Sports category, Page 1485
First Call: Bills coach frustrated with holding penalties versus Steelers; Raiders running back questionable versus Ravens
Monday’s “First Call” shows us that the Buffalo Bills are bothered by one particular aspect of their upset loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday. The Steelers’ next opponent may be dealing with some problems at the running back position Monday night. The Pirates and Reds are about to get very...
Madden Monday on Steelers win in Buffalo: ‘The better defense won. The offense was a passenger’
For as much as things coalesced in the second half for the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday in Buffalo, TribLIVE’s Mark Madden says the offense can do more. The Steelers fell into a 10-0 hole at halftime. Yet they ended up beating the favored Bills 23-16 thanks to a second-half explosion. In...
With David Bednar unavailable, Pirates bullpen suffers another blow
Just when David Bednar looked like he was positioned to become the closer for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Derek Shelton didn’t call his number late in any of the three games against the Washington Nationals. Shelton said Sunday that Bednar wasn’t a consideration. “Right now, he is not available,” Shelton said....
This date in sports history: Sept. 13Video
1930 — Tommy Armour beats Gene Sarazen, 1-up, to win the PGA Championship. 1964 — Roy Emerson beats fellow Australian Fred Stolle to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Brazil’s Maria Bueno wins the women’s title. Emerson wins in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-4, and...
Darren Waller went from Ravens practice squad to Raiders starVideo
As players warmed up a few hours before a game in Baltimore three years ago, with the Raiders playing out the string of another lost season, something caught the eye of offensive coordinator Greg Olson. Darren Waller, then a mostly unknown practice squad player for the Ravens, was running with...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 12, 2021: Ka’ai Tom, John Nogowski lift Indianapolis to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-59) shut out Louisville (Reds), 3-0. RF Ka’ai Tom (.224) hit a two-run home run, and 1B John Nogowski (.207) had an RBI in a three-run fourth inning. 2B Tucupita Marcano (.236) was 2 for 4. RHP Max Kranick (4-4, 4.14) allowed two hits with one walk and...
Daniil Medvedev wins U.S. Open title, thwarting Novak Djokovic’s bid at historyVideo
NEW YORK — A game from the end of his bid for what would have been the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969, Novak Djokovic covered his face with a towel, hiding his tears during a changeover. For 27 Grand Slam matches in 2021, on hard courts,...
Tim Benz: Cameron Heyward, pass rush prowess, special teams adventures tell the story of Steelers’ upset win over Bills
Uh, oh. The Steelers are going to be that kinda team again in 2021, aren’t they? That “30-Minute Men” team we talked about at length last season. Especially during that opening stretch of 2020 when Mike Tomlin’s crew won 11 in a row, largely by playing “above the line” football...
Chiefs overcome Baker Mayfield, Browns in season openerVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns while running for another score, and the Kansas City Chiefs came back from a dismal first half against the Cleveland Browns for a 33-29 victory Sunday in a rematch of their divisional playoff game from January. Tyreek...
Blocked punt proves pivotal in Steelers win at Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The first play of the season was a dud for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ special teamers. It took the unit three quarters to more than make up for it. A blocked punt returned for a scoop-and-score touchdown was one of the major plays of the Steelers’ 23-16...
T.J. Watt shows no ill effects his limited camp practice time in Steelers’ winVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Neither of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive or defensive captains could help but joke about T.J. Watt’s performance Sunday. “He’s fine,” defensive lineman Cameron Heyward said, eliciting laughs postgame. Moments later, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger quipped: “It just shows that the preseason’s overrated, right?” Watt was a force...
Diontae Johnson celebrates Steelers’ return trip to Buffalo with go-ahead TD catchVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — When Diontae Johnson left the field in the first quarter Sunday, it was reminiscent of his previous visit to Highmark Stadium in December. The difference was, Johnson left with an injury and not because he was benched for dropping too many passes. The third-year wide receiver...
NFL roundup: Kyler Murray gets 5 TDs, Chandler Jones 5 sacks as Cards rout Titans 38-13Video
NASHVILLE — Kyler Murray scored five touchdowns and linebacker Chandler Jones had a career-high five sacks as the Arizona Cardinals simply dominated the Tennessee Titans 38-13 Sunday for a big road win to open the season. Jones, who tied the franchise record, had three sacks in a first quarter so...
Gutsy call helps Bengals beat Vikings in OTVideo
CINCINNATI — Evan McPherson kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired in overtime to push the Cincinnati Bengals to a 27-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The winning kick was set up by a gutsy call. On fourth-and-inches for the Bengals from their 48, Burrow rolled out...
Nationals blast 3 home runs off Bryse Wilson to beat Pirates, prevent series sweep
The Pittsburgh Pirates were searching for a sweep at home. The Washington Nationals were swinging for home runs. Luis Garcia and Alex Avila hit solo shots and Lane Thomas a three-run homer off Bryse Wilson to lead the Nationals to a 6-2 win over the Pirates on Sunday afternoon before...
Penn State moves to 10; Oregon, Iowa enter top 5; Arkansas has 1st ranking since ’16
Penn State jumped a slot into the top 10 in the latest Associated Press college football poll, but Oregon and Iowa were the big movers after road wins over top-10 opponents. The Ducks’ victory over Ohio State earned them a promotion from No. 12 to No. 4. Another impressive defensive...
The Latest: Barkley back for Giants after ACL injury in 2020
3:45 p.m. Less than a year after tearing his right ACL, Saquon Barkley is returning to the New York Giants’ lineup. The 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year was active on Sunday for the opener against the Denver Broncos. Neither Barkley nor the Giants shed much insight on when...
List of inactive players for NFL games in Week 1
GREEN BAY AT NEW ORLEANS (in Jacksonville, Florida) Packers: S Vernon Scott (hamstring), CB Shemar Jean-Charles, C Jake Hanson, DL Jack Heflin, LB Isaiah McDuffie Saints: QB Ian Book, FB Adam Prentice, LB Chase Hansen, DE Payton Turner, CB Jordan Mille DENVER AT N.Y. GIANTS Broncos: LB Bradley Chubb (ankle),...
Robert Spillane a late scratch for Steelers’ opener vs. Bills
ORCHARD PARK, Pa. – Inside linebacker Robert Spillane was a late scratch for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers season opener. Spillane suffered a shin injury during warm-ups at Highmark Stadium, according to the team, so he will not play against the Buffalo Bills. Spillane is the top backup at both inside linebacker...
Special Needs Aquatic Program, Monroeville Marlins team up for new initiative
When Monroeville resident Jamee Kovacs sees her son, Caleb, having fun in a swimming pool, her heart is filled with excitement and also the desire to give him more opportunities in the water. That was the main impetus for Kovacs, a board member with the Monroeville Marlins Swim Club, to...
Do Pitt’s signs of maturity in 2-0 start signal success for 2021?
Midway through a four-game nonconference season that looked soft enough for Pitt to handle, the Panthers are handling it. But what does it mean? Pitt has scored 92 points, tied with the 2009 and 2014 teams for the largest offensive output in the first two games since 1988. That year,...
Second-half surge leads Steelers to season-opening upset at Buffalo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – After a first half spent perpetually swimming upstream, the Pittsburgh Steelers roared back in the second Sunday with the ferocity of water churning over nearby Niagara Falls. Down by 10 and shut out at intermission, the Steelers scored 20 unanswered points and upset the Buffalo Bills,...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 11, 2021: Oneil Cruz belts 3 hits, steals 2 bases
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-58) lost 5-4 to Louisville (Reds) on a walk-off home run by Michael De Leon with two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the ninth. RHP Hunter Stratton (0-2, 4.86) gave up the homer. RHP Miguel Yajure started and allowed two runs on six hits and...
Riverhounds overcome slow start to rout Loudoun United
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds did what they needed to do Saturday night against last-place Loudoun United, earning a lopsided 5-0 victory at Highmark Stadium, but coach Bob Lilley feels his team needs to be better from start to finish. After a somewhat sloppy first half, the Riverhounds scored four times in...
Propelled by a pair of home runs, Pirates use patience at plate to top Nationals
Derek Shelton wants his hitters to be aggressive at the plate, but when their swings were leading to quick outs the Pittsburgh Pirates manager asked for a different approach. The Pirates’ patience paid off. After rallying to tie the game with a pair of fifth inning home runs, the Pirates...
