHL career. The first 295 came with the Edmonton Oilers. The three most recent have been as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. And the middle — and perhaps, most profound — 508 were in the service of the Montreal...
First Call: Tom Brady’s colorful assessment of his loss in Pittsburgh; Steelers underdogs again in Miami
The Pittsburgh Steelers may have stopped their losing streak, but they are still underdogs to begin Week 7. Tom Brady colorfully assesses his performance against the Steelers—and his even more colorful language during the game. Plus, we check in on some ups and downs for a few former Penguins. And...
Ben Roethlisberger on Tom Brady: ‘It didn’t look like he wanted to be out there … It just looked like a different Tom’
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger managed to beat Tom Brady and the New England Patriots three times in Pittsburgh during his career. This weekend, the future Hall of Famer saw his soon-to-be Canton counterpart lose to the Steelers in a different capacity. Brady was quarterbacking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....
Tim Benz: Mitch Trubisky must embrace what made him successful vs. Buccaneers
For Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky, there’s no doubt his performance in less than one half of football Sunday was more memorable than any stretch he put together in his four starts to begin the year. Hopefully, he embraces one of the obvious reasons why. When Trubisky replaced an injured...
Late turnover, Dustin Hopkins’ 4th field goal give Chargers OT win
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2 minutes, 38 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday night. Hopkins, who injured a hamstring during the first half, grimaced as he kicked...
Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday
NEW YORK — The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees was postponed by rain and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice Monday ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start. Major League Baseball announced a delay...
Pitt wide receiver Jaden Bradley plans to enter transfer portal
Pitt sophomore wide receiver Jaden Bradley, who caught two touchdown passes in the loss to Georgia Tech, announced Monday on Twitter his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Bradley, who was in the starting lineup in Pitt’s most recent game against Virginia Tech, is fifth on the team with...
Penguins surrender 2-goal lead in overtime loss to Canadiens
Mike Sullivan crossed paths with Martin St. Louis fairly early in his coaching career. During the 2007-08 season, Sullivan joined the Tampa Bay Lightning as an assistant coach under head coach John Tortorella. St. Louis was one of the stars of that franchise and established an enduring relationship with Sullivan....
Minor league report: Penguins-Comets game suspended due to power outage
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ second game of the season against the Utica Coments was suspended on Monday due to a power outage at the Utica (N.Y.) Memorial Auditorium. Play was halted at 17:17 of the second period when the lights went out. The American Hockey League announced the game was suspended...
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa to prepare this week as starter vs. SteelersVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tua Tagovailoa is back, and his return will be a welcome sight for a Dolphins team that has not won a game since he suffered a concussion on Sept. 29. Tagovailoa will go through practice this week as the Dolphins starter, and assuming all goes well,...
Dolphins trying to stay afloat as injuries, mistakes pile upVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Coach Mike McDaniel does not want his Miami Dolphins to attribute their three-game skid to their recent bad luck at quarterback. “Of course it’s not ideal. You want the guys that get all the reps during the week to play,” McDaniel said. “But you always know...
Steelers notes: Kevin Dotson receives death threats after 3-penalty game
Only three Tampa Bay Buccaneers players were responsible for more yards from scrimmage than what Pittsburgh Steelers guard Kevin Dotson provided the Bucs during Sunday’s game. Dotson’s three penalties — two for holding and one on a false start — gave Tampa Bay 25 yards of field position during a...
