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Column: Chase Elliott angry with teammate Kyle Larson as NASCAR playoffs loomVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson has just two wins this season, and both came at the expense of teammate Chase Elliott. The relationship between NASCAR’s last two Cup champions seemed precarious Sunday night at Watkins Glen International as Larson celebrated in victory lane while Elliott sought out team leadership for...
Cameron Heyward back but Devin Bush sits out Steelers practice
Cameron Heyward was back on the field Monday after he had left the previous Pittsburgh Steelers practice because of an apparent ankle injury. Heyward left Thursday’s final practice session at Saint Vincent early during team periods and did not play in the preseason game two days later at the Jacksonville...
2 Indiana State football players among 3 killed in crashVideo
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Two freshman members of the Indiana State football team were among the three students killed in a weekend crash, officials said Monday. Two other football team members who were injured in the crash were out of intensive care but remained hospitalized in serious condition, the university...
Giants first-round pick Thibodeaux sprains MCL in right kneeVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rookie edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux sprained the MCL in his right knee in the preseason victory over the defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals. New York Giants coach Brian Daboll said Monday the No. 5 overall pick in the draft was being listed as day to day,...
Pitt’s Calijah Kancey named second-team preseason All-American
Pile another honor upon Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, who was named a second-team Associated Press preseason All-American on Monday. Kancey, a redshirt junior, also has been named to the preseason All-ACC first team, plus six watch lists for national awards. Kancey led Pitt with 13 tackles for loss and...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent adds Samantha Kelly to volleyball staff
Saint Vincent added some local knowledge to its women’s volleyball coaching staff. Samantha Kelly, a former Penn-Trafford and Westminster volleyball standout, will join the Bearcats as a graduate assistant. Kelly was a three-time All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference player and racked up 2,293 assists, 101 kills and 120 service points in her...
Steelers add offensive lineman Adrian Ealy, waive tackle Jordan Tucker
The Pittsburgh Steelers have subbed one offensive tackle for another, signing former Oklahoma offensive lineman Adrian Ealy on Monday and waiving Jordan Tucker. Ealy became a free agent when he was released by the Los Angeles Rams last week. An undrafted free agent who began his career with Baltimore in...
QB Baker Mayfield starting for Panthers in Week 1 against Browns
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield will start the Carolina Panthers’ Sept. 11 regular-season opener against his former team, the Cleveland Browns. Panthers coach Matt Rhule made the announcement on the team’s website Monday. Mayfield, acquired in a trade with the Browns earlier this offseason, beat out incumbent starter Sam Darnold...
Victory at CrossFit Games culmination of recovery for Penn-Trafford grad Charles Pienaar
Charles Pienaar and his wife Stephanie attended the CrossFit Games together in 2021 just for their enjoyment. The trip turned into a motivational one. After watching a few events, Stephanie turned to Charles and said you should do this. Pienaar, a 2003 Penn-Trafford graduate, was eager to take on the...
Deer Lakes grad Brett Horchar named Fittest Man on Earth at CrossFit Games
Competing in the CrossFit Games doesn’t provide a clearly defined path for athletes. Brett Horchar, who competed in the men’s neuromuscular division, knows that Crossfit is always working to involve what fitness means. Being able to find different ways to work out is a perfect challenge for Horchar, who was...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi beat the ACC in 2021, but this summer the lawn mower wins
With Pitt coming off an ACC championship, Pat Narduzzi may not have as many problems as he did early in his eight-year tenure. But he confronted one Monday morning that he really can’t fix — the guy cutting the grass on the field where the Steelers were scheduled to practice...
Mark Madden: Kenny Pickett may be playing well enough to be the Steelers’ starter, but is it too risky?
The Steelers played in (and lost) Super Bowl XXX. The following season, 1996, saw them replace their quarterback. Neil O’Donnell left via free agency. There was competition at training camp for the QB job. Jim Miller won it, beating out vet Mike Tomczak and second-year pro Kordell Stewart, a fan...
Penguins, assistant coach Mike Vellucci agree to 2-year extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed assistant coach Mike Vellucci to a two-year contract extension on Monday. Vellucci, 56, has spent the past two seasons on Mike Sullivan’s staff, overseeing forwards and the penalty killing unit. Last season, the Penguins’ penalty kill finished third in the NHL with an 84.4% success rate,...
Kyle Larson wins rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Kyle Larson was looking for a jolt of momentum. He got it for the second straight time at Watkins Glen International. The reigning NASCAR Cup champion, winless since his only victory of the season at Auto Club Speedway in February, beat Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott...
First Call: Ex-Steeler shines at QB in Cleveland; Roquan Smith willing to stay in Chicago; Ravens extend preseason streak
An ex-Steelers quarterback is on fire with his new team this preseason. The Roquan Smith dream seems to have died for Pittsburgh fans. The Ravens just can’t lose in August. And Pittsburgh has two champions in a pair of very unique sports. All that in Monday’s “First Call.” And the...
Ben Cherington’s challenge: Build Pirates into a winner while sustaining strong farm system
When asked about the progress the Pittsburgh Pirates have made under his direction, general manager Ben Cherington painted a picture that was — quite literally — worth almost a thousand words. Nine hundred sixty-one, to be exact. Cherington started his soliloquy Friday by touching on a farm system whose talent...
Madden Monday: Steelers offensive line ‘might be worse’ than last year — and it may impact the QB thinking too
There have been plenty of positives to discuss regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victories in each of their first two preseason games. • All three quarterbacks — Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett and Mason Rudolph — have performed very well. • The wide receivers — namely rookie George Pickens — have impressed....
Pirates farm report for Aug. 21, 2022: Homers by Carter Bins, Hoy Park lift Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-57) won 8-2 over Iowa (Cubs). C Carter Bins (.203) smacked a two-run homer. 2B Hoy Park (.228) hit a solo shot. 1B Brendt Citta (.229) was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. DH Jamie Ritchie (.237) also knocked in a run with a double. RHP Johan Oviedo...
Patrick Cantlay wins another thriller at BMW ChampionshipVideo
WILMINGTON, Del. — One good break. One great shot. That’s what it took Sunday for Patrick Cantlay to win the BMW Championship for the second straight time with a finish that was nothing like last year except for his clutch moments. One other difference: The victory didn’t give him the...
Patrick Cantlay wins another thriller at BMW ChampionshipVideo
WILMINGTON, Del. — Patrick Cantlay won another thriller Sunday in the BMW Championship, getting a great bounce on the 17th hole that set up a short birdie and led to a 2-under 69 and a one-shot victory over Scott Stallings. Cantlay became the first player to win the BMW Championship...
Experience buoys RMU goalie Zolnierczyk in return from injury
Mike Zolnierczyk’s leadership skills on and off the field were on display throughout his high school career at Springdale, where he was a three-time All-WPIAL performer and the Class A Player of the Year as a senior in 2018. Upon his arrival the next year at Division I Robert Morris...
Stock up, stock down among Steelers after 2nd preseason game
As Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin put it in reference to Saturday’s preseason game, “They (the Jacksonville Jaguars) controlled the football game, but we won the game.” In the context that the process is more important than the result during August football, it was a less-than-stellar outing for the Steelers....
Caroline Garcia beats Petra Kvitova to win Western & Southern titleVideo
MASON, Ohio — Caroline Garcia generated momentum going into next week’s U.S. Open, capturing the Western & Southern Open women’s championship with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova on Sunday. Garcia, already the first qualifier to reach the tournament final, clinched the victory when Kvitova sent a second serve...
Reds collect 13 hits, draw six walks to roll past Pirates for series win
Jake Fraley hit a solo home run and a two-run double, so the Pittsburgh Pirates knew there was trouble when the Cincinnati Reds desginated hitter was almost as dangerous when he wasn’t swinging the bat. That Fraley went 2 for 2 with three walks, four runs scored and three RBIs...
With a week of camp to go, here’s a positional look at Pitt’s roster
Pat Narduzzi and his Pitt coaching staff analyze the roster daily, watching practice video, discussing potential role changes and thinking up new ways to confuse the opponent based on the talent available. Those meetings are closed, and what a journalistic coup that would be to get invited to a Narduzzi...
