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Steelers Hall of Fame RB Jerome Bettis announces he has tested positive for covid
Three days after Troy Polamalu announced a covid diagnosis, former teammate and Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis said he also has tested positive. On his Twitter account Monday, Bettis wrote that he has mild symptoms and is isolating at home. Bettis said he has been vaccinated. Part 1:...
Allman’s Joy: Discus thrower waits out rain for gold medalVideo
TOKYO — The path to Valarie Allman’s gold medal — the first for the U.S. track and field team at Olympic Stadium — started with, of all things, a plate of spaghetti. That promise of pasta from her high school team was enough to lure her into the discus and...
Steelers ‘discovering’ if fullback Derek Watt can play bigger role on offense
For all of the money the Pittsburgh Steelers spent on fullback Derek Watt in free agency, they didn’t get much return on their investment in 2020. Then again, the Steelers didn’t exactly give Watt a chance to live up to his three-year, $9.75 million contract in his first year with...
Steelers’ Diontae Johnson relies on pre-practice routine to combat dropsVideo
When drops became an issue for Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Diontae Johnson early last season, he turned to an unlikely member of the team for help. Speaking to reporters after Monday’s training-camp practice at Heinz Field, Johnson detailed a new pre-practice routine he began last season that’s helped him keep a...
Inside the ropes: Plenty of long balls thrown by Steelers quarterbacks
Plenty has been made recently about the ability (or lack thereof) of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense to stretch the field by throwing deep. It was only one practice in a seven-week preseason, but if Monday’s training-camp session at Heinz Field is any indication, the Steelers won’t have any trouble airing...
Steelers notebook: Mike Tomlin likes physical nature of practice, but not fight that ensued
The Pittsburgh Steelers worked on short-yardage and goal-line situations Monday, which meant a lot of close-contact collisions between the offensive and defensive lines. One rep in a team drill got extra physical when rookie center Kendrick Green and 11-year veteran Cameron Heyward tussled. Rookie left tackle Dan Moore Jr. jumped...
Saban’s new deal worth at least $84.8 million over 8 yearsVideo
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban will make $11.5 million in the final year under a new eight-year contract that’s worth at least $84.8 million. The university released details Monday of Saban’s previously announced deal, after the board of trustees’ compensation committee formally approved it. Saban, who has won...
Nick Chubb inks 3-year extension with BrownsVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Nick Chubb signed a three-year, $36.6 million contract extension Monday with the Cleveland Browns, an indication of the team’s regard for his skills as an elite running back and his quiet, unassuming leadership. The Browns made sure they locked him up early in training camp as they...
NFL Alumni, CDC fight covid-19 vaccination hesitancy
Marshall Faulk’s high school football coach died of covid-19 early on in the pandemic. The coronavirus hit home for Rod Woodson when he and his family got sick and his daughter’s boyfriend lost his father. They are two of 15 Hall of Famers among 40 current and former players who...
Steven Brault recovered, will pitch Wednesday against Brewers, but Pirates lose Chad Kuhl to covid injured list
On the day the Pittsburgh Pirates welcomed back their best pitcher from 2020, a rotation regular through most of 2021 must sit down. Manager Derek Shelton said Monday that Steven Brault, who has missed the entire season with a left lat strain (latissimus dorsi muscle in his back), will pitch...
Penguins forward Brock McGinn is ready for tough expectations
Toughness can be defined a lot of ways in hockey. A generation or two ago, it could have been tabulated by penalty minutes or fighting majors. Today, the sport has a far less pugilistic bent. But being tough is still an attribute that is as vital to the sport as...
Paul Guggenheimer: Men’s field hockey? Yes, it’s a thing and what a sport it is
A few days ago I was expressing my quadrennial lament to a colleague about the lack of coverage of one of my favorite Olympic sports — men’s field hockey. His reply: “Men’s field hockey? Men play field hockey?” “Yes!” I told him. “Men play field hockey all over the world,...
Colts’ QB Carson Wentz out 5-12 weeks with broken foot
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz is expected to miss five to 12 weeks because a broken left foot, coach Frank Reich said Monday. He was to have surgery Monday to remove a piece of bone, coach Frank Reich said. Doctors determined Wentz had broken the foot years...
Japan rallies against bullpen to beat U.S. in 10 innings
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Brandon Dickson, a 36-year-old nine seasons removed from the major leagues, was the first out of the bullpen and the first to stumble. Edwin Jackson, a 37-year-old released by five big league teams, was the last. Four of seven U.S. relievers combined to give up five runs...
Good weather greets golfers, Gateway supporters at annual Antimarino golf outing
Sunny and warm weather conditions greeted more than 100 golfers July 23 at Meadowink Golf Course in Murrysville for the fourth annual Walter “Pete” Antimarino Golf Outing. The day of activities serves to honor the memory of the legendary Pitcairn and Gateway football coach and is an opportunity for Gateway...
U.S. women lose in soccer, win in volleyball, basketball
TOKYO — The quest for gold medals is on track for the U.S. women’s basketball and volleyball teams after finishing at the top of their groups in pool play. The U.S. women’s soccer team can’t say the same. Jessie Fleming scored on a penalty kick in the 74th minute and...
Gymnast Jade Carey’s long road to the Olympics ends with gold in floor exercise
TOKYO — Jade Carey traveled the world for a spot in the Olympics. Germany. Qatar. Azerbaijan. Australia. A lot of long flights. A little bit of jet lag. One unrelenting vision of what could be possible. She wasn’t going to let a little thing like a sticky patch of carpet...
Mark Madden: True measure of all-time great Steelers WRs transcends stats, analytics
Sports have become driven by stats and analytics. That’s understandable. See, Joe, the numbers don’t lie, and they spell disaster for you at Sacrifice. But the eye test should never be taken totally out of the equation. Take Lynn Swann, for example. The Steelers wide receiver played only nine seasons:...
Early adversity molded Troy Polamalu into having Hall of Fame career with Steelers
Despite the ease and excellence with which he played the safety position for 12 NFL seasons, Troy Polamalu didn’t exactly project to have a Hall of Fame career when he rarely left the sidelines for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2003. The hardware he accumulated with the Steelers — two Super...
Tim Benz: Robert Morris hockey teams need clarity from administration, not an NCAA extension
For the Robert Morris University hockey teams, this was a weekend where no news wasn’t necessarily good news. Robert Morris had previously put a fundraising deadline of July 31 as the end date for the men’s and women’s hockey programs to generate enough funds to keep their programs alive. This...
Canada upsets U.S. with 1-0 win in women’s soccer
KASHIMA, Japan — Jessie Fleming scored on a penalty kick in the 74th minute and Canada earned a 1-0 semifinal victory over the United States in the Olympic women’s soccer competition on Monday. Canada goes on to face the winner of the late semifinal in Yokohama between Sweden and Australia....
Simone Biles to return to Olympics for balance beam finals
The 2016 Olympic gymnastics champion will return to competition in the balance beam final on Tuesday, a little over a week after stepping away from the meet to focus on her mental health. “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam...
First Call: Ravens sign player Steelers considered, watch Marc-Andre Fleury’s announcement to play in Chicago
Monday’s “First Call” has some high expectations for two young Pittsburgh Steelers. We have an update on Marc-Andre Fleury’s decision regarding the Chicago Blackhawks. And a player the Steelers considered signing is going to the Baltimore Ravens instead. We even have a heartwarming Olympic moment, hurling and Gaelic football. Not...
Madden Monday: If Penguins don’t improve goaltending ‘it will be an error of monumental proportions’
So much for my hope that the Penguins might find a way to get Marc-Andre Fleury back to Pittsburgh. And so much for Mark Madden’s advice to Fleury that he shouldn’t report to Chicago as part of that trade between the Blackhawks and the Vegas Golden Knights. Fleury put all...
U.S. junior varsity lineup upsets Mexico to win Gold CupVideo
LAS VEGAS — Miles Robinson scored on a header in the 117th minute, and a United States junior varsity lineup upset a mostly front-line Mexico team 1-0 on Sunday night to win the CONCACAF Cup. Kellyn Acosta, the only player in the U.S. lineup who gets playing time when the...
