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All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton at practice but not in uniform as Ravens prepare for SteelersVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton was working off to the side — not in uniform — during the portion of practice open to reporters Wednesday. Hamilton injured his ankle in last week’s victory over Cincinnati. The All-Pro did some stretching and light jogging Wednesday and seemed...
Van Jefferson, Najee Harris join Donte Jackson as Steelers who miss practice
Two starting skill position players joined a starting cornerback among those who sat out Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice because of injury. Running back Najee Harris and receiver Van Jefferson were listed as practice non-participants Wednesday on the injury report. Harris suffered an ankle injury late in this past Sunday’s win...
It’s the seniors’ day Saturday at Pitt, but they haven’t forgotten about Clemson
The day football programs set aside to honor their seniors is almost always a special time, often the last home game — such as it will be at Pitt on Saturday — and an event coaches might use to motivate their players. “I talked to our team just about playing...
With Alex Highsmith out, Steelers backup OLBs prepare for larger role
Alex Highsmith was using a wheeled cart Wednesday, the idea being the device would make it easier for a man with an ankle sprain to get around the Pittsburgh Steelers’ locker room. With Highsmith unable to play Sunday, the Steelers’ reserve outside linebackers face far different kinds of obstacles in...
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had a stroke earlier this month, is expected to make full recovery
Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich has been away from the team because he suffered a mild stroke earlier this month, the San Antonio Spurs announced Wednesday. Popovich is in his 29th season as coach of the Spurs and there is no timetable for his return to the sideline, the...
Who can replace forward Lars Eller for the Penguins?
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a few more bodies at their optional morning skate Wednesday in Cranberry. In total, 12 players took to the ice. That represented an increase from the eight souls who were present for Monday’s session, a handful of hours before the Penguins were blasted by the Dallas...
Source: Pirates to hire former farmhand Matt Hague as new hitting coach
The Pittsburgh Pirates turned to one of their former farmhands as their new hitting coach by hiring Matt Hague, according to a source. Hague spent seven seasons with the organization, including 33 games in the majors. TSN Sports first reported the hire. Hague, 39, spent four seasons as a minor-league...
Depth along interior defensive line keeping Penn State fresh in the trenches
Penn State is not unique in prioritizing depth along its interior defensive line. That’s standard practice for all programs that want to be best-equipped to handle the rigors of a long season. While the No. 4 Nittany Lions feel confident in the ability of veterans Dvon J-Thomas and Zane Durant...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scheduled to face Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in Wednesday’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. Tristan Jarry is slated to serve as his backup while rookie Joel Blomqvist will be a healthy scratch. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the team’s plans in net...
Mark Madden: Dominoes have started falling in the Penguins’ rebuild, but questions remain
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 7-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday was a white flag of sorts. Trading center Lars Eller to Washington the next day was confirmation thereof. The Penguins can’t compete with top-tier teams, not least because they ill-advisedly attempt to beat them at their own game...
First Call: Pens have a chance to heat up; Steelers work out former DB; will T.J. Watt get a few calls this week?Video
The Pittsburgh Steelers may be interested in bringing back a familiar face. There’s an interesting trend about the officiating crew for the team’s game against Baltimore on Sunday. The Penguins’ schedule is about to play into their hands. Now, can they actually do something with it? That’s a different conversation....
While Mike Tomlin downplays return with Ravens, Diontae Johnson is ready for any increased snaps against Steelers
Former Steeler Diontae Johnson is coming back to Pittsburgh this Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens. And the veteran wide receiver knows it is going to be a little bit awkward getting around Acrisure Stadium. “Just being back in that stadium where it all started, it’s going to be different,” Johnson...
Tim Benz: Turns out the NFL may have done the Steelers a favor with their back-loaded schedule
When the NFL schedule was released in May, we all wondered what state the Pittsburgh Steelers would be in by the time the crucial AFC North games finally started in Week 11. “I’ll play (the divisional games) whenever they schedule us,” head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday. “We’ve got no...
Penguins’ Kyle Dubas says trading Lars Eller adds assets, clears ice time for younger players
Lars Eller was determined to do his part to get the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the malaise they have found themselves mired in barely a month into the 2024-25 season. “The adversity we’re going through has to make us better,” the dependable third-line center said in Cranberry on Tuesday. “We...
Penn State opens its season with 3rd straight rout, beats St. Francis (Pa.), 92-62Video
UNIVERSITY PARK — Puff Johnson scored 20 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. added 16 and Penn State rolled to a 92-62 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday night. It was the third straight rout by Penn State (3-0), which beat Binghamton (108-66) and UMBC (103-54). Johnson was 7 of 8...
Oregon No. 1 in 2nd week of College Football Playoff rankings; Penn State 4thVideo
Undefeated Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while Tuesday’s poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi. Led by the Ducks, then Ohio State, the Big Ten captured four of the top five spots — a string...
Bernhard Langer and his 18 straight years of winning is among golf’s untouchable records: AnalysisVideo
Winning doesn’t get old. Neither, apparently, does Bernhard Langer. In a year when Scottie Scheffler delivered a level of dominance not seen since Tiger Woods and Xander Schauffele won two majors, when Nelly Korda tied an LPGA record by winning five straight times and Lydia Ko got into the LPGA...
The Big 12 leads the way when it comes to nail-biters with 13 games decided in the final minuteVideo
Seventh-ranked BYU and the Big 12 are taking games down to the wire. No other conference is keeping things so close this season. The Cougars (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) are one of four remaining undefeated FBS teams after their 22-21 win at Utah. Will Ferrin kicked a 44-yard field goal...
Minnesota QB Max Brosmer has proven this season the FCS transfer route can lead to successVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — When Max Brosmer was at New Hampshire, spring practice was conducted before dawn and, sometimes, even in the aftermath of a snowstorm. For the Wildcats to conduct those 6 a.m. workouts in the frigid air made colder still by the coastal winds, the field needed to be plowed...
Penguins trade Lars Eller to Capitals for pair of draft picks
Mired in a 6-9-2 start to the season and fresh off a humiliating 7-1 loss home to the Dallas Stars on Monday evening, it was reasonable to expect roster changes to be forthcoming for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The first move came Tuesday when the Penguins sent reliable veteran center Lars...
Pitt’s Kade Bell has many issues to overcome while trying to fix the offense
You need both hands to count the number of issues Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein and offensive coordinator Kade Bell must overcome. • Some that are of the team’s own doing: poor throws, problems running the ball, too many penalties and meager gains on first down. • Some that are unavoidable:...
Olympic champion wrestler Gable Steveson ends retirement, returns to University of MinnesotaVideo
Gable Steveson, who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, said Tuesday he is coming out of retirement and will return to the University of Minnesota for a fifth and final season of college wrestling. Steveson won gold as a freestyle heavyweight in Tokyo at age 21,...
Minor league report: Sergei Murashov, Nailers conquer Komets
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 32 saves on 33 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday The result boosted Murashov’s record to 4-2-0. Forward Dustin Manz had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (6-3-1-0)...
Penn State finding playing time for promising prospects while preserving redshirtsVideo
There was no indication that Penn State’s final possession last weekend against Washington would be anything other than a routine, clock-eating maneuver. Getting the ball back up 35-6 with less than 90 seconds remaining, coach James Franklin had subbed in a fair amount of reserve players. Included in that bunch...
How VCU’s Jesse Pellot-Rosa became an example for any team coached by Jeff Capel
When Jeff Capel called his VCU players together for the 2003-04 season, he didn’t pay much attention to the walk-ons. But if Capel didn’t notice walk-on Jesse Pellot-Rosa at the time, he surely got to know him later. Ever perceptive, Pellot-Rosa noticed Capel not noticing. “He didn’t play me in...
