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Baker Mayfield to start Bucs’ preseason opener Friday against Steelers
TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield is going first again. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft will start the Bucs’ preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers Friday night at Raymond James Stadium, head coach Todd Bowles said after practice Wednesday at AdventHealth Training Center. Bowles said Tuesday...
New Kensington’s Skyy Moore ‘way, way more comfortable’ as he enters Year 2 with Chiefs
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Skyy Moore says the examples come frequently nowadays. He’ll make a catch in a training camp practice, review it later on film, then have the same thought go through his mind. “Oh, this is what Patrick was talking about.” A year ago, the Chiefs receiver and...
Browns QB Deshaun Watson set to start against WashingtonVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson’s debut with the Cleveland Browns last summer was hyped and largely horrid. This year’s lacks any hysteria. Watson, who was on the field for just eight plays in the 2022 preseason, will start Friday night against the Washington Commanders, giving him another chance to knock...
Steelers looking for healthy bodies to play safety when they open preseason at Tampa BayVideo
Based on the players who practiced — and the ones who didn’t suit up — Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be depleted at safety when they open the preseason in two nights at Tampa Bay. Keanu Neal and Damontae Kazee, who are listed as co-starters on coach Mike Tomlin’s initial...
Rodney ‘Hot Rod’ Williams making plays for Steelers, but fights numbers game at TE
Come out for the stretches and early individual work that begin Pittsburgh Steelers practices, and you’ll hear tight ends coach Alfredo Roberts repeatedly call out a particular name. “That’s my guy,” Rodney Williams was saying of his position coach. “Yeah, he’s called me ‘Hot Rod.’ “I don’t even hear ‘Rodney’...
Erik Karlsson excited to help elevate Penguins back to Stanley Cup contentionVideo
While only a brief comment made in passing, it offered a glimpse into the mind of new Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson. Karlsson, soon after arriving in Pittsburgh as the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade that saw him acquired from San Jose, met with reporters Wednesday afternoon at PPG Paints...
Jay Monahan says PGA Tour, Saudi deal on right path in 1st remarks since medical leaveVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Back to full health, commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday the PGA Tour is on the right path to finalize a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Whether he’s the best person to lead the tour will be measured by results of the surprise agreement. “I...
Dave Wannstedt: ‘They see Kenny Pickett as a Super Bowl-type quarterback’
When it comes to praise for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett, fellow Pitt alum Dave Wannstedt has plenty. The former NFL and Pitt Panthers head coach is now a football analyst with the Fox family of networks. He joined FS1’s Colin Cowherd for a guest spot on Cowherd’s “Volume” podcast...
Mike Tomlin: All healthy players will see action in Steelers’ preseason opener
Mike Tomlin acknowledged the obvious Wednesday when he said that second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett will need more preseason snaps this year than, say, a more seasoned quarterback. As far as how many more reps Pickett might need, Tomlin wasn’t ready to answer that question. The Pittsburgh Steelers open the preseason...
‘He’s on a mission’: Penn State’s Chop Robinson ready to take the next step toward greatness
Chop Robinson is one of the top defensive players in college football. As we sit here a few weeks away from the start of the season, that’s not up for debate. Robinson has been a mainstay in the first round of way-too-early 2024 NFL mock drafts. Pro Football Focus ranked...
Mark Madden: With Erik Karlsson on board, the Penguins need to dominate on the power play
Erik Karlsson will impact the Penguins in every phase of hockey — including chances allowed. Yo, Tristan Jarry … buckle up. But Karlsson will profoundly change the power play. Despite loads of talent, the Penguins’ power play has been a disorganized mess: 14th in the NHL last season with a...
The U.S. Open is adding video review for double bounces, a first for Grand Slam tennis
New U.S. Open tournament referee Jake Garner recalls being a chair umpire and having a tough time figuring out in the moment whether a ball bounced twice before a player got it back over the net. If that happens at Flushing Meadows this year, though, an official can check a...
Tim Benz: Orioles’ suspension of team broadcaster highlights a bigger sports media issue
I’m happy to see that suspended Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown is being reinstated Aug. 11. But he never should’ve been suspended at all. According to The Athletic, the Orioles shelved Brown after a MASN game broadcast at Tropicana Field in Tampa-St. Petersburg on July 23. As AwfulAnnouncing.com pointed out...
First Call: Kenny Pickett starting to ‘change stuff at the line’ more often; TV host’s awkward Dwayne Haskins error
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett reveals an interesting detail about his expanding responsibilities. A pair of former Steelers are heading to new franchises. An ex-Penguin is looking to make a comeback. And a sports television host makes a regrettable mistake about Dwayne Haskins. All that in Wednesday’s “First Call.” Being...
Pirates OF Josh Palacios delivers ‘unbelievable’ highlights with circus catch, homer
Josh Palacios went upside down and all around, providing a pair of highlight plays by making a circus catch and rounding the bases for a home run that should have propelled the Pittsburgh Pirates to victory. Instead, Palacios only could stand at his locker and shake his head after an...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 8, 2023: 13th-round draft pick Charles McAdoo collects 6 hits, 8 RBIs
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 50-57) scored seven runs in the sixth inning but lost 9-8 to Nashville (Brewers). RF Miguel Andujar (.362) went 1 for 3 with a double, a run scored, and RBI and two walks. SS Nick Gonzales (.262) went 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored....
Penn State waiting for wide receiver to emerge as top option for 2023 season
UNIVERSITY PARK — There was joy in the way KeAndre Lambert-Smith carried himself Sunday at Penn State’s local media day. The junior wide receiver happily showed a reporter the tattoos he has on his arms, describing each as he went before remarking on the ones he saw on a reporter...
Braves rally with 3 runs in 9th off David Bednar to beat Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a one-run lead over the Atlanta Braves with one out in the ninth inning, a situation custom-made for two-time All-Star closer David Bednar to put the finishing touches on a victory. The Braves began a three-run rally, tying the game on Kevin Pillar’s RBI single followed...
PGA Tour commissioner Monahan meets with players with low attendance, few details on Saudi dealVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan had his first meeting with players Tuesday afternoon since his return to work, offering few details on the surprise agreement with the Saudi backer of LIV Golf that two players said still involve several moving parts. The meeting was lacking in details...
Steelers camp report: Spirited, padded practice in effort to avoid a ‘corporate Monday morning’
Facing their first game week of the 2023 season, albeit merely the preseason, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin passed on the chance to take things slow Tuesday. Following a scheduled idle day Monday, for the first of two practices in advance of Friday’s preseason opener at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,...
Steelers add another safety in Jalen Elliott, waive/injured WR Ja’Marcus Bradley
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed safety Jalen Elliott and waived/injured wide receiver Ja’Marcus Bradley in advance of their training-camp practice at Saint Vincent on Tuesday. Elliott (6-foot, 210 pounds) has eight games (one start) of NFL regular-season experience, all with the Detroit Lions in 2021. Undrafted out of Notre Dame in...
Steelers’ Herbig brothers enjoy family affair with defensive tackle Keeanu Benton
Nate and Nick Herbig can be forgiven if they would like to make a correction to the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp roster. Along with Cameron and Connor Heyward, they are listed as the only other set of brothers among the 90 players training daily at Saint Vincent. But, in their...
Steelers inside the ropes: Offense goes ‘jumbo’ to win goal-line drill to punctuate practice
The ever-popular goal-line drill always hits big with Pittsburgh Steelers fans at training camp. Tuesday at Saint Vincent, it was the offense that was hitting big and with some very big bodies. The Steelers deployed four tight ends for most of their seven snaps taken from the 1 yard-line at...
Vikings rookie Jordan Addison is turning heads in training camp after rocky off-the-field startVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Jordan Addison disturbed the Minnesota Vikings a few days before training camp with dangerous late-night behavior that tainted the start of his NFL career. Once he finally got on the practice field, Addison has settled into the offense much more smoothly. The 21-year-old former Pitt standout has...
Pirates add RHPs Thomas Hatch, Colin Selby, option Yerry De Los Santos, Osvaldo Bido
The Pittsburgh Pirates shook up their bullpen Tuesday, adding right-handers Thomas Hatch and Colin Selby and optioning Yerry De Los Santos and Osvaldo Bido to Triple-A Indianapolis. Hatch, 28, who was claimed off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, was added to the active roster. He made six...
