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JuJu Smith-Schuster only starter to remain absent from Steelers’ practice
David DeCastro practiced for a second consecutive day, and six other starters who missed practice a day prior returned to the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday. The lone exception, receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, remains out because of a nagging knee injury. Smith-Schuster also missed practice time last week because...
Patriots owner Robert Kraft cleared of massage parlor sex chargeVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday after courts blocked their use of video that allegedly shows him paying for massage parlor sex. Palm Beach State Attorney Dave Aronberg will explain the decision during an online press conference...
Steelers ‘optimistic’ about hosting fans at Heinz Field in October; Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi says parents could sit 60 feet apart
The upcoming weekend marks the final games in September for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pitt, but there has been no word in regards to officially lifting the ban on allowing fans inside Heinz Field. Before the season, Steelers and Pitt officials jointly agreed to play their five September games in...
Kenardo Forbes scheduled to return soon for Riverhounds
The shutout streak continues. Since the Pittsburgh Riverhounds traveled to Hartford on Aug. 28, the Black and Gold have held their opponents scoreless. They’ve shutout Hartford twice, Loudoun United twice and New York Red Bulls II once. Last Saturday, they edged Loudoun, 1-0, for their third victory over their Group...
Frontier League, home of the Washington Wild Things, becomes official Partner League of MLB
The Frontier League, a professional baseball league that is home to the Washington Wild Things and 14 other teams throughout the U.S. and Canada, announced Thursday it is now a partner league with Major League Baseball. “The Frontier League is thrilled to become an official partner league with Major League...
Turner Sports expands rights deal with MLB through 2028
Turner Sports will continue broadcasting Major League Baseball after agreeing to an extension of rights through the 2028 season. The seven-year agreement will take effect in 2022 and includes a Tuesday night game as well as additional postseason games. It also includes expanded digital rights for Bleacher Report and other...
Steelers confident TE Eric Ebron will become bigger part of game plan
It is safe to say Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien was happy to see Eric Ebron leave the AFC South and join the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason. The Texans faced the 6-foot-4, 253-pound tight end four times in Ebron’s two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Ebron scored a touchdown...
Catcher Jacob Stallings voted Pirates’ MVP by sports writers
When the Pittsburgh Pirates started the season, catching was the position of primary concern. A year earlier, Jacob Stallings had been designated for assignment and cleared waivers. Now, he was being counted on as the starter. Not only did Stallings solidify that spot, but the 30-year-old became the Pirates’ most...
This Date in Sports History: Sept. 24
1950 — Philadelphia’s Russ Craft has four interceptions to lead the Eagles in a 45-7 rout of the Chicago Cardinals. Chicago quarterback Jim Hardy sets an NFL record by throwing eight interceptions. 1953 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Rolando La Starza in the 11th round at the Polo Grounds in...
Rashad Weaver says Pitt is ‘tired’ of being the underdog
Pitt is favored by three points Saturday, but Rashad Weaver probably is not aware and it wouldn’t matter. Weaver believes the No. 21 Panthers (2-0, 1-0 ACC) don’t get enough respect around the country, and he said it’s time to change that big-picture perception. He figures Saturday’s game at Heinz...
Stamkos scores, leaves, Lightning beat Stars 5-2 in Game 3Video
EDMONTON, Alberta — Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot since February, left with injury and the Tampa Bay Lightning kept dominating without him, blowing the Dallas Stars out of an empty arena with a 5-2 rout in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night to take...
Adam Frazier, Ke’Bryan Hayes hit back-to-back homers to lead Pirates past Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates started Wednesday’s game the same way Jacob Stallings ended their walk-off win the night before, with Adam Frazier and Ke’Bryan Hayes hitting back-to-back home runs in the first inning. “We went back-to-back-to-back homers,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton cracked. “We just waited 24 hours to do it.” It...
Baker Mayfield, Browns’ high-powered offense show early promise
CLEVELAND — Like a mother lion with her hungry cubs, Baker Mayfield has many mouths to feed. And just one football to share. When Mayfield looks around Cleveland’s offensive huddle, the Browns quarterback is surrounded by almost an embarrassment of offensive riches. There’s star wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and...
Stefon Diggs focuses on giving and receiving in 1st year with BillsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Stefon Diggs is more interested in giving than receiving. Putting aside the AFC-leading numbers the Bills receiver has generated two weeks into his first season in Buffalo, Diggs shifted the focus by instead paying a compliment to quarterback Josh Allen. “If there’s anything I can say,...
NBA players say Breonna Taylor grand jury decision ‘not enough’Video
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James sent the word to the Los Angeles Lakers in a group text Wednesday afternoon, and basketball suddenly seemed irrelevant. A grand jury in Kentucky finally had spoken. And James was letting his team know NBA players, who have spent months seeking justice for...
SEC football opens minus big crowds, tailgating, some starsVideo
SEC football games won’t have their normal scenes of packed stadiums and partying tailgaters. Gone, too, are some of the league’s best players, including LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and much-anticipated new Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman. In the season of covid-19, SEC teams finally open their 10-game league-only schedule Saturday....
Oneil Cruz’s accident in Dominican Republic latest legal issue involving Pirates playerVideo
As if owning the worst record in baseball wasn’t bad enough, the Pittsburgh Pirates received another brutal blow when one of their top prospects was involved in an accident that killed three people. When Dominican Republic investigators found Oneil Cruz was driving under the influence of alcohol and past a...
Gale Sayers, Brian Piccolo friendship lives on in ‘Brian’s Song’
When Chicago Bears teammates Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo became roommates in 1967, the first time NFL players of different colors shared accommodations on the road, it hardly looked like a good fit. Sayers, 24 at the time, was an established star, a soft-spoken Black man who generally raised his...
Defenses take early edge in ACCVideo
Defense seems to have the early edge in the ACC after the start of this pandemic-affected college football season. There are 11 ACC teams among the top 40 in defense nationally, and that’s with Virginia and Virginia Tech sidelined so far because of covid-19 postponements. Still, the ACC is off...
In Britain, 100-loss journeymen boxers punch the clock
On just a day’s notice, journeyman boxer Jamie Quinn caught a train to London for a four-round bout. On the way, he learned that they switched opponents and made it a six-rounder. The news might unnerve some fighters, but Quinn has shown he is ready for just about anything during...
Veteran announcer Wes Durham lumps Pitt among cluster of ACC contenders
Wes Durham counts the first seven years of his life as the only time he wasn’t surrounded by ACC football, basketball or baseball. His father, legendary play-by-play announcer Woody Durham, called North Carolina games on radio for 40 years (1971-2011) after replacing Bill Currie, who left for a job at...
Ben Roethlisberger to become the all-time Steeler on Sunday
Ben Roethlisberger’s trot onto the field for the first offensive snap of Sunday’s game at Heinz Field will be a historic one. At that point, he officially will become the all-time Pittsburgh Steeler. The game against the Houston Texans will be the 221st of Roethlisberger’s career, breaking a tie with...
Reports: Joseph Laurinaitis, pro wrestling legend known as Road Warrior Animal, has died
Professional wrestling has lost another legend. Joseph Laurinaitis, who wrestled as Road Warrior Animal, has passed away, according to multiple reports as well as a post to his Twitter account. He was 60. The post to his Twitter account said the family is planning on releasing a statement later Wednesday....
Reports: Chargers’ team doctor accidentally punctured Tyrod Taylor’s lungVideo
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor missed last Sunday’s game because a team doctor accidentally punctured his lung, according to a person familiar with the case. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because of medical restriction issues. Rookie Justin Herbert...
David DeCastro practices with Steelers for 1st time this month
David DeCastro returned to a Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday for the first time in almost four weeks, signaling the five-time Pro Bowl guard could be ready to make his season debut Sunday against the Houston Texans. DeCastro was listed as a full participant on the practice report released by the...
