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CLEVELAND — The injuries, and not just your run-of-the-mill bumps and bruises but significant ones to big-name players, are piling up quickly for the Cleveland Browns. So are the losses. Cleveland’s season, still just six games old, suddenly has gone astray. Picked to compete with the NFL’s elite and maybe...

CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow chalked up another first in his promising NFL career: resting on the sideline in the second half because his team had a comfortable lead. The second-year Cincinnati Bengals quarterback was all smiles Sunday watching backup Brandon Allen put the finishing touches on a 34-11 rout of...

Nick Rolovich came to Washington State as a fun-loving coach, known nationally for his off-the-wall antics and an ability to win. Less than two years and 11 games later, Rolovich is apparently gone, and will be known nationally as the football coach who lost his job for refusing to get...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — At first, John Harbaugh said this was just one excellent game. It didn’t necessarily indicate anything about his team’s long-term prospects. Then, when asked whether a 28-point victory over another division leader might raise eyebrows around the NFL, Harbaugh admitted it probably would. “That’s OK with...

When Zach Aston-Reese woke up the morning of Sept. 26, he was feeling strong. The Pittsburgh Penguins forward felt as if he was having an excellent training camp after a solid offseason of preparation. Most of all, he felt healthy. Then, in a significant surprise to the vaccinated Aston-Reese, he...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The NHL has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane for 21 games for submitting a fake covid-19 vaccination card. The league on Monday announced the suspension without pay and said Kane will not be eligible to play until Nov. 30 at New Jersey. Kane will...

Pat Narduzzi won’t take your bet, but he’ll say this about Pitt’s game Saturday against Clemson. “I don’t care about favorites and points and spreads and all the rest. In my opinion, they’re favored, coming into our house, again,” he said of Clemson, a 3 ½-point underdog according to betql.com....

Pitt-Greensburg is headed to the NCAA Division III women’s tennis tournament. The Bobcats won the first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship in program history over the weekend. Top-seeded UPG defeated No. 2 Penn State Behrend, 5-4, to complete a sweep — AMCC regular-season and tournament titles — while avenging a...

The Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League has reached the playoffs, and all three classifications held first-round contests this past weekend. The quarterfinals are set for this weekend, Oct. 23-24 with the semifinals Oct. 30-31 and Super Bowl Weekend on Nov. 6-7. Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League Playoffs – First Round...

To different degrees, the injury news regarding two-thirds of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top line was negative Monday. Coach Mike Sullivan termed the prognosis of wing Bryan Rust as “week-to-week” because of a lower-body injury. And center Sidney Crosby will remain out of game action when the Penguins host the Dallas...

Five things we learned from Steelers 23, Seahawks 20: 1. Wizard of Boz His 2018 struggles a distant memory, Chris Boswell continues to be an unsung hero for the Steelers. Boswell’s 52-yard field goal with 1 minute, 30 seconds left tied the score, and his third field goal, from 37...

A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then wondering why nobody had done anything about it sooner. Ten years later, that player has developed the idea into a key tool for fixing a sports landscape teeming with cases of sexual...

With Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin hurt, and with Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust each missing a game to date, two fears loomed large as the Penguins’ season began. Could they score? Would they dig themselves an early hole despite playing eight of their first 10 at home, putting themselves...

A career in the NBA seemed such an uncertainty as the 1950s arrived that Bob Cousy considered driving school a better option than playing for a team he didn’t even know how to find on a map. “Basketball was at the bottom of the totem pole,” said Cousy, one of...

It’s hard to find many faults with Penn State’s play through the first six games. The Nittany Lions, coming off a 4-5 season, are ranked No. 7 in the AP poll with victories over Wisconsin, Auburn and Indiana. Of course, 5-1 Penn State did close out the first half of...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been blessed with their fair share of Hall of Fame players over the years. Now, the organization seeks a Hall of Fame mascot. Iceburgh is among 10 finalists for induction as part of the 2022 class of the Mascot Hall of Fame. (Yes, such a thing...

Six weeks into the NFL season and each conference has only six teams with a winning record. A league that prides itself on parity is loaded with mediocre and poor teams. Five clubs have one win, the Lions are winless and four division races are all but over, barring major...

In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, 105.9 The X radio host and TribLIVE columnist Mark Madden is fed up with the Steelers defense. And I can’t blame him. The Steelers defense was outperformed three weeks in a row by the offenses of the Raiders, Bengals and Packers. A week ago,...

The Steelers’ next opponent after a bye is the Cleveland Browns. Yet, it’s the Browns who need a bye more than just about any team in the league. In Monday’s “First Call,” we get a lengthy medical report from Cleveland. A former Steeler plays the role of hero in London....