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Browns LB Jacob Phillips suffers season-ending pectoral injury for 2nd straight year
CLEVELAND — For the second straight year, Cleveland Browns linebacker Jacob Phillips suffered a season-ending pectoral injury. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Phillips tore the chest muscle during Friday night’s preseason loss to the Washington Commanders. Phillips, a third-round pick in 2020 from LSU, suffered a similar injury during the 2022...
Free and easy: Pirates right-hander Andre Jackson’s flow resembles how he throws
Andre Jackson wore his hair in a high and tight fade for most of his life before letting it grow out the past five years. Now, the Pittsburgh Pirates reliever has a flow that resembles the way he throws. Free and easy. “I’m sure a lot of people think about...
Pirates-Reds game postponed due to weather, will play split doubleheader on Sunday
The Pittsburgh Pirates postponed Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds because of expected inclement weather, the first game postponed at PNC Park this season. The Pirates-Reds game will be made up Sunday as part of a split doubleheader, their first since Sept. 4, 2020. They will play their scheduled game...
Winless NASCAR Cup drivers place premium on Brickyard 200
INDIANAPOLIS — Chase Briscoe grew up dreaming of driving into victory lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He needs it now. With three races left in NASCAR’s regular season, Briscoe finds himself among a large group of drivers in must-win situations at Sunday’s Brickyard 200 to make NASCAR’s 16-driver playoff. “I...
Florida State welcomes expectations that come with returning stars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mike Norvell grabs an ice-cold bottle of water, squeezes some into his mouth and then pours the rest down his back. It turns the Florida State coach’s sweat-soaked T-shirt into his personal cool zone, at least for a few minutes. The respite from the sweltering summer sun...
Pirates recall Osvaldo Bido from Triple-A, place Carmen Mlodzinski on injured list
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a bullpen switch Saturday afternoon, sending righty Carmen Mlodzinski to the 15-day injured list and recalling fellow right-hander Osvaldo Bido from Triple-A Indianapolis. Mlodzinski has right elbow soreness, but manager Derek Shelton said the issue is “very minor.” Since making his MLB debut June 16, the...
Pitt goes 2-0 overseas after 83-66 victory in Spain
Pitt basketball concluded its 10-day, two-game overseas trip Saturday, overcoming transportation problems while recording an 83-66 victory against the Sant Julia All-Stars in Sant Julia De Vilaporta, Spain. Defense carried Pitt to the victory, allowing the home team only 10 points in the third quarter. Blake Hinson led the Panthers...
Damar Hamlin makes early impact in return to field for Bills’ preseason game vs. ColtsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Whatever jitters Bills safety Damar Hamlin might have been feeling went away midway through the first quarter Saturday, when he first heard the play call: Blitz. Four snaps into his first game in a competitive setting since a near-death experience Jan, 2, Hamlin broke toward the...
Pirates top pick Paul Skenes set to make Single-A debut for Bradenton
Paul Skenes, selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft, will make his Single-A debut Tuesday for the Low-A Bradenton Marauders against Lakeland at LECOM Park. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-hander from LSU, who was named most outstanding player of the College World...
Participation, excitement growing within Gateway Midget Football and Cheerleading Association
Last fall was a banner season for the Gateway Midget Football and Cheerleading Association. All four of its football teams — flag (ages 5-6), Termites (7-8), Mites (9-10) and Midgets (11-12) made the Big East Youth Football League playoffs. The Termites, Mites and Midgets advanced to the semifinals. “We’re not...
Practice makes perfect for former Hampton receiver Benny Haselrig at Pitt
The video replay revealed what Hampton’s Benny Haselrig already knew. The freshman wide receiver at Pitt had made the wrong read during an option route in the opening days of football training camp, and the film review didn’t lie. “You have to read the defense and decide which direction to...
Focusing on ‘skootching,’ while mixing in some trash talk, Pitt safeties Javon McIntyre, P.J. O’Brien vie for playing time
He doesn’t know when it will occur, but Javon McIntyre believes Phil Jurkovec’s day of reckoning is coming. McIntyre, a redshirt sophomore safety, can see it in his mind’s eye. One day at practice, Jurkovec will drop back and throw a pass into the Pitt secondary, and McIntyre will snatch...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers trying Kendrick Green at fullback is showbiz
Ben Roethlisberger is a good podcaster. He tells the truth. He can’t help himself. This statement by Roethlisberger drips with veracity: “I love Kendrick Green. He was a great guy, good teammate, loved him. He was my center my last year. They drafted that guy to be my center. “Last...
Dose of splash plays, missing in 2022, highlight Steelers’ preseason-opening win
After a game in which the Pittsburgh Steelers scored three long touchdowns — a departure from the 2022 season — coach Mike Tomlin outlined the usual assortment of injuries suffered by his players. None, he noted, was due to self-adulation. “We’re not going to wear our hands out patting ourselves...
Author Bill Viola Jr. of North Huntingdon urges readers to ‘earn black belt in life’
From inception to completion, Bill Viola Jr.’s latest book, “Common Sensei: How To Earn a Blackbelt in Life” didn’t necessarily have a core audience. Sure, the martial arts crowd was interested because of their vast knowledge of the collective and awareness of influential people in the business, such as Viola....
Stock up, stock down among Steelers after preseason opener
Technically, the record will show there was a winner (the Pittsburgh Steelers) and a loser (the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) during Friday’s preseason game at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. But in reality, the team result is secondary to the individual performances. Some Steelers players helped themselves more than others in regards...
Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances: 1st-team offense shines, new defenders pop in Steelers’ preseason win
Embracing the “it’s preseason for all of us” concept, our first Pittsburgh Steelers postgame “Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances” for 2023 isn’t exactly going to be biting or overwhelming. NFL preseason games are scattered. As a result, I am as well. But I think I hit most of the highlight...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 11, 2023: Greensboro’s Jack Brannigan homers for 5th straight game
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 50-60) lost 7-5 to Nashville (Brewers). 3B Malcom Nunez (.255) went 2 for 4 with a double and his fifth homer, a two-run shot. DH Domingo Leyba (.389) went 3 for 4 with a triple, his third homer, two runs scored and two RBIs. CF Ryan Vilade (.258)...
Kenny Pickett starts strong as Steelers open preseason with win at Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. — The only heat Kenny Pickett felt in his preseason debut as Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback came from the hot Gulf Coast sun. Pickett faced little resistance for the lone series he spent on the field at Raymond James Stadium when he led the Steelers on a 10-play...
Reds take advantage of Johan Oviedo’s command issues to pound Pirates
After a string of seven consecutive losses was followed by three straight strong starts, the Pittsburgh Pirates were seeing some consistency and signs of growth from Johan Oviedo. That came crashing to a halt Friday night against the Cincinnati Reds, when the 24-year-old right-hander struggled from the start and couldn’t...
Pirates debunk PNC Park kitten rumor, say employees actually helped
A kitten found near PNC Park was not sprayed with pesticides by ballpark employees, despite rumors circulating on social media, a Pittsburgh Pirates spokesperson said Friday night. In fact, Pirates employees came to its aid, according to club spokesperson Brian Warecki. Warecki said in a statement that the cat was...
Steelers notebook: Rookie CB Joey Porter Jr. sits out preseason opener with calf injury
TAMPA, Fla. — Joey Porter Jr.’s professional football debut will have to wait another week. Porter, the North Allegheny grad from Penn State and the first pick of the second round, was scratched from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener Friday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium....
Lucas Glover with a 64 leads Jordan Spieth by 1 shot in the PGA Tour playoff openerVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sloppy mud one day, broiling heat the next. Lucas Glover is playing his best golf no the matter the conditions on the ground or in the air, posting a 6-under-par 64 on Friday for a one-shot lead over Jordan Spieth in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Glover...
Column: Football rules, and every other sport will suffer from realignment frenzyVideo
The realignment frenzy in college athletics is all about football. And all that money, of course. There is barely a consideration of how these seismic changes will affect every other team on campus. From grueling road trips to missed classes to mental health challenges, it’s hard to see anything positive...
As World Cup nears, USA Basketball says it’ll embrace any doubtersVideo
Tyrese Haliburton loves road games. Few things in basketball make him happier than going into a hostile environment and hearing the sweet sound of disappointed silence. And as part of USA Basketball’s World Cup team, he’s finding like-minded people. No longer the No. 1-ranked nation in the world according to...
