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Russell Wilson misses 1st Steelers practice with calf injury
Quarterback Russell Wilson, the highest profile player that the Pittsburgh Steelers acquired in the offseason, did not practice on the first day of training camp Thursday. Coach Mike Tomlin said Wilson, 35, woke up with tightness in his calf. He attended practice but wore a baseball cap and T-shirt while...
Several Penn State defenders set to play bigger roles this fall
INDIANAPOLIS — Jaylen Reed and Dvon J-Thomas are representing the Penn State defense at Big Ten Media Days inside Lucas Oil Stadium this week. The veteran Lions will also play significant roles in new coordinator Tom Allen’s defense. It’s a unit that should be led by an edge group featuring...
Big Ten media days provide formal welcome to USC, UCLA and other former Pac-12 schools
INDIANAPOLIS — Southern California coach Lincoln Riley strolled across the Lucas Oil Stadium stage for the first time Wednesday, greeted by a familiar tune — “Fight On.” He was nowhere near the only newcomer to this week’s Big Ten Media Days. Riley’s remarks were preceded by those of first-year UCLA...
Boston College’s Bill O’Brien, Duke’s Manny Diaz make quick push to connect with players after taking new jobs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bill O’Brien arrived at Boston College with a high-profile resume that included a stint as an NFL head coach, as well as work with some of college football’s biggest brand names in Penn State and Alabama. Manny Diaz was in similar position as the former Miami head...
Kirk Ferentz still committed to Iowa after watching friends Bill Belichick, Nick Saban move on
INDIANAPOLIS — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz watched two of his best coaching friends, Bill Belichick and Nick Saban, leave football after last season. So, naturally, college football’s longest-tenured coach smiles and nods as he reflects on his own potential exit. “All of us have to do that,” the 68-year-old Ferentz...
With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow opening
PARIS — Paris long has been a city of dreamers: Just look at the Eiffel Tower, for decades the world’s loftiest structure. Audacity also underpins the French capital’s plans for its first Olympic Games in a century, which open Friday with an opening ceremony for the ages. The most sprawling...
‘Lots of shades of gray’: Pirates will weigh value of dealing top prospects at trade deadline
After years of stocking their system with prospects through the MLB Draft, international signings and trade-deadline deals, the Pittsburgh Pirates are finally in position to use minor leaguers to acquire players to improve their major-league roster for a potential playoff run. With the Pirates (52-50) sitting seven games back in...
Former Penguins forward Josh Currie signs in Germany
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Josh Currie has signed with Kölner Haie of Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). That team, based in Cologne, announced the transaction via a release on Thursday. A native of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Currie’s Penguins career was limited to one game (and no points) with the...
U mad, bro?: Pirates fans are still inflamed about the lineup ruining Paul Skenes’ start on Tuesday
How good is Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes? He’s so good that, on the eve of the Steelers reporting to training camp, he had all of Pittsburgh buzzing about baseball for a change. How bad is the Pirates lineup, though? It’s so bad that it couldn’t muster more than...
Tim Benz: Something about what Najee Harris said Wednesday doesn’t compute
Something just doesn’t add up with Najee Harris’ explanation as to why he didn’t get a fifth-year option from the Pittsburgh Steelers. I’m not suggesting that Harris is the one blurring the lines. If I’m him, I’d be confused too. The 2021 first-round draft choice spoke with media members Wednesday...
First Call: Just 1 Steeler on ESPN list of Top 25 NFL players since 2000; WR news on Brandon Aiyuk, Courtland Sutton
Thursday’s “First Call” struggles to find any Steelers on that ESPN.com list of top NFL players of this century. We have lots of wide receiver news for Steelers fans to track. Lamar Jackson had an abbreviated debut at Ravens training camp. And a former Pirate is well aware that his...
Exhibition between Liverpool FC and Real Betis shines light on Pittsburgh’s burgeoning soccer scene
There’s no debating Pittsburgh’s identity as a great sports town. The Steelers, Penguins and Pirates all have rich histories with multiple championships and great players. Soccer, despite growing in popularity around the United States, Pittsburgh included, does not possess the same pedigree as football, hockey and baseball in town. But...
City League mourns death of longtime Allderdice football coach Jerry Haslett
Longtime City League coach Jerry Haslett, who hailed from a football family, died Wednesday. He was 59. A hall of fame athlete at Clarion, Haslett was football coach at Allderdice since 2009. He won three City League titles with the Dragons and had them in the finals nine times in...
Jim Harbaugh’s first practice, new facility give Chargers a feeling of rebirthVideo
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers’ first practice of training camp had elements of a rebirth. Not only was it the first practice under coach Jim Harbaugh, it was the team’s first workout in their new practice facility. The Chargers held a ceremonial ribbon cutting for “The Bolt”...
Meet the Pennsylvania athletes who will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics
The 2024 Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris this week and Pennsylvania has a ton of elite athletes representing Team USA in multiple events. Check out the list below to see where each Olympic athlete is from and what events they will be competing in. Did we miss...
Zoo Crew suffers tough loss to Happy Valley Hoopers in The Basketball Tournament
The disappointment will linger with Nelly Cummings after he and his Zoo Crew teammates lost to the Happy Valley Hoopers, 85-82, on Wednesday night in the Sweet 16 of The Basketball Tournament at Petersen Events Center. After all, a team composed largely of former Pitt players led their Penn State...
Alec Stopperich shoots 63 to rally, win WPGA Open
Alec Stopperich began the final round of the 121st Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Open Championship trailing the leader by Mike Van Sickle by six shots. Then he went out and shot his best round ever and rallied to win the title Wednesday at Indiana Country Club. Stopperich, 26, shot an...
Pirates farm report for July 24, 2024: Grand slams by Liover Peguero, Matt Fraizer lift Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-52) crushed Iowa (Cubs), 14-3. LHP Bailey Falter (6.00) made a rehab start and allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts in three innings. RHP Isaac Mattson (3-1, 4.01) earned the win after two no-hit innings of relief with one strikeout. LF Matt Fraizer (.278) was...
U.S. men’s soccer team fades in loss to France after 16-year Olympics absenceVideo
MARSEILLE, France — The Paris Olympics don’t officially open until Friday. The games, however, already have begun. That’s not necessarily a good thing for the U.S. men’s soccer team, which returned to the Summer Olympics on Wednesday after a 16-year absence and lost to France, 3-0, before a packed house...
QB Wilson reports to 1st camp with Steelers feeling a bit like a rookie again
There has been no tangible evidence over the past four months that the Pittsburgh Steelers have a “quarterback controversy” or that there is any reason to believe that veteran Russell Wilson will not be the starter when the regular season begins in September. Even if neither 18-year head coach Mike...
Bushy Run wins Region 7; West Point girls headed to Mid-Atlantic Regional final
Bushy Run American Legion completed a goal Wednesday by winning its first Region 7 tournament. It was the third consecutive trip to the finals. “The third time was the charm,” Bushy Run coach Scott Peyman said after his team defeated rival Murrysville, 4-3, in the finals at Claysburg. Now it...
Steelers notes: Mike Tomlin on camp practice start time, joint practice with Bills, ‘Hard Knocks’
Fans will learn they better not hit that snooze button to make it to Saint Vincent in time for most Pittsburgh Steelers training camp practices this year. On the eve of the first 10:30 a.m. practice — some four hours earlier than when it has been over the past five...
Browns place star RB Nick Chubb on PUP list as he recovers from serious knee injury and surgeriesVideo
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb was placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list Wednesday as he continues to recover from a season-ending left knee injury and two surgeries. The team made the expected move with Chubb, a four-time Pro Bowler, one day before opening training camp in West...
With hair newly cut and dyed, Bengals QB Joe Burrow says his wrist feels good as training camp opensVideo
CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow showed up for the first day of training camp Wednesday with a new close-cropped, blond haircut and, more important to Cincinnati, a right wrist he said is ready for the rigors of the season. Burrow took part in drills, threw accurately and looked good...
Vikings’ Addison contrite and remorseful following DUI arrest, finding respite in start of campVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Jordan Addison relished the start of training camp as much as anyone with the Minnesota Vikings, finding a sunny space to set aside for a few hours his non-football stress. Addison, after walking off the fields following the first full-team practice Wednesday afternoon, said he had been...
