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Faced with injuries, improving AL West, Astros were ‘playing from behind the whole season’Video
HOUSTON — Coming a win shy of reaching the World Series would be considered a successful season for most teams. Not for the defending champion Houston Astros, who lost all four home games of the AL Championship Series to the Texas Rangers and came up short in their quest for...
Mike Tomlin prefers Steelers keep teams guessing week-to-week in lieu of having ‘identity’
What are the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers? Do they have an “identity?” Coach Mike Tomlin would prefer they don’t, at least not in regards to schematics or tendencies. Seven weeks and six games into the season, the Steelers have poor statistical rankings (31st in total offense, 30th in total defense) but...
Penn State’s James Franklin says it’s fair to judge him on 1-9 record vs. Ohio State
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s fan base and the Lions’ players weren’t the only ones who struggled with PSU’s 20-12 loss to Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus. James Franklin and his assistants have endured a few rough days since as the 10th-ranked Lions (6-1, 3-1) prepare for a Big...
Tomlin: Team failed to adjust to officials’ ‘tenor’ in L.A.
Eleven times during Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams, officials threw flags against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A season-high eight were accepted, and another triggered a crucial offset of a Rams penalty that would have given the Steelers an important late first down. During his weekly news conference Tuesday, Steelers...
Rams release kicker Brett Maher after multiple misses in loss to SteelersVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams have released kicker Brett Maher two days after he missed two field-goal attempts and an extra point in a seven-point loss to Pittsburgh. The Rams (3-4) signed Lucas Havrisik off Cleveland’s practice squad Tuesday to replace Maher, who joined the team after...
Pitt assistants use their years of experience to help players deal with defeat
It sounded like a joke, but these days inside the Pitt football facility, nothing’s funny. Tight ends coach Tim Salem met with reporters Tuesday after practice, and the topic of Gavin Bartholomew’s reception total was raised. The athletically gifted junior from Schuylkill Haven, who has been known to either hurdle...
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules for Wednesday, Oct. 25
WPIAL boys soccer playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 8-South Fayette (11-4-3) at 1-Plum (18-1) 7 p.m. Wednesday Winner plays: Winner of 13-Indiana (6-10-1)/5-Montour (14-4) in semifinals Oct. 30. Players to watch: Michael Plasko, South Fayette; Tristin Ralph, Plum Throw-ins: South Fayette was the third-place finisher in Section 2. The Lions lost...
Steelers notes: Mike Tomlin explains decision to receive after winning coin toss
Teams that win the coin toss in the NFL elect to defer possession to the second half more than 90% of the time. For the second time this season, though, on Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers chose to receive to begin a game at the Los Angeles Rams. In explaining why,...
Source: ACC office informs Pitt that Christian Veilleux’s slide was called correctlyVideo
Officials in the ACC office informed those within the Pitt football program that the placement of the football was correct after quarterback Christian Veilleux’s third-down slide against Wake Forest, a source told the Tribune-Review. A controversy developed in the final minute of Pitt’s 21-17 loss to Wake Forest in Winston-Salem,...
Rivals Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline AP preseason women’s All-America teamVideo
Caitlin Clark of Iowa is a unanimous pick for the Associated Press preseason women’s basketball All-America team for the second consecutive season. The star guard was on all 36 ballots from the national media panel that selects the AP Top 25 each week. She led the Hawkeyes to the NCAA...
NHL rescinds ban on rainbow-colored Pride tape, allowing players to use it on the ice this season
NHL players will be allowed to use Pride tape this season after all with the reversal of a ban that sparked a backlash around hockey and among LGBTQ+ advocates in sports. The league, players’ union and a committee on inclusion agreed to give players the option to represent social causes...
Reports: Bob Melvin leaving Padres to manage GiantsVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants hired manager Bob Melvin away from the division rival San Diego Padres, according to multiple reports Tuesday. The Athletic first reported Melvin was the Giants’ choice. The 61-year-old Melvin will be returning to the Bay Area where he grew up, cheered for and...
Purdue, Michigan State look like teams to beat in Big Ten men’s basketballVideo
Handicapping the Big Ten race comes down to this: Purdue, Michigan State, everybody else. The Boilermakers, with reigning national player of the year Zach Edey and his strong supporting cast, are the prohibitive favorites to win a second straight regular-season championship. Michigan State is a possible challenger. “I think other...
No. 2 Duke, No. 13 Miami headline ACC men’s basketball title chaseVideo
Duke spent much of its first season under Jon Scheyer building to another ACC title. Yet it was Miami that outlasted the rest of the league in March for the program’s first trip to the Final Four. They are the ACC headliners to start the 2023-24 season, with the second-ranked...
Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson expected back from injury before end of season
Penn State star Chop Robinson is not expected to miss the remainder of the season after suffering an undisclosed injury and being carted off the field at Ohio State. Robinson’s status for Penn State’s game this Saturday against Indiana is unclear. But the preseason All-American defensive end should be back...
Penguins forward Radim Zohorna: ‘I just want to stay here’
For those who watched it, there was little to like about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ malodorous 4-2 road loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. At least the first 56 minutes, 27 seconds of it. But late in the third period, one cause for optimism emerged. The Penguins got a...
After season high in penalties, Mike Tomlin says Steelers must adjust to officiating crewsVideo
Eleven times during Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams, officials threw flags against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A season-high eight were accepted, and another triggered a crucial offset of a Rams penalty that would have given the Steelers an important late first down. During his weekly news conference Tuesday, Steelers...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic against Stars
The Pittsburgh Penguins are slated to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic for Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena. Nedeljkovic has played in only one game this season. During a 5-2 home win against the Calgary Flames on Oct. 14, Nedeljkovic made 34 saves on 36 shots. Throughout...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grads spark Grove City defense
A pair of Penn-Trafford grads continue to power No. 22 Grove City’s defense. Senior cornerback Gabe Dunlap and sophomore linebacker Jack Jollie tied a team high with seven tackles in a 49-0 win over Saint Vincent. Dunlap added an interception and a 40-yard punt return touchdown, and Jollie picked up...
Westmoreland WPIAL soccer playoff capsules for Wednesday, Oct. 25
Boys Class 3A Quarterfinals 11-Franklin Regional (11-7) at 3-Moon (15-3-1) 7 p.m. Wednesday Winner plays: Winner of 7-Thomas Jefferson (16-2-1)/2-Hampton (15-2-1) Monday in semifinals Players to watch: Joey Bayne, Franklin Regional; Davi Jansson, Moon Throw-ins: Both teams opened with 4-0 wins Saturday. Bayne scored twice for Franklin Regional, once on...
First Call: Multiple ex-Steelers on the move; former Pitt star shines on ‘Monday Night Football’
Tuesday’s “First Call” has some information about various Pittsburgh Steelers on the move. A former Pitt Panther sparkled on “Monday Night Football.” And a Duquesne football player walks away with conference honors for a second straight week. On the move again Former Steeler Terrell Edmunds has been traded away by...
TV Talk: Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher on ‘NFL Icons’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. An NFL Hall of Famer, former Steelers coach Bill Cowher is the subject of this week’s episode of “NFL Icons” (10 p.m. Oct. 28, MGM+). The hourlong episode explores Cowher’s youth in Crafton, his stint...
Tim Benz: Steelers must exploit stretch of non-divisional games before reentering thick AFC North fray
We are more than a third of the way through the NFL season, and we are still trying to figure out who the Pittsburgh Steelers are. Far be it from anyone in the Pittsburgh media or the Steelers fan base to presume that they’ve got the rest of the AFC...
After ‘digesting’ Penguins’ loss in St. Louis, Mike Sullivan may have more than stomach issues with Stars, Avs up next
After his Pittsburgh Penguins lost 4-2 versus St. Louis on Saturday night, head coach Mike Sullivan said he needed some time “to digest” what had happened. On Monday, presumably after knocking back a few bottles of Pepto-Bismol, this is what he came up with. “I don’t think it’s a game...
North Side natives make good friends, better opponents on boxing card at The Meadows
Boxing, at its core, is a sport built from differences. Usually, two guys who grew up together and trained together never square off in the ring for more than sparring. “We’re doing something that’s typically not being done,” said Michael Manna (6-5, 4 KO), 40. “I think 100% that it’s...
