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Bubble won’t be back for full 2020-21 NHL season
EDMONTON, Alberta — The 64 days spent in the NHL playoff bubble feel like six months to Barclay Goodrow. “It’s tough,” the Tampa Bay Lightning forward said. “It’s been a grind.” It’s a grind he and players won’t do again next season. The league and Players’ Association will meet within...
First Call: Steelers are 3-0. Their opponents are 0-9. But who have other AFC favorites beaten so far?
If you are a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, you can’t complain about being 3-0. However, you can point out that all three of their opponents are 0-3. You can. You don’t have to. But you can. If you do that, though, make sure you point out how the other...
Madden Monday: ‘There is no trade to be made to fix the Penguins.’ Steelers surprise star.
It’s the day after a Steelers home game, so, obviously, Mark Madden and I are talking about their 28-21 win over the Houston Texans to begin our “Madden Monday” podcast. But we dive deep into the Penguins and Pirates as well. There were lots of standouts for the Steelers on...
Fantastic finish thrusts Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes into Rookie of the Year conversationVideo
For the fantastic finish Ke’Bryan Hayes had to his first month in the major leagues, getting eight consecutive hits over his final three games, he was more amazed by the way he started his Pittsburgh Pirates career. “I got my first hit off Jon Lester,” Hayes said of the 36-year-old...
Pandemic playoffs: Brewers, Astros in despite losing records
Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers got off to a ragged start this year. They never got above .500. And they dropped their last game to finish with a losing record. Guess what? They’re going to the playoffs. “Weird. I guess that’s the only way to describe it. It’s fitting...
The Finals are set: LeBron, Lakers will meet Butler, Heat
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James vs. the Heat. Pat Riley vs. the Lakers. Get ready for the NBA Finals — a title series like none other, to end a season like none other. The matchup is set, with the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers emerging as...
Aaron Rodgers, Packers unbeaten with 37-30 victory over Saints
NEW ORLEANS — Aaron Rodgers passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers remained unbeaten with a 37-30 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night. With Packers top receiver Davante Adams unable to play because of a hamstring injury, Rodgers nonetheless found ways to...
Kurt Busch finally wins at home track in Las Vegas, moves on in NASCAR Cup playoffsVideo
LAS VEGAS — Luck finally fell Kurt Busch’s way at his home track, where he pulled out an upset Sunday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to sneak his way into the third round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs. Busch ended an 0-for-21 losing streak at Las Vegas with good...
Big Ten, Pac-12 teams back in most unusual AP Top 25 pollVideo
No. 6 Ohio State, No. 10 Penn State and No. 14 Oregon returned to the Associated Press college football poll Sunday, weeks before they start playing, creating a Top 25 as unusual as this season. At the top of the rankings this week, Clemson remained No. 1 with 55 first-place...
John Steigerwald: Not letting fans into Heinz Field, high school stadiums stinks
Sports without fans stink, and everybody knows it. OK, games with no fans are better than nothing, but they still stink. Pitt and Louisville played an exciting football game at Heinz Field on Saturday on a beautiful, sunny day and every seat was empty. The Steelers and the Houston Texans...
Watt brothers relish being on same field; Steelers’ T.J., Derek get better of J.J., TexansVideo
The coin toss that preceded Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Texans game at Heinz Field perhaps resembled other, less-formal coin tosses from many years ago on a grass field in a Wisconsin backyard. Two Watts, ready to go at each other. The second NFL game over the past 93 years...
Behind James Conner, Steelers run game again produces when most needed
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ running game, at times, has been mediocre through the first three weeks of the 2020 season. But, on Sunday, they made it 3-for-3 when it comes to being great when it was most needed. For the third consecutive game, the Steelers got a strong rushing effort during...
Tim Benz: Steelers defensive turnaround keys ‘Airing of Grievances/Feats of Strength’ after comeback over Houston
I think we’ve all gotten used to this “Tale of Two Halves” story with the Steelers offense over the first two weeks of the 2020 season. And it worked to the tune of victories over the New York Giants and Denver Broncos. In Week 1, the offense was sputtering for...
Ben Roethlisberger ‘humbled and honored’ to pass Mike Webster in career games with Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger passed Mike Webster on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ all-time games played list Sunday, but in his mind there is only one ironman in the organization. “He was Iron Mike for a reason,” Roethlisberger said after setting the franchise record by playing in his 221st career game, a 28-21 victory...
Pirates blow 4-run lead to drop finale to Indians, finish 19-41 in shortened season
It was important to manager Derek Shelton that the Pittsburgh Pirates played to win the final game of the regular season, even though they long had been eliminated from playoff contention. Cleveland had clinched, so the Pirates wanted to play spoiler for the Indians’ seeding. Instead, Carlos Santana and Franmil...
Underdog Stars, Lightning both confident going into Game 6 of Cup FinalVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — After an un-Dallas Stars-like first overtime period in which they sat back and let the Tampa Bay Lightning take it to them, players and coaches in the locker room had a distinct message. “We’ve got to play to win. Let’s go at them. Let’s get back on...
Steelers guard David DeCastro ‘little rusty’ but effective in season debutVideo
For just the second time since 2013, an injury prevented David DeCastro from playing in regular-season games when he sat out Pittsburgh Steelers’ victories in Weeks 1 and 2. “It’s not fun being hurt, not being able to be out there with the guys,” DeCastro said, “so I couldn’t wait...
Joe Montana, wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild
LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a home intruder who attempted to kidnap their 9-month-old grandchild over the weekend, law enforcement officials confirmed on Sunday. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Montana told deputies that his grandchild was sleeping in a...
Joe Burrow still seeking 1st win as Bengals, Eagles play to tieVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Joe Burrow kept his team from losing again. So did Carson Wentz after several mistakes. Neither quarterback earned a win, however. Burrow tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Tee Higgins in regulation, and Wentz dove into the end zone for the tying score in the final minute...
NFL Week 3 roundup: Bills rally to beat Rams 35-32 after blowing 25-point leadVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight Tyler Kroft with 15 seconds remaining, and the Buffalo Bills survived to beat the Los Angeles Rams 35-32 after squandering a 25-point lead on Sunday. The Rams (2-1) were poised to match the third-largest comeback in NFL...
Browns beat Washington, move above .500 for first time since 2014Video
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes, Nick Chubb ran for two more and the Cleveland Browns moved over .500 for the first time since 2014 with a 34-20 win Sunday over the Washington Football Team, which lost rookie defensive end Chase Young to a groin injury. With their...
Steelers flip switch vs. Texans in second half, improve to 3-0
Deshaun Watson had too much time and too many open receivers for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ liking Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field. They did something about it after halftime. The Steelers bottled up Watson in the second half and used a long touchdown drive in the fourth quarter to pull out...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington: ‘Not a single piece of evidence’ Oneil Cruz crash was alcohol-fueled
Speaking publicly for the first time about prospect Oneil Cruz being involved in a crash that killed three people last week in the Dominican Republic, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington warned “there’s not a single piece of evidence from what we’ve seen that this is anything but an accident.”...
With 3-0 record on line, Steelers are at full strength against Texans
With the Pittsburgh Steelers having a completely healthy 53-man roster for the first time this season, they will try to improve to 3-0 for the first time in 10 years if they can defeat the Houston Texans on Sunday at Heinz Field. A win would give the Steelers a 3-0...
This date in sports history: Sept. 27Video
1894 — Aqueduct Race Track opens its doors. The building is torn down in 1955, and the new Aqueduct reopens on Sept. 14, 1959. 1947 — Armed, then the world’s leading money-winning thoroughbred, meets 1946 Kentucky Derby winner Assault in the first $100,000 winner-take-all match race, held at Belmont Park....
