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Stadium lights shine bright, TV cameras take aim when Pitt’s on the schedule
In a stretch of six regular-season games spanning 2019, 2020 and 2021, Pitt was undefeated in prime time. Perhaps it’s a coincidence, but most likely it had more to do with having Kenny Pickett at quarterback than any boost the Panthers received from national exposure. Pickett is gone now, but...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 22, 2023: Nick Gonzales homers, Indy rallies for win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 69-77) scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to beat Rochester (Nationals), 8-7. SS Chris Owings (.241) hit a triple with the bases loaded to cap the Indy rally. 2B Nick Gonzales (.283) went 2 for 5 with his 14th home run. LF Joe Perez (.267)...
Peters Township shuts down Upper St. Clair in Class 5A clash of top-ranked teams
No. 1 Peters Township and No. 2 Upper St. Clair have built a rivaly on tough play and defense, and through one quarter Friday night, it looked like that trend would continue. However, the Indians struck first and continued to strike on their way to a 31-0 victory over their...
Central Catholic makes statement, handles North Allegheny
There already were reasons to believe Central Catholic was the team to beat in the WPIAL, starting with a roster that’s heavy in major-college recruits. Now, there’s no doubt. Running back Elijah Faulkner scored four times, and Michigan-bound senior Cole Sullivan made big plays on offense, defense and special teams...
Thomas Jefferson rallies past Belle Vernon on late TD pass
When Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson renew their rivalry, there’s usually one play or a series of plays that decide the game. On Friday night, it was the Jaguars who got those plays. A fumbled snap on a Leopards punt led to Luke Kosko finding Jason Salman for a 49-yard...
Pirates prevail in Cincinnati, win 3rd straight game
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds entered Friday night’s game at Great American Ball Park with incompatible objectives. Cincinnati sought to avoid anything similar to what happened to the Cubs over the last several days, when the Pirates marched into Chicago and took two of a three-game series, dealing a...
Ravens look to improve to 3-0 when they host Indianapolis, backup QB Gardner MinshewVideo
BALTIMORE — The last time the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts met, it was a prime-time showcase for Lamar Jackson and Jonathan Taylor. Only one of those two stars is available this week when the teams face each other again. For a while, Jackson’s contract dispute with the Ravens was...
49ers extend coach Kyle Shanahan, GM John Lynch
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers gave coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch multi-year contract extensions Friday. The duo joined the 49ers together in 2017 and by their third season built up a team that had won just two games the year before they arrived into...
Panthers rule out QB Bryce Young for Week 3; veteran Andy Dalton to start vs SeahawksVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Andy Dalton will start for the Carolina Panthers at quarterback Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks after rookie Bryce Young was ruled out with a sprained ankle. Jake Luton will serve as Carolina’s backup quarterback. Panthers coach Frank Reich said Young is expected to miss one to two...
Bengals’ Joe Burrow returns to practice ahead of Monday’s showdown vs. RamsVideo
CINCINNATI — Quarterback Joe Burrow participated in practice Friday, a good sign for the Cincinnati Bengals that a lingering calf injury may not keep him out of the Monday night game against the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow walked to the practice field in full pads and afterward the team listed...
Blackhawks’ Nick Foligno impressed with Connor Bedard, ready to help lead Chicago
CHICAGO — Nick Foligno texted and called Connor Bedard over the summer, and the veteran had the rookie over to his home. It was a full-circle moment for Foligno ahead of his 17th NHL season. “It brings me back to when I was 19 and I came into the team...
Steelers lug league-worst run defense into matchup with yet another elite RB in Josh Jacobs
Over the 98 previous games the Pittsburgh Steelers had played heading into the start of this season, they allowed exactly two opponent rushing plays of at least 65 yards. That number has been matched just two games into this season. It goes without saying among the Steelers defense that the...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt unconcerned with how analytics evaluate him vs. other top edge rushers
After a week in which comparisons between T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett became common among fans because some of them found the conclusions on the topic unearthed by advanced analytics to be … curious … Watt was in no mood to offer his opinions. On his relative worth to Garrett...
North Huntingdon native Austen Swankler enters transfer portal, alleging hazing at Bowling Green
Austin Swankler, a native of North Huntingdon who was the fifth-leading scorer in NCAA men’s hockey last season with Bowling Green, has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal, alleging he was the victim of hazing at the school. “I came out about everything that happened to stop future incidents from occurring,”...
Column: Coach Prime dominates the college football world. What might come next?Video
Deion Sanders hobbles to get around these days, but his ability to command an audience is even more potent than it was during his speedier playing days. Just three games into his first head coaching job in college football’s top division, the guy who went from Prime Time to Coach...
Top distance runners among field for City of Pittsburgh Great Race
Jennifer Bigham won the City of Pittsburgh Great Race in 2016, 2017, 2019 and last year, and she hopes to add win No. 5 on Sunday. Bigham has become one of the fastest masters runners in the country, winning the 2022 USA Masters Half Marathon Championship and USA Masters One...
Pirates place reliever Colin Holderman on injured list, recall Dauri Moreta from Triple-A
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a bullpen swap Friday afternoon ahead of their game in Cincinnati vs. the Reds, placing righty reliever Colin Holderman (right thumb sprain) on the 15-day injured list while recalling fellow right-hander Dauri Moreta from Triple-A Indianapolis. Holderman (0-3, 3.86 ERA) had previously spent time on the...
Penguins forward Drew O’Connor eager to take on larger role
In the majority of cases, membership within the Pittsburgh Penguins bottom-six forwards last season eventually led to a ticket out of town. Kasperi Kapanen, Brock McGinn and Teddy Blueger were gone by the March trade deadline, and Josh Archibald, Ryan Poehling, Nick Bonino and Danton Heinen were allowed to walk...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry has new look to go with new contract
There isn’t much to distinguish Tristan Jarry from the rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltenders. At least cosmetically. In the early days of training camp in Cranberry, Jarry has been sporting nearly all white pads. Just like projected backup Alex Nedeljovic. And reserve Magnus Hellberg. And prospects Joel Blomqvist and...
Elijah Riley, Isaiahh Loudermillk forced to take on bigger roles on Steelers defense
Each was thought to have spent training camp on the active roster bubble. Each made the team with expectations to play a bit role for the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. And by the end of the second game of the regular season, each was asked to play a significantly more visible...
Gunner Olszewski out, but all other Steelers on active roster cleared to play vs. Raiders
After missing the entire week of Pittsburgh Steelers practice, Gunner Olszewski was officially deemed out of Sunday night’s game at the Las Vegas Raiders. But no other Steelers on the active roster will be prevented from playing, according to the final status report of the week. Olszewski was in NFL...
North Allegheny, Central Catholic are familiar rivals, but this No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash has different feel
North Allegheny’s practices were noticeably faster this week, said coach Art Walker, but the Tigers weren’t getting off the field any earlier. It’s just that the defense was working at a quicker pace. “We practice for the team that we’re playing,” Walker said. “I’ve been here 19 years now, and...
Cubs manager David Ross rips Pirates: ‘That’s not a good team that just took 2 of 3 from us’
Following the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 8-6 win over the Cubs in Chicago on Thursday night, outfielder Joshua Palacios said on the 93.7 The Fan postgame show that he and his teammates were committed to treat the remainder of the 2023 regular season as if each game were in the postseason. That...
With the future of AM unclear, a look back at the powerful role radio plays in baseball history
NEW YORK — Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Suzyn Waldman fell madly in love with two things: baseball and Broadway shows. During the 1950s and ’60s, the long arm of AM radio brought both into her home. “I can still hear Ned Martin of the Red Sox reciting poetry...
Tim Benz: Penguins look for smoother jump from offseason hope to regular season reality than Steelers have endured
The Steelers and Penguins have followed very similar paths of late. Last year marked the first time that both Pittsburgh teams missed the playoffs in the same year since 2006. But as Omar Khan ran his first full offseason as Steelers general manager and Kyle Dubas took over as president...
