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Tom Brady, Drew Brees to make history in Bucs-Saints Week 1 opener
NEW ORLEANS — After a century of NFL football, this season’s Week 1 slate features the first game ever to involve two quarterbacks in their 40s: Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady and New Orleans’ Drew Brees. So mark down Sunday’s NFC South Division clash between the Buccaneers and Saints as yet...
Without 6 starters, Pitt slams Austin Peay in opener
In his time as Pitt’s coach, Pat Narduzzi had seen too many meaningless victories against weaker competition: • Youngstown State in 2015, 45-37 (overtime). • Delaware and Eastern Michigan last year (17-14 and 34-30). Of the latter game, Narduzzi said, “… we played hard enough just to win the game.”...
Naomi Osaka comes back, tops Victoria Azarenka at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — After one errant forehand in the first set of the U.S. Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium stands with palms up, as if to say, “What the heck is happening?” In response to another wayward forehand against Victoria...
Big Ten presidents to discuss starting footballVideo
Big Ten university presidents will meet Sunday to hear a presentation about playing a fall football season after all — maybe as soon as late October — amid pressure from parents, players, coaches and even the president to kick off. A person with direct knowledge of the situation told the...
Standoff at Kansas City sports complex delays Pirates’ arrival, start time against RoyalsVideo
With a standoff between an armed man and Kansas City police Saturday afternoon at Truman Sports Complex, the Pittsburgh Pirates remained at their team hotel for four hours awaiting word for when it was safe to go to Kauffman Stadium for their game against the Kansas City Royals. Police responded...
Saints, RB Alvin Kamara agree on 5-year, $75M extensionVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Saints running back Alvin Kamara agreed to a five-year extension, the club announced Saturday. A person familiar with the contract said it is worth up to $75 million, but that the final season includes a large non-guaranteed payment that effectively limits the team’s obligation to $50 million...
Jarrett Doege, RBs shine as West Virginia throttles Eastern KentuckyVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jarrett Doege threw three touchdown passes, Leddie Brown and Alec Sinkfield gave West Virginia’s running game a lift it hadn’t seen in quite some time, and the Mountaineers beat Eastern Kentucky, 56-10, Saturday. Brown and Sinkfield both finished with career highs of 123 yards and two rushing...
Vikings sign RB Dalvin Cook to 5-year, $63M extensionVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings signed running back Dalvin Cook to a five-year, $63 million contract extension Saturday, giving their dual-threat star some security the day before the season opener. Cook was picked for his first Pro Bowl last year after becoming the eighth player to reach 1,000 rushing yards...
Tribune-Review NFL predictions: Steelers’ T.J. Watt to win Defensive Player of Year
The Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes looked like they were ready to defend their Super Bowl title in the season opener Thursday. Can they become the first team in nearly two decades to repeat as champions? No NFC team has reached the conference title game in consecutive years...
Veteran guard David DeCastro ruled out of Steelers’ opener against Giants
The ironman on the right side of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line won’t be on the field for the season opener Monday night at the New York Giants. All-Pro guard David DeCastro was ruled out of the opener when he did not participate in practice Saturday morning. DeCastro has not...
Rashad Weaver gets conflicting test results, won’t play; Pitt says seven players will miss opener because of covid protocols
Pitt defensive end Rashad Weaver won’t play Saturday against Austin Peay after getting conflicting results from four covid-19 tests. Pitt officials announced that seven players won’t play because of “covid-related protocols.” The university did not identify the players. Missed all season heck let’s add one more game to it no...
Steelers plan to approach national anthem ‘as one unit’ before season opener with Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers players plan to take the field as a group for the national anthem Monday night when they open the 2020 season against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Cornerback Steve Nelson indicated to reporters Saturday that the Steelers won’t follow the lead of the Houston Texans, who...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Fans, parents should be allowed at HS football games
If a high school football game is played in the forest with no one around, does it make a sound? Of course it does: It’s the noise of parents complaining. You’re never going to shut them up. But WPIAL football parents have a legit gripe, one that transcends, “My Johnny...
WVU coach Neal Brown suspends 11 players for opener against Eastern Kentucky
An hour before kickoff against Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia coach Neal Brown announced he suspended 11 players for violation of team rules, including four who are listed No. 1 on the depth chart. Those suspended include tight end T.J. Banks and his top backup Mike O’Lauglin, wide receiver T.J. Simmons,...
Chance to add to Super Bowl collection inspires Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger in return from injury
The youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl is now 38 and chasing an elusive third ring. It has been 11 seasons since Ben Roethlisberger’s pinpoint touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds remaining provided the Pittsburgh Steelers with their sixth Lombardi Trophy and the quarterback’s second title in...
Covid-19 knocks out Virginia-Virginia Tech football opener
The pandemic disrupted college sports again Saturday, with Virginia and Virginia Tech postponing their Sept. 19 football opener because of covid-19 issues at Virginia Tech. The schools said this was a mutual agreement. No makeup date was announced for the game that had been set for Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium....
US Open all about location on Winged Foot and on calendar
Dustin Johnson capped off a torrid stretch of golf at just the right time. He had at least a share of the 54-hole lead in four straight tournaments, turned two of them into victories, returned to No. 1 in the world and ended the PGA Tour season by winning the...
Four Downs: Steelers proficient at forcing fumbles but can’t again depend on recovering them
1. Fumble Foibles The Pittsburgh Steelers led the NFL in takeaways last season, and it in no small part contributed to their 8-8 record and ability to remain in the playoff race through their season finale. But can that be replicated? The law of regression to the mean suggests it...
This day in sports history: Sept. 12Video
1895 — Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America’s Cup for the United States. 1925 — The United States wins the Davis Cup for the sixth straight time by sweeping France in five straight matches. 1935 — Wilmer Allison beats Sidney Wood...
Brock Nelson helps Islanders beat Lightning in Game 3
EDMONTON, Alberta — Brock Nelson broke a tie with 3 minutes, 25 seconds left, Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves and the New York Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-3, in Game 3 of the NHL’s Eastern Conference final Friday night. The Islanders rebounded from a stunning finish to Game...
Adalberto Mondesi homers, scores winning run as Royals top Pirates
Ke’Bryan Hayes was off to a hot start to his major league career, so the Pittsburgh Pirates wasted no time to move him into a run-producing role in the lineup. After the son of major leaguer Charlie Hayes showed his top-prospect pedigree in his first seven games, Pirates manager Derek...
Clairton hands Jeannette rare season-opening loss in Class A showdown
Jeannette coach Roy Hall said he expected to get Clairton’s best no matter what time of year the Eastern Conference rivals played. Normally, the Bears and Jayhawks play in the regular-season finale. That they kicked off against one another was quite a bang to open this peculiar season. Top-ranked Clairton...
WPIAL high school football Week 1 scores for Sept. 11, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 1 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • CLAIRTON 34, JEANNETTE 28 Senior running back Dontae Sanders ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns for the Bears, who held Jeannette at bay in the second half. • BURRELL 22,...
Upper St. Clair stays grounded, defeats rival Bethel Park with 5 rushing TDs
Dual-threat quarterback Ethan Dahlem scored twice Friday night, yet Upper St. Clair didn’t need him to carry the load alone anymore. Dahlem was the team’s leading rusher a season ago, but running backs Jaden Keating and Ethan Hiester also reached the end zone in USC’s 34-7 victory over Bethel Park....
Christian Zilli, Mario Perkins help Hempfield past Norwin
Christian Zilli made himself known Friday in his return to football at Hempfield after taking two seasons off. The senior basketball and baseball player threw for one touchdown and ran for another to help Hempfield defeat rival Norwin, 28-14, in the WPIAL Class 6A opener for both squads. The season...
