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Tre Norwood builds off one of best rookie seasons ever for a Steelers’ 7th-round pick

Time will tell if Tre Norwood has a decadelong career like Carlos Emmons, or if he ends up winning a pair or Super Bowls like Brett Keisel. But, based on a solid first season of his NFL career, Norwood is on the way to something special. A versatile defensive back,...
Michigan earns its highest ranking in women’s AP Top 25Video

Michigan moved up one spot to sixth in the Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday, the team’s highest ranking ever. South Carolina remained the No. 1 team in the poll, garnering 29 of the 30 first-place votes from a national media panel after beating Vanderbilt, then-No. 24 Mississippi and Florida....
Kentucky makes big leap in AP men’s Top 25Video

Auburn keeps winning, Kentucky is rising and that has the SEC putting its imprint atop this week’s Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers earned 49 of 61 first-place votes in Monday’s new poll to extend the program’s first stay at No. 1 for a second straight week,...
Penn-Trafford’s Lamison-Myers gets extension at Colgate

With the softball program seeing a spike in success since her entrance in 2017, Colgate wants to keep coach Marissa Lamison-Myers around for a while longer. Lamison-Myers, a Penn-Trafford graduate, had her contract extended through 2026. Colgate went from six conference wins in 2018, to eight in ’19, to a...
Jeff Capel hopes to reverse Pitt’s post-January losing ways

Jeff Capel began his 10-minute session on the ACC coaches’ conference call Monday with the words, “I’m OK.” Give Capel credit for not complaining about his current situation. It would be so easy to do. He and his brother and assistant coach, Jason, are in covid protocol while players and...
Penguins eager for rest after a busy January

The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out the first month of the new year the same way they began it. With a practice. In between, they didn’t do very much of that. Altogether, they only practiced nine times in January. In contrast, they played 15 games. Monday’s practice in Cranberry wasn’t particularly...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill men earn OT victory over Clarion

And you thought McKenna Magic was just a thing for the women’s basketball team at Seton Hill. The men’s team found a little extra to muster a highlight in what has been a dim season Saturday with a dramatic win. Anticipation served the Griffins well in clutch time. Sophomore guard...
Mark Madden: Tom Brady will be one of few superstar athletes who didn’t play a year too long

Tom Brady retired. But not yet. If he waits until Feb. 4, Brady gets a deferred signing-bonus payment of $15 million. Tampa Bay could try to recoup some or all of that. But the Buccaneers likely feel Brady delivered proper value. Brady earned about $293 million playing football. But we...
Katie Nolan keys Seton Hill’s focus on defense as Griffins rise to top of PSAC West

Katie Nolan and her Seton Hill women’s basketball teammates are not fans of the 60s. And it has nothing to do with bell-bottoms or hippies. The Griffins’ goal is to hold every opponent below 60 points, and that defensive focus has played a major role during their rise to the...
St. Joseph grad Pierson set to compete in all-around for WVU gymnasticsVideo

Gymnastics requires strength, speed, timing, flexibility and myriad physical components working in unison. But there’s a mental side to the sport as well, and that’s the part Abbie Pierson needed to hone. The New Kensington native and St. Joseph grad was a Level 10 performer through her youth and high...
Led by Henry Davis, the Pirates have 6 prospects ranked in top 100 by The Athletic

The Pittsburgh Pirates have six prospects ranked in the top 100 by The Athletic’s Keith Law, including one in the top 20 whose selection is sure to raise some eyebrows. The surprise? Their highest-rated Pirates prospect is catcher Henry Davis, who is ranked No. 20 in The Athletic’s top 100....
On to Super Bowl: Rams to host Bengals

Two years ago, the Cincinnati Bengals were the NFL’s worst team. Now they’re headed to the Super Bowl to play the Los Angeles Rams — in the Rams’ home stadium. Matching the biggest comeback in an AFC championship game, the Bengals rallied from an 18-point hole to stun Kansas City,...
Madden Monday: Maybe Patrick Mahomes is only a 1-win Super Bowl quarterback

One word to best describe the Kansas City Chiefs’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game is “arrogance.” To blow off a sure field goal in hopes of scoring a touchdown with just five seconds to go at the end of the first half was pure arrogance....
Tim Benz: Steelers quarterback situation makes it hard to buy what Art Rooney II is selling about Super Bowl goals

During his annual season-ending media session, Art Rooney II made one thing clear. His franchise doesn’t have thoughts of rebuilding. The goal is to have a Super Bowl-winning mentality heading into 2022. “I would never sit here and say that we’re going to change our goal of trying to win...
First Call: Terry Bradshaw praises Ben Roethlisberger, offers thoughts on Aaron Rodgers to the Steelers and Mason Rudolph’s outlook

Terry Bradshaw praises Ben Roethlisberger, shares his thoughts on the idea of Aaron Rodgers going to the Pittsburgh Steelers and has opinions on Mason Rudolph. Could the Steelers reunite with former offensive line coach Mike Munchak? An ex-Penguin is making his presence felt in Seattle. Two former Pitt stars are...
Rams to play Super Bowl in home stadium after big 4th quarter vs. 49ersVideo

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Travin Howard made a game-sealing interception with 1 minute, 9 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Rams rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to secure a spot in the Super Bowl at their home stadium next month with a thrilling 20-17 victory over...

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