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The most head-scratching outcome of the 2021 Steelers season wasn’t their 16-16 tie against the 0-8 Detroit Lions on Nov. 14. I mean, c’mon. We’ve gotten pretty used to the Steelers underperforming against lesser competition in recent years. Haven’t we? I’d argue this team’s biggest surprise came during a 15-10...

Bryan Rust enjoyed a new experience this past Christmas. It was his first as a father. As a rookie to the holiday, 7-month-old Hunter Rust was a little unsure of the details, however. “Just to see him kind of enjoy the boxes and the wrapping paper way more than his...

The Duquesne men’s basketball team’s game against Davidson, scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed due to covid-19 issues, the Atlantic 10 Conference announced Tuesday. The Dukes’ final nonconference game against Wofford was canceled last week, also for covid issues within the Duquesne program. Duquesne (5-7) has won two straight games...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph has tested positive for covid-19, according to coach Mike Sullivan. He was withheld from practice in Cranberry on Tuesday and placed into the NHL’s protocols for the virus. The Penguins recalled Joseph as well as three other players from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Most of the time in professional sports, it’s easy to think it’s all been done before. With so many finetuned athletes constantly pushing each other to the peak of human potential, we can experience unprecedented demonstrations of sporting brilliance every week of our lives. But it’s truly...

Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to get sentimental about Ben Roethlisberger perhaps playing his final game at Heinz Field. The Pittsburgh Steelers close the home portion of their schedule Monday night against the Cleveland Browns. Barring an improbable ascent to the AFC North title, the Steelers won’t play another game at...

CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow and coach Zac Taylor didn’t care that the Bengals already had the game in hand when they continued to dial up pass plays late in the win that sealed a season sweep of the Baltimore Ravens. “Last year, we hardly had anybody left, and we didn’t...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Cincinnati has heard for more than three weeks about becoming the first non-Power Five team to break into the College Football Playoff, and then what a big underdog the Bearcats are against Alabama. “It’s definitely been a long time, especially, you know, with the nerves or excitement...

Mike Tomlin’s decision to allow first-year offensive line coach Adrian Klemm to leave his job with two weeks remaining in the regular season was done to eliminate the “perception” of distractions as the Pittsburgh Steelers try to chase a playoff berth. Klemm accepted a job with Oregon and was expected...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defensemen P.O Joseph and Juuso Riikola, forward Kasper Bjorkqvist and goaltender Louis Domingue from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) and assigned them to their taxi squad. This comes two days after the NHL reinstituted the taxi squads as a roster management tool to deal...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Georgia’s defense was nearly invincible for three months, allowing less than a touchdown per game. Then came the SEC championship game against Alabama, where the Crimson Tide seemingly cracked the code on the Bulldogs’ stingy D in a 41-24 victory. As No. 2 Michigan prepares to...

Darren Miller already has had success at Bucknell, making the NCAA Championships as a sophomore last year, but he may be finding another level. That’s in part, because he feels he has found his proper weight class for optimal performance on the mat. Miller, a former state wrestling champ at...

NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 16 loss to the Chiefs. Maybe the NFL’s hottest team, the Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon....

SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will be without forward Brandon Tanev for the rest of the season after he suffered a torn ACL in his knee, the team said Monday. Tanev was injured Dec. 18 against Edmonton and had sought a second opinion on the extent of the injury. The...

CLEVELAND — Despite two agonizing losses in six days, a litany of covid-19 cases and a banged-up starting quarterback who crumbles when the moment calls for strength, the Cleveland Browns still have a chance to make the playoffs. It’s a long shot. But there’s a path, a prayer. In this...

1944 — Maurice Richard has five goals and three assists to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 9-1 rout of the Detroit Red Wings. 1947 — The Chicago Cardinals behind Elmer Angsman’s two 70-yard scores and Charlie Trippi’s 44-yard TD run and 75-yard punt return beat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-21...

Tuesday’s “First Call” provides a health update on the Cleveland Browns before they visit the Steelers on Monday night. We also hear from a Steelers player who is mad that he was left off of the Pro Bowl roster. And we’ve got some bad news for a pair of former...

On one sideline of Paul Brown Stadium stands the hometown Cincinnati Bengals. Seconds away from sweeping their AFC North rivals. With 41 points on their side of the scoreboard. Not to mention a roster with the AFC’s leader in passer rating and Pro Bowlers at running back, wide receiver and...

NEW ORLEANS — A Dolphins defense that intercepted Saints rookie Ian Book twice and sacked him eight times was probably enough to push Miami’s winning streak to seven games. Miami also got a big lift from rookie sensation Jaylen Waddle to outclass New Orleans on both sides of the ball....

ATLANTA — At the end of the 2017 season, Randy Bates had a secure job coaching linebackers at Northwestern. He’d been there 12 years, hired in 2006 by coach Pat Fitzgerald, who has been a fixture at Northwestern for all but the first year of this century. The 2017 Northwestern...

Mike Sullivan lost what could have been a dream job on Wednesday. But he hasn’t lost perspective. With covid-19 impacting seemingly every granular detail of the NHL’s business, the league opted to pull out of participating in the upcoming Olympics last week and as a result, Sullivan won’t be able...