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Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi hopes NIL is brought under control to eliminate poaching
Pat Narduzzi seemed to think the answer was obvious when he was asked Monday if he believes his Pitt program was violated this offseason by name, image and likeness rules. “You tell me,” he said. “I would say, probably.” Narduzzi did not specifically reference former Pitt All-American wide receiver Jordan...
Kedon Slovis, Nick Patti build bond with teammates while competing for Pitt QB job
When Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi was luring quarterback Kedon Slovis from USC, he was able to use Jordan Addison as bait. Why wouldn’t he? Addison caught 17 touchdown passes among his 100 receptions last season and was named winner of the Biletnikoff Award as college football’s best wide receiver. What...
Steelers inside the ropes: Backs on ‘backers on 1st day of pads always camp highlight
Mike Tomlin was smiling, the competitive juices were flowing, the pads were popping. Must have been the return of backs on ’backers at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. The tradition for annual first day of padded practices is among the camp must-sees. Tomlin’s voice booms as he calls on the combatants...
Brian Flores ‘passionate’ about getting chance to coach football again as Steelers assistant
Six months to the day after he filed a lawsuit against the NFL and its 32 teams alleging racial discrimination in its hiring practice, the pending litigation was the last thing on Brian Flores’ mind Monday morning at Saint Vincent. The 41-year-old former head coach who was hired to work...
Steelers, kicker Chris Boswell agree to 4-year, $20 million extension: report
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Chris Boswell agreed to a four-year contract extension that will match the biggest average annual salary given to a kicker in NFL history, according to an ESPN report. Boswell, 31, signed for a total of $20 million with $12.5 million guaranteed. The contract is identical in...
Daily camp report: Kenny Pickett gets chance to work with 2nd-team offense for first time
The first day the Pittsburgh Steelers donned pads for practice coincided with rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett getting his first snaps with the second-team offense. The first-round pick from Pitt was elevated behind starter Mitch Trubisky for the day. He got two repetitions in the practice-opening Seven Shots drill, and he...
Pirates sign 14th-round pick, South Carolina LHP Julian Bosnic, before deadline
When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed first-round pick Termarr Johnson last Friday, general manager Ben Cherington indicated they could be done dealing with their draft picks but didn’t totally rule it out. Still, the signing of 14th-rounder Julian Bosnic before Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline was a surprise. Bosnic, a 6-foot-3, 218-pound...
Brewers trade All-Star closer Josh Hader to PadresVideo
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres acquired All-Star closer Josh Hader from the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in exchange for recently benched closer Taylor Rogers and three other players in a blockbuster deal between NL playoff contenders. The NL Central-leading Brewers shipped one of the game’s top relievers to...
Donald takes over for Stenson as Europe’s Ryder Cup captainVideo
Luke Donald jumped at a second chance to be Ryder Cup captain for Europe, taking over just 14 months before the 2023 matches in Italy without knowing whether players who sign up for the Saudi riches of LIV Golf will be available to him. Donald knew only that, unlike Henrik...
PGA Tour nearing $500 million in prize money next seasonVideo
The PGA Tour is closing in on $500 million in prize money for next season, with eight tournaments offering $15 million or more and limited spots available for the postseason. It will be the final time for a wraparound season that has nine tournaments starting Sept. 15, has a six-week...
Steelers add WR Javon McKinley, waive rookie OLB Tyree Johnson
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another young option to a wide receivers corps in transition, signing Javon McKinley on Monday. McKinley spent most of last season on the Detroit Lions’ practice squad but was released by the organization in May. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound McKinley played in college at Notre Dame, where...
More details emerge in death of former Steelers wide receiver
More details emerged this week in the death of former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Charles Johnson. Johnson, 50, was reported missing by his wife the day before he was found dead in a Hampton Inn about 6.5 miles from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina back on July 17, USA...
Steelers’ value estimated at $4.26 billion by Sportico, 13th-highest in NFL
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ franchise has a valuation of $4.26 billion, 13th-highest among the NFL’s 32 teams, according to estimates for the league’s teams compiled by Sportico. The Steelers’ value has jumped 19% from last year, when Sportico pegged the Steelers’ worth at $3.57 billion. They remained at No. 13 among...
Tim Benz: Pirates may not know how to win, but they sure have figured out when to lose
I’ll give the 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates credit for one thing. They sure do know how to bury a losing streak. The current slide for the Buccos started July 24, just before Steelers training camp opened. So no one in Pittsburgh noticed. Now it’s up to seven games, in advance of...
Pat Narduzzi shepherds 110 Pitt players onto practice fields for 1st day of camp
The first morning of Pitt training camp dawned Monday with a predictable sight: Pat Narduzzi in a straw hat. There was no sun in a cloudy sky over the Beano Cook fields and a bit of a chill in the South Side air (relatively speaking), but Narduzzi wore the hat...
Deshaun Watson’s 6-game suspension equals Ben Roethlisberger’s from 2010
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy following allegations of sexual misconduct made by 24 women, the AP reported Monday. It’s the same length of suspension Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger received for violating the personal conduct policy after two...
Racehorse deaths drop sharply in Pa. following new rules to protect thoroughbreds
Pennsylvania recorded 17 thoroughbred racehorse deaths in April, May and June, down from 30 during the same period a year ago. The decline in deaths comes as the commonwealth on March 1 began implementing a batch of new measures intended to reduce fatal breakdowns of thoroughbreds and increase safety for...
Explainer: Deshaun Watson discipline didn’t require legal charges
When two separate Texas grand juries declined to indict Deshaun Watson on criminal complaints stemming from allegations of sexual assault or harassment by 24 women, it didn’t clear the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback from facing consequences from the NFL. Watson and the Cleveland Browns found out the severity of his...
Mark Madden: At Steelers camp, there are issues more interesting than daily dissection of QB battle
The large mob of Pittsburgh Steelers fans attending training camp at Latrobe is exemplary of our predilection for the meaningless. So enjoy refreshing sports notes, the most disposable of words! • Mason Rudolph is going to earn the Steelers’ starting quarterback job. But he won’t get it. So much for...
Browns QB Watson suspended 6 games, NFL weighs appeal
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended for six games Monday after being accused by two dozen women in Texas of sexual misconduct during massage treatments, in what a disciplinary officer said was behavior “more egregious than any before reviewed by the NFL.” The punishment handed out by the game’s...
Steelers TE Zach Gentry emerging as legit threat in passing game, strong blocker
Considering the rest of the tight ends corps — including its coach — has turned over in recent years, there is no player on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster who has spent as much cumulative time with Zach Gentry as fellow tight end Kevin Rader. Each joined the Steelers in 2019....
Madden Monday on Kenny Pickett’s 3rd-team status with Steelers: ‘It’s just how life is for rookie quarterbacks’
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett is being relegated to third-team duties to begin his first NFL training camp. Because of that, he hasn’t been working with a lot of veterans or top-of-the-depth-chart talents. As a result, a lot of the team drills have been a struggle for Pickett. The...
First Call: Settlement talks broke down before Deshaun Watson suspension; Bryan Reynolds trade talks quiet
In Monday’s “First Call,” reports are that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is getting suspended for six games. Details have emerged about failed negotiations to settle the matter in advance of that decision. It sounds like Bryan Reynolds is staying with the Pirates, but a Pittsburgh native may be on...
Pirates infielder Kevin Newman hitting stride right before MLB trade deadline
After searching all winter for a new swing path only to have his season interrupted by injury, Kevin Newman is hitting the ball better than anyone on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Newman slashed .315/.359/452 with eight doubles and one triple in 18 games in July, including an 11-for-33 stretch in the...
Pirates farm report for July 31, 2022: Po-Yu Chen tosses 1-hitter in Bradenton victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 46-50) defeated Toledo (Tigers), 4-1. C Carter Bins (.197) was 2 for 5, including a two-run homer. RF Jack Suwinski (.268) was 2 for 3 with an RBI. SS Tucupito Marcano (.362) was 3 for 5 from the leadoff spot. LF Travis Swaggerty (.267) was 2 for 4....
