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Tim Weah, Sergino Dest spark U.S. to win over Costa Rica in World Cup qualifierVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tim Weah scored on a shot that deflected off the goalkeeper in the 66th minute after Sergiño Dest started the comeback from a first-minute deficit, and the United States rallied past Costa Rica 2-1 on Wednesday night to ease pressure as World Cup qualifying neared the halfway...
Playoff series for the ages as Dodgers, Giants go to Game 5Video
SAN FRANCISCO — Everybody expected a playoff series for the ages between the century-old rival Dodgers and Giants, and now they’ve got it. Anything less than a winner-take-all Game 5 would have been a baseball travesty, leaving the sport short-changed on the October stage. It’s the 107-win, NL West champion...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel close to returning to lineup
SUNRISE, Fla. — Assistant coach Todd Reirden said something everyone in attendance for the Penguins’ practice — players, staff, reporters — at FLA Live Arena on Wednesday wanted to hear. To be clear, he didn’t say it. He bellowed it out through seemingly every bronchus within his lungs. “NO MORNING...
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster posts pictures after season-ending shoulder surgery
Posting a picture to his verified Twitter account Wednesday after he had surgery on his right shoulder, JuJu Smith-Schuster confirmed he will miss the rest of the 2021 season. The fifth-year receiver posted a picture from his hospital bed with his shoulder heavily bandaged and his arm in a sling....
Even after putting away the footballs, Pitt’s Jordan Addison learns from his brother
Whenever he confronted his older brother, Michael — one-on-one with the football in the air on a deserted field in Maryland or in the backyard — Jordan Addison met his match. Which doesn’t happen especially often. Just ask any of the defensive backs on the five teams Pitt has played...
Cameron Sutton, Devin Bush full practice participants for Steelers
Cornerback Cameron Sutton and inside linebacker Devin Bush were full practice participants Wednesday, providing optimism each will be able to play this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sutton and Bush have groin injuries. Sutton did not play in this past Sunday’s win against the Denver Broncos, and Bush did not...
Jon Gruden emails were part of court filing by WFT owner Dan SnyderVideo
LOS ANGELES — Several inflammatory emails by Jon Gruden were filed as exhibits in federal court by attorneys for Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder in mid-June, almost four months before they were leaked to two newspapers and led to Gruden’s resignation as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. The...
Hempfield grad Kason Harrell again making impact in Ireland pro basketball league
If Kason Harrell is nothing else he’s grateful. Thoughtful. Humble. He literally stops to take inventory of his blessings, and playing basketball is always high on his list. “God is good,” said Harrell, a Hempfield and Purdue Fort Wayne grad who is back in Ireland playing professionally. Harrell, 24, has...
Steelers’ Chuks Okorafor feels no added pressure with impending return of Zach Banner
In a sport so often driven by a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately approach, Chuks Okorafor should be feeling pretty content about his job as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting right tackle. After all, Okorafor is coming off his best game of the season. In the Steelers’ 27-19 victory against the Denver Broncos, he held...
Garrett, Chubb, Hunt not practicing for banged-up Browns
BEREA, Ohio — The Browns have an all-star roster of players hurt as they begin preparing for the unbeaten Cardinals. NFL sacks leader Myles Garrett and star running back Nick Chubb are two of several key Cleveland players not practicing because of injuries on Wednesday. Garrett, who has seven sacks...
Geno Smith will be the Seahawks’ 23rd starting QB; here’s how the other 22 have fared
SEATTLE — When Geno Smith takes the first snap for the Seahawks Sunday night in Pittsburgh he will become the team’s 23rd starting quarterback in Seattle’s 46th season in the NFL. And if that doesn’t sound like a lot, it’s not. For all that the Seahawks might not have had...
Luke DeCock: As titans Roy Williams and Coach K retire, where does ACC basketball go from here?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There is a great deal of existential hand-wringing over the future of ACC basketball without Roy Williams and, soon, Mike Krzyzewski, and understandably so. Except for the ACC’s least hand-wringingest coach. “I couldn’t wait to get them out of the league,” Notre Dame’s Mike Brey said. “I’ve...
Penguins recall defenseman P.O Joseph from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Penguins recalled defenseman P.O Joseph from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) Joseph was summoned to the NHL roster as a reinforcement with veteran defenseman Mike Matheson sidelined on a “day-to-day” basis due to an undisclosed injury. Joseph participated in Wednesday’s practice at the FLA...
Ben Roethlisberger: ‘You can’t replace JuJu’ in Steelers offense
One particular four-word answer said it all with regard to Ben Roethlisberger’s feelings about the potential season-ending loss of his longest-tenured wide receiver. “You can’t replace JuJu,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday, the day JuJu Smith-Schuster was scheduled to have surgery on his right shoulder that was to land him on the...
Mark Madden: Jon Gruden shouldn’t be coaching, but NFL’s hypocrisy is undeniable
Jon Gruden referred to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell by a homophobic slur. Gruden decried the drafting of a homosexual player. Gruden mocked transgender personality Caitlyn Jenner. Because of all of that — and much more, as revealed in a series of emails between Gruden and Washington Football Team executive Bruce...
Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop found dead at her home
Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medalist, has been found dead at her home, the country’s track federation said Wednesday. Athletics Kenya said it was still working to uncover details of the incident but it had been informed of Tirop’s death. She was 25. The track federation...
First Call: Seahawks watching other stars with injuries before playing Steelers; ex-Penguin scores in Kraken debut
As the Seattle Seahawks get set to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on “Sunday Night Football,” a few other big names are on the injury list besides just Russell Wilson. The franchise may be adding a recognizable quarterback to the roster as well. Two pitchers with Pirates ties got starts in...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ win over Broncos wasn’t a swing game, but a win over Seahawks could be
If the phrase has been used once about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory over the Denver Broncos Sunday, it’s been used one thousand times. It was a “swing game”! Nah. It wasn’t. But if it makes Steeler Nation enthused, reinvigorated and reinvested in what appeared to be a lifeless 2021 season,...
Report: Mike Tomlin ‘doesn’t want to start over with a rookie’ quarterback after Ben Roethlisberger. So is Aaron Rodgers a fit?
It’s well known that Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has a good relationship with Fox NFL analyst Jay Glazer. So, if you were dismissing the idea of the Steelers perhaps entering the 2022 Aaron Rodgers trade sweepstakes, maybe this will change your mind. In a recent Twitter post full of...
Vegas beats Seattle to spoil Kraken’s debut
LAS VEGAS — Max Pacioretty scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights spoiled the Seattle Kraken’s debut with a 4-3 win on Tuesday night. Vegas, which made its league debut four years ago, held off a rally from the NHL’s latest addition in what turned out to be a scrappy...
Dodgers beat Giants to force winner-take-all Game 5
LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs, Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Tuesday night to force a decisive Game 5 in their NL Division Series. The 107-win Giants host the 106-win Dodgers on Thursday...
Analysis: Penguins forward Danton Heinen contributes early, scores 1st goal of NHL seasonVideo
Some empty thoughts from the Penguins’ 6-2 win against the Lightning: The Penguins didn’t make any major offseason acquisitions. In all reality, there were relatively few comings of note and mostly significant goings this past summer. Cody Ceci, Brandon Tanev and Jared McCann were major components of a team good...
Penguins crash Lightning’s party, beat defending champs in opener
TAMPA, Fla. — Tuesday was nearly perfect for Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper. His team raised its latest banner recognizing the Stanley Cup championship from last season. And Amalie Arena was packed from the ice to the rafters, an occurrence that morphed into a rarity all over North America...
Freeman home run sends Braves to NLCS with 5-4 win over BrewersVideo
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking home run off Milwaukee closer Josh Hader with two outs in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves advanced to the NL Championship Series for the second year in a row, finishing off the Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night. The Braves won the...
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz: Fans booed on some Penn State injuries because they ‘smelled a rat’
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday he believed fans of the Hawkeyes booed some Penn State players when they stayed down after a play in Saturday’s game because “they smelled a rat, I guess.” Four defensive players for the Nittany Lions — safety Jaquan Brisker, tackle D’Von Ellies, safety Jonathan...
