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Freshman Drew Allar named Penn State’s backup quarterback
James Franklin’s Monday morning press conference offered a bit of a surprise: true freshman Drew Allar will be Penn State’s backup quarterback at Purdue. Allar, rated as high as a five-star prospect by 247 Sports, beat out redshirt freshman Christian Veilleux for the No. 2 job behind veteran Sean Clifford....
McIlroy a ‘Super Bowl’ champ in a year without winning majorVideo
ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy walked toward the stage in the media room at East Lake, the FedEx Cup silver and shiny on the table, when he raised his arm and declared with a smile, “Super Bowl champ!” That was more another dig at LIV Golf than sizing up his season....
MLB players’ association trying to unionize minor leaguers
NEW YORK — The Major League Baseball Players Association is attempting to unionize minor leaguers, reversing decades of opposition. The players’ association said Monday it is circulating union authorization cards among players with minor league contracts to form a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. While the average major...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Former Norwin soccer players join new teams
A pair of former Norwin girls soccer standouts has transferred to new programs. Lacey Bernick and Katelyn Kauffman began their college careers together at Pitt, but the sophomore forwards have gone separate ways. Bernick was looking for a full reset. She made the move to Akron of the Mid-American Conference....
Commanders rookie RB Brian Robinson Jr. shot in Washington
WASHINGTON — Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. was shot during an attempted robbery or carjacking, the NFL team said Sunday night. The 23-year-old former Alabama player was taken to a hospital with what the team called non-life-threatening injuries. The team said in a statement staff members were...
NASCAR Cup Series playoff field set. Here are the 16 drivers racing for a championship
The regular-season results are in, and the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are set. Austin Dillon, with his win on Sunday afternoon thanks to some calm racing through the carnage and a winning move down the final stretch, jumped into the 16-car playoff picture seemingly out of nowhere. The Cup postseason...
First Call: Ravens mascot injured; potential name is off Steelers outside linebacker wish list
Monday’s “First Call” features a name falling off the wish list of some who wanted to see the Steelers bolster their outside linebacker position. There was a mascot mishap in Baltimore. Another preseason quarterback injury in the NFL. And the Pirates are about to battle the Brewers. All that in...
Madden Monday: Steelers ‘think they are far better than what they are’ — the offensive line may be their undoing
Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLIVE was watching the coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason game against the Detroit Lions, and he was struck by some of the things Cameron Heyward and T.J. Watt said about the state of the team during interviews. “The thing with the Steelers...
Since trading Daniel Vogelbach, Pirates using DH role to ‘facilitate best matchup’
After spending his coaching career in the American League, Derek Shelton enjoyed the chess match of the National League last season as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. As much as he enjoyed doing the double switch, Shelton had no qualms when MLB adopted the universal designated hitter this season. He...
Tim Benz: Despite 3-0 preseason record, very few Steelers questions have been answered
The NFL preseason did little to definitively answer many questions about the 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers. Especially after the 19-9 slopfest of a victory against the Detroit Lions Sunday afternoon in the preseason finale at Acrisure Stadium. Some of those questions have grown into greater concerns. Other questions are now lesser...
Steelers RB Najee Harris has been dealing with sprained Lisfranc injury since early August
Running back Najee Harris revealed Sunday that the foot injury he sustained on the first day of padded practices in training camp was more serious than what coach Mike Tomlin reported to the media. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ second-year runner said he has been dealing with a sprained Lisfranc, a potentially...
Steelers notebook: Injuries to T.J. Watt, Diontae Johnson not expected to be serious
It could have been the worst nightmare for the Pittsburgh Steelers: two of their Pro Bowl players leaving this year’s final preseason game because of injury. Coach Mike Tomlin, though, quelled fears about the status of receiver Diontae Johnson and outside linebacker T.J. Watt. Johnson suffered a shoulder injury during...
Kenny Pickett pumped for Backyard Brawl, feels well-prepared for Steelers’ regular season
Kenny Pickett enthusiastically intends on being at Acrisure Stadium for Thursday’s Backyard Brawl. “I can’t wait,” Pickett said of the Pitt/West Virginia game. “It’s gonna be an awesome game. I really wish I had a chance to play in it in college.” Pickett happily will settle for taking the field...
Mark Madden: If there was a Steelers quarterback competition, Mitch Trubisky won it
There was never a legit competition for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback job. If you consider how the quarterbacks got deployed at training camp and in the exhibition games, that’s obvious. It was all lip service and media stooging. But if there had been a competition, Mitch Trubisky would have...
Trubisky leads TD drive in 2-minute offense, helps Steelers beat Lions in preseason finale
Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to name his starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers even though Mitch Trubisky has continued to do everything asked of him in the preseason. Trubisky took his biggest step toward winning the quarterback competition Sunday, directing a touchdown drive while running the 2-minute offense at the...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 28, 2022: Henry Davis, Bubba Chandler homer in Bradenton victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 62-59) lost to Rochester (Nationals), 5-2. Ji-hwan Bae (.299) was 2 for 4 with an RBI, his 46th of the season. Diego Castillo (.258) doubled in a run. 1B Brendt Citta (.221) and 3B Josh Bissonette (.213) doubled. RF Travis Swaggerty (.255) was 0 for 4 with three...
Rory McIlroy storms from 6 back to win FedEx Cup, $18 million
ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice for the PGA Tour in a tumultuous year, had the final say with his clubs Sunday when he rallied from six shots behind to win the Tour Championship and capture the FedEx Cup for the third time. McIlroy won $18 million, pushing his...
Hawaii wins Little League title, beating CuracaoVideo
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa Payanal and Kama Angell in the first inning, sparking a 13-3 win in just four innings Sunday over Curacao in the championship of the Little League World Series. The LLWS title is Hawaii’s fourth. It won in 2018 and this...
Dillon, Blaney nab last playoff spots at rain-soaked DaytonaVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Dillon avoided a massive wreck in the rain to win at Daytona International Speedway and snag a playoff spot in the Cup Series’ regular-season finale Sunday. Dillon passed Austin Cindric for the lead with three laps to go after a 3-hour, 20-minute red flag for...
Pirates hit 3 triples, shut out Phillies to snap 7-game losing streak
The Pittsburgh Pirates found the fastest way to score starts at third base. Oneil Cruz, Tucupita Marcano and Bryan Reynolds all scored after hitting triples, and Roansy Contreras tossed five scoreless innings as the Pirates snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, on Sunday afternoon at...
Pirates place RHP JT Brubaker on paternity list, add RHP Robert Stephenson to active roster
Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher JT Brubaker will miss at least one scheduled start, as the Pirates placed him on the MLB paternity list Sunday. Brubaker (3-11, 4.39 ERA) leads the Pirates in starts (24), innings (127) and Pirates starting pitchers in strikeouts per nine innings (9.4). He allowed six runs...
Penn State preparing for challenges Purdue presents
Penn State’s preparations for its season-opening Big Ten contest Thursday at Purdue are more challenging than they might look. James Franklin and his defensive coaches know they must slow Boilermakers veteran quarterback Aidan O’Connell, a sixth-year player like the Nittany Lions’ Sean Clifford. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound O’Connell, who joined the...
Mickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia soar
NEW YORK — A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market that has grown exponentially more lucrative in recent years. The rare Mantle card eclipsed the record just posted a...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 27, 2022: Endy Rodriguez homers, doubles twice for Curve
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 62-58) beat Rochester (Nationals), 5-3. RF Jack Suwinski (.214) went 2 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs. 1B Mason Martin (.211) was 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI. CF Travis Swaggerty (.258) had four plate appearances and no official at-bats, walking three times...
College football preview: Who will win the national championship in 2022?Video
Sometimes a prediction can feel right even though it ends up wrong. And vice versa. Last season, this column projected Ohio State and Alabama to miss the College Football Playoff. Bold? Dumb? The line is fine. One out of two isn’t bad, but in some ways the one that ended...
