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NFL suspends Vikings’ Jordan Addison for 3 games over DUI case
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was suspended for three games by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy for a drunken driving case last year. Addison avoided a trial by pleading no contest to a lesser charge last month, after facing two misdemeanor DUIs for...
Former Steelers QB Justin Fields says Jets offense is improving despite recent strugglesVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Justin Fields knows he and the New York Jets offense are a work in progress. Well, the only way for them to go after 11 training camp practices is up. Especially after the past few underwhelming sessions. “I think we’re improving, especially from the start of...
Penn State’s Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen named among nation’s best running backs
Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen are both within reach of the Penn State all-time rushing record entering their senior seasons. Their careers to this point have earned them strong reputations nationally, as both earned spots on the Doak Walker Award watch list Tuesday. Semifinalists and finalists for the nation’s top...
Transfer WR Trebor Pena explains why he chose Penn State
Trebor Pena described his brief recruitment as “pretty stressful.” Such is life in the transfer portal. Pena, the former Syracuse wide receiver, fielded calls from coaches across the country over the course of 10 days in April. By that point, most rosters were set. But some of the biggest teams...
Pitt notebook: Panthers put on full pads for 1st time; Pat Narduzzi unveils new slogan for 2025Video
Outside of UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side, a few feet from the practice fields where Pitt is conducting its fall camp, a mystery acronym “EGK” has been painted on the sidewalk. On Tuesday, coach Pat Narduzzi educated local media as to its meaning. “Everybody’s gonna know,” Narduzzi...
Teddy Bridgewater set to return to the NFL with the Buccaneers to back up Baker Mayfield
Teddy Bridgewater is nearing a return to the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Bridgewater is visiting the team and the Bucs plan to sign him. The Buccaneers will be the eighth team in 12 seasons for the 32-year-old Bridgewater. Bridgewater coached his former...
Steelers sign undrafted rookie, former WVU CB Daryl Porter Jr.
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the signing of undrafted rookie Daryl Porter Jr. on Tuesday, adding a versatile option to their cornerback corps in the wake of a handful of minor injuries at the position. Porter mostly played in the slot/nickel for the University of Miami last season, though he has...
Trump is creating a task force for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is establishing a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles. Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to make the task force official, the White House said. Trump has said that the Los Angeles Summer Games are among the...
Hendrickson to headline wrestling event as Hulk Hogan’s venture continues after his death
OKLAHOMA CITY — Wyatt Hendrickson will face Egypt’s Mostafa Aly Elsayed Gabr Elders in Real American Freestyle wrestling’s main event on Aug. 30, the company announced Tuesday. RAF01, the company’s inaugural event, will go on as planned at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland about a month after commissioner Hulk Hogan...
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley declines invitation to join Trump’s sports council
Saquon Barkley has declined an invitation to join President Donald Trump’s council on sports, fitness, and nutrition, which is being revitalized under an executive order that also reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test for American children. Barkley, the 2,000-yard rusher for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, was on a list...
Steelers official depth chart lists 2 tight ends as ‘starters’
Welcome to 12 personnel, Pittsburgh Steelers fans. And take note of coordinator Arthur Smith’s influence on the offense. In a nod to a roster constructed with plenty of quality tight ends but thin on wide receiver talent, the Steelers codified their offensive philosophy in releasing their official depth chart Tuesday....
First Call: Steelers may be scouting a 2026 college QB; Steelers sign another CB with Black and Gold bloodlinesVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed another cornerback named “Porter Jr.” with Black and Gold bloodlines. The team’s scouting department may be getting a jump start on watching one quarterback in particular. Hines Ward is getting a coaching promotion. The Penguins are being tied to a Toronto winger. Jaromir Jagr is...
Report: Lemieux-Burkle group ‘well below what Fenway would want’ to sell Penguins
If Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle are going to reclaim the Pittsburgh Penguins, their bid is going to have to increase. That’s the word from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. During his most recent “32 Thoughts” podcast, Friedman said if Fenway Sports Group wants to sell majority ownership of the Pens...
‘Letters from Camp’ Q&A: Steelers QB coach Tom Arth on coaching Aaron Rodgers, Will Howard behind the scenes
Today’s Bella Construction “Letters From Camp” conversation from Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is with quarterbacks coach Tom Arth. The Cleveland native was a teammate of Aaron Rodgers in 2006. Now he is coaching him in Pittsburgh nearly two decades later. During Monday’s “Breakfast With Benz” podcast, I asked Arth about...
Steelers’ Scotty Miller the rare receiver to work with both Tom Brady, Aaron RodgersVideo
There isn’t much precedent throughout NFL history for a team starting a quarterback age 41 or older. Only a handful of passers have achieved the feat. Scotty Miller is on track to get the opportunity to say he has caught passes from two of them. Miller, who turned 28 last...
Relievers making their own comebacks lend a hand to Johan Oviedo in win over Giants
Johan Oviedo waited almost two years to take the mound for a major league game, and the Pittsburgh Pirates were excited to see the right-hander return from Tommy John surgery and a lat strain. The Pirates had no idea that Oviedo would last only one inning Monday night against the...
And then there were 6: Browns signing Tyler Huntley due to injuries at quarterback, AP source says
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns’ crowded quarterback competition will add one more because of injuries. The Browns are signing Tyler Huntley, a person close to the situation said Monday night. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the move has not been announced. The Browns...
Jack Suwinski’s 2-run home run and headfirst slide lift Pirates to win
With one swing, Jack Suwinski revived the Pittsburgh Pirates and started a rally. But it was his head-first slide into home plate that provided the game-winning run in a comeback victory over the San Francisco Giants. Suwinski hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning, then slid under the...
Aaron Judge could return to Yankees lineup at Texas on Tuesday
ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Judge could be back in the New York Yankees’ lineup as early as Tuesday, when their captain is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list after being sidelined because of a flexor strain in his right elbow. Judge hit off Yankees minor league pitchers at...
Islanders sign No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer to 3-year, entry-level dealVideo
NEW YORK — The New York Islanders signed No. 1 overall draft pick Matthew Schaefer to a three-year, entry level contract. The team announced the deal Monday right around the time the young defenseman threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Mets’ home game against the Cleveland Guardians. Schaefer...
Browns’ Shedeur Sanders remained focused on rookie season during father’s cancer battleVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Shedeur Sanders didn’t have time to be sad while his father battled bladder cancer during the spring. Instead, Deion Sanders’ message was clear and direct as his son prepared for his first NFL training camp after being drafted in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns. Stay...
Wisconsin RB, Penn-Trafford grad Cade Yacamelli named to ‘Freaks List’
Cade Yacamelli was often said to have “freakish” qualities when he played at Penn-Trafford. His teammates were often in awe of how high he could jump vertically and how fast he could sprint. Now at Wisconsin, the budding running back has caught the attention of national pundits, including Bruce Feldman,...
Eagles RB Saquon Barkley declines invitation to join Trump’s sports councilVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley has declined an invitation to join President Donald Trump’s council on sports, fitness, and nutrition, which is being revitalized under an executive order that also reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test for American children. Barkley, the 2,000-yard rusher for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, was on...
For Steelers’ Darnell Washington, the range of possibilities are as massive as his frame
It is not inherent in the personality of Darnell Washington to show arrogance. So when a reporter recently asked the massive Pittsburgh Steelers tight end if he had won every rep he took in the backs-on-backers drill during two training-camp practices last week, Washington remained understated. “Something like that,” he...
Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Cincinnati Open and will head to the US Open without preparation
CINCINNATI — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Monday for what officially was listed as a “non-medical” reason, meaning he will head to the U.S. Open without having played a match in about 1 1/2 months. The 24-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t competed since losing in the...
