Sports category, Page 505
Pitt Take 5: Youngstown State game matters to Pat Narduzzi on team, personal levels
If you’re unaware of the historical significance of Pitt’s game against Youngstown State on Saturday, here is what’s at stake: This game between a Power 4 school and one from the FCS matters because Pitt can nail down its first undefeated, multi-game, nonconference season and start 4-0 for the first...
Mark Madden: Here’s what must go right for the Penguins to reach the postseason
Pittsburgh Penguins training camp has opened. They narrowly missed the playoffs in each of the last two seasons and haven’t won a playoff series since 2018. Their expectations are hardly illuminating. The Penguins figure to be on the fringe of contention for the postseason, with a precipitous drop more likely...
West Virginia, Kansas hope to turn things around when they meet in Big 12 openerVideo
Kansas (1-2) at West Virginia (1-2) When: Noon Saturday TV: ESPN2 Odds: West Virginia by 2 1/2. Series record: West Virginia leads 10-2. What’s at stake? Kansas and West Virginia are hoping to get off to a good start in the Big 12 after subpar showings in nonconference play. The...
First Call: Justin Herbert partially practices; Chargers’ social media brings up bad Steelers memory
Friday’s “First Call” has video of Los Angeles Chargers’ injured quarterback Justin Herbert warming up as his team gets ready for a trip to Acrisure Stadium to play the Steelers Sunday. Meanwhile, the Chargers’ social media team had a little dart for Steelers fans on Thursday. We provide an update...
Football Footnotes: Steelers, Panthers, Dukes and Colonials look for another sweep of a weekend
Pittsburgh football teams swept through last weekend as the Steelers, Pitt, Robert Morris and Duquesne all posted notable wins. The Steelers enjoyed a rare victory in Denver, just their fourth in Colorado since the 1984 playoffs. Pitt posted an electric comeback over West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl. Duquesne’s surprising...
Tim Benz: Steelers insist rush attack has more to give
Given the lack of precipitation in Western Pennsylvania in recent weeks, the timing may be a bit off for rookie tackle Troy Fautanu’s analogy about the Steelers’ offense. But you’ll get the point. “The dam is ready to break,” Fautanu said Wednesday. “We’re right there. We’re right on that edge....
Nick Gonzales trusts instincts to come through in clutch for Pirates
Nick Gonzales was facing an 0-2 count with two outs and runners on first and third in the eighth inning, so the Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman was looking for a pitch to hit. Even though he wasn’t expecting one. “I thought he was going to throw something in the dirt,...
No. 10 Penn State hopes to work out kinks against reeling Kent State
STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin knows his team is much better than how it played two weeks ago, and he’s sure that with this much time to ponder that too-close-for-comfort win, the No. 10 Nittany Lions will show it. “We’re used to playing dominating football,” Franklin said. “Around here, we’ve...
Aaron Rodgers shines in 1st home start since injury to lead Jets past Patriots
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers was in total control in a superb homecoming performance that kept the cheers and chants going from the giddy New York Jets fans. And this time, Rodgers was able to walk off the field — healthy and a winner. The star quarterback threw two...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 19, 2024: Alika Williams collects 4 hits in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 74-70) lost 8-3 to St. Paul (Twins). SS Alika Williams (.323) went 4 for 5 with a run scored. DH Endy Rodriguez was 1 for 5 with a double. 2B Tsung-Che Cheng (.400) went 1 for 2 with two walks and an RBI. RHP Beau Sulser (4-8, 5.66)...
Bowhunting season begins Saturday for all of Allegheny County, small slices of western Westmoreland, opens Oct. 5 statewide
Justin Relihan has been bowhunting since he was 16 years old. The Butler resident began hunting at age 12 with a rifle, but quickly found he had more of a passion for using a compound bow. “I like the quietness of bowhunting,” said Relihan, 48. “There’s a lot less people....
Penguins announce lineup for preseason opener against Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their expected lineup for their preseason opener on Saturday, a road contest against the Buffalo Sabres. Forwards – Emil Bemstrom, Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert, Cody Glass, Avery Hayes, Tanner Howe, Jimmy Huntington, Ville Koivunen, Rutger McGroarty, Drew O’Connor, Vasily Ponomarev, Jesse Puljujarvi, Valtteri Puustinen Defensemen –...
Oneil Cruz scores winning run as Pirates beat Cardinals to avoid series sweep
The Pittsburgh Pirates are counting on Oneil Cruz’s speed for spectacular plays, and the converted center fielder provided a pair of them against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cruz made a fantastic diving catch to rob Masyn Winn of a hit in the first inning, but it was what he did...
Rory McIlroy loses club head, lead at BMW PGA Championship
VIRGINIA WATER, England — Rory McIlroy lost the club head on his 9-iron and then lost a chance to take the first-round lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in an eventful 5-under-par 67 at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday. The No. 3-ranked McIlroy was two...
Lions coach Dan Campbell selling his house to seek more privacy
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his suburban Detroit home to get more privacy. “There’s plenty of space, it’s on two acres, the home is beautiful,” Campbell told Crain’s Detroit Business. “It’s just that people figured out where we lived when we lost.” He didn’t elaborate....
Shady Side Academy football coach Chuck DiNardo resigns
Chuck DiNardo has resigned as football coach at Shady Side Academy, stepping down four games into his eighth season with the Bulldogs. A school spokesperson confirmed DiNardo’s departure, saying the coach resigned Monday. “This was a personal decision for Coach DiNardo, and we respect his choice,” said Diana Toole, the...
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani becomes 1st player with 50 HRs, 50 stolen bases in same yearVideo
MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to exceed 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season during the most spectacular game of a history-making career for the Los Angeles Dodgers star, going deep three times and swiping two bags on Thursday against the Miami...
‘You (mess) up, you get pulled’ — Broderick Jones at peace with benching, future with Steelers
Four days after suffering the humiliation of getting pulled from a game — mid-series — by an angry coach to cap a week in which he was demoted from first-team status, Broderick Jones was taking the situation in stride. “(Shoot), I played bad,” Jones said of his disastrous offensive series...
Pitt uses transfer portal to build more than 1/3 of its 2-deep depth chart
Pat Narduzzi isn’t thinking past Youngstown State, the opponent that will visit Acrisure Stadium on Saturday to challenge his undefeated team (3-0). But if you ask him what might be necessary to succeed beyond 2024 and into the future, he might answer reluctantly even while he already knows the answer:...
Russell Wilson ‘gaining ground’ in return from injury, not concerned about spot atop depth chart
Mike Tomlin isn’t the only one inside the Pittsburgh Steelers practice facility who refuses to speculate on when a change at quarterback might come. Russell Wilson doesn’t want to discuss when he might get his starting job back, either. Technically, Wilson hasn’t lost his spot atop Tomlin’s depth chart. It...
Ravens-Cowboys game features 2 teams coming off maddening lossesVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Lamar Jackson doesn’t see a mopey bunch of Baltimore Ravens with the franchise off to its first 0-2 start since 2015, three years before the reigning NFL MVP was drafted. There might a better word for both teams with Baltimore set to visit the Dallas Cowboys on...
Roman Wilson practices fully, MyCole Pruitt remains out for Steelers
Roman Wilson was upgraded to a full practice participant Thursday, indicating he could be on track to make his NFL debut Sunday. Wilson, a rookie receiver drafted in the third round, fully practiced for the second time since suffering an ankle injury less than a week into training camp at...
Move from center to wing could be on the table for Penguins’ Noel Acciari
A good rule of thumb to remember for NHL preseason camp is avoid drawing early conclusions regarding personnel groupings. The Pittsburgh Penguins are no exception. Coach Mike Sullivan currently is utilizing line combinations and defensive pairings that never will be used once the regular season begins. Yet, inferences can be...
Penn State to alter safety plans with injury to Kevin Winston Jr.
Penn State’s secondary took a massive hit Wednesday night, with coach James Franklin confirming star safety Kevin Winston Jr. will be out with a “long-term” injury. As Winston is one of the nation’s top safeties, a Penn State captain and one of the most valuable Nittany Lions on the roster,...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: ‘We don’t want a long summer again’
It wasn’t the prettiest goal Evgeni Malkin scored. In fact, it wasn’t even really a goal. Not officially, at least. But when Malkin banged in a rebound off a blocked shot behind goaltending prospect Sergei Murashov during a scrimmage on the second day of the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp Tuesday...
