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Steelers 4 Downs: Plenty of streaks on line in Steelers-Browns Monday night matchup
1. Made to be broken It’s been one of the surest bets in sports over the past two decades — the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Cleveland Browns during the regular season at home. For more than 30 years, so has the Steelers beating anybody at home on “Monday Night Football.”...
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 17, 2023
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 4-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 4-0, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 3-1, 4 4. Mt. Lebanon, 3-1, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 0-4, 5 Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 4-0, 2 2. Upper St. Clair, 4-0, 3 3. Penn Hills, 3-1,...
Steelers tackle Dan Moore primed for another matchup against Browns star Myles Garrett
Dan Moore saw the crossover dribble impersonation that Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett performed last week before he pursued Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. It was hard to miss considering it made all the highlight reels and became a social media staple. That Garrett pulled off the stunt in...
No. 7 Penn State defense gets 5 takeaways, pulls away from Illinois in Big Ten opener
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Penn State coach James Franklin was fine without scoring a bunch of style points on its first road trip of the season. Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequan Dixon and Johnny Hardy had interceptions, and No. 7 Penn State took advantage of five turnovers by Illinois to beat...
Angels star Shohei Ohtani out for season with oblique injury, to have elbow surgeryVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani will have surgery soon on the ligament tear in his pitching elbow after the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star was ruled out for the rest of the season Saturday with an oblique injury. Ohtani and the Angels, out of playoff contention, decided to wrap up...
Browns WR Amari Cooper leaves practice with groin injury, questionable for Steelers on Monday night
Cleveland Browns No. 1 wide receiver Amari Cooper injured his groin late in Saturday’s practice and is questionable for Monday night’s game at Pittsburgh. Coach Kevin Stefanski didn’t have much information on Cooper, who underwent surgery to repair a core muscle injury during the offseason. Cooper was on the field...
Steelers WR George Pickens limited in practice; RB Anthony McFarland out vs. Browns
Diontae Johnson already had been ruled out from playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night because of a hamstring injury. On Saturday, fellow wide receiver George Pickens was limited in practice with a hamstring injury of his own, but he is expected to play against the Cleveland Browns. Johnson...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: If the Steelers start 0-2, expect a familiar timeline
The Pittsburgh Steelers need to beat Cleveland on Monday night. Otherwise, the season figures to take on a familiar timeline: • Preseason: “This team could go to the Super Bowl!” • After a couple losses: “We can still win the division.” • After a couple more losses: “We can still...
Reilly Smith’s arrival one of many changes for the Penguins’ left wingers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to report to training camp on Wednesday with the first day of on-ice activities coming on Thursday. Here is a look at their depth at the left winger position. The left side of the Penguins depth chart among their forward has undergone considerable changes this...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 15, 2023: Jared Jones fans 8 in 6 scoreless innings for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-74) allowed only two hits for the second straight game, defeating Omaha (Royals), 3-1. RHP Jared Jones (4.77) started and allowed no runs, one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts in six innings. RHP Cody Bolton (3-4, 4.03) allowed one run on one hit and two walks...
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Moon upsets No. 1 Penn Hills
Josh Bladel scored on a 74-yard run in the fourth quarter as Moon upset Class 5A No. 1 Penn Hills, 14-13, in a Class 5A nonconference football game Friday night. Braeden Stuart connected with Nick Clemens from 17 yards for Moon’s other score. Bladel finished with 134 rushing yards for...
No. 4 Beaver has right answers for defeating No. 5 South Park in Western Hills opener
Amari Jackson was upset for about 15 seconds and Beaver teammate Qualan Cain felt down for no more than 20. That’s how long it took them to sprint more than 80 yards on a pair of kick return touchdowns Friday night as No. 4 Beaver defeated No. 5 South Park,...
Strong defense spearheads Central Catholic’s shutout victory over Mt. Lebanon
Behind a quick start and relentless defense, Central Catholic won a battle of unbeaten Class 6A teams Friday in the South Hills, besting Mt. Lebanon, 49-0. No. 2 Central Catholic (4-0, 1-0 6A-1) led 35-0 at the break and coasted through a quick second half with the running clock en...
‘Indescribable’: Pirates RF Joshua Palacios revels in Roberto Clemente Day celebration
Joshua Palacios was doing a pregame interview with Harold Reynolds on MLB Network about Roberto Clemente Day when the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder got the surprise of a lifetime, especially for a player with Puerto Rican bloodlines. Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner Thomas Tull handed Palacios a bat, glove and 1960 World...
Yankees rally for 4 runs after throwing error in 9th, beat Pirates
Ji Hwan Bae drove in the game-tying run for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he couldn’t get the image out of his head of his line drive hitting New York Yankees pitcher Anthony Misiewicz in the face. A scary scene in the sixth inning that had Bae in shock only got...
Ravens rule out Marlon Humphrey, Tyler Linderbaum, Ronnie Stanley, Marcus Williams
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens ruled out four key players for their game Sunday at Cincinnati. Cornerback Marlon Humphrey (foot), center Tyler Linderbaum (ankle), tackle Ronnie Stanley (knee) and safety Marcus Williams (pectoral) will miss the game. Humphrey also missed the season opener last weekend against Houston, and...
Detroit high schools produced most NFL players; Texas top state
Sauce Gardner’s hometown is practically an NFL factory. There were 19 players from Detroit high schools on NFL rosters for opening week, the most of any city. Bradenton, Fla., had the second-most players (17), followed by Houston with 16 players. “Detroit football is tough. It’s real gritty and grimy there....
Bears coordinator to miss game; coach Matt Eberflus to call defense
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams will miss Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay for personal reasons, coach Matt Eberflus said Friday. Eberflus, a former defensive coordinator with the Indianapolis Colts, will call the plays on defense. “I’ve done it for 12 years total,” Eberflus said. “Really...
Sources: Eagles’ Avonte Maddox has torn pec, likely out for rest of the seasonVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Avonte Maddox has what is believed to be a torn pectoral muscle, which likely would sideline the Eagles cornerback for the rest of the season, NFL sources said. Maddox, a Pitt product, underwent an MRI Friday morning and is expected to seek a second opinion, one source said....
Vikings’ Alexander Mattison calls out racial slurs after loss to Eagles
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison received more than 60 “disgustingly disrespectful messages” through social media that included racial slurs and encouraged suicide, the fifth-year player said Friday in the aftermath of the team’s most recent loss. Mattison, who is Black, revealed on an Instagram Story post that...
Martin Truex Jr. staring down elimination from NASCAR playoffs after winning regular season title
A shell-shocked Martin Truex Jr. has slumped into Bristol Motor Speedway fighting for his season. Truex won the regular-season title, but two bad races to open NASCAR’s playoffs has him on the brink of elimination headed into Saturday night’s race at Bristol, Tenn. The bottom four drivers in the 16-driver...
Analysis: History suggests 0-2 start is too difficult to overcome in the NFLVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Two losses in five days already puts the Minnesota Vikings in a big hole that’s been difficult for NFL teams to overcome. Since 1990, only 31 of the 270 clubs (11.5%) that began a season 0-2 advanced to the playoffs. The Cincinnati Bengals recovered from losing their first...
Deion Sanders makes most of Colorado State coach’s comments about sunglasses, hatVideo
BOULDER, Colo. — When Jay Norvell threw shade at Deion Sanders for wearing sunglasses during interviews, Coach Prime responded by handing out some of his signature shades. Sanders passed out pairs of Prime 21 sunglasses to his players during a team meeting — “I just want to see how y’all...
Browns safety Juan Thornhill back at practice, could face Steelers
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns starting safety Juan Thornhill returned to practice, a promising sign for the defense going into Monday night’s game at the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thornhill, one of the Browns’ key offseason acquisitions, sat out the 24-3 win in the season opener against Cincinnati with a calf injury....
The Penguins are deep, but old, at center
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to report to training camp Wednesday, with the first day of on-ice activities coming Thursday. Here is a look at their depth at the center position: Absent a few debilitating injuries, the Penguins haven’t had many questions about their top two centers for the past...
