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Steelers activate RB Anthony McFarland off IR, place DT Carlos Davis on IR

The Pittsburgh Steelers will have another piece available to their offense beginning this week after the activation of speedy running back Anthony McFarland on Wednesday. McFarland was on the injured reserve list since the start of the season because of a torn MCL suffered during training camp. He was cleared...
Oneil Cruz named top slugger in system, as Pirates honor four minor leaguers with awards

Oneil Cruz made a splash in his two-game stint with the Pittsburgh Pirates, registering the hardest-hit ball in the Statcast era and hitting his first major league home run. The Pirates voted the 6-foot-7 shortstop, the No. 1 prospect in their farm system who posted a .970 OPS this season,...
$Bad break: Braves’ Charlie Morton fractures leg in World Series opener$

Bad break: Braves’ Charlie Morton fractures leg in World Series opener

HOUSTON — Charlie Morton spun a curveball past Jose Altuve for a called third strike, his 16th pitch after taking a 102 mph comebacker off his right leg. Morton stumbled and started to fall. Turns out the leg was broken. “I wouldn’t think it’s possible,” catcher Travis d’Arnaud said of...
Time to panic? Vegas, Colorado, Toronto off to rough starts

By the time the St. Louis Blues won their fifth consecutive game to open the season, the Florida Panthers had already become the first team since 2015 to open with six victories in a row. Along with the Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers, they made NHL history with four teams...
Former Duquesne star Sidney Dambrot, father of Dukes’ coach, dies at age 90

Sidney Dambrot, who played for Duquesne’s nationally ranked basketball teams in the 1950s and passed on his love for the university to his son Keith, died Tuesday in Akron, Ohio. He was 90. Keith Dambrot, who is entering his fifth season as Duquesne’s coach, turned 63 on the day his...
Pirates A to Z: Lefty reliever Anthony Banda made positive impression on coaching staff

During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z: An alphabetical player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfielder Anthony Alford to pitcher Miguel Yajure. Player: Anthony Banda Position: Pitcher Throws: Left Bats: Left Age: 28 Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 230 pounds 2021 MLB statistics: Banda was 2-2 with...
Tim Benz: Question about college coaching rumors was appropriate. So was Mike Tomlin’s response.

It sure seemed like Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin hated one of my questions at his weekly press conference Tuesday. That’s OK. I loved his response. After 21 minutes of on-field and health-related inquiries in advance of the team’s game in Cleveland, I figured an appropriate amount of time had...
Penguins get a different view of Lightning in early rematch

Coming into Tuesday night’s game against the Penguins, the Tampa Bay Lightning had one of the more bizarre stats in the NHL. They had yet to enjoy a lead in a game before it ended. The two-time defending Stanley Cup Champions arrived at PPG Paints Arena 2-3-1. But one of...
Analysis: Sam Lafferty makes an impact within his limitationsVideo

Empty thoughts from the Penguins’ 5-1 loss to the Lightning: Penguins coach Mike Sullivan isn’t generally a quippy person. And he usually won’t offer any badinage after a loss. But he made an exception in the aftermath of his team’s first regulation loss of the season on Tuesday. When asked...
Jorge Soler, Braves overcome Charlie Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1Video

HOUSTON — A healthy swing by Jorge Soler powered the Atlanta Braves to a smashing start in the World Series. Making his first start since testing positive for covid-19, Soler became the first player to begin a World Series with a home run and the Braves, despite the loss of...
Braves Jorge Soler 1st batter to lead off World Series with HRVideo

HOUSTON — Atlanta’s Jorge Soler has become the first batter ever to lead off a World Series with a home run. Making his first start since returning from a positive covid-19 test, Soler led off the game Tuesday night with a drive to left off Houston’s Framber Valdez. The 29-year-old...
Lightning avenge season-opening loss by beating PenguinsVideo

Entering the season, there were distinctly different expectations placed upon the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning. One team has claimed the Stanley Cup title the past two seasons and is considered a favorite to extend that streak to a third year. And the other … well … winning...
Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist earned recall on merit

A day after being recalled to the NHL roster, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist was a healthy scratch for Tuesday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at PPG Paints Arena. Monday’s transaction was Bjorkqvist’s first in-season recall since he was selected by the Penguins in the second round (No....
Randy Bates: Pitt defense took Western Michigan loss personally

Randy Bates is usually a jovial man, quick with a quip and a smile, a 61-year-old coach who likes to do push-ups and sit-ups in front of his players to motivate them. But while chatting with reporters Tuesday, Bates’ voice fell to a sober tone when a certain subject was...
For Steelers, meeting with Browns rekindles ‘shock’ of playoff loss

The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers faced the Cleveland Browns, they trailed by a touchdown one snap into the game, by 28 points after the first quarter and by the end of the night were victims of another home playoff loss. Nine months later, that 48-37 wild-card loss still stings,...
Notebook: Steelers preparing to defend Browns’ ‘personality’ regardless of starting QB

Baker Mayfield or Case Keenum? For Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, it doesn’t matter which veteran quarterback starts Sunday for the Cleveland Browns. Tomlin said Tuesday he’s preparing to defend the system and not the passer when the 3-3 Steelers and 4-3 Browns meet in an AFC North game at...

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