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Steelers’ Robert Spillane eating off ‘full plate’ as he preps for 1st year as full-time starter
Until Devin Bush’s season-ending ACL tear in Week 6 last season, Robert Spillane had played nine career snaps at inside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Instead of replacing Bush like he did in 2020, Spillane will be playing alongside the former first-round draft pick when the Steelers open the season...
SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join league — in 2025
Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. The latest step in move that has potential to help reshape college sports came two days after Texas and Oklahoma requested to join the...
Steelers inside the ropes: Undrafted WR Rico Bussey steals the show
One of three undrafted rookies among an 11-man Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers corps in which there perhaps are six men fighting for one possible open spot, Rico Bussey has the odds stacked against him. The rookie who played at the University of Hawaii was designated as the star of Thursday’s...
No timetable for Steelers OLB T.J. Watt to take part in first training camp practice
While the Pittsburgh Steelers practice team drills during training camp at Heinz Field, T.J. Watt continues to work on his conditioning. Watt and defensive end Stephon Tuitt have spent portions of camp practices running the width of the end zone. Neither veteran player has suited up for 11-on-11 work a...
Jerry Olsavsky appreciates ‘professionalism’ that Vince Williams brought to Steelers defense
For the past eight seasons, Jerry Olsavsky could count on Vince Williams’ presence on the football field and his emerging leadership off it. Olsavsky was a defensive assistant in Williams’ first two seasons before he was promoted to inside linebackers coach. As he enters his seventh season in that role...
Brandon Saad to Blues, Corey Perry to Lightning on 2nd day of free agencyVideo
The St. Louis Blues signed Brandon Saad to a five-year contract, and the Tampa Bay Lightning agreed to terms with Corey Perry for two years Thursday as the two recent Stanley Cup champions brought in more winning experience on the second day of free agency. The 28-year-old Saad, a Pine-Richland...
Penn State receives commitment from Texas athlete Cristian Driver, son of ex-NFL wide receiver
Penn State reached into another U.S. state and received a verbal commitment Thursday from Cristian Driver, a four-star athlete from Argyle, Texas. COMMITTED #WeAre pic.twitter.com/6GiXtKpVo3— CD (@CristianDriver_) July 29, 2021 Driver, who plays wide receiver and defensive back, is the son of former NFL wide receiver Donald Driver, who played...
Penguins sign former Ducks forward Danton HeinenVideo
The Penguins added another bottom-six forward to their mix on Thursday, signing former Anaheim Ducks forward Danton Heinen to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million. Heinen, 26, appeared in 43 games for the Ducks last season and scored 14 points (seven goals, seven assists). A left-handed shot, Heinen averaged 14...
Greensburg Salem grad Jeff Mankins to play golf at Division I Towson
After limited action and a general growing feeling of discomfort at IUP, Jeff Mankins is leaving the golf program. With three years of eligibility remaining, the Greensburg Salem graduate is transferring to Towson, meaning he will go from a Division II team to one that plays at the Division-I level....
Former Penguins defenseman Kevin Czuczman joins Wild
Former Penguins defenseman Kevin Czuczman has joined the Minnesota Wild, signing a one-year, two-way contract worth a league-minimum $750,000. Czuczman, 30, had been a member of the Penguins for the past four seasons. During the 2020-21 campaign, he played his first NHL games in approximately seven years. In two NHL...
Antoine Brooks Jr. says he learned from Mike Hilton, can replace him for Steelers
Antoine Brooks Jr. has the utmost respect for Mike Hilton. So don’t misinterpret what Brooks said about his former Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Wednesday. “Big shoes to fill — clown shoes,” Brooks said, clearly emphasizing the size of the figurative shoes Hilton vacated by signing as a free agent with the...
Pirates rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes embraces Adam Frazier’s advice, focuses on future as leader
Adam Frazier had been traded to San Diego but accompanied the Pittsburgh Pirates on their flight home from San Francisco on Sunday, so the All-Star second baseman offered free advice to Ke’Bryan Hayes: Treat every day like it’s brand new. The rookie third baseman shared that snippet from their conversation,...
Penguins sign ex-Coyotes forward Michael ChaputVideo
The Penguins boosted their depths in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday by signing journeyman forward Michael Chaput to a one-year two-way contract worth a league-minimum $750,000. Chaput, 29, spent parts of the past three seasons as a member of the Arizona Coyotes. Last season, Chaput appeared in 13 NHL games and did...
Pitt’s Deslin Alexandre, Cal Adomitis named to Wuerffel watch list
Two Pitt players have been honored for their off-the-field feats that match what they already have accomplished on the field. Seniors Cal Adomitis and Deslin Alexandre were named Thursday to the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy, annually presented to the college football player who is unsurpassed in his community...
NHL teams overcome flat cap to make splashes in free agency
NHL teams combined for a series of splashes in free agency, managing to make major moves despite the salary cap staying flat for a third straight year. Over the first 12 hours of the signing period Wednesday, teams in the league signed 160-plus players to contracts worth more than $783...
American Sunisa Lee wins all-around gold in women’s gymnastics
TOKYO — Sunisa Lee wanted to quit during quarantine. It all had become too much. The lingering pain from a broken foot. The deaths of two family members from covid-19. Her father’s slow recovery from an accident that left him paralyzed. The urge eventually passed. It always does. Still, less...
U.S. trio puts NBA Finals behind, turns focus to Olympic gold
SAITAMA, Japan — There was plenty of time to talk about it, had they wanted to. Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton were together on a plane to Tokyo, just days after they had played in the hard-fought NBA Finals. They had roughly nine hours in the air to...
U mad, bro?: Some Penguins fans don’t want Marc-Andre Fleury back; Pirates fans didn’t want Adam Frazier to go
Apparently not all Penguins fans are happy with the idea of the Penguins bringing The Flower back to Pittsburgh. Pirates fans are tired of seeing good players like Adam Frazier traded. And the Team USA Olympic basketball squad is leaving people flat. All that in this week’s “U mad, bro?”...
Sewickley’s Carol Semple Thompson returns to competition at U.S. Senior Women’s Open
When career amateur Carol Semple Thompson tees off Thursday, she will make more USGA history. The Sewickley native will have played in more USGA events than anyone — ever. “I believe I have played in 116,” she said earlier this week during a lead-up press conference to the U.S. Senior...
U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel lives up to hype, wins 1st individual gold medalVideo
TOKYO — In an Olympics where many of the favorites have faltered, Caeleb Dressel lived up to the hype. Dressel claimed the first individual Olympic gold medal of his career with two furious laps of the pool Thursday morning, winning the 100-meter freestyle over defending champion Kyle Chalmers. As is...
Jalen Hurts shrugs off chatter about Eagles pursuing Deshaun WatsonVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Nick Sirianni kicked off Camp Competition with quarterback Jalen Hurts taking first-team snaps for the Philadelphia Eagles. That’s no surprise, though the team continues to be linked to Deshaun Watson. “Have we done homework on quarterbacks that might be available? I mean, we have a short list,” general...
Cowboys’ Dak Prescott leaves camp practice with shoulder strainVideo
OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is day-to-day because of a right shoulder strain after leaving training camp practice early Wednesday with a sore throwing arm. Prescott had an MRI that revealed the muscle strain but said he “didn’t see this as any kind of serious setback.” The...
Talent undeniable as Browns open training campVideo
BEREA, Ohio — As Baker Mayfield rifled passes wide receivers to Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry on one field, star defensive ends Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney worked on their pass-rushing techniques on the other. There was plenty of other action on Cleveland’s opening day of training camp as...
Pirates farm report for July 28, 2021: Newly acquired Jack Suwinski homers in Curve debut
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 34-38) lost 10-5 to St. Paul (Twins). 2B Tucupita Marcano was 0 for 3 in his Indians debut after being acquired from the Padres in the Adam Frazier trade earlier this week. DH Christian Bethancourt (.282) was 2 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs. CF Anthony...
Rookie Rodolfo Castro hits 2 home runs to make history as Pirates lose to Brewers
Taking baseball’s hits leader out of the lineup had a profound impact on the Pittsburgh Pirates, who hadn’t scored a run since trading All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Rodolfo Castro wasn’t aware that the Pittsburgh Pirates’ scoreless streak had stretched to 23 innings...
