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Seton Hill set to open football season against Wheeling
NCAA Division II Nonconference Wheeling vs. Seton Hill 7 p.m. Thursday at Offutt Field, Greensburg The skinny: This is the first meeting between the schools. This is Wheeling’s fourth season fielding a team. The Cardinals played four games in the spring. The Griffins and the PSAC did not play last...
Steelers add former 1st-round pick Karl Joseph of WVU to practice squad
Karl Joseph, the former West Virginia safety who was a first-round pick of the then-Oakland Raiders in 2016, was one of 15 players the Pittsburgh Steelers signed to their practice squad Wednesday. Joseph, 27, spent his first four seasons with the Raiders and was in their training camp this season...
Joe Haden reverses course, wants to test free agency in 2022 rather than get extension from Steelers
After approaching the Pittsburgh Steelers about a contract extension last month, veteran cornerback Joe Haden changed his mind and will test free agency in 2022. Haden’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN on Wednesday morning that his client now wants to play out his contract and see what the market holds...
Using spring season ‘double motivation,’ Duquesne football opens 2021 fall campaign with challenge at TCU
Duquesne football head coach Jerry Schmitt was very clear in his approach heading into the Dukes’ recently completed 2021 spring mini-season. The games weren’t exhibitions. They weren’t glorified scrimmages. They weren’t warm-ups for the fall. That was the team’s 2020 campaign — just a few pages late on the calendar,...
Blue Jays sign former Pirates RF Gregory Polanco to minor-league contract
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Gregory Polanco to a minor-league contract Tuesday, the final day for the former Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder to be eligible for the postseason. The Pirates waived Polanco on Aug. 22, but he was not claimed, so they released him Saturday. Polanco was in the final...
Mark Madden: For some athletes, it’s easier to prioritize fame over accomplishment
America is in the age of gravitating to the stupid. Less than two weeks before the PittsburghSteelers season begins, JuJu Smith-Schuster was filmed doing the milk crate challenge. You stack milk crates, then climb and walk the length of them. The goal is to not go splat, but many do....
NFLPA investigating Urban Meyer’s comments on vaccine status
The NFL Players Association has launched an investigation following Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer’s admission that vaccination status factored into the team’s roster decisions. NFLPA spokesman George Atallah confirmed the union’s action in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday night, hours after Meyer told reporters: “Everyone was considered....
First Call: Latest on James Washington’s trade status; changes for Steelers special teams; Penguins still have high expectations
Wednesday’s “First Call” gives us an update on the trade status of Steelers wide receiver James Washington. Changes are afoot for the Steelers special teams. A key piece of the Pirates future is on fire. And the Penguins still have high expectations. Nowhere to run It appears James Washington is...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans want less criticism of JuJu Smith-Schuster, Dwayne Haskins; Pirates fans want more information
Steelers and Pirates fans get to sound off early this week. Because Labor Day is looming, “Breakfast With Benz” is ending the week a day early. As a result, everything gets moved up and “U mad, bro?” comes your way on a Wednesday. That’s good because the submission box was...
This date in sports history: Sept. 1Video
1923 — The United States wins its fourth consecutive Davis Cup by beating Australia, 4-1. 1946 — Patty Berg wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title by beating Betty Jameson in the final round. 1971 — John Newcombe becomes the first top-seeded man to lose in the first round of...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 31, 2021: Nick Gonzales blasts walk-off grand slam
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 49-53) scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to beat Iowa (Cubs), 4-3. CF Jared Oliva (.257) went 2 for 4, stole his seventh base and had the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth. LF Bligh Madris (.253) went 2 for 5, doubled and hit his eighth...
White Sox beat Pirates as reliever Chasen Shreve gives up bases-loaded walk
The Chicago White Sox didn’t need another Lucas Giolito no-hitter to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. This time, they won on a walk. Pirates reliever Chasen Shreve gave up a walk to load the bases, then missed on a full-count fastball to walk in the go-ahead run as the White Sox...
Novak Djokovic far from perfect, still wins in 1st round of U.S. OpenVideo
NEW YORK — If the last-name chorus of “Ruuuuuune!” in support of his relatively unknown teenage opponent at the U.S. Open bothered Novak Djokovic, he never let anyone know. Nor was there any visible evidence Djokovic was shaken by the shaky patches he went through while dropping a set Tuesday...
No resolution to Deshaun Watson dilemma as he stays on Texans rosterVideo
HOUSTON — Quarterback Deshaun Watson remained on the active roster Tuesday as the Houston Texans made cuts to reduce their roster to 53 players. Watson’s future with the team is in question after 22 women filed lawsuits alleging he sexually assaulted or harassed them. Houston police and the NFL are...
Cardinals place former Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler on reserve/retired listVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals placed cornerback Malcolm Butler on the reserve/retired list on Tuesday, potentially signaling the end of his seven-year career. NFL Network reported Monday that Butler was mulling retirement because of a “personal situation.” The 31-year-old Butler signed a $6 million, one-year deal with the Cardinals...
Pirates notebook: Hoy Park returns as Michael Chavis goes on IL, taxi squad travels to Chicago
A day before major-league rosters can expand to 28 players for the final month of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates shuffled theirs by making a move and preparing for two more. The Pirates placed infielder/outfielder Michael Chavis on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow strain and recalled infielder/outfielder...
Doug Ferguson: Soft courses, low scores and the PGA Tour’s need for more varietyVideo
ATLANTA — Kevin Kisner was one spot out of the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings going into the tournament that determines who makes it to Tour Championship at East Lake. All it took was one shot for him to realize it probably wasn’t going to be him. “The...
WVU QB Jarret Doege ready to put rough 2020 season in pastVideo
West Virginia’s Jarret Doege knew he had some work to do after a poor finish to the 2020 season. The quarterback needed the offseason to improve in several areas, among them awareness in the pocket, arm strength, footwork and foot speed. He also reduced his body fat. With that effort...
Pirates place Michael Chavis on IL with right elbow strain, recall Hoy Park
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed infielder/outfielder Michael Chavis on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow strain and recalled infielder/outfielder Hoy Park from Triple-A Indianapolis. Chavis was injured Saturday trying to make a diving catch while playing right field against the St. Louis Cardinals. Park makes his second stint with...
Dan Moore Jr. confident he can start at left tackle if called upon by Steelers
The instruction for rookies goes beyond the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Before Dan Moore Jr. had a prescheduled availability with media after Tuesday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, none other than the head coach called Moore over for a discussion that lasted a few minutes. As Moore took...
Mark Whipple still fond of UMass, but stays focused on improving Pitt’s offenseVideo
Mark Whipple spent some of the best years of his life at the University of Massachusetts. He twice was hired as the Minutemen’s head coach, spent a total of 11 years there and won a national championship in 1998. He was fired after the 2018 season — after he was...
Steelers deep on defensive linemen, short on opposite side after cutdown to 53 players
In formulating their initial 53-man roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to carry an equal number of offensive and defensive linemen and defensive backs. Eight players will occupy each of those position groups based on the roster moves that transpired Tuesday. Eight rookies also survived the final cut. The Steelers released...
Steelers’ Cameron Sutton remains prepared to man multiple positions again if needed
Cameron Sutton insists he is just like the rest of us who follow the Pittsburgh Steelers. The fifth-year defensive back says he remains in the dark about what the coaching staff’s plan is for the identity of the nickel DB. “I don’t know yet,” Sutton said late Tuesday morning after...
Cowboys cut former Pine-Richland, Pitt QB Ben DiNucciVideo
It appears the Dallas Cowboys will open the season with Cooper Rush as the primary backup quarterback to Dak Prescott. He is currently the last man standing, with the team informing Garrett Gilbert and former Pine-Richland and Pitt player Ben DiNucci of their release. “I just think he has shown...
Big Ten wastes no time getting down to business with openers
There will be no easing into the season for most Big Ten teams. Four conference games — and good ones, too — are on the schedule in Week 1. A fifth was played in Week Zero. The usual games against Group of Five or FCS opponents will come just a...
