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Browns owner Jimmy Haslam says drafting QB Shedeur Sanders was GM’s decisionVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Blame him for plenty, but Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said he’s not directly responsible for a recent high-profile draft pick. While his influence is undeniable, Haslam said Tuesday he didn’t force general manager Andrew Berry to take rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders in April. Cleveland, which has...
Ravens TE Isaiah Likely expected to miss ‘a few weeks’ with lower-leg injuryVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely is expected to miss a few weeks after a lower-leg injury Tuesday. Coach John Harbaugh said after practice that the 25-year-old Likely rolled his ankle and foot area and would have an MRI on Wednesday. “It’ll be a few weeks,”...
Bristol defeats Bushy Run in American Legion tournament
Even though the Bushy Run American Legion baseball team suffered its first loss of the Pennsylvania state tournament on Tuesday, the Beavers are still playing for the state title on Wednesday. By winning their first three games of the tournament, the Beavers already had clinched a spot in the championship...
Reports: All-Pro DE Trey Hendrickson ends holdout, will report to BengalsVideo
CINCINNATI — Trey Hendrickson is ending his holdout and will report to the Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The All-Pro defensive end missed the first five days of training camp and accumulated $250,000 in fines. Hendrickson left Cincinnati before the start of camp and was working out...
Raiders hoping Ashton Jeanty’s physical running style can hold up in the NFL
HENDERSON, Nev. — Ashton Jeanty took a handoff Monday on the first day in full pads and appeared to be stopped for a short gain. But somehow he wiggled free and avoided tacklers for at least a 10-yard gain. It was a reminder of what he did at Boise State,...
Duquesne men’s basketball finalizes nonconference schedule
The Duquesne men’s basketball team will play nine nonconference home games at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse during the 2025-26 season, according to the Dukes schedule that was released Tuesday. The Dukes also will play two games out west at Boise State (Dec. 10) and Nevada (Dec. 13), and their annual game...
Robert Woods taking on leadership role during Steelers training campVideo
Although the Pittsburgh Steelers might not depend on Robert Woods to be on the field for most plays this fall, he is one of the team’s veteran leaders, particularly for the team’s relatively young group of wide receivers. Before the Steelers moved practice inside, Tuesday was supposed to be the...
2 weeks into pro career, Lottie Woad is the talk of women’s golf
The Women’s Scottish Open wasn’t the first time Lottie Woad made an immediate impression. Florida State coach Amy Bond had been recruiting the English girl with a strong work ethic, limited to chatting online and studying the swings Woad posted on social media because of the covid-19 pandemic. When travel...
Mike Tomlin: Steelers not ‘devoid’ of options at returner following Cordarrelle Patterson release
With Cordarrelle Patterson getting his release before practicing with the Pittsburgh Steelers this summer, it has opened a spot at kickoff returner. Patterson was given his official release Tuesday with one year remaining on his contract. The Steelers thought they were getting a steal when they signed Patterson, the NFL’s...
Jets’ Justin Fields ‘relieved’ after dislocated toe diagnosis
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields is “relieved” his dislocated toe wasn’t a more serious injury that could’ve sidelined him for a significant part of training camp. Fields, scheduled to be the Jets’ starter, was injured Thursday during practice when a teammate accidentally stepped on his...
Pitt football camp preview: 5 storylines to watch as Panthers get underway
Confidence can sometimes be misleading or misplaced. In the case of Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi, his confidence in the 2023 team was of the latter variety, as it finished 3-9. Fast forward two years, and Narduzzi is confident once again heading into Year 11 in Oakland, with his Panthers...
Rain sends Steelers players indoors; 1st padded practice will wait till Wednesday
For the third time in five days of training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the weather provided an alteration of the schedule. And for the first time since the Steelers reported to Saint Vincent last week, the team was forced to practice indoors. “We didn’t get what we were looking...
Steelers sign 3, including former college national rushing leader Lew Nichols
A running back who once led the nation in rushing as a young college player was among three players signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. Lew Nichols, who had 1,710 rushing yards in 2021 while playing for Central Michigan, joined the Steelers a week after he was waived by...
Position battles, storylines as Penn State football begins preseason practice
Penn State is deep at several key positions with the Nittany Lions set to begin preseason practices this week. James Franklin, in his 12th season, recently called the 2025 PSU team his most complete, referring to the Lions’ returning cast and a veteran coaching staff led by offensive coordinator Andy...
Pirates’ Mike Burrows making strides toward proving he belongs in big-league rotationVideo
Mike Burrows is unique among the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation in that no other pitcher throws a changeup as frequently as he does. Per Statcast, it’s Burrows’ No. 2 most utilized pitch, behind only the four-seam fastball. Burrows throws it 23.8% of the time, compared to Andrew Heaney (17.4%), Paul...
First Call: Asking price for David Bednar reportedly ‘bananas’; Minkah Fitzpatrick calls Pittsburgh exit ‘very unfortunate’
Tuesday’s “First Call” features Minkah Fitzpatrick’s first quotes since being traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Miami Dolphins. We also get updates on David Bednar’s trade stock and Kenny Pickett’s health. Plus, more gambling issues swirl around the Cleveland Guardians. Minkah speaks For the first time since he was...
Tim Benz: Bryce Harper, Rob Manfred confrontation shows cooler heads must prevail in MLB labor talks
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was reportedly told to “get the (expletive) out” of the Philadelphia Phillies locker room by two-time MVP Bryce Harper last week. As reported by ESPN.com and The Bandwagon, Manfred fired back at Harper with similar language and refused to leave. According to ESPN’s Jeff...
Paul Skenes says Pirates must ‘consciously, intentionally make moves to get us better’
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes tossed six shutout innings Sunday. I thought his second-best pitch was his changeup. I thought his best pitch was the one he made during a postgame interview. While hosting Sunday’s postgame show on 93.7 The Fan, Dan Zangrilli asked Skenes if he felt the...
Andrew McCutchen’s homer lifts Pirates over Giants, whose late rally comes up short
Less than three full days until the trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Mitch Keller to the hill against the Giants in what potentially could be his final start with the club. Keller, a 2014 draft pick by Pittsburgh and the most tenured member of the Pirates, has certainly performed...
Told there’s belief he’s going to ‘skyrocket’ in ’25, Steelers’ Payton Wilson: ‘I 100% agree’
Payton Wilson is nothing if not confident as he embarks on his first pro season as a full-time starting inside linebacker. A few days after proclaiming himself, “one of the better cover linebackers in the world,” Wilson had a similarly cocksure response when told that teammate Malik Harrison said Wilson...
Miller-Gee wins West Penn Women’s Amateur
Katie Miller-Gee won her second Mid-Am tournament within a week on Monday by running away from the pack at Fox Chapel. The 40-year-old Hempfield Area grad, a three-time PIAA 3A champion, and wife of Oakmont Country Club pro Devin Gee, shot 78-74, to finish at 6-over par 152 in the...
Hall of Fame 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg dies after battling cancer
CHICAGO — Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who became one of baseball’s best all-around players while starring for the Chicago Cubs, has died. He was 65. Sandberg was surrounded by his family when he died at his home Monday, according to the team. Sandberg announced in January...
Baseball’s biggest spenders are stumbling, with the Dodgers, Mets and Yankees beset by injuries
NEW YORK — Baseball’s biggest spenders are stumbling, slowed by injuries and scrambling to patch rosters with help for battered bullpens and other positions ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. Opening the season with a top payroll of $326 million, the New York Mets have a 1 1/2-game NL East lead...
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski says Kenny Pickett still in QB race despite injury
BEREA, Ohio — Kevin Stefanski still expects Kenny Pickett to be a candidate for the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback job despite being sidelined with a hamstring injury. Stefanski said before Monday’s practice that the process of determining who starts the Sept. 7 opener against the Cincinnati Bengals isn’t confined to...
Steelers rookie RB Kaleb Johnson will get chance to show off blocking skills in backs on backers drill
Kaleb Johnson seemingly has done and said all the right things in the three months since he joined the Pittsburgh Steelers. The second player the Steelers drafted in April, the 21-year-old running back has impressed off the field with his work ethic, demeanor and willingness to learn. During drills, he...
