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Floyd Reese, GM of Titans’ Super Bowl team, dies at 73
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Floyd Reese, the general manager who assembled the roster for the Tennessee Titans’ lone Super Bowl appearance, died Saturday. He was 73. His family told the team of his death. Reese had cancer and was with his family when he died, according to a social media post...
Penn State AD Sandy Barbour eager to welcome spectators back to Beaver Stadium
For decades, Penn State accepted and met the challenge of herding more than 100,000 people into Beaver Stadium for football games. That changed last season in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, with no ticket, parking or concession revenue and an oddly silent atmosphere at games. But Penn State athletic...
Here are 5 Penn State football underclassmen who can step up in 2021
Penn State football’s roster has youth at several positions. The Nittany Lions have several players who can contribute this season despite their relative lack of playing time at the collegiate level. Let’s take a look at five young players in particular who could contribute at a high level this season...
Experience matters at defensive tackle, and Penn State is counting on 2 vets to hold down the middle
On paper, Penn State is expected to field one of its most inexperienced defensive lines in recent memory. The Nittany Lions must replace a pair of first-team All-Big Ten ends (Shaka Toney, Odafe Oweh). Stout tackle Antonio Shelton, a 2020 starter, is now with the Florida Gators. PJ Mustipher, a...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: CM Punk’s return to wrestling with AEW should have WWE concerned
As baseball Hall-of-Famer Satchel Paige once said, “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” Roman Reigns, WWE’s top dog, said something that suggests he’s looking back: “CM Punk was not as good or as (popular) as John Cena…(he) didn’t move the needle like The Rock.” Punk, 42, left...
Youth flag football teams to bring Penn Hills flavor to Super Bowl week
The Pittsburgh Elite flag football program earned an opportunity for a new experience. By winning the 9U, 11U and 12U tournaments Aug. 1 at the Valley Forge Championships in Conshohocken, the program will have an opportunity to compete at the NFL Flag Bowl on Feb. 4-6 in Los Angeles. The...
Yoshi Tsutsugo’s 1st home run for Pirates receives warm welcome from teammates
Once he made contact, Yoshi Tsutsugo watched the ball and pointed his bat toward the home bullpen in right-center field at Busch Stadium as the ball sailed over the outstretched glove of Lars Nootbaar. Tsutsugo’s first home run for the Pittsburgh Pirates was a pinch-hit solo shot that traveled 397...
New generation of versatile, athletic linemen paves way for A-K Valley offenses
Brandon Lawhorn Moore doesn’t mind that his Kiski Area teammates and coaches call him “Beef.” It is a nickname that has stuck since sixth grade. “My history teacher had these beef jerky days every Friday, and I would be the only one who would bring in the beef jerky,” said...
Once-proud programs in Jeannette, Monessen fall on hard times
Jeannette and Monessen have a lot in common. They are small towns that are getting smaller. Both have seen a slow but steady decline in population since the turn of the century. Industrial growth has dwindled, and change has been met with a stiff arm as they forge ahead with...
This date in sports history: Aug. 21Video
1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1914 — Walter Hagen captures the U.S. Open golf title by edging Chick Evans. 1920 — Jock Hutchinson wins the PGA Championship with a 1-up victory over J. Douglass Edgar. 1931...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 20, 2021: Oneil Cruz has 3 hits in return from injury
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 44-49) blanked Toledo (Tigers), 5-0. RHP Max Kranick (2-3, 4.97) threw six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, fanning three. LHP Sam Howard, rehabbing an oblique injury, threw two perfect innings of relief with two strikeouts. RHP Tyler Bashlor (2.92) pitched a perfect ninth. RF Jared...
Mitch Keller delivers strong start as Pirates take advantage of error to shut out Cardinals
Mitch Keller’s season has been a head scratcher, especially for the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander, so trying to make sense out of his mastery of the St. Louis Cardinals is something of a mystery. Where Keller’s struggles with his fastball command got him demoted to the minors midseason, he was at...
Norwin grad to kick for cash at Steelers game
Ariel Shasko Bonnett admits she is no kicker, but a few short-range field goals through the uprights at Heinz Field Saturday night could change that perception. Especially for a charity. A Norwin graduate and North Huntingdon resident, Bonnett will be one of three contestants in a kicking contest at halftime...
Rahm happy with 1-shot lead at The Northern Trust, not so much with FedEx formatVideo
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jon Rahm is young enough at 26 that the FedEx Cup has been a big part of the PGA Tour as long as he has been chasing his dreams, and winning the trophy would mean a lot to him. He just doesn’t like the way it...
Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald: ‘Don’t have the urge to play’ footballVideo
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals 11-time Pro Bowl receiver and former Pitt star Larry Fitzgerald says he currently doesn’t have the desire to play an 18th NFL season, though he left the possibility open that he might resume his career. In an interview on SiriusXM Radio with Jim Gray on...
Column: Sports should require fans be vaxxed or stay homeVideo
The Las Vegas Raiders have always prided themselves on being a maverick franchise, so maybe it wasn’t too surprising they were the first NFL team to take such a bold — yet obvious — step. Now every other sports team — college and pro — should follow the lead of...
Manny Pacquiao takes on Ugás before likely presidential run
LAS VEGAS — Even Manny Pacquiao is uncertain whether his 26-year professional boxing career is ending Saturday night when he faces Yordenis Ugás for the WBA welterweight title. Pacquiao has plans and ambitions reaching far beyond the fight game at this point in his wild life, and that’s why he...
Pirates notebook: RHP Chad Kuhl returns from covid list, will work out of the bullpen
After a bout with covid-19, Chad Kuhl is back with the Pittsburgh Pirates but the right-hander will be used in a new role. Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Kuhl, reinstated to the active roster on Friday after being out since Aug. 2, will pitch out of the bullpen “as of...
Penn State WRs need to ‘bring it’ in competition to contribute
The Penn State wide receiver situation is well-trod territory entering the 2021 season. Senior Jahan Dotson and sophomore Parker Washington appear entrenched atop the depth chart. Sophomore KeAndre Lambert-Smith appears to be the top candidate to move into the No. 3 spot, especially after he was singled out by wide...
WWE star Charlotte Flair discusses SummerSlam, Becky Lynch chants and social media trollsVideo
WWE star Charlotte Flair is one of the most decorated wrestlers in history, winning multiple world titles while entertaining fans around the world. She will be competing Saturday for the Raw women’s title against Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. in a Triple Threat match at the SummerSlam pay-per-view in Las...
Browns TE David Njoku happy with role, wants to stay in Cleveland
BEREA, Ohio — Browns tight end David Njoku has changed his mind — again. After asking to be traded by Cleveland a year ago, Njoku now says he is happy and comfortable with the Browns and has asked his agent to try and work out a contract extension with the...
WVU tries to escape Big 12’s bottom half in coach Neal Brown’s 3rd year
Coach Neal Brown pushed for patience as he took West Virginia through a rebuilding first season, then made a bit of progress in his second. The challenge in Year 3 is getting more noticeable results. The Mountaineers are going to need marked improvement on offense to challenge No. 2 Oklahoma,...
Minority coaches coalition works to put words into action
Maryland coach Mike Locksley launched the National Coalition for Minority Football Coaches a little more than a year ago, during a tumultuous summer of racial reckoning in the United States. The timing wasn’t necessarily part of Locksley’s plan. Long before the death of George Floyd sparked protests across the country,...
ACC volleyball coaches pick Pitt to win conference
The Pitt women’s volleyball team was picked to win the 2021 ACC championship, finishing first for the fourth consecutive year in the conference’s Preseason Coaches Poll, released Friday. When the ACC poll was released in 2013, Pitt was picked 13th, but its reputation grew steadily with ninth-, seventh-, fifth- and...
‘It’s time’: Star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist retires at 39
WASHINGTON — Henrik Lundqvist, one of the greatest goaltenders of his generation, announced his retirement Friday less than nine months after heart surgery. The 39-year-old Swede starred for years for the New York Rangers, where he piled up 459 wins along with a a 2.43 goals-against average and 64 shutouts...
