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Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi: Team ‘locked in’ for WVU after better practices this week
Pat Narduzzi is in a profession where he’s expected to speak his mind. Actually, that’s probably how he got the job as Pitt’s head coach nearly nine years ago. It’s easy to see him going into the interview with university officials in December 2014, sure of himself, full of ideas,...
Steelers place Cam Heyward on IR, promote WR Dez Fitzpatrick from practice squad
Defensive captain Cameron Heyward officially was placed on injured reserve Thursday by the Pittsburgh Steelers, who also promoted a player from the practice squad to help fill the loss of wide receiver Diontae Johnson. By heading to injured reserve, Heyward will miss at least the next four games after undergoing...
Colorado State coach pokes at Deion Sanders for wearing hat, sunglasses before game with ColoradoVideo
DENVER — Colorado State coach Jay Norvell just heated up the rivalry with No. 18 Colorado by poking at his counterpart Deion Sanders. On his coach’s show Wednesday night, Norvell made a reference to Sanders’ tendency to wear a hat along with sunglasses at news conferences and said that “when...
Steelers’ Broderick Jones works at right tackle, looks ‘more natural’ there, says Dan Moore
Dan Moore remained at left tackle at practice Thursday, with rookie Broderick Jones shifting to the right side to fill in for the concussed Chuks Okorafor. It was the second day in a row that Moore remained at his familiar position for the Pittsburgh Steelers while Jones made the transition....
Diontae Johnson vows to work to rehab injury, support Steelers WR corpsVideo
In the two or three days immediately after suffering a hamstring injury during Sunday’s regular-season opener, Diontae Johnson was in pain and had a difficult time walking. Since the Pittsburgh Steelers returned to practice, though, Johnson has joined his teammates on the fields at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Donning his...
Mitch Keller dominant as Pirates take 4-game series from Nationals
Thursday’s series finale at PNC Park between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals featured an interesting pitching duel between Mitch Keller and Josiah Gray. Keller and Gray both were first-time All-Stars earlier this year, but since the end of July, the two starters had seen their 2023 campaigns derail to...
Browns star RB ‘Mr.’ Nick Chubb has earned respect of Mike Tomlin, Steelers
During his weekly news conference Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin referenced almost four dozen individuals. His players. Opposing players. Coaches for the upcoming opponent. For the vast majority, Tomlin was complimentary and dispensing praise. But for only one among those 40-plus men Tomlin spoke about did he address in...
Penguins forward prospect Corey Andonovski, like pal Kenny Pickett, hopes to rebound from rough start
Corey Andonovski had a different perspective than most Pittsburgh Steelers fans after an ugly 30-7 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers. First, he’s Canadian. So American football isn’t necessarily an ingrained infatuation for the Uxbridge, Ont., native. Second, and perhaps most profoundly, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect is friends...
Steelers’ offensive showing vs. 49ers caught OC Matt Canada by surprise
Before he took any questions from the media Thursday at his scheduled availability, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada offered a blunt assessment of his unit’s performance Sunday in a 30-7 loss to San Francisco. “It was not what we expected,” Canada said. “Not how we practiced, not how our...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans lash out about loss to 49ers and other fans who sell tickets and boo Pittsburgh players
Did you ever come home from vacation, open the door, and utter those four words every homeowner hates to hear come out of their own mouth? “What is that smell??!!” Then you realize the microwave clock is blinking. Oh no! How long was the power out? That’s when you see...
First Call: J.J. Watt addresses talk of joining Steelers; will Jets ask about Steelers QBs? Chase Claypool to the bench?
“First Call” on Thursday gives you J.J. Watt’s quotes on the idea of joining his brother T.J. with the Steelers. We also consider the prospect of the New York Jets trading for either Mason Rudolph or Mitch Trubisky. Chase Claypool’s issues in Chicago are getting worse. Plus, the City Game...
WVU players, coaches expecting 106th installment of Backyard Brawl to be a dogfight
Last weekend, violent lightning storms in the Morgantown, W.Va., area brought on a delay of nearly two hours that paused play between the Mountaineers and Duquesne. By the time the weather calmed to a light drizzle, only a fraction of the 50,037 fans who originally filed into Milan Puskar Stadium...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 13, 2023: Henry Davis picks up 2 more hits on rehab assignment
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 64-74) beat Omaha (Royals), 5-4. RF Henry Davis (.375) went 2 for 4 as he continues to rehab a hand injury. He’s 8 for 13 with a homer and five walks during the rehab assignment. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.262) went 2 for 4 with a double, two RBIs,...
Bills’ Josh Allen wants to put turnover woes behind him through actions, not words
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen was short on apologies and promises on Wednesday in attempting to put behind lingering frustrations of his four-turnover dud that cost the Bills in a season-opening loss at the New York Jets two days earlier. The only way the quarterback can prove he’s better...
49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk, coming off big game vs. Steelers, earning respectVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Defenses preparing to face the San Francisco 49ers have plenty to worry about with three playmakers who have been All-Pros in recent seasons. There’s running back Christian McCaffrey, who once topped 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season. Then there’s Deebo Samuel, who had...
Alex Rodriguez ratted out Manny Ramirez, Ryan Braun to feds in PED probe, report says
Alex Rodriguez told federal agents nine years ago that three Major League Baseball All-Stars — Manny Ramirez, Ryan Braun and an unnamed player — were performance-enhancing drug clients of Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch, according to an ESPN report. In 2014, then-New York Yankees star had been summoned by federal agents...
Quinn Priester makes triumphant return in relief, as Pirates hold off Nationals rally for win
A right-handed pitcher who was a 2019 first-round pick got pounded for seven runs on 10 hits, including four runs on six hits in the first inning. The good news for the Pittsburgh Pirates: It wasn’t Quinn Priester. The Pirates roughed up Jackson Rutledge in his major league debut, then...
Steelers defensive line corps confident it can fill void after Cameron Heyward injury
Through a combination of retirements and free-agent departures, the Pittsburgh Steelers have turned over the vast majority of their defensive line in recent years. Now that the last man standing from the position group from as recently as 28 months ago — Cameron Heyward — won’t be playing for the...
Kenny Pickett: It was my throws, not decision-making or scheme, that led to Steelers’ bad loss
Now that he’d had 72 hours to digest the ghastly 30-7 letdown of season-opening loss, Kenny Pickett on Wednesday cleared the mental side of culpability. It was all physical that ailed the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense Sunday, Pickett said, referencing the players on offense in general and himself — and his...
Steelers notes: Team will wait to make move in wake of Diontae Johnson injury
Diontae Johnson was present and donning his practice jersey as he walked the locker room at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex after Wednesday’s practice. He definitively, though, will not be wearing his game jersey when the Pittsburgh Steelers play their next game Monday. “I’m acknowledging that he’s out this week,” coach...
Rangers RHP Scherzer to miss rest of regular season because of strained muscle in shoulderVideo
TORONTO — Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer will miss the rest of the regular season, and likely wouldn’t be able to pitch in the playoffs if they make the postseason, because of a strained muscle in his shoulder. Rangers general manager Chris Young said an MRI on Wednesday revealed a...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington weighs offseason decisions on Andrew McCutchen, Oneil Cruz
As the Pittsburgh Pirates crawl toward the conclusion of their season, Ben Cherington already has an eye toward the offseason and important decisions involving two of their most prominent players. The Pirates general manager was pressed Wednesday about the team’s plans for shortstop Oneil Cruz and designated hitter Andrew McCutchen,...
Seeking fixes, Pitt offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. looks at everyone, himself included
Frank Cignetti Jr. has many issues specific to Pitt’s offense that need to be addressed before the Panthers venture into hostile West Virginia territory Saturday night, where the Mountaineers and nearly 60,000 fans are ready to pounce. At least one problem may have been of his own making during the...
Next on the Tee: Kellie Stenzel, Hannah Leiner, Lisa Vlooswyk share golf stories, tips
It’s a special Girls Night Out edition of “Next on the Tee,” as host Chris Mascaro welcomes top 100 instructor Kellie Stenzel, co-host of the new Three Courses show on GolfNation.com Hannah Leiner, and eight-time Canadian Women’s World Long Drive Champion Lisa “Longball” Vlooswyk. Stenzel had a successful junior golf...
Panthers coach Frank Reich encouraged by Bryce Young’s Week 1 outingVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s going to take more than a season-opening loss to the Atlanta Falcons to change coach Frank Reich’s mind about Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Bryce Young. Although Young was intercepted twice in Carolina’s 24-10 defeat on Sunday, Reich said he was encouraged by the play of the...
