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Steelers adjusting to another season-ending injury on their offensive line
For the final 54 minutes of their 27-24 loss Sunday to the Indianapolis Colts, the interior of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line featured three players whose NFL experience entering the season consisted of exactly zero starts. Unless veteran Isaac Seumalo returns after missing the first month with a pectoral strain,...
Steelers notebook: Harvard alum Aaron Shampklin makes NFL debut; IR players could practice
Aaron Shampklin seemed too preoccupied with his team’s loss — and with any aspect of his play during it that could use improvement — to be able to adequately appreciate his NFL debut. “Definitely didn’t turn out how I wanted it to, and there’s a lot of stuff I have...
Mark Madden: Mike Tomlin’s decision-making again proves costly for Steelers
The national media bleats endlessly about Mike Tomlin’s status as one of the NFL’s premier coaches. As I write this, he’s likely getting credit for the Steelers coming back from a 17-0 deficit to have a chance to beat Indianapolis at the death: “A Tomlin team never quits.” But that...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson remains sidelined
Pittsburgh Penguins’ defenseman Erik Karlsson remained off the ice on Monday due to an undisclosed injury that has prevented him from participating in any of the team’s practices during its ongoing training camp. Originally designated as “day-to-day” by the team when camp opened Sept. 18, Karlsson has been recuperating from...
Penguins assign goalie prospect Sergei Murashov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a notable move with their training camp roster Monday morning, assigning goalie prospect Sergei Murashov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Murashov, 20, is in the first year of a three-year entry-level contract worth $861,110 annually. A native of Yaroslavl, Russia, Murashov is preparing to...
Cleaning up penalties a priority for Penn State ahead of visit from UCLA
Through five weeks of the season, No. 7 Penn State is undefeated, climbing steadily in the weekly AP Top 25 poll and achieving results befitting a College Football Playoff contender. The Nittany Lions faced their toughest test of the year last Saturday and came out on top, dispatching Illinois, 21-7,...
Pirates pitching phenom Paul Skenes wins Baseball America’s rookie of the year honors
Paul Skenes earned the first of what could be many awards Monday when Baseball America named the Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher its rookie of the year. The 22-year-old Skenes becomes only the second Pirates player to win Baseball America’s rookie of the year honors, joining outfielder Andrew McCutchen (2009). The...
Saint Vincent linebacker Wiley Purry continues to pile up tackles, takeaways
Ask Saint Vincent senior linebacker Wiley Purry what he misses most about his native California, and the expected answers are given: his family and the beach. But he admitted southwestern Pennsylvania has its perks, too. “I love the atmosphere nature-wise. A whole bunch of trees,” he said. “It looks so...
Joe Como’s weight-loss strategy inspires 2 generations of runners at Norwin
Joe Como looked in the mirror and didn’t like what he saw. Como, who lives in Irwin, had reached his 40s and, as often happens to people at that age, he had started to retain some unwanted weight. So Como decided to take up running as a way to shed...
Once skeptical of La Roche, Leechburg grad Kalli Grine now key part of Redhawks volleyball team
La Roche women’s volleyball coach Nicole Bajuszik remembers the first time she saw Kalli Grine play. Grine, a sophomore at Leechburg at the time, was taking part in a volleyball showcase when she was spotted by Bajuszik and a host of other coaches. “Every coach wanted her,” Bajuszik said. With...
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58. His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta...
5 things we learned: New coordinator, same slow starts on offense for Steelers
Five things we learned from Colts 27, Steelers 24: 1. Slow pokes: One of the valid criticisms of Matt Canada’s offenses was the Steelers’ inability to get off to a fast start. In 2023, even with Canada being ousted as offensive coordinator at midseason, the Steelers averaged just 8.7 points...
Steelers starting guard James Daniels out for the season with torn Achilles, per report
Pittsburgh Steelers veteran offensive lineman James Daniels is out for the season after suffering a torn Achilles during Sunday’s loss at the Indianapolis Colts, per an ESPN report. A starter at right guard since joining the Steelers via free agency in March 2022, Daniels left Sunday’s game after a play...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: 4 athletes to join Seton Hill Athletics Hall of Fame
The 2024 Seton Hill Athletics Hall of Fame Class is small, but it packs quite a punch with only four people. This year’s inductees are Brett Craig (Class of 2019, lacrosse), Perry Dellavalle (‘18, baseball), Emily LoPresti (‘19, soccer) and Emma Simmers (‘19, lacrosse). The talented foursome will be honored...
Derrick Henry runs for 199 yards, Lamar Jackson has 3 TDs as Ravens rout previously unbeaten Bills
BALTIMORE — Derrick Henry was off and running from the first time he touched the ball. There was no way the Buffalo Bills were stopping the Baltimore Ravens after that. Henry busted out the longest run in the team’s 29 years in Baltimore on the way to a 199-yard game,...
Steelers vs. Colts: What they’re saying in Indianapolis after win
Two costly fumbles, a botched snap and a red zone recovery from the Indianapolis Colts had Pittsburgh Steelers fans letting out a collective groan as the team’s short-lived undefeated season came to an end Sunday afternoon. The Steelers hold a 3-1 record at the finish of Week 4, and the...
First Call: Colts LB calls Najee Harris ‘soft’ after pregame gesture; Broderick Jones bristles at online criticism
Monday’s “First Call” features fallout from Anthony Richardson’s injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin calls out Najee Harris. Broderick Jones isn’t taking criticism of his play kindly. Meanwhile, there is plenty of officiating criticism to go around. And Dionate Johnson is getting going in Charlotte. Aching...
Madden Monday: Mike Tomlin and the Steelers’ defense are the ‘biggest reasons the team lost’ in Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost 27-24 as road favorites in Indianapolis on Sunday to fall to 3-1. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X said the reasons why the upset happened are quite simple. He begins with the head coach. “(Mike) Tomlin today and...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Unsatisfying season has Pirates looking for ways to get better faster
Even before the Pittsburgh Pirates played their finale Sunday, Ben Cherington was asked to point out the highlights and lowlights of a season that fell far short of expectations. Given that they already had clinched their sixth consecutive losing season, the Pirates general manager was reluctant to put too positive...
Travis Kelce becomes Chiefs’ career receptions leader
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Travis Kelce not only showed that rumors of his demise were a little exaggerated Sunday, he became the Kansas City Chiefs’ career receptions leader. Kelce had seven receptions for 89 yards as the Chiefs rallied for a 17-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. With his second...
‘I didn’t deserve it’: Pirates infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa passes on chance for performance bonus
After enduring backlash for releasing Rowdy Tellez earlier this week when he was four plate appearances from qualifying for a $200,000 performance bonus, the Pittsburgh Pirates found themselves in another payroll predicament before Sunday’s season finale at the New York Yankees. This time, it was the player who opted out...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin records hat trick in preseason victory
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin recorded a hat trick in his preseason debut and led his team to a 5-2 victory against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday at the Sudbury (Ont.) Community Arena. According to the team’s radio broadcast, Penguins forward Blake Lizotte suffered an undisclosed injury early in the...
New Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk makes a case to be Kris Letang’s partner
This isn’t new for Matt Grzelcyk. He’s done this before. And for many years with great success. For much of the first eight years of his NHL career as a member of the Boston Bruins, the left-handed defenseman had the task of skating on a pairing with an offensively talented...
Raiders hold off Browns rally to win behind defense
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders used a strong defense as well as a balanced running game to hold off a late rally and beat the Cleveland Browns, 20-16, on Sunday. Cleveland drove to the Raiders 9-yard line, but Deshaun Watson was sacked by Charles Snowden with 41 seconds...
Old nemesis Joe Flacco comes off bench for Colts, beats Steelers 1 more time
INDIANAPOLIS – Joe Flacco first faced the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 29, 2008. Sixteen years to the day later, Flacco once again found himself lined up behind center while facing the Black and Gold. “It’s crazy, man, how many times I’ve played against them at this point,” Flacco said after...
