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Breanna Stewart earns AP WNBA Player of the Year honors; West Mifflin’s Tanisha Wright named Coach of the Year
Breanna Stewart is always looking for ways to improve her game and this season her efforts culminated in a couple more career milestones. The Seattle Storm forward led the WNBA in scoring for the first time in her career, averaging 21.8 points, and Tuesday she became the first player to...
Bethel Park’s Jake Dixon among 4 players cut as Steelers reduce camp roster to 85 players
Bethel Park graduate Jake Dixon was one of four players the Pittsburgh Steelers waived Tuesday as they reduced their roster to the NFL-mandated 85 players. Also waived were defensive tackle Doug Costin, punter Cameron Nizialek and center Chris Owen. Safety Karl Joseph (foot) and wide receiver Anthony Miller (shoulder) were...
As assistant GM, Andy Weidl wants to build on Kevin Colbert’s scouting, drafting legacy with Steelers
Andy Weidl was an intern with the Pittsburgh Steelers before Kevin Colbert was hired to lead the football operations department. He returned to the organization after Colbert’s resignation as general manager in May. Although they never worked on the same staff, Weidl has an appreciation and admiration for what Colbert...
Pat Narduzzi pleased with linebackers’ interceptions in Pitt’s 1st scrimmage
Within his self-made parameters, Pat Narduzzi was as transparent as his coach’s mindset allowed Tuesday morning while reporting on how Pitt’s closed, 124-play scrimmage unfolded Saturday. Prominent among his mentions were the interceptions recorded by linebackers Bangally Kamara and Shayne Simon. “Two nice interceptions,” he said. “I thought, ‘Wow, that...
Attorney: ‘Completely false’ that Steelers WR Diontae Johnson purposely skipped football camp
The agent and attorney for Diontae Johnson fired back at the company that is suing the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver for failing to show up for an appearance hosting a youth football camp in May. In a tersely worded statement released to NFL Network on Tuesday morning, Johnson’s agent, Brad...
Trio of Westmoreland County running backs poised for big things in PAC
When Kyrie Miller, Justin Flack and Justin Huss were playing football in high school in Westmoreland County, they torched opposing defenses. Now the trio is doing the same in the NCAA Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Miller starred at Ligonier Valley, where he rushed for 3,742 yards and 58 touchdowns...
Bengals’ Joe Burrow is practicing, should be ready for opener vs. Steelers
CINCINNATI — Three weeks after having an appendectomy, Joe Burrow is fully participating in training camp with an eye toward getting ready for the regular-season opener next month. The Bengals quarterback was in full uniform as he threw crisp passes in seven-on-seven drills for a second day Monday. He had...
Neil Walker on Oneil Cruz: ‘He’s not making adjustments. That’s clear as day… He’s getting exposed.’
The struggles at the plate of Pirates rookie sensation Oneil Cruz can no longer be covered up by highlight clips of missile throws across the field or flashy exit velocity stats on his home runs. Those skill set measurable stats are wonderful. But we can’t pretend that those are the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Norwin grad Nick Nguyen to coach college golf
Nick Nguyen is set to take over the coaching reins for a golf team he used to lead into the postseason. A Norwin graduate, Nguyen is the successor to the retiring Joe Martin at Thomas Jefferson University, a Division II school in Philadelphia. Martin is stepping down after 14 seasons....
First Call: Rumored trade partner for Mason Rudolph emerges; ex-Steeler ILB signs with AFC team; Le’Veon Bell boxing update
Trade rumors are swirling around Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. An ex-Steeler has a new home in the AFC. Gerrit Cole suffers a tough loss. And Le’Veon Bell’s boxing match is on again. All that in Tuesday’s “First Call.” Motor City Mason For some fans in Pittsburgh, the only satisfactory ending...
Mike Tomlin addresses 3 points of concern for Steelers after win over Seattle
In the wake of the Steelers’ preseason-opening victory against the Seattle Seahawks, most of Pittsburgh seems enthused by the outcome because of how well all three quarterbacks played. Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett combined for a 124.9 passer rating en route to the 32-25 win. They totaled 224...
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Steelers inside the ropes: Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett falter in live 2-minute drill
The first preseason game ended with a successful 2-minute drill for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. The ensuing practice was not nearly as fruitful in a simulation of that situation. Neither Mitch Trubisky nor Kenny Pickett could guide the offense 68 yards down the field after getting the ball at the...
Dodgers’ Walker Buehler to have elbow surgery, out for seasonVideo
MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler will have season-ending elbow surgery, a setback for the team with the majors’ best record. The Dodgers announced Monday before the start of their four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers that Dr. Neal ElAttrache would perform the surgery on Aug. 23. “It’s...
Devin Bush? Robert Spillane? Steelers might just say neither and deploy another DB instead
It’s been a camp-long competition that neither combatant seems to be winning. So, have Pittsburgh Steelers coaches decided to explore a Plan C in lieu of deploying Devin Bush or Robert Spillane at inside linebacker? Monday’s practice suggests they might be. The Steelers opened their seven shots 2-point conversion simulation...
Mike Tomlin wants to curtail ‘too many hits on the quarterback’ that he saw in Steelers opener
As encouraged as he was by the quarterback play he witnessed Saturday night, Mike Tomlin’s review of the film from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 32-25 victory against Seattle left him dissatisfied with the group tasked with protecting his trio of passers. While Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett threw touchdown...
Penn State’s Sean Clifford hoping 6th season is charm
STATE COLLEGE — In six years at Penn State, Sean Clifford has earned two degrees, learned four offenses and even started his own player promotion company. But Penn State’s quarterback came back for one reason. “It’s all ball,” Clifford said. “That’s the main priority right now.” The 24-year-old veteran, now...
Daily camp report: Steelers get offensive playmakers back on practice field
In their first practice since the preseason opener, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense Monday began to resemble the group that will take the field Sept. 11 in Cincinnati. Running back Najee Harris and wide receivers Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool returned to practice after sitting out the 32-25 victory against Seattle...
CFP championship games to return to Atlanta, South Florida
Atlanta and South Florida have been selected to host College Football Playoff national championship games for the second time. The CFP announced Monday that Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, would be the site of the title game scheduled to be played in January 2026, the final game of...
Browns star CB Denzel Ward returns from foot injury, practicing
BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns secondary got back a primary piece. Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward was activated from the physically unable to perform list Monday and will practice for the first time since Cleveland’s training camp opened. He had been sidelined with a sprained left foot. Ward was...
Titans LB Bud Dupree pleads guilty in drugstore assault
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Bud Dupree pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from an altercation in a Nashville drugstore. Dupree was sentenced to 6 months of supervised probation, according to the judgment filed Monday. Police said Dupree grabbed a Walgreens employee and the man’s...
Ex-NFL star Aqib Talib’s brother turns self in after slaying
LANCASTER, Texas — The brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib turned himself in to authorities Monday after police identified him as the suspect in the shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas. Police said that a murder warrant was issued for Yaqub Salik Talib,...
Pete Carril, old-school Princeton coaching maestro, dies at 92
Pete Carril, the rumpled, cigar-smoking basketball coach who led Princeton to 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, where his teams unnerved formidable opponents and rattled March Madness with old-school fundamentals, died Monday. He was 92. Princeton released a statement from Carril’s family, which said he died “peacefully this morning. It...
Steelers sign OLB James Vaughters, waive/injured Tuzar Skipper
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran James Vaughters on Monday, adding depth to their outside linebacker corps. Vaughters, 29, has appeared in 27 NFL regular-season games since entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played 10 games for the Atlanta Falcons last season, making eight tackles with...
Pitt ranked No. 17 in Associated Press preseason poll
More national recognition rolled Pitt’s way Monday when the Panthers were placed No. 17 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll. It’s the first time since 2010 Pitt is ranked in the preseason poll, but don’t bother telling Pat Narduzzi. He doesn’t care. Pitt’s coach made his...
