Sports category, Page 1509
Big 12 teams face forfeits if virus keeps them from playingVideo
IRVING, Texas — Big 12 teams unable to play a game this fall because of covid-19, or any other reasons, will have to forfeit and be given a loss in the conference standings. The Big 12 released its game threshold policy Tuesday. A no contest would be declared only if...
NHL teams OK’d to add sponsor patches on jerseysVideo
Jersey advertisements are coming to the NHL. The league will allow teams to put sponsor patches on jerseys beginning with the 2022-23 season after the board of governors unanimously approved the move, according to a person with knowledge of a memo sent this week. The person spoke to the Associated...
Pitt notebook: Pat Narduzzi seeks improvement in run gameVideo
Before practice Tuesday morning, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said he was hoping to see improvement from his running game. He didn’t like some of what developed in the scrimmage last Saturday. “Our offense threw the ball really well,” he said. “Still want our run game to get better.” He said...
Column: Pressure mounting for FedEx Cup and Ryder CupVideo
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — This is one time when winning really does take care of everything. For most players, it’s all about the money. And for a dozen or so Americans, it’s about playing for no money at all. The Northern Trust not only is the start of the FedEx...
Inside the ropes: Steelers simulate regular-season midweek practice
The post-pandemic return of concerts to Heinz Field won’t happen until a Rolling Stones show in October. But that didn’t mean there isn’t something of a dress rehearsal happening there this week. The Pittsburgh Steelers under Mike Tomlin long have treated their third preseason game as a simulation for a...
After working out with Antonio Brown, Marquis Williams hopes to join M.J. Devonshire in lifting Pitt secondaryVideo
Perhaps the names Marquis Williams and M.J. Devonshire aren’t tattooed onto the consciousness of most college football fans. In case you’re wondering, they are Pitt cornerbacks who, by all accounts, have practiced well through the first 10 days of training camp. That’s only practice, however, and there are 15 of...
Matt Canada ready for first glimpse of Ben Roethlisberger running Steelers offense
The concepts that first-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada has introduced to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be put on display Saturday night at Heinz Field. Sure, it will be a scaled-back version of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense that Roethlisberger runs when he makes his preseason debut against the Detroit Lions. The...
Woman says violence by Trevor Bauer left her in pain, fearVideo
LOS ANGELES — A woman seeking a five-year restraining order against Trevor Bauer testified Tuesday that her horror grew as bruises emerged and her pain surged the day after a sexual encounter in which she said the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher choked her into unconsciousness and punched her repeatedly. The...
Mike Tomlin gives strongest hint yet that rookie Kendrick Green has won center job
As he is wont to do, Mike Tomlin refused to fully tip his hand. But did the Pittsburgh Steelers coach on Tuesday tacitly confirm that Kendrick Green is his man at center this season? A rookie third-round pick, Green has taken first-team reps at center almost exclusively when healthy through...
Steelers cut kicker Sam Sloman, 4 others in 1st round of roster trimming
Kicker Sam Sloman, who missed an extra point and field goal in two preseason games, was among five players cut from the Pittsburgh Steelers roster on Tuesday. The Steelers had to get to the 85-player limit by 4 p.m. Also cut were wide receiver Isaiah McKoy, tackle Brandon Walton, defensive...
Steelers WR Chase Claypool leaves practice with left leg injury, not believed serious
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool needed the assistance of two teammates to make it off the Heinz Field turf after suffering an apparent injury to his left leg Tuesday. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and tight end Eric Ebron supported Claypool as he came off the field during the waning moments...
Nittany Lions hope extended offseason leads to better start
STATE COLLEGE — Sean Clifford has spent the better part of five preseasons learning new offenses. Although Penn State’s quarterback is taking cues from his third offensive coordinator in as many years, and fourth since he arrived on campus, Clifford has plenty of reasons to be hopeful. “I expect a...
Penguins name Alec Schall director of hockey operations
Former player agent Alec Schall has been named the Pittsburgh Penguins’ new director of hockey operations, general manager Ron Hextall announced Tuesday. Schall will be responsible for working with player contract negotiations, managing the salary cap and assisting with other hockey-related duties. “Having spent over 25 years in professional sports,...
Tim Tebow’s comeback story ends with Jaguars cutting him
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow’s NFL comeback is over. The Jacksonville Jaguars waived Tebow on Tuesday, parting with the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner who switched from quarterback to tight end in hopes of rejuvenating his pro football career. “We knew that was an uphill battle for Tim,” coach Urban Meyer...
Pirates ‘extremely proud’ to see Baseball America ranks their farm system No. 4 overall
When the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Ben Cherington as general manager, he made the acquisition of talent his top priority. Through trades and the draft, Cherington has his fingerprints all over their foundational rebuild. Where the Pirates have plodded through this season with one of the worst records in majors, their...
Big 12 faces difficult realignment questions as ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 talk alliance
Big 12 leaders seemed to react with stunned silence when news broke over the weekend that the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 were having talks about a potential alliance between their conferences. That makes sense. There wasn’t much for them to say. Well, nothing positive, anyway. Oklahoma and Texas are...
Tim Benz: Derek Schooley hopes to build Robert Morris hockey from the ground up — again
Here’s a challenge. Recruit for a college hockey team that doesn’t exist. Here’s another challenge. Do it twice in less than 20 years. That’s the task facing presumptive current Robert Morris men’s hockey head coach Derek Schooley. Wait a minute. Is that a thing? “Presumptive current head coach.” It feels...
First Call: Oddsmakers set line on hot seat for Mike Tomlin; Gerrit Cole returns; Joe Burrow still out
Tuesday’s “First Call” tries to gauge how hot the seat really is (or isn’t) for Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. Gerrit Cole returned to the mound in the Bronx. We’ve found a team struggling even worse than the Pirates. And Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow isn’t ready for game action...
Joe Schobert’s laid-back personality may have factored into trade to Steelers
The football X-and-O theories about why the Jacksonville Jaguars were willing to give former Pro Bowl linebacker Joe Schobert to the Steelers for a meager sixth-round draft choice have been well-discussed. The premise is that new Jags general manager Trent Baalke and head coach Urban Meyer didn’t see Schobert as...
Billy McKinney, Max Muncy homers boost Dodgers past Pirates after Steven Brault’s strong start
The Pittsburgh Pirates made three mistakes that proved costly against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and only two of them came on swings by left-handed batters against lefty relievers. A baserunning gaffe by Rodolfo Castro, who failed to tag up at third, prevented the Pirates from scoring a run in the...
Pirates sign Yoshi Tsutsugo, designate John Nogowski, Ka’ai Tom for assignment
The Pittsburgh Pirates officially signed Yoshi Tsutsugo to a major league deal and made the first baseman/outfielder active for Monday’s game at the Los Angeles Dodgers. To make room on the roster for Tsutsugo, the Pirates on Monday designated outfielder Ka’ai Tom and first baseman John Nogowski for assignment. Tsutsugo...
Browns’ Dick Schafrath, who blocked for 3 Hall of Famers, dies
CLEVELAND — Dick Schafrath, a star offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns who blocked for Hall of Fame running backs Jim Brown, Leroy Kelly and Bobby Mitchell before going into politics after retiring, died. He was 84. The team said Schafrath died Sunday night. No cause of death was given....
Ravens’ Trace McSorley to miss weeks with back issues
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Trace McSorley (Penn State) is expected to miss a few weeks because of back problems. The team announced Monday they had signed quarterback Kenji Bahar, but McSorley’s injury leaves Tyler Huntley as the clear top option to back up Lamar Jackson for the...
Trevor Bauer lawyer: Woman made him believe she wanted rougher sex
LOS ANGELES — An attorney for Trevor Bauer told a judge Monday that the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher had every reason to believe that a woman wanted the choking and other rough treatment he gave her in two sexual encounters that led to her seeking a five-year restraining order against...
Ex-Duquesne center Michael Hughes joins pro team in Austria
Center Michael Hughes, the most accurate shooter in Duquesne basketball history, has signed a contract to play professionally for BC GGMT Vienna of the Austrian Basketball Superliga. He joins former teammate Baylee Steele, who plays for PGE Spojnia Stargard in the Polish EBL, as the second ex-Duquesne player in the...
