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Steelers’ Arthur Smith: Justin Fields a ‘premium’ QB, not ‘gadget guy,’ seeks to deploy him more
Justin Fields has started 44 NFL games, including six earlier this season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. As far as offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is concerned, Fields is no mere circus sideshow. “I still view Justin as a premium starter,” Smith said before practice Tuesday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “When...
Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin, other Penn State freshmen likely to redshirt this season
James Franklin and Penn State signed one of the best 2024 recruiting classes in the country a little less than a year ago, thanks in part to a collection of Pennsylvania’s top talent. Penn State inked eight of the highest-rated in-state prospects during last year’s signing period. Now, they’re true...
Deer Lakes grad Jake McCaskey signs with Washington Wild Things
Former Deer Lakes baseball standout Jake McCaskey has signed a contract with the Washington Wild Things in the Frontier League. The right-handed pitcher, who played four seasons at PennWest Cal (Pa.) and one more at Division I Gardner-Webb, will play for his second pro team in as many seasons after...
Former Penguins forward Jake Guentzel is loving life with the LightningVideo
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jake Guentzel had been in the visiting dressing room of PPG Paints Arena before Tuesday’s morning skate. He was stationed there as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes on March 26 during the late stages of the 2023-24 season. But even before that, some of his...
Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin is week-to-week with a leg injury amid chase for NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin is considered week-to-week after injuring his lower left leg in the Washington Capitals’ most recent game at Utah, an absence that is expected to slow down his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record. The Capitals said Tuesday that Ovechkin would be evaluated further by doctors when...
Jets fire general manager Joe Douglas after team goes 3-8 to start the season, AP source says
The New York Jets have fired general manager Joe Douglas, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Douglas was in the final year of his contract after being hired in 2019. The Jets are 3-8 in a season that began with Super Bowl aspirations...
A starter the final 4 games last season, veteran DB Eric Rowe again joins Steelers practice squad
For the second consecutive year the week before Thanksgiving, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran safety Eric Rowe to their practice squad. Rowe’s addition Tuesday came 365 days after he was signed off the street to provide depth to the Steelers secondary. Last year, Rowe ended up starting the final three...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry vs. Tampa Bay
The Pittsburgh Penguins will turn to Tristan Jarry on Tuesday night vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan revealed his starting netminder following the club’s morning skate in Cranberry. Jarry is 1-2-0 with a 5.36 goals-against average and .847 save percentage this season. He is...
U.S. runner Shannon Rowbury on course for 2012 Olympic medal after Russian disqualified
The results of the London Olympics are still changing more than 12 years later. Shannon Rowbury of the United States took another step toward a long-delayed bronze medal on Tuesday when Russian runner Tatyana Tomashova was officially disqualified from the women’s 1,500 meters final at the London Games. The Athletics...
Former Pitt offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. enjoying break from coaching
Frank Cignetti Jr. woke up Saturday morning, back in Pittsburgh from his home in Florida, wondering what he might do next. Normally, in his life as a coach, he was getting ready to navigate a game plan and mentor his quarterbacks through another football Saturday. This Saturday was different. “I’m...
First Call: Steelers LB Patrick Queen fires back at Bart Scott; Justin Fields ready if needed in ClevelandVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen has some beef with former Baltimore Raven Bart Scott. Justin Fields is ready for an expanded role if called upon in Cleveland. The Penguins are preparing for the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. And Alex Ovechkin scores twice more before getting hurt. All that...
Molded by Western Pa. roots, Curt Cignetti guides Indiana into national spotlight
In the 1970s, they were a couple of pre-teens running around Mountaineer Field on the campus of West Virginia University, sons of the head football coach. They mixed easily with players at practice and in the locker room but never took their proud eyes off their dad, Frank Cignetti Sr....
Tim Benz: Steelers have to improve upon recent checkered history in Cleveland
It’s not just Steelers players and coaches who need to turn the page on a win over the Baltimore Ravens as quickly as possible. Fans and those of us in the media have to as well. It’s tempting for fans to bask in the afterglow of an eighth win in...
Texans send Cowboys to 5th straight loss
ARLINGTON, Texas — Derek Barnett forced the first fumble and returned the second for a touchdown on the definitive defensive play of the game for the Houston Texans. Joe Mixon did his thing, and C.J. Stroud didn’t have to do much to extend the misery of the Dallas Cowboys. Mixon...
Jaland Lowe’s triple-double leads Pitt to 93-48 victory against VMI
Sometime after the Washington Wizards game late Monday night, Bub Carrington’s phone buzzed with the news. Carrington, a guard for the Wizards, no longer is the only Pitt player to record a triple-double in the past 26 years. Jaland Lowe, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, hit the historic milestones in Pitt’s 93-48...
Browns’ season sinks deeper with questions about the team’s effort and a possible shakeupVideo
CLEVELAND — As owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam postured and politicked the past few months to find funding to help them get a new, domed, multipurpose stadium built in Cleveland’s suburbs, their football team collapsed. The Browns are a bust. A season that seemingly crashed weeks ago sunk to a...
Debris falls from roof at home of Cowboys before game against Texans; no injuries reportedVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — A piece of the roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys fell to the field while the retractable portion of it was being opened at least three hours before a game against Houston on Monday night, officials said. AT&T Stadium was mostly empty when the incident...
Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event
LAS VEGAS — Jake Paul’s unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said the fight between the YouTube star and the 58-year-old Tyson, who showed his age by being a sitting target, was its most-bet...
Paul Skenes captures NL Rookie of the Year honorsVideo
That Paul Skenes’ first MLB campaign was abbreviated, owing to his mid-May call-up by the Pittsburgh Pirates, threatened to weigh him down when individual accolades were on the table. Ultimately, a fashionably late arrival to the big leagues mattered little to the commissioner’s office and Skenes’ MLB peers, who voted...
Pitt men’s soccer awarded No. 2 overall seed for NCAA Tournament; Robert Morris, WVU also qualify
Pitt’s men’s soccer team was rewarded for a strong regular season with the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on Monday. The Panthers (12-5) earned a first-round bye and will host the winner of Cornell and Fordham at 5 p.m. Sunday, in the round of 32. Ohio State...
With Eli Holstein still not cleared medically, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi has high praise for Nate Yarnell
Two days after one of the most crushing defeats among the 125 times he has walked the Pitt sideline, Pat Narduzzi emphasized two points important to him under unfortunate circumstances. One was expected. “They’re playing their tails off,” he said of his players’ effort during the 24-20 loss to Clemson...
Steelers’ Keeanu Benton injury ‘non-issue,’ Alex Highsmith ‘more out than in’ vs. Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers appear to have fortuitously avoided injury for one of their quickest turnarounds of the season. During his weekly news conference Monday, coach Mike Tomlin said that any injuries suffered by players during Sunday’s victory against the Baltimore Ravens do not appear likely to carry over to when...
Disruptive Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter not getting much help from officials
Abdul Carter got mauled. The star Penn State defensive end, after getting wrapped up and held by Purdue’s left tackle, preventing him from sacking quarterback Hudson Card, looked at the back judge Saturday asking for a flag. It didn’t come. Carter was in disbelief. Two plays later, Carter did get...
Penguins assistant coach Mike Vellucci sidelined following minor medical procedure
Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Mike Vellucci will be away from the team for approximately a week after undergoing an undisclosed medical procedure that was labeled as minor. Head coach Mike Sullivan announced Vellucci’s status following practice in Cranberry on Monday. Vellucci did not participate in the practice session. The procedure...
‘Big-time player’: Steelers OLB Nick Herbig provided big bookend plays to beat Ravens
Never mind it was his first game in five weeks and only the third start of his NFL career. Nick Herbig wasn’t about to wait to make his presence felt against the Baltimore Ravens. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ second-year outside linebacker stripped running back Derrick Henry, causing the NFL rushing leader...
