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Cody White signed to Steelers’ 53-man roster, Karl Joseph added from practice squad
With James Washington becoming the latest Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver to miss a game because of injury, the team added Cody White to the active roster to take his roster spot. White, who was elevated from the practice squad before games against Cincinnati and Green Bay, was signed to the...
Penguins assign Juuso Riikola, Michael Chaput to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have assigned defenseman Juuso Riikola and forward Michael Chaput to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Each player was placed on waivers Friday afternoon and cleared Saturday. The assignment of Riikola allows the Penguins to clear all but $25,000 of his $1.15 average annual value hit off...
Pirates fire 3B coach Joey Cora, parting ways with 2nd member of Derek Shelton’s staff
The Pittsburgh Pirates fired third-base coach Joey Cora after five seasons with the club. Cora, 57, who also coached infielders, is the second member of manager Derek Shelton’s coaching staff to be fired after the Pirates (61-101) finished in last place in the NL Central for the third consecutive season....
Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby, Zach Aston-Reese join morning skate
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby and Zach Aston-Reese joined their teammates for a morning skate Saturday in Cranberry. Both players participated in line and defensive pairing rushes as “defensemen,” alternating on a fourth pairing with defenseman Mike Matheson. Neither are scheduled to play in Saturday’s preseason finale, a road contest...
Kevin Harvick out to stop earliest playoff elimination of career
CONCORD, N.C. — This is it for Kevin Harvick, a winner of nine races just last year and now on the verge of his earliest career playoff knockout. The steadiest guy in the garage is winless this season — he’s on a 38-race losing streak — and needs a big...
5 new coaches take stage as Big Ten readies for basketball season
INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Gearlds, Micah Shrewsberry and Mike Woodson climbed the stairs as the second day of the Big Ten’s media tour began in Indianapolis. It was a short drive from their high schools and a little further from their college basketball days. But now the three Big Ten new...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry has to earn back trust
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ decline can’t be traced directly to their goaltending situation. But the timeline certainly parallels. The Penguins went from Marc-Andre Fleury, who lit up the dressing room, to Matt Murray, aka Eeyore with a blocker. Murray had to be nurtured constantly. They went from Murray to Tristan Jarry,...
Bryan Reynolds has become Pirates’ best player but will they lock up center fielder long term?
Ben Cherington pointed to the way Bryan Reynolds runs the bases as a model for the Pittsburgh Pirates to follow, calling their 26-year-old center fielder “the best player on the team right now.” The Pirates general manager is hardly alone in his high praise for Reynolds, whose bounce-back season included...
Red Sox blast Rays to even series
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston slugger J.D. Martinez wasn’t sure how well he’d run, but he thought his sprained left ankle would be OK in the batter’s box Friday. Lucky for him, the Red Sox took their time rounding the bases all night while turning an early deficit against the...
Logan Webb masterfully pitches Giants past Dodgers in playoff opener
SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb struck out 10 pitching masterfully in his postseason debut, Buster Posey hit a two-run homer that held up, and the 107-win San Francisco Giants blanked the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Friday night in the opener of their NL Division Series. Those...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 6
Top performers for Week 6 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 301 - Carson Davidson, Blackhawk (24 of 42) 276 - Sam Miller, Peters Township (19 of 24) 276 - Jahshawn Pringle, Woodland Hills (14 of 16) 262 - Hayden Teska, Greensburg Salem (18 of 35) 257 -...
Touchdown in final seconds lifts Penn Hills past North Hills in back-and-forth thriller
North Hills took its first lead of the game with less than a minute to go against Penn Hills. Apparently, they left too much time on the clock. Penn Hills took advantage of a big kickoff return by Amir Rollins and quarterback Julian Dugger hit Brenden Hill for a 16-yard...
This date in sports history: Oct. 9Video
1943 — Bob Hoernschemeyer throws six touchdown passes, an NCAA record for a freshman, to lead Indiana past Nebraska, 54-13. 1965 — The United States wins the Ryder Cup, 19½-12½, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Arnold Palmer clinches the title, beating Peter Butler, 2 up. It’s the...
Penn-Trafford answers bell, beats Gateway for 1st place in Big East Conference
Jakob Haynes saw an opening and rang Gateway’s bell. Gateway had just crossed midfield and was facing a 4th and 1 to keep a potential go-ahead drive going. But the Penn-Trafford junior linebacker knifed through the line and delivered a drive-killing tackle on running back Jaquon Reynolds with 1 minute,...
Bishop Canevin stymies Leechburg in clash of Class A Eastern Conference contenders
Leechburg hoped to maintain its high-scoring offense Friday night for the school’s homecoming game. But the Bishop Canevin defense had other ideas, holding the Blue Devils to just three points on a game-opening drive and tackling Leechburg 14 times for loss in a 33-3 Eastern Conference victory at Leechburg Veteran...
Lightning postpones Central Catholic vs. Mt. Lebanon football game to Saturday
When Central Catholic visited Mt. Lebanon on Friday night, the game was supposed to be electric, not the weather. Yet, the clash between the top-ranked teams in WPIAL Class 6A was suspended in the third quarter because of a lightning storm that hung around Mt. Lebanon for more than an...
Alex Ovechkin injured in Capitals’ preseason finale
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin left the Washington Capitals’ preseason finale against Philadelphia on Friday night with what the team called a lower-body injury. Ovechkin bumped into Flyers forward Travis Konecny midway through the first period and then went down to the ice. Washington’s captain was slow to get up and...
Tellez gets Rowdy as Brewers beat Braves in Game 1 of NLDSVideo
MILWAUKEE — Rowdy Tellez spoiled Charlie Morton’s gem with a two-run homer in the seventh inning and threw out a runner at home plate, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves, 2-1, on Friday in the opener of their NL Division Series. Corbin Burnes, Adrian Houser and Josh Hader...
Buying or selling these NFL storylines through Week 4?
The NFL schedule isn’t even a quarter complete, thanks to the expansion of the season to 17 games. Already, though, there’s all sorts of chatter — some of it actually reasoned — about what’s ahead. And what’s occurred. Such as: — Urban Meyer won’t see Thanksgiving (or perhaps even Halloween)...
Rookie QBs getting crash course in up-and-down life of NFLVideo
NEW YORK — No one said this was going to be easy, rookie. Playing quarterback in the NFL is no simple task, and this year’s class of newcomers is getting a crash course — filled with sacks, interceptions and losses — in how difficult it is to immediately succeed. Jacksonville’s...
49ers rookie Trey Lance to make 1st start in place of Jimmy GaroppoloVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rookie quarterback Trey Lance will make his first start for the San Francisco 49ers after Jimmy Garoppolo was ruled out of this week’s game with a calf injury. Garoppolo hurt his calf in the first half of last week’s 28-21 loss to Seattle and left the...
Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey doubtful for Sunday’s game vs Eagles
The Carolina Panthers listed running back Christian McCaffrey as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The news comes after McCaffrey practiced all three days on a limited basis this week. He missed last week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with a strained hamstring. If McCaffrey doesn’t play he...
Steelers offensive line taking baby steps toward improvement
During the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season opener at Buffalo, 11 of Najee Harris’ 16 carries went for 2 or fewer yards. During the Steelers’ game last week at Green Bay, just three of Harris’ 15 carries went for fewer than 2, and one of those was a 1-yard touchdown. For a...
Reported racist comment from 2011 by current Raiders coach Jon Gruden draws NFL rebukeVideo
A report that Jon Gruden used a racist comment about NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith in an email 10 years ago drew a strong and quick rebuke Friday from the NFL. A Wall Street Journal story noted that Gruden, then working for ESPN and now coach of the Las...
Virginia native Chris Tyree leads No. 14 Fighting Irish into Virginia TechVideo
Chris Tyree grew up in Virginia dreaming of playing in Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium. He will get that chance Saturday — as a running back for No. 14 Notre Dame. “As a kid born and raised in Virginia and desiring to play Division I football, that’s what I dreamed of...
