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NFL 2023: Aaron Rodgers’ quest to turn Jets into contenders is league’s top storylineVideo
One No. 12 started the clock on the countdown to his gold jacket, and another switched numbers, conferences and shades of green. The biggest storyline in the first NFL season this century without Tom Brady centers on Aaron Rodgers’ quest to turn the New York Jets into a championship contender....
First Call: 49ers coach addresses Nick Bosa’s snap count vs. Steelers; George Kittle, other Niners return to practice
Thursday’s “First Call” has Steelers reaction to Nick Bosa’s new contract in San Francisco. We detail how much playing time Bosa may get Sunday in Pittsburgh without the benefit of a training camp. Plus, Bosa’s return is just one of many good news items for the 49ers. And it is...
U mad, bro?: Revamping Penguins’ announcers; Steelers’ ‘new standard’; Pittsburgh port-a-potty fight
This time next week, “U mad, bro?” will be filled to the brim with one of two types of complaints from readers. 1. That the Steelers didn’t win. Or…. 2. That the Steelers didn’t win by enough. Either way, it’s bound to be wildly entertaining. In the meantime, for our...
Out for season, Andrew McCutchen reflects on return to Pirates, focuses on future
As Andrew McCutchen dealt with the shockwaves of a season-ending injury — a partial tear in his left Achilles tendon — he reflected on his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates with a focus on the future. Most of all, McCutchen reveled in the reception from PNC Park crowds after a...
Running, sticking to disciplined diet pay off for Pitt tight end Karter Johnson
For a year when he was thirsty, Pitt tight end Karter Johnson drank nothing but water. His regimen for a long time included waking up most mornings and going on runs of between 1 and 5 miles. “On days I didn’t run, I would go and work out,” he said....
Pirates farm report for Sept. 6, 2023: Joe Perez homer lifts Altoona to win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-72) lost 7-2 to Toledo (Tigers). RHP Roansy Contreras (3.15) gave up a two-run home run, four total hits, and fanned four in four innings. RHP Jack O’Reilly (3-7, 5.06) gave up two hits and walked a pair while allowing a run in two innings and suffered the...
In ACC offensive coordinator shuffle, new coaches debut to mixed resultsVideo
BOSTON — Clemson fired offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter after just one full season as the offensive play-caller and hired Garrett Riley away from Texas Christian, where he helped the Horned Frogs reach the national championship game. Coach Dabo Swinney didn’t get the improvement he hoped for in a 28-7 loss...
Ravens WR Odell Beckham Jr. says he feels like rookie again heading into openerVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Nearly 19 months since he last took the field for an NFL game, Odell Beckham Jr. feels like a rookie again. “As far as excitement, I feel like this is my first game,” the 30-year-old Beckham said Wednesday. “The whole thing feels like a reset for...
Former Penguins defensive prospect Peter DiLiberatore gets tryout with Coyotes
Former Penguins defensive prospect Peter DiLiberatore has signed a professional tryout contract with the Arizona Coyotes. Cap Friendly reported the transaction Wednesday. DiLiberatore was the final free agent who finished the 2022-23 season under an NHL contract with the Penguins to sign with another team this offseason. Acquired in a...
Freeport girls soccer team withstands late pressure by Burrell
The Freeport girls soccer team scored a goal in each half of its Section 2-2A matchup Wednesday evening at rival Burrell. The second tally, a shot from sophomore Peyton Los from 25 yards out with 26 minutes left in the second half, proved to be the game winner. Burrell cut...
Next on the Tee: Host Chris Mascaro welcomes PGA club pro Rick Werner
In this week’s “Next on the Tee” podcast, host Chris Mascaro is joined by Rick Werner, one of the country’s top PGA club professionals, as well as a 1979 Ohio PGA section champion and member of the 2023 South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame class. Werner recalls his success at...
Trib 10: As list of undefeated teams gets smaller, top of WPIAL power rankings stays the same
Just two weeks into the new high school football season, only 38 of 177 WPIAL teams remain undefeated. Two of those teams that tasted defeat for the first time in 2023 last week dropped out of the Trib 10 as Central Valley lost to Avonworth and Canon-McMillan fell to North...
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce questionable for opener vs. Lions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs’ Travis Kelce was held out of Wednesday’s final workout and listed as questionable for Thursday night’s season opener against Detroit, one day after the All-Pro tight end hyperextended his knee in practice. Kelce was the only player to carry an injury designation for the...
At the steamy U.S. Open, Daniil Medvedev warns during his win that a player is ‘gonna die’
NEW YORK — Soaked with sweat as the temperature neared 95 degrees Fahrenheit on the hottest day at this year’s U.S. Open, 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev walked slowly to towel off between points of his victory Wednesday, looked into a courtside camera and issued what sounded like a mix between...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow says he’s on track to play in Sunday’s opener against Cleveland
CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow went full speed in practice Wednesday and said he’s on track to play in Sunday’s opener at Cleveland after a calf injury sidelined him for most of the preseason. “I’m in a good spot,” Burrow said Wednesday in his first comments to reporters since...
Duquesne basketball schedule features 9 nationally televised games
Duquesne men’s basketball released its 2023-2024 schedule Wednesday, and it includes nine Atlantic 10 games on national television over three networks. The Dukes open A-10 play Jan. 3 at UMass before playing at Loyola Chicago on CBS Sports Network on Jan. 6. Four of the next five games will be...
After perfect preseason, Kenny Pickett, Steelers offense bracing for adversity in season opener
Like the stock market, past performance for NFL teams in the preseason isn’t indicative of future results once September arrives. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, that means the anticipation of a market correction after the first-team offense produced five touchdowns on five series over the three-game exhibition schedule. The Steelers exited...
Rams WR Cooper Kupp to miss season opener vs. Seattle with hamstring injuryVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp and backup quarterback Stetson Bennett will miss the season opener in Seattle on Sunday because of injuries. Coach Sean McVay said the Rams are considering whether to put Kupp on injured reserve for at least four weeks. The Super Bowl...
Pitt linebackers coach Ryan Manalac learned the game while working side-by-side with Pat Narduzzi
Imagine, if you can, Pat Narduzzi as a mortgage banker, sitting alone behind a desk, shuffling papers, pecking at a calculator, working the boring 9-to-5 daily routine. Makes no sense, right? It’s been said that Pitt assistant coach Ryan Manalac mirrors Narduzzi in many ways. They both played linebacker in...
49ers, Nick Bosa agree to record extension, bolstering Super Bowl contentionVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Defensive end Nick Bosa has agreed to the richest contract in 49ers history, ending a 43-day holdout in what truly was a fait accompli, for a franchise that’s investing so much toward its first Super Bowl title since the 1994 season. The mega-deal comes just ahead...
Najee Harris: ‘No issue’ with ceding share of the Steelers captaincy to Kenny Pickett in ‘23
The tradition-philic Pittsburgh Steelers have never joined other NFL teams in adopting the usage of a “C” on the front left of a player’s uniform to denote a captaincy. With that in mind, Kenny Pickett’s rationalization for taking over a share of the Steelers’ captaincy from Najee Harris is more...
George Pickens more concerned with Madden rating than media expectations of on-field play
When it comes to the supersized expectations much of the NFL community has bestowed upon him for his second season, George Pickens is unfazed. “I don’t really pay too much attention to it, to be honest,” the prodigious receiver said after Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Pickens has...
Pirates find their bats late, take 2 of 3 from NL Central-leading Brewers
The Pittsburgh Pirates won’t see Milwaukee again until late April of 2024, when the Brewers visit town for a four-game series. Wednesday afternoon’s rubber match at PNC Park marked the 2023 finale between the two clubs, with the Pirates coming out on top, 5-4, to take two of three games...
Greensburg C.C. boys soccer gets creative with offensive attack
With an appreciation for possession-style soccer, Ryan Kanner is simplifying the offense in his first season as Greensburg Central Catholic’s boys coach. The scheme he has implemented is not original. In fact, one of the top professional teams in the world uses it. Futbol Club Barcelona employs its “Tiki-Taka” brand...
Month after torn ACL, Cory Trice ‘in a good place,’ intends to be present all season with Steelers
Cory Trice meandered his way around the locker room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Leaning on crutches that resembled the tall and slender cornerback himself, Trice made his way to his locker. This, of course, isn’t the way he wanted his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers to go....
