Sports category, Page 1136
Browns broadcaster pans team for complaining about being booed; Nick Chubb takes blame for loss
The Cleveland Browns stunningly managed to blow a 13-point lead with less than two minutes remaining against the New York Jets on Sunday. So the fans booed. No surprise there, right? But Cleveland defensive lineman Myles Garrett took exception. “These guys are still putting their (rear ends) on the line...
5 questions about the Penguins entering training camp
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022 training camp won’t be nearly as fraught with consternation as the 2021 edition. A year ago, it remained to be seen who would play center as franchise pillars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were convalescing from offseason surgeries. And the futures of Malkin and All-Star defenseman...
Aaron Judge hits 60th homer as Yankees top Pirates on Giancarlo Stanton walk-off slam
On a night New York Yankees fans came to see Aaron Judge chase home run history, they got that and so much more. Judge hit his 60th home run to spark a Yankees rally from a four-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth against Wil Crowe, winning on a...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 20, 2022: Indy gets reinforcements from Altoona, rallies for win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 72-70) used a four-run eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie and beat St. Paul (Twins), 7-3. On a night when Indianapolis called up six players from Altoona, RF Matt Gorski (.500) went 1 for 2 and DH Endy Rodriguez (.667) hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom...
Browns’ Nick Chubb regrets final TD run before Jets’ comebackVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Nick Chubb pointed the finger at himself, taking the blame for a touchdown run that should have put away the Jets. Instead, it gave them hope. “I probably shouldn’t have scored right there, honestly, looking back at it,” said Chubb, whose Browns host the Pittsburgh Steelers on...
D-lineman by trade, rookie DeMarvin Leal being deployed as outside linebacker by Steelers
Just two games into his NFL career, DeMarvin Leal performed a position switch. But will it last? With star T.J. Watt out because of injury and a dearth of depth at outside linebacker, Leal played the position most often for the Pittsburgh Steelers during their Week 2 loss to the...
Penn State’s Franklin explains new defensive look, rise of TE Strange
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s offense has earned the spotlight after what the Nittany Lions did to Auburn last Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. James Franklin’s 3-0 team generated 245 rushing yards and five touchdowns on the ground in a 41-12 triumph. PSU’s offensive line had a major say in the...
Maury Wills, base-stealing shortstop for Dodgers, dies at 89
LOS ANGELES — Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89. Wills died Monday night at home in Sedona, Ariz., the team said Tuesday after being informed by family members....
Fan arrested for allegedly throwing bottle at Browns owner Jimmy HaslamVideo
BEREA, Ohio — A fan was arrested for allegedly throwing a plastic water bottle and hitting Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam during the closing moments of Sunday’s 31-30 home loss to the New York Jets. Cleveland police said Tuesday that Jeffrey Miller, 51, of Rocky River, was charged with assault,...
If necessary, ‘mild-mannered’ Pitt quarterback Nate Yarnell can show an angry side
You would never guess what burns inside Nate Yarnell by watching the video of Pitt’s quarterback calmly sitting at the piano, playing Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.” There’s another side of the 6-foot-6, 20-year-old Texan that, if triggered, could serve him well — as a football player, not a concert pianist. Great...
Steelers’ Mitch Trubisky balances taking chances downfield with avoiding risk
Pittsburgh Steelers fans are perplexed as to why Mitch Trubisky isn’t throwing the ball downfield more often. Perhaps they can take solace in knowing Trubisky doesn’t know why he isn’t taking more chances, either. “I like to throw the ball down the field,” Trubisky said Tuesday. “Why I haven’t, given...
George Pickens is open for business, yet Steelers aren’t getting him the ballVideo
George Pickens is like virtually every young, highly drafted NFL wide receiver. He wants the ball, and he believes he is open enough to get it on just about every passing play. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ second-round pick, though, hasn’t gotten it frequently through the first two weeks of his NFL...
Steelers LT Dan Moore preps for challenge of Browns’ Myles Garrett
Myles Garrett earned first-team AP All-Pro honors last season. But his résumé wasn’t necessarily built on the back of games against the Pittsburgh Steelers. And credit for that, in large part, goes to Dan Moore Jr. The Steelers’ starting left tackle Thursday will be tasked for the third time in...
AP source: Nathan MacKinnon signs 8-year deal, highest paid in NHL
DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche are making Nathan MacKinnon the highest-paid player in the NHL’s salary cap era. MacKinnon, who just turned 27 earlier this month, signed an eight-year contract that is worth $100.8 million, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated...
Browns’ Myles Garrett not practicing, status for Steelers unknown
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett didn’t practice Tuesday because of a neck injury and it’s not yet known if the All-Pro will play in Thursday night’s game against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers. Garrett needs just one sack to pass Clay Matthews’ team career record. He...
James Harrison, Darrelle Revis, NaVorro Bowman 1st-time eligibles for Hall of Fame voting
Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison, former Pitt star Darrelle Revis and former Penn State linebacker NaVorro Bowman are among nine first-time nominees on the modern-era ballot for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. Harrison played 14 seasons for the Steelers and holds the franchise career...
Pirates promote 6 to Triple-A Indianapolis, including a pair of top-100 prospects
The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted six players from Double-A Altoona to Triple-A Indianapolis, including top-100 prospects in right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester and catcher Endy Rodriguez. Joining them will be first baseman Malcon Nunez, outfielder Matt Gorski, infielder Aaron Shackelford and right-handed reliever Colin Selby. Priester, a 2019 first-round pick, is...
Bills CB, ex-Pitt standout Dane Jackson avoids major injury, out of hospital
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A photo of cornerback Dane Jackson smiling alongside safety Micah Hyde as both players left the hospital was all it took to ease the mind of Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott on Tuesday morning. “Nate sent me a picture as I was heading home,” McDermott said,...
Longtime NHL defenseman Zdeno Chara, 45, retires as Bruin
BOSTON — Zdeno Chara announced his retirement Tuesday after playing 21 seasons in the NHL and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 6-foot-9 defenseman from Slovakia is calling it a career at age 45. He returned to TD Garden in Boston to make that announcement...
Westmoreland campus clippings: UPG women’s tennis continues to thrive
Pitt-Greensburg posted its third consecutive win in women’s tennis with a 9-0 victory over Mount Aloysius. Junior Abby Rosman now has 26 career doubles wins, tying Sydney Geary for the most in program history. Rosman and junior Amber Sterrett won their match 8-1 for the Bobcats (3-1, 3-0 AMCC). Women’s...
Greensburg Salem grad Joula Anderson embraces Waynesburg women’s cross country’s relaxed approach to seasonVideo
The Waynesburg women’s cross country team entered the 2022 season as the six-time defending champion in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. But coach Chris Hardie and his team are taking a more relaxed approach this fall. With significant graduation losses — the Yellow Jackets bid adieu to three of their top...
Riverview grad Sean Abraham determined to lead Behrend men’s soccer to top of AMCCVideo
In Sean Abraham’s first two seasons with the Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team, the Lions won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title. Last season, that run was interrupted by Mt. Aloysius, which knocked PSB out of the AMCC Tournament in the semifinals. The Lions were picked to win the...
P.K. Subban retires after 13 NHL seasons
Defenseman P.K. Subban announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday following 13 seasons playing for the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and New Jersey Devils. The 33-year-old former Norris Trophy winner shared the news on social media. Subban, who is from Toronto, registered 115 goals and 467 points in 824...
Forward Sam Poulin happy to fill any role for the PenguinsVideo
There was a before and after to Sam Poulin’s first professional season in 2021-22. Jan. 8. As a rookie with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Poulin labored through a difficult first portion of the season. In his first 22 games, Poulin, a first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in 2019, could only muster...
With Griner in jail, WNBA players skip Russia in offseason
SYDNEY — Brittney Griner’s highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. For the past few decades, Russia has been the preferred offseason destination for WNBA players to compete because of the high...
