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Chiefs lean on defense to put down Patriots

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s hard enough to slow down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs under the best of circumstances. Try doing it with your star quarterback shelved by covid-19, a 40-year-old journeyman taking his place, your top running back headed to injured reserve and a flight that didn’t land...
Connor McDavid tests positive for coronavirus

EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has tested positive for COVID-19. McDavid, a 23-year-old forward, is self-quarantining at home and experiencing mild symptoms, according to the Oilers. “He will continue to be monitored and will follow all associated health protocols,” the team said Monday night in a statement....
Pat Narduzzi said Pitt loss was like hit ‘in the stomach’ to his players

In his 31 uninterrupted years coaching college football, Pat Narduzzi has seen a variety of reactions to defeat. “I’ve walked into team meetings after you get beat by 20, and the guys are all laughing,” he said of past experiences. “Like, ‘Do you know what happened less than 24 hours...
Pitt notebook: Pat Narduzzi says critics can point the finger of blame ‘at me’

After four games, Pitt’s search for a balanced offense continues mostly unfulfilled, with the Panthers ranked 12th among 15 ACC teams in average rushing yards per game (130.5). That’s a slight improvement over last season when Pitt was 14th in the ACC (118.8). Yet, Pitt has had only two 100-yard...
Steelers players make do with unexpected early idle week

If the routine is becoming cumbersome to Bud Dupree, he isn’t saying so publicly. Each day during the Pittsburgh Steelers season, the 27-year-old outside linebacker leaves his house and heads to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex for practice. At the end of the work day, he returns home. Aside from a...
Texans fire coach Bill O’Brien after 0-4 startVideo

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans fired coach and general manager Bill O’Brien on Monday. The firing comes a day after Sunday’s 31-23 loss to the Vikings dropped the Texans to 0-4 for the first time since 2008. After assuming the role of general manager in the offseason, O’Brien received almost...
How does ‘win now’ affect the Penguins’ amateur scouting?

Patrik Allvin, the Penguins’ director of amateur scouting, could be forgiven if he is a little jealous of his peers. While his counterparts with organizations such as the Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators are scheduled to have multiple first-round selections in the NHL Draft...
Bud Dupree boosting the production of Steelers teammate T.J. Watt

In this election year, perhaps there is no better pair of running mates on the Pittsburgh Steelers than outside linebackers T.J. Watt and Bud Dupree. In the minds of most, including those who have a say in the NFL’s defensive player of the month and year honors, it’s Watt who...
Roger Goodell: Forfeits possible for NFL coronavirus protocol violationsVideo

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has warned the league’s 32 teams of penalties including potential forfeits of games for violations of covid-19 protocols that force changes in the regular-season schedule. In a memo sent to the teams Monday after a conference call involving NFL and club executives, Goodell reiterated the need...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: UPG hires Oddis to lead women’s hoops

Pitt-Greensburg did not have to look far to find its next women’s basketball coach. Two-year assistant and former standout player Kelsey Oddis was waiting in the wings. Oddis, a Burrell graduate, will replace Hayley Schaetzle, who resigned after three seasons. “I look forward to continuing to build the culture that...
Pitt women’s soccer coach Randy Waldrum named coach of Nigerian team

Pitt’s Randy Waldrum will mentor soccer players on two continents when he begins his duties as coach of the Nigerian Senior Women’s National Team. Very excited to head up the #NigerianWomensNationalTeam and look forward to working with this amazing team! Gives me a chance to reconnect with some of the...
Kiski Area’s Jack Dilts is headed to Duquesne

For the second time in two weeks, a Kiski Area football player committed to a Division I program. On Monday afternoon, Kiski Area defensive end Jack Dilts announced his verbal commitment to Duquesne. Committed! @CoachGribbin @CoachColemanDL @DuqFB @kiskifootball pic.twitter.com/1DWtg9EJvu— Jack Dilts (@jack_dilts) October 5, 2020 Since announcing his first official...
Confident rookie WR Chase Claypool quickly earns trust of Steelers

During the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most recent game, the skill-position offensive player who played the most wasn’t former Pro Bowlers JuJu Smith-Schuster or James Conner. It wasn’t $12 million free-agent signee Eric Ebron, either. It was a rookie, Chase Claypool. Claypool played 61 of the Steelers’ 80 offensive snaps during a...
Browns star Chubb to miss several weeks with knee injury

CLEVELAND — Nick Chubb has been stopped for a while. Cleveland’s powerful Pro Bowl running back will miss “several weeks” with a sprained ligament in his right knee, a major blow to the improved Browns, who are off to their best start since 2001. Chubb injured his medial collateral ligament...
Assistant Kelsey Oddis promoted to lead Pitt-Greensburg women’s hoops

Pitt-Greensburg did not have to look far to find its next women’s basketball coach. Two-year assistant and former standout player Kelsey Oddis was waiting in the wings. Oddis, a Burrell graduate, will be promoted to replace Hayley Schaetzle, who resigned after three seasons. “I look forward to continuing to build...
Penguins waive Jack Johnson, extend qualifying offer to Matt Murray, other restricted free agents

Jack Johnson’s time in Pittsburgh has come to an end. On Monday, the Penguins placed the veteran defenseman on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out the final three years of a five-year contract he signed in 2018. The man who extended and ultimately ended that contract wishes it...

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