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Jaguars coach Urban Meyer says ‘no chance’ he lands at USCVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer rarely, if ever, experienced anything like this at Ohio State or Florida. Ten penalties, six dropped passes, three turnovers, down 20 at halftime. Confusion on the sideline and in the huddle. The Jacksonville Jaguars essentially looked unprepared in Meyer’s NFL debut, a 37-21 loss at...
Ben Roethlisberger praises Steelers WRs for final drive vs. Bills
Given a chance to run out the clock or pad their lead in the fourth quarter Sunday at Buffalo, the Pittsburgh Steelers tried to accomplish a little bit of each objective. And they relied on the arm of 18-year veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to get it done. The result was...
Ex-Penguins forward Colton Sceviour gets tryout with OilersVideo
Former Penguins forward Colton Sceviour will attend the Edmonton Oilers’ training camp on a tryout basis. On Wednesday, the veteran winger signed a professional tryout agreement (PTO). After arriving via trade in September of 2020, Sceviour, a native of Red Deer, Alberta, appeared in 46 games for the Penguins during...
NASCAR adds Gateway, returns Homestead to playoffs for 2022
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Homestead-Miami Speedway will return to the playoff portion of the season in 2022, while St. Louis was awarded a Cup Series race and NASCAR will race on Easter Sunday for the first time in more than three decades in schedule changes released Wednesday. Homestead hosted the season...
Browns’ Odell Beckham not ready after surgery, 2021 debut delayed
BEREA, Ohio — Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t ready to play following knee surgery and won’t make his debut Sunday against Houston. Coach Kevin Stefanski ruled Beckham out Tuesday, saying he will practice on a limited basis this week but will sit out against the Texans (1-0)....
Mark Madden: Norm Macdonald hosting the ESPYs will never be forgotten
Norm Macdonald loved sports. He hosted the short-lived “Sports Show with Norm Macdonald” on Comedy Central in 2011. He often live-tweeted golf tournaments. The Canadian-born Macdonald was a hockey and Montreal Canadiens fan. Macdonald gambled: “Never bet football ‘cause the ball ain’t round.” He went broke twice. Macdonald’s viewpoint toward...
Penn State football coach James Franklin expects big impact from White Out against Auburn
Penn State football will kick off its annual White Out game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Beaver Stadium. “For a long time, this White Out game, year in and year out goes a long way toward shaping our future,” coach James Franklin said. “You think about how many great players...
First Call: Steelers-Bills help generate huge NFL TV ratings; Raiders injury update; James Franklin fails to sidestep USC rumors
Wednesday’s “First Call” shows us some remarkable television ratings for the Steelers-Bills game and the rest of the NFL. The Vegas Raiders get bad news on the injury front as they prepare to face the Steelers Sunday at Heinz Field. Penn State coach James Franklin makes a poor attempt to...
NFL reactions — and overreactions — for Steelers and other AFC contenders after Week 1
The opening Pittsburgh Steelers game of the season isn’t just fun because of those three hours of excitement on that first Sunday afternoon. Or Monday night. Or even the occasional Thursday night. It’s fun because of the ensuing week when we endure those massive swings of emotion and adjustments of...
Tim Benz: Sports world should mourn loss of Norm Macdonald as entertainment world is
If you are a fan of stand-up comedy or “Saturday Night Live,” Tuesday was a hard day. Comedian Norm Macdonald died after a battle with cancer. The former SNL “Weekend Update” host was 61 years old. Macdonald was also inexorably linked to the sports world during his career. Macdonald was...
To Pirates catcher Michael Perez, wearing No. 21 ‘very special’
Michael Perez listened to his grandfather tells stories about watching Roberto Clemente play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, so the idea of wearing No. 21 for the same organization was unimaginable. As the lone Puerto Rican player on the Pirates, the 28-year-old catcher savored the opportunity to don the number on...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 14, 2021: Nick Gonzales raps 3 hits for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-60) got trounced at home by St. Paul (Twins), 13-4. RHP Beau Sulser (6-7, 4.91) got smacked around for eight runs on seven hits, allowing two home runs and one walk. LHP Cam Alldred (4-0, 2.08) came on in relief in the fourth, gave up a home run...
Dillon Peters tosses 5 scoreless innings as Pirates hold on to beat Reds
The Cincinnati Reds had pummeled the Pittsburgh Pirates nine times in 10 meetings this season, scoring double-digit runs in half of them, so Derek Shelton was well aware that their lineup had some punch. With the Pirates facing the top of the Reds’ order in the bottom of the ninth...
Buffalo Bills to require proof of vaccination from fansVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills joined the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday as the only NFL teams to require proof of vaccination against covid-19 for all fans over the age of 12. The rules will be the same for Buffalo Sabres games at the KeyBank Center when the NHL...
Young WVU QB Garrett Greene thrives, but status unknown vs. No. 15 Virginia TechVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Neal Brown is making no promises to fans clamoring for more from dual-threat backup quarterback Garrett Greene. Greene had an impressive 2021 debut, giving a needed boost to the Mountaineers’ running game against a Championship Subdivision opponent. But whether he sees action Saturday when...
Wearing No. 21 as Roberto Clemente Award nominee holds ‘extra significance’ for Jacob StallingsVideo
Jacob Stallings already viewed the opportunity to wear No. 21 with his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates in celebration of Roberto Clemente Day as “one of the coolest days in Major League Baseball.” When Stallings wears that number on the back of his jersey against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night at...
Thanks to parents’ Army background, Pitt linebacker SirVocea Dennis grows into leader
A year ago, SirVocea Dennis survived his sophomore season at Pitt — conquered it, really — recording 14½ tackles for a loss while earning third-team All-ACC honors at outside linebacker. Then, coaches came to him and said, “‘OK, you showed you can handle the outside. Now, we’re moving you to...
After season-opening road win, Steelers’ Mike Tomlin not taking Raiders lightly at home
Based on what transpired Monday night in the desert, the Pittsburgh Steelers hope that what happened in Vegas stays in Vegas. Rallying from a 14-point deficit, the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Baltimore Ravens, 33-27, in overtime, making them a formidable opponent when they meet the Steelers on Sunday at...
49ers RB Raheem Mostert to undergo season-ending surgeryVideo
San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert will undergo season-ending surgery on his knee after getting injured in the opener. Coach Kyle Shanahan had said Mostert was expected to miss eight weeks because of chipped cartilage in his knee, but Mostert announced on his Twitter account Tuesday that he will...
Pirates place reliever David Bednar on 10-day IL, recall RHP Enyel De Los Santos
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed reliever David Bednar on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right oblique strain and recalled right-hander Enyel De Los Santos to take his spot on the 28-man active roster. Bednar (3-1, 2.18 ERA,) a Mars graduate, hasn’t pitched since he tossed a scoreless eighth inning...
After returning from ACL injury, Giants’ Saquon Barkley faces 2nd game in 4 daysVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley beat the odds in returning from a major knee injury in less than a year. The New York Giants star running back faces a quick second test, another game in four days. While the timespan between games might be a first for an NFL...
Penn State coach James Franklin sees progress from offenseVideo
Auburn’s 2-0 start has been fueled by a defense that has allowed just 10 points and a running game featuring the dynamic Tank Bigsby and Jarquez Hunter. Penn State’s start isn’t too shabby, either. The No. 10 Nittany Lions own a road win at Wisconsin and impressive home victory over...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad Hilty delivers winning goal for Allegheny
Senior Ryan Hilty (Penn-Trafford) scored the winning goal in the 76th minute as the Allegheny men’s soccer team edged past Marietta, 3-2. It was the first score of his career. Cal (Pa.): Sophomore midfielder Zach Vanek (Hempfield) scored his second goal of the season, on a penalty kick, in a...
Steelers notebook: Tre Norwood becomes latest versatile piece of secondary
The rookie draft class was expected to be heavily involved for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their season opener at Buffalo. Nobody, though, could have predicted that the most-used rookie would be seventh-round defensive back Tre Norwood. Norwood was one of five rookies to start against the Bills — six if...
Penn State coach James Franklin addresses USC speculation: ‘I can’t stand any form of distraction’
STATE COLLEGE — The college football coaching carousel began spinning in earnest Monday when Southern California fired coach Clay Helton, creating a notable and appealing vacancy in the sport’s landscape. Penn State coach James Franklin’s name was immediately among those floated by a number of insiders as a potential candidate...
