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Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi looking for touchdowns, not field goals
If Pat Narduzzi is getting weary of questions about kicker Alex Kessman, who missed all three of his field-goal attempts in two games, there is a foolproof solution. “How about scoring touchdowns?” Pitt’s coach said. Rest assured, Narduzzi and special teams coach Andre Powell are working on Kessman’s mechanics and...
Vanessa Bryant sues L.A. sheriff over helicopter crash photos
LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed her husband, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others. After the Jan. 26 crash, reports surfaced that graphic photos...
Mike Tomlin will bring officials to practice in attempt to reduce number of Steelers penalties
Frustrated by the number of penalties that extended drives and helped the Denver Broncos nearly come back from a 14-point halftime deficit Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin will have officials on hand at practice this week. The Steelers routinely bring in officials during training camp, and Tomlin has done...
Former Central Catholic catcher Dom DeRenzo signs with Washington Wild Things for 2021 season
Another former WPIAL baseball star has signed with the Washington Wild Things for the 2021 baseball season. On Tuesday, the Washington Wild Things announced the signing of former Central Catholic catcher Dom DeRenzo, who played one game for the Wild Things in 2019 and then played for the newly created...
Notre Dame postpones game at Wake Forest after rash of positive covid testsVideo
Notre Dame’s game Saturday at Wake Forest has been postponed after positive covid-19 tests landed 13 Fighting Irish players in isolation and another 10 in quarantine. The seventh-ranked Fighting Irish said Tuesday the game would be rescheduled. Both teams are off Oct. 3. Notre Dame said 94 football players were...
Catching passes or making tackles, Steelers’ Chase Claypool likes to go deep
Contrary to what showed up in the game summary Sunday, Chase Claypool’s 84-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter wasn’t the first long-distance play the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver made in a 26-21 victory against the Denver Broncos. It certainly was the most impactful. It definitely was the most...
Guard David DeCastro may return for Steelers in Week 3 matchup against TexansVideo
Kevin Dotson’s run as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting right guard may end after one game, but his return to the bench won’t be because of anything the rookie fourth-rounder did wrong in his starting debut. Dotson graded as the top guard in Week 2 — rookie or veteran — and...
Report: Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz was driving under the influence in collision that killed 3 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic investigators say Oneil Cruz, one of the top prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was under the influence of alcohol when he was involved in a collision Monday night that killed three people, according to an ESPN report. Oneil Cruz está siendo acusado de provocar la muerte de tres...
Duquesne continues to work on nonconference basketball schedule after Mountain West cancellation
After the postponement of The Atlantic 10/Mountain West Conference Challenge because of covid-19 concerns, Duquesne’s game in that series at Wyoming has been canceled. The series was scheduled to begin in December, but the games will be rescheduled for the 2021-22 season, according to the conferences’ mutual agreement. The parameters...
Unmasked: NFL fines coaches, teams for not covering faces
NFL coaches thumbed their collective — and exposed — noses at the NFL’s mask mandate in Week 2. The league responded with hefty fines of $100,000 per coach and $250,000 per club. The first three to get fined were Denver’s Vic Fangio, San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan and Seattle’s Pete Carroll,...
First Call: Mike Tomlin can improve some history; NFL fines coaches for ignoring masks; Saquon Barkley checks in
Tuesday’s “First Call” dares to dream big about a Steelers fast start. We also check in on injured Penn State great Saquon Barkley. J.J. Watt identifies a problem for his Houston Texans coming to Heinz Field. And NFL coaches are paying the price if they don’t mask up. Say that...
Is Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds taking advantage of opportunity in center field?
Bryan Reynolds was as succinct as he was honest when asked to evaluate his performance during this almost-completed season. “I think I played decent defense,” the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder said, “and my offense was terrible.” It’s difficult to dispute Reynolds’ latter self-assessment. Reynolds was hitting .180 heading into Monday night....
What are the Penguins doing with Jared McCann?
It feels as if the Penguins’ extension of Jared McCann’s contract has created more questions than answers. But why stop now? That’s been a theme throughout the offseason for general manager Jim Rutherford. For a team he suggested needed changes, the Pens GM sure is going a long way toward...
This day in sports history: Sept. 22
1905 — Willie Anderson wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time in five years, beating Alex Smith with a 314-total. 1911 — Cy Young, 44, beats the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0, for his 511th and final major league victory. 1927 — Gene Tunney wins a unanimous 10-round decision over Jack...
Tim Benz: Blaming rash of NFL injuries on canceled preseason is way off
The Steelers offensive line is already chewed up. But don’t shed a tear for the Black and Gold. Yet. A lot of NFL teams have been bitten much harder by the injury bug. Sunday’s Week 2 led to outright fantasy league carnage. New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley...
Denny Hamlin, Michael Jordan start NASCAR team, hire Bubba Wallace to drive
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin has joined Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a Black majority team owner and the only Black driver at NASCAR’s top level. The partnership was announced Monday night in coordinated social...
Raiders open Las Vegas stadium with win over Saints
LAS VEGAS — Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders delivered a performance worthy of their fancy new home. Too bad none of their fans were able to see it in person. Carr threw three touchdown passes and the Raiders gave their new fans in Las Vegas plenty to celebrate...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: WCCC women’s cross country claims victory
While most college athletic programs are shut down for the fall, the Westmoreland Community College women’s cross country team is up and running — ahead of the pack. WCCC posted three individual Top 3 finishes and took six of the top seven spots on the way to a victory Saturday...
Lightning beat Stars 3-2 in Game 2, get even in Stanley CupVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning got themselves up off the ice to get even in the Stanley Cup Final. Kucherov had the primary assists on power-play goals by Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat in the first period before Kevin Shattenkirk scored and the Lightning held...
Pirates lose to Cubs, match 2019 team by falling 24 games under .500
Somehow, in this drastically shortened 2020 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates matched the 2019 team in one rather dubious way. Games under .500. A 5-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs in the opener of the final home series of the season Monday dropped the Pirates to 15-39. The 24 games under...
Jenna Fryer: NASCAR’s dizzying silly season will change landscapeVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There were two early warning signs NASCAR was heading into its most unpredictable “silly season” in decades. Former series champion Brad Keselowski accepted a one-year extension with Team Penske, and rookie Tyler Reddick renewed with Richard Childress Racing with barely a glance at other options. Those moves...
Oilers’ Draisaitl is first German to win Hart as NHL MVPVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s MVP on Monday after leading the league in scoring. Draisaitl is the first German player to win the Hart Trophy. The league announced its most prominent award winners before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup...
Pat Narduzzi hopes Pitt justifies his expectations for a special season
Pat Narduzzi’s message Monday after he dissected Pitt’s 2-0 start to the season was simultaneously sincere, hopeful and cautionary. • Sincere because he believes the Panthers could be the most successful of his six Pitt teams, and he wants his players to know it. • Hopeful because he may be...
Analysis: DeChambeau charts path with new methods, hard workVideo
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The road to his U.S. Open title might have been tougher than anything Bryson DeChambeau faced at Winged Foot. And there were plenty of bread crumbs along the way. It was just under a year ago that DeChambeau tied for fourth in his final PGA Tour event...
Pirates reclaim RHP Carson Fulmer 16 days after losing him on waivers
It’s a shortened season in 2020, but tell that to Carson Fulmer. The right-handed pitcher has changed teams four times. For the second time in less than a month, he was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Fulmer on Monday was awarded to the Pirates off the roster of...
