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While Pitt kickers compete, Pat Narduzzi will ‘say my prayers’ for good health before live scrimmage
Pitt practice was lighter and a bit shorter Friday morning for good reason. The team will conduct a live scrimmage Saturday for the first time this summer. What does Pat Narduzzi want to see in the scrimmage? What every coach wants, of course: To have every player walk off the...
Bob Condotta: Looking back at Steelers-Jets preseason game played at Seattle’s Husky Stadium 50 years ago
The Seahawks flying to Pittsburgh this week to open the preseason calls to mind the time the Steelers once flew to Seattle in the preseason as part of the effort to get the NFL to come to Seattle at all. Well, it comes to mind for people of a certain...
Mark Madden: Trading for Roquan Smith would improve the Steelers defense, but consider the end game
Chicago linebacker Roquan Smith wants to be traded. The Steelers might be interested, at least in the mind’s eye of our fertile imaginations. Smith is good. Smith, 25, was the eighth pick overall in 2018. He has been second-team All-Pro in each of the last two seasons. Devin Bush isn’t...
More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests
PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. Changes to the settlement made last year are meant to make the tests race-blind. The use of “race norming” in the dementia...
Tyler Beede bringing bullpen mentality in transition back to starting role for Pirates
After spending the majority of the season in the bullpen, Tyler Beede had a one-word answer when asked how he was being built up by the Pittsburgh Pirates to start games again. “Slowly,” Beede said, with a grin. The 29-year-old right-hander has twice served as an opener this month and...
First Call: Honus Wagner’s baseball card surpassed at auction by another legend’s; ex-Penguin finds new team
Friday’s “First Call” has competition for the legendary Honus Wagner baseball card. Saquon Barkley is trying to find his 2018 form. Significant injury news in the NHL. A former Penguin has a new place to play. And the Pirates look to get back on track in San Francisco. Step aside...
Football Footnotes: Browns may go after Jimmy Garoppolo; Malik Willis’ debut; Antonio Brown’s witty response to meme
This week’s “Friday Football Footnotes” has an update on Cleveland’s plans at quarterback if Deshaun Watson’s suspension becomes longer. Malik Willis had some highlights in his NFL preseason debut with the Tennessee Titans. The NFL finally does something right in terms of quarterback contact. And Antonio Brown actually did something...
Tim Benz: A Pirates-worthy set list for ‘The Stadium Tour’ at PNC Park
I’ve been sitting on tickets for the Stadium Tour concert at PNC Park since it was announced in December 2019. Motley Crue, Poison, Def Leppard and Joan Jett? C’mon! It’s the 1980s and ‘90s soundtrack of my youth. Of course, I’m going. But it’s been delayed twice because of coronavirus....
Pirates farm report for Aug. 11, 2022: Roansy Contreras scratches out win for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-54) split a doubleheader with Memphis (Cardinals). Indy won the first game, 8-7. RHP Roansy Contreras (3.15) started and was the winning pitcher, allowing three runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in five innings. RHP Eric Hanhold (3.66) got the last out for his sixth save. 3B...
Police: Marshawn Lynch was asleep, car damaged before arrestVideo
LAS VEGAS — Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch was asleep and smelled of alcohol when Las Vegas police found him in his damaged sports car and arrested him on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to an arrest report made public Thursday. Lynch’s attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld,...
Drew Smyly stars as Cubs beat Reds in 2nd ‘Field of Dreams’ gameVideo
DYERSVILLE, Iowa — After the Griffeys played catch in Iowa, Drew Smyly took over. Smyly struck out nine in five scoreless innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, on Thursday night in Major League Baseball’s second “Field of Dreams” game. Seiya Suzuki reached three times, and Nick...
Pony League World Series set to begin Friday
The 2022 Pony League World Series begins Friday with two games and two fun contests for the players. Home run hitting and fastest runner contests will be held 11 a.m. Two games and opening ceremonies will be held in the evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. A full field of 10...
5 things to watch for in Steelers’ preseason opener vs. Seahawks
For the first time, a facility named “Acrisure Stadium” will host an event Saturday. That’s likely not an occurrence that merits savoring, but here are five things that will be worth watching when the Pittsburgh Steelers open their preseason schedule with a 7 p.m. game against the Seattle Seahawks at...
Diamondbacks rough up Pirates bullpen in series finale to take 3 of 4 games
Hoping for a series split against Arizona on Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates promptly saw those dreams crushed in the bottom of the seventh inning, when the Diamondbacks scored seven runs en route to a 9-3 victory. It took three pitchers to get out of the inning, with Duane Underwood Jr....
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi urges Konata Mumpfield to save pass-catching acrobatics for games
The scouting reports on Akron wide receiver Konata Mumpfield were glowing. His speed, hands and route-running ability had placed him among the best pass catchers in the Mid-American Conference and earned him Freshman All-American status. When his name appeared in the NCAA transfer portal after last season, he was recruited...
Steelers inside the ropes: Mike Tomlin opts for pads, physical practice ensues
Practices taking place days before a game in the NFL typically are glorified walkthroughs. Not Thursday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the caveat, of course, that it is merely the preseason, the Steelers’ game Saturday against the Seattle Seahawks was preceded by Thursday’s practice (teams are always off the day...
Daily camp report: NT Tyson Alualu practices for 1st time since fracturing his ankle last year
For the first time since he fractured his ankle in the second game last season, Tyson Alualu was on the practice field and taking part in team portions of practice with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. The 35-year-old nose tackle, who was activated from the physically unable to perform list earlier...
Jake Dixon trades in season tickets for shoulder pads as he awaits Steelers preseason debut
Jake Dixon is used to attending night games at Acrisure Stadium. In two days, he’ll get to actually play in one. Dixon, the undrafted rookie offensive lineman from Bethel Park and Duquesne, will make his debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday when they open the preseason against the Seattle...
Tom Brady taking 11-day break from Bucs for personal reasons
Tom Brady was excused from training camp Thursday, the first day of what Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said is a planned, 11-day absence from the team to address “personal things.” Bowles said the 45-year-old quarterback’s break from practice was arranged before camp began, adding Brady won’t return until...
James White, hero in Patriots’ Super Bowl rally, retires
James White, who scored the game-winning touchdown in the New England Patriots’ historic comeback win over Atlanta in Super Bowl 51, announced his retirement Thursday. White won three Super Bowls in eight seasons — all with the Patriots. “This chapter has been one that I will cherish. I look forward...
Pirates great Omar Moreno to auction 1979 World Series ring, glove for foundation
Before Omar Moreno moves back to his native Panama, the former Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder is parting with some prized possessions from his personal collection of memorabilia that includes his 1979 World Series ring and the glove with which he caught the final out in the Game 7 win over...
Trevor Bauer’s accuser files countersuit to defamation claim
LOS ANGELES — A San Diego woman who alleges Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer sexually abused her has filed a countersuit to his defamation claim, alleging the baseball star beat her and left her bruised, according to a court filing. Bauer has denied abusing the woman he met through...
Pro football greats Rickey Jackson, Russ Grimm join 7 All-Americans in Pitt’s 2022 Athletics Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Famers Rickey Jackson and Russ Grimm, seven All-Americans and three others who enjoyed celebrated careers at Pitt were named Thursday to the school’s athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Pitt’s fourth Hall of Fame class, representing nine sports, will be inducted Sept. 30 at a...
Steelers sign former Falcons WR Christian Blake
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a veteran to their wide receivers room Thursday, signing former Atlanta Falcons receiver Christian Blake. Blake had 28 receptions for 257 yards while playing in 41 regular-season games over the past three seasons. He was one of the Falcons’ core special-teams players, though, which is likely...
Mitch Trubisky to start preseason opener for Steelers; Rudolph, Pickett to follow
For the first time since 2014, Mike Tomlin will start the No. 1 quarterback on his depth chart in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener. Tomlin announced Thursday that Mitch Trubisky will start Saturday night when the Steelers face the Seattle Seahawks at Acrisure Stadium. Trubisky likely will play one quarter...
