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Players walk off in protest against alleged racism in Champions LeagueVideo
In a powerful protest against alleged racism, players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir walked off the field during a Champions League game on Tuesday and didn’t return after a match official was accused of using insulting language about a Black coach. On a night when English giant Manchester United...
Mark Emmert says NCAA must stay open to reform
NEW YORK — NCAA President Mark Emmert hopes lessons learned through navigating the pandemic will lead college sports leaders to be more open to future reform and to prioritize opportunities for athletes when it comes time to cut costs. In a 25-minute interview Tuesday with the Associated Press, Emmert said...
Young Pitt players learned hard, but valuable lessons in 2020
Many months and too many practices to count stand between Pitt football and the 2021 season, but perhaps a moment during the first game of 2020 kick-started the process. Sophomore cornerback A.J. Woods earned a start for the opener against Austin Peay after senior Damarri Mathis had been lost for...
Josh Allen has Bills offense humming heading into Steelers gameVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The way Josh Allen and Buffalo’s offense is humming, the Bills appear better equipped to overcome the deficiencies in their two most recent one-and-done playoff exits. Allen’s 3,403 yards passing rank fifth in the NFL and already place him eighth on Buffalo’s single-season list. The Bills’...
Penguins A to Z: Cody Ceci gets a second chance, againVideo
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Cody Ceci Position: Defenseman Shoots: Right...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin threatens benchings if receivers’ drops continue
Dropped passes can be a subjective metric to calculate in the NFL. What one stat-tracking website views as a drop could be considered an uncatchable pass by other services. ESPN Stats and Info, for instance, calculates the Pittsburgh Steelers with an NFL-high 31 drops this season, 10 more than any...
AP source: NHL players balk at changing CBA, league moves on
NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement, and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year’s Day, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press on Tuesday. Owners and players, with the hopes of getting...
Browns put right guard Wyatt Teller on covid-19 list
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns starting right guard Wyatt Teller went on the covid-19 reserve list Tuesday, putting him in jeopardy of missing next Monday’s home game against Baltimore. Teller has played as well as anyone on Cleveland’s offensive line this season and has had a big hand in the Browns...
Carson Wentz benched, Jalen Hurts to start for Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts will start for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, sending Carson Wentz to the bench. Eagles coach Doug Pederson made the announcement Tuesday on the team’s website. “We’re not where we want to be as an offense,” Pederson said. “I looked at the whole thing and decided...
Northwestern, familiar foe Chris Collins give Pitt’s Jeff Capel chance to prepare for ACC
There is nothing Jeff Capel needs to see more from his Pitt team than to see more of his Pitt team. Tiptoeing cautiously into a basketball season that is being played in the midst of a raging pandemic, Capel can’t be sure the Panthers will play a full season. “We’re...
Mike Tomlin calls Steelers failures in short-yardage situations ‘catastrophic’ to 23-17 loss
Having some time to reflect on his team’s 23-17 loss to Washington a day earlier, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin came to one conclusion. “I live by the coaching creed, ‘If you can’t get a yard, you don’t deserve to win,’” Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly press conference. The...
Michigan’s covid-19 outbreak cancels game against Ohio State
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan canceled its annual rivalry game at Ohio State on Tuesday because of the covid-19 outbreak within the Wolverines football program. “The number of positive tests has continued to trend in an upward direction over the last seven days,” Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said. “We...
Former AHL assistant accuses Penguins of whistleblower violations after sexual assault allegations
Former Penguins minor league assistant coach Jarrod Skalde has accused the Pittsburgh Penguins of violating whistleblower laws after he reported a superior for sexually assaulting his wife, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Scranton. The lawsuit alleges Clark Donatelli, former head coach of the Penguins’ American...
Catch the ball or face benching, Mike Tomlin tells Steelers’ receiversVideo
After watching his eligible targets drop ball after ball in the past two games, Mike Tomlin delivered an ultimatum Tuesday to the Pittsburgh Steelers pass catchers. “They can catch the ball or they can get replaced by those who will catch it,” Tomlin said a day after the Steelers offense...
5 things we learned: Short-yardage failures on display for Steelers in loss to Washington
Five things we learned from Washington Football Team 23, Steelers 17: 1. Short stops Be it issues with the play calls or the execution of what is sent in over the headset, the Steelers were beset by failures in short-yardage situations, and those mistakes correlated to the first defeat of...
Josh Allen throws for 4 TDs, Bills beat 49ers in Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The passes zipped through the air one by one, almost always finding their intended target right on the hands and in stride. By the time Josh Allen was done, the quarterback had finished one of the best games of his young NFL career, and the Buffalo Bills...
Stoic WPIAL grad Amanda Kalin enjoys moment in the sun at Duquesne
By Amanda Kalin’s standards, it was an emotional outburst. I mean, the normally stoic Duquesne guard jumped up and down. Twice! On a buzzer-beating drive to the hoop against St. Francis on Wednesday, Kalin’s shot was batted right back into her hands. Undaunted, Kalin forced a second opportunity over 6-foot-4...
First Call: Bill Cowher, JuJu to the Jets? Washington, Miami, Cleveland celebrate Steelers loss
The Steelers lost their first game of the year Monday night. They got awfully mouthy about the result in the Washington locker room. And in Miami. And in Cleveland. Oh, and Bill Cowher and JuJu Smith-Schuster may both wind up in New York with the Jets. So there’s that, too....
Steelers notes: T.J. Watt takes over NFL sack lead, Jerald Hawkins a thrown-to ‘eligible’
With a takedown of Alex Smith during the final minute of the first half of Monday’s 23-17 loss to the Washington Football Team, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt took over sole possession of the NFL lead in sacks. Watt has 12, one more than the Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron...
Steelers played end of game without both starting outside CBs; Robert Spillane also injured
The Pittsburgh Steelers started Monday’s game without one of their starting outside cornerbacks. They ended it without the other, too. Joe Haden was being evaluated for a concussion as the 23-17 loss to the Washington Football Team was finishing. He left the game after making a tackle on Peyton Barber...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Brennan Marion’s offensive influence grows
Brennan Marion’s GoGo offense has made its way around the country since he put the system in place a few years ago at Howard. Marion, a Greensburg Salem graduate, has seen shades of his offense in plays run by Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma, and even in the NFL by Kliff...
Steelers’ Matthew Wright perfect on kicks in NFL debut, but not trusted with late FG
Matthew Wright had himself a respectable night in his NFL debut. But did his lack of experience lead to a lack of confidence in him from coaches that helped contribute to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first loss this season? Added to the active roster earlier in the day to replace an...
Tim Benz: ‘Airing of Grievances’ after Steelers suffer first loss of 2020. Offensive imbalance, defensive fade
Most realists thought the Steelers would lose eventually. But I don’t think most expected their undefeated season to end against Washington at home. But it did Monday evening in a 23-17 loss. And for all the reasons we felt things starting to wobble. Mounting injuries. An imbalanced offense. A defense...
Steelers’ perfect season ended by Washington
An undefeated season no longer is in the cards, and a playoff berth will have to wait another week for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Armed with a 14-point lead in the first half, the Steelers came unglued in the second, and any chance of matching the 1972 Dolphins was vanquished with...
School districts’ masks policies could impact WPIAL competitions
“Mask or no mask” has become a WPIAL dilemma. Some school districts will require athletes to wear masks during competition this winter and others will not, a disagreement likely to cause conflict and maybe cancellations. For now, there is no WPIAL or PIAA guideline, so the issue is left for...
