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Unheralded Dylan Cook goes from college QB to making Steelers’ roster as backup tackle
Dylan Cook learned he had made the Pittsburgh Steelers’ initial 53-man roster the same way the average fan did Tuesday afternoon. He saw it posted on the team website. The 25-year-old tackle and first-year player from Montana spent the day playing a FIFA soccer video game to pass the time...
Report: Steelers sign versatile former All-Pro cornerback Desmond King
A day after setting their initial 53-man active roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers began to tweak it by reportedly signing versatile former All-Pro cornerback Desmond King. The NFL Network reported the deal, and details on term of value were not yet available. Entering his seventh NFL season, King was released by...
Penn State OT Olu Fashanu is one of the best in the country, but what about the rest of the offensive line?
Olu Fashanu joined a crowded Zoom call with reporters on Tuesday, days before Penn State’s 2023 season opener against West Virginia. And interestingly enough, he didn’t talk about himself during the opening 10 minutes of the interview session. The first eight questions to Fashanu were about his teammates. He was...
New women’s pro hockey league provides sneak peek on its 6 markets: 3 in U.S. and 3 in Canada
The newly established Professional Women’s Hockey League provided a sneak peek as to where it’s six franchises will be based Monday night, a day before it is scheduled to make the news official. According to the PWHL’s newly launched account on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter,...
First Call: How Steelers rookies influenced roster cuts; former rival offers advice; predictions for Calvin Austin, Joey Porter Jr.
Tuesday’s “First Call” has some advice for young Pittsburgh Steelers from a former rival of the club. A number of ex-Steelers and Pitt Panthers didn’t survive NFL cutdown day. And we look at how the success of the Steelers draft class ended up influencing the depth chart. Betting on Benton...
AT&T SportsNet changing ownership ‘doesn’t look great’ for Pirates
When word came out that Fenway Sports Group, ownership of the Pittsburgh Penguins, purchased regional Pittsburgh sports channel AT&T SportsNet, three questions went through my mind. • What does this mean for the average Pittsburgh area sports viewer? • What does this mean for the Penguins? • What does this...
‘It feels amazing’: Liover Peguero delivers a no-doubt homer in best performance as a Pirate
Liover Peguero knew the moment he connected with Steven Cruz’s slider that it was gone, so the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie admired the ball as it sailed 416 feet into the seats just below the scoreboard in left field at Kauffman Stadium. Pirates players watching from the visitor’s dugout looked at...
Mark Madden: Loud, watered down TV sports debate shows are expiring
When I worked for ESPN Radio, I did a TV hit for the Worldwide Leader before the Steelers-New England AFC championship game in 2002 (2001 season). A Boston-area radio host preceded me and gave several noisy reasons why the Patriots would win. I responded by saying, basically, “Yeah, he’s probably...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 29, 2023: Matt Gorski homers in Altoona victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-66) produced only five hits in a 2-0 loss against Buffalo (Blue Jays). LF Miguel Andujar (.340) was 1 for 4 with the only extra-base hit for Indy — a double. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.252) and 1B Malcom Nunez (.246) each went 1 for 4 with a single....
Ke’Bryan Hayes, Liover Peguero homer late as Pirates rally past Royals
For seven-plus innings, the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t get a runner past second base, let alone score a run against the Kansas City Royals. One Ke’Bryan Hayes swing changed everything. The Pirates third baseman continued his blistering August by blasting a two-run home run in the eighth inning, and Liover Peguero...
Browns WR Marquise Goodwin ‘grateful’ after returning from blood clot scare during camp
BEREA, Ohio — Marquise Goodwin never allowed himself to consider the alternative, that his football career might be over. Not for a single second. Diagnosed with blood clots in his legs and lungs at the start of his first training camp with the Cleveland Browns, the speedy wide receiver had...
Venus Williams suffers most lopsided defeat at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Venus Williams’ 100th career U.S. Open match produced her most lopsided loss at the Grand Slam tournament where she won the trophy in 2000 and 2001. Williams, at 43 the oldest player in the field, was eliminated 6-1, 6-1 by Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen at muggy Arthur...
‘Like Snoop Dogg’s living room’: Pot smell wafts over U.S. Open court
NEW YORK — It’s become a stink at the U.S. Open: a pungent marijuana smell that wafted over an outer court, clouded the concentration of one of the world’s top players and left the impression there’s no place left to escape the unofficial scent of the city. While the exact...
Trades dominate day as NFL teams trim rosters to 53 players
A slew of trades highlighted roster cutdown day in the NFL on Tuesday. Kicker Wil Lutz is reuniting with coach Sean Payton in Denver. The Eagles got tight end Albert Okwuegbunam from the Broncos. Veteran kicker Nick Folk went from New England to Tennessee. Defensive end Boogie Basham, defensive tackle...
Steelers cut TE Zach Gentry, keep 2 punters while setting 53-man roster
By cutting their longest tenured tight end, trading a former starting center and keeping two punters, the Pittsburgh Steelers finalized their initial 53-man roster Tuesday. The Steelers cut 16 players, including fifth-year tight end Zach Gentry, and traded Kendrick Green, their 2021 starting center, to the Houston Texans to get...
2 arrested and charged in on-field incident with Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr.Video
DENVER — The Denver Police Department arrested two adult males who went onto the field and made physical contact with Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. during Monday’s game at Coors Field, according to police reports obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The males were both charged with trespassing and disturbing the...
Bub Means, A.J. Woods hope to get a kick from Pitt’s passing game, special teams
Wide receiver Bub Means has a ready explanation for why he is listed as the No. 1 kickoff returner on the Pitt depth chart. In his mind, it’s simple, really. “They’re trying to get the playmaker the ball. That’s what I see. Me and my dog back there,” he said,...
James Franklin declines to name starting quarterback for Penn State’s season opener
Days before Penn State’s season opener against West Virginia, the big question — the one most people know the answer to — has yet to be answered formally. Despite all signs pointing to Drew Allar leading the Nittany Lions on Saturday night, James Franklin didn’t name a starting quarterback at...
Safety Damar Hamlin makes the 53-player cut after Buffalo Bills pare roster, AP source says
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin made the cut, a person with direct knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Bills have not announced their final cuts in paring their roster to 53...
Steelers trade C/G Kendrick Green to Houston Texans, get 2025 draft pick in return
For the second time in three days, the Pittsburgh Steelers traded an interior offensive lineman, a player they had selected in the NFL Draft. Center/guard Kendrick Green, a third-round pick in 2021, was sent to the Houston Texans on Tuesday in return for a 2025 sixth-round draft pick, according to...
Robert Morris women’s hockey works toward ‘building the culture’ in return to ice
Winning a conference tournament followed by an NCAA Tournament appearance and then subsequently losing your program doesn’t normally happen. That, however, was the case for the Robert Morris women’s hockey team. The Colonials had gone on quite an impressive run prior to their team being shut down after the 2020-21...
U.S. Ryder Cup team adds familiar picks with Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas and also gets a LIV player with Brooks Koepka
U.S. captain Zach Johnson wasn’t about to go to Rome for the Ryder Cup without Justin Thomas. And he made it sound as though Brooks Koepka was just as easy a decision. They were among six captain’s picks announced Tuesday to fill out a 12-man American team that will try...
Here’s why RB Nick Singleton is poised to lead Penn State to new heights
Microphones were out. Cameras were on, their lights shining bright. A narrow hallway in the depths of the Rose Bowl echoed with questions flying from every which way. Nick Singleton was the main attraction. Penn State’s star freshman stole the show at “The Granddaddy of Them All.” His 87-yard touchdown...
Tim Benz: Robert Morris hockey coaches happy to have the coaching ‘stomach acid’ back
Starting this week, Robert Morris hockey coaches Derek Schooley and Logan Bittle are taking on a significant job change. They are actually coaching again. Instructing players. A full team. On the ice. Getting ready for a real season. For the first time in two years. “It’s just a super exciting...
U.S. Open honors Billie Jean King on 50th anniversary of equal prize money for women
NEW YORK — After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to female and male competitors, promising never to stop fighting to maintain that hard-won...
