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If it’s Steelers-Ravens, it must be 2 good defenses
If it’s Pittsburgh Steelers versus Baltimore Ravens, it probably will have a significant impact on the AFC playoff race. And it also probably will feature two very good defenses. Rarely have those things been more obvious than Sunday’s meeting between the division rivals: The winner will take over first place...
Former Duquesne player Baylee Steele signs with Polish team
Former Duquesne player Baylee Steele, who averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds last season, signed to play for PGE Spojnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League. Steele, a 6-foot-11 graduate senior for the Dukes last season, scored in double digits 12 times and hit 33 3-pointers. Steele played at Des...
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford wants to limit turnovers vs. Ohio State
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford did quite a few good things in his team’s season-opening 36-35 overtime loss Oct. 24 at Indiana. He completed 24 passes on 35 attempts for 238 yards and three touchdown passes. He also led the Nittany Lions in rushing with 122 yards on 17 carries...
Fresh off suspension, AJ Hinch takes over as Tigers manager
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers hired AJ Hinch to be their new manager Friday, giving him a chance to return to a major league dugout after he was fired by Houston in the wake of the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. The Tigers said they agreed to terms with Hinch on a...
Pirates claim catcher Michael Perez off waivers, option 5 others
The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed catcher Michael Perez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays as they made a flurry of moves on Friday. Perez, a 28-year-old from Puerto Rico, batted .167 with three doubles, a home run and 13 RBIs in 38 games this past season. He also went 2...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi says staff evaluations won’t begin until after the season
After seven games and four defeats — and with four opponents left on the schedule — Pat Narduzzi has plenty of evaluating to do, but he said now is not the time to do it. When he was asked Thursday to assess Pitt second-year offensive coordinator Mark Whipple after 20...
Ravens All-Pro tackle Ronnie Stanley signs 5-year extension through 2025Video
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ravens All-Pro left tackle Ronnie Stanley signed a five-year extension that will keep him in Baltimore through the 2025 season. The Ravens picked up the fifth-year option of Stanley’s rookie contract in 2019, a deal slated to expire after this season before the extension announced by...
NFL Hall of Fame CB Herb Adderley dies at 81Video
Herb Adderley, the Hall of Fame cornerback who joined the NFL as a running back and became part of a record six championship teams with the Packers and Cowboys, died at age 81. His death was confirmed on Twitter on Friday by cousin Nasir Adderley, a safety for the Los...
Ulysees Gilbert out, Mike Hilton questionable for Steelers vs. Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers are running out of inside linebackers. Two weeks after every-down starter Devin Bush was lost for the season because of a torn ACL, Ulysees Gilbert will not be available to play in Sunday’s AFC North showdown against the Baltimore Ravens. Gilbert did not practice Thursday or Friday...
Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2020 class to be inducted in 2021
The Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2020 will be inducted during the hall’s induction weekend Nov. 12-15, 2021. The coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement. The 2020 class, selected in June, includes former Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Marian Hossa and Jarome Iginla. As a result of the postponement, there will not...
With rain expected for Ravens game Sunday, Steelers have wet, windy practice outdoors
Cold, breezy, rain. Even some mud. It was AFC North football Friday, even if it was only a practice. With one of the biggest divisional games of the year on tap Sunday, and with rain forecasted for it, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin took advantage of an opportunity to put...
Green Oaks Country Club pro elected to PGA Board of Directors
Ed Habjan, the widely regarded PGA head golf professional at Verona’s Green Oaks Country Club, was elected Friday during the 104th PGA annual meeting to serve on the organization’s board of directors. He will take over as the District 4 Director, one of 17 such individuals who work on a...
Steelers Four Downs: Quick, short throws, yes, but Ben Roethlisberger still a gunslingerVideo
1. Aggressively quick Much has been made of it, and it’s true: Ben Roethlisberger is throwing quickly, and by extension, he’s throwing short. But that doesn’t mean he’s abandoned any sort of “gunslinger” mentality. No quarterback in the NFL this season is attempting passes in less time, on average, after...
Rays decline options on RHP Charlie Morton, catcher Mike Zunino
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are declining 2021 options on pitcher Charlie Morton and catcher Mike Zunino but the AL champions say they remain hopeful of re-signing them. Morton, a former Pittsburgh Pirates starter who turns 37 next month, was due to earn $15 million. Zunino’s option...
Mark Madden: Bet on Ben Roethlisberger in Steelers’ matchup with Ravens
It took time for meaningful evidence to be presented. But the Pittsburgh Steelers are for real. They can prove it Sunday by winning at Baltimore to take firm control of the AFC North, take a leap toward 10-0 and make surviving members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins sweat. (The Steelers...
Pitt basketball will play Northwestern in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Pitt continues to work on its 2020-2021 men’s basketball schedule, but the Panthers will visit Northwestern on Dec. 9 in Evanston, Ill., as part of the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Game time and television platform have not been announced. Pitt defeated Northwestern, 72-59, last season in the championship of the...
Diontae Johnson wants to put ‘frustrating’ injuries behind him as Steelers prep for Ravens
The NFL season isn’t even half over for the Pittsburgh Steelers, yet wide receiver Diontae Johnson soon will need a second hand to count the number of injuries he has suffered this year. It started in training camp with a lower leg injury. A concussion in Week 3 knocked him...
First Call: Baltimore media jabs fallen Ben Roethlisberger, Big Ben on Antonio Brown, Ravens injury news
A Baltimore television station is ramping up the trash talk for Sunday’s Steelers-Ravens game. And Ben Roethlisberger is in the crosshairs. Big Ben also talks about that big signing in Tampa Bay. We’ve got Baltimore injury news, too. And the latest on a familiar face potentially quarterbacking the Dallas Cowboys....
View from Baltimore: Steelers ‘playing better,’ Ravens still really good, but not like last year
Even at 6-0, it still may not be easy for fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers to envision a win for their team Sunday in Baltimore. But Mike Tomlin’s club is certainly better poised to beat the Ravens than it was last season. For one, Ben Roethlisberger is healthy at quarterback....
Pirates A to Z: Did Steven Brault’s strong finish secure spot in rotation?
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfielder Anthony Alford to pitcher Trevor Williams. (The only MLB player with a surname that starts with Z is Detroit Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmerman). Steven Brault Position: Pitcher Throws: Left...
This date in sports history: Oct. 30Video
1943 — Gus Bodnar of Toronto scores a goal 15 seconds into his first NHL game as the Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers, 5-2. 1955 — Jim Patton of New York returns a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown as the Giants beat the Washington Redskins, 35-7....
Trib HSSN’s WPIAL football playoffs primer
The past three months of training and grinding through regular season games has led up to tonight as 44 high school football teams will kick off postseason play in the WPIAL playoffs. The TribLive High School Network has you covered with live broadcasts of all 22 playoff games, as well...
Atlanta finishes the job, beats Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This time, the Atlanta Falcons finished. Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals and the Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Carolina Panthers 25-17 on Thursday night behind a strong defensive performance to avoid a series...
Coyotes cut ties with draft pick who bullied Black classmateVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes renounced their rights Thursday to their top 2020 draft pick after saying they learned more about his bullying of a Black classmate with developmental disabilities four years ago. The team parted ways with Mitchell Miller after taking criticism for selecting him in the fourth...
Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence tests positive for covid-19Video
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence tested positive for covid-19, putting into doubt whether the face of college football will be available to play the top-ranked Tigers’ biggest game of the season. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said in a statement released by the school Thursday night Lawrence is in isolation with mild...
