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Tennessee moves to No. 1 in AP Top 25, Duke drops to No. 2
Top-ranked Duke went down early in the week. No. 2 Michigan and No. 4 Virginia, the last of Division I’s unbeaten teams, both fell over the weekend. In all, six top-10 teams lost. Tennessee kept rolling amid chaos across the AP Top 25. The Vols are the new No. 1...
Jason Kelce, Eagles strongly defend Carson Wentz after damning report
A report Monday by Phillyvoice.com quoting anonymous Philadelphia Eagles players and other sources within the organization calling quarterback Carson Wentz “selfish” and “uncompromising” has teammates rushing to his defense via text and social media. According to the report by Joe Santoliquito, more than a half-dozen players and other sources paint...
Dolphins must wait to seal deal with Patriots’ Brian Flores
MIAMI — While the 2018 NFL champion has yet to be crowned, much of the league is already looking ahead to the 2019 season, and so far the Miami Dolphins are in last place. Las Vegas oddsmakers recently made the Dolphins a 300-1 choice to win the Super Bowl in...
Prop bets popular for Super Bowl, but NFL wants them gone
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Wagers on how many touchdown passes New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will throw or how many rushing yards Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley will gain are likely to be popular options for bettors on the Super Bowl. But if the National Football League...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel calls Duke `the premier program in all of college athletics’
Jeff Capel said his team will take an important step in its rebuilding season Tuesday when it meets No. 2 Duke at Petersen Events Center. Duke is the gold standard of college basketball, according to Capel. “As you are trying to build a program, you want to play against the...
Weekend College Top 10: Slippery Rock RB Wes Hills shows he belongs
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Hills earns MVP at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Slippery Rock running back Wes Hills ran 10 times for 78 yards and scored his National Team’s only touchdown in a 10-7 loss to the American Team on...
First Penguins coach, George ‘Red’ Sullivan, dies at age 89
George “Red” Sullivan, who coached the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first two seasons in franchise history from 1967-69, died Saturday in his hometown of Peterborough, Ontario. He was 89. Sullivan played 14 years in the NHL before becoming Penguins coach, scoring 107 goals in 557 games with Boston, Chicago and...
Tony Romo praised for predicting Patriots plays during championship game
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are headed to another Super Bowl appearance after turning back the Kansas City Chiefs 37-31 Sunday night. Tony Romo probably saw that coming. The CBS analyst drew lots of praise for calling plays before they they happened. He showed a great knack for...
First call: Tom Brday’s F-bomb, Michael Thomas’ butt give NFL some ‘oops’ moments
In Monday`s "First Call," Tom Brady drops an F-Bomb on TV. A player gets his pants pulled down during a tackle and Fox ditched the feed. A tennis player has a meltdown. Hit the dump button! It`s not often that these two quarterbacks are confused with one another. But Tom...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss officiating chaos, Art Rooney’s stance on Steelers
In this week`s Madden Monday, Mark Madden of 105.9 the X joins me to talk about the dueling overtime games in the AFC and NFC title round Sunday. Specifically, we discuss the officiating chaos and why the Patriots just won`t die. LISTEN: Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss AFC, NFC title...
Steelers fans bask in blown pass-interference call against Saints in NFC title game
A fistful of bitter karma with a coating of sweet schadenfreude dipped in black-and-gold righteous indignation. That was the recipe for Steelers fans who were watching the NFC Championship Game. With 1:48 remaining on a third-and-10 play from the Rams 13-yard line, the score was 20-20. Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman...
Tim Benz: Art Rooney’s constant defense of Steelers culture actually proves its flaws
Boy, Art Rooney II sure is willing to die on this hill, isn`t he? Last week, the Steelers owner said he disagreed with the popular fan and media assessment that his Steelers are "a circus" and don`t have a "culture problem." Like many Steelers fans and Pittsburgh media members, I...
NFL announces its 2019 international games; Steelers not on the list
No need for passports in 2019 for the Pittsburgh Steelers or their fans. The NFL on Monday announced its international schedule for the upcoming season, and the Steelers aren’t part of any of the five games to be played outside the United States. Although dates were not part of the...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel recruited Zion Williamson to Duke. Now he must solve him.
The play authored by Duke’s Zion Williamson was so impressive, Jeff Capel was still talking about it two days later. The fact it happened Saturday against No. 3 Virginia, the nation’s top defensive team allowing only 52.9 points per game, just added to Williamson’s growing legend as a freshman. “He...
Patriots the early pick in Las Vegas books
LAS VEGAS — Oddsmakers made the Super Bowl essentially a tossup in opening lines Sunday, though bettors quickly turned the New England Patriots into a slight favorite in what is expected to be the most heavily bet — at least legally — title game ever. Early bets moved the line...
Patriots make 3rd straight Super Bowl, beat Chiefs 37-31 in OTVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The New England Patriots are headed to their third straight Super Bowl, once more thanks to Tom Brady’s brilliance. The five-time NFL champion guided the Patriots 75 yards after winning the overtime coin toss, and backup Rex Burkhead’s 2-yard TD lifted New England past Kansas City...
Outdoors notices for Jan. 21, 2018
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is holding an outing at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. Join a naturalist for a free walk on the Reserve’s trails. Register online at aswp.org/events/8220 Pymatuning State Park is offering a Go Girls Full Moon Hike at 8 p.m. Monday. Participants will...
John Steigerwald: Business as usual won’t cut it for Steelers
Art Rooney II is right. Things could have been a lot different in the AFC North if not for the kicker. There was that blocked field goal in overtime in Week 1 that led to a tie, and then there was that loss by three points when the kicker missed...
Career game from Michael Hughes carries Duquesne to OT win at George Washington
WASHINGTON — Michael Hughes scored 21 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked seven shots — all career highs — and Duquesne defeated George Washington, 91-85, in overtime on Sunday. Hughes also scored the layup with 5.2 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 77. In overtime, Sincere Carry...
Greg Zuerlein’s 57-yard field goal in OT sends Rams to Super BowlVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Greg Zuerlein kicked a 57-yard field goal in overtime and the Los Angeles Rams, helped by a huge missed call by the officials, advanced to the Super Bowl with a 26-23 victory over the New Orleans Saints in the NFC championship game Sunday. The stunning finish came...
Loss to Syracuse part of Pitt’s growing-up phase
Growing pains reached up and stung Pitt on Saturday at the Carrier Dome. Although Pitt trailed by only one point early in the second half, Syracuse led by 20 at one point before finally winning, 74-63. The Panthers looked befuddled in the face of Syracuse’s 2-3 zone and ended up...
‘Time to say goodbye’: Vonn in too much pain to continue
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — What was evident all weekend for Lindsey Vonn became clear to everyone else on Sunday. The American skier’s surgically repaired knees simply don’t let her apply the power she requires to win races anymore. The pain is too severe; the psychological impact too much to bear;...
Slippery Rock’s Wes Hills named MVP at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Wes Hills came up roses in his trip to the West Coast. The Slippery Rock running back earned Most Valuable Player honors at Saturday’s NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Hills rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries in the game, a...
Penguins send newly acquired winger Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
As they begin a weeklong midseason break, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned newly acquired winger Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Sunday. Blandisi, 24, was acquired from Anaheim for center Derek Grant early Thursday morning. He made his Penguins debut Friday in Arizona, going without a point in about...
Penguins head into break with nagging inconsistencies
As they watched goalie Casey DeSmith try to fend off breakaway after breakaway throughout a 7-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins were faced with a harsh reality. It’s not that they’re a bumbling bunch whose championship window is closing. That’s way too dramatic....
