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Mark Madden: Steelers defense is getting splash plays but has areas of concern
About a month ago, this space proclaimed that the current Steelers defense might be comparable to the team’s unit in 1976, regarded by some as the best in NFL history. Uh…OK, maybe not. Look on the bright side: The check for that particular magnum opus has long since cleared and...
5 things we learned about Steelers: Cupcake part of schedule comes to an end
Five things we learned from Steelers 38, Eagles 29: 1. Tough tests on horizon If the Steelers played NCAA basketball, based on the first month of scheduling, critics would have pegged the team’s coach as Jamie Dixon and not Mike Tomlin. Based on the records of their first four opponents,...
67 arrests as fans, some rowdy, cheer Lakers win in L.A.Video
LOS ANGELES — Sixty-seven people were arrested during a downtown celebration after the Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th National Basketball Association championship, police said Monday. As of 1:30 a.m., there were 61 arrests for failure to disperse, five for looting and one for vandalism, said Officer Drake Madison, a...
Pitt postpones 2020 Hall of Fame induction ceremony until next year
Concerns related to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic have compelled Pitt officials to postpone induction of the 13-member Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame 2020 class until 2021, the university announced Monday. The induction ceremony was scheduled for Friday at Heinz Field. Members of the class, the third since the Hall of...
Coach Dan Quinn, GM Thomas Dimitroff fired by Falcons
ATLANTA — Dan Quinn never stopped believing he could turn things around in Atlanta. He won’t get the chance. With the Falcons mired at 0-5 for the first time since 1997, Quinn was fired as the team’s coach — just hours after a 23-16 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Longtime...
First Call: Will Baker Mayfield play vs. Steelers? Aaron Donald dominates. Steelers opponent loses QB.
In Monday’s “First Call,” Baker Mayfield wants you to know how tough he is heading into Steelers week. Just ask his “momma.” Also, a future Steelers opponent just lost their quarterback. A division rival beats up on another one. Aaron Donald wrecks Alex Smith’s return. And Robert Morris’ hockey team...
Madden Monday: Steelers’ hot start is ‘least impressive 4-0 in history’; Pitt is like its coach
The Steelers won the battle of Pennsylvania Sunday. Sorry, “BENsylvania.” The Penguins traded a Stanley Cup-winning goaltender. Sorry, a two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender. And the Pitt football team lost in unbelievable fashion. Sorry, completely typical Pitt fashion. So it was quite a week. Mark Madden and I recap all of...
Arozarena homers again, Rays beat Astros 2-1 in ALCS openerVideo
SAN DIEGO — Randy Arozarena homered again at Petco Park and Mike Zunino drove in the go-ahead run for the Tampa Bay Rays, who beat the Houston Astros 2-1 on Sunday night in the opener of the AL Championship Series. Blake Snell allowed José Altuve’s homer as he labored through...
Martin Laird redeems himself in playoff to win again in Las VegasVideo
LAS VEGAS — Martin Laird looked like a winner with an improbable par save on the 71st hole of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, over the cart path, under the trees, between a pair of bunkers and an 18-foot putt. He had to return to the par-3 17th in...
Strong Pitt connection at USA Wrestling Senior Nationals
Pitt volunteer assistant wrestling coach Luke Pletcher, former Panther heavyweight Demetrius Thomas and junior Nino Bonaccorsi competed in the 2020 USA Wrestling Senior Nationals on Sunday in Coralville, Iowa. Bonaccorsi (Bethel Park) completed in the 97 kilos weight class in Greco, while Thomas and Pletcher (Latrobe/Ohio State) competed in men’s...
LeBron leads Lakers past Heat to win franchise’s 17th NBA championshipVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy. This season, for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, had it all. And it ended in the only fashion they deemed would be acceptable, with them back atop the basketball world. For the first time since Kobe Bryant’s...
Lewis Hamilton wins his 91st F1 race to match Schumacher’s recordVideo
NÜRBURG, Germany — Even Lewis Hamilton once saw Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins in Formula One as unbeatable. Now he’s matched it. Schumacher’s son Mick presented Hamilton with one of his father’s old helmets after the British driver took a record-equaling 91st win at Germany’s Eifel Grand Prix. “Seeing...
Braves all grown up for this NLCS matchup against DodgersVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Those Baby Braves that faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs two years ago have grown up a little bit and have even won a couple of postseason series. The Dodgers have been here before, in the NL Championship Series for the fourth time in five...
Surging Browns beat Colts, improve to 4-1Video
CLEVELAND — Bill Belichick was their coach and Nick Saban was on his staff the last time the Cleveland Browns were this good this early. Baker Mayfield passed for a season-high 247 yards and two touchdowns against the NFL’s No. 1 defense, Myles Garrett forced a crucial safety in the...
Sabres agree to sign Taylor Hall to 1-year, $8 million dealVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Taylor Hall is betting on himself in a surprising destination. Hall agreed to sign an $8 million, one-year deal with the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced Sunday night. Hall joins his fourth NHL organization since being the No. 1 pick in the 2010 draft. He is reunited...
Chase Claypool’s monster day for Steelers ‘something you can never predict’Video
At one point during a postgame video conference call with media Sunday, Chase Claypool was asked about two of his touchdowns. He couldn’t remember one until after several moments of contemplation. It was that kind of day for the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver. When you score four times, it’s...
Tim Benz: ‘Feats of Strength’ (7-11 connection) and ‘Airing of Grievances’ (pass coverage) as Steelers outscore Eagles
I could make things really easy this week. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-29, on Sunday to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 1979. And pretty much the entire week all anyone will talk about is two things. So let’s keep it brief. Feats of Strength?...
Steelers defense had trouble getting off the field in win vs. Eagles
Through eight defensive snaps Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers could not have been more pleased with how well it was shutting down the Philadelphia Eagles. The defense forced a pair of “three-and-outs,” and the Eagles were at minus-2 yards of offense and facing the specter of a third consecutive drive without...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott carted off field after suffering a gruesome ankle injuryVideo
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has sustained a gruesome injury to his right ankle in the third quarter against the New York Giants. Prescott was injured at the end of a 9-yard run when he was tackled by New York defensive back Logan Ryan. His right foot was bent at...
Chase Elliott wins as champ Kyle Busch bounced from playoffsVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, leading a race he had to win, not once believed he was driving toward victory lane. NASCAR will crown a new champion this year as the worst season of Busch’s career extended Sunday when he was knocked from the playoffs. It’s the earliest the reigning...
Steelers players appreciate 1st opportunity to play in front of fans this season
The announced attendance of 4,708 numbered about 60,000 fewer than customary at Heinz Field, but it was also 4,708 more than were at any of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ previous three games this season. After two home games played last month in front of no fans, by order of Gov. Tom...
John Steigerwald: NFL soon will stand for National Forfeit League
Are you ready for the National Forfeit League? How long can the league go without forcing a team to forfeit? The Steelers already had their Oct. 4 game against Tennessee postponed and rescheduled for what was supposed to be their week off later this month. There were lots of people...
David DeCastro, Maurkice Pouncey, Diontae Johnson injured during Steelers victory
Three Pittsburgh Steelers players who have combined for nine All-Pro honors left Sunday’s victory against the Philadelphia Eagles and did not return because of injury. Receiver Diontae Johnson and guard David DeCastro did not play after first-half injuries to their back and abdomen, respectively. Center Maurkice Pouncey left the game...
NFL Week 5 roundup: Carr helps Raiders snap Chiefs’ 13-game win streak, 40-32Video
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Derek Carr threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns, outplaying Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes along the way, and the Las Vegas Raiders nearly shut out the potent Kansas City offense in the second half to rally for a 40-32 victory Sunday that ended the Chiefs’...
Ravens sack Burrows 7 times in rout of BengalsVideo
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens sacked Joe Burrow seven times, forced the Bengals rookie into a pair of turnovers and effectively stuffed Cincinnati’s running game in a meticulous 27-3 victory Sunday. Baltimore stout defensive performance was punctuated by Patrick Queen’s 52-yard fumble return in the fourth quarter. It was the...
