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Westmoreland campus clippings: GCC grad Sam Nemeth making plays at IUP
Sam Nemeth is getting more involved in the offense this season for the IUP women’s soccer team. The junior midfielder is becoming the scoring threat and facilitator she was when she played at Greensburg Central Catholic. Nemeth had a career day for the Crimson Hawks (2-1-3) in a 4-2 PSAC...
Grading Pitt: Overcoming injuries leads to 3-1 record and hope for start of ACC play
The questions on the minds of Pitt fans thirsty for another championship are these: • Just how good is Pitt? • Are trips to Charlotte, N.C., and the ACC Championship game part of the Panthers’ destiny for the second consecutive season? • Without Kenny Pickett and Jordan Addison, how can...
Manny Diaz’s defense looking dangerous for No. 11 Penn StateVideo
STATE COLLEGE — When he was hired as Penn State’s defensive coordinator last winter, Manny Diaz quickly realized the Nittany Lions were already built to play his style. Penn State’s fast, physical defense can attack from all angles and is designed to take the ball back. “I think that’s a...
Jordan Berry returns to Steelers after injury to Pressley Harvin III
Jordan Berry is back for another stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 31-year-old punter was signed to the practice squad Tuesday, a day when coach Mike Tomlin announced that Pressley Harvin III is dealing with hip discomfort. Berry was the Steelers punter from 2015-19. The Steelers replaced him with Dustin...
MLB playoff primer: Things to know as postseason nears
Major League Baseball’s postseason has a little more heft this season. The playoffs are rapidly approaching, with the final regular season games set for Oct. 5. The postseason begins two days later with a field of 12 teams — up from last year’s 10 — and includes a best-of-three format...
James Franklin on Drew Allar’s playing time and Penn State’s push to establish depth
Standing in a makeshift media room adjacent to Ross-Ade Stadium’s visiting locker room, James Franklin was crystal clear about the intent behind playing underclassmen in Penn State’s opener at Purdue: “I am determined to develop depth.” It was a point he made in the offseason. It was a point he...
Minkah Fitzpatrick dealing with concussion as Steelers return from layoff to face Jets
Ahkello Witherspoon wasn’t the only member of the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary to suffer an injury in the 29-17 loss at the Cleveland Browns on Thursday. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick will begin the practice week in concussion protocol, coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly press conference. Fitzpatrick played all 72...
Scouting the Steelers’ Week 4 opponent: New York Jets
The New York Jets will visit Acrisure Stadium at 1 p.m. Sunday to face the Pittsburgh Steelers in a meeting of 1-2 football teams. Here’s a look at the Steelers’ Week 4 opponent: The basics Coach: Robert Saleh, second season (5-15 record) Record: 1-2 Division: AFC East, third place Win:...
Forward Johnny Gaudreau’s arrival energizes Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off the improbable, landing the hottest free agent on the market in winger Johnny Gaudreau. The 29-year old Gaudreau had a career-high 115 points last season in his ninth year with Calgary. He was lured to Columbus with a seven-year deal worth...
Penguins’ Kasperi Kapanen to miss preseason game against Red Wings
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen will miss Tuesday’s home preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings because of an undisclosed ailment. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Kapanen’s status following Tuesday’s morning skate at PPG Paints Arena and noted it is not believed to be serious. During a 3-2 overtime home preseason win...
Steelers turn to Montravius Adams at nose tackle while remaining status quo on offense
With the Pittsburgh Steelers trying to snap a two-game losing streak, coach Mike Tomlin is making a change to his starting lineup in advance of their game Sunday against the New York Jets. It’s just not the change most fans have been anticipating. In fact, it doesn’t even involve the...
Mickelson asks to remove name from lawsuit against PGA Tour
Phil Mickelson, the driving force among PGA Tour players in the rival LIV Golf series, and three other players asked a federal judge Tuesday to remove their names from the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Ian Poulter filed separately to have their names removed....
First Call: Browns players call out Chuks Okorafor; Jets dealing with tempers, injuries heading into Steelers game
Tuesday’s “First Call’ has some harsh words from Cleveland for a Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman. The New York Jets are dealing with some hot tempers and injuries heading into Pittsburgh on Sunday. And a pair of ex-Pirates pitchers look to boost their lofty win totals. Chapped about Chuks A number...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ increasingly tough schedule makes finding wins, dates to start Kenny Pickett extremely difficult
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is on the record as saying that, “definitively,” he is not looking to replace quarterback Mitch Trubisky with rookie Kenny Pickett. If you listen to many Steelers fans and talk shows in Pittsburgh, they “definitively” are. However, a lot of the potentially friendly launch dates...
Steelers captain Cameron Heyward gives his thoughts on Pro Bowl format change
The NFL Pro Bowl is going away, and one Pittsburgh Steeler who has played in it is on board with that decision. On Monday, the NFL announced that the annual postseason All-Star game will disappear starting this season. It will be replaced by a flag football game featuring the season’s...
CeeDee Lamb redeems himself in Cowboys’ win over Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — CeeDee Lamb was angry with himself in the second quarter after dropping a wide-open pass and costing the Dallas Cowboys a possible touchdown. It was just embarrassing. The star receiver more than made up for it with the game on the line, making a one-handed TD...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 26, 2022: Blake Sabol has 2 hits in blowout loss for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 74-73) struck out 12 times at the plate and was hammered by Columbus (Guardians), 17-1. DH Brendt Citta (.265) knocked in the only Indianapolis run in the fourth with a double. LF Blake Sabol (.307) went 2 for 3 and scored on the Citta double, and 1B Mason...
Miguel Andujar makes solid debut for Pirates, who ride 13-hit effort to beat Reds
The Pittsburgh Pirates liked Miguel Andujar’s bat enough to take a chance on a waiver claim and didn’t hesitate to insert the 27-year-old into their starting lineup at designated hitter. The 2018 AL rookie of the year runner-up, claimed from the New York Yankees on Sunday, answered by going 1...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel eager to see the results of his offseason reconstruction project
Finally, Pitt coach Jeff Capel can put down his phone and start doing what he loves and does best: coach basketball. Capel opened basketball practice Monday at Petersen Events Center with seven players who weren’t on the team last season, and he’s eager to see the tangible results of a...
Wilson’s return could be spark, but Jets need more solutionsVideo
NEW YORK — Zach Wilson is on his way back to leading the New York Jets’ huddle. It could be this week, or maybe next week. Coach Robert Saleh wasn’t sure yet what the doctors will say. But the key thing is it’s soon, and that’s good news for everyone...
Browns’ Garrett released from hospital after scary crashVideo
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett was released from a hospital late Monday night after he was injured when he rolled over his Porsche while driving on a rural road following practice. Garrett suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the one-car wreck. He had been taken to the hospital,...
JT Brubaker throws live BP, hopes to start another game this season
Only nine games remain for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and JT Brubaker is doing his best to work his way back to pitching in one of them. The 28-year-old right-hander, who went on the 15-day injured list Sept. 18 with right arm inflammation, threw 25 pitches in a live batting practice...
Analysis: Backups, be ready. NFL’s QB carousel is spinningVideo
The NFL’s quarterback carousel might start spinning a bit faster. Mac Jones, Tua Tagovailoa and Josh Allen got banged up Sunday. Justin Herbert and Jameis Winston played hurt. Already, Dak Prescott and Trey Lance have gone down. Backups, be ready. Jones’ leg injury appears most serious. The second-year pro hopped...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph appears to be ready for the NHL, one way or another
With the naked eye, it’s difficult to identify any discernible differences with P.O Joseph in his fourth training camp as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. With one exception. He’s in the main dressing room with all the team’s established NHLers. In years past, the left-handed defenseman typically was...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Jeannette grad Marcus Barnes making impact at William & Mary
Coming out of Jeannette, Marcus Barnes was known for his glue-like hands and football instincts. His father, Johnnie Barnes, played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers. If the ball was thrown Marcus Barnes’ way, he was probably going to catch it, no matter if he...
