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Pitt product Conner in prime, ready to carry rushing load for CardinalsVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona’s James Conner and a reporter were bantering back and forth after a training camp practice about how many touches he should have each game for the Cardinals to have a successful season. Possibly 10? 15? 20? “No number,” Conner said. “That would be foolish.” The reporter...
Negro Leagues great Josh Gibson’s Hall of Fame plaque to be on display at PNC Park
Baseball fans will get to see Josh Gibson at PNC Park. The Negro Leagues great’s Hall of Fame bronze plaque will be on display for fans for games against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 3-4, as well as a luncheon for the Josh Gibson Foundational on Aug. 5, as it...
Big catch in practice shows Gunner Olszewski is more than just a return man for Steelers
Twenty hours after he made the play of the day at Pittsburgh Steelers practice, Gunner Olszewski took the moment in stride. “Of course, it feels good,” the veteran said from the Saint Vincent College campus late Friday morning. “Doing your job (well) feels good.” Especially when that job isn’t necessarily...
Pac-12’s Kliavkoff jabs Big 12, touts future after USC, UCLA departures
LOS ANGELES — Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff said his conference is far from finished, despite the defections of Southern California and UCLA. Kliavkoff confirmed the Pac-12 is actively exploring expansion and lobbed several feisty jabs at the Big 12 during an eventful opening speech at his conference’s football media day...
Diontae Johnson’s approach to Steelers’ camp ‘not disrupting the team,’ says Cam Heyward
A wide receiver not participating in training camp is nothing new for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2005, Hines Ward famously held out for 15 days while awaiting a new contract. The Steelers refused to negotiate until he reported to camp. Ward did, and the Steelers signed him to an extension....
While other Steelers QBs compete, Chris Oladokun takes lack of practice reps in stride
Much of the attention during Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is on the quarterbacks. But while the eyes of many are fixated on Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett during practices, no one is paying much attention to Chris Oladokun. His eyes, too, are on Trubisky, Rudolph and Pickett. That’s...
Chad Sperski, Ryan Volek honored at Freeport International Baseball Invitational old-timers game
It was a great night in Freeport for residents and volunteers Chad Sperski and Ryan Volek. The two received the annual Mike Westerman Memorial Unsung Hero Award prior to the old-timers game Thursday night. Both singled and scored in the first inning to stake Old School to a 3-0 lead....
Pitt Take 5: Expectations soaring on cusp of training camp
Football returns to the Beano Cook Fields on Monday when Pitt opens its summer training camp, triggering the long process of defending the ACC championship. With 13 players back who were named All-ACC last year (on one level or another), expectations — not just hopes — are high. Yet, departed...
Paul Sullivan: With the futures of Toews and Kane in flux, Blackhawks’ rebuild is ‘draining’ — and has only just begun
CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews had an apt description of the Chicago Blackhawks rebuild during a recent interview with The Athletic. “Really, really draining,” he said. “And exhausting.” Truer words couldn’t be spoken, and the rebuild has only just begun. They don’t call him Captain Serious for nothing. Imagine how Toews...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ quarterback situation seems to be pointed in right direction
Coach Mike Tomlin says he won’t micromanage or overmanage the Steelers’ quarterback situation. But Tomlin will and is. That’s why three quarterbacks are getting equal reps in a “competition” that’s already decided. But the Steelers have effectively handled replacing Ben Roethlisberger. (Getting him to quit was the problem. Now it’s...
Friday Football Footnotes: Another big-money receiver contract; Baker Mayfield doesn’t want to see his old Browns jersey
The Pittsburgh Steelers are entering their third day of training camp. The rest of the National Football League’s teams are wading into preparations as well. So, let’s find out what’s happening across the rest of the NFL in our first “Friday Football Footnotes” of 2022. Eyes on the prize Every...
First Call: Checking the Jose Quintana trade watch; former Pirates pitchers shine; ex-Penguin gets an honor
An ex-Pittsburgh Penguin is getting a special night. A bunch of ex-Pirates stepped up on the mound Thursday. And Jose Quintana may be an ex-Pirate soon. All of that in Friday’s “First Call.” Marleau’s moment An ex-Penguin is getting quite an honor. Patrick Marleau’s No. 12 will be retired by...
Super-utility man Josh VanMeter ready, willing to play every position for Pirates this season
Josh VanMeter’s dream would be to report to the ballpark knowing which position he will play before the lineup is even posted, but he has adjusted to life as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ superutility player. VanMeter has stretched the definition of his job description by playing five positions this season. That...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin may not be re-evaluating Steelers QB battle ‘after every throw,’ but it feels like everyone else is
Mike Tomlin has said that the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff won’t be reshuffling the quarterback depth chart on a daily basis. “We’re not going to micromanage, or overmanage, this quarterback competition,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “The depth chart is not going to rest on every throw.” He didn’t say anything about...
Pirates farm report for July 28, 2022: Travis Swaggerty doubles, triples, makes error in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 44-49) was edged out by Toledo (Tigers), 7-6. LF Travis Swaggerty (.256) went 2 for 4 with a double, triple and three RBIs. SS Rodolfo Castro (.237) was 2 for 5 with a double. DH Mason Martin (.197) went 1 for 4 with a double and drove in...
Pirates 1st-round draft pick Termarr Johnson, spotted at PNC Park, appears close to signing
Termarr Johnson was spotted walking through the tunnel underneath PNC Park late Thursday night, a sign that the Pittsburgh Pirates could be close to signing their first-round draft pick. Johnson, 18, a middle infielder from Atlanta Mays High School who was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2022 MLB...
Pirates’ 5-run rally in 9th inning not enough in loss to Phillies
On the 21st anniversary of one of the most improbable comebacks in PNC Park history, the Pittsburgh Pirates trailed the Philadelphia Phillies by the same score going into the bottom of the ninth as they did the Houston Astros so many moons ago. This time, there would be no game-winning...
Newton, Blue Mountain stay alive in Little League tournament
The field is down to four at the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 State Tournament following Thursday’s results at West Point. Newton kept the Hermitage bats silent in a 9-0 victory in one of the loser’s bracket games. Newton will now face Blue Mountain, which held on to defeat Somerset in...
Amari Cooper catches on with Browns, quickly connects with Deshaun WatsonVideo
BEREA, Ohio — In his short time with Deshaun Watson, Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper has gained an appreciation for the quarterback’s skills. Cooper’s impressed with Watson as a runner, passer and playmaker. “He can do everything,” Cooper said Thursday. “I call him the magician.” Now, he’s hoping Watson doesn’t...
All-Star Andrew Benintendi won’t say whether will get vaccinated with YanksVideo
NEW YORK — Andrew Benintendi wouldn’t say whether he will get vaccinated for covid-19 now that he’s with the first-place New York Yankees rather than the last-place Kansas City Royals. A day after New York acquired the 28-year-old All-Star from the Royals for three minor-league pitchers, Benintendi was hitting leadoff...
Commanders owner Dan Snyder testifies before House committeeVideo
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder testified before a congressional committee investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct Thursday, speaking for more than 10 hours in a deposition conducted virtually and in private. A spokesperson for the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and a spokesperson for Snyder independently verified his...
Tony Finau, Taylor Pendrith share Rocket Mortgage leadVideo
DETROIT — Tony Finau sent an approach from 250 yards soaring over trees and onto the seventh green at Detroit Golf Club, going for the reward and ignoring the risk with a difficult shot. The way he has been playing over the last week, it made a lot of sense....
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson says there could be ‘cutoff’ point for negotiationsVideo
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson’s contract negotiations are lingering into training camp, and the Baltimore quarterback says at a certain point, it could be time to put those talks aside. “There’s probably going to be a cutoff at some point, yes,” Jackson said Thursday. The latest update from the Ravens’ star...
Kendrick Green admits he ‘didn’t really like playing center’ in 1st year with Steelers
To say Kendrick Green welcomed the Pittsburgh Steelers moving him from center to guard is akin to saying water is wet. “I think I’ll be a lot better at guard,” Green said Thursday after practice at Saint Vincent. “To be honest, I didn’t really like playing center, but it is...
Steelers inside the ropes: Rudolph has the throw of the day while Pickett, Trubisky throw INTs
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin cautioned against reading too much into individual throws or each practice day when evaluating the quarterbacks jockeying for position to start. Of course, the daily breakdowns and overanalyzation will happen anyway. And on Day 2 of training camp at Saint Vincent, Mason Rudolph outshined Mitch...
