Play of Steelers’ high-profile secondary hasn’t ‘met my vision,’ coach Mike Tomlin admits
If he were viewing the progress of his secondary through binoculars, Mike Tomlin would be continually adjusting the focus knob to get a clearer picture of what he sees in front of him. Tomlin admitted as much Tuesday when he said the Pittsburgh Steelers’ acquisitions at cornerback and safety haven’t...
Pitt aims to clean up offensive line play before next test vs. N.C. State
No player more personified Pitt’s penalty woes over the weekend at Syracuse than Kendall Stanley, who was flagged for five of the team’s 13 infractions. In particular, three of Pitt’s four false start penalties were on Stanley, who also had an unnecessary roughness call in the fourth quarter. While Pitt’s...
Penguins broadcaster Josh Getzoff returns to television booth
Tuesday was fairly quotidian for Josh Getzoff. After dropping his kids off at day care in the morning, he trekked to UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry to do his customary preparation as the play-by-play voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins on SportsNet Pittsburgh broadcasts. He updated his “boards,” which are...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to face Canucks
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Tuesday’s game against his former team, the Vancouver Canucks, at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. To this point of the season, the Penguins have alternated every start in net between...
WR Calvin Austin could return from 2-game absence when Steelers face PackersVideo
After missing the past two games because of a shoulder injury, Calvin Austin could return for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday when they play the Green Bay Packers in prime time at Acrisure Stadium. Austin has not practiced since he injured his shoulder in the Steelers’ game against the Minnesota...
Blue Jays in World Series for 1st time since before Ohtani was born, while Dodgers seek to repeat
NEW YORK — When slugger Joe Carter hit the last World Series pitch thrown in Canada over the left-field wall to win the Toronto Blue Jays’ second consecutive title, it was 8 1/2 months before Shohei Ohtani was born. The Blue Jays are back in baseball’s championship round for the...
Mark Madden: No one is afraid of Steelers’ predictable defense
Let’s take a look at the reality of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Not the myth. The myth holds that the defense is elite. It’s not. It’s predictable. As Cincinnati wideout Ja’Marr Chase said after he, the Bengals offense and 40-year-old quarterback Joe Flacco dropped 33 points on the Steelers on...
First Call: Broderick Jones’ thoughts on facing Micah Parsons; Justin Fields’ future in New York
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Broderick Jones discusses his matchup with Micah Parsons when Green Bay visits Acrisure Stadium on Sunday night. An ex-Steeler made an impressive defensive play during “Monday Night Football.” Justin Fields is in limbo as the New York Jets’ starting quarterback. Plus, we have...
Tim Benz: Predicting the Steelers’ difficult 3-game stretch between AFC North games
After splitting back-to-back games in the AFC North, the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) are about to play three straight games out of the division before a rematch against the Cincinnati Bengals (3-4). Those games won’t be easy. On Sunday night, the Green Bay Packers come to town. Then the Steelers host...
Jackson Smith-Njigba, defense power Seahawks past Texans
SEATTLE — Jaxon Smith-Njigba had his NFL-leading fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Houston Texans, 27-19, on Monday night. Smith-Njigba, who entered the game leading the league in receiving yards, gave Seattle a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter when he caught...
Springer’s homer sends Blue Jays into World Series with win over Mariners in Game 7 of ALCS
TORONTO — George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night. It...
Gibbs has career-high 218 yards of offense and 2 TDs, helping Lions bounce back and beat Bucs 24-9
DETROIT — Jahmyr Gibbs was offered oxygen on the bench after on a 78-yard run. He turned it down. Clearly, he was not out of breath. Gibbs scored on a long sprint in the second quarter, a 5-yard spinning plunge in the third and accounted for a career-high 218 yards...
Green Bay’s LaFleur focusing on entire Steelers team as Packers get ready to face Aaron Rodgers
Packers coach Matt LaFleur knows he and his players will get plenty of questions this week about facing Aaron Rodgers for the first time since the four-time MVP quarterback left Green Bay. LaFleur is trying his best to deflect them. “We’re playing the Pittsburgh Steelers, who happen to have Aaron...
Broncos LB Dre Greenlaw suspended one game after he ‘verbally threatened’ referee postgame
DENVER — Dre Greenlaw played one game for the Denver Broncos. Now he’s been suspended for a game by the NFL. The league announced Monday that Greenlaw has been suspended for Denver’s Sunday home game against Dallas. According to the league, “After the conclusion of the Giants-Broncos game, Greenlaw chased...
Top storylines for Terry Smith, Penn State to focus on during bye week
When it comes to bye weeks, what a difference a month (or so) makes. Penn State was 3-0 after mashing Villanova, 52-6, on Sept. 13 at Beaver Stadium. A confident group of Nittany Lions’ players and coaches headed into their first bye week with extra time to prepare and rest...
Burrell girls volleyball takes measured approach into WPIAL playoffs
For the first time in program history, the Burrell girls volleyball team will enter the WPIAL playoffs as a section champion. But head coach Kourtney Lehman said the Bucs players, who outlasted Southmoreland in four games on the road Thursday to clinch the outright Section 5-2A title, quickly turned the...
Westmoreland County soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 21, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A First round 11-Woodland Hills (7-7) at 6-Norwin (10-5-3) 8 p.m. Tuesday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Winner plays: At 3-Plum (14-2-2) Saturday in quarterfinals Players to watch: Andrew Bingham, Woodland Hills; Ryan Schoemer, Norwin Throw-ins: Woodland Hills returns to the WPIAL playoffs for the...
‘I might tackle him again’ — Broderick Jones makes light of celebratory takedown of Aaron RodgersVideo
For what was a high-scoring, back-and-forth game deemed “The Icy Hot Bowl” because of its quadragenarian starting quarterbacks, it was a celebration gone somewhat awry that people perhaps were talking most about after Thursday’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Cincinnati Bengals game. After Rodgers’ go-ahead touchdown pass to Pat Freiermuth late in the fourth...
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 21, 2025
WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class A First round 13 Chartiers-Houston (8-5-2) at 5-Springdale (10-1-1) 6 p.m. Tuesday at Springdale High School Winner plays: Winner of 12-Riverview (8-5) vs. 5-Riverside (8-3-1) Saturday in quarterfinals (site/time TBD) Throw-ins: Springdale is seeking back-to-back WPIAL titles. The Dynamos captured the third WPIAL crown in...
On pace to break Steelers’ season pass TD record, Aaron Rodgers shows nimble feet at 41
Aaron Rodgers spent most of this past weekend tied for the NFL lead in passing touchdowns with 14. More than one-third of the way through his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rodgers is well on pace to set the franchise passing touchdowns record. But moreso than that Rodgers is...
Jets’ QB1 call on hold as head coach Aaron Glenn seeks outside input
The day after benching starting quarterback Justin Fields at halftime, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn was no closer to his final answer on this week’s starter. Instead, Glenn plans to phone a friend. Glenn said Monday the Jets (0-7) are going to take longer than usual to get the decision...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Mt. Pleasant grad Rylin Bugosh makes quick impact at W&J
As Rylin Bugosh becomes more comfortable with college soccer and her surroundings at Washington & Jefferson, the soccer ball is finding the back of the net more often. The freshman striker out of Mt. Pleasant scored a goal in the season opener in August and went scoreless in eight of...
Penguins see strong results by platooning Tristan Jarry, Arturs Silovs
Dan Muse isn’t a carbon copy of his predecessor as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Sullivan. But similarities do exist. Both hail from Boston, and both speak with accents rooted in the Bay State. And like Sullivan, Muse readily allows players to avoid the ice during optional morning skates...
Purdue point guard Braden Smith leads AP preseason All-American team
Purdue star point guard Braden Smith was a unanimous choice for the Associated Press preseason All-American team released Monday. Smith, a senior, received all 57 votes in the balloting. He is the only returning first-team All-American in the country. Texas Tech’s JT Toppin (52 votes) was second, while Michigan’s Yaxel...
Doug Martin’s ‘tragic’ in-custody death under investigation by Oakland police
Doug Martin died while in police custody, the Oakland (California) Police Department confirmed after multiple outlets first reported the news. The former NFL running back and Boise State standout was 36. His passing was confirmed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The OPD identified Martin as “Douglas Martin of...
