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Report: Steelers’ Cameron Heyward could miss games with groin injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers could be preparing for an extended period without Cameron Heyward, the ironman on their defensive line and the team’s oldest player. Heyward could miss multiple weeks because of a groin injury he suffered in the Steelers’ 30-7 season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers, NFL Network reported...
Pat Narduzzi on Pitt players being heckled: ‘It doesn’t really matter’
There were people among the nearly 50,000 at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday night who were disappointed with what they were watching. It was Pitt’s second game of the season, and it turned into a 27-21 loss to Cincinnati, an unexpected result for many people. It also was quarterback Phil Jurkovec’s...
First-round pick Broderick Jones preparing in case Steelers need him to start in Week 2
Broderick Jones played four snaps in his NFL debut Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. If Chuks Okorafor doesn’t emerge from concussion protocol this week, the team’s No. 1 draft pick might be playing plenty more in Week 2. Jones would be in line to start at left tackle in the...
5 things we learned in Week 2: Rough night for defending WPIAL champions
Week 2 was a rough night for defending WPIAL champions. Three of the six teams that celebrated district titles last season were defeated Friday, with Pine-Richland, Steel Valley and Union all taking losses. But Pine-Richland knows better than anyone that it’s a long football season and one game doesn’t define...
Penn-Trafford grad Allyson Doran putting time on sidelines to good use for Mercyhurst field hockey
Every once in a while, Allyson Doran still gets the itch to play goalie. That’s where she started her journey in field hockey when she took up the sport in eighth grade after moving to Penn-Trafford School District. But it wasn’t long until her coaches figured out that Doran had...
Deer Lakes grad Fletcher Hammond follows in older brother’s footsteps at Allegheny
Here’s the good news for opponents of Allegheny football: They no longer have to worry about defensive lineman Maxx Hammond, who, in the past two seasons, accumulated 93 tackles (131⁄2 for loss) from his defensive line spot. Now for the bad news: There’s still another Hammond to deal with. Fletcher...
5 things we learned: Steelers’ familiar defensive problems resurface in loss to 49ers
Five things we learned about 49ers 30, Steelers 7: 1. Defensive dilemma On the day the Pittsburgh Steelers reported to training camp, coach Mike Tomlin was emphatic in his belief that integrating so many newcomers into the defense wouldn’t require a learning curve. “I’ll be very blunt,” Tomlin said. “We’re...
Mark Madden: Kenny Pickett was brutal, but many Steelers shared in struggles against 49ers
Cam Heyward has tried to shoehorn “Big Ken” as a nickname for Kenny Pickett. Like Big Ben. Not yet. More like Bubby Pickett. Pickett is a first-round pick, a quarterback of some promise. But after Sunday’s home disaster vs. San Francisco, let’s shelve the superlatives for “Big Ken” till he...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Greensburg Salem grads step in for Seton Hill
There is a Greensburg Salem flavor to the Seton Hill football team. With redshirt freshman Hayden Teska taking over the quarterbacking duties over the weekend, there are now three former Golden Lions contributing for the Griffins (1-1), who defeated Shippensburg for the first time, 28-23, on Saturday at Offutt Field....
With Rubiales finally out, Spanish soccer ready to leave embarrassing chapter behind
Spanish soccer is ready to move forward, three weeks after its women’s team won the Women’s World Cup but had its celebrations marred by a kiss that ignited a crisis. Luis Rubiales, the Spanish soccer federation president who kissed a player on the lips without her consent during the trophy...
Cowboys rip error-prone Giants for worst shutout loss in the series between NFC East rivals
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Dallas Cowboys have not only put some distance between themselves and the New York Giants in the NFC East, they showed Sunday night they are going to be a contender for more than a division title. If they play this way all season, owner Jerry...
Steelers vs. 49ers: What they’re saying in San Francisco after win
The San Francisco 49ers seemed to have had some leftover frustration from their offseason Sunday afternoon — and decided to use the Pittsburgh Steelers as their punching bag. The Niners steamrolled the Steelers in a 30-7 knockout at Acrisure Stadium. The 49ers dominated with quarterback Brock Purdy completing 19-of-29 passes...
First Call: Brock Purdy responds to Patrick Peterson’s suggestion his offense has ‘tells;’ Ravens’ costly injury; Browns’ big win
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy played it cool after beating Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Patrick Peterson for two touchdowns during Sunday’s dominating win at Acrisure Stadium. We look at what the Steelers may be getting from the Cleveland Browns next week. The Baltimore Ravens suffered a tough injury loss. And...
Pirates Take 5: Ke’Bryan Hayes takes swing at umpire on social media after controversial call
The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t been shy about voicing their displeasure with umpires on called strikes outside the zone this season, but Ke’Bryan Hayes took it a step further. The Pirates third baseman voiced his complaints on social media Sunday in a post about a call by home plate umpire Bill...
Madden Monday: In opener, Steelers QB Kenny Pickett was less like ‘Big Ken,’ more like ‘Bubby Pickett’
As Pittsburgh Steelers fans, we must admit that we are a rather simple lot. Like early evolutionary humans: A drought happened, and famine occurred — they assumed the sun god was angry. If there was a flood, the god of the sea is looking for vengeance. If the Steelers lose,...
Cowboys rip error-prone Giants for worst shutout loss in the series between NFC East rivals
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Noah Igbinoghene returned a blocked field goal 58 yards for a touchdown on the opening series, DaRon Bland scored on a pick-6 later in the first quarter and the Dallas Cowboys embarrassed the New York Giants again, posting a season-opening 40-0 victory Sunday night. Tony Pollard...
Reddick takes advantage of late caution, holes of car owner Hamlin to win at KansasVideo
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Every time Tyler Reddick walked into a competition meeting at 23XI Racing and talk turned to Kansas Speedway, it seemed that just about everyone in the room had a win there but him. There’s co-owner Denny Hamlin, who has won at the track four times, more...
Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Daniil MedvedevVideo
NEW YORK — Halfway through a second set that lasted 1 hour, 44 minutes, a test of tenacity as much as talent amid a U.S. Open final as exhausting as it was exhilarating, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev engaged each other in a 32-stroke point. It was among many such...
Kenny Pickett, Steelers offense deliver a dud in much-anticipated Steelers’ season opener
By most accounts, the preseason was a perfect for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-team offense. Kenny Pickett’s passer rating? A perfect 158.3. A perfect 3-0 record. A perfect ratio of five touchdowns in five possessions, too. Perhaps that makes the 30-7 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers in the regular-season opener...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 10, 2023: 3-hit games from Henry Davis, Chris Owings lead Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-73) beat Toledo (Tigers), 5-2. SS Chris Owings (.238) was 3 for 5 with a solo homer and double. DH Henry Davis (.350) was 3 for 3 with an RBI. 1B Matt Gorski (.400) was 2 for 4. CF Ryan Vilade (.260) had an RBI double. LF/RF Canaan...
Ravens RB J.K. Dobbins suffers season-ending torn Achilles in opener as 4 starters exit with injuriesVideo
BALTIMORE — In the first game of his fourth NFL season — and the last of his rookie deal — Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon, coach John Harbaugh announced after Baltimore’s 25-9 win over the Houston Texans. “I just feel bad for him,” Harbaugh...
Airing of Grievances: Steelers look outmatched, ill-prepared vs. 49ers during regular season reality check
To begin each of the last two seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers shelved many concerns from their fans by upsetting top-notch playoff teams on the road: Buffalo (2021) and Cincinnati (2022). In the 2023 season opener Sunday, after a preseason that seemed to erase many issues that lingered from last winter,...
Steelers notes: Though they didn’t start, 5 rookies among 16 who make team debut
The lauded Pittsburgh Steelers 2023 draft class might yet make a major impact on the organization. Its members barely registered notice in their NFL debut, though. No rookies were in the starting lineup for Sunday’s 30-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. But five of the six rookies on the...
T.J. Watt ties Steelers career sacks record with 3 in opener vs. 49ers
When the day began, T.J. Watt sat in third place among the Pittsburgh Steelers’ career sacks leaders. He ended it tied for first. The sixth three-sack game of Watt’s career lifted him into a tie with James Harrison for the most sacks in franchise history with 80½. Watt brought down...
NFL Week 1: Washington’s defense takes over to help the Commanders rally past the CardinalsVideo
LANDOVER, Md. — Throughout the second half, Montez Sweat looked around at his defensive teammates and asked who was going to be the closer the Washington Commanders needed. Turned out it was Sweat getting the job done. The edge rusher strip-sacked Joshua Dobbs late in the first quarter to set...
