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Penguins’ lineup features more veterans for preseason game against Red Wings
The Penguins announced their lineup for Sunday’s preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. It includes: Forwards - Teddy Blueger, Brian Boyle, Jeff Carter, Jake Guentzel, Danton Heinen, Kasperi Kapanen, Sam Lafferty, Brock McGinn, Drew O’Connor, Evan Rodrigues, Bryan Rust, Jason Zucker Defensemen - Brian Dumoulin,...
Pat Narduzzi puts Kenny Pickett, Heisman in same sentence after Pitt pounds Georgia Tech
There might have been a few people thinking it. But Pat Narduzzi actually said it out loud Saturday afternoon — postgame and on the ACC Network — after quarterback Kenny Pickett and the Pitt aerial show carved up the Georgia Tech defense 52-21 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. “He...
Southmoreland’s female running back, Lilly Wasmund, scores TD in win over Derry
The play simply was called, “Lilly.” Southmoreland put it in place Thursday at practice, running it once as a rehearsal in case junior Lilly Wasmund had the opportunity to run it in Friday night’s home game against Derry. Wasmund was up to the task when her number was called with...
Steelers WR Chase Claypool will not play vs. Packers because of hamstring injury
The only healthy starting wide receiver the Pittsburgh Steelers had when their last game ended is not going to be available to them when their next game starts. Chase Claypool will not play in Sunday’s meeting with the Green Bay Packers because of a hamstring injury. A team spokesman announced...
Teenage Hampton golfer reaches national finals
Nearly 60,000 golfers participated this year in the PGA Jr. League and only 96 of them qualified for the 13-and-under national championship this month. One of them is an eighth-grader from Hampton. Rin Suyama will compete with the Westwood Golf Club team in its bid for a national title beginning...
NASCAR charges into Talladega for unpredictable playoff race
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin is already through to the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs with nothing to worry about at Talladega Superspeedway. His championship rivals? Not so much. NASCAR’s challenging second round of the playoffs — three wildly different circuits — moves Sunday to the behemoth 2.66-mile Alabama superspeedway...
Mark Madden Hot Take: Brady-Belichick meeting has massive hype but won’t prove anything
Sunday night marks the Super Bowl in October. It will be disappointing, like many actual Super Bowls, but for different reasons. Tampa Bay’s visit to New England has little chance to be a good game. It’s billed as the showdown between the greatest quarterback ever and greatest coach ever. But...
Penguins cut 13 from training camp
The Penguins trimmed their training camp roster by 13 on Saturday. Forwards Jordy Bellerive, Jonathan Gruden, Kyle Olson, Valtteri Puustinen and Felix Robert; defensemen Niclas Almari, Taylor Fedun, Cam Lee, Will Reilly and Mitch Reinke; and goaltender Filip Lindberg were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Almari,...
Pirates promote top prospect Oneil Cruz, giving 1st glimpse of 6-foot-7 shortstop
The Pittsburgh Pirates are giving fans their first glimpse of the team’s top prospect by promoting 6-foot-7 shortstop Oneil Cruz on Saturday for the final two games of the season at PNC Park, a source confirmed to the Tribune-Review. The news was first reported by Dominican baseball insider Hector Gomez....
Steelers Four Downs: Ben Roethlisberger not using the middle of the field
1. Keeping it outside Plenty has been made of Ben Roethlisberger’s tendency to throw short and check down. His 4.3-yard average air yards per completion is third lowest in the league among starting quarterbacks. But even when Roethlisberger has thrown downfield, it has been exclusively to the outside. According to...
This date in sports history: Oct. 2Video
1950 — Jim Hardy throws six touchdown passes, including five to Bob Shaw, as the Chicago Cardinals pound the Baltimore Colts, 55-13. 1970 — Fourteen members of the Wichita State football team are killed in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains. 1980 — Larry Holmes registers a technical knockout...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 5
Top performers for Week 5 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 339 - Landon Lutz, South Fayette (28 of 39) 311 - Max Rocco, Serra Catholic (15 of 34) 298 - Brad Birch, Gateway (15 of 27) 269 - Graham Hancox, Seneca Valley (20 of 38) 256 -...
Pirates farm report for Oct. 1, 2021: Indy’s James Marvel fans 8 in 8 innings
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 61-66) beat Nashville (Brewers), 7-2. RHP James Marvel (7-7, 5.26) had his best start of the season, allowing two runs and striking out eight over eight innings. RHP Tyler Bashlor (2.39) pitched a perfect ninth with a pair of strikeouts. C Christian Bethancourt (.281) had two RBIs on...
Devin Whitlock shines but sophomore shares spotlight as Belle Vernon tops Laurel Highlands
If this matchup was meant to decide the most-dangerous playmaker in the Big Eight, Devin Whitlock certainly made his case. The Belle Vernon senior delivered another astonishing play Friday night when he returned a punt 67 yards untouched to the end zone for one of his three touchdowns in a...
Pirates get stellar effort from Crowe, grand slam from Tucker in win over Reds
The final start of Wil Crowe’s rookie season might have been the best by a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher all season. Yet it wasn’t enough to get him a win. While Crowe wasn’t credited with what would have been his fifth victory of the season, the Pirates rallied for an exhilarating...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson ready to take ‘that next step’Video
Marcus Pettersson enjoyed something of a promotion Friday night. During a 2-1 road win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center, Pettersson was deployed on the team’s top defensive pairing and manned the point on the top power-play unit. In all, he logged a team-high 24 minutes, 37 seconds of...
Goaltender Casey DeSmith helps Penguins edge Sabres, 2-1
Goaltender Casey DeSmith stopped all 11 shots he faced and helped the Pittsburgh Penguins claim a 2-1 preseason win on the road against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday at KeyBank Center. The Penguins got their first goal of the preseason 16 minutes, 46 seconds into regulation. Controlling the puck on...
Will Zalatoris shoots 61 to share lead at PGA’s Sanderson FarmsVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — Will Zalatoris felt like he couldn’t miss on the green and rarely did Friday in setting the course record with an 11-under-par 61 to share the lead with Nick Watney and Sahith Theegala in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Zalatoris, voted the PGA Tour rookie of the year...
AP Source: NWSL commissioner out amid scandal involving allegations of sexual harassment by former coachVideo
National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Lisa Baird is out after some 19 months on the job amid allegations a former coach engaged in sexual harassment and misconduct toward players, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of...
NCAA accuses Louisville, men’s basketball coach Chris Mack of additional allegationsVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NCAA has amended its Notice of Allegations against Louisville, adding additional violations committed by the men’s basketball program that include impermissible activities and accusations coach Chris Mack did not promote an atmosphere for compliance. Already under review by the Independent Resolution Panel (IRP) for violations related...
Sportsbooks say Tom Brady-Bill Belichick matchup attracting heavy bettingVideo
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Sportsbooks say Sunday’s showdown between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is shaping up to be the most heavily bet on NFL game of the regular season. Brady, the six-time Super Bowl champion, returns to Gillette Stadium for the first time as a member of the visiting...
Bears waiting until game time to announce QB against Lions
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears will wait until game time to announce their starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against Detroit, choosing between Andy Dalton and rookie Justin Fields. Both quarterbacks are dealing with injuries, but Fields has been able to go through full practices the entire week while...
Pirates recall reliever Shea Spitzbarth
The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled right-handed reliever Shea Spitzbarth from Triple-A Indianapolis for the fourth time this season prior to Friday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park. Spitzbarth made his major league debut Aug. 2. In four games with the Pirates, he has allowed two runs and four...
Joe Burrow says Bengals improving every weekVideo
CINCINNATI — After rallying the Bengals to a late win over the Jaguars, Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow said with matter-of-fact confidence that he is getting better every week. The stats and his dauntless performances under pressure seem to suggest it’s not just talk. The unflappable second-year quarterback, playing on a...
Tom Brady showing his personality with BuccaneersVideo
Reporters who covered Tom Brady for two decades in New England rarely expected anything enlightening or entertaining to emerge from the quarterback’s mouth. Keep to the straight and narrow, reveal nothing about yourself or your team, and just win. So when Brady began cracking wise as a Tampa Bay quarterback...
