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Steelers laud Jalen Ramsey’s physicality in season-opening win against JetsVideo
The last play for the Pittsburgh Steelers defense featured a hit that left a lasting impression. Jalen Ramsey’s jarring shot that dislodged the ball from New York Jets receiver Garrett Wilson on fourth down was the buzz of the locker room after the Steelers escaped with a 34-32 victory Sunday at...
Steelers sign veteran wide receiver Rakim Jarrett to practice squadVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Rakim Jarrett to their practice squad Monday. Jarrett, 24, has appeared in 21 games (including playoffs) over the past two seasons since making the team as an undrafted free agent in 2023. The 6-foot, 190-pound Jarrett has 13 catches for...
Florida’s Brendan Bett planning to apologize to fans and the USF player he spit at during lossVideo
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida defensive lineman Brendan Bett was planning to apologize to teammates, fans and the player he spit at during an 18-16 loss to South Florida, coach Billy Napier said Monday. Napier said the now-unranked Gators (1-1) have yet to decide whether Bett would be suspended for Saturday...
Penn State’s James Franklin cites ‘much more physical’ offensive line during win over FIU
Penn State’s offensive line is still rounding into form with the No. 2 Nittany Lions preparing for a visit from Villanova, an FCS program, Saturday afternoon. James Franklin said Monday he saw significant improvement from a veteran group led by five players who had prominent roles last season — tackles...
Jaylen Warren? Kaleb Johnson? No — Kenneth Gainwell served as RB1 in Steelers opener
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Some fans might have raised eyebrows at how much running back Kenneth Gainwell played in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season opener Sunday. Even Gainwell himself admitted that when he joined the Steelers via a one-year, $1.79 million contract in March that he did not even envision playing...
Highlands grad Julian Flenory applies lessons, wins MMA fight
Julian Flenory circled off the cage away from Jeremy Riley, trying to blink out the pain. Only moments into a heavyweight professional MMA fight Saturday at Sunny Days Arena, Riley had stung Flenory with a combination that made the Highlands graduate want to collect his thoughts. Instead of wading forward,...
5 things: Steelers’ usage of receivers, tight ends comes into focus in season opener
Five things we learned from Steelers 34, Jets 32: 1. Dreaming big For the first time since the 2015 season, the Steelers put up 34 points in a second opener. For the first time since 2020 when Ben Roethlisberger was in his penultimate season, a quarterback had four touchdown passes...
‘Advantage West Virginia’: Pat Narduzzi taking nothing away from Mountaineers despite loss to Ohio
Rich Rodriguez’s second stint as coach at West Virginia got off to a less-than-stellar start in Week 1, when the Mountaineers stumbled out of the gate against Robert Morris of the Football Championship Subdivision. The Mountaineers led the Colonials at home only 10-3 at halftime before recovering to post a...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi offers thoughts on future of Backyard Brawl
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi noted Monday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex that this weekend features the final installment of the Backyard Brawl until 2029. While he can only give his opinion as a coach, for his part, Narduzzi wants to see the Backyard Brawl return to being an annual affair....
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Bubba Chandler’s rough start had more to do with Brew Crew
That Bubba Chandler’s starting debut Sunday was disastrous was deflating, given that he was billed as baseball’s best pitching prospect. That the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander was disgusted with his performance, however, was a sign of his competitive fire. Chandler came out firing four-seam fastballs at the Milwaukee Brewers, only...
Mark Madden: Few held the torch higher than Ken Dryden for hockey’s most legendary franchise
I’ve been a Pittsburgh Penguins supporter since the franchise’s first season, 1967-68. I went to my first game when I was 7. The Penguins were bad for a long time. Won four playoff rounds total before 1991. (Then won four playoff rounds that year.) I needed a mistress team. Somebody else...
First Call: Justin Fields’ comments on the Steelers defense; how Russell Wilson played with the Giants; Pitt-WVU odds
Monday’s “First Call” features Justin Fields’ postgame comments about the Steelers’ defense. We check in on how Russell Wilson did for New York’s other team. Odds are out for the Backyard Brawl, but not yet for Penn State’s next game. And the Pirates head to the Beltway for a week....
Steelers vs. Jets: What they’re saying in New York after loss
With a new quarterback and new head coach, the New York Jets suffered devastating disappointment at the hands of a former quarterback. Aaron Rodgers shook off gang green as he suited up for the black-and-gold and the Pittsburgh Steelers clinched a season-opening win against the Jets at MetLife Stadium by...
‘Gear for Deer’ seeks to boost the number of 1st-time hunters
Pennsylvania hunting license sales peaked in the early 1980s. Since then, there have been ebbs and flows, but overall the state has seen a slow, fairly steady decline in the number of licenses issued, according to data from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Two members of the Youngwood Sportsmen’s Association are...
Madden Monday: ‘The Steelers can’t play defense, and Aaron Rodgers is really good’
For Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X, the analysis of the Steelers’ 34-32 win over the New York Jets is pretty simple. Aaron Rodgers and the passing game: Thumbs up. Everything else: Thumbs down. “It comes down to the Steelers can’t play defense, and Aaron Rodgers is really...
Josh Allen rallies Bills from 15-point deficit in 41-40 season-opening thriller over Ravens
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen led Buffalo to three scores in the final four minutes, the last a 32-yard field goal by Matt Prater as time expired, and the Bills rallied from 15 points down to stun the Baltimore Ravens 41-40 in a season-opening Sunday night thriller. Buffalo scored...
Broncos spoil Cam Ward’s debut with a 20-12 win over the Titans
DENVER — After spending quite a bit of time on the ground, Cam Ward had a firm grasp on where he wanted to go next. “The only way is up,” he said. It was a hit-filled, pressure-applied debut for the Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback in a 20-12 loss to Denver...
Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter believes he ‘can do more and can do better’ after NFL debut
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Travis Hunter started in one corner of EverBank Stadium and worked his way around to the other side, stopping to sign autographs and take pictures with dozens of fans. All of them wanted a keepsake with the NFL’s only two-way star. Hunter played offense and defense in...
Szmyt’s missed kicks, Flacco’s interceptions loom large for Browns in 17-16 loss to BengalsVideo
CLEVELAND — Joe Flacco has benefitted from having great kickers for most of his 18-year NFL career. He didn’t on Sunday. Flacco passed for 290 yards and gave the Browns an opportunity to beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the season opener. But a missed extra point and short field-goal attempt...
Augi Williams’ 2 goals lift Riverhounds past Oakland
Augi Williams scored a pair of goals as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC won 2-0 on the road at Oakland Roots SC on Sunday afternoon. Williams moved into second all-time on the USL Championship goal-scoring list with 83 in his career. Eric Dick made two saves and posted his 30th career...
‘Happy to beat everybody associated with the Jets,’ Aaron Rodgers shines in Steelers debut
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Try as he might, no matter how many times before and after his debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers that Aaron Rodgers repeated the, “It’s Week 1,” mantra, ultimately, Rodgers relented. Yes, earning a victory at the expense of his former team meant something a little extra...
Feats of Strength: Aaron Rodgers’ stellar return, role player prowess part of exciting Week 1 Steelers win
You might have seen a close Pittsburgh Steelers win coming in advance of their 2025 season opener against the New York Jets. I did. I picked them to win by two points. Unfortunately, I said the final score was going to be 15-13. In the end, the Steelers ended up winning...
Day after contract dispute is settled, Steelers’ Cam Heyward only wants to talk about big win
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was the biggest story following the Pittsburgh Steelers in the weeks leading up to the regular-season opener. But after it finally got resolved Saturday, by the end of Sunday’s win it was largely an afterthought. Sunday’s 34-32 win at the New York Jets was big...
Admitting he never was ‘going to sit out,’ Chris Boswell kicks game-winning field goal for Steelers
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — His “hold-in” during training camp didn’t generate the attention that Cameron Heyward’s did. He didn’t get an 11th-hour sweetener added to his contract even though, like Heyward, he has two years remaining on his deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chris Boswell also never publicly expressed disappointment...
‘We played like trash… like (crap)’ — Steelers’ defense sputters … until it mattered most
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Despite a bevy of new faces and some bold proclamations that the unit could be elite this season, for much of the 2025 opener the Pittsburgh Steelers defense was much too like the one that ended the 2024 campaign. Which is to say, not good. “We...
