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Peach Bowl matters to Pitt, new starting quarterback Nick Patti
For those who believe bowl games are meaningless TV fodder for those with nothing better to do over the holidays, Pitt center Owen Drexel doesn’t buy it. The Peach Bowl offers Pitt a chance to win its 12th game of the season, tying a school record set by the 1976...
Dunn lifts Robert Morris over St. Francis (Pa.), 75-67Video
LORETTO — Rasheem Dunn tied his season high with 21 points as Robert Morris snapped a seven-game skid on the road with a 75-67 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Wednesday night. Matt Mayers finished with 16 points — making all six of his field goal attempts and all three...
Duquesne cancels final nonconference game amid covid complications
Duquesne revisited the misery of the 2020-21 season Wednesday when its game against Wofford, set to tip off at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, was canceled because of covid complications on its team. It was the first cancellation of 2021-2022 for the Dukes (5-7), who played only 18 games last season...
Sean McNeil gets hot, sparks West Virginia to rout of Youngstown StateVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sean McNeil hit four 3-pointers in five minutes, two in a 14-0 run when he scored the last eight points, and West Virginia raced past Youngstown State in the second half for an 82-52 win on Wednesday night. McNeil, who only attempted one shot in the first...
AP: NFL discussed game cancellations because of covid-19Video
With a surge of covid-19 cases threatening to disrupt the NFL season last week, the league discussed canceling games for the first time since the pandemic began. In talks with the NFL Players Association, canceling games involving Washington, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Rams was considered because of coronavirus outbreaks...
Steelers defensive stars T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward voted to Pro Bowl
Defensive stars T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward were voted to the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, giving the Pittsburgh Steelers multiple representatives at the NFL’s all-star game for the 21st consecutive season. For Heyward, the 32-year-old defensive tackle, this is the fifth consecutive season he has been honored. Watt’s Pro Bowl...
No new positive covid cases for Chiefs; Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill remain outVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs had no additional positive covid-19 tests Wednesday, a day after seven players were added to the reserve list, a promising sign that an outbreak that infected 16 players might have subsided. Now, the question facing the Chiefs — and many other teams...
Where’s the beef? Find it on Pitt’s offensive line, with all 5 starters returning
They marched into the room Wednesday morning – four of them, weighing a total of nearly 1,300 pounds – wearing wry smiles like someone carrying a secret no one else knew. Trouble was, Twitter already ruined the surprise minutes earlier: Pitt’s starting offensive linemen had decided en masse to return...
NFL head coaches Robert Saleh, Nick Sirianni among latest positive casesVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The Cleveland Browns got their coach back on the sideline. The New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles might be without theirs this weekend. The Buffalo Bills will be without wide receiver Cole Beasley, who has been among the NFL’s most outspoken critics of vaccinations. Browns...
In concussion protocol, Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth does not practice
The first official word about Pat Freiermuth was not encouraging aftrer he was evaluated for a possible concussion. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ standout rookie tight end did not practice Wednesday, according to the league-mandated injury report. That would suggest he has not made sufficient progress while in protocol after absorbing a...
Texas A&M won’t play in Gator Bowl because of covid-19 issuesVideo
No. 23 Texas A&M won’t play in the Gator Bowl against Wake Forest on Dec. 31 because of covid-19 issues and season-ending injuries, the team announced Wednesday. “It is unfortunate, but we just don’t have enough scholarship players available to field a team,” Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said in...
Browns’ Myles Garrett slowed by injury, status for Packers iffyVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett’s plans for Christmas remain murky. The Browns’ star defensive end, who has a career-high 15 sacks this season, is dealing with a groin injury and could miss Saturday’s game at Green Bay as Cleveland tries to boost its sagging playoff chances. Garrett got hurt in the...
Ben Roethlisberger plans to resist temptation to match throws with Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes
Ben Roethlisberger’s memories from the only time he went head-to-head against Patrick Mahomes are a little foggy. Perhaps with good reason. It came in the second game of the 2018 season. After an unexpected 21-21 tie to open the season at Cleveland, the Pittsburgh Steelers opened their home schedule against...
ACC revises policy to avoid assigning forfeits because of rise in covid casesVideo
The ACC is changing its rescheduling policy to avoid assigning forfeits for teams unable to play because of covid-19 protocols. League athletic directors unanimously supported the change announced Wednesday. The decision comes amid the rise in covid-19 cases and the increase in cancellations and postponements of basketball games nationally. Games...
No makeups for CFP semis if team can’t play due to virusVideo
If a team is unavailable to play in College Football Playoff semifinals because of covid-19 issues, the game will be forfeited, and the available team will advance to the championship game. With covid-19 cases spiking across the country because of the omicron variant, the CFP announced Wednesday contingency plans for...
Phil Mickelson to play in Tournament of Champions, ending 21-year absenceVideo
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Phil Mickelson is headed back to Hawaii for golf, not a vacation, committing to play the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua for the first time in 21 years. Mickelson won the winners-only tournament at La Costa Resort in 1998, and then played only twice since it...
Pirates make history by hiring 1st female uniformed coach in Caitlyn Callahan
The Pittsburgh Pirates will have their first female coach in uniform in club history in Caitlyn Callahan, who has been hired as a minor league developmental coach based out of Pirate City in Bradenton, Fla. The Pirates have yet to announce the move, as they continue to redefine coaching roles...
Steelers starting guard Kevin Dotson cleared for return to practice
Starting left guard Kevin Dotson returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday, the team announced, opening a window in which he can return to game action as he recovers from an ankle injury. Dotson has not played since suffering the injury during the first series of a tie with the Detroit...
NHL officially pulls plug on Olympic participation
NHL players will not be allowed to participate in the Beijing Olympics after the league pulled the plug amid a rash of postponements caused by positive covid-19 test results. Commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement Tuesday, making official what seemed inevitable in recent days when the list of postponed games...
ILBs Devin Bush, Marcus Allen, OT Zach Banner added to Steelers’ covid list
A day after the names piled up on the covid-19 list of their next opponent, the Pittsburgh Steelers had some apparent positive tests of their own. Starting inside linebacker Devin Bush joined backup offensive tackle Zach Banner and backup inside linebacker Macus Allen on the Steelers’ covid list, it was...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ T.J. Watt deserves Defensive Player of the Year award, but will he win it?
T.J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers should win the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. Watt should be a lock, in fact. But Watt has missed two games and parts of three others. That shouldn’t hurt him, but it might. The most basic ability is availability. (It seems Watt...
Why more of the same would be a positive for new Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz
Manny Diaz set the tone quickly when he first had a chance to speak to the Penn State defense for the first time. The new Nittany Lion defensive coordinator was all business. “He came into the meeting, slick hair back, chest poking out and stuff like that,” senior safety Ji’Ayir...
First Call: Tyreek Hill is latest star on Chiefs’ covid list; Le’Veon Bell’s new team; criticism for Steelers rookie
Another Kansas City Chiefs star may be sidelined for the Pittsburgh Steelers game Sunday because of covid-19 issues. That’s if the game is actually played on time. Le’Veon Bell has another new team. A Steelers rookie is getting some national criticism. And a former Steeler is making us miss his...
This date in sports history: Dec. 22
1894 — The United States Golf Association is founded, becoming the governing body for the game in the country. 1915 — The Federal League folds. Owners of the American and National Leagues buy out half of the owners (Pittsburgh, Newark, Buffalo, and Brooklyn) of the Federal League teams. Phil Ball,...
Tim Benz: If Chiefs get Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill on the field, Steelers defenders better get them to the ground
If you are looking for the Steelers-Chiefs game on a few gambling sites, you may not see it. That’s because some outlets, such as BetRivers, have it removed for now because of the coronavirus situation hanging over the Kansas City locker room. As of Tuesday afternoon, tight end Travis Kelce...
