Sports category, Page 1572
Day after scrimmage, Pat Narduzzi surprises Pitt players with trip to KennywoodVideo
Years ago, Bill Cowher liked to tease his Pittsburgh Steelers players, make them think it was just another day at training camp, gather them around him in the morning on the fields of Saint Vincent College and announce everyone was going to the movies. Of course, the buses parked in...
ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 ‘competitors’ bond to form ‘groundbreaking alliance’
The joint news release from the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 said the three power conferences will “remain competitors.” Nonetheless, their three commissioners Tuesday announced what the ACC’s Jim Phillips described as a “groundbreaking alliance” that will allow all 41 schools from the three leagues to work together while dealing...
Pirates SS Kevin Newman delivers gems in ‘best defensive game that I can remember’
When Kevin Newman works on ground balls, he uses it as a chance to practice plays like making a backhand stop and following with a jump-throw from deep in the hole or going left to make a spinning toss. Never did the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop imagine pulling off both plays...
Since being drafted by Steelers, Kendrick Green has gotten leaner, meaner
Since his first few weeks of on-field work after being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kendrick Green literally has gotten leaner and meaner. Leaner, as in the 12-13 pounds he said he trimmed off his 6-foot-3 frame between minicamp in June and the start of training camp in July. Meaner,...
Steelers’ James Pierre trying to become 2nd member of extended family to make impact in AFC North
Rivals in the AFC North on the field, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback James Pierre are family away from it. Jackson and Pierre grew up in neighboring communities along the Atlantic coast of Florida: Jackson in Pompano Beach; Pierre six miles away in Deerfield Beach. Pierre...
Riverhounds’ Russell Cicerone named USL Championship player of the week
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC striker Russell Cicerone was named the USL Championship’s Player of the Week after he scored three times in Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Atlanta United 2. Cicerone has 11 goals this season, one shy of his career total from 2017-20. He is tied for second in the USL...
Penn State ‘sleeper’ candidates come in all different sizes
Penn State’s preseason list of top players is long. It must include wide receiver Jahan Dotson, who led the Big Ten in receiving yards a year ago. Then there is the list of most important players, and that’s where quarterback Sean Clifford comes in. Best young players? Another long list....
DB Antoine Brooks Jr. big surprise among 5 Steelers cuts
Among the Pittsburgh Steelers’ second round of cuts was a player who it was believed had started the day still in the running to be a starter. Second-year defensive back Antoine Brooks Jr. was waived/injured, ending the former sixth-round pick’s quest to become the first-team nickel cornerback. Brooks opened camp...
Jaguars RB Travis Etienne out for season with left foot injury
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars rookie running back Travis Etienne is out for the season after injuring his left foot in Monday’s preseason loss at New Orleans. The team said Tuesday that Etienne, a first-round draft pick from Clemson, has a Lisfranc injury. He was placed on injured reserve and...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson on suggestion that he’ll be ‘figured out’ this season: ‘I strongly doubt it’
BALTIMORE — On Friday, Lamar Jackson found himself in another 24-hour news cycle outside his control. During an appearance on ESPN’s “Get Up,” NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler said there are a “lot of people around the league” who believe that “this might be the year that everybody figures out” the...
Kiski Area grad Christian Hartford helps USA volleyball team reach pinnacle of sport
With covid-19 restrictions prohibiting fans from attending the Olympics in Tokyo, Christian Hartford was one of the few spectators in attendance for the women’s beach volleyball gold medal match. Hartford, a Kiski Area graduate, was there in a working capacity as the performance director for USA beach volleyball, but when...
With preseason winding down, Cam Sutton may be only option for Steelers at nickel corner spot
The Pittsburgh Steelers view the versatile Cam Sutton as the best option to fill the slot cornerback position this season. Sutton also happens to be — with the final preseason game fast approaching — the only option for the job. Entering training camp, veteran free agent Arthur Maulet and second-year...
Pennsylvania deer hunters face expanded chronic wasting disease regulations this year
Regulations prohibiting the movement of high-risk body parts from deer, elk and related species have been expanded for the 2021-22 hunting seasons to combat the spread of chronic wasting disease, an always fatal neurological disease in those species. As the disease continues to spread in the state, and beyond, the...
AP source: ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 to announce alliance plans
The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 plan to announce Tuesday that the three powerful leagues will form an alliance to work together on items such as football scheduling and college sports governance. A person familiar with the talks among the conferences told The Associated Press the commissioners of...
Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics
TOKYO — The Paralympics began Tuesday in the same empty National Stadium — during the same pandemic — as the opening and closing ceremonies of the recently completed Tokyo Olympics. Japanese Emperor Naruhito got it all started again, this time under the theme “We Have Wings.” Among the few on...
Lawyer alleges Robert Morris administrator ordered employee to erase records of discussions to cut ice hockey teams
A lawyer who represents a former Robert Morris hockey player is alleging that a university official ordered an athletic department employee to “get rid of” text messages and emails about the school’s decision to eliminate the men’s and women’s ice hockey programs. In a series of interviews with TribLIVE.com, Cleveland-area...
First Call: Ex-Steeler ‘Duck’ Hodges gets cut; so much for the idea of Mason Rudolph to Atlanta; ancient Pirates history relived
Tuesday’s “First Call” tells us what’s become of former Steelers cult hero Devlin “Duck” Hodges in Los Angeles. What some thought was a potential trade destination for Mason Rudolph has come and gone. The Yankees and Braves recreated some old time Pirates history. And “Hard Knocks” needs a soft landing...
Tim Benz: Little details of Pat Freiermuth’s game could lead to a big impact on Steelers offense
The big picture on Pat Freiermuth is that the Steelers hope he will be an answer at tight end for years to come. Freiermuth’s measurables are impressive. He’s 6-foot-5, 251 pounds with 9 7/8-inch hands. And with a 4.72 40-yard dash, he’s fast enough for a tight end of that...
This date in sports history: Aug. 24Video
1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Squires in the 13th round at Sydney, Australia, to retain the world heavyweight title. 1925 — Helen Wills, 19, wins her third straight U.S. Lawn Tennis Association...
Pirates rally from 4-run deficit to defeat last-place Diamondbacks
Look at the box score from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 6-5 victory Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and you’ll see more runs than the home team has scored in any of their previous eight games. The bats came alive at PNC Park, right? In certain crucial moments they did when...
Penn State men’s basketball adds first top-150 recruit since 2016 class
Penn State men’s basketball added its first top-150 recruit since 2016 on Monday afternoon, as four-star combo guard Jameel Brown committed to the Nittany Lions. Brown is listed at 6-foot-4, 190 pounds and plays for Haverford School in Philadelphia. He is the No. 111 player in the country, No. 19...
Tony Finau ends 5-year drought and wins Northern TrustVideo
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tony Finau ended more than five years and 142 tournaments without winning with a dynamic charge on the back nine and big miss from Cameron Smith to capture the rain-delayed Northern Trust in a playoff Monday. Finau was three shots out of the lead when he...
New to Steelers, Trai Turner forced to immediately embrace leadership role
The brace on his left knee notwithstanding, Pittsburgh Steelers guard Trai Turner proclaimed himself fully healthy. “I feel pretty good. I don’t have any limitations, per se,” Turner said after practice Monday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “Just out here playing ball.” Turner is playing ball as the starting right...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Penn-Trafford’s Aunkst helps West Virginia to win
Redshirt junior defender Mackenzie Aunkst (Penn-Trafford) dribbled inside the 18-yard box and dropped a perfect cross-pass to teammate Lauren Segalla, who scored a goal for West Virginia in a 4-0, season-opening win over Buffalo. The assist was the first for Aunkst in her career. She has started 31 games for...
Joe Haden not worried about slowing down as he enters 12th NFL season, 5th with Steelers
Although Cameron Heyward gets teased by his teammates about being the old man on the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, he is younger than three other players on that side of the ball. One is cornerback Joe Haden, who is 22 days older than the Pro Bowl defensive tackle. Haden, though, has...
