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Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Alex HighsmithVideo

ALEX HIGHSMITH Third-round pick, No. 102 overall Outside linebacker, Charlotte 6-3, 248 pounds Stats: 21.5 tackles for loss and 14 sacks in 13 games. He ranked fourth nationally in sacks and fifth in tackles for loss. Hometown: Wilmington, N.C. Alex Highsmith is headed to the @steelers!Congrats @highsmith34!#ShrineBowlPro x #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/6hO0pJGFgl—...
Tim Benz: Best wide receiver available? Or best player available? Opinions vary.

A lot of years in the NFL Draft, the Steelers say that they are taking the best player available when they pick. A lot of years I don’t believe that. A lot of years I think they take the best possible player at the position of the highest need. Actually,...
Kevin Colbert: Steelers ‘intent is to try to get Bud (Dupree) signed to a long-term deal’

Thursday, an outside linebacker committed to the Pittsburgh Steelers for one year. Friday, the Steelers took an outside linebacker with their second pick of the draft. That doesn’t necessarily mean the organization is assuming the latter is going to replace the former. Minutes after the Steelers selected Charlotte edge rusher...
Ligonier racer Garrett Smithley experiences iRacing successVideo

Over the past two months, sports leagues around the world have had to find a way to adapt because of the the coronavirus pandemic. Most leagues have suspended play. Some have brainstormed ways to restart their seasons, and others have come up with completely new ways to play their sports...
3rd-round pick Alex Highsmith to fit into Steelers’ depth chart at outside linebacker

Alex Highsmith redshirted in college. But even if conventional wisdom might suggest circumstances result in a similar apprenticeship in the pros, the Pittsburgh Steelers insist that isn’t necessarily the plan. “He’s not going to get a redshirt year,” general manager Kevin Colbert said not long after the Steelers took outside...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Chase ClaypoolVideo

Chase Claypool Second-round pick, No. 49 overall Wide receiver, Notre Dame 6-foot-4, 238 pounds Stats: 66 catches, 1,037 yards (15.7 average), 13 touchdowns as a senior (tie-seventh nationally) Hometown: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada Tidbits: Claypool would become the first Canadian to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers since kicker Shaun Suisham (2010-14)....
Steelers select Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool with 2nd-round pickVideo

Adding to their arsenal of young wide receivers, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Notre Dame’s Chase Claypool with their second-round draft pick Friday night. Claypool was taken No. 49 overall. The Steelers didn’t have a first-round pick after trading it to Miami last year to acquire safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Claypool was...
Penn State wide receiver KJ Hamler goes to Broncos in second round

Kahlee Jacoby Hamler, better known as Penn State wide receiver KJ Hamler, joined teammate Yetur Gross-Matos as second-round draft choices Friday night when he went to the Denver Broncos (46th overall). Gross-Matos, a defensive end, was chosen eight picks earlier by the Carolina Panthers. Hamler is only 5-foot-9, 178 pounds,...
Round 2 of NFL Draft starts with more receivers off the boardVideo

Pitch and catch. While only one quarterback, Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, was taken in the second round of the NFL Draft Friday, the guys who haul in passes were everywhere. Starting with the top two selections on Day 2 — Clemson’s Tee Higgins to Cincinnati and Southern California’s Michael Pittman to...
Commentary: Bowling becomes butt of joke as Georgia reopensVideo

CONYERS, Ga. — The sign outside the bowling alley in this bedroom community east of Atlanta contained a brief but compelling message Friday. “We Are Open.” Yep, they are open, but it’s hardly business as usual for a sport that’s always had a bit of an image problem. Mockingly portrayed...
Carolina Panthers select Penn State’s Yetur Gross-Matos in the second round

Penn State defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos slipped into the second round of the NFL Draft, but he didn’t have to wait long Friday night before he was selected 38th overall by the Carolina Panthers. Gross-Matos (6-foot-5, 266 pounds) was the second defensive end picked, following Ohio State’s Chase Young, the...
Taiwan pro baseball league plays on with no fans in standsVideo

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — When Wang Wei-chen had a base hit for the Chinatrust Brothers, no one booed or cheered from the stands at the suburban Taipei ballpark. No one hurled insults at the umpires. And no one yelled the Chinese-language line of encouragement “add oil” to either team....
Long-snapper Michael Pifer hopes for NFL Draft call

Could a surprise pick in the NFL Draft be … wait for it … a local long-snapper? Michael Pifer is one of the best at the position in the country, and the former Navy standout could hear his name called in the mid- to-late rounds or perhaps draw a free...
Texans sign OL Laremy Tunsil to $66 million extensionVideo

The Houston Texans agreed to a three-year, $66 million contract extension with left tackle Laremy Tunsil, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Friday because the extension hasn’t been announced. Tunsil had one year left on his...
Steve Dalkowski, inspiration for ‘Bull Durham,’ dies at 80Video

Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham,” has died. He was 80. He died Sunday at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. His sister, Patricia Cain, said Friday he had several pre-existing conditions that...
First night of NFL Draft draws record 15.6 million viewersVideo

The first night of the NFL draft averaged a record 15.6 million viewers on television, easily shattering the mark set six years ago. Thursday night’s first round was aired on ABC, ESPN, the NFL Network and ESPN Deportes. The coverage peaked from 8:45-9 p.m., when 19.6 million viewers tuned in,...

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