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‘Baseball is in my blood’: Francisco Cervelli enjoying retirement, eyes next phase of lifeVideo
Francisco Cervelli was back in a major-league ballpark for the first time in a year and, after visiting the broadcast booth for a guest appearance, the former Pittsburgh Pirates catcher was impressed by a new viewpoint of PNC Park after five years of seeing it from behind home plate. A...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans torn on T.J. Watt topic; Pirates fans struggling to find a solution
On the Steelers front, we appear to have mixed opinions on the T.J. Watt situation. On the Pirates front, there is no such divide. Everybody has had it up to their eyeballs with frustration. In this week’s “U mad, bro?”, we surf through both emotions. Bryant doesn’t like the fact...
This date in sports history: Sept. 9Video
1940 — Donald McNeil beats Bobby Riggs after losing the first two sets to capture the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title. Alice Marble wins her third straight title with a two-set triumph over Helen Jacobs. 1956 — Australia’s Ken Rosewall wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title with a four-set...
Trib 10: New team takes over top spot in WPIAL power rankings
With plenty of big contests in Week 1, there was a shuffling of the deck in this week’s Trib 10 power rankings. Nobody fell out of the power rankings this week, but both top-ranked Gateway and No. 6 North Allegheny fell after losses. The Gators dropped after losing to the...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 8, 2021: Aaron Shackelford follows cycle with grand slam
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-57) were beaten by Louisville (Reds), 7-1. CF Jared Oliva (.265) had a double — the only extra base hit for the Indians. RF Bligh Madris (.267) and 1B John Nogowski (.195) each had singles. RHP Beau Sulser (6-6, 4.49) suffered the loss, allowing five runs on 10...
Packers’ Aaron Rodgers says uncertain future doesn’t create extra pressureVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers acknowledges this season feels different because of the uncertainty surrounding how much longer he and some teammates might remain in Green Bay. But he doesn’t believe those questions will hinder his focus as the reigning MVP heads into his 17th — and...
Tom Brady, Buccaneers begin defense of title against CowboysVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Lofty, maybe even gargantuan, expectations don’t faze Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The reigning Super Bowl champions open the 2021 NFL season against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, confident they have everything it takes — at least on paper — to become the first...
Miguel Cabrera serves as catalyst for Tigers, who prevent Pirates from series sweep
Mitch Keller remains an enigma for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the right-hander followed his best start of this rollercoaster season by surrendering double-digit hits to the Detroit Tigers. There is no mystery to Miguel Cabrera. On the day of the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the Detroit Tigers first...
No. 11 Penn State to lean on defense as offense developsVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Gateway graduate Jaquan Brisker watched his team punt time after time Saturday and guessed he and the rest of the Penn State defense could be in for a long day. The senior safety was right. No FBS defense spent more time on the field than No. 11...
Stefon Diggs finds validation in being selected a Bills captainVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Stefon Diggs no longer needs to worry about whether he’ll be accepted in Buffalo. If the record-setting production the receiver put up last year in his first season with the Bills wasn’t enough, whatever lingering apprehensions Diggs might have had were put to rest Tuesday, when...
Penn State announces game day changes at Beaver Stadium, including mobile ticketing, arrival adjustments
STATE COLLEGE — For the first time since November 2019, Penn State expects to host close to 107,000 fans at Beaver Stadium for a Nittany Lions football game. It’s been a while, right? When Penn State opens its home schedule against Ball State at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, the Beaver Stadium...
Pirates shut down JT Brubaker from throwing for 5-7 days with shoulder impingement
The Pittsburgh Pirates shut down pitcher JT Brubaker from throwing for five to seven days after team doctors determined he has right shoulder impingement that caused discomfort. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Brubaker “has some soreness with certain range of motion” but called the prognosis “very encouraging.”...
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz up for monthly Ben Hogan Award
An impressive showing at the U.S. Amateur has Mark Goetz in position to win a prestigious award. Goetz, a Greensburg native, Hannastown Golf Club member and fifth-year senior at West Virginia, is one of three finalists for the Ben Hogan Award August Golfer of the Month. He joins U.S. Amateur...
Yankees star Derek Jeter leads list of new Baseball Hall of Fame inducteesVideo
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Derek Jeter was simply Derek Jeter on his special day: smooth as silk. On a cloudy Wednesday afternoon with the temperature in the 70s and a few sprinkles in the air and adoring fans chanting his name, the former New York Yankees shortstop and captain was inducted...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby to be sidelined 6 weeks following wrist surgery
Penguins general manager Ron Hextall knew he was going to be missing a franchise center when his team’s season opened Oct. 12. Now, he will be short a pair of all-time greats at the pivot when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in just over a month for the first...
Vikings, former Pitt tackle Brian O’Neill agree to a contract extension
MINNEAPOLIS — Despite contract negotiations that dragged through the summer and into Week 1 of the regular season, right tackle Brian O’Neill said he was convinced Wednesday’s contract extension would get done eventually because of his desire to stay with the Vikings. “The certain point was earlier this offseason when...
Steelers notes: Kendrick Green, Alex Highsmith, Tyson Alualu show up on initial injury report
The first injury report released for the Pittsburgh Steelers in advance of their season opener contained three starters. Center Kendrick Green (thumb) and outside linebacker Alex Highsmith (groin) were limited participants. Nose tackle Tyson Alualu did not participate because of an elbow injury. Those injuries meant more work for players...
ACC wide open after league’s disappointing opening week
The Atlantic Coast Conference crown seems up for grabs after the league’s disappointing opening week performance. Its three preseason ranked teams all lost as the league went 7-7, a dent to a conference eager to show that it’s more than just Clemson at the top. The Tigers, who started at...
True to his word, T.J. Watt makes full practice debut with Steelers
The wait for T.J. Watt to practice with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates finally ended Wednesday. The veteran outside linebacker, whose previous on-field work since training camp opened was limited to individual drills while negotiations continue on a long-term contract extension, took part in his first full practice as the Steelers...
Former Pitt linebacker Troy Benson remembers the day his roommate tackled Reggie White
Linebacker Troy Benson said he recorded a barely believable 23 tackles in Pitt’s 13-3 victory against Tennessee in 1983. But it was a tackle — of sorts — a Pitt offensive lineman made that remains one of Benson’s most vivid memories of that game, the last between Pitt and Tennessee...
Former Pitt coach Jackie Sherrill eager to return to Tennessee’s noisy Neyland Stadium
In a football sense, Jackie Sherrill grew up at the knee of Bear Bryant. His cradle was the SEC. He played fullback and linebacker from 1962-65, before serving as a graduate assistant for the legendary Alabama coach in 1966. When Sherrill walks into Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday...
Penn State’s Noah Cain ‘just feeling blessed’ after return to field, game-winning touchdown
STATE COLLEGE — Noah Cain had plenty on his mind when Penn State kicked off its 2021 season at Wisconsin on Saturday. The junior running back’s hometown of Baton Rouge, La., was in the path of Hurricane Ida, and his relatives’ homes had been damaged in the storm. On top...
Ben Roethlisberger throws support behind T.J. Watt in contract negotiations with Steelers
The highest-paid player in Pittsburgh Steelers history wants T.J. Watt to join him at the upper echelon of the tax bracket. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Wednesday that Watt, who is engaged on a mega-contract extension with the franchise, deserves to be the NFL’s highest-paid defensive player. “I think T.J. should...
Steve Stricker fills out U.S. team with 4 more Ryder Cup rookies
Equipped with the most captain’s picks in Ryder Cup history, Steve Stricker added four more rookies to his American team that included a mixture of obvious choices and perhaps a surprise, but no Patrick Reed. Stricker filled out his 12-man team with Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth and Harris...
Penn State football coach James Franklin not looking past Ball State
Penn State football is heading into this weekend’s matchup against Ball State as a 22-point favorite at Beaver Stadium, but coach James Franklin is once again making sure his team isn’t looking ahead to next week’s White Out game against Auburn. Franklin tweeted out his weekly “1-0” message this week,...
