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Derrick Henry presents big challenge for Steelers’ inconsistent run defense
With just one week of game tape available, the Pittsburgh Steelers have little information to dissect on Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis. After throwing four touchdown passes in his debut, Levis will make his second career start — each coming in a five-day window — when the Steelers host...
Mark Madden: Who would win if WNBA champs faced top high school boys team?
Sports talker Clay Travis proposes a basketball game between the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces and a state champ boys high school basketball team. (Travis didn’t specify a state or team.) Travis wants to wager $1 million. If Las Vegas wins, the Aces get Travis’ money. If the boys win,...
Bears fire running backs coach David Walker, leaving Eberflus down 2 assistants
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears fired running backs coach David Walker on Wednesday, leaving coach Matt Eberflus down two assistants after defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigned in September and raising more questions about the team’s culture. Walker was in his second season with the Bears. He was hired...
Falcons bench Ridder, announce Heinicke as starter against Vikings
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Taylor Heinicke has moved past turnover-plagued Desmond Ridder as the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Coach Arthur Smith said Wednesday the decision to start Heinicke was made “with all the variables considering everything.” Smith would not commit to Heinicke keeping...
Patrick J. Rooney, son of late Steelers patriarch Art Rooney Sr., dies at 84
Patrick J. Rooney, one of the five sons of late Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. and the brother of longtime Steelers president and chairman Dan Rooney, has died. Pat Rooney, who was born on Pittsburgh’s North Side and most recently had been living in Florida, was 84. Born six...
Raiders fire coach Josh McDaniels, GM Dave Ziegler
HENDERSON, Nev. — When the Las Vegas Raiders hired Josh McDaniels in January 2022, he said he had learned from his first stint as an NFL head coach. But McDaniels’ record actually was worse the second time around than it was with the Denver Broncos in 2009 and 2010, and...
Penn State’s defense prepares for Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa, the Big Ten’s most prolific passer
Taulia Tagovailoa holds every major passing record — passing yards, completions and touchdowns — at Maryland. The younger brother of Dolphins star Tua Tagovailoa has been the Terrapins’ leader and linchpin for four seasons, ever since he transferred from Alabama. But in that span, the Nittany Lions have had Tagovailoa’s...
Forward Jeff Carter isn’t worried about the Penguins’ strugglesVideo
A mere 19 years into his existence as an NHL player, Jeff Carter has seen plenty of good and bad in his career. Be it his promising start with the Philadelphia Flyers in the mid-2000s, which came to a dysfunctional conclusion, or his brief and awkward fit with the Columbus...
Steelers great Terry Bradshaw’s jersey part of sports auction
There are 17 days left to get your hands on a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey that Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw wore during at least two games. But you’ll have to pay up. The starting bid for the jersey was $10,000. As of Wednesday morning, 11 bids were in and...
First Call: Steelers reportedly had interest in trading for Bears CB; news on Steelers ownership; Will Levis likely starter for Titans
Wednesday’s “First Call” gives us a Pittsburgh Steelers trade rumor that never panned out. We have a new person interested in buying into the franchise. A former Steelers quarterback has been traded. Will Levis looks good to go as the starter for the Tennessee Titans at Acrisure Stadium Thursday. And...
Hits keep on coming toward Pitt’s Christian Veilleux, but he hopes to use them as learning tools
In an eight-minute chat with reporters, Pitt quarterback Christian Veilleux made four references to one specific aspect of playing his position: • “I have to stand back there and take a hit.” • “(Learn) to be comfortable, be willing to take a hit.” • “Even if you have to take...
Rangers batter Diamondbacks to move within 1 win of World Series title
PHOENIX — Marcus Semien’s two-run triple and three-run homer powered Texas to a 10-run lead by the third inning, Corey Seager hit another long home run, and the Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-7, on Tuesday night to move ahead 3-1 in the World Series. Texas improved to a record...
Pitt set to welcome Pitt-Johnstown to the Pete for exhibition game
With coach Jeff Capel entering his sixth season at Pitt, the Panthers will welcome Pitt-Johnstown to the Petersen Events Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday for an exhibition game that signals the unofficial opening of the basketball season. It’s basically a tuneup for the first game that counts Monday against North...
Lola Abraham’s 5 goals against South Allegheny propel Riverview to 1st WPIAL title match
Lola Abraham had five shots in the first half of a WPIAL Class A semifinal against South Allegheny on Tuesday at North Allegheny. The attempts by the Riverview senior were solid, but the Gladiators defense was marking her closely and keeping her from getting the Raiders on the board. South...
Breeders’ Cup contender Practical Move dies after gallop at Santa AnitaVideo
ARCADIA, Calif. — A horse set to run in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup died Tuesday at Santa Anita, and a short time later, Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo dropped out of the $6 million Classic because of a foot issue. Trainer Jena Antonucci said she ran out of time trying to...
Central Michigan investigating if Michigan staffer was on its sideline scouting Michigan State
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Central Michigan said Tuesday it is investigating whether Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions was on its sideline scoping out Michigan State during its season opener in September. Photos circulating on the internet suggest Stalions was on the Chippewas’ sideline during the Sept. 1 game, about six...
Rangers slugger Adolis García and pitcher Max Scherzer to miss the rest of the World SeriesVideo
PHOENIX — Texas Rangers slugger Adolis García and pitcher Max Scherzer will miss the rest of the World Series after getting hurt in Game 3 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Infielder/outfielder Ezequiel Duran and left-hander Brock Burke were added to the active roster before Game 4 on Tuesday night. García and...
Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State top 4 in 1st CFP rankings; Penn State 11thVideo
Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan and Florida State sat atop the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, with unbeaten Washington and its Pac-12 rival, Oregon, next up. Texas was seventh and Alabama eighth. Penn State is 11th. The Buckeyes (8-0) are No. 1 for the fourth time in the...
Hendrick Motorsports took a gamble on William Byron. Now he’ll try to win his 1st Cup titleVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rick Hendrick first met William Byron as a local Charlotte teenager, fan of Hendrick Motorsports and budding NASCAR driver. Something about the 15-year-old struck Hendrick, who recognized a young talent with a potentially bright future in NASCAR. Hendrick snagged Byron away from the Toyota camp in 2016,...
After death of former Penguin, focus turns to neck protection in youth hockey
Penn-Trafford coach Chris Cerutti will be keeping an extra-close eye on his players as they take the ice for their next game against Armstrong. He will be making sure each player is wearing protection around his neck in light of the tragedy last weekend involving former Penguins player Adam Johnson,...
Pickett ‘sure’ he’s playing against Titans
In Kenny Pickett’s mind, there is no question who will start at quarterback Thursday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite missing the second half of Sunday’s game with a rib injury, Pickett said he will be under center when the Steelers face the Tennessee Titans at Acrisure Stadium. “I’m playing...
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TGL to feature 15-hole matches, overtime and lots of technology
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing modern technology to the royal and ancient game with TGL, a team-based golf league played over 15 holes that combines an oversized simulator with actual shots to a tech-infused green that can change contours depending on the shot. Fourteen months after it was...
Special-teams ace Miles Killebrew among Steelers to step up with Minkah Fitzpatrick out
Elijah Riley took stock of the safeties corps he is a part of in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room. “We are all pros,” Riley said earlier this week, “even if (each individual) hasn’t reached All-Pro.” The one member of his position group that has — perennially — reached that status...
After losing starting job to Joey Porter Jr., Steelers CB Levi Wallace remains limited with foot injury
Levi Wallace already lost his starting job at left outside cornerback to rookie Joey Porter Jr. The question heading into the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game Thursday night is whether Wallace will be healthy enough to play as a backup. It continues to be an unlikely proposition. Wallace was limited in practice...
James Franklin coaching against familiar face in former Penn State assistant, Maryland OC Josh GattisVideo
Whenever James Franklin visits Maryland, he is greeted with a sense of familiarity. Franklin spent eight years on the Terrapins’ coaching staff over two stints, from 2000-04 and 2008-10. He and current Maryland coach Mike Locksley were assistants together in the early 2000s. Franklin said he got his “first big...
