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First hunting seasons of 2021-22 open in Pa. on Wednesday
While hunting is open nearly year-round for a few species like groundhogs and coyotes, for most Pennsylvania hunters the first seasons of the July 1-June 30 hunting license year open on Sept. 1. Two common and abundant species — Canada geese and mourning doves — become legal game on Wednesday....
Báez, Lindor apologize for thumbs-down jab at Mets fans
NEW YORK — Javier Báez and Francisco Lindor have apologized to Mets fans after Báez revealed that a thumbs-down celebration gesture adopted by players was in part a dig at New York fans who have booed the underperforming ballclub. Báez and Lindor took turns saying they were sorry less than...
Penn State to use rotation at left guard to open season
Penn State will split time at left guard between redshirt senior Anthony Whigan and senior Eric Wilson, the Harvard transfer, when the 2021 season opens at Wisconsin on Saturday, coach James Franklin said Tuesday afternoon. “Both have shown some really good things,” Franklin said over Zoom during his weekly news...
Pitt-Greensburg to start sports hall of fame
Pitt-Greensburg will have an athletics hall of fame for the first time. The university put together a selection committee which began meeting in June. They will consider past standouts for induction in four categories: student-athlete, coach/administrator, team and honorary. The nomination process begins Wednesday of this week and will end...
Edinboro University’s football opener canceled because of covid protocols
Edinboro University’s football players have not stepped foot on a field for an official NCAA game in more than 21 months. New head coach Jake Nulph still has not made his head coaching debut since being hired in January 2020. That long wait for Nulph and the Fighting Scots’ players...
Patriots cut Cam Newton, clearing way for Mac Jones to start
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Mac Jones era in New England has begun. The Patriots released Cam Newton on Tuesday, clearing the way for the rookie to open the season as New England’s quarterback. Newton’s release came hours before NFL teams had to reduce their rosters to 53 players and brings...
Penn State names 6 captains, including 3-timers Sean Clifford, Jonathan Sutherland
Quarterback Sean Clifford and safety Jonathan Sutherland, both redshirt seniors, became the first three-time captains in Penn State history Tuesday when coach James Franklin named six players to the position for the 2021 season. Joining Clifford and Sutherland as captains are senior safety Jaquan Brisker, senior defensive tackle PJ Mustipher,...
Former pro and college scout on Steelers tackle Dan Moore Jr.: ‘There is a lot there to work with’
Monday’s Steelers practice featured a reconfigured offensive line because of a possible injury to right tackle Zach Banner. Even before that news, former pro and college scout and Steelers Nation Radio host Matt Williamson told me the Steelers offensive line was already questionable at best. “It’s just so unproven. There’s...
First Call: JuJu Smith-Schuster does milk crate challenge; Steelers teammate optimistic about Stephon Tuitt’s return
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” an update on Stephon Tuitt from one of his fellow Steelers defensive linemen. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster couldn’t avoid the milk crate challenge. Fallout continues in Baltimore after the injury to running back J.K. Dobbins. And the Pirates are taking on one of the league’s best...
Tim Benz: ‘Dwayne Train’ preseason hype showed a lot of deep-rooted scars for Steelers fans from ugly quarterbacking history
Quarterback Dwayne Haskins’ stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers has gotten off to a decent start. Most days he looked sharp in training camp. Then, during the first three preseason games, he was a lot better than I expected (28 of 42, 271 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 92.5 passer rating)....
This date in sports history: Aug. 31Video
1881 — The first U.S. men’s single tennis championships begin at the Newport Casino, in Newport, Rhode Island. 1895 — The first professional football game is played at Latrobe between Latrobe and Jeannette. Latrobe pays $10 to quarterback John Brallier for expenses. 1934 — The Chicago Bears and the College...
After U.S. Open loss, Andy Murray calls Tsitsipas breaks ‘nonsense’Video
NEW YORK — Andy Murray is aware that Stefanos Tsitsipas has a growing reputation for pushing the boundaries when it comes to taking breaks during a match. Murray expected that to be an issue during their first-round match at the U.S. Open — and, when it was, that didn’t sit...
Weekly covid-19 tests for vaccinated NFL playersVideo
Fully vaccinated players will be required to get tested for covid-19 weekly instead of every 14 days as part of the revised protocols for the regular season agreed upon by the NFL and NFLPA. The weekly testing applies also for fully vaccinated Tier 1 and 2 staff. There’s an option...
Pitt notebook: Fans will be able to see Pat Narduzzi’s entire face in Saturday’s opener
Don’t be surprised at Pat Narduzzi’s answer if you ask him to name five things he’s most anticipating in Saturday’s opener against UMass. One of them might have nothing to do with football. For the first time since the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 26, 2019, he won’t be required...
Displaced by Hurricane Ida, Saints set up shop at Cowboys stadiumVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Displaced by Hurricane Ida, the New Orleans Saints went back to work Monday about 500 miles away in the stadium of another NFL team. Coach Sean Payton stood on the star logo in the middle of the home field of the Dallas Cowboys as the Saints stretched...
Pat Narduzzi pleased with Pitt’s depth as he attacks Season 7Video
Almost seven years after he rocked back and forth while answering reporters’ questions at his introductory news conference, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi stood up straight Monday. With his seventh season only days away, he appeared more confident in his team than he did the day after Christmas 2014, when he...
Dan Moore shifts left, Chuks Okorafor right as Steelers make alternate tackle plans
With Zach Banner’s availability for the season opener in question, the Pittsburgh Steelers tipped their hand in practice Monday about how they might replace him against the Buffalo Bills in 13 days. Chuks Okorafor took snaps at right tackle, the position he started for 15 games last season after Banner...
Practice fight involves Steelers stars Minkah Fitzpatrick, Chase Claypool
An apparently significant skirmish broke out late during Pittsburgh Steelers practice Monday, several players confirmed, and it involved two high-profile players. The conflict began with Minkah Fitzpatrick and Chase Claypool yelling at each other, guard Kevin Dotson confirmed. “When you come out here and are pretty much fighting the person...
NASCAR championship contender Ryan Blaney steps into leadership role at Team PenskeVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Blaney through 24 races was having an OK season with one victory and a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs locked down. Fast forward to the final two weeks of the regular season and Blaney is suddenly the hottest driver in NASCAR with the momentum needed to perhaps...
No. 12 Wisconsin expects to show off offense vs. No. 19 Penn StateVideo
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has plenty of reasons to believe its offense will bounce back from its ineffective 2020 performance. Quarterback Graham Mertz has more pass-catching targets now that Danny Davis and Kendric Pryor are healthy. Coach Paul Chryst is calling plays again. Chez Mellusi has arrived from Clemson to...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Former Seton Hill basketball standout heads overseas
Tiana Stewart just graduated from Seton Hill, but her basketball career is continuing overseas. Stewart will earn a master’s degree while playing for TeamGLEAS, which gives former college players a chance to keep playing and studying in another country. A 5-foot-9 swing guard, Stewart will play for Newcastle University in...
McDavid’s NHL MVP defense begins with defensive improvement
Connor McDavid did not take much time off after he and the Edmonton Oilers were swept out of the playoffs in the first round. The unanimous NHL MVP returned to the ice in July and worked hard to improve his defensive game with an eye on building off a 105-point...
Bishop Sycamore under scrutiny after facing Sto-Rox, IMG Academy on same weekend
Sto-Rox and Bishop Sycamore both wore black uniforms for their football game Friday at the Wolvarena, but the matching outfits weren’t the most unusual part of the weekend for the online school from Columbus, Ohio. Less than 48 hours after losing to Sto-Rox in the Western Pa. vs. Everyone Showcase,...
On Sept. 1, 1971, the Pirates made history with baseball’s 1st all-minority starting lineup
When Pittsburgh Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh posted the lineup on Sept. 1, 1971, Gene Clines saw that he was starting in center field. Clines had no idea the Pirates were about to make MLB history, except for the chattering of a clubhouse attendant that stuck in his mind. “He kept...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss state of Steelers as season nearsVideo
Mark Madden - live from Las Vegas - and Tim Benz make some Pittsburgh Steelers’ season predictions, discuss the season opener against the Buffalo Bills, talk about the status of some players and more on this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLIVE’s Facebook page. The guys chat about how many...
