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Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool doesn’t practice
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool did not practice Wednesday, a day after coach Mike Tomlin said Claypool was undergoing an MRI to evaluate a toe injury. The workout was shortened and lightened to the point it was referred to as a walkthrough, and the participation designations were estimated as...
Jon Kolb’s role in Steelers’ dynasty just one of his life’s adventures
Jon Kolb has four Super Bowl rings he earned as an offensive lineman for the Steelers during a 1970s run of four championships in six years. But it’s the “ring” he got from Steelers owner Art Rooney in 1969 that Kolb thinks about the most. An Owasso, Okla. native, (his...
Sources: Vikings lineman Dakota Dozier in hospital with covid-19
MINNEAPOLIS — A vaccinated Vikings player went to the emergency room Tuesday evening with breathing troubles from a covid-19 infection and remains hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday morning, according to head coach Mike Zimmer. The Vikings coach did not identify the player, but sources said it’s guard Dakota Dozier, who...
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel labeled as ‘game-time’ decisions for Thursday
Marcus Pettersson was limited in what he could do physically during his recently completed 10-day isolation after testing positive for covid-19. A highly intensive workout suitable for a professional athlete was out of the question. Even relatively light activities were a bit of a challenge. But he did find something...
Penn State prepares for familiar face guiding Michigan’s offense
Penn State football coach James Franklin will see a familiar face calling plays across the field this weekend. The Nittany Lions are set to take on Michigan on Saturday, and that means a matchup against Wolverines offensive coordinator — and former Penn State wide receivers coach — Josh Gattis. “Josh...
Louis Lipps declines invitation to Steelers’ Hall of Honor ceremony following DUI arrest
Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Louis Lipps Jr., who was charged with driving under the influence last weekend, will not attend his Hall of Honor induction this weekend at Heinz Field. Lipps, 59, is among the 2021 class that will be inducted Saturday night and honored during the Steelers’ game...
Pitt’s loss to The Citadel was 4th defeat against small-conference opponent during Jeff Capel’s tenure
Maybe Pitt’s loss to The Citadel shouldn’t have come as a surprise after all. The Panthers’ loss Tuesday night was coach Jeff Capel’s fourth early-season, nonconference defeat to a team from a smaller conference. And they paid The Citadel $90,000. Almost four years after Capel took over a Pitt program...
Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger says shoulder has been injured for several weeks
Among the hundreds of players’ names on respective injury reports for the 32 NFL teams last week, few (if any) listed three separate ailments under the “injury” heading of the status report. Typically, the player’s name is accompanied by the one body part that has an issue preventing him from...
Mark Madden: T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward have played great, but Steelers’ defense isn’t elite
The Steelers’ “elite” defense crumbles at inopportune times. Is the defense about the excellence of edge rusher T.J. Watt and defensive end Cameron Heyward, or is that offset by, say, defensive back Arthur Maulet getting beat like a rented mule late in Monday night’s near-loss to Chicago? (A win is...
Westmoreland County Community College runners have high expectations for national meet
The Westmoreland County Community College cross country team is headed south to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III meet. For a change this year, it’s the WCCC men’s team, not the women, taking center stage Saturday at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, 80 miles southeast of Atlanta. “The...
Steelers vs. Bears Week 9 film study: Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Canada making key adjustments
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 9 win over the Browns. The Chicago Bears came to Heinz Field Monday night riding a three-game losing streak in which...
Pirates A to Z: Ke’Bryan Hayes shined at 3B but bothered by left hand injury in rookie year
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z: An alphabetical player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfielder Anthony Alford to pitcher Miguel Yajure. Player: Ke’Bryan Hayes Position: Third base Throws: Right Bats: Right Age: 24 Height: 5-foot-10 Weight: 205 pounds 2021 MLB statistics: Hayes batted .257/.316/.373...
This date in sports history: Nov. 10
1940 — The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 7-3 in a penalty free game at Forbes Field. Philadelphia’s George Somers hits a 36-yard field goal in the first quarter. Coley McDonough of the Steelers scores on a 1-yard rush in the third quarter. 1945 — Top-ranked Army shuts out...
Penguins start slow in Chicago, lose in shootout
Jeff Carter really liked how his team played in the final 20 minutes of regulation on Tuesday. Especially since the veteran Penguins forward scored his team’s only two goals during that stretch. But the first 40 minutes? Ick. The last five minutes weren’t terribly great either. The result of such...
Ohio State moves into College Football Playoff Top 4; Pitt No. 21Video
No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Cincinnati all moved up one spot behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Alabama in the second College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday night. Two SEC teams sat atop the rankings for a second straight week, but after...
Retooled Duquesne opens season by beating Rider at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Programs here! If you attended Duquesne’s first season-opening men’s basketball game Tuesday night at the new UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse — a come-from-behind, 73-61 victory over Rider — chances are you found yourself staring at your game program as much as you were watching the court. Everything appeared new, including an...
WVU shakes off sluggish start, beats Oakland in season openerVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Taz Sherman scored 18 points to lead West Virginia to a 60-53 victory over Oakland in the season opener for both teams Tuesday night. Sean McNeil had 11 points for the Mountaineers, who took a double-digit lead early in the second half but struggled offensively down the...
Depleted Pitt men’s basketball team can’t keep up with The Citadel in opener
After Pitt’s season opener had ended, Femi Odukale tapped the stat sheet in front of him, eager to make a point. “We have enough on this paper to still win,” he said. “We just want to prove everybody wrong.” The stat sheet, however, said otherwise in the form of the...
Packers’ Aaron Rodgers stands by remarks on covid-19, admits being misleading on statusVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he stands behind the comments he made last week about why he didn’t get vaccinated for covid-19 but acknowledges misleading some people about his status before testing positive. Rodgers spoke Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and...
Penguins defenseman Juuso Riikola trying to maximize a rare opportunityVideo
Tuesday’s road game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center wasn’t all that significant in the grand scheme of things for the Penguins and reserve defenseman Juuso Riikola. It was Game 11 of 82 for the Penguins. And for Riikola, it merely was his fourth game of the season....
Column: Golf stars should be paid more if they earn itVideo
Tiger Woods holds a number of PGA Tour records that aren’t likely to be broken, from 142 consecutive cuts to holding all four majors at the same time to shooting 53 consecutive rounds at par or better. One other standard that looks just as gaudy is his $120,851,706 in career...
Cal-USC game postponed over positive covid-19 tests
BERKELEY, Calif. — California’s game against Southern California was postponed on Tuesday after a series of positive coronavirus tests in the Golden Bears program, the first major college football game called off this season because of covid-19. Cal played last week at Arizona without starting quarterback Chase Garbers and six...
WR Odell Beckham clears waivers, can sign with any teamVideo
Odell Beckham Jr. wanted freedom and got his wish. A disappointment and distraction before being released by the Cleveland Browns, Beckham cleared NFL waivers without being claimed Tuesday and now can sign as a free agent with any team. Beckham was let go by the Browns on Monday, closing the...
NASCAR champion Kyle Larson takes scouting trip to Los AngelesVideo
LOS ANGELES — Kyle Larson was running on empty, still trying to recover from the celebration. His wife had a migraine, and his crew chief was last seen dancing somewhere back in Arizona at the Hendrick Motorsports bash. The NASCAR champion got a pointless two hours sleep before he was...
Steelers notebook: Mike Tomlin says team won’t take Lions lightly
The winless Detroit Lions are all that separates the Pittsburgh Steelers from the rugged second half of their schedule. The Lions are 0-8 heading into their matchup with the Steelers (5-3) on Sunday at Heinz Field. While the teams are heading in opposite directions — the Steelers have won four...
