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Pitt’s Rashad Weaver, Patrick Jones named bookends on Walter Camp All-American defensive line
After a stellar regular season, Rashad Weaver and Patrick Jones closed out their All-American postseason Thursday when the Pitt defensive ends were named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation first team. Weaver and Jones comprised half of the first-team defensive line on the oldest All-America squad in the nation. Selected...
AFC playoff breakdown: Chiefs, Mahomes try to repeat as championsVideo
So often, uneasy is the head that wears the crown. Yet the Kansas City Chiefs followed their first Super Bowl title in half a century by posting the NFL’s best record at 14-2, earning the AFC’s only first-round bye in the expanded playoff format. The Chiefs didn’t dominate teams as...
NFC playoff breakdown: Packers back on top thanks to RodgersVideo
The NFC playoff field features the usual cast of quarterbacks in Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Russell Wilson. Now there’s also Tom Brady, who tormented the AFC field for two decades in New England. The NFC field features two teams with non-winning records: the Bears (8-8) and Washington (7-9), the...
Penguins A to Z: Will Reilly has a chance to prove his relevanceVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Will Reilly Position: Defenseman Shoots:...
Jason Zucker is more comfortable as a member of the Penguins
Jason Zucker was a pretty happy man Tuesday. As a former captain of the United States’ entry in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship tournament in 2011, the Las Vegas native took a lot of pride watching the current team earn gold with a 2-0 win against...
Mayfield warns don’t count out Browns vs. SteelersVideo
The odds are stacked against the Cleveland Browns as they prepare for their first playoff game in 18 years. Let’s go through a quick list … — The Browns have yet to practice this week because of their ongoing covid-19 issues. — Kevin Stefanski won’t be able to coach them...
So far, Bucs’ signing of Antonio Brown has yielded bonus, not baggage
TAMPA, Fla. — To this point, the only waves he has created in Tampa Bay haven’t been accompanied by a nefarious undertow. Antonio Brown is creating far, far more separation than scandal. In terms of demeanor and brand, outspoken has been supplanted by soft-spoken. Brown’s first tweet as a Buccaneer...
Steelers must decide whether Matt Feiler, Robert Spillane reclaim jobs they lost to injury
The six-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro right guard just spent two games playing two spots away from a rookie fourth-round draft pick. As impressed as David DeCastro was with the play of Kevin Dotson, he welcomes the return of Matt Feiler to the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line. After missing...
Pitt’s game vs. Florida State on Saturday postponed after positive covid results in Seminoles’ program
For the third time this season, Pitt’s men’s basketball team is faced with a postponement due to covid-19 concerns. Pitt was scheduled to return to the Petersen Events to play No. 25 Florida State on Saturday in its first home game since Dec. 22. But the ACC postponed the game...
Former Pitt star Alex Van Pelt gets chance to call plays in playoffs vs. Steelers
Since he graduated from Pitt almost three decades ago, Alex Van Pelt hasn’t had many opportunities to ply his trade (football) back in the Steel City. Sunday, under circumstances he couldn’t previously have imagined, the former star college quarterback and longtime NFL assistant coach will finally get a chance to...
Browns place safety Ronnie Harrison on covid-19 list
The Cleveland Browns placed safety Ronnie Harrison on the covid-19 reserve list while they await permission from the NFL to practice before Cleveland’s first playoff game since 2003. Harrison is the latest infection on the Browns, who will be without coach Kevin Stefanski for Sunday’s wild-card game against the Pittsburgh...
Katie Sowers parts with 49ers after 4 seasons in pioneering role
Katie Sowers’ pioneering tenure with the 49ers is done after four seasons, she told the (San Jose) Mercury News Thursday. Sowers served as the franchise’s first female assistant coach and the NFL’s first openly gay coach. “I will sadly not be back,” Sowers confirmed in a text message, without further...
JuJu Smith-Schuster added to Steelers’ injury report; Chris Boswell, Vince Williams practice fully
Three days in advance of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2020 playoff opener, their receiving leader did not practice because of injury. JuJu Smith-Schuster sat out Thursday’s session because of a knee injury. Although it is not known with certainty if the ailment is an aggravation of an existing condition, Smith-Schuster regularly...
Jets interview former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis for vacancy
NEW YORK — The New York Jets interviewed former Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis on Thursday for their head coaching vacancy. Lewis is currently on former Jets coach Herman Edwards’ staff at Arizona State as the Sun Devils’ co-defensive coordinator. The 62-year-old Lewis is the second known candidate with whom...
Jeff Capel hopes to build Pitt program on same pillars used by Ben Howland, Jamie Dixon
Jamie Dixon didn’t hear Jeff Capel’s remarks after Pitt defeated Syracuse. He was too busy preparing his TCU team for back-to-back games against No. 6 Kansas (a 93-64 loss Tuesday) and No. 2 Baylor (Saturday in Fort Worth). “My goal is to be in the toughest league in the country...
Mega deal: Indians trade star Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco to Mets
CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor’s moving to a new city and a new team that is willing to meet his salary demands. The four-time All-Star shortstop was traded Thursday along with pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the New York Mets, who have a new owner willing to spend at baseball’s highest levels....
Mike Priefer subbing as Browns head coach in playoffs vs. Steelers
CLEVELAND — Mike Priefer has known for months that he would be Browns coach Kevin Stefanski’s replacement in the event of a positive covid-19 test. He never imagined it happening in the playoffs. Cleveland’s special teams coordinator will handle Stefanski’s game-day duties on Sunday night in Pittsburgh when the Browns...
Steelers activate Eric Ebron, Cassius Marsh off covid list
Tight end Eric Ebron and reserve linebacker Cassius Marsh were activated off the NFL’s reserve/covid-19 list by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, clearing the way for each to play in Sunday’s wild-card round playoff game. Ebron and Marsh were put on the list Saturday, the same day that starting cornerback...
Ex-Penguins backup goaltender Jeff Zatkoff, ‘Mr. Game 1,’ retiresVideo
“Regional sales representative” isn’t a title that captures the imagination. It feels like one of those corporate-speak idioms that George Carlin might have diced up in a comedic routine. Frankly, it sounds kind of boring. And it’s certainly not as intriguing as “Mr. Game 1.” Yet, that’s what Jeff Zatkoff...
Fans limited to friends, family members for Steelers’ playoff game against Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers were denied Thursday in their quest to have fan capacity expanded for their home playoff game Sunday night, meaning friends and family members will be the only ones permitted inside Heinz Field when the team faces the Cleveland Browns in the wild-card round. The Steelers were hoping...
‘A sad day’: NBA reacts to Capitol protest, Blake decision
MIAMI — With words and actions, several NBA teams showed dismay Wednesday hours after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump was able to storm the U.S. Capitol and in response to a decision by a Wisconsin prosecutor not to charge a police officer who shot a Black man...
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson itching to add playoff win to solid resume
Lamar Jackson has an NFL MVP Trophy, two 1,000-yard rushing seasons and a 30-7 regular-season record as the Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback. What he doesn’t have is a playoff victory, a bothersome shortcoming Jackson intends to rectify Sunday on the road against the Tennessee Titans. Jackson’s postseason ledger began with...
NFL prospects everywhere in Alabama-Ohio State title game
Former LSU linebacker Patrick Queen is a good example of how a huge performance in a national championship game can help a player boost his NFL draft stock. Queen was a rising prospect throughout last season and capped it by being the defensive MVP of the College Football Playoff championship...
This Date in Sports History: Jan. 7
1920 — Joe Malone of Quebec scores two goals to become the NHL’s career leader with 59 and leads the Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Arenas. 1925 — Harry Broadbent of the Montreal Maroons scores five goals in a 6-2 triumph over Hamilton. 1928 — Howie Morenz...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans lash out about position changes, refs, crying New Yorkers
The first “U mad, bro?” of 2021 starts with Steelers fans in Pittsburgh. Then it hits Philadelphia, New York, Washington and Miami along the way. We’ve got tight ends turning into running backs. A cure-all for NFL officiating. And dismay over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Oh, and a lesson in grammar....
