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5 things: Tie could hurt Steelers as they prepare for loaded 2nd half of schedule
Five things we learned from Lions 16, Steelers 16: 1. Fit to be tied This wasn’t the type of tie the Steelers had in mind when they stepped onto the grass at Heinz Field on Sunday. They were looking to get a share of first place in the AFC North...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Steelers’ tie with LionsVideo
Columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tie with the Detroit Lions on Sunday on this edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLIVE’s Facebook page. While Steelers running back Najee Harris didn’t realize teams could tie in the NFL, Benz says that that’s OK, since most Steelers fans...
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese still seeking 1st goal this season
For Pittsburgh Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese, his 2021-22 season started just like the 2020-21 season started. That is to say he was not in the lineup for the opening of either campaign because of medical woes. Last season, Aston-Reese did not get into the lineup until his team’s 12th game...
Highlands graduate ‘Sensei’ Kaison Branch serves as coach on court for Clarion
Dominating intramurals at Clarion wasn’t enough for Kaison Branch. So when the opportunity to walk on to the basketball team presented itself, the Highlands graduate took it. Three years later, the player nicknamed “Sensei Kaison” is starting at point guard. “It’s like having a coach on the court every time...
Pirates return RHP Jose Soriano, the No. 1 pick in Rule 5 Draft, to Angels
After designating Jose Soriano for assignment last week, the Pittsburgh Pirates have returned the right-handed pitcher who was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2020 Rule 5 Draft to the Los Angeles Angels. Soriano, 23, was coming off Tommy John surgery when picked by the Pirates and required UCL...
Mark Madden: Forget wishful thinking about AFC North; the Steelers are a bad team
Let’s get the excuses out of the way: Ben Roethlisberger didn’t play. T.J. Watt, Joe Haden and both starting guards left mid-game via injury. The refereeing was sketchy. Let’s address the wishful thinking: Baltimore lost to Miami, Cleveland got routed by New England, nobody in the AFC North is very...
First Call: Steelers already positioned as underdogs against Chargers; Penguins’ next opponent battling similar tough stretch
Monday’s “First Call” turns the page on the 16-16 Steelers tie against Detroit. We look at Sunday night’s game between the Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers. We check on the Penguins’ next opponent and look for plenty of points in Pitt’s next game. And the Duquesne Dukes have another home...
Madden Monday: ‘It’s time to stop pretending the Steelers are all that good, because they are not’
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ apologist spin cycle is in full gear after the team’s embarrassing 16-16 tie against the Detroit Lions Sunday. “It’s no big deal. The Steelers played with their backup quarterback. Every other top team in the AFC has suffered a surprising loss within the last few weeks. At...
Pirates A to Z: Centerpiece of Adam Frazier trade Tucupita Marcano has eyes on 2B job
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: Tucupita Marcano Positions: Second base, shortstop Throws: Right Bats: Left Age: 22 Height: 6-foot Weight: 170 pounds 2021 MLB statistics: Marcano batted...
Steelers vs. Lions: What they’re saying in Detroit after tie
Two muddling teams, fit to be tied. That pretty much sums up the unwatchable mess at Heinz Field Sunday, full of flags, fumbles and foibles. The Detroit Lions didn’t lose. The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t win. “Playing in a steady rain and 39-degree temperatures, Goff had one of his worst games...
This date in sports: Nov. 15
1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers to help advance the ball. 1890 — Minnesota and Wisconsin square off for the first time in what has become the most-played series in college football history....
Slippery Rock, Carnegie Mellon earn bids into NCAA football playoffs
Slippery Rock received an at-large bid from the NCAA on Sunday, joining Carnegie Mellon as the only Western Pennsylvania college football teams qualified for the Division II or III playoffs. Carnegie Mellon already was assured a spot in the 32-team Division III playoffs as an automatic qualifier from the PAC,...
Returns of Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin, Mike Sullivan can’t help Pens in loss to Capitals
Like most people with a rooting interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Sullivan was not entirely pleased with the squad’s play of late. After all, the Penguins had lost six of their previous eight games before Sunday. The team’s coach viewed the previous five of those contests as a spectator...
Minor league report: Defenseman Josh Maniscalco leads Nailers to overtime winVideo
An overtime goal by defenseman Josh Maniscalco gave the Wheeling Nailers a 5-4 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va., on Sunday. The undrafted Maniscalco, in his second-year of an entry-level contract with the Penguins, scored his first two goals of the season while...
Mike Wagner proud to take turn in spotlight as Steelers’ Hall of Honor member
Mike Wagner has four Super Bowl rings to show for his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s. This weekend, the former safety received another piece of hardware that is just as meaningful. Wagner was one of nine former players, comprising the Class of 2020 and 2021, to be...
Steelers run defense turns in another putrid performance
For the second time in four games, the Pittsburgh Steelers allowed a team with a losing record to come into Heinz Field and put up a season-high rushing yards. For the second time in four games, an opposing running back had a career-high (or close to it) rushing effort. And...
Mike Tomlin: Mason Rudolph ‘gave us a chance to win’ in 1st start of the season for Steelers
Mason Rudolph got most of the snaps with the first-team offense in practice, so he was prepared to play when coach Mike Tomlin called Saturday night and said he would be starting Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Rudolph was pressed into duty for the Pittsburgh Steelers when starter Ben Roethlisberger...
Tim Benz: Horrible tackling, untimely turnovers among grievances to air after Steelers’ rotten tie against Detroit
On a few occasions before the 2021 season began, I sarcastically predicted the Pittsburgh Steelers would go 8-8-1 in the NFL’s first 17-game regular season. That way, we could still say, “Well, you know, Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season!” I thought I was kidding. Now, after Sunday’s...
Flurry of late birdies helps Jason Kokrak complete rally at PGA’s Houston OpenVideo
HOUSTON — Jason Kokrak had reason to believe he shot himself out of the Houston Open on the back nine Saturday morning. He played it 10 shots better when it counted Sunday afternoon, making four straight birdies for a 5-under-par 65 and a two-shot victory. Two shots behind with six...
Steelers CB Joe Haden, guards Kevin Dotson, Trai Turner leave game with injuries
They didn’t lose a game Sunday, but the Pittsburgh Steelers did lose a handful of starters to injury. In addition to T.J. Watt missing all of the fourth quarter and overtime a 16-16 tie with the winless Detroit Lions, cornerback Joe Haden and the starting guard duo of Kevin Dotson...
Baker Mayfield hurt as Browns get dominated by Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes, rookie Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for a career-high 100 yards and two scores, and the New England Patriots rolled to a 45-7 victory over Cleveland Sunday as the Browns lost quarterback Baker Mayfield to a knee injury. The Patriots (6-4) won their...
NFL Week 10 roundup: Tom Brady picked off twice in 1st; Bucs lose to WashingtonVideo
LANDOVER, Md. — Tom Brady threw two interceptions in the first quarter as part of an implosion by the reigning Super Bowl champions, contributing to Washington upsetting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29-19 Sunday while losing Chase Young to injury. Tampa Bay lost a second consecutive game on either side of...
Steelers bumble way to tie against winless Lions
The scoreboard didn’t reflect a loss Sunday afternoon for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It just felt that way after they played the NFL’s only winless team and still couldn’t extend their winning streak to five games. On a cold, damp day at Heinz Field, the Steelers played a game that was...
Prognosis unclear for Steelers’ T.J. Watt after hip/knee injury
Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt gingerly walked off the field during the third quarter and did not return to Sunday’s tie against the Detroit Lions. Watt suffered a hip/knee injury colliding with teammate Joe Schobert in the process of making a sack of Jared Goff late in the...
AP Top 25: Alabama jumps Cincinnati to No. 2 behind Georgia
Alabama jumped Cincinnati to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday and Oklahoma dropped eight spots to No. 12 after losing for the first time this season. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank for the...
